Ugh...where am I? Craaaap...this title's the worst...
The stress coming from whatever social disorder I've developed, amplified with that disturbing title, made create... sothing through alchemy. Not sure what the result was, but the process must have been the last straw for Revi. She didn't say anything, but the look in her eyes told everything.
Geez, I stepped into the salad this ti. Better said, I break danced in it. Oh, maaaaan...
Uh-oh. Why're they here?
I ran into the nearest building to hide. Those guys are already here? Is this a blessing or a miss?
...Am I still a little out of it? The building I'd taken cover in is the freaking arena D. There's gotta be lots of people watching the matches now, right?
Going outside's not a good idea though. Let's keep on going deeper into the arena. It could double as training to overco this stupid new title.
I was too panicked to notice back then, but didn't I get sothing when the alchemy blew up in my face? Let's see... "Extra Creator" and "Living Maker"? Their effects... Holy Moly!!
"Extra Creator"'s damn good! 5 Skill Points is tasty enough but to improve my abilities to construct Ex-tier items? This must be one of the best titles I've obtained! Most of them are sketchy or simply weird, but still, this is impressive. And now that I think about it, every item created through cursed alchemy's never gonna be the sa due to how unstable curses can be.
A "curse" in the sense of what I use through [Cursed Creation] is kinda like negative thoughts and emotions as what one would typically consider a "curse" back on Earth. The Curse attribute is partly this, but a real "curse" isn't sothing that can be catalogized into an attribute, even by the World System. That's the reason why there are so many demon races. They are the "representative" of curses.
On the flip side, this also holds for the Holy attribute, the Celestial races, and the "divine". That's one of the reasons why the two species are normally at each other's throats. We're too similar to each other.
...I went off-topic there. Don't try distracting myself that hard, !
The other title, "Living Maker", is making anxious. Just what was it that I made back there? Should I go back? But, there's the crowd of people...
R-Revi was the one who wanted to leave, so it's disrespectful to return this early. Yes, that's it! Back to the title! Ehm, it improves all creatures created by skills, I guess? The "whatever" I made before included, but other "living items" from now on...does this extend to living creatures birthed from skills like [Egg Laying]? Even the undead created through necromancy!?
It's official. This title's broken.
As I was imrsed in verifying the titles, I didn't notice that I had reached the stands for the arena. The arena's shaped like a baseball stadium, with the stands a level higher than the battleground where the fighters duke it out... too many people...
I kept hiding in the corridor and peeked out to watch the fight. This much should be fine, right?
...oh? Sothing aweso's going on down there. The whole battlefield's covered in a massive, red-colored sandstorm. That's so AoE attack there.
[Competitor Wagarah did it! A massive storm made up of rust particles is assaulting the battlefield! Will this be enough to defeat that bastard?]
Large cheers could be heard from the audience, but my attention is on the comntator. Because they sound oddly familiar.
I looked across the arena and finally found her. On top of the walls surrounding the arena was a huge ostrich-like bird with orange feathers equipped with what looked like broadcasting tools. And riding on that huge bird is soone I know too well.
[Wait! What is... oh, noooo! Competitor Hiiro is doing the usual thing!] - Lily
That hungry chira. What's she doing up there and not helping with the cooking? And is sothing happening down there?
My attention was caught by sothing shining inside the sandstorm... correction, "rust storm" was it? A large "bang" was heard from inside the storm and sothing ca flying outta it... and its trajectory says it's going this way. Greaaaat.
I ran deeper into the corridor while setting up spider webs as I ran. And just as I predicted, the unknown projectile flew right into the corridor. The several webs soften the projectile's impact, but they couldn't stop it until it reached the fourth web. Those are webs created with a maxed out [Spider Lord's Thread], you know? Seriously?
I removed the stickiness from the webs and the projectile fell to the ground... a girl?
[Competitor Wagarah is out!! Another ring-out victory for competitor Hiiro! What-a-splendid-fight. dics! Hurry up and help the loser!] - Lily
So, she was one of the fighters but was blasted off of the arena by this "Hiiro" guy? Who's that, a protagonist from a low-quality harem manga?
I left the girl who was knocked unconscious with the arena's staff and went for the roof. Hmm? "Leaving an unconscious girl behind is the worst thing a man can do"? Sorry, but I'm no saint. Plus I got a chira to grill.
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"Liiiiilyyyyy~?" - Garami
"Boss! You also want lunch?" - Lily
"No, you idiot!" - Garami
I finally found my way to the roof and was greeted by the sight of Lily and her birds eating. The newly added pelican monster and the little phoenix are still the sa but the feather ball of a chick has evolved. I'm talking about the ostrich-like bird. He's grown! The Phoenix Hatchling shouldn't be too far off from evolving as well but we're participating in a festival that blocks us from getting EXP...tough luck, pal.
Lily herself has also gotten an image change. She's upgraded her red vest into a slim jacket in black and amber and a fur-trimd hood, black pants, plus black boots which pack quite a kick. Quite literally, considering they're where most of the venom snake's skin went to. I only used the few remains earlier and they weren't explosive-free.
In addition...she's grown tentacles. A pair of black tentacles extend from Lily's back, just above her hips. They must co from one of those octopuses from the shrine. They can extend their length, so she's keeping them hidden in her jacket when she doesn't need them.
But that doesn't an you should use them to hold several platters of food at once, young lady. Show so table manners. Even if there aren't any tables here.
"What are you even doing here? Shouldn't you be helping at the kitchen?" - Garami
"I got hired as the comntator for this arena. And it's paying off. Just read this." - Lily
Lily took sothing outta the pelican's bill... can't she get so Storage ability that's easier on the eyes than that?
"...Is this here for real?" - Garami
"Cool, right? As the comntator, I got docunts that tell of the various abilities of ALL the competitors that challenge this arena!" - Lily
"No, I'm talking about this guy here," I responded while pointing at the guy described in the docunt.
"...Oh, competitor Hiiro. That guy's a real cheat. He started making a na for himself just half a year ago, but normal people hate him already." - Lily
No kiddin'! I an, what's this even about!? A 'normal guy' living in a secluded village, having female childhood friends in the dozens, suddenly 'awakening' to a [Divine Protection] Extra Skill that turns any situation, bad or good, into sothing even better!? That's broken!
"Also, due to having the skill ntioned, he's never needed to train anywhere near what's recomnded for adventurers, but he's under the misinterpretation that he's earned all his wins with his powers." - Lily
"That's crazy!!" - Garami
"More like stupid. That guy doesn't believe it when people tell him that his powers are broken and unfair. And to top it off, he thinks it's the opponents who are the unreasonable ones. Even when he's the weakling with just two classes and less than 40 skills." - Lily
"WHAT THE ****!?" - Garami
"Boss, language. And about the previous matter, it seems that ladies have been gathering around him ever since... more than before he obtained that skill." - Lily
"THAT'S FREAKING UNFAIR!!" - Garami
"Boss, volu. Those girls are his biggest problem as well. Eyewitnesses say that it's the girls who convince competitor Hiiro that he's in the right and they are warping his common sense. Their praises are going to his head." - Lily
"...And this part about 'open sexual acts of affection camouflaged as accidents'-part here?" - Garami
"Just as it said. The girls don't mind, they're even encouraging him, but the wimp's got no guts to take it another step and acts like a wuss... is what's Store here wrote," answered Lily while pointing at the pelican, the apparent source for this extra information.
"...Hey, pelican. Where's that guy staying? I've got so assassination to do." - Garami
The pelican retrieved a note from its bill with a smile on its face that convinced he... that Store was one of my guys. Okay, they're living in-
"Boss, don't forget the punishnt for cheating." - Lily
DAMN IT ALL!! This stupid, no-good festival that doesn't allow killing!!
That damn harem protagonist! You're one festival away from getting butchered! And your sluts too!!
"If you're going after him, boss, then be careful. Weakling or no, that [Divine Protection] skill is bad news. It took Alf everything to get a draw, and that's considering that the rules were in the jerk's favor." - Lily
Why's the world's laziest vampire's na coming up here?
"Didn't you know? Alf's-" - Lily
*Riiiing!*
"Sorry boss! I'll get back to you later. It's ti for the next match." - Lily
Lily jumped onto the big chicken's back again and started to prepare the broadcasting equipnt. Let's give her so room for now...
[AND WE'RE BACK, LADIES AND GENTLEN!!!] - Lily
Gwaah!? My ears! Earplugs, earplugs... much better. Thanks again, [Spatial Storage] filled with so much junk.
[In the left corner, weighing way too little due to acute blood loss, the cold, the fearless, the lazy bum that refuses to move! Alfreeeed Loxleeeeeey!!] - Lily
Perfect audio control~.
Alf ca walking onto the stage wearing his new Frost Bat equipnt. It's a black undershirt underneath a white, baggy coat and pants of a similar color sche, plus tal-tipped boots. He's also wearing a black hat and round sunglasses. Counterasures against the sun. And in his hands is a sinister, black halberd...
Okay, I lied. It's not sinister, just black. I an, that fishing-for-brains got Flint to modify the halberd so it can be used as a fishing rod! What's the point in doing that!?
[And in the right corner, weighing too much for any scales to count, the terror of the highway, the hit-runner of souls, the guy who knows how to burn the rubber... WANDO THE WANYUDO!!] - Lily
Geh, I know that thing! It's that living wheel-thing! The burning oxcart wheel, the Wanyudo! A rank D Youkai!
Honestly, that guy would be a bad match for . That thing's second na is the "soul taker". He's a literal anti-undead living weapon! Also, assassination techniques aren't that useful against a wheel. And yes, it's true even if it's got an old man's face plastered on one of its sides.
*Ding, ding!*
And the fight's on! The Wanyudo started to run... roll around the arena at high speeds. Alf didn't even try to block its charge. Not that he could. Even if he's obtained the Ocean Hunter class lately by rge-evolving the Angler and Hunter classes and gotten so 100 points in STR and 50 in VIT and DEX, that wheel's one nasty traffic offender.
The Wanyudo started to release fireballs that flew around the stadium like will-o'-wisps. Alf started to smash the floating balls of fire by creating icicle pillars all over the stadium, creating weak shadows that he used as diums for [Shadow Hamrs] to swat the fireball. Not to ntion creating great roadblocks... and the youkai crashed.
Those ice pillars are sothing, seeing one withstand the crash from the Wanyudo. Lines of frost ca at the youkai while it was confused, like snakes going for their prey. The Wanyudo got up before that and started rolling again...not. It's stopped by hands made of shadows. The ice started to cover the Wanyudo, but it made flas appear again to counter the cold. It didn't do anything against the hands though...
And during all this, Alf had snuck behind the side of the Wanyudo that has his face. Then he used an Art with his halberd and slashed at the youkai...no? He hooked the ax part of the weapon into one of the wheel's spokes and used the last part of the Art to throw the youkai out of the arena.
[And another victory for competitor Alfred!! As always, he's so good at incapacitating people that it's blood-chilling! This is his 12th victory in a row just today, with the draw against competitor Hiiro being the only thing that prevents him from having a perfect record!] - Lily
And the crowd goes wild...can't have him co and help at the kitchen now. The original plan was to have Mira compete in the arena while hiding large parts of her strengths so people would co flocking to the D-arena, thereby getting us so more custors since we've set up shop nearby, but suddenly replacing the champ with so new girl? Drop of popularity right there. I would have rooted for her...
I left the roof floor after giving Lily the thumbs-up to continue what she was doing. Alf's not showing off the new Blood Warrior class he's recently obtained, so I guess he's keeping his best cards hidden. He even used part of the [Fortress of Frost] skill to facilitate that attacking-ice move. People's prolly thinking the skill can only do that. They'll be sorry if they continue to think so later on in the festival.
Guess I have to make the guys quit the kitchen a little bit earlier than expected. Let's bla a lack of ingredients for that.
Wonder if there are so stalls with few people. I wanna enjoy the festival too... as much as I...can...
My wallet's gone. . Outta all people and demons out there! This is so not my day...
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Na:Alfred LoxleyRace:Vampire | Gender: MaleLevel:30 Karma Value:91Main Class: Polearm Master Lv.19Sub Class:Ocean Hunter Lv.10 Sub Class:Blood Warrior Lv.9 Skills:115Titles:32Blessings:2Skill Points:1.8HP: 570/570MP: 470/470SP: 590/590STR: 750VIT: 560MAG: 275RES: 353SPD: 485DEX: 608INT: 112LUC: 105
Skill List:
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Skill List:Ability Skills:[Health Increase Lv.12] UP4[Mana Increase Lv.14] UP4[Minimized Mana Consumption Lv.12] UP6[Stamina Increase Lv.9] UP3[Minimized Stamina Consumption Lv.11] UP4[Strength Increase (Small) Lv.Max] [Vitality Increase Lv.8] UP3[Resistance Increase Lv.4] NEW1From title: Insect Slaughterer.[Speed Increase Lv.8] UP3[Dexterity Increase (Small) Lv.Max] Attack Skills:[Polearm Lord Arts Lv.13] UP3[Spear Lord Arts Lv.11] UP3[Hamr Lord Arts Lv.3] EVOLVED28 Skill Points. From [Hamr Arts].[Guard Lv.Max] [Parry Lv.33]UP6[Mobility Attack Lv.10] UP6[Ice Attack Lv.24] UP5[Wall Breaker Lv.13] UP4[Wave Breaker Lv.11] NEW3From Ocean Hunter Lv.1.[Bloody Cut Lv.9] NEW4From Blood Warrior Lv.1.[Icicle Wall Lv.29] UP6[Shadow Spear Lv.16] UP4[Shadow Hamr Lv.17] UP4 [Shadow Wall Lv.6] NEW53 Skill Points.[Lunar Mirror Lv.4] NEW65 Skill Points.Magic Skills:[Ice Magic Lv.20] UP5[Shadow Magic Lv.18] UP6[Moon Magic Lv.1] NEW7From title: Moon Technique User.[Magic Ability Lv.31] UP7[Summon Kin Lv.31] UP6 Crafting Skills:[Create Bait Lv.Max][Create Trap Lv.10] UP6[Cooking Lv.8] NEW8From title: Sushi Chef.[Knowledge of Sushi Lv.7] NEW9From title: Sushi Chef. Active Skills:[Elent Spear Lv.Max] UP6[Mystic Warfare Lv.32] UP6[Energy Warfare Lv.Max] UP6[Shadow Hands Lv.9] NEW103 Skill Points.[Capture Bubble Lv.2] NEW11From Ocean Hunter Lv.10.[Quick Step Lv.Max] [Sky Jump Lv.11] UP3[Monstrous Strength Lv.5] UP3[Frost Coat Lv.16] UP4[Swingby Lv.30] UP6[Heavy Body Lv.18] UP3[Hate Lure Lv.45] UP5[Lunar Attraction Lv.11] NEW123 Skill Points.[Disarm Trap Lv.10] UP6[Fish Storage Lv.12] UP10[Fortress of Frost Lv.7] UP3 Passive Skills:[Halberd Lv.39] UP5[Sledgehamr Lv.11] UP4[Light Armor Lv.26] UP4[Daggersmanship Lv.10] NEW13From Blood Warrior Lv.1.[Martial Arts Lv.4] EVOLVED146 Skill Points. From [Close Quarters Combat].[Magic Power Operation Lv.34] UP8[Helmsmanship Lv.6] UP5[Naval Combat Lv.5] UP2[Aiming Lv.27] UP9[Evasion Lv.35] UP6[Hiding Lv.31] UP19[Covert Movent Lv.Max] UP7[Ambush Lv.35] UP3[Leaching Cold Lv.Max] UP2[Moonlight Therapy Lv.15] NEW151 Skill Point.[Battle Healing Lv.29] UP4[Battle Survivor Lv.12] UP3[Ice Intensification Lv.11] UP5[Mist Reinforcent Lv.11] UP3[Destruction Reinforcent Lv.30] UP7[Pierce Intensification Lv.7] UP2[Impact Intensification Lv.9] UP2[Weapon Reinforcent Lv.42] UP5[Damage Area Lv.27] UP5[Recovery Trait Lv.41] UP8[Slumber Lv.30] UP11[Footwork Lv.Max] UP6[Swimming Lv.20] UP10[Extre Fishing Lv.9] EVOLVED16Through Ocean Hunter Lv.1. From [Fishing].[Gutting Lv.37] UP11[Knowledge of Nature Lv.20] UP8[Thought Acceleration Lv.14] UP10[Parallel Thinking Lv.25] UP12Resistance Skills:[Fire Resistance Lv.33] UP10[Fire Immunity Lv.2] NEW178 Skill Points.[Water Resistance Lv.10] UP7[Ice Resistance Lv.Max] UP2[Ice Immunity Lv.11] UP3[Sun Resistance Lv.37] UP6[Sun Immunity Lv.1] NEW1810 Skill Points.[Fear Resistance Lv.Max][Pain Resistance Lv.Max] [Pain Mitigation Lv.35] UP10[Daywalker] Perception Skills:[Intuition Lv.15]UP7[Presence Perception Lv.Max] [Tracking Lv.Max] UP2[Trap Detection Lv.19] UP8[Personal System Lv.6] UP5[Five-Sense Reinforcent Lv.5] NEW19From Hunter Lv.50.Leadership Skills:[Full Command Lv.19] UP5[Teamwork Lv.26] UP7[Encouragent Lv.36] UP6[Party Lv.Max] [Clan Lv.10] UP3[Taming Lv.12] UP11[Familiar Enhancent Lv.26] UP9 Elents:[Ice Elent Lv.40] UP8[Lesser Shadow Elent Lv.Max] UP19[Lesser Moon Elent Lv.2] NEW20From title: Moon Technique User.Monster Skills:[Vampiric Body Lv.40] UP9[Vampiric Vision Lv.22] UP5[Mist Form (Vampire) Lv.15] UP3[Blood-Sucking Lv.1] [Shadow Kin (Vampire) Lv.4] EVOLVED2111 Skill Points. From [Shadow Familiar (Vampire)]. [collapse]
Title List:
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Title List:Achievent Titles:[Daredevil] [Pinch Breaker][Legion of One] [Vermin Bane] [Ice Technique Master] [Veteran Angler] [Giant Killer] [Dungeon Raider] [Destroyer] [Quest Taker] [Familiar User] [Shadow Technique User] [Sushi Chef] NEW[Frostbringer] NEW[Moon Technique User] NEWHunting Titles:[Monster Genocider] [Fish Slaughterer] ADVANCED[Beast Slaughterer] [Rodent Slayer] [Undead Slaughterer] [Skeleton Slaugtherer] [Zombie Slaughterer] [Demi-Monster Slayer] [Lizard Slayer] [Inorganic Genocider] [Sli Slayer] [Insect Slaughterer] ADVANCEDStatus Titles:[D-Rank Adventurer] [Liberator of Tir na Nog] [True Ancestor][Guild mber: Nightmare Voyagers] [Haunt Hunter] NEW [collapse]
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Equipnt Page:
Head:
Na: Vagabond's Hat
Stats: [DEF: 20], [MDEF: 25]
Effects:
SP Consumption Reduction [Small]
Body:
Na: Frost Bat's Traveling Coat
Stats: [DEF: 200], [MDEF: 150]
Effects:
Ice Enhancent [Normal]Illusive Bat:
Generates illusions of the wearer to act as decoys.10 uses per 24 hours.Frost Bat Set
Underwear:
Na: Frost Bat's Battle Garnt
Stats: [DEF: 120], [MDEF: 120]
Effects:
SP Usage Reduction [Normal]VIT Increase [Normal]Frost Bat Set
Arms:
Na: Frost Bat's Cold Gloves
Stats: [DEF: 50], [MDEF: 50]
Effects:
VIT Increase [Small]DEX Increase [Small]Frost Touch:Physical attacks will inflict Frost-status ailnts [Small]Frost Bat Set
Legs:
Na: Frost Bat's Pants
Stats: [DEF: 100], [MDEF: 100]
Effects:
SPD Increase [Small]Frost Movents:
Increases movent capabilities in low temperatures. Frost Bat Set
Feet:
Na: Frost Bat's Boots
Stats: [DEF: 95], [MDEF: 75]
Effects:
Skate Walk
Allows smooth movent on slippery surfaces. Can also skate on it.Frost Bat Set
Weapon (Main):
Na: Shadow Angler's Halberd
Stats: [ATK: 350]
Effects:
Sea Slayer
Extra damage to sea-creaturesShadow Improvent
Improves Shadow attribute skillsFishing for Hate
By using a shadow-like line, attract the attention of those hit by the line.Slash Reinforcent [Small]Pierce Reinforcent [Small]Impact Reinforcent [Small]
Weapon (Sub):
Na: Sushi Chef's Knife
Stats: [ATK: 110]
Effects:
Sea Slayer
Extra damage to sea-creaturesParasite Killer
Consus MPKills any weaker parasites in the at cut with the blade.Self-cleaning
Consus MPCleans the knife blade
Accessory (Necklace):
Na: Frost Bat's Necklace
Stats: [MDEF: 10]
Effects:
STR Increase [Small]VIT Increase [Small]RES Increase [Small]
Accessory (Glasses):
Na: Sunblocking Glasses
Stats: ---
Effects:
Blindness Resistance [Small]
Set Effect:
Na: Frost Bat
Requirent: 6 Frost Bat items equipped at the sa ti.
Effects:
Ice Enhancent [Normal]Blood Engine
Repels any sort of dirt except bloodBlood spilled on the items will be absorbed and used to increase the wearer's stats.[collapse]
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