Though I expected something about my E-Rank skill being unique and special due to it being a growth-type skill, it has already been several months, and yet there were no guides or hints on how my skill could be developed.
"Growth type my ass! The skill description doesn't even give me hints about my skill! How can I let this useless E-rank skill grow!?""I guess an E-Rank skill would still be an E-Rank skill after all."After my father, Damian, had shown his skill status.*Skill: Moonlight Swordsmanship, Skill Rank: S*There was no skill type written on the skill status that was displayed in front of me.Therefore, I wondered and did some research. But after several months had passed, there was nothing I could find that mentioned growth-type skills in every book that I could find in our household.Meanwhile, I practiced using my skill whenever I got some spare time, and when I used my skill, string manipulator, I could summon and release strings from the palms of my hands.It reminded me of a superhero movie I used to watch back in my previous world, Sling Man: Far From Earth.Well, there were still a lot of things lacking in my skill. First, it wasn't as sturdy as I'd expected it to be. And unlike magical strings that existed in this world, mine were a bit normal and soft.I can't either swing around the branches like I wish I'd be able to do, nor can I even use it as a tie to hold something down."For fuck sake, how bad could this skill be!?""Was my skill really just for sewing!?"My mind was filled with negativity due to my weird skill being excessively useless.I grumbled a lot inside my room while lying on my king-sized bed, regretting why my newly awakened skill had become utterly useless. "I guess God wanted me to be a fashion designer in this world."Since this world's ethics and designs were undoubtedly old-fashioned. Even their means of transportation were still being carried by carriages.Did I perhaps get reincarnated in a medieval era?" I mumbled inside my head.*Knock* "Young master? The Duchess is currently looking for you." Helena said in a loud tone.I immediately got up from my bed and wore the attire that had been prepared for me earlier by Nanny Helena."Coming!" I hurriedly ran towards the door and fixed my composure.It was yet another bright, sunny day, and beams of sunlight passed through the hallway windows. And several manservants were seen all over our huge household."Good morning, young master.""Good morning, young master."Greetings came from left to right, while I nodded at them and greeted them back, "Good morning guys." With a bright smile on my face."Isn't the young master charming? He's totally different than those arrogant nobles~""Yes, that's our young master we're talking about anyway~"They gossiped openly as they praised my behavior, while I walked past with an embarrassed expression and pretended that I didn't hear them.Well, I guess I'm a bit different since I've never really been an original noble. I felt guilty and happy at the same time, since I have memories of my previous world." I mumbled in my head.Though this kind of personality of mine has been attached to me since I was still living in my previous world, I've never met any other nobles after getting birthed. I thought of them as similar to me, but I guess commoners view them differently.Well, it doesn't really bother me. What bothers me right now is how I got this useless skill. Ugh...."String Manipulator, I tried and manipulated some strings that were brought by Nanny Helena, but it was so difficult to control the strings. As if I were carrying loads of baggage around my arms.I was deeply excited for several years; I even trained and honed my mana manipulation technique since obtaining a stronger mana core meant acquiring a high-ranking skill.But it was all for naught. My skill might be a bit special since it's a growth-type skill, but what am I supposed to do when I don't even have any ounce of knowledge that could potentially develop the growth of my skill?This is such a drag...."The extravagant double doors, which had petals engraved in them, slowly opened while the dining table was filled with different types of dishes. Assorted sweet courses were placed at the center along with the drinks."Axel! Sit here." My mother said in a loud tone.I immediately coughed and acted cutesy once again. "Coming mother~" I replied in an appealing tone.I sat in front of my mother while she dined and asked, "Mother, where's father?""Oh, he's been pretty busy lately. Don't worry, your father will be coming here in no time.""Okay mother."As I've expected, my father has been pretty busy lately due to some territorial affairs.The neighboring forest, Eldia, had been producing a lot of monster beasts lately.And yes, monster beasts exist in this world.Monster beasts were known as demon pets since they were contracted with demons.Before they became aggressive beasts, they were once animals that lived happily in the vicinity of the forests that surrounded Helium.After the Great War occurred, demons managed to slip through Helium and contract with several beings, and some of them became monster beasts.After the demons completely disappeared, their demon pets hid in various locations and reproduced through breeding.That's why, until this day, the monster beasts' grew in numbers in different locations while subtly terrorizing the human settlements that were close to the vast forests that surrounded Helium.Well, that was what my mother told me..."Anyway, worrying about the monster beasts in Eldia Forest was nothing to be concerned about since the unrivaled swordmaster still continues to exploit the vast forest of Eldia and continue their monster beast subjugation.While here I am, eating luxurious dishes happily with my mother.There's always a certain rule when it comes to being reincarnated in a vast magical world where common sense from Earth doesn't apply.And of course, it's adventure."Venturing through the world, exploring, and discovering the world's history is a "must do" once you're reincarnated.But here I am, happily eating with my mother, who has an S-rank skill, while my father's the unrivaled swordmaster who's currently keeping Eldia in check.Why did I obtain such a useless skill!?"I could have been hunting monsters right now with an S-rank combat skill, or I could have been venturing the lands with some party members and supporting them with an S-rank healing skill."Why!? Why! Does it have to be an E-rank skill for which I can't even determine its usefulness!?""Axel? Are you alright? Why are you frowning?" My mother asked."Oh, it was nothing, mother." *Cough*Remember, act cutesy, act cutesy...."Fuck, if only I'd obtained a combat skill rather than this useless string manipulator, which is only good for sewing."Sigh....".............."Axel, We'll be attending a ball later this afternoon. Make sure to prepare and wear something cute, okay?" Alexandra said as she rubbed Axel's cheeks softly."Okay mother." Axel replied with slight dissatisfaction.I'd better remove the negative thoughts and focus on the upcoming ball that we'll be attending. Since this'll be my first time leaving the household."Chapter End.While we continued eating at the dining table, a messenger appeared and notified me and my mother, "Duchess, the Duke will be extending his time in exploiting the vast forest of Eldia." Is what he said."Oh dear, why all of a sudden?" Alexandra asked."It seems that the monster beasts are currently expanding their territory. That is why the Duke himself would be venturing into the forest along with his knights in order to ascertain that the Dukedom would not experience another incident such as before."An incident? Did something happen before?""Okay, tell the Duke to be careful and notify him that me and his son are waiting for his triumphant return." Alexandra said.I was curious about what the messenger said, but I can't ask my mother directly since I'm sure she'll be making up excuses again."The messenger then left the room and went straight towards the Duke's location, while my mother and I got up from the table after finishing our meals."Axel, Make sure to wear a cute outfit, o
His emerald hair brightened as he walked towards the border entrance of the forest. His dignified posture and calm demeanor were truly extravagant sights to behold. His silver-plate armor shone when struck by sunlight, while his golden, luxurious sword was beautifully placed on his waist inside a blemish-free scabbard.Every step he took was filled with utmost awareness and unwavering confidence as they entered the Forest of Eldia."Duke!" A messenger appeared while gasping for air."What is it, Halmuth?" Damian asked."The message you've ordered has finally been delivered. The duchess and the young master are waiting for your triumphant return."The seriousness in Damian's eyes, the composed demeanor he had, and his dignified posture instantly disappeared after hearing the messenger's delightful words."Really? Well, it can't be helped then~ all men! We shall finish this task quickly and return victorious!" Damian yelled out loud.The knights who saw their Duke's change of personality
I immediately got dressed after my mother called for me. As for the research of my skill absorption, I put it on halt since I'm about to head out with my mother and attend a ball within our dukedom's territory.My mother wore a bright emerald dress with several gems intact in it, while I wore a red long-sleeved tunic coat with a black linear-layered undervest.The white carriage was awaiting our arrival outside the gate of our household. A man wearing a gray flat hat and decently dressed in white classic attire held the horse's ropes tightly in front of the carriage.Several servants from our household formed two straight lines on both sides as they all greeted us, "Safe travels, Duchess, Young Master." When we passed through them at the gate.My mother and I elegantly went inside the carriage, and the door was gently closed by one of the servants.Then our departure gradually occurred after the carriage slowly left our household............"Mother, where's the ball being held?" Ax
A young boy was standing in front of me with an arrogant expression. While it got me thinking...Who is this blatantly ignorant side character?""What are you looking at?" The young boy spoke in an arrogant tone, gazing at Axel."Well, I just wanted to apologize for bumping into you. And I got quite intrigued by your hair color." Axel responded."What? My hair color? You also see me as a weirdo?" The young boy spoke with an angry demeanor."What? I didn't mean it in a bad way. I'll be taking my leave." Axel slowly turned around and took a few steps away from the weird young boy.Before Axel could get further away, the young boy suddenly grabbed Axel's shoulder and uttered in a demanding tone, "Wait."Axel immediately turned around and asked, "What is it?""Your hair is also weird. You know that, right?" He said with a disgusted look in his face.What the hell is wrong with this kid!?""Okay, thanks." Axel said and frowned in front of him.Ugh, this is why I don't like meeting other peo
"Why does she keep pestering us?""I don't even want to talk to you, Ellie.""Yeah, no one among us likes you. With your pitiful personality, always looking like you're asking for sympathy makes me want to hurl.""Just leave us alone and don't ever approach us anymore, Ellie."Several noble kids then left after spouting rude words at the trembling girl.Ellie Glaus, the girl who was being ridiculed so badly.She was also the younger sibling of Emmanuel Glaus, who was undoubtedly the center of attention.Due to Ellie's E-rank skill, her family solely focused their attention on their eldest son and slowly forgot about their youngest daughter."Why does everyone hate me?" Ellie mumbled in her head.Her eyes started shaking, slowly tearing up due to the hurtful words she received from the Noble kids.In spite of her excellent facial features and rose-colored silky long hair, her personality was a bit broken.Due to the influence that surrounded her, being mistreated repeatedly, and being c
It has already been several days since we returned from the ball we attended.I've been continuously doing some research about my skill's potential.Once thought to be an utterly useless skill, it is now starting to bloom in a more positive way..........I've done several experiments in the past few days, and I finally learned that I could not materialize living organisms. And the word "anything" only works on non-living things.But there's a new subskill I learned that lets me control living beings with less mana than me, based on my presumptions.It is the subskill I recently acquired called "String Marionette," which grants me control over living beings that have less mana than me.The string becomes invisible after the string marionette is successfully attached to the specific target.But it also consumes my mana rapidly; I can only manage to use it for less than ten minutes in my current state. And the control over the string marionette skill was totally tiring since it requires
Time flew by quickly, and winter was fast approaching.In the vicinity of Turk, several men were gathering firewood, while some people were seen all over the place, chattering nonchalantly.People were already buying mana stones for their daily necessities. Since stores would always be closed after winter came due to the strong blizzard that the winter season brought along.The daily atmosphere started getting colder and colder as days passed by, while there were some rumors going around the city that several monster beasts were seen near the eastern borders of Turk. Slowly after that, the security around Turk began to increase.Meanwhile, I was still immersed in cultivating my mana core while being assisted by Nanny Helena.The more I found my skill interesting, the more I got motivated to increase the level of my mana core.Since my skill's duration relies on mana consumption.Therefore, mana training was my top priority.But as expected, the large mana consumption only worked on me.
The long, sunny atmosphere had finally vanished after the winter season came.We continued our daily activities at our household: breakfast, mana training, lunch, mana training, afternoon snack, skill training, dinner, and once again, mana training.This had become my daily routine. Then, in the evening, I'd secretly help Nanny Helena and Father with their mana training through mana tethering.But after my father brought me to his underground training facility, I started doing nightly training.An object called Mana Defense Intermediate, or M.D.I., was properly placed on the center wall of the underground training area.The M.D.I. is also powered by mana and has the ability to form an array of barriers that can defend and withstand even an S-Rank skill.Which is basically similar to a punching bag."Son, you can use that MDI to hone your control over your skill." Damian pointed at the Mana Defense Intermediate.I felt pretty glad since there was no place in the garden that I could use
Draconian Knights viciously rushed towards Axel, surrounding him from all directions along with Mayu, who just got healed from her near-death experience.What's going on? Why are they all coming towards us?" Mayu wondered, confused, why the draconians were rushing towards their position.Axel stood and used his mana armament while tightly gripping his chained blades.Dalius instantly rained several swords coated in mana towards them, while Axel deflected the incoming swords simultaneously.*Clung!!!*Why...? Why is it so heavy!" Axel thought deeply while deflecting the swords that somehow overpowered him even with the boost of mana armament."Keke! A child is still a child, boy!" Dalius mumbled and laughed evilly.While Mayu suppressed the draconian knights with her ice skills, she completely created an ice barrier that had pointy edges and surrounded them with a certain radius.The Draconian Knights instantly halted their approach and took a few steps back, while Erza appeared in mid
Blood splattered after Gileyn stabbed Mayu's back while she lay dormant on the ground. Gileyn wore a mischievous grin on her face as her eyes shined, totally enjoying the scenery she was witnessing.While Almasin hurriedly rushed forward towards Gileyn with his mind completely blank, overwhelmed by rage after seeing her daughter getting stabbed from the back as her blood showered vividly, Almasin could only think of one thing. It was to murder Gileyn, who stabbed her precious daughter."Die!" As his claws came closer towards Gileyn, who stood off guard with her sword stuck on Mayu's back. Her smile showed hints of satisfaction, while Almasin was seeping with rage.As soon as his claws got closer to Gileyn's face, a shield barrier instantly blocked off his attack, pushing him back after the collision.Gileyn smirked, glancing towards Barto, who raised his hand towards her while facing Elder Beru.Garudo, on the other hand, was preparing; he gathered and circulated the mana inside him.
The Monster people stood in awe after witnessing the miraculous healing that Axel had shown.Healing mostly occurs over a longer period of time, depending on the wound's size. Especially a large and deep cut that Kibaki had would gradually take longer to heal, even with S-Rank healing skills."Um..."Why is everyone staring at me? I feel so embarrassed somehow." Axel pondered, Slightly showing an embarrassed expression.I never thought that a human child could possess such healing abilities. Even the Dog people who mostly acquired S-Rank Healing skills can't heal a wound as severe as Kibaki's in an instant." Almasin thought, staring intently at Axel."Please stop staring at him, everyone. He's a bit shy." Erza uttered.The monster people then started coughing and went their way, while Kibaki was still astonished after feeling regenerated from the pain he had been enduring."Um. Thank you." He mumbled.Erza then held Axel's shoulder and said, "He said thank you."Axel nodded and replie
After several hours passed, Axel and the others finally reached the center plains of the forest. The wind breezed as it welcomed their arrival. There was no one to be seen. Neither trees nor piles of rocks were seen on the vast central plains.Only tall grasses and mushed bushes were to be found in the vicinity of the entire center plains.Monster people immediately started building removable tents, while others lied on the ground, gasping heavily due to exhaustion.While those who still had the energy immediately mobilized themselves to secure the area.Axel and Erza were removing the silver platform they had used when they were approached by Elder Garudo."Hello, Thank you for helping us." Elder Garudo said politely, showing hints of gratitude in his voice."You are welcome, Elder... "Garudo, You can call me Garudo.""Oh, okay, Elder Garudo. This boy here cannot understand Laplace language, So if you want to tell him something, please pass it unto me." Erza said, Holding Axel's shou
Near the Center Plains, Azard's corpse is located.Demise, Barto, Gileyn, and Dalius stood in front of Azard's corpse. His body was slowly being connected to the ground. Vines were sticking through his skin while he was slowly being dragged into the soil.Demise trembled, showing hints of remorse in his wavering eyes. Azard was once known to be the hardest to kill due to having a unique deviant skill through which he could manifest his skill's elemental properties.But how come you still died like this...?" Demise pondered miserably, kneeling in front of Azard's corpse."Commander, we'll have to take a day to rest and replenish our mana. We've been flying for several hours continuously," Gileyn said."Barto, Dalius! Immediately bury Azard's corpse!" Demise said loudly while staring into the sky.Barto and Dalius nodded. They immediately followed Demise's orders and buried Azard's corpse in the same location where he was found."Whoever killed him, we will find them and kill them. Brea
He ran without suppression, breathing heavily while sweat dripped from his eyebrows, hinting at signs of exhaustion and fatigue. Running for several days straight without sleeping, and after a short period of rest, he must continue running again."Fuck, I feel tired." Douglas mumbled as his pace became slower due to exhaustion and being sleep deprived.Douglas knew that the beast people wouldn't bother unless they successfully reached their territory. Since Draconians won't carelessly act irrationally against the Beast people."So by any means, we must escape this forest in order to survive," Douglas murmured to himself, showing a distressful expression."Douglas! Wait up!"Douglas immediately stopped and turned around to check. There he saw Mayu, Almasin, Erza, and Axel running towards him.Huh? Why are they following me?" Douglas wondered, since he knew that Almasin wouldn't let her daughter go back to a dangerous place..........A few minutes earlier, Douglas left in a hurry."Pa
As both Axel and Erza ran with bright smiles on their faces, they unwillingly noticed that they were already outside of the forest's shade.In an open area, they stood, circling around with their heads held high, under the bright sun."We're finally out." Axel paused after seeing a man standing beyond them.Patiently standing firm in a dignified posture with his hands behind his back. His face was unclear; his silhouette was all they could see. While he exuded an aura of power and authority similar to that of a king."Who's that?" Axel asked.Erza shook her head softly and responded, "I don't know. He somehow looks like a beast man.""State your names!" The man yelled with a deepened voice, showing a hint of order."What did he say?" Axel asked, feeling dumbfounded by the man's overwhelming voice."He asked for our names," Erza whispered. "My name is Ezra, and this child is Axel." she stated in a loud tone.The man started walking towards them, only to be surprised after seeing Axel's
Two days had passed, and Mayu and Douglas had continuously run without hinting at exhaustion.We've been running for several days now. How much further could they have traveled?" Mayu pondered.I know that people who've reached the realm of the advanced stage are capable of acquiring a lot of stamina. With the help of mana, their capabilities are boosted. But seeing how their tracks are still freshly carved into the ground, I'm sure that not more than three days have passed. Especially their footprints resembled walking, just by seeing the distance of each mark they've left.Yet how come they're nowhere to be found? Could they've also been traveling at night? But a human child won't be able to travel nonstop without resting." Mayu pondered, showing a hint of curiosity."Hey, look at that," Douglas said after stopping Mayu.Mayu slowly raised her head, noticing the trees scorched to bits while burnt grass drenched the land."What happened here?" she mumbled."It seems that a huge fire
In which every step he took showed sophisticated confidence while showing an arrogant look on his face as he looked down on both Erza and Axel's existence with utter mockery.His entire body started emitting lava while steam seeped out from him, slowly making the coldness of the night succumb to hotness.Axel felt disregarded knowing that he wouldn't be able to land a hit on their opponent, knowing that only individuals capable of using mana coating can harm a skill user such as the Draconian Knight they're currently facing."Step back, young one; I'll handle this." Erza abruptly said while blocking Axel's front with her sword.Azard mischievously smiled while slowly burning the entire floor due to his lava dripping profusely with each step he took."Let's see how long you can last, you eight legged freak. Keke!" In that instance, Azard immediately rushed forward towards Erza, in which he appeared suddenly at Erza's front. Erza jumped back along with Axel, who put further distance bet