Chapter 14: A Good Reward!

(*Celia’s POV*)

Dammit… I knew that I was forgetting something… Now I won’t get anything from helping those two out… Oh well. They were quite the cute couple, so it isn’t all that bad.

Anyway, when I woke up, it was just me in my bed. Aw… I would have loved to wake up with Nia and Lia by my side. Looking out the window, it seemed to be mid-day. Which would explain why I am alone at the moment.

Ria: “Celia? How do you feel?” She asked.

Celia: “The heck!? I didn’t even realize that you were in the room…” I say with a shocked expression.

Ria: “I was just invisible. I wanted to surprise you.” She said with a giggle.

Celia: “…Funny. Anyway, did you happen to get something from that Goddess? I haven’t actually met her, and I didn’t get my reward.” I ask with a sigh.

Ria: “Rejoice! As I have claimed your reward for you.” She said as she held out something in her hand towards me.

Picking it up, it felt odd, but looked like some kind of crystal rock thingy. Using the Inspect Skill on it, yielded no results. What the hell even is it?…

Ria: “Never saw one of these before? That makes sense, as most of them have been already used up in this dimension. Regardless, this is a Soul Stone.” She answered my unasked question.

Celia: “What does it even do?” I ask with a curious tone.

Ria: “Not something you need for yourself, but it does have a good use. Immortality. Nia is already set, but Lia isn’t. Gift this to her. She just has to consume it like a Mana Crystal.” She proposed.

What the fuck!? That more than just makes up for the effort that I put into saving Sia and Mika! Now I don’t have to worry about Lia! What a wonderful reward!

Well, I am still not immortal just yet, but I can surely get to that point eventually. With my System, I mean. Speaking of which, I haven’t bothered to check out my new Status!

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:Status:

Name: Celia.

Sex: Female.

Race: Empowered Humanoid Demon. (Teen.)

Age: 18.

HP: 25,000/25,000.

MP: 5,800/5,800.

AGI: 208.

STR: 350.

DEX: 200.

INT: 232.

Hunger: 0/800.

True Level: 142.

Race Level: 0/1000.

Current EXP: 0/8000.

Titles: Kin Eater. Giant Killer. Goblin Genocider. Enemy of all Wood. Mark of a Goddess of War and Sex. Mark of a Goddess of Death.

Self Improvement Points: 482.

Upgrades/Skills Available: 3.

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Good lord… My Status shot up by a shit ton! Not to mention, I still have SIP’s to use. And dammit! I am starving! Though, that does make sense, as I haven’t eaten in this body for a few days now…

Oh? I have new Upgrades and Skills to purchase? I guess that I should peek at them. Actually, I am kinda too hungry right now… Maybe Ruina can help me with them?

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Ruina: “Sure thing! You have a new Upgrade to Purchase, which is just night-vision. As for Skills, you have the Firearm marksmanship Skill that I mentioned before, and a very odd skill.” She replied.

Celia: “How odd?” I ask with a curious tone.

Ruina: “Well, I have no idea why, but it is just question marks… And it cost nothing for you to purchase.” She explained.

Celia: “If I have enough, buy them all for me, please.” I ask.

Ruina: “I am not sure about that error one… but fine.” She said with a sigh.

Now that I have new shit to look at, and that odd skill Ruina mentioned, it’s about time that I checked out my Skills and Upgrades.

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:Upgrades:

Danger Sense.

Weakness Sense.

Prey Sense.

Mana Sense.

Night-vision.

:Skills:

Inspect: Level: 10. (MAX).

Enhanced Vision: Level: 10. (MAX).

Iron Stomach: Level: 10. (MAX).

Swordsmanship: Level: 10. (MAX).

Dagger Mastery: Level: 10. (MAX).

Spear Mastery: Level: 10. (MAX).

Axe Mastery: Level: 10. (MAX).

Firearm Marksmanship: Level: 1.

Mining: Level: 10. (MAX).

Woodcutting: Level: 10. (MAX).

Wind Magic: Level: 10. (MAX).

Fire Magic: Level: 10. (MAX).

Earth Magic: Level: 10. (MAX).

Water Magic: Level: 10. (MAX).

Flying Magic: Level: 10. (MAX).

Space Magic: Level: 10. (MAX).

Darkness Magic: Level: 10. (MAX).

Death Magic: Level: 10. (MAX).

Electricity Magic: Level: 10. (MAX).

Light Magic: Level: 10. (MAX).

Healing Magic: Level: 10. (MAX).

Time Magic: Level: 2.

Dungeon Master: Level: 10. (MAX).

???: Level: 1.

:Titles:

Kin Eater: Effect: 5% more damage to beings that you have relation to. Includes past, and future evolutions.

Giant Killer: Effect: 15% more damage to beings that are twice your size.

Goblin Genocider: Effect: 8% more damage to all variations of Goblins.

Mark of a Goddess of War and Sex: Effects: 12% more Experience given when landing the last shot on a being. Experience gained from doing Sexual Acts.

Mark of a Goddess of Death: Effects: Immune to all Death Magic.

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Hmm… it really is just question marks… What even is it? Oh well, that is just something for the future me to figure out. I checked out my Status once more, as I still had SIP’s to spend. But oddly, I was completely out… Did those few new things use up all of my SIP’s?

Ruina: “Ah! That odd Skill is a super bug! Well, it at least ate up more SIP’s than it should have. I bought it last, and you still had over three hundred SIP’s left before I did buy it.” She said with a concerned tone.

Celia: “Damn… Let’s just hope that it’s worth all the wasted SIP’s.” I say with a sigh.

Ria: “Have you finished messing with your system, Celia?” She asked.

Celia: “I have. Can I get some food now? I am absolutely starving.” I ask.

Ria: “Of course. It is actually time for dinner right now in fact.” She replied.

Following Ria, I headed to the dining room. It really hasn’t been that long since I’ve last seen Nia and Lia, but it sure as hell felt like it. Once I entered the room, everyone came up to me and gave me hugs.

Nia and Lia went a bit further than the others, and they both gave me kisses. After that, they tried to take me to the table to eat, but I stopped and grabbed Lia’s hand. I then put the Soul Stone in Lia’s hand.

Lia: “Celia, what is this?” She asked with a confused tone.

Celia: “It’s a Soul Stone. You can consume it just like a Mana Crystal, and it will make you immortal.” I explain.

Lia: “Then… shouldn’t you use this instead?” She asked.

Celia: “I have a System, my immortality is something that I will obtain eventually. But such a thing would be hard for you to get. Or, are you saying that you don’t want to be with me forever?” I say with a joking tone.

Lia: “I didn’t say that!… Anyway, thanks Celia, I love you.” She said with a warm tone as she gave me a full hug.

As I accidentally slipped out of my room still in my nightgown, Lia’s breasts being pressed against my own, was quite a nice feeling experience. Under Ria’s guidance, Lia consumed the Soul Stone. Afterward, we all sat back down at the table.

I was beyond hungry, so all I did for thirty minutes was just eat. Once I got to a point where I wasn’t starving any longer, I asked Yona a question.

Celia: “I’ve been gone for a few days, so I guess that my grades have fallen, right?” I ask.

Yona: “Of course not! Who’s daughter do you think that you are? If they even thought about doing that to my daughter, I’d raze that entire place to the ground.” She said with a serious tone.

Amelie: “As would I.” My other mother agreed.

Solia: “Oh? Something that you two actually agree on? How rare. As for me, I’d probably just watch you two burn it down.” My last mother said with a laugh.

Nia: “…”

Lia: “…”

Celia: “Um… So do I just go back to attending classes tomorrow?” I ask with a sigh.

Yona: “What? Oh, no. As tomorrow, you will be going to war.” She replied with a nonchalant tone.

Celia: “What!?” I say with a shocked tone.

Yona: “Remember that prince that you killed? Well, Leretia’s king isn’t taking it lightly. As such, a war has been called between our kingdoms.” She explained.

Celia: “Okay, but shouldn’t you be the one going to war, then? Yeah, I am well aware that I made the first strike, but you’re the Queen.” I ask with a confused tone.

Yona: “I am the Queen, yes. But this will be a good experience for you. The royalty and the people of Leretia, think of us as mindless savages. It will be an easy win for you, I am sure.” She replied.

What the hell? I just got back from another dimension, and now I have to go fight in a war!? Well… It’s a war of my own making, so I don’t really have ground to stand on for not wanting to fight in it.

What’s that saying? There’s a first time for everything, right? Well, I guess tomorrow, will be the first time that I ever go deal with a war. What fun…