Without waiting for confirmation Sophia turns to leave the room. Quickly catching up to her, I once again let her lead me through the maze of halls. I will have to learn where everything is eventually, but I think getting Rin to guide me around, at least for a few days, might be fine too.
As I follow Sophia we pass by quite a few other servants, who stop and bow or curtsey when they see me. I find it slightly awkward to have people treat me with even minor amounts of respect, but if I had to guess, based on these living conditions, someone in my new family probably holds an important position in this country.
Suddenly Sophia stops in front of a large set of double doors before turning around and addressing me, “We have arrived at the dining hall. I will enter first and inform the madam of your arrival, so please wait here until I return.”
Finished talking Sophia turns around and enters the room in front of us. Doing as I was told, I wait patiently for Sophia to return. I don’t need to wait very long before I see her crossing back through the doors.
“Since the master is currently waiting in another room, the madam has requested that you enter, please do not keep her waiting,” holding the door open as she talks Sophia ushers me into the room.
Looking around as I walk in, I can see that the dining room is rather large, but it pales in comparison to the bath. The room is also architecturally consistent with everything else I have seen and in the middle of the room, there is a table that looks like it could comfortably seat six. My new mother and Rin are sitting at the end of the table farthest away from the door so I make my way towards them.
“Sis, come sit beside me! Ah! Your clothes are so pretty. Did one of the maids buy them? I don’t remember ever seeing them and they fit you so well. Nevermind, quick sis sit down!” seeing me walking over Rin starts to call out excitedly while bringing the chair beside her closer to herself, and when I sit down, she grabs me into a hug then settles down.
Unsure on what to do in my current situation I look to my new mother for help. After making eye contact my new mother gives a wry smile while saying, “Rin while I do understand that you like your new sister very much, she isn’t going to run away if you aren't holding her and we have some important things to talk about, remember?”
“But, she is just so soft and comfortable to hold, you would understand if you tried hugging her… fine!” being shot a stern look by my new mother, Rin lets go of me and my new mother starts talking again, “Now while I have quite a few questions, most of which I think will be easily answered if we see your status, but if you don’t want us to check your status, we won’t force the issue.”
As she finishes talking, my new mother sets a stone, that looks like the one Rebecca used to use to check my status, down on the table in front of her. I guess this is her way of indirectly asking to check my status. I want to trust my new family so, I want to share my status with my new mother, but I don’t really want to use the stone since it is really bad compared to my status spell.
Wondering about what to do I remember the one spell that the goddess gifted me that I never used. Deciding to try out the spell, I mentally chant {Status} and then while focusing on my new mother I try mentally chanting {Status Share}.
Name: Kitten Natsumi Race: D͇̔͋̍͛̉̃͛3̦͙͓͈̳¤̩͓͖̲̺̖̻!̬̻͚̺̰̣͚̄̑ͬ¬̳̘̪̥̞̆͝G͍̻̬̒̋̀́̃̔°̦̘̮̐̊†̪͙̘̤̼̥̠ͥͥ̋͠¶̴̲̪͔͔̹͖̇̎̅͐ͭͯ̐3̶̱ƒ̻̗̥̽̋̏͠§҉̹͙ Sub-races: Vampire, Succubus, Dragon, G͍̻̬̒̋̀́̃̔°̦̘̮̐̊†̪͙̘̤̼̥̠ͥͥ̋͠¶̴̲̪͔͔̹͖̇̎̅͐ͭͯ̐3̶̱ƒ̻̗̥̽̋̏͠§҉̹͙ Age: 10 Sex: Female Level: 17 Job: Error Health:
250000/250000
(forced safety limit) (°̶̡͝µ̵͏◙̕͜͝‰̴̴̨̢̀¾̸̶͜͜§̴̢̧͟•̴̶̡Max) Mana:
750000/750000
(forced safety limit) (°̶̡͝µ̵͏◙̕͜͝‰̴̴̨̢̀¾̸̶͜͜§̴̢̧͟•̴̶̡Max) Str:
50000
(forced safety limit) (°̶̡͝µ̵͏◙̕͜͝‰̴̴̨̢̀¾̸̶͜͜§̴̢̧͟•̴̶̡Max) Int:
50000
(forced safety limit) (°̶̡͝µ̵͏◙̕͜͝‰̴̴̨̢̀¾̸̶͜͜§̴̢̧͟•̴̶̡Max) Dex:
50000
(forced safety limit) (°̶̡͝µ̵͏◙̕͜͝‰̴̴̨̢̀¾̸̶͜͜§̴̢̧͟•̴̶̡Max) Wis:
50000
(forced safety limit) (°̶̡͝µ̵͏◙̕͜͝‰̴̴̨̢̀¾̸̶͜͜§̴̢̧͟•̴̶̡Max)
End:
50000
(forced safety limit) (°̶̡͝µ̵͏◙̕͜͝‰̴̴̨̢̀¾̸̶͜͜§̴̢̧͟•̴̶̡Max)
Charm: 4500 Titles: Skills: Chimeric Being Informational Sponge Passives: Racial Passives: Actives: Racial Actives: Genius Programmer Follower of Logic Photograhpic Memory LvL - Draconic Language LvL - Complete Mana Control LvL - (evolved) Charm LvL 1 Chosen of Change and Balance Organic Clock Mana Sense LvL - (evolved) Blood Mana LvL - Programming Magic LvL - Spells + Flight LvL 4 Scientific Genius Modified Instinctual Clock LvL - Draconic Scales LvL -
Chantless Invocation LvL -
Partial dragonification LvL - Immune Limited Pain Immunity LvL - (evolved) Succubus's Allure LvL - Limiter LvL - (forcefully semi limited) ‡͍̻̜̻͙̓ͅƒ̴¤̲͑±̩͇ͦ͑̒̾÷̰ͤµ͊͌̉̋̆£͙͇̀̊͛͠ LvL - (forcefully limited) Combat Genius
Fear of Muscle
Mana Immunity LvL - (evolved) Enhanced Dynamic Vision LvL - Over Limit LvL -(forcefully limited) --- Giant Killer ‡̷ͤ͊͌̆ƒ̩̻̦̳͑͜¤҉̼̼͉̯̰̖̥Ö̰̝̱±͔͚͍̻͗̍̍ͫ̚÷͍͕̦̘͒͆ͬ͢µ͕̟͎͕̰͗͆̚ͅ£̶̠͖ͦ̿ (forcefully limited) Mental Immunity LvL - (evolved)
Charm Aura LvL -
Toxin Production LvL - --- --- --- Paralysis Immunity LvL - (evolved) Prehensile Tail LvL - --- --- --- --- Posion Immunity LvL - (evolved) Bloody Regeneration LvL - --- --- --- ---
Cold Immunity LvL - (evolved) (fully limited) Cold Resistance LvL 8 (20% limited)
Draconic Aura LvL - (fully limited) --- --- --- ---
Heat Immunity LvL - (evolved) (fully limited) Heat Resistance LvL 8 (20% limited)
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Blood Rage LvL- --- --- --- --- Enhanced Senses LvL -
*OMITTED* LvL -
(force limited, locked, sealed, OFF LIMITS!)
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“How, what? This is a status page, but why does it look so different?” I can hear my new mother muttering to herself, but thanks to the status page in front of me I can’t see her. Though, from what she is saying, I can guess the spell has probably allowed her to see my status and that means I can also focus on examining my status.
What the heck happened to my race and my stats? Not to mention there’s a weird new title and some strange new skills. But, there does also seem to be some normal ones in there, also what does all this ‘forcefully limited’ stuff mean? Plus hasn’t the limit on my ‘Fear of Muscle’ title been removed? Well, that explains my reaction when I saw my new father but did the self proclaimed Goddess Voice really have to unlimit that darn title. I guess my best choice here is relimit ‘Fear of Muscle’ and trying to examine one of the oddities in my status.
Now decided, I fully limit ‘Fear of muscle’ before I focus on the title ‘‡̷ͤ͊͌̆ƒ̩͑͜¤҉̼̼͉Ö̰̝±͔͚͗̍̍ͫ̚÷͍͕͒͆ͬ͢µ͕̟͗͆̚£̶̠ͦ̿‘ and cast {Status Examine}. Like always, on the first time I examine something, it takes a few moments before a second blue screen appears above my status.
‡̷ͤ͊͌̆ƒ̩̻̦̳͑͜¤҉̼̼͉̯̰̖̥Ö̰̝̱±͔͚͍̻͗̍̍ͫ̚÷͍͕̦̘͒͆ͬ͢µ͕̟͎͕̰͗͆̚ͅ£̶̠͖ͦ̿
So, sometimes you try unprecedented things and you get unexpected results. That’s kinda what happened here, I tried something that had never been done before and a result completely outside of my expectations occurred. But it’s not like it’s a bad thing or anything like that, the system just broke a little that’s all. Yep, the system just broke a little so you got this title. yeah, that makes sense so that’s going to be my story and it’s what I am going to stick with.
This explanation brought to you by the one and only Goddess of Change and Balance
Wait, the system made by a god, that gained sentience and decided to do its own thing...just broke a little? I mean, what did she even do to me that broke this damned system? I mean would it kill this goddess to think about, me, the person that has to live with all this.
The magic is nice, but from what the few interactions I’ve had with my new family have taught me, I am going to have a hard time ever getting my point across in four words or less. Not only that but now I possibly have to worry about a rogue god created system getting mad at me for “breaking” it. Actually, forget it if the system gets mad at me, my-happy-to-interfere-with-everything-goddess will probably find a way to deal with it, and I just have to leave it up to her when the time comes.
Without wasting any more time thinking about what if’s, I quickly focus on the other two oddities in my status and cast {Status Examine}.
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My answer is the same as when you checked the title, the system broke. So I have absolutely no idea how you got this or what it does for you, none at all, totally have no idea.
This explanation brought to you by the one and only Goddess of Change and Balance
*OMITTED*
Nope not going into it, this skill has already caused enough trouble so from now on it is off limits. I had everything perfect too, I had stopped it just right, nothing too big or too small and then you leveled up, which earned you this stupid thing. This stupid skill managed to show up and ruin some of my work before I could lock it away. Anyways this explanation ends here and this passive stays under lock, end of story.
This explanation brought to you by the one and only Goddess of Change and Balance
Well, that didn’t teach me anything new about the broken bits in my status and the goddess seems really unhappy about whatever skill it is she is hiding from me. The last two things left to check seem normal enough and I can probably safely check them out later, though, ‘Toxin Production’ seems rather dubious. However, it is interesting to learn that I can gain more skills simply by raising my level, but more importantly, since I reapplied the limit on ‘Fear of Muscle’ I should be able to meet my new father now right?
Dismissing my status I realize that at some point Rin must have gotten bored because I am currently once again being cuddled. Since it does feel comforting I decide let Rin do as she pleases. Looking at my new mother, I see that she is still giving the air in front of herself a hard stare.
That in itself might be the biggest flaw with my status spell, the stone’s status screen might be crude, but everyone can see it. With my spells only myself and those I cast ‘Status Share’ on can see the status. So to everyone else, every time I checked my status I’ve just staring blankly into space.
While thinking about the faults present with my status spell, my stomach makes its presence known with a gurgling sound and helps me realize I am rather hungry.
The sound from my stomach also seems to get my new mother's attention as she says, “I’m sorry, I may have slightly forgotten myself there. Your status page has so many things I have never seen before and that's excluding its overall appearance. Though even if I received a few answers, seeing your status has opened up many more questions, but after seeing your titles, it seems past experiences are to blame for your reaction to my husband. It will probably be quite a difficult task to slowly get you used to him.”
Giving a small sigh as she finishes talking, my new mother looks like she is thinking quite deeply about how to acclimate me to my new father, but since I limited ‘fear of Muscle’ again it should be fine now, so I speak up, “Fear of muscles, solved.”
After hearing what I said my new mother gives me a questioning look while she talks, “I’m not sure I understand what you mean when you say that you solved your fear. From what I heard about your reaction to briefly seeing my husband, it is going to be a long time before we can even have the two of you in the same room.
Though it is slightly hard to understand what you’re trying to convey when you speak so little, but from what little I did hear about your upbringing it isn’t too surprising that you haven’t opened up to us completely. When you feel comfortable enough to talk, there won’t be anyone here that isn’t willing to listen.”
“Limited speech, goddess’ doing,” since my new mother seems to have misunderstood why I can’t talk very much I quickly correct her before waiting the arbitrary fifteen seconds and continuing with what I want to say, “Limiter skill, limits fear.”
My new mother looks surprised but quickly composes herself before talking again, “So what you are saying is that it is not that you do not wish to speak more, but that you cannot speak more. While I cannot say that I understand why a goddess would do such a thing, it is not our place to question the gods.
As for your fear, if I have properly understood what you told me, one of your skills should allow you to interact with my husband while avoiding your previous reaction, correct?” I give a quick nod to confirm what my new mother has said and after giving a small sigh my new mother turns to address Sophia, who has been standing near the wall, “Sophia, could you please fetch my husband and inform the kitchen that we will be ready to dine.”
“Very well madam I shall do so immediately, will anything else be required?” Sophia responds while giving a brief curtsey as my new mother dismisses her, while turning back to me and Rin, “No that will be all I require, afterward you may return to your regular duties unless my husband has need of you.”
With one more curtsey Sophia leaves the room. While we wait for my new father to arrive, my new mother fills the time by asking questions and I answer them to the best of my ability, while Rin seems content to simply keep cuddling me.
After a few minutes of back and forth question and answers with my new mother I hear the sound of the doors to the dining room opening. Looking over I see a man sticking only his head and neck past the doors as he timidly calls out a question, “Are you sure I can come in? She looked really scared the first time she saw me and I don’t want it to happen again, so I don’t want to come in unless you are really sure,”
I can hear Rin giggling behind me as the man talks and my new mother sighs before calling back to him, “Yes we are quite sure, now please come in, you are currently making a fool of yourself in front of both your daughters and that is not the best way to leave a good first impression.”
Receiving my new mother's confirmation the man, who I can probably safely guess is my new father, slowly opens the doors and walks into the dining room. As he slowly approaches, my new father notices that I do not have the same reaction as I did when we first met and his steps gain some confidence. When he gets close enough I quickly look him over, Though, to say that he is mismatched is putting it too lightly.
My new father has a fair skin tone and a face that can only be described as pretty. He has long pointed ears and short blonde hair. He is also rather tall at 6.4 feet, but he is nowhere near as big as he seemed when I first saw him. If you only looked at his face he would just be a tall pretty boy type, but his highly muscled frame is a complete mismatch when compared to his face.
After reaching the table my new father sits down and my new mother puts her hand on his shoulder as she talks, “Well since it seems that you really aren’t reacting negatively, Kitten, this man is my husband and, from now on, your father,” giving a quick nod, I look towards my new father and apologize for my reaction when I first met him, “I’m sorry about before.”
“Don’t worry about it, you can’t help being afraid of what you’re afraid of right and you're ok right now, so that’s what counts,” my new father smiles at me warmly as he talks, contrary to both his timid entrance and his slightly imposing body type my new father seems to be a very friendly person.
My new father looks like he wants to say something else, but stops when we hear the doors to the dining room open again as a woman in a maids dress walks in. The maid gives a brief curtsey before addressing my new mother and father, “Madam, Master, the meal is ready, shall I have it brought in?”
My new father turns back to me a moment before calling out to the maid, “Yes, you may bring in the meal, we are ready to dine,” giving a curtsey the maid makes a motion and two other servants carry the food in while my new father turns to talk, “We can talk more after our meal, you must be quite famished at this point and Rin neither you nor your new sister can eat if you are clinging to her.”
Rin slowly lets go of me as one of the servers sets our meal down in front of us. The meal itself is simple, but well decorated, consisting of a type of meat, a medley of vegetables, and some fluffy looking bread. There is also the faint smell of spices, though I can’t recognize any of them. Alongside my plate, the server also sets down a silver looking fork, knife and a clear glass full of a pink liquid.
Deciding to pick up the drink first, I bring it up to my nose and smell it. It gives off a really fruity smell, but like the spices, I don’t recognize the smell at all. Bringing the drink up to my lips I take a sip and find that it tastes like a mix between a cherry and a strawberry. Satisfied with the drink I set it down and, picking up my utensils, try a piece of the meat.
I’m really looking forward to having my first meal of solid food in this world, but after putting it in my mouth I am rather disappointed. It probably tastes about as good as anything from my other life, but compared to the blood I am used to having it’s really bland, almost tasteless. After reluctantly chewing for a while I finally swallow the piece in my mouth, but the moment it hits my stomach I immediately vomit it onto my plate, along with what little else is in my stomach.
After vomiting I start coughing violently and I hear the clattering of chairs before I feel a hand rubbing my back. As my coughing starts to subside, I hear my new mother's voice from beside me, “It’s alright, take your time, today has been an eventful day and you probably need rest. Rin will guide you to your room so you can lay down and we can find you something easy to digest when you wake up.”
I can feel someone grab my hand as someone else helps me stand, but my brain is currently having trouble registering what's happening around me, thanks to the shock of my sudden adverse reaction. I can feel someone cleaning up my face and then whoever is holding my hand starts to slowly lead me forward. Eventually, we reach a familiar room and the person guiding me helps me into the bed, which I collapse into while drawing my molded clothing back in and I swiftly fall asleep.