Michael POV
I was truly curious about the look of relief this chick had after she ended the previous blockhead. However, I didn't feel like she was dangerous... not to me at least.
Rather, wasn't she quite restless? It looked to me as if she was trying her best to restrain herself from looking around.
"I guess she was truly brought from a different world..."
"You don't need to stand on ceremony with me. Let's walk around so you can see how this world of mine looks like."
I realized that I unconsciously called this world 'mine', however it could be interpreted as me referring to the world I live in.
[Thank you, your Excellency! Is this Earth?](Decarbia)
"There's no need to call me that. Michael would suffice..."
[I... I wouldn't dare...](Decarbia)
"Treat it as my request please... Regarding the name, it's Midgard."
[I understand. Midgard!? Eh!? Not Earth?](Decarbia)
"Mmm. Where do you come from Decarbia?"
[I... your Exce... master Michael summoned me from the demon world. It is more commonly known as the Underworld and it can be considered to be one of the three realms of Earth. Master Michael, is this a different world than Earth?](Decarbia)
"You can consider it as so. Regarding more details... I'm afraid that will have to wait for now."
She didn't seem to mind and while she took great care to face me each time we were talking, she was otherwise looking around, probably hating that her neck couldn't do a 360.
"Actually, thank Reaper it doesn't! That would be some scary shit given that it's still night... actually it won't make a difference if it was day either..."
Speaking of which, I should check her Status Page.
Alert!
Identify skill failed to recognize the target's Status Page!
Target's Soul Tier and Job Tier is above the user by more than one and doesn't hold friendly relationship, nor is it considered a monster!
[Master Michael?](Decarbia)
Seeing me stop so suddenly, she turned her head and using the beautiful red pupils, stared at me. I honestly felt like my soul was being sucked out of me, but I quickly calmed down. Hmm... how should I phrase this in order for it not to sound impolite? After all, she might not want to show it to me, but could be forced to due to her being summoned here.
"Decarbia, may I see your Status Page?"
What!? I didn't know how to phrase it, therefore I went for a straight ball. Honesty is best after all. However, not really… at least, not judging by the confused look on her face... Did I step on a landmine?
[Master Michael, what's a Status Page? Eh!?](Decarbia)
After a really, REAAAAAAAALY loud and girlish cry, she looked at me with misty eyes, almost like complaining about something. I truly felt wronged when seeing her accusatory look as I didn’t plan this in advance…
Realizing that she actually said the two words aloud and her page might've popped-up scaring her, she might think that I was playing a joke on her. I should explain this early on, otherwise I might become an irresponsible prankster in her eyes or something, diminishing the level of respect she shows me... I would like my heart to remain where it is and not in her stomach...
"Relax. This world has a system familiar with the games back on Earth. Are you familiar with them?"
[I am afraid not... But it does have my name on it... What does it represent?](Decarbia)
"Hmm... how should I put it simply? I guess it is a way to get stronger quickly. I won't inquire about other things since they might be personal, however please tell me what does it say in the box for the Job and the one for the Level."
[Hmm... of course... Let me see... It says level 10 and Demon Elementalist. What does it mean?](Decarbia)
"Interesting... I am currently at level 3, so what it means is that you are stronger than me. As for your Job, are you proficient with spells?"
[Yes! Mother taught me... I learned from her how to control the elements of nature...](Decarbia)
"It seems that I touched upon a sensitive subject... I am sorry for your loss!"
[It is alright master Michael. I was alone for a very long time and was prepared to die not even half an hour ago. It was you who provided me with a way and a reason to live.](Decarbia)
It seemed to me that this girl had quite the number of stories to tell, however I didn't dare to pry given our current status. Actually, what exactly was our current status?
"Uhm... Decarbia, what should we do now? Is there anything we need to sign or a ritual to complete the contract?"
[I do not know honestly. My father talked about this sort of thing making it be stuff of legends, so I did not pay much attention to it. However, if a contract would be signed, I would be required to return to the demon world after master's magic essence was depleted. If we don't, I can simply remain by master's side while I draw magic essence from the surrounding air. Actually, regarding that... why is there such a large magic essence concentration in the atmosphere!?](Decarbia)
"Mostly because of the World Tree..." - I answered irresponsibly
[There's a World Tree here!?](Decarbia)
"And dungeons filled with monsters we need to kill in order to improve the mana in the atmosphere." – I added without a care in the world
[Mana!? Oh! That is the olden word for magic essence. That explains why my magic essence is regenerated at such a fast pace.](Decarbia)
"Well, not really. That would be because of the system... Actually, I guess is because of the body continuously gathering mana as well..."
"Are you tired?"
[No! After coming to a different world, how could I sleep?](Decarbia)
"Then how would you feel about a fight with some monsters?"
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[...master...](Decarbia)
"Don't worry. Even I can kill them with ease. If you can control spells, it would be even easier for you. Speaking of which, what spells do you have?"
[I can currently use the Fire element and the Lightning element. For the others, my affinity is not that good, but I can use the Space-Time element a bit enabling me to create a small pocket dimension.](Decarbia)
It seems like I am not the only irresponsible one, dropping bombs on the unaware people. What was this girl talking about with that apologetic tone? Not only fire and lightning magic, but also she can create a pocket dimension? That was that, wasn’t it? The legendary inventory!
"We'll enter a dungeon and fight for a bit. I need to increase my strength. If it gets dangerous we will run, so don't worry."
[Understood master!](Decarbia)
"Can you show me your Status Page?"
[???]
Obviously, after explaining and leading by example, I finally got a glimpse of my new companion's Status Page. How should I say this... I think I might require retiring from dungeon diving, lest I want to continuously embarrass myself again and again.
Name
Decarbia Astor
Name
Value
Name
Value
Job Name
Level
Progress
Race
Demon
STR
62
Magic
163
Demon Elementalist
10
26%
Sex
Female
DEX
53
Charm
105
Age
20 years
AGI
92
Luck
205
World
Underworld (demon world)
END
42
Free Attribute Points +50
HP
776/776(+12.2/sec)
INT
181
MP
1420/1420(+28.9/sec)
WIS
132
Skill List Name Level Proficiency Grand Mage (passive) 3 80% Fire arcane magic (passive) MAX MAX Lightning arcane magic (passive) MAX MAX Space-Time Arcane magic (passive) 5 23% Mana manipulation MAX MAX
Blessings granted by the world: Blessing of the World Tree (Provided by proxy)
Looking at her stats and skills, I started to wonder about the difference in Tiers and just how much of an impact having a Job has on the attributes. In my eyes now, it appeared to be a filter reassigning the said attributes depending on which area the Job focuses on.
Take this girl(demon) for example. Due to her Job being a Demon Elementalist, beside some Agility attribute points for movement speed, which might actually be innate to her race, everything else is put in Magic, Intelligence and Wisdom, making her mana pool ridiculous when compared with her level. Not only that, but her skills make her an absolute glass cannon...
"Decarbia, did you manage to inspect what everything means on your Status Page?"
[Yes! This world is very interesting... Master Michael, my free attribute points, what should I invest them in?](Decarbia)
"Indeed... in your case you appear to have 50 free attribute points to assign. Let's leave that for later and let's take a look at what your skills do."
[Understood!](Decarbia)
I sneaked a glance at the raven-haired girl, which apparently was only 20 years old according to her Status Page. I don't know the difference between humans and demons, however she did seem young. But despite that, she already increased the level of the Grand Mage skill to Level 3 and is also at 80% proficiency.
Even Alexandra was only at level 1 given that only recently she learned how to utilize mana for spells and she only had 5% increase on this skill for level 1. Therefore, at LvL 10, which might be the maximum, the damage output grows by 50% and the mana cost lowers by 50% as well.
"I might need to prepare these two girls by diving some of the other two dungeons."
[Master Michael, it feels as my elemental spells are stronger!](Decarbia)
Seeing this girl so obedient despite the fact that we didn't sign a contract and not to mention that she slaughtered that moron Izual so easily, gave me a truly strange feeling.
Unsurprisingly her skills were quite similar to Alexandra, however with just one look you could see her being even more focused on dealing damage.
Grand Mage(Passive) LvL 3
Provides a 15% increase in damage dealt by spells used, while the amount of mana required to activate any specific spell decreases by 15%.
Given that she said that while a small fireball was hovering over her hand was exuding quite the ferocious temperature, I unconsciously nodded my head hopeful that she will extinguish it fast. At the same time, I wondered about the other skills she had available and some obvious ones like Mana Manipulation, Fire Arcane Magic and Lightning Arcane Magic which were maxed out and one other which drew my attention.
Space-Time Arcane magic(passive) LvL 5
Through the mastery of the arcane, one is able to bend the space and time to its will and create a pocket dimension in which time is slowed to a stop and the space can become limitless.
Current space: 100 cubic meters
I remained pinned on the spot slack-jawed at the ridiculous amount of space available in her 'inventory'. Wasn't this kind of exaggerated?