After the bus dropped me off in front of my house, I stood in front of the front door and wondered if my brother and father are already home. If they are, this discussion would start out way more uncomfortable.
After all, if I convince my sister then she would be able to help me with them. And my sister is really good at winning discussions.
I finished gathering all my courage and rang the doorbell. With my claws, I can't use my key after all.
After waiting for a few seconds my sister opened the door.
She changed quite a lot as well, huh.
Maria, my sister was small for her age before the change. She also had red-brown hair in a bob-cut. Her eyes were a nondescriptive brown and her features were light.
Now however who greeted me was a girl who looked more like a woman and had mature features. Her body was also quite tall and voluptuous. I think it would be close to 1,85m. Her hair and eye color were still the same, however. Overall she had the sexy older sister vibe.
"Hello, little girl. How can I help you?"
Ugh, my own sister is talking to me like this. And she doesn't even react to my claws or my tail.
Now that I look closer, I can see furry ears on top of her head. They are similar to fox ears. Her ears only enhance the sexy elder sister vibe.
Looks like she became a fox beastmen. At least that would be the race that is closest to her appearance. She may also have become a kitsune, who knows. I'll have to ask her.
"U-uhm hello Maria. It's me, Mark."
She looked petrified.
"Hey, Maria? Heeelllooo."
I waved my hand in front of her face, trying to wake her up.
It took a bit for her to recover. When she finally did, she looked very bewildered.
"... I guess it would be better if you would come in first. There we can talk in peace."
I just nodded. When I came in I was relieved to see that our dog at least hadn't changed yet.
And when he saw me he became excited and ran to me. He sniffed me and grew confused. Apparently, I still smelled familiar to him but he couldn't recognize me because of my body.
I wanted to pet him but I had to stop myself because of my claws.
The hallway also served to take away some tension because it was something familiar. Something that won't change that easily.
"Come let's go in the kitchen. Do you want to drink something??
I looked at my claws.
"I don't think that I can hold a glass with these."
She also looked at them. We sat down at the table. The table was an old one.
"So you said that you are Mark. Sorry but... I don't really think that that is possible."
I thought as much.
"Then what if I provide proof?"
"What kind of proof Do you have. I don't think there is much you can have."
We'll see about that.
[Show status to Maria Dämmerung]
She immediately seemed shocked. Well, she was alone till now so she obviously doesn't know about the possibility to show it to others.
She looked through it with a concentrated look.
This lasted for a while before she finally looked up at me.
"Sigh what the hell. I... I don't even know what I am supposed to say to this."
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"Well I also don't really know but I guess it wouldn't hurt to get some clothes first. My clothes don't fit me anymore."
She seemed thoughtful at that. After thinking for a while she nodded.
"I guess this could be something we can do at the moment. But still, how'd this happen to you?"
"Hell if I know. While I was in the room and got scanned for a heritage. Apparently, the system didn't know mine, so it just manifested it. This was what manifested. It also wasn't even able to revert it."
"So it was similar to me, huh."
"But then why is your heritage so different? I mean I became some alien girl or insect girl or whatever I am right now and you became... what did you become?"
"Me? I became a kitsune. I just have yet to gain more tails. By the way, how can you let someone else see your status?"
"Just think [Show status to person x]. So it's very easy."
Shortly after a blue window popped up in front of me.
Personal data
Name: Maria Dämmerung
Age: 17
Race: Kitsune
Condition: Healthy
HP:170 /170
MP: 100/100
SP: 60/60
Titles
Blessed by the god of fire
Level: 1
Class:
Attributes
Strength: 12
Vitality: 12
Agility: 13
Dexterity: 8
Intelligence: 20
Wisdom: 11 Affinities
Fire:60 /100
Water: 10/100
Air: 30/100
Earth: 15/100
Life:20 /100
Death:0 /100
Light: 20/100
Darkness:20 /100
Neutral: 30/100
Time: 30/100
Space: 15/100
Skills
Unique skills
German language mastery: 6/10
Mathematics: 7/10
Science (chemistry, physics, biology, astronomy): 4/10
...
Argumentation: 4/10
Piano: 3/10
Active
Passive
Innate mana control
Active
Foxfire
So this is her status. Hmm, her physical stats are lower than mine. However, the mind related ones are better than mine. I kinda did expect that.
And with her unique skills... She may be able to teach me how to control my mana later on.
"It is like I expected it would be"
"Yes, it is. But let's get back to the topic with our heritage. The fact that we have 2 different ones means that either one is adopted or our mother went around."
"You know exactly that she isn't the person to do that!"
"Yes, I do. But that still doesn't answer our question."
"Then what if we call her?"
"I think it is better to speak about something like this face to face. This is a very personal matter after all."
Then that means we have to wait until she comes home.
"Well let's worry about that later. First, let's get some of my old clothes that may fit you."
I'm not really looking forward to that.
...
...
Jesus Christ!? Never again.
What is that extensive collection of clothes? And those were only her old ones!
After she forced me to try on over 10 different outfits, we decided on a white sleeveless shirt and a black skirt. I can't really wear trousers with my claws after all. I even had to wear panties. They are plain white but I still think I lost something important.
The worst part was that I couldn't touch the clothes myself without destroying them, so she had to dress me... please don't make me remember it.
After that, I could finally say that I was properly dressed again.
Now let's ask her.
"Maria, you have that unique skill {Innate mana control} right? Then can you teach me how to control my mana?"
"I don't think I can properly teach you. At the moment, while I can control it, it's more like an instinctual feeling. Like if you want to move your limbs, do you actively think about which muscles to move? No, you don't, you only think about what you want to do and your brain automatically moves your muscles. This is similar."
She's right. Then if that's the case...
"Then is it possible for you to let some mana flow into me so that I know what to try in order to control it?"
"Wait, let me try for a moment."
She took my hand and I could feel how a warm trickle of energy flowed through my hand.
So it's like this.
"Was that enough?"
I nodded and then concentrated on myself.
If it has to feel like a warm energy then looking near my heart should be the best.
...
...
There was something! It was a very small reaction but still.
Now I know that it is there at the least. So I have to try harder. I want to switch form already.
...
There it is, a small stream. Now I have to take control of a small part of it.
Mmm, it barely moves.
"Hey, Mark I think that is enough for now."
I heard my sister call me and woke up.
I didn't know what she meant with that's enough so I looked around.
The living room where I decided to practice was still the same. But then I noticed what she meant.
I was sweating heavily and I felt extremely exhausted.
"Nh I guess it is."
"Come lie down for a moment. I know how hard it is to control it for the first time even with my skill."
"But I will damage the couch with claws and my tail if I do."
"Then sit down on the couch for a moment. I will get the sleeping bag. You can use it."
"Ok"
In the end, I fell asleep even before my sister came back.