Chapter 187: A Pleasant Day with my ‘Niece.’

Chapter 187: A Pleasant Day with my ‘Niece.’

Individual [Sunfang Dragonewt, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor] has switched her Main Job to [Hellblade]

Individual Main Job benefits have been updated due to Job change

Hellblade Level: 0/15

Job Skill gained: [Instant Heat Ignition], [Inferno Coating]

When I first met Farron? Ahh, those were good times. Like a dashing knight, he swooped in with his griffon Tempestclaw to save me from an ambush against a black merc company. Youth creates confidence and confidence produces arrogance. Back then, I thought too little of humans and other beastmen, so I thought I could handle things by myself, Yorshka reminisced of her first years as an adventurer. You see, I was one of the best dragoon trainees in my youth. The kinkyuro, the dragonewt clans born from the most renowned ancient dragons in history, all believed I was a genius and that my future was pretty much set. Mhmm, the elder scales really pampered me, you know. Yup, that genius was nearly caught and enslaved by a bunch of inferior humans and beastmen.

Overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer, yikes.

It was the third day of SpringSun, four days after Grimnir began working on his hammer and Yorshka had left for Firwood to send a message to my dragonewt family of my existence. Both of them returned today at dawn, announcing their individual results. Grimnir, Auroras newest member, had finished two hammers and was ready to go craft equipment, while Yorshka announced that The Magical Biscuits could stay in Cedaraille for a bit longer.

Saori and her students decided to continue what theyd been doing the last four days catching up and doing some training. On the other hand, Yorshka, I, and the rest of Aurora decided to follow her to floor 15. She was planning to perform some elder scale duty with me, which meant training, while Grimnir took this chance to start working on Ellaines armor in an environment suitable for a taz dwarf.

Cedarailles dungeon was currently in reconstruction,but people could still visit it. The Duke explained to me two days ago, when I went to him to collect our part of the bounty from slaying the rachonoid queen, that the dungeon master contracted to the dungeon was currently hard at work in the dungeons core room. The amount of Mana needed to fix everything the rachonoid caused was immense, and it would take time for the dungeon to collect enough Mana to fix them.

That was why the dungeon was kept open for adventurers, especially for mages. The field before the dungeon was currently being drained of mana with macula plants while any monsters spawned there were being slain and, subsequently, their corpses thrown into the dungeon for mana. On our way to the dungeon, I noticed that the blackened fields were filled with monsters, adventurers, and guards.

The dungeon itself was in an okay-ish state. On the first nine floors, the burned and destroyed trees had been replaced, the cracked ground was fixed, and the monster populations had recuperated. The dungeon break areas, however, had been left open for some reason. Good for us though, since we reached floor ten in no time. Using wind spells, we jumped down into the ravine and safely made it to floor 15 in under a day.

During our trip, Ellaine and I got curious about Yorshkas and Farrons past. You know, girl talk. We were interested in how Farron and Yorshka got together, and how Farron took on the Nordor name.

Apparently, Farron was once a knight in his youth! Born in the Republic of Estralia, a country bordering the Kingdom of Artorias in the east, he immigrated into Artorias as an adventurer, making a name for himself in the Greenveil Duchy before being inducted into the Order of the Lionhearts with the recommendation of the current Marquess of Firwood and Duke of Cedaraille. In other words, he was a griffon knight.

A griffon, that was the reason why Farron had tamer-related skills in his profile. As a knight, he made it quite far into the ranks of the knighthood as merits were the only important factor in your advancement, not your social status. During a mission to track down and take down a criminal organization, Farron and Yorshka met.

Yorshka, being called a genius trainee of the dragoon order of Loatryx, was extremely pompous in her youth, well, youth in dragonewt terms. Although the adulthood pilgrimage wasnt a thing for dragonewts, Yorshka still decided to travel the world to broaden her horizons in a similar fashion. Therefore, she traveled south to the dwarves Ankor-Nazta and then entered Artorias.

The name White-Winged Dragoon spread throughout the kingdom; the up-and-coming solo adventurer was making her name heard. Her arrogance kept growing, until she was cornered by the aforementioned criminal syndicate in a less-than-ideal situation. A dragoon could only show their true power if they could jump and move around freely, so if they were to be kept down through magic, it could become dicey for them.

Farron and Yorshka had already gotten acquainted when she went to the knight order for more information, having accepted a Quest the Order of Lionheart couldnt handle. According to Yorshka, I had the fattest smirk when I first spoke with him. Solving an issue the royal knights order couldnt solve was my way to make it clear how dragonewts are the superior race. Yes, and I told him that straight to his face. By the holy Light, was I a bitch.

It didnt go well, as Yorshka admitted. Farron and Gael, whod recently defected from the Yanderu Eluseuss, the criminal syndicate / black merc company in question, swooped in to Yorshkas rescue just in time; however, the companys leaders escaped before they could reach them. Embarrassed by her failure, Yorshka accepted Farrons request to team up to hunt down the group, in addition to saving Gaels girlfriend, whod been kidnapped by the black company, prompting his defection.

Gaels girlfriend? Did you three manage to save her? I asked Yorshka, finding it odd that Gael was so much of a wreck when Saori first met him.

Unfortunately, Yorshka shook her head. We managed to hunt them down to the Kingdom of Rakatheen, which is located southeast from Artorias, and we brought the leaders to justice, but by the time we found Gaels companion well, there is a reason why he turned from a jokester and general nuisance into an alcoholic. Have you met a man named Bo, Hestia? He was the poor girls brother. Gael took him in because he had nowhere else to go.

Gael was born an orphan and became a criminal just to survive. Nowadays, he controlled a spy network made out of street urchins he was taking care of. While you might call it child labor by Earths standards, its not like the kids really had any choice in the matter in Artorias. It was either work for Gael while receiving a wage, housing, and warm food, or join the local temple and become a grey-robed priest and lose most of your freedom in the process. There were no child services or protection laws currently.

After finally landing on floor 15, I had to ask Yorshka about something important. What happened to Farrons griffon?

He died protecting Farron when we fought against a crystal basilisk, Yorshka sighed deeply. Gael decided to leave our party after what happened. Farron was promoted but decided to continue traveling with me. We visited Loatryx, where I taught him dragoon spearmanship, but it was also where we lost Tempestclaw. Farron and I became A ranks during our time there, hunting down Loatryxs big monsters for training. Unfortunately, on a quest to hunt down an A rank crystal basilisk, he not only damaged his lungs but also lost Tempestclaw, who was crystallized by the monsters venomous breath.

And you two fell in love, afterward, correct? Ellaine asked.

Pretty much. I tried to cheer him up, we spent a lot more time together inside a room than on the battlefield, and it all just happened. We married, he took on my clans name as he was a commoner, Priscilla was born, and we settled in Firwood. He became a guild master while I helped hunt down monsters coming out from the Belzac forest. I eventually got recruited by the Knights of Aurena, despite only worshipping Goddess Aurena purely because of God Kargryxmor.

So, youre actually not a real part of the Church of Aurena, huh? Its just a job for you? I asked, finally understanding the situation with Yorshka.

Yup, the money was good and the job came from an old friend. To be honest, I hadnt read the holy book even once before joining. My friend told me he was dissatisfied with something in the church, but never elaborated further on it. My only job was to take care of the kids and give reports on them, she shrugged before looking into my eyes. My true allegiance is towards my family. Ive overcome the zealous fervor dragonewts have for dragons and God Kargryxmor long ago, and I mostly just care about my clan, Farron, and Priscilla nowadays. Hestia, I really want you to trust me, not cause of any schemes or something, but purely because youre family to me now. After all, I heard how you befriended my precious Priscilla and how youre even going the extra mile to help my dear husband. That alone makes you adorable, Hestia.

Yorshka then began ruffling my hair as if Im a pet. She seemed to be enjoying it.

If what Yorshka said really was genuine, then maybe it was fine to trust Yorshka more? The students seemed to like her, and she cant be a bad person if shes Farrons and Priscillas family, right? Honestly, the whole thought of her being my niece was just weird. Not cause she was almost old enough to be my grandma, but just in general.

I still cant accept my new family. I just couldnt. It feels weird to me to call somebody else mother, instead of my mama. I can trust Yorshka as a friend, but I dont think I can just casually call her niece or something.

After we all descended to the fields of floor 15 to 19, Grimnir went towards a magma stream and told me to unload his equipment here. Tasianna decided to harvest a few of the mushrooms and plants in the nearby mushroom forest, believing they might become useful as either cooking or alchemy ingredients. Ellaine and I, on the other hand, began some light weapon training with Yorshka.

Well, as agreed, Ill help you two a bit with your physical training. Hestia, I heard from Farron that he taught you a bit on how to wield a spear, correct? Ellaine, you should have more formal training from your house, so these training exercises shouldnt be too hard for you, especially with your higher stats. Okay, lets begin.

Although I mentioned light training, Yorshkas understanding of light was nowhere close to what you would expect. Ellaine complained it was similar to mine, which was a total lie, you know. When I trained Ellaine, I actually treated it like a warm-up.

Move! Yorshkas spear pierced the air forward, forcing me to swerve my head to the side. Nonstop, Ellaine and I had to dodge Yorshkas attack, unable to attack back, as this spar was limited to physical attacks only. Ellaine had to use her sword or kicks to strike Yorshka, while I was restricted to my spear, claws, and tail.

Unfortunately, Yorshka was just too fast. Her spear moved in a way that I thought I was seeing clones of it, causing my senses to mistake feints for attacks. However, as this was a spar, none of the attacks actually carried any killing intent. Yorshka moved her spear masterfully to a degree where it felt as if we were dodging them at the last second, and if we failed, she would pull back the spearhead and smack us with a supersonic bash from her handle.

Still, if I continue only dodging attacks, I would just tire myself out. Being proactive and attacking Yorshka before she hit me would just open me up to a counterattack. Ill just do what I did when fighting Farron, let her attack me first, dodge it, and use that window of opening to strike back.

But it felt as if Yorshka was reading my mind. I rotated my body around to dodge Yorshkas next attack to land a roundhouse tail slash, but my attack was quickly blocked.

Good. When it comes to weapon duels, you cant force your body to move at 100% every single second. That would just tire you out and weaken your arms and legs and, consequently, also your attack power. Dodge the attacks with an explosion of power with the least amount of movements, then turn that momentum into a counter.

Of course, she anticipated this!

A beginner like me fighting a master in the spear like Yorshka would result in this one-sided beating, so it would be best if I just clenched my teeth and fought back. Im attempting to learn the spear to diversify my fighting style, to give me more tricks up my sleeves against a more diverse range of enemies.

Using [Air Walk], I kicked the air to somersault over Yorshka, stabbing at her as I did so. Yorshka smirked, returning my attacks, and blocking everything while I walked in the air. With Yorshkas focus on me, that left her back open for Ellaines attack. Not wasting a single second, Ellaine lunged forward with her sword

and it was parried by Yorshkas tail!

Hestia, your scale-dust is one of the gifts you inherited from your mother. While Lady Melloxtstressas scale-dust cannot explode like yours, the original function of a silver dragons silver powder is to reinforce and strengthen your scales, turning every single one of them into a cutting edge. Yours is naturally like a blade, but your scale-dust lost its sharpening function in exchange to becoming like bombs, Yorshka then shoved each of us away with incredible strength as she continued her explanation. Metallic-scaled dragons like your mother and uncle are the rarest of all dragons and there is a chance a silver dragons hatchlings wont inherit their scales if the partner isnt one of the clan themselves. That is why I am a white dragonewt, similar to our relatives, the white dragons. However, as my bloodline belongs to Nordoramsul, my scales can still harden and become sharper any time I wish.

Yorshka then took her gauntlets off, showing how her scales were morphing, becoming sharp as blades. She then pointed at the small openings on the back of her armor, where her wings were coming out from. This armor was made using my scales, allowing me to pour mana into them to open slots for my wings and tail to come out from when I transform back into my original form. Its almost like a kind of manatech. If your new blacksmith is worth anything, he should be able to do a mechanical weapon or armor too.

Grimnir snorted when he heard this, dropping a voldunna bucket full of magma on the ground. Shut up, woman! I aint gonna let it rest when you belittle me in front of my client and benefactor! Lass, mechanical armor and weapons are the minimum a master blacksmith should be able to do. Trust me, I can make you one!

By mechanical weapon, Yorshka and Grimnir probably meant something like Farrons swordspear. During our spars, he was always able to drag the weapons handle up and down, switching it from sword to spear form whenever he wanted. As the System registered them as viable weapons, Farrons weapon was an example of a successful mecha weapon.

Good to hear, Master Dwarf, Yorshka gave Grimnir a thumbs up. Hestia, the volchark heart Saori and Tasianna gave you?That is a great item to be turned into a catalyst. As much as you want to train with the spear, and I salute you for striving to improve yourself, I would still suggest you not to let your potential as an archmage go to waste. Kargryxmors have extremely potent magic, and the amount you can already do as a year-old hatchling is already amazing.

Saori said something similar when she presented to me a volchark heart as a birthday present, saying it could be made into a great catalyst for me if I let an alchemist work on it. Imagine getting a literal heart for your birthday, and not just emoticons. Considering what Master Kush could do with his catalyst, Im still itching to turn this into something amazing.

Yorshka continued. If you want to continue down the path of the spear, make sure it's a mechanical weapon that can hold your catalyst. Turn it into a pseudo-staff. Also, make sure you use hard materials for the catalyst to make it sturdier. It might sound weird to put your catalyst into a melee weapon, but it can amplify your weapons power, too. She then pointed her spear at me. Lets continue.

Proficiency requirements fulfilled. [Spear Technique Lv. 7] [Spear Mastery Lv. 3] gained

Experience has reached multiple breaking points. [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]s Job [Hellblade] has risen from [Level 0] to [Level 5]

Attributes have increased due to level up

Time passed as the three of us trained. Tasianna made it back with baskets full of seeds, mushrooms, roots, and other plants you could find around here. Any monster who was idiotic enough to approach us was either scared away or killed by a spell I randomly shot at them. With how Yorshka wouldnt let us breathe or rest for a second, both of us cheered when the training stopped.

Light training, yeah, sure

A powerful warrior not only has a trained body but also a strong mind. This should be basic, but being able to analyze your opponents fighting style and tactics is one of the most important steps to winning, Yorshka stated while drinking some cold water from Tasianna, before looking over at us. You two are lucky, having access to [Identify] through the skill shop gives you an immense advantage over somebody like me, who only has [Identify Lv. 4]. You can level it up faster through skill points. I guess youve been using the skill to look into your opponents profile, right, Hestia?

I nodded. Anybody I consider an enemy. [Identify], or [Mana Eyes] for me, is something I consider intrusive. Earth has something called private information, so I would like to avoid using the skill to spy on every single person.

Ellaine pretty much had the same response, as she grew up learning it was bad etiquette to use [Identify] on others without their permission. Nobles would have ways to detect the skill, and if they did, it could cause some major drama. Ellaine herself has a [Ring of Identification] to counter [Identify] in her possession.

Yorshka then noticed a slazzanbal, and decided to use it as a training dummy. She jumped up into the air with [Dragoon Jump] and then crashed onto it with extreme speed. When she used this as a segue to ask us why she was moving that fast, Ellaine couldnt understand how she was supposed to answer that, citing we had no information. I, on the other hand, had an idea since Id seen it multiple times already.

Its [Dragoon Jump] again, right? You jump up first with that ability, then use [Air Walk] to stand up in the air. There was a short delay when you attacked, meaning either you needed to aim your attack or you were casting a spell under your breath, I responded.

A spell? Wait, but I didnt see a magic circle, Ellaine looked at me, baffled.

They were hidden behind her wings. Not too large, but enough to push her forward. She then used [Dragoon Jump] again while standing on air, giving her an extreme boost in speed. Shouldnt that be pretty tiring, though? I asked Yorshka after explaining everything to Ellaine.

She nodded. Ellaine then let out an awed voice, impressed that I was able to see everything. She then took out a small piece of parchment and a piece of charcoal from her bag, scribbling the information shed learned on it. Looking through the other pieces of parchment in her bag, I noticed most of that information was about how to use the skill shop and which skills to combine to increase their effectiveness.

When I asked why she did that, she answered that she got the idea from the students. All of them made a lot of notes when they trained under Yorshka, figuring it would be best to write down important information like survival tips and such. Despite leveling up a lot, Ellaine believed making notes and reviewing them would help her find her path as a fighter.

Ive checked out my skill shop, and I couldnt find anything special like you, Saori, or Tasianna did. Nothing seems extraordinary or special. I didnt want to burden Aurora with this, so I wrote down certain skills that I believe would work best in a combo. Just like [Air Walk] with [Dragoon Jump]. I want to make myself useful, Hestia, and I think this is how I should do it. Ellaine reasoned that being average was keeping her back in Aurora, similar to how she was keeping House Helvas behind due to her weakness. However, my words seemed to have created a spark in her where she decided she needed to overcome this hurdle through training, just like how she was able to catch up with her brother through my training.

She then continued, Ive decided, I want to follow my fathers footprints fully. Although it isnt allowed due to my age, there are some exceptions where the Order of the Lionheart can accept me as a squire. Hestia, I want to become a griffon knight, so I must prepare for the qualification exam this year.

Ellaine was glowing with anticipation and ambition, looking almost the same when she first asked me to join Aurora. I couldnt help but smile for her, congratulating her for finding her drive. However, somehow, it does make me feel a bit conflicted though. The idea of mixing skills, spells, and abilities was something Ive already figured out, and it was something Ive shown Ellaine numerous times, but this idea really consolidated into her mind through the students.

In fact, hasnt she been spending a lot of time with them in general? I mean, in the past four days, weve been chilling most of the time but she also spent more time with them than with me. Even Saori was spending more time with them. I wonder what they were talking about now?

Wait am I... jealous?

[Master Blacksmith Lv. 1] [Heat Resistance Lv. 8] [Strong Lung]

Ability List:

Unarmed:

[Stoneskin] [Ram-Horn] [Boulder Smash] [Boulder Throw]

Hammer:

[Smash] [Heavy Slam] [Forge Hammer]

Titles:

[Hestias Retainer]

Body of Earth

Created by the first Earth Elemental Emperor, dwarves have sturdy bodies able to withstand anything the land can threaten them with. Unable to expel mana from their body, in return, any usage of mana has its effectiveness increased

Dwarven Magic Resistance

Created inside mountains full of mana minerals, a dwarfs body can withstand magic attacks far better than any race. Reduces all magic damage inflicted on the user by 50%. Increases resistances against all sources of fire and lava

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