The next morning I woke up early, which is funny considering I didn't even set the alarm clock, but the clock says 08:12 AM, which is a good time to get up. Anyway, let's start the routine.
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I walk through the city's streets, heading to the adventurer's guild, as I plan to take a couple of quests and get some extra money.
After a long walk, I arrive at the adventurer's guild and approach the quest board to see what quests they currently have.
[Mission: Hunting Sky Scaled Lizard - Rank D]
[Mission: Hunt Fat Mouse - Rank D-]
[Mission: Hunt Iron Vulture - Rank D+]
[Mission: Hunt Crystal Fox - Rank C-]
[Mission: Hunt Mud Golem - Rank D+]
To my bad luck, I can't take any of these quests. While I could hunt these monsters and then present them as a token that I have subjugated them, I might get into trouble.
When I was in Torata, I managed to subjugate the two-headed snakes. Still, I suffered huge mental fatigue when I explained the situation to the receptionist, so I do not want to repeat that. I think the best thing would be to sell the bodies to the merchants guild since they already know me and will not ask for unnecessary things.
Having said all that, I leave the reception without taking any mission and start walking towards the city's main entrance to meet the guard and ask for directions.
On the way, I bought another intertwined rope since the previous one I couldn't recover, and I will need it for my experiments. I will also buy more food packs to have in the future.
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I arrive at the south entrance and start talking to the guard.
* Good morning, sorry to bother you, but could you tell me which are the best hunting grounds in the surroundings?
* The best hunting grounds? I couldn't tell you since I haven't been out of here, but I've seen that most adventurers go to the southwest area.
* That's enough for me, thank you very much.
* You are welcome.
If most adventurers go to the southwest, I will go to the southeast to avoid running into them and practice in peace.
I start walking to the forest while preparing a wooden sword and a rope to start the experiment.
* Kawaii, if you see a monster approaching me, let me know.
* KI! (☞ﾟﾟ∀ﾟ)☞
With that said, I start looking around for a few minutes until Kawaii bites me.
* Kiii! ( * ^ *) ノ
* Did you find a monster? Where is it?
* Ki! (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞
Kawaii points me to a place on the right, where I see a fat mouse. His ball-shaped appearance, brown hair, and a long tail that ends in a ball of hair confirm his identity. His size is similar to Kawaii. He is of the earth element, and his ability "Strong Tooth" can pierce the skin of adventurers of E rank.
The fat mouse notices my presence. It turns in my direction and runs to attack, but its speed is normal, but I don't get confident and prepare to fight.
* Squeakkk!!!
The fat mouse jumps and tries to bite my leg, but I can easily dodge it with a simple left turn.
Seeing that its attack misses, the fat mouse tries to use its tail to hit me in the knees, so I jump towards it to avoid the blow.
It may seem like it would be unnecessary, but these mice can harden the ball of fur on their tails for a few seconds for use in combat.
So I jump backward to dodge it. Now it's my turn.
I run in his direction and hit him in the head. The blow is weak enough not to kill him but strong enough to knock him unconscious.
Now that the fat mouse is stunned, I start tying him up with the rope and check that he is still alive.
All that done, I open the book to review it again and begin to analyze this skill more closely.
To learn the skill "Seal Monster," I need three things: the container, the sword, the creature to seal, which will be the monster, and the means to do it, which is mana (MP) and mental strength.
There is also another issue, which requires that the creature is alive to be sealed. It is like trying to capture a Pokémon with the difference that the sealed monsters can not evolve.
I place myself at a distance of one meter between the fat mouse and me and point my wooden sword at it. I then begin to concentrate on forming a bond between the monster (Fat Mouse) and my wooden sword.
After a few seconds, I feel my MP begin to lower as a blue-colored chain emerges from the tip of my sword and goes in the direction of the fat mouse. This coils towards it like a snake which causes the fat mouse to start glowing.
After a few seconds, I hear a sound like glass breaking, which tells me that the seal failed, so I try again until I succeed.
It's been 5 minutes since then, and I have discovered a few things:
1. I need to use 100 MP for each attempt.
2. If the monster has not been weakened or moves a lot during the process, it will break the chain, and you will have to do it again.
3. It takes 10 seconds for the chain to wrap around the monster, and I have to wait 30 seconds if I want to try again.
I stunned the fat mouse again and even weakened it to make it easier to seal. However, even with all that, it still fails. Maybe it's because my stats are low, or maybe the probability of sealing is low, but I'm still trying.
I take a basic MP potion and try the sealing again. The blue-colored chain wraps around the fat mouse again and starts to glow. After a few seconds, the glow disappears, but this time so does the fat mouse, and that's when a notification appears.
[You have sealed the monster (Fat Mouse)]
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[You have learned the skill "Seal Monster"]
* I did it, Kawaii, I did it!
* Ki!!! ٩( ๑╹ ꇴ╹)۶
As I start celebrating, I notice how the wooden sword in my hand starts to change. The edge turns brown, the guard changed its color to a pale yellow, the hilt is now made of hairs, but there is no discomfort felt when gripping it, and the pommel also turned into a ball of brown hair.
It seems that combined the wooden sword with the physical shape of the fat mouse. Still, it did not change the size or shape, which is a good thing because I would not like the blade of my sword to be covered with hair or become too flashy.
With that said, let's review this skill.
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[Name: Marco Diaz - Adventurer]
[HP: 500/500]
[MP:180/280]
[Stamina: 290/290]
[Strength: 24]
[Dexterity: 22]
[Agility: 23]
[Intelligence: 20]
[Profession: None]
[Active Skills: Focused Slash - Seal Monster]
[Passive Skills: Cold Mind]
[Pet: Floral Hedgehog]
[Titles: Novice Herb Seeker - Ruthless - Crafty Dog]
Besides getting a new skill, it also increases the MP, which is always good. Now let's see this new skill.
[Special Ability: Seal Monster].
[You create a chain of mana, which wraps around the monster to seal it (10% Chance)].
[Each monster occupies an object]
[If the object used as a medium is not strong enough or breaks, the monster will escape and attack you]
[The stronger the monster, the less chance you have of sealing it]
[Cost: 100 MP]
[Cooldown: 30 seconds]
Now that I see the skill, I realize that it's not that my stats are low, but that the probability of sealing is low, and the stronger the monster, the harder it becomes to seal.
I keep the wooden sword in my inventory and start looking to see if it increases stats or has any special effects.
[Unnamed wooden sword (You can name it)]
[Attribute: Earth]
[Description: An ordinary wooden sword in which is sealed "The Fat Mouse," a monster that uses its harmless appearance to trick its opponents and then attacks them by surprise]
[Characteristics: Increases Stamina by +10].
So now the description changed. It also got the monster's attribute and gave me a +10 increase in Stamina, which never hurts.
Now I'm going to test it to see if there was any change in its power or cut. So I start looking around for another monster to test my new sword.
After a few seconds, I found another fat mouse and attacked it, the fight lasted a minute, barely, but it was enough time to notice that my sword did change a little.
First of all, the sword's weight increased slightly, but it's nothing; instead, the new hilt makes it easier and more comfortable to maneuver the sword.
Secondly, its durability is still the same as an ordinary wooden sword. I noticed that it has some splinters, so I'm going to stop for now, as I still have to learn the "Possession" skill.
I begin to review the method of learning the skill "Possession." It is necessary to form a link with the object to learn this skill. For this, I need to use the mana (MP) so that my Mind comes in contact with the blessed or cursed object, which is the sword with the sealed monster.
I close my eyes and try to connect with the sword, which is not as easy as it seems because there are moments when I feel that I am about to enter a place, but suddenly return without any reason, so I try several times without giving up.
On the 14th attempt, I entered again in that state, but I let myself be carried away by the feeling, and I didn't try to understand it or use it. I just let it take me like a stone that lets itself be dragged by the river's current.
After a few seconds, I reacted and opened my eyes; at first, I thought I had failed, but I realized something very important: Kawaii was not in my bag, so I started to look around to find her.
When I see a fat mouse that sees me with an aggressive look, as if he is ready to attack me, so I get ready to fight.
The fat mouse runs towards me, intending to bite me, so I make a right turn to dodge it, then it tries to hit me with its tail, so I give a slight jump backward. This fight is the same as the first time we faced each other, with the difference that its body is a little blurry as if it was going to disappear at any moment.
This catches my attention, so I want to find out what's going on, so I stay I want and wait until the fat mouse attacks me again, which doesn't take long since 5 seconds later, it runs towards me again, intending to bite me.
I do nothing and let the fat mouse bite me. When its teeth dig into my left leg, I feel a slight itch, almost like a mosquito had bitten me, which surprises me if I consider that its bite can tear the skin off.
I bend down and hold the fat mouse, making it squirm like a worm to free itself and even bit me and hit me with its tail, but all that is useless because I don't feel anything.
I pick up the fat mouse and sit on the floor while I stroke its fur, which is rough, but it doesn't bother me. The fat mouse continues to squirm, but it is useless as I stroke its fur.
After a few minutes, the mouse stops fighting and becomes calm. Now it is in a docile but hostile state.
* Have you calmed down?
* ...
* You don't want to talk? Is it because you are trapped here?
* ...
* If it's any consolation, you're not dead. You're just in another space that seems to suit your preferences.
* ...squeak.
* You want to get out?
* Squeak!
* I see. Let's make a deal. Once I learn the possession skill and use it once, I'll break the sword where you are and set you free. What do you say?
* Squeak?
* Of course, I do, then what do you say.... do you accept?
* SQUEAK!
When the fat mouse says that, the world around me disappears, and I open my eyes again. It feels like I've been in a lucid dream, so I check around me and see that Kawaii is my bag; it doesn't seem like much time has passed so that I can breathe normally. Time may pass differently in that place. That's when a notification appears.
[You have learned the skill "Possession"]
PERFECT, now I have to check this skill.
* Status
[Name: Marco Diaz - Adventurer]
[HP: 500/500]
[MP:30/330]
[Stamina: 290/290]
[Mind: ∞/∞]
[Strength: 24]
[Dexterity: 22]
[Agility: 23]
[Intelligence: 20]
[Profession: None]
[Active Skills: Focused Slash - Seal Monster - Possession]
[Passive Abilities: Cold Mind]
[Pet: Floral Hedgehog]
[Titles: Novice Herb Seeker - Ruthless - Crafty Dog]
The MP increased again due to several attempts to learn this skill. There is also a new stat called "Mind," but I don't know why there is an infinite sign. First, let's see what this skill can do.
[Special Skill: Possession]
[You allow objects to be able to possess you, and in return, you can use their power.]
[New stat "Mind" is added.]
[If the weapon breaks or becomes unusable, the skill is automatically canceled]
[A weapon/object can only possess you]
[Cost: 200 MP]
[Duration: 10 Minutes]
[Cooldown 30 Minutes]
This skill is a bit expensive, but considering that for 10 minutes, I can use the power of these items, it's worth it.
With that said, it's time to try this skill.
Possession!
When I activate the skill, the wooden sword begins to vibrate in my hand, and I start to feel a kind of resonance from the bottom of my heart.
This sensation lasts a second, so I start to check my body to see the changes. I see that my nails are longer. I have grown brown hair similar to the fat mouse that goes from the elbows to the back of my hands. The same happens with my legs as the same hair type grows from the knees to the feet. I also feel that my teeth are sharper than before, and also I have grown a tail identical to the fat mouse. Let's see if my state has changed.
* Status
[Name: Marco Diaz - Adventurer]
[HP: 500/500] +10
[MP:130/330]
[Stamina: 290/290] +10
[Mind: ∞/∞]
[Strength: 24]
[Dexterity: 22]
[Agility: 23]
[Intelligence: 20]
[Profession: None]
[Active Skills: Saw - Hardened Sword]
[Passive Skills: Cool Mind - Body Heat - Rodent Agility]
[Pet: Floral Hedgehog]
[Titles: Novice Herb Seeker - Ruthless - Crafty Dog]
Checking my status, I was surprised as others replaced my active skills. The passive skill "Cold Mind" is still there, but now there are two others, so I started checking them.
[Active Skills]
[Attack: Saw]
[You insert your sword into your enemy's body and tear the inside of his body, the bigger the opponent, the less damage you will do]
[Cost: 30 MP]
[Cooldown: 10 Seconds]
[Buff: Hardened sword]
[Increases the hardness and weight of your sword for 60 seconds]
[Cost: 100 MP]
[Cooldown: 60 Seconds]
[Passive Abilities]
[Body Heat: Resistance to ice-attribute attacks increases by 20%, and you maintain your body heat in cold climates]
[Rodent Agility: Increase the agility of your feet by 10%].
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In summary, depending on the sealed monster, I can have different abilities, both active and passive. Still, I have to be careful because there are some limitations:
1. Its duration is 10 minutes.
2. While I am in a state of "Possession," I will also have the weaknesses of that monster.
3. If the sword is disabled during combat, the ability is canceled.
4. The sealed monster will start attacking me if my weapon breaks.
It is a resounding success. Now let's go hunting, and then I will release the fat mouse as promised.
* Kawaii, let's go hunting.
* KIIIIIIIIII!!!! ((((゜д゜)))))
* Relax, Kawaii, it's me. I'm just using a new ability.
* Ki? (″･ิ_･ิ)っ
* It will only last about 10 minutes; it won't be permanent.
* Ki! ヽ(^◇^*)/