We spend a weak hunting in Golden goose dungeon, and resumed our usual study and hunt schedule. Luara successfully learned Infantryman skill, and decided to learn Night vision skill next. She also used leveling crystal, and just like Myne, reached level nineteen and leveled up her hunting skill to basic level.

Cleo and Sheyla, who reached level four after our dungeon hunt, started learning fire magic, and most of my fellow students changed for this semester.

Lessons also were different. We studied in depth the Earth magic spells, their history uses and the capabilities of earth magic school.

After Trevor won the tournament, Mortana felt humiliated and used every opportunity to get back at Myne and me. Luckily we did not have any classes together and we avoided her as much as we could.

Some of my lessons were really weird. One time we were buried in earth up to our necks and had to stay that way whole day.

But some of lessons were really interesting. I learn about Earth magic spells, their names and capabilities. There were many spells that I wanted to learn, but they were high ranking spells, and I was not skilled enough to learn them yet.

It took me six month, but I finally graduated and received Earth magic skill. Myne and me applied for one more semester. Myne chose to learn Lesser mana use skill, while I decided to learn Water magic skill. I decided to continue my magic studies, instead of going to Adventurer academy, because of the Teleportation spell. It was Water magic school spell, and what kid did not dream about teleportation.

After my second graduation feast we went to Adventurers guild to meet with Trevor and Luara. We had month long vacation between semesters and planned our longest dungeon hunt yet. We arrived after Luara and Trevor, and they told us to go and use leveling crystal. Luara already did it and was disappointed since she was not able to reach level twenty. But she got Night vision skill and next semester planned to learn Dual wielding skill. I always thought that dual wielding skill users used only two swords, but turned out that this skill users used also daggers, as a second weapon, or trained to use only two daggers. That sounded interesting, since I also sometimes used my dagger as a second weapon in a fight.

We entered leveling room and Myne used leveling crystal. Just like Luara she failed to level up. Next was my turn. I had low hopes for it, since both of my friends already failed.

I touched the crystal and at first was happy with the results. I finally broke the level cap, and reached level twenty!

Elf, LV 19 - 20

Name - Avone;

Job: Ranger;

Status:Health: 18;

Mana: 180 - 190;

Strength: 11 - 12;

Defense: 7;

Spell power: 9;

Luck: 1;

Speed: 6;

Morale: Neutral

Skills:

Archery (Advanced);

Night vision (Advanced);

Mana rapid recovery (Novice);

Magic resistance (Basic);

Wisdom (Novice);

Earth magic (Novice);

Butchery (Novice); New

Possible skill acquirement:

- Wisdom (Basic);

- Tracking (Novice);

Please choose one skill!

Then I noticed my New skill. Butchery, I got Butchery? Guess that was not a surprise after all monster magic stone and material removal, but that was one of the skills that I did not want to have. After all my dreams and planning, to get a balanced and useful skills I got butchery. That was so unfair. All my plans to be a user of both carefully chosen magic and warrior skills were ruined. I sighed and chose basic Wisdom skill.

Myne started to congratulate me, but then saw my face.

- What's wrong?

- Didn't you saw it. I got Butchery skill.

- Well, Luara has it, and she is very skilled in magic stone removal, thanks to it.

- I don't want it. I want to give it back. I wanted to keep one skill slot for later and learn Throwing and Swordsmanship skills.

- Our teachers at the academy always say that useless skills don't exist, - tried to comfort me Myne. I sighed. I wanted to scream and say that Butchery was garbage skill, but did not want to offend Luara, who were proud of all her skills.

Seeing my gloomy face, Trevor and Luara assumed that I also failed to level up, and I told them truth.

- Oh, you got Butchery skill, that's very useful, - happily said Luara.

- That's what I said, - added Myne.

- Let's just go, - I said depressed.

- Don't you want to increase your adventurers rank first? It will be good to finally have a C rank adventurer in our party.

- Maybe once we return. No use of wasting time and I can do that after we return.

- Well, that's true, - agreed Luara. Everyone except me was in good mood, happy for me about my success in becoming mid rank adventurer. After all most people saw even D rank adventurers, just as low ranking ones.

General view was that F ranking adventures were rookies, capable only of low ranking jobs, like herb gathering. E and D rank adventurers were low ranking adventurers who knew how to do their job. And finally C rank adventurers were mid rank adventurers who survived plenty encounters with monsters, and most of them were seen as powerful existences who broke through level cap of level twenty. Most adventurers staid only as D rank adventurers and mostly claimed ranks by achieving necessary amount of jobs, unable to reach level twenty. B and A rank adventurers were high ranking adventurers and kingdom's heroes, while S rank adventurers were special existences, almost demi-gods.

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I felt depressed all our dungeon hunt that lasted for more than three weeks. We thoroughly explored floors two, three and four, then quickly passed floor five and explored floor six. Luara managed to kill more monsters this time, thanks to her improved vision. We failed in finding any artifacts, but hunted down plenty of monsters. We were on floor six and managed to kill one of floors stronger monsters that resembled a red bull with snakes tail. Luara managed to cut his neck and monsters fell on the ground, taking his final breath. That was a huge success for us. This monsters horns were valued monster materials, and there was even a quest for them, posted in adventurers guild. Unless someone already took it, we would earn five gold coins, just selling them.

Luara started working on removing his horns, when she suddenly started to glow. We stepped back from her looking around and searching anyone who could cast a spell on her. Luara also surprised looked at her hands. Then the light faded. We looked at Luara. She seemed fine, but somehow different. Her hair were darker, and I had a feeling that her facial features were somehow different. Her ears also changed they were rounder and shorter.

- What happened? - asked Trevor.

- Did you evolve? - Myne curiously looked at Luara.

Evolution! I forgot about that. Beatsmen could evolve, just like elves and monsters. And Luara was close to reach level twenty, if she received enough life force, evolution could explain what happened to her.

- Maybe, - Luara looked around: - I feel little different. We will need to return to the Adventurers guild, to find out for sure.

- We have been here long enough, and I doubt that we will found anything of value. Since we're not planning to go to floor seven, we could return now, - said Trevor.

We all were curious about Luara and agreed to go back. During our return I noticed that Luara's movements were faster and she also seemed stronger and more agile. I wondered if it could be because of evolution or I was seeing things.

Five days later we entered the leveling room and Luara put her hands on leveling crystal. Message appeared before her and we all curiously read it.

Panther girl, LV 1

Name - Luara;

Job: Scout;

Status:

Health: 16;

Mana: 120;

Strength: 0;

Defense: 0;

Spell power: 2;

Luck: 1;

Speed: 6;

Morale: Neutral

Skills:

Foresight (Novice);

Scouting (Novice);

Martial arts (Basic);

Hunting (Basic);

Tracking (Novice);

Butchery (Novice);

Trap detection (Basic);

Infantryman (Novice);

Night vision (Novice)

Possible skill acquirement:

- Butchery (Basic);

- Scouting (Basic);

Please choose one skill!

- I am a panther now! - happily shouted Luara. I had no idea what exactly it meant, but judging from Luara's reaction that was good news. I also noticed that her speed stat increased, so her faster movements weren't my imagination.

- What does it mean? - asked Trevor, who apparently was as clueless as I was.

Luara chose to increase her Scouting skill and turned to us, with smile all over her face:

- It means that my race changed now. It is a high honor to evolve into a higher being. Granted by beast men god, this is a sign, that I earned his favor. Also I can change my adventurer rank, just like Avone. You too Myne try using leveling crystal.

Myne did as told, but the previous short message appeared before her, which meant that she could not reach level twenty. Myne was not disappointed since breaking the level cap was not that easy.

Luara exited the leveling room and with wide smile, informed the bunny-girl receptionist.

- I evolved, and Avone also reached level twenty. We would like to increase our ranks.

- Really! That's wonderfull, - bunny-girl clasped her hands: - It is my dream to evolve too, but I am not an adventurer, so my dream will never be fulfilled. What race you evolved to?

- Panther, - proudly declared Luara.

- Wow, that's so rear. Please follow me, I will need to confirm your evolution and miss Avone's level first.

We followed her to a private room and receptionist gave as familiar crystal.

- I will need a drop of your blood, please.

Luara went first and pricked her finger. After confirming our levels, bunny-girl nodded and soon returned with new, silver adventurer tags. We used our blood, to personalize them and Luara proudly showed her new adventurer tag to Myne and Trevor.

- See, I did it. Next year you two will definitely reach the level twenty and we all be C rank adventurers.

After we exchanged our magic stones and monster materials, we all received fifteen gold coins. Luara took us to celebrate our promotion. We still had three days before the beginning of semester and we spend it exploring the capitol. We finally had some free time, that we spend acting like my original world's tourists.

* * *

After the start of the semester I found professor Doranius and asked him to teach me Teleportation spell.

- You managed to level up your Wisdom skill already? That's impressive. Were you not already at level nineteen?

- Yes, - I showed him my adventurer tag: - I reached level twenty and my Wisdom skill is at basic level.

- Congratulations. Breaking second level cap is impressive. Your dedication is very impressive. As promised I will teach you Teleportation spell. But you should know that teleportation spell is one of the most difficult spells in Water magic school to master. It will be easier for you to use, once you have Water magic skill, but you should know, that not all mages can use it successfully, even with Water magic skill.

- Yes, I remember that, from my lessons. But I want to master it anyway.

- Well then, - Doranius took out the parchment and handed it to me: - You know what to do now. Give it back to me, once you successfully copied it.

I worked in evenings, trying to draw perfect Teleportation spell circle. With all the drawing lesson during my Wisdom and Earth magic skill studies, I was confident in my drawing abilities. But Teleportation spell circle was several times more difficult than any spell that I mastered before. Not counting surrounding spell circles the middle of magic circle resembled man disappearing in the smoke. By itself it was piece of art, and my drawing skills never were any good. I needed six weeks, before I finally was confident enough to draw it inside my grimoire.

I was so consumed with the spell that I spend all my free time drawing it, even during my dungeon visits, I kept imagining it and because of it missed several monster attacks and ended up wounded. Luara gave me a speech about flying in the clouds and I felt like a child being lectured by a parent.

I was lucky that there were no tests in academy, I would definitely fail them. After Luara's lection I reevaluated my behavior and started to pay more attention to my Water magic lessons. Just like Earth magic skill lessons, they consisted of learning everything connected to Water magic. Once a week me and my classmates also visited the pool. We spend two hours swimming in water, using every possible swimming style. We also learned to hold our breath under water longer and had to do all kind of breathing exercises. I was already a good swimmer, but had feeling that my swimming abilities will improve by much, by the end of semester. But whenever I had free time, I used it to master my Teleportation spell.

My obsession paid off and seven weeks later I presented my drawing to Doranius.

- Eight out of ten students give up at this stage, - he smiled: - Your teachers in Grimsburg Mage guild described you accurately.

I remembered recommendation letter, that I gave him during our first meeting. I wanted to know how exactly Mesmer described me, but was afraid to know. Maybe those were good things, like diligent student or something?

- We can start with practical lessons then. Let's go.

After almost two years in academy, this was my first time visiting training grounds for mages. We went to one of many fields that were on academy's grounds. There were two spell circles chiseled in stone floor.

- This is the place where I learned Teleportation spell, - smiled Doranius: - These spell circles will help you to survive your attempts to jump through time-space. Before they were created nearly ninety nine out of hundred students died or crippled themselves trying to master the spell. These spell circles will prevent you from using Teleportation spell in a wrong way. You will need not just to imagine spell circle and fill it with mana, but also imagine yourself disappearing from one spell circle and appearing in another. These spell circles will also assist you in doing that.

I nodded and stepped inside one of the circles. They were located six meters from each other, close enough for me to see them. I started imagining the spell circle in my mind. After obsessing with it for seven weeks it was easy, but filling all of it with mana was more difficult.

Doranius occupied a stone bench and opened a book that he brought with himself. That was little annoying. But I cleared my mind and concentrated on a spell. Two hours later Doranius declared end of the lesson. I did not even came close to activating the spell and tried to object, but Doranius shook his head.

- It is late, and I have other matters to attend to. Do not worry, we will continue tomorrow and spend two hours every day, until you give up or master Teleportation spell. Myne told me that you visit dungeon all rest days, so we will practice four days a week.

- Thank you, professor, but I won't give up, just so you know.

- Yes, I understood that from recommendation letter.

Geez, just what was written in it anyway?