Chapter 2: 56-60
"You are that Faith Cyrilia!? The one who helped fend off the Norian armies!?" Gesel's eyes were wide open as she stared at me. I, for one, would have never thought my name would be so well known. I could feel my cheeks burning up as I scratched my head and nodded. It was kind of embarrassing. It was like being a celebrity in a way. Although for me, it was due to killing thousands of men. Now that I think about it, I am not sure if I should be happy about being well known for killing so many people….
"To think I would get to meet the little genius that every noble is talking about. Not to mention I get to hug her golden thigh while I mooch snacks. Haha!" Hearing Gesel joke around and laugh made me laugh as well. She had this kind of charm about her that made it so you could not not be in a good mood around her.
"Alright, let's get down to the reason we came here!" I could smell the yummy pastries and really wanted to try them out.
"You're right! Gretta, give us the works!" Gesel ordered while pulling me to a small table that was off to the side. She sat me down before sitting across from me. "Now, Miss Genius. How does it feel to know that you are like the number one star of the capital now?"
"I do not know about being a genius, but I just did what I needed to do. If it was not for the fact that our kingdom bans slavery, I would have not rushed into harm's way. I would have taken my family and hid someplace in the mountains. Believe it, or not my Cyrilia family are all strong." I flexed my muscles as I said this, causing Gesel to let out another laugh. She then slammed her arm down on the table and grinned at me.-.
"Let's see how strong you are. Come on, arm wrestle me." Gesel opened and closed the palm of her hand. Her huge muscles bulged. At this point, I was not sure if I should or not. I mean, if I did win, I would feel bad. But if I didn't win and come to find out that I was actually rather weak after everything I had been through, then I would prefer to go out and level up some more. But seeing the fighting spirit in Gesel's eyes, I sighed and gave in and placed my skinny arm up on the table.
"Fred, you be the judge." The middle aged man that came with us, who was as quiet as can be. The one person who had I forgotten was even here. Walked over from the nearby stall that was selling meat skewers and frowned upon seeing the situation.
"Gesel, are you really arm wrestling a kid? I mean, isn't that a little unfair?" Fred asked as he sat down and bit into his skewer.
"What do you mean unfair!? Did you not hear what I said earlier!?" No, Gesel, he did not since he was not with us! Is what I wanted to say, but I stayed out of it. I think there was a thing going on between the two. You could say my horns were tingling when I looked at them bickering.
"You said something?" Fred asked, causing Gesel to stare at him as if he was crazy.
"You didn't listen at all! Look here, you know the name Cyrilia right?"
"Hmm yeah. Back at the capital, the genius girl…. Wait…" Fred looked my way. I gave him a smile and a wave. I would ask if he wanted an autograph, but I am sure he wouldn't understand what I mean. "You are Faith Cyrilia!? Hot damn! No wonder you can kill all those nerdals! That explains it. Okay, then never mind, I want to see who is stronger now. The Genius of her time Gesel or the newcomer, Faith!"
Now Fred was all fired up. I helplessly shook my head and grabbed Gesel's big hand. In a way, this looked quite funny because her hand engulfed mine. Which kind of gave her the advantage, so I guess I would need to really work hard at this. With our hands gripped together, Fred placed his hand on top of ours. After finishing the meat in his mouth, he looked at both of us to see if we were ready. "And go!"
I felt an overwhelming force pushing against my hand, causing me to firmly push back against it. Gesel was strong, and I mean strong. She had a lot of power, and I was struggling quite badly. This was the second person I have met since coming out into the real world whose strength was on par with my own. First, it was an idiot fake hero, and now Gesel. The world was much bigger than I could ever imagine.
Because of the size difference, I knew I wasn't going to win. Gesel had more leverage than me, so my little arm was bending in a funny way. "Faith, you are really strong!" Yes, so are you! I really wanted to cry. My lovely stats were nothing! Sigh…. Oh system that has granted me such great power, why have you forsaken me…? I sighed as I relented and allowed my hand to flop over. 𝒾𝗻𝐧𝓇𝒆𝒶𝒅. 𝒸૦𝒎
"See, I told you it was unfair. Look at the size difference!" Fred yelled. He then looked at me and shook his head. "If you were not so tiny, I am sure you would have won. Plus, she cheated. She held onto the table."
"No, I did not!" Gesel cheeks turned red. I looked at the edge of the table, and sure enough, finger marks were embedded into it. I looked up at Gesel, who turned her head to the side, whistling away. After a few moments, she finally threw her hands up into the air and yelled out: "Fine! I cheated a little! But who told Faith to have such monstrous strength in such a skinny body!? I have a reputation to uphold, you know!"
"Hehe!" I let out a laugh. And shifted my thigh to the right covering up the marks on my chair. Yeah, I was cheating too… I heard a chuckle to my side, and Fred gave me a knowing look. I can only lower my head in shame.
"Here you go! One of my newest creations. Mipalia filled sweet bread. The mipalia has a kind of tart taste that will make your taste buds scream." Gretta announced while placing a few plates in front of us.
The smell coming from the pastry was unlike anything I smelled before. I had no idea what mipalia was, but whatever it was, it smelled amazing. It had a fruity smell to it but nothing I had ever smelled before. I picked up the pastry with my hands and bit into the soft doughy sweet bread. A burst of tart yet sweet flavor filled my mouth, causing my lips to pucker slightly. but after the tartness, my lips couldn't help but curl up into a smile. I even let out a squeal as my body shook. "Gretta, this is amazing!" I had to praise her. It was truly delicious.
"I am glad you like it! I had a hard time preparing the mipalia. It was a tough ingredient as the fruit's shell is so hard that it took my husband an entire day to break open a single one with a hammer and chisel. But once he got the hang of it, we got quite a few opened, only then could I start preparing it. Sadly these are only limited additions as they come from the Kingdom of Lodinia." Gretta let out a long sigh.
It was hard to get the ingredients you wanted from other kingdoms unless you went to that kingdom and found a supplier willing to deliver. And Lodinia, of all places, was basically asking for trouble as it was a kingdom ruled by beastkin. They did not really like humans very much, and traders seldom went between the two kingdoms. The worst part about the kingdom was it was a desert wasteland. This was why none of the kingdoms cared too much for Lodinia at first. But before they realized it, the beastkins kingdom grew at a rapid rate and now they were a strong power on par with Gravos or the even Norain Kingdom.
"Anyway, I am glad you all like them. I got one more. I would like you to try it as well and let me know if it is worth selling. I have an actual supply line for this one." Gretta ran off to prepare more pastries while I finished up the one in my hand. Mesta, a world that could only be dreamed about in stories and people's dreams back on Earth, was alive and thriving, and here I was, experiencing it all for myself. I was really starting to get excited about the future.
I spent a few hours chatting with Gesel and Fred before saying goodbye, as they had things they had to do. She told me to look for her if I ever pass by the capital's mercenary guild hall. I hope we do meet again. I found Gesel to be a really fun person.
After they left, I bought a lot of pastries from Gretta, who was shocked when I kept pointing to each pastry one after the other. The other pastry she had us try, tasted like a chocolate truffle. It tasted very good. With my hands full of pastries, I walked towards an inn that Gretta recommended and booked a room. Only when I was behind closed doors did I store all my pastries away. I will say that I did get strange looks from the innkeeper when she saw me carrying so many pastries. All in all, I can say today was a very good day.
Currently, I was soaking my body in a nice hot bath. Unlike how most fantasy novels portrayed the worlds in an ancient times setting where you either used a pot to do your business or ran to an outhouse out back. And if you wanted to bathe, you needed to get some water from the well and dump it on your body one bucket at a time. Nope, nothing like that. Hot baths and proper toilets can be found in the rooms. While it wasn't really separated except for the toilet, I did not care. To be honest, I do not know how those girls during those times could deal with it. I wouldn't want to expose my body for everyone to see.
After a nice hot bath, I got out a new set of clothes and decided to head out to get some of those meat skewers that Fred was munching on. They smelt very good. Sadly I never did get a chance to ask Gesel if she and Fred were a thing. He seemed to stick to her like glue. Maybe it is one of those unrequited loves?
As I made my way downstairs, the innmarm stopped me and called me over. "I was so busy earlier I never introduced myself. My name is Lisa. If you need anything just call me or my daughter Becky. Speaking of that girl, where did she even go?"
Lisa looked around and let out a long, drawn out sigh. I guess her daughter is always skipping out on work. "Okay, I will! Thank you!" I said with a smile before heading out of the inn. I only planned to stay the night and begin my trip once more tomorrow. While I really like this town and how nice everyone is, I still needed to move on. Just knowing there is more than one place in this world, so accepting of demi humans is enough to let me know that I will always have a place to go.-.
"Now then… Time for some of those tasty meat skewers." I licked my lips and walked over to the stall from earlier. There was a young man behind the counter working away over a blazing fire.
"Hiyo! What can I get ya?" The young man asked. He was about sixteen-seventeen, with a white bandana wrapped around his head to catch the sweat that was dripping down. His short spiky black hair poked up out the top of the bandana.
"Can I get four skewers, please?" I asked. The smell was making my mouth water. I did not know what seasoning they were using, but it smelt oh so good.
"Hiyo! Will be right up, five minutes." The young man yelled back. I watched as he handed over the skewers he just cooked to the man next to me before taking out four long wooden sticks with points at the end of time and stabbing them into some marinated meat. Chunk after chunk of meat was added to each skewer with a few vegetables in between. He then began holding them over the fire with one hand, and with the other hand, he began adding the spices. The grease dripped down from the meat into the open flame, making it flare up. I stood there with shining eyes as I waited to sink my teeth into the tasty meat. My current state made me chuckle because I remembered a meat loving dragon in a novel I used to read back on Earth. Sadly I never got to finish reading it.
"Order up!" The young man yelled as he handed me the skewers, I took them and quickly paid. After giving my thanks, I hurriedly went to find a place to sit and eat. I will say this. If it smells good, it will taste good, and the taste was absolutely amazing! It was out of this world, and the meat was so thick and juicy! While Mother's cooking was also very good, this was just on a whole new level. This could easily be sold in a high class restaurant back on Earth.
I didn't eat all four, only two. I stashed the other two away in my inventory. This way, they will still be piping hot later on when I go to snack on them. With a full belly, I began looking around at the shops. There were quite a few interesting things. And quite a few things, I had no idea what they were or what they were used for. But sadly all my attention was taken when I reached this shop with a lot of shiny things. One gold coin…. One entire gold coin, and I bought the entire shop out. The old man who ran the shop stared at me as I fervently bought all his merchandise with shining eyes. I just couldn't hold back. It was not until I returned to the inn with multiple bags full of shiny things that I realized I might have a major issue. My mother told me not to follow anyone with candy. This was easy to do, but what if they have a shiny rock? This thought scared me.
"I need to be careful from now on…." I muttered as I put my loot into my inventory. None of the items I bought had any real use except looking pretty and shiny. I sighed and decided to just stay inside the inn for the rest of the day. It was already getting close to evening time, so I decided to call it a day.
The next morning I said my goodbyes to Lisa and finally met her daughter, who had a big lump on the top of her head. It seemed she got punished for running off. She was busy wiping tables with a sour face, so I didn't say anything to her.
As I got to the front gate, I ran into the nice guard that I met when I first came here. I gave him my thanks and hit the open road once more. This time I hoped I wouldn't run into any more bandits. As I walked down the road humming a song I made up on my own, I walked with my hands behind my back and a skip in my step. I am currently enjoying my solo travel. The warm, gentle breeze that swept past my face felt really good. But I found it funny that no matter how long I stay out in the sun, my skin is always white. I never get any sunburns or anything. Even as I grew up and was outside all day under the hot sun, I still never got a single sunburn. My brother, on the other hand, would turn as red as a tomato. It was kinda funny, actually. Because I would sneak up behind him and poke him on the reddest spots making him yell at me and chase me around the house. 𝚒𝐧𝐧re𝚊𝙙. 𝙘o𝓶
I guess I was that annoying little sister, but even so, he would always run to my aid when I needed him. He was truly a good big brother… I paused my steps and looked up at the sky. "Hasn't even been that long, and I am already feeling slightly homesick."
I sighed and continued forward. While I will always remember the fun I had while growing up with my family, I still needed to venture out into the real world. I just hoped the rest of my journey to the capital will not have any more idiots in it. However, I did plan to do a bit of testing while out on this journey.
First and foremost, I needed to find a place that had tall enough trees to block my dragon body and test out whether or not I could transform with my clothes on. Now that I had plenty of clothes to spare, I wanted to be sure I wouldn't end up naked one day if I ever needed to transform into a dragon. I also need to search for more level up spots. To be honest, when I checked my stats before, I didn't even realize that I had gained ten levels from the nerdals. I had been so busy dealing with other things that it all slipped my mind. I had wondered where I got the skill points to even get business tycoon after the fact but didn't dwell on it too much.
At any rate, I still need to level up. After my run in with so many strong people in a short period of time, I really needed to prepare for the day I run into some so powerful that I will get my little butt whipped. I can only hope at that time that my abilities will allow me to escape with my life. This world was big. Very big. And if there are dragons still in this world, as my father told me, then the chances of running into one that was not friendly is not zero percent. They are known to be very powerful, so I was a bit worried.
Of course, I have no plans to try to fight such creators or make enemies with them. I want to go to the magic academy, graduate at the top of my class and get myself a proper noble rank. Then I will work my way through the ranks of the military and hopefully eventually become a commander. Just remembering the battlefield, making strategies, and then watching them play out felt right to me. One of those moments that said this is where you belong. It was also the best way to ensure my place in this world and not end up standing on a stage with a collar on my neck being auctioned off to the highest bidder. That was the last thing I wanted.
If one day comes and I have the chance to abolish such a tradition, I will do it. But only if that day truly comes. Until then, I will work on becoming stronger and stronger. And see what this world will be like one hundred years from now or even a few thousand years from now if it is true that my infinite mana will allow me to live forever.
As I was lost in my thoughts, my nose twitched. "I smell blood…."
Yes, the scent of iron filled my nose, and it was coming from not too far off. I sighed and rushed forward. If it was happening on the road, that meant that someone was in trouble. While I could ignore it, what kind of person would that make me? I know I speak about not caring about others, but at the same time, I can not ignore what I already see. Well, in this case, smelled.
As I rounded the bend down over a hill, I saw a carriage tipped over on the side of the road and the scaled horses that were pulling it, all dead. A group of people were huddled together off to the side. It looked like a family of some upper class nobles. Their guards surrounded them and were fighting off what looked to be bandits, but when I saw how they were fighting, I knew they were more than just bandits. "Norian army deserters?" This was just a guess because their combat and style and how they used magic while wielding a sword resemble that of the Norian army front linesmen.
Knowing this, I couldn't just sit around. I drew my sword and entered the fray. I first targeted the so called bandits that were overwhelming some of the guards with numbers easily cutting through them with my sword. "Wha? A demi? What the hell is a demi doing here!?"
Hearing this, I frowned and turned towards the guard I just saved and stuck my sword in his face so that the tip of my blade was just barely touching his nose, causing a trickle of blood to run down his face. "Is this the time to be asking stupid questions? Are you not supposed to be protecting your master!? You should feel lucky that I did not just take your head just now."-.
I guess my threat scared him because his face turned pale, and ran away to fight the so called bandits after I withdrew my sword. I was not looking for any kind of praise or reward, I was only doing what I think is right. Maybe Hammerlin affected me slightly and made me forget that people really did not like demi humans all that much. I sighed as I continued my killing spree. Within a matter of minutes, all the so called bandits were dead. Sadly blood splattered on my clothes and face. I really did try not to get any on me.
To be sure everything was all set, I turned and looked at the family who I had helped save and began walking over to make sure they were all okay. They did have kids with them, after all. But I only got two steps when a few guards rushed forward to surround me. "What are you doing?"
"Drop your weapon!" One of the guards yelled. I couldn't believe it. They wanted to arrest me after I saved their stupid butts!?
"Why would I drop my weapon? Wasn't it me who just came to your help when you were being overwhelmed!? Now you treat me as if I am your enemy. I just wanted to make sure the people I saved did not need any healing. Forget it. If they are injured, then let them die." I snorted and turned around. I went to take a step and push past the guards, but they formed a tighter circle around me.
"Where do you think you are going!? Drop your weapon. You will need to come with us." The guard, who seemed to be the leader, yelled out while pointing his sword at me. I turned and looked at the family who was just standing there, not saying anything, and frowned.
"Mana shield." My eyes lit up with magic circles. A barrier made of mana surrounded me as I walked forward towards the family. I was mad. Really mad. I can take discrimination if it is directed towards me. But when I go out of my way to help someone, and they still treat me as if I am the enemy, then screw it. Before leaving, I will be sure to give them a piece of my mind.
I stared at the middle aged man and woman with cold eyes as I began to speak to them. "Sir, Madam. I do not know what kind of hearts you have, but from the looks of it, they are black. Not only do you not say a word of thanks like normal people when receiving help, but you allow your guards to turn their weapons on someone who was only here to help. And then you want to forcefully take me away? How sick in the head do you have to be? How about I make sure each one of you loses a leg so you can remember the next time you get into trouble that if someone helps you, you should at least show them a tiny bit of decency and respect."
"Humph! You dare speak in such a way to my father and mother!? You're nothing but a dirty demi human. You should feel glad we even took an interest in you. By coming with us, you can at least work with your head held high, knowing you are employed by Viscount Sullivan." These words spilled out of the mouth of a young man who was just crying not too long ago. He even still had tear stains on his cheeks. But now, here he was acting all high and mighty as if nothing had just happened. Even his parents were smiling at him as if he was saying something good.
"What the hell is a Viscount Sullivan? Can you eat it? If I did not show up, your guards would have been wiped out, and you little boy would have died a horrible death. Why are you acting so haughty when you look like you have been crying for hours? Forget it. A family full of fools will always be a family full of fools. But I must say good luck walking back. With how pampered you people are, I am sure you won't get far before falling to the ground and throwing a tantrum." I let out a long snort, Before turning around, ignoring the swords pointed at me and speaking softly. "Accelerate." With a small flicker, my body disappeared from where I stood. 𝐢n𝒏𝘳𝙚𝒶𝘥.＆nbsp;𝗰𝚘𝓂
I will have to make sure to remember that snot nosed brat who seemed to be around my age. I wonder if he will end up in the Royal Magic Academy at the same time as me. If he does… Hehehe…. I am someone who holds grudges. The son of Viscount Sullivan, huh? He had blue hair and ice blue eyes. I wonder if that is some kind of bloodline trait. I wonder how I should bully him? Maybe Adel is of a higher rank. If I do not see him before I meet up with Adel, I will make sure to ask her for some info on this Viscount Sullivan.
I kept accelerate on for a while before canceling the spell. I am sure those nobles are probably peeing themselves now that they see how great I truly am. "Muwahahaha!"
I am pretty sure if someone saw me right now with how I was laughing evilly with my hands on my hips and my head tossed back, they would think I am some kind of demon lord. I mean, I have the right look if you look past my youthful cuteness. I got horns, a tail, and wings! I could easily pass the demon lord tryouts in any movie back on Earth.
After laughing out loud like a crazy person, I felt much better and went back to my travels. After all the excitement the first few days, the next two weeks were very slow going and peaceful. Although today I did find a good place to check a few things out. The main thing I wanted to check out was my clothes and transformation. The forest I was currently in had what looked to be very ancient trees that went high into the sky. Much taller than the trees near my home. So it was a good place to do a little testing. I could even cast a little magic to really block things off. Although I did intend to do that anyway.
After making sure I was quite a few miles out, I looked around before casting earth wall and creating a tall dirt barrier around me in a half mile radius. I then took out some clothes that I had prepared for this testing since I did not wish to destroy my wonderful armor. After getting changed, I took a deep breath and transformed.
I will say one thing about transforming. It is still something I really needed to get used to because it was so very cool every time I did it.
Because I had some play room, I walked around a bit to get used to the new form and surprisingly found it very easy to move in. "Not bad. Not bad at all…. But now, here is the real test."
With another deep breath, I let it out slowly and looked around, I did not see any signs of clothes anywhere. So I could only hope that all was well. I closed my eyes and felt my body getting smaller and smaller. When I opened them again, I looked down at myself and smiled brightly. "It worked! I do not lose my clothes!"
Knowing this made me feel much better about things. Now, if I ever needed to do a quick escape, I could. "Now then, let's go find some monsters for experience! I need to replenish my skill points as soon as possible!"
"Exp! Exp! Exp! Oh, exp how good are theee!" As I sing a strange song, I am currently racking up experience points. I need to at least get ten more levels just in case I need a new skill later on. You never know how handy these skills can come in. While military command, military tactics, and business tycoon were amazing, there is always a chance that something else will come in handy in the future.
Besides leveling, I discovered something very important about my ancient will. While searching for some decent monsters to farm, I found a bandit hideout and ran into some very bad scenes. This group of bandits didn't even deserve to live, and I kinda lost my head. Luckily I did not sink too far. I think my ancient will only show itself if I become too emotional. I noticed a stark difference between killing the bandits on the road and killing the bandits at the hideout. My ancient will began to show itself as I started to kill the bandits in the hideout while the ones on the road did not. It scared me a little, but I was already too deep into the bandit's cave to back out, and the girls… Let's just say they are in a better place now.
Human beings are cruel. No different from any monster. As a former human being, I understand that we stereotype different races based on intelligence factors, which is kind of unfair in a sense. But this is just how it is. But just because humans are smarter does not mean that humans are no less monstrous than a monster who attacks a village.
At least the monster had a reason to attack the village. They do things based on instinct alone. While humans, who are supposed to be the more evolved species, will do cruel acts just for the sheer pleasure of it. This does not go for all humans, but the bandits I met today were such cruel humans. And witnessing their cruelty and having to grant the wishes of the girls who were suffering due to said cruelty, I do not think I will ever forget this day.
Now I know that this is not Earth, and I know that there are many races in this world. And I know for a fact that the same cruelty that I witnessed today could be said to happen with other races as well.
At any rate, this incident allowed me to understand my ancient will a tiny bit more. So I will need to try to keep better control over my emotions when I engage in battle, or I might end up losing my mind and turning to the dark side.-.
The current spot that I am in can be said to be a farmer's paradise. Well, an experience farmer, not a normal one. That was because at this place I found a rare replicator slime. It can be said to be one of the more dangerous slimes due to their ability to replicate if not dealt with properly. If someone were to slash them in half or explode them in the wrong fashion, two to hundreds of new slimes would instantly form. But this was also what made them good for farming.
Since slimes were strange creatures made of magic, they were very unpredictable and had many strange attributes as they could be made up of different kinds of elements and none elements, hence the replicator slime. The replicator slime was a strange slime and the only one that could be diced into many pieces with a sword. Normal slimes will just rebound any weapon, no matter how hard they are hit. So they will need to be killed with their opposing element.
While not able to be killed by physical attacks, as said before, these slimes could be cut. And if you diced one up, so many more slimes would appear that you would be in quite a bit of trouble unless you are me and were trying to create thousands of them at a time. These slimes happen to be level 30 slimes and still give me experience. While not much, when you add up thousands of them that I accidentally blow up and disintegrate, they will give me quite a bit of experience.
And… Because replicator slimes are kind of rare, it would be a shame not to keep one. I read about a spell in one of the books that allows people to contract with monsters and allows you to be able to strengthen them and make them grow stronger. But those who can make such contracts are far and in between. This was because a lot of mana was needed to even sustain such a contract.
And so I forced a contract on a replicator slime and named it Mr. Blobs. And because of this, I can make it split apart any time I wish, well kinda. And… It also opened up a new option in my system.
[Companion Menu]
Yes, I have a full blown companion menu. It shows all of Mr. Blob's stats. And the best thing is that Mr. Blobs can also level up as well.
[Name]: Mr. Blobs
[Level] 30
[Race] Replicator Slime
[Evolution] 4578/10000
[HP] 3000/3000
[MP] 12230/12230
[Attack Power] 300
[Magic Power] 500
[Skills]
[Replicate (LVL 10(MAX))] [Pounce (LVL 7(MAX))] [Dissolve(LVL 10(MAX))] [Fireball (LVL 1(MAX))]
[Earth Spike (LVL 1(MAX))]
And according to the statistics, it can also evolve. But the main thing that is amazing is that all its replications can be under my command as well, or I can choose to remove my authority over them, making them a normal slime. This meant I can make Mr. Blobs replicate and then release it from my control. The only problem is that he can only replicate ten at a time before I have to wait for an hour to make more. I am not sure why this is. Maybe because of the contract or the system itself. I will have to look into it and see if there is a way around it. Also, the slimes created by Mr. Blobs with his replication can not replicate under my control. I can't even hurt them myself. It is as if the system blocks it.
So in order to make thousands of more slimes, I have Mr. Blobs create a bunch of slimes and then release one of them. I then dice that one up and allow it to replicate over and over, and bam, I got myself the ability to farm as much as I want. With an area of effect a minute later, I have thousands of free experience points flying towards me. I wonder, though, does this make me some kind of homicidal maniac? If I was on Earth, would I be taken to jail for animal abuse? I am really not sure.
I will say this though, currently, I have a stockpile of mini Mr. Blobs inside my companion menu. So I basically have an army of slimes to level up. And Mr. Blobs himself is even capable of shrinking down on command so I can rest him on my shoulder. Quite the cute little guy if you ask me. In his full form, he is up to my knee in height.
As for the experience farming, I have actually gained 4 levels already. But the experience was slowly fading, which means I need to level up Mr. Blobs before I can farm like this again. But 4 levels does mean 4 more skill points, which was good.
So after clearing out the rest of the replicator slimes, I placed Mr. Blobs on my shoulder and walked back towards the road. I still had a little while before dark. I can only keep Mr. Blobs out while I am moving at normal speeds, otherwise, he just falls off and tries to make his way back to me. I felt bad the first time I used accelerate, and he went flying away and crashed into the ground.
One thing that did surprise me about Mr. Blobs was that he could use magic. He had two spells: fireball and earth spike. Both were level 1, and I have no idea how to make them level up. I can only hope it is like one of those use type systems where if he uses the spell enough, he will become more proficient in it and will eventually learn more spells as he grows. This is my own wishful thinking, and will not know until the time actually comes. The only other thing is that I can only feed Mr. Blob once a day to make his experience go up. Afterward, he will get a full status, and the feed button gets disabled. He also does not need to sit there and slowly dissolve the food I give him as it will be auto consumed through the system, quite convenient when it comes to a slime that slowly dissolves its prey.
And even though I can only feed him once a day, based on the level of the monster, the amount of experience that Mr. Blob gains can go up and down. If lower level then it will be less experience, but if it is a higher level, he will get a huge chunk of his experience bar in one go. If you put everything together like this, it makes Mr. Blobs very amazing and versatile
There are a lot of things I would expect out of life. Many that I am working towards now. But never in my life would I ever think that while walking down the road, a random stranger would walk up to me and get down on one knee and propose to me. Yes, a complete stranger. I have no idea who this young man is, but if anything, he has special tastes. He looks to be around fifteen while I, well, I look way too young. "Why won't you marry me!?"
Yep, this is the same question I have been asked over a hundred times now. And my answer has been still the same: "I do not need a man nor any kind of love. I just want to continue my travels in peace and quiet. How many times do I need to repeat myself!? In this past week, this is the over one hundred times you have proposed to me! Do I need to start getting violent!?" I yelled while kicking him to the side, sending him flying off into the field next to us as I stomped forward. I just wanted to get rid of this idiot!
I mean, everywhere I go, there are nice people and idiots. But the number of idiots is starting to outnumber the number of nice people. I just want to walk in peace and chat with my Mr. Blobs! Even if Mr. Blobs can't speak, he still understands what I am saying, and due to our contract, I can kind of feel what he is trying to relate to me. Like right now, he is bobbing up and down and jiggling. He is telling me that he wants to punch that idiot too. See! Only Mr. Blobs understands me! "You're right. Hitting him a few times would make me feel better for all the aggravation. What? Hehe, should I sick a few hundred on him? No, no. I mean, he hasn't really been all that bad, just annoying. Since he really hasn't caused me any harm, I can't just go hitting him or anything. What? I kicked him for the one hundredth time? Mr. Blobs, can't you just ignore the small details?"
Yes, only Mr. Blobs understands me. He also makes for an excellent travel companion. Over the past week, I have gathered quite a few replications of Mr. Blob. And one thing I learned about when Mr.Blobs levels up, so do his replications as long as the replications are in the menu system. A kind of passive gain. I figure I can use my slime army as a trump card later on. If anything happens and I am outnumbered, then…. Bam! Millions of replicator slimes casting fireballs everywhere.-.
Actually, the reason I am even replicating them is because I felt like it would be cool to stand on a battlefield, point out in front of me and go: "Mr. Blobs, I choose you! Unleash the slime apocalypse!" While my naming sense may be way off, at least it is better than some names. But I figure a huge amount of replicator slimes would be a huge help at some point, especially if they were all evolved forms. I kinda can't wait to see what Mr. Blobs will evolve into. Only time will tell.
But none of this will help my current situation. I know I just knocked the young man away from me, but the problem is that he keeps coming back! I have no idea why he is so stuck on me. Before this, I have never met him, nor have I ever spoken to him. It was very creepy! "Maybe I should just run away again for a little while?"
I let out a long sigh and activated accelerate after taking Mr. Blobs into my arms. To be honest, I have done this before. And somehow, that same young man had caught up to me in no time at all. So I figured I would add somebody strengthening magic to the mix this time and really run as fast as I can. If he still catches up to me after this, then I do not know what I will do. All I know is that he is annoying.
But who would have thought that just walking down a single road, I would run into such weird occurrences? I am starting to wonder if I have some kind of curse placed on me, and I just don't know it or if the real reason my family originally moved so close to a border was to escape all the weirdos in this world. If this was really the case, then I do not blame them. I mean, who would want to live with a bunch of weirdos?
There is another possibility that I kind of do not want to accept, and that is that I am the weird one, and the reason this is all happening is because it is perfectly natural to propose to people you have never met in the middle of a road that has nothing around it. No…. Absolutely not! This is crazy! Why would anyone do that!? And so I ran and ran. I had no choice. Escape the weirdos of the world. It is best to run by them all.
Or so I thought. "How are you ever here!?" 𝒾𝐧𝘯𝑟e𝒂𝗱. 𝒸o𝙢
"Why do you keep running!? What is so bad about me that you will not marry me!?" The annoying young man asked.
"Why would I marry a stranger!? And do not give me that we can start to get to know each other starting now, routine, because it will not fly. Let me add that if you say anything like destiny this or destiny that I will chop off your legs and make damn sure you can not follow me anymore." Is it because I am cute? Is it!? Is this why the weirdos keep popping up? Should I smudge dirt all over my face or something!? I mean, by the looks of this young man, he looks pretty rich, so I don't understand. But looking at his expression, that is saying, how did you know I was going to say that? I think this is not the first time he has tried to court a girl like this. "Since you understand, please leave me alone! Because I will only say this once more and after this, I will start punching. I do not need a man, nor do I ever plan to get one. I have my own plans in life. And none of it has anything to do with love."
What is the point of love and all that when I will probably live forever? I mean, the more I think about it, how could I deal with watching my lover grow old and grey while I do not look much different from the day we had met? To be honest, I do not think I could ever really handle that. I may have a fling here and there as I get older, but nothing serious. I mean, I can not turn into an old prune. While I have never dated or cared much about it, that does not mean that I have never dreamed of having my first kiss.
"I…." I had forgotten that the young man was even here. "You are going to the Royal Magic Academy, yes?"
I took a step back. How does he know this? Wait…. If he is dressed this well, then he must be a noble of some kind, so maybe he knows who I am? But even so…. "I do not think what I am doing is any of a stranger's business. Anyway, I will be off, do not bother me again, and do not even think of proposing to me again, or I will break your legs."
With these words, I walked past him without waiting for his reply. I just wanted to be left alone to enjoy my journey! Hopefully, this time he will take a damn hint. I already made myself very clear! But as I was walking away, I heard the young man yell out: "I am Johan Flimsly! I am marquess Flimsly's son! I will see you at the academy Faith Cyrilia!"
"You damn stalker!" I yelled before turning into a ray of light. I think I just had the coldest shiver in my entire life, run down my spine. So that idiot did know who I was. Was it because I was being talked about around the capital that I was suddenly being stalked by a creepy man? I will need to make sure I keep a better eye on things when I go to sleep at night. Maybe a few more barriers, more landmine spells as well. I could even put thousands of slimes around my sleeping spot to really ward any enemies away.
Well, At least this time, I think the weirdo will finally leave me alone. I just hope I can find a town here soon. I do wish to find a place to sleep for the night. I want to sleep in a nice soft bed. While I do not mind sleeping outside, it does get tiresome after a while.
Weekly Power Status
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