“There, nice and snuggly.”
Carrying Mana in my arms, I put her on my bed and cover her with blanket.
“Good, she looks so comfortable…”
There, on where Mana’s face is supposed to be, a faint movement. which I assume was a smile.
“?”
For a moment I felt a little weird when looking at Mana’s face, but I shrugged it off.
“It’s good that she seemed to have calmed down, but geez… She reminded me too much of my childhood.”
When was the last time I recall them I wonder? Anyway I need to deal with the thief down there first.
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“Thank you very much!’
I shook hand with the police officer and watch him carry the unconscious thief away into his car.
*Sigh* “Well then…”
I made my way into the sofa and sat there as I ponder what I should do next.
“…..”
That Operator did mention that Mana saved my life, I guess it was not a joke.
That thief had a gun. I don’t know what would happen to me should Mana didn’t appear then.
I once again recall what the police officer told me.
[You’re lucky boy, this guy has been on the wanted list for a few years now and has already been on the run ever since he escaped from the prison. I don’t know how you did it, but you are lucky he didn’t shot you first. All right then! I’ve got all the information I need, take care boy.]
“Lucky… huh?”
I guess I should properly thank Mana tomorrow…
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I should go to bed now too…
Then as soon as I was about to stand up, a “ping” resounded inside my head.
“This is… the status screen?”
> STATUS SCREEN
>
> • Pet’s Info
>
> Pet Lvl: 2
> Name: Mana Caerudeal
> Age: 15
> Gender: Female
> In Game Species: Slime
>
> Special Skill
>
>
>
> •Master’s Info
>
> Master Level: 2
> Name: Yuuki Hiro
> Age: 18
> Gender: Male
> Equipment: Casual Clothes (Full set)
>
> Special Skill
“Wait a minute… isn’t the screen different from last time?”
There are no big chunk of words from that Operator, there’s not a single trace of it, like it never existed in the first place… and my level too, it changed.
“I leveled up? Ah, there’s also a new line under my info. Special Skill it said…”
This is… making me a bit excited! Special Skill? Sounds really RPG like!
I played around with the Screen. Tapping, sliding, and pinching just like with my phone, and it worked! The interface is just like a smart phone, but it seems there is only one page since I can’t scroll down or change the slide. By tapping I could see a detailed information of each item under the info.
I tried to open Mana’s skill tab, but it was locked. So I open mine instead.
My heart beats with extreme excitement, I feel like being a little boy again! I can imagine the cool image of a black haired boy in a shining silver armor, wielding mighty magic and a legendary sword. Slaying all evil monsters in his path towards saving the world!
> |Special Skill|
>
> -Emotion Link Lvl 1 [Utility Type Skill]
>
> The Link between a Master and their Pet. With this skill even if the Master can not visually confirm the mental state of their pet, the feelings could still be transmitted directly. This also works vice-versa. The higher the level, the deeper the connection
>
> -Other Worldly Care Lvl 1 [Utility Type Skill]
>
> The ability to provide care to otherworldly creature, mainly used by the Master. The higher the level of the skill, more information might be displayed regarding how to take care certain species.
“These skills…”
Reading through the two skills that I posessed, I felt a feeling that I haven’t felt in a very long time. And that is…
“They are not strong at all!!!”
Disappointment. And I ended up screaming after all…
“Why are there not a single offensive skill in my list?! There goes my wish to be a cool swordsman or magician! aren’t the pattern supposed to be OP skills showed up left and right?!”
Like some kind of switch was pressed, all the frustration I felt ended up leaking out. After screaming and nitpicking the details on the skills and the situation that I faced during the evening, I finally come to my senses and felt embarassed by my self.
“Ha… after all that happened I got carried away and act like a little kid…”
I covered my face with my hand, while shaking my head as I said that. How embarassing…
I hit my cheeks with the palm of my hands and stood up.
“Okay! Let’s just go to bed and have a talk with Mana tomorrow!”
Suddenly, another screen popped up in front of my face. However, this is not the same as the status screen from earlier.
“System’s Log?”
That’s what written on the screen.