CH.174 Telling Ria about my Unique Skill

CH.174 Telling Ria about my Unique Skill

During dinner, I introduced Ria to the rest of the people living in the manor. Well, more like the rest of the people that eat at the same table as I do. I’m sure there are plenty of maids and other servants also living here.

For her part, Ria wasn’t going to join the dinner table, until Thomas ordered her to. He said it would be his taste to confirm if she truly was cured, but I feel like that might have been a lie. After he saw that Ria could eat just fine, he said that she would from now on join the servants for their meals instead of eating with us. Ria herself seemed more than fine with that, so I didn’t comment on it and just let it be.

Well, at least they let her stay, so everything is good now.

“Ria. Are you feeling fine?” I asked her after we returned to my room. I guess our room now.

“Yes. I just ... didn’t expect that I would be ordered to join the dinner table.”

“Honestly, neither did I. At least they seemed to accept you, so we should be fine for now.”

“Let’s hope so. But Ria, I hope you will understand this. You are now more important than them to me. You are connected to me with the slave contract and that means you are important. So if they do anything to you, it is the same as them doing it to me. You have to tell me if they do anything you don’t like to you.”

“... yes, Master.” Ria said, bowing a little.

“You don’t need to call me Master. You can just call me Brian.”

“Brian. Yes. I will.”

“Good. Now, I’m going to take a bath first and you can take one after me. But before that, I want to see your status. I need to see it for something I’ll do after the bath.”

“My status? Sure. Status open.” Ria said to open her status.

Name: RhiannaRace: DhampirLevel: 39HP: 1090Mana: 1090Strength: 675Defense: 385Magic: 635 Skills:Blood Magic LV.4 (Racial) Fire Magic LV.3Mana Control LV.3Fast Mana Recovery LV.1Internal Magic Technique LV.5Unarmed Combat Technique LV.4Flickering Step LV.1Power Boost LV.4Defense Boost LV.1 Blood Sucker (Racial)Slave. Master: Brian Wood

Wow. She is quite strong. Level 39 is no joke. She also has some nice skills. Other than the racial magic, she also has fire magic, like she mentioned. And Internal Magic Technique. Wonder what that is. Unarmed Combat Technique should be what is says on the tin, something for fist fighting. Defense Boost is something I could use. Not for any real reason, it just sounds useful. Same goes for Power Boost. I think Alice also has Magic Boost, so there is a boost for everything. And Flickering Step. I think Laura mentioned that skill at some point. It is something where you channel mana to your feet to move faster.

“Ria. I don’t know the skill Internal Magic Technique. What does it do?” I asked.

“Eh? You don’t? It allows me to quick and instant cast magic, but only magic that takes place inside my own body. I use it with Blood Rush and Heated Heart to boost my strength in a fight.”

Heated Heart? Like H-Heated Heart? Like an actual spell card in Yugioh? It is a part of the HERO Flash series of cards with E - Emergency Call, R - Righteous Justice and O - Oversoul. They were all decent cards for the time period, well, H-Heated Heart was the worst of them. And some are still good today. E-call is still amazing. R-justice isn’t that good any more, but back when people still used battle traps, it was nice. And O-soul is still used in some HERO builds, I think.

... I got sidetracked.

“I see. That does sound useful. But yeah, I didn’t know about the skill.”

“But shouldn’t it be well known? I think a lot of adventurers use it as it is a lot easier than mastering all types of magic.”

“I don’t have a need for that type of skill, as I can’t use any elemental magic anyway. I can only use summoning magic. But thanks for showing me. Do you want to see mine?” I asked.

“I... Yes, I would. If you really are willing to show someone like me.”

“I can show you, but you must promise me one thing.”

“You could order me. I am your slave after all.”

“I won’t order you. Not in this case. I want your promise. And this isn’t for just while you are my slave, but forever. I want you to promise not to tell anyone about my status, no matter what. Can you promise that?”

“I ... I promise. I’ll never tell anyone.”

“Then I will ... wait. I need to make sure first.” I got up from the chair that I had been sitting on and walked to the door. I opened it and looked both ways to confirm that there was no one in the hallway. I then closed the door again and sat back down.

“Hmm. Maybe I should take a precaution.”

“Brian? What are you speaking of?” Ria asked.

“I just don’t want anyone to walk in while I have my status open. And I also don’t want them to hear your surprised screams. So I’ll take a precaution.” I said as I opened my Pack Opener.

I was actually gonna take out Dark Magician, but I noticed something else I could use. Promo Trades have that one monster. No, not Sorcerer of Dark Magic. Well, he is there as well, but I was actually thinking of another spellcaster from the promo trades.

I traded 8 spellcaster type monsters for my new card, used the skill to put a sleeve and toploader on it and brought it out.

Spoiler[collapse]Name: Brian WoodRace: Human !Level: 48HP: 1220Mana: 1760Strength: 345Defense: 545Magic: 465 Skills: Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)Different Dimension Factory LV.1 (unique) Telekinesis LV.2 (extra)Summoner’s Unity LV.2 (extra)Inventory LV.2 (extra)

Dungeon Founder (extra)Summon Water Spirit (extra)Health Conscious (extra) Mana Control LV.5 Water Spirit’s Blessing (Greater)Language Comprehension (humanoid)Slave MasterSlaves: RhiannaName: Brian WoodRace: Human !Level: 50HP: 1240Mana: 1780Strength: 355Defense: 555Magic: 475 Skills: Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)Different Dimension Factory LV.1 (unique) Telekinesis LV.2 (extra)Summoner’s Unity LV.2 (extra)Inventory LV.2 (extra)

Dungeon Founder (extra)Summon Water Spirit (extra)Health Conscious (extra) Mana Control LV.5 Water Spirit’s Blessing (Greater)Language Comprehension (humanoid)Slave MasterSlaves: RhiannaName: Brian WoodRace: Human !Level: 50HP: 1340Mana: 1880Strength: 355Defense: 555Magic: 475 Skills: Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)Different Dimension Factory LV.1 (unique) Telekinesis LV.2 (extra)Summoner’s Unity LV.2 (extra)Inventory LV.3 (extra)

Dungeon Founder (extra)Summon Water Spirit (extra)Health Conscious (extra) Mana Control LV.5 Water Spirit’s Blessing (Greater)Language Comprehension (humanoid)Slave MasterSlaves: Rhianna

“I guess she needs a moment. Cosmo Queen, can you take care of her for a bit? I’m going to go take a bath. Oh and you can take down the barrier.”

“Yes, Master.” My summon agreed.

(Brian, for future reference, you don’t have to ask Ria to show you her status. As her Slave Master, you can look at it through your status, by pressing on her name while you have your status open. Or you can just think about it.) Laura informed me while I was washing myself.

(Okay. Thanks for telling me that. But I also want Ria to really trust me. For some reason that definitely isn’t just the mission.)

(I know.)

(But Laura, if we have something like a link through the system already, could we use it to send mental messages between us like I do with Lua?)

(... I don’t know. I don’t think there has ever been anyone that would have attempted that. Even the system link I did with Mia is rare. But it might be possible. Do you want me to look into that?)

(Go for it. It would be super useful if it were possible. And also look into if it is possible to bring others into the Factory while you are at it.)

(I was already going to experiment that idea with Mia tonight. If we can get her in, we can test Miss Lucia next. Then we can try Rhianna.)

(Thanks for always working so hard, Laura. Don’t forget that I’ll need that B.E.S. Big Core tomorrow, so please get that as well. It is a super rare, so we can’t even get it with a Different Dimension Capsule in time.)

(Actually, I already have a capsule getting it. I activated it in the morning, just in case. It won’t be ready by the time you wake up, but it should be ready by the time you finish breakfast and are ready to go.)

(... Laura. I love you.)

After my bath, filled by Aqua Spirit, I dressed up in my PJs before returning to the room that Ria was in.

“So, did you have time to process all of that?” I asked.

“... I think so. I still don’t really understand the whole system support thing, but I think I got the other parts. Except that I don’t really know what your skills do.”

“That’s fine. You’ll get used to them soon. At the end of the day, I’m basically just a summoner. I summon monsters and they fight for me. All of my other stuff is just there to make that easier. Now go take a bath. I’ll then use two level ups on you and we can go to bed.” I ordered her.

I did have Aqua Spirit replace the bath water. No sharing it at this point. I also left her summoned, so that she could help Ria. I don’t know if she wants to, but I did tell her to make sure Ria lets the water drain after she has finished.

Ria came out of the bath looking great. Not that she doesn’t usually look good, but after a good wash, her silver hair was shining. She had dressed in a nightgown that had been brought for her. Another thing I should be thankful for. Her own sleepwear was just a shirt and underwear. That thing should be more comfortable.

“Now then. I’ll use the level ups on you. One on your overall level and one on one of your skills.” I said. “What skill would you prefer?”

“Would you pick for me?” Ria asked.

“I can,but are you sure?”

“You are my Master. I’ll do what you want me to do.” Ria said.

“Okay then. How about I use the skill level up on your Defense Boost? Your defense is your lowest stat and Defense Boost should help with that.” I offered.

“Yes. If that is what you feel is best.”

After the two level ups, Ria showed me her stats again.

Name: RhiannaRace: DhampirLevel: 41HP: 1100Mana: 1100Strength: 685Defense: 445Magic: 645 Skills:Blood Magic LV.4 (Racial) Fire Magic LV.3Mana Control LV.3Fast Mana Recovery LV.1Internal Magic Technique LV.5Unarmed Combat Technique LV.4Flickering Step LV.1Power Boost LV.4Defense Boost LV.2 Blood Sucker (Racial)Slave. Master: Brian Wood

Good. The level ups worked fine. I didn’t think they wouldn’t, but there could have been some slave BS in the way.

I unsummoned the two monsters and we both went into our own beds. Well, Ria was sleeping on a mattress on the floor, not in a bed.

“Good night.” I said to Ria as I switched off the lights.

“Good night.” She answered.

It really was going to be good. Because I had a real good reason to know that Ria had really accepted me.

Mission: Good MasterSlave Rhianna respects you as her Master.Reward: Kitchen Dragonmaid

Got a Dragonmaid. I’ll look into what she can do tomorrow. Maybe she can help with Mystik Wok things or something. She is a Kitchen Dragonmaid after all.

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