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Death’s Daughter Chapter 10

Author: “FoodLovingPanda”

CHAPTER 10 – MAGIC GENIUS

Over the course of the next week I devoted most of my energy to practicing, getting
familiar with the feeling of the sword in my hand while trying to achieve movement that I once showed in games. The rest of the time I spent hunting. The forests around the town didn’t have many strong monsters so it was a treasure trove for a beginner like me. You could say that I was grinding the beginner skills trying to build up a foundation that I can rely on later on.

I wasn’t overly eager to search for stronger monsters in order to level up. I had all the
time in the world for that. What is more important is to get used to my body condition. I also tried out the skill effects of [Chuunibyou] and while it did boost my strength significantly the feeling was way too embarrassing to use in public, so I decided to not use it to the best of my abilities.

I was also able to learn about class that I unlocked recently. Apparently in order to
unlock a class you would need to go through a ritual that let you forcefully change it after which you would unlock it and it would boost your stats. Some people are born with classes but those cases are very rare.

I assumed that the reason I was able to unlock all those classes was because I had
[Tabula Rasa] unique skill. It lowered the EXP needed to gain and master skills and it must have also had an effect on the class as well. I wanted to confirm this with Thanatos-sama but I don’t think I would be able to see him anytime soon.

After this initial training my status has changed.

Naoko Maeda LV:10
Race:Human
Age: 17 Job: Adventurer Class: /

TITLE
(World Traveller) (Daughter of Death) (SEALED)
STATS
HP 290/290 MP 360/360
STR 29 AGI 26 DEX 22
INT 36 WIS 35 END 29
CHA 21 LUK 11 (35)
SKILLS
(Language Comprehension) (Inventory) (Heaven’s eye) (Stealth LV5) (Presence detection LV6) (Tracking LV3)
(One handed sword LV7) (Throwing LV3) (Enhanced sense LV2)
MAGIC
Dark Magic LV2
(*Curse)
Spirit Magic LV1
UNIQUE
(Chuunibyou) (Tabula Rasa)

I picked up a few new skills and Curse magic appeared in my status but there was no level to it attached like the skills. Also no matter how much I practiced Dark Magic the level didn’t change at all. I asked several people at the guild about it, but they said that the level of magic was not related to the strength of the magic but its categories. Meaning, as long as I only know Curse magic, the level of Dark magic will forever remain the same.

Feeling slightly unhappy about not being able to raise my Dark Magic I decided to
experiment with another magic that I own; Spirit Magic. From what I have learned I should be able to see spirits and spiritual beings and in time I should be able to talk to them as well. The only other choice I can use with Spirit Magic is Necromancy which I neither wish for, nor have the opportunity to do so.

I went over to the graveyard just outside the city walls. I thought that if there are any ghosts here then the graveyard is the best option for me. Sitting down on one of the rocks lying around I stared at the vast area that the place occupied. For two hours I remained unmoving focusing on what probably didn’t even exist here. I was waiting for a notification to appear but no
such thing occurred. I became frustrated that I couldn’t get anywhere and activated my [Enhanced Sense] skill as well, only to develop a headache from the overflow of information that the skill provided.

And yet despite that I was still unable to see anything in this place. Not a single wisp or trail of anything that would even resemble a ghost. It would appear that today was not my day. Dejected I got up and turned to leave

“BOO!”

“Kyaaah!!!”

The thing that I wanted to see finally appeared in front of me. The way he approached scared me half to death and I even fell down on my butt.

“Oh my, sorry about that little girl, didn’t think I would scare you for real. I was doing my usual stuff but I never thought that there would be someone so young that would be able to hear me and see me. You must have Spirit Magic, right? Obtaining Spirit Sense at such a young age is amazing, not to mention that you seem to have two developed already.”

I stared speechless at the ghost. It looked like an elderly man with long gray hair and
wrinkles all over his face. The only reason I was sure he was a ghost because around him there was a thin mist that seemed to give him somewhat eerie feel. Other than that he looked really alive to me.

“It’s okay, I did come here to see if I could awaken my Spirit Magic anyhow. I was almost certain I would fail as well until you appeared.”

“Oh you are quite the genius then. Took me over 20 years of diligent practice just to be able to see them and here you can not only see but also hear me without a problem. This old man envies you.”

Did he just say 20 years? Is this magic really something so hard to accomplish? I mean if you know that there is something to see, why it would take you so long to see it, especially since you have the right foundation for that.

“Mister, you have practiced Spirit Magic for so long. Would you be willing to share some of your experiences with me? I am still new to this and I do not know how to proceed. Some guidance would be really helpful to me in the future.”

“An apprentice in such age? I never imagined I would get one after dying. Very well, listen closely. Spirit Magic is more than just seeing or hearing ghosts. Once you unlock all fivebsenses there is another step that you can achieve. Remember this is only after you learn that. I have realized that you can detach a part of your consciousness and roam freely outside of your body just like a spirit. Aren’t you impressed with this discovery?”

Ooh, this can lead to something. I knew that Spirit Magic is not as useless as people
claim it to be. If it is only this you can become one of the best spies or even valued member of a party to do reconnaissance. I must learn more.

“That is amazing! How long can you remain detached? Is there a limit on the distance
that you can leave? Can you possess other creatures and control them? What about your main body, does it remain functional since it is only a part is detached or do you go into a coma while you are away from the body? There is so much that I need to learn about this magic.”

“Eh? I don’t know. I died from a heart attack once I achieved this because I became too excited about it.”

Scratch that, he is useless. What kind of turnout is that?

“Then what about elementals? Are you aware of them, or do they even exist in the first place? You can think of them as spirits that represent the elements of the world.”

“Never heard of them at all. You girlie have a lot of funny ideas. It would seem that you
are destined to surpass me. To have such a student this old man is very happy I feel I can pass away with a smile on my face. Have a good life young one. Farewell.”

With those words the ghost vanished. There was no light, no gentle breeze. One moment he was here the next he wasn’t. I found him a bit weird, but talking to him actually made me feel a bit better. Having accomplished what I intended to do I went back to my room at the inn hoping that the dinner today will be delicious.

[Class: Spiritmaster has been unlocked]

Ah, today really is a good day after all.