Chapter 330: Territory.

Chapter 330: Territory.

Multiple proficiency requirements fulfilled. [Fluid Cast Lv. 6] [Continuous Cast Lv. 5][Royal Presence Lv. 5][Multi-Thought Processing Lv. 4] gained

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

Main Job benefits have been updated due to Job change

Scout Level: 0/5

Individual [Sunfang Dragonewt, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor] has switched her Secondary Job to [Worker]

Worker Level: 0/5

Acquisition requirement fulfilled. [Virulent Corrosion] gained. 2850 SP remaining

Mutation acquired. Merging [Virulent Corrosion] into unique racial skill [Corrosive Fire]

R-Rajah, be careful! Stop being so reckless when you fight!

[Youll be eaten up at this point, virigress!]

[Grawr?! Sorry!]

H-Hey, the waves are about to break the platforms! Stop them! Stop those merfiends!

Silence, broken by the loud training session of the warrior priests and Rajah, led by Tasianna and the twins. The Depth Serpents, Masters party, had accepted to help Jethro out with his orders training while they remained in Yeos, however, they were still preoccupied with roaming the city. They were still searching for any clues on any subterfuge or enemies we had to be aware of.

As such, Tasianna and the twins took over their duties for today. We werent going to the arena, since outside of Renee, none of us had a match today. Scouting our potential opponents was important, but I also needed to do some quick training and homework.

And in the midst of all of this, Mother, Master, and I was huddled up in our own corner, completely oblivious to most of the things happening at the merfiend hunting area of Kahalanteel island. Mostly, cause they were loud. Quite loud. It also didnt help how the three of us were currently stumped.

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

Attributes have increased due to level up

Max level of Job [Scout] has been reached

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

Attributes have increased due to level up

Max level of Job [Worker] has been reached

And this silence continued on until Master turned over to me, looking perturbed. Hestia, I dont want to say this

No! Dont! Please, Master, I dont want to hear it Reality. I slumped over. My face twitched as I continued staring at my profile, trying to locate a skill.

Hestia Mother too wanted me to accept the truth of the matter, however, how could I? How could I possibly accept something this incredulous?

It was a sham!

Apprentice, I told you this already! And out of nowhere, my usually lax and calm master slammed his tail on the ground, prompting me to slowly raise my head. Have you forgotten what I told you? About how youve been applying some of the advanced casting techniques in your everyday life already? [Multi-Cast] is just

No! Stop! Nooooo! Dont say it! I screamed, diverting my face away from him and trying to close my ears, only for Master to grab my arms. He tried to peel them off, but the Strength between us was too large for him to do anything, so he had to resort to shouting next to my ear.

Embrace the truth, my apprentice! God Istari demands you to not commit to ignorance! Enlighten yourself, for the way to growth is harsh facts and prudent reflections! Master pushed an owl badge into my face, the symbol of Istari the God of Knowledge and Magic, and swung it around as if he was trying to exorcise something from me. Listen to what your Goddess told you! Accept it! We are only wasting precious training time on this!

Nooooooooooo! Defeated, I fell onto my knees, eyes wide open as I stared at the ground in horror. It felt like my heart was about to break.

Dear Mothers worried voice entered my ears. You cant learn [Multi-Cast].

Urgk! And with that final blow, my knees lost all their strengths. Curling up on the ground in a fetal position, I pouted solemnly as I recalled what Aurena told me during one of my magic training sessions with Mother.

I always wanted to forget this little fact.

This is unfair This is unfair! I punched the ground, causing a small earthquake, before jumping back on my feet. My dream! My DREAM! Its all dead! Why cant I achieve it!

I thought you wanted to continue your idol dream, my whelpling? Mother stared at me, shocked to hear what I said.

Of course! But- But, this is Imagine me invoking 110 magic circles! That is like a machine gun! Bam, bam, ba-ba-ba-ba-bam, bang! I fired off finger pistols into the air, simulating what I was imagining. The thought of the background covered up in 110 magic circles made my heart pound like crazy. Unlimited firepower!

Both Master and Mother frowned at my childish outburst, looking at each other as if they were blaming themselves for something.

Dear, dont be too sad about it. Mother tried to comfort me. All mages must work with a maximum of eleven simultaneous cast spells at their best. Even I am bound by this rule. Outside of using catalysts or seal grimoires, you cant overcome this System limitation.

Master nodded to Mothers statement. Mhmm. Besides, your [Parallel Thoughts] is an extremely rare skill barely noted down in books! You see, I tried searching for it in the different libraries of the mages guild, but I think we need to go to Aleistunum for more information. Mhmm!

Can you not look at me like that, Master? Youre acting like Rita I sulked while looking at Masters dazzling eyes as if he found something interesting. Rita did the same thing this morning when I told her about my training, only for Neill to drag her away before she fainted from curiosity overload.

Ha ha? You cannot blame me, my apprentice. As I said, knowledge and experience is a mages most valued treasure! I did not assume the importance of your skill back then, how could I neglect to inspect it now? Ha ha ha! Masters laugh was sorta infectious, but I wasnt in the mood to follow up on him. And, dont be so dismissive of your skill. You might not have [Multi-Cast], but you have ten other yous inside of you.

Yeah! What he said! #2 suddenly spoke up, distracting me from what Master said afterward.

You really appreciated us when we were all alone, stuck in that cave. Now youre treating us as if we are just another piece of your arsenal, Original Mind. Even Manager Mind was pouting, making me feel slightly guilty.

You guys do know we only had ourselves back then. Or, do you guys want me to talk to myself in front of our friends? Embarrassing ourselves?

Hey, were just saying you should appreciate us more than some stinky [Multi-Cast]. Unless you forgot, with [Multi-Cast], you have to do the casting. With us, we do the casting while you continue dodging! We can even take over the body with your permission! We are the best! #3 hyped herself and my other parallel minds up, bringing up the fact they were extremely flexible with how they acted as a command system for me.

Magic helpers, appraisers, memory bank, strategists and tacticians, and also an emergency button in case I went wild again, where they can use spells to keep me contained. I did give them full permission to use spells if my body went out of control and I was unconscious.

Still, my dream to use 110 spells all at once and become the indomitable force of the battlefield was gone. I could still kinda replicate it with [Delayed Cast] and [Continuous Cast], but it wouldnt have the sheer terror impact like suddenly materializing 110 giant magic circles.

With this fact overwhelming me, I turned around from Masters lecture and took out my [Room] runes. I was too sad to continue training. I just wanted to slip into my blanket and go to sleep, maybe hibernate for 100 years when casting 110 spells would become available. Stupid balancing.

Stop joking around, young scale! You are too young to already consider sleeping for decades! Master quickly snatched me up like a fleeing puppy and sat me back down on the ground. With a deep sigh, he pulled out some wooden slates. We have better things to do than to sleep. Here, I have an idea on how to improve not only your spell songs but also how to combine your spells and abilities.

Huh? Improve my spell songs? Master, I think I told you how I couldnt delete my songs, right? I was reminded of our reunion, where I gave him a breakdown of how my [Idol] system worked.

Mhmm, of course! And I also explicitly remembered how you asked a bard about their bardic system. While you were away with your sister, I went to Elyondas mage guild and took a look around its library; scarce selection, mind you. Master shook his head, looking disappointed. However, Yeoss past during Yeostars lifetime did produce many bards. Even now, if you go to certain corners of the city, you can hear bards playing freely without interruptions. So, the library was filled with ancient hymns and songs about war and strife. It gave me great insight.

Master then scribbled the locations of those bards onto a slate, handing it over to me. Outside of being a Saint of Xohulotel and follower of Plesia, Master was also loyal to the teachings of Istari. Not only cause he was a mage, but cause he believed knowledge was important for society.

As such, even without me asking him, he prepared everything for me as he wanted to see me grow. Since I wanted to impress Elyonda with my idol concert, I had planned on adapting my songs to their culture. Listening to bards might be the best method here.

Thank you, Master. I thanked him with a wide smile. All the disappointment from before disappeared as I embraced the care Master gave me. I knew I chose the correct Master to study under, but seeing him do this warmed my heart.

Hmm, of course. Even as a Saint, I have a duty to your growth, young scale. You and Tasianna are the only students I have ever managed to instruct properly. Even if you have the Empress to further your training, I will not lag behind. Mhmm, hmm. Master nodded with pride, while Mother smiled wryly at her competition. Regardless, let us begin. Your personal lecture begins now, so listen well!

Master introduced me to the concept of upgrading, or as the System called it updating information. Master never did mention how custom spells were final once you made them. Mages were allowed to update their spells as long as the new variation of it was similar enough to the original.

He took my [Sanctified Blaze] and [Sanctified Blaze: Halo of Consecration] as an example. Although they both had the same function of sticking onto a person, only creating white flames to heal or defend their host, the halo variant could attach itself to me. It could heal and attack everything within its radius, making it certainly more different than the spell I based it from.

Usually, updating custom spells isnt too practical, as making more spells would make more sense. However, in case of running out of available spell slots if your [Arcane Mind] or [Mental Warfare] isnt high enough level, acolytes usually change the chant to update their spells function, Master explained. Your first custom spell usually has some hick-ups. Growing pains. However, I oversaw your [Sanctified Blaze]s creation and it seemed you followed my instructions for your other spells. You dont need to update them, simply make more.

He mentioned the current batch of spells I was currently working on, prompting me to pull out some wooden slates with their chants and magic circle on them. One of them was even me trying to copy what that poison dude did the other day, making a hydra out of poison. It was a cool idea and something I hadnt thought of until now.

Master nodded, proud to see I was planning three new custom spells. Mhmm, exactly. Good. Stay flexible with your spells, even if you can force yourself through most situations, ha ha ha ha!

Which brought us to the main topic of this lecture changing my spell songs.

Bards work on a similar System as your idol System. They create music that grants their allies beneficial attacks, or they can enfeeble and even attack enemies with their songs. However, the biggest difference between the two Systems is the scale.

Master told me most bards could only increase stats or decrease stats, while certain offensive songs could materialize mana in the form of notes to attack people. This was all translated into my [Idol] System with my buffing, debuffing, and attack options when it came to creating songs. I havent gotten a new type of song in a while, sadly, so I didnt know if there were more options.

In that sense, the two Systems were pretty similar. However, the major difference between the two came into effect with [My Darkest Thought] and [The Heir of Hope]. The former song countered demonic influences and made them weaker, while the latter would give people the power to defend and attack against demonic threats.

Now, that alone wouldnt be too important, since bard songs could debuff threats, too. However, what made them unique was the fact they could enchant everybody with the holy element from my [The Light] title. A holy element specifically designed to counter dark elemental attacks and demonic powers.

My songs took up the effects of my title! I blurted out when I realized this connection.

Yes, but your two first songs, [The Will to Fight and Survive] and [Dragon Fire], arent. Dont you still have God Danternos blessing? Master asked, causing me to scowl a bit from thinking how I got that title.

Register SongSong List: 4/9

She then turned to me, shaking her finger at me with a smile. However, no cheating, alright? No buying [Territory Release] from your SP shop, alright, Hestia? Like my [Fimbulvetr], you can turn your Magmakammer into an actual draconic ability, but I would hate it if you fast-forwarded the process.

I tilted my head at what Mother just said, sending my parallel minds to search through my SP shop for what she mentioned. Strangely enough, they actually managed to find a skill called [Territory Release], which was strange, since I have never seen it on the list before. Did it appear cause I did my first Mana Release? Maybe, but I couldnt determine it at this point.

In any case, I nodded to Mother, earning her approval.

Good! Alright, until Fargryneill returns, I want us to train, alright? My whelpling, it would also be sound time for you to learn how to fully use your Territory. After all, what exactly makes it the perfect place to fight? Azure Blade!

Without warning, Mother materialized the level four [Torrent Magic] spell [Azure Blade] in the air, using it to dig deeply into the frozen floor. However, it didnt last long as moments later, it began to turn into ice, dazzling like crystals as the ice grew into a large, beautiful flower around the height of an oak tree.

You have [Scale Manipulation] now. Your Mother can finally start teaching you some Nordor abilities, hehehe~! Kyaaahk! This is the moment Ive been waiting for!

Wait, didnt I only want to learn [Battle Frenzy] today?

However, you never know what would happen in your life. It was better to just grab every opportunity you could!

Nice! Teach me, Mother! Make me a great dragon! I rushed over to Mother and gave her big hug, too excited by the sound of Mother training me to fully worry about my random thoughts. I lost my ability to cast 110 spells at once, but now I could learn some dragon abilities? Hello?! Thank you, please, Mother!

I was a bit worried Mother was getting too excited and not sleeping enough, since I havent seen her hibernate for a while, but she told me she would take her nap after all the music around her stopped. It was too loud for her to go to sleep.

I knew Mother was talking about the beach and how she was enjoying it, but I was starting to think she might also mean my concert! I felt like my heart was pumping harder from this fact. It just made me even more motivated to train, not to mention, prepare for the concert this LightDay!

Only, I didnt expect Mothers training to be so hard.

N-Noooooo! Heeeeeeeelp!

Ha ha ha ha, parent and child, such a beautiful relationship!

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