Getting out of town was difficult, the mages had placed sentries near the gate, though disgusted i could still tell. After a bit i just got annoyed, so i extended mana strings and attached it to the base of the neck of all three of them. Once immobilized i passed through the south gate and left town.
I joined a caravan of merchants heading out to the nearby villages after I left, accompanied by other players acting like body guards. By now Proto was already out and walking since i didn’t want some suspecting the random appearance during the trip.
We traveled by carriage, i had Proto sit near the back and positioned him so it looked like he was sleeping. I sat in front of him while reading about the sigils from Dalton’s book. Sigils in the game are a set of skills that can transform any skill or sense, sight, smell, etc., into a spell, an example would be if i made a healer for my puppets instead of carving a sigil for a healing spell, i make one for a repair skill which is still my skill but the sigil is the point of release for them and it uses the mana stored in each puppets gem.
It’s a really useful type of magic for my class and opens up my options so i can make many mage classes. After finishing the book i gained the skill and the book began to glow and change.
New Skill Sigil Magic
Sigil Magic
Through the study of seals you have discovered the method to make seals of the skills you possess.
+5 Int
+5 Wis
The book "Mystery of the Sigils" has transformed into "Sigil Encyclopedia"
Sigil Encyclopedia
A special book that holds all the information for the seal to every skill you know.
Job Requirements: Magus Puppeteer
You have discovered a skill that functions with your job.
You can now learn any spell from both mages and priests and can learn all craft jobs to Advance.
Sting: "with each new skill this job gets better and better but i guess the price for it is just as big, how am i going to get spells from the guild, the priest spells will be easy but mage ones are hard".
Warrior: hey what was that?
Sting: it’s something related to my job it’s a mage type spell book for my specific job.
Everyone here was warrior or thief, no mages, thank god, so they all just lost interest.
After that i started carving wood making small sculptures of animals or people. It was a two days travel before we reached a village Relona, by then I had gotten my sculpting and carpentry to levels 4 and 5. I got off and headed my way, since i didn’t want to go into large cities as it would alert them.
I walk around a bit sightseeing, the village was relatively large for a village so i guess a small town would also work. The main roads of the village where many passed were stone paved roads but the rest was mainly dirt and gravel. After hiding Proto i headed to an inn and booked a room for a week, 10i and some food which came with the room.
After a warm meal i left and went to a bow maker and bought my own carving knife and other tools of the trade and asked to use a worktable. After he permitted me i began making a child sized marionette like my first failure. I worked till closing time and then packed what i did and headed back to the inn and falling in bed i went to sleep and logged out.
As i got up out of my capsule i look at the clock and stretch. Right now is noon so after using the bathroom i head downstairs. I find my parents and by twin sisters eating.
Dad: oh you’re up.
Malcolm: ya its night right now and I’m in an inn so i have some leeway.
Dad: son can i ask what did you do to have the mages guild blacklist you?
Malcolm: I’m surprised you haven't checked the video feed.
I sit down next to him and get some food, how he knew I was hunted was easy to guess. I told him my name was Sting and he made sure to search for how many Stings there were and there are about 10 but none have gotten close to the mages guild except for me.
Dad: i want to hear from you.
I look him in the eyes.
Malcolm: only in private were no employees can here.
The rest of the time was just filled with the sound of eating and small talk. After we finished i headed to fathers office with him.
Dad: ok we are alone.
Malcolm: it’s simple i discovered how to make a combat worthy puppet and it became a magic item which they are after.
He just blinked at me like I was making fun of him then slumped down on his chair taking deep breaths.
Dad: you became a puppeteer?!
Malcolm: ya i even got to name the job but right now the job is like of under development, when i find skills that work with it, it gets better.
Dad: i see, a player made job... wow not even i heard about this, anyway… DIDN’T I TELL YOU TO NEVER DO PUPPETEERING!!!!!!!!
Malcolm: in real life you told me, and I abided by your rules but in the game you named Second Life, my second life is as a puppeteer.
He nods and goes quiet for a while. I look at the time which was now 12:55; i still had time since the game runs five times faster than real life.
Dad: so do you want this discovery to be released.
Malcolm: as if, like i said the job is developing, i don’t care if you say that there is a possible to create a job but i don’t want mine out in public just yet.
Dad: is it powerful?
Malcolm: with the same strings i control the puppets i can control living things.
Dad: then keep it a secret.
Malcolm: I’ll go then, if you want more info on it just watch the video feed on my capsule, oh and did you do something to make me gain skill proficiency faster.
Dad: no, it wouldn’t be fair to other players but you should already know that skills related to your job grow twice as fast as other skills.
I nod then leave and returned to the game.
When i wake up i see the suns first rays appearing the horizon. In my room Proto was sitting while facing the door, sword on his lap. I had left him on auto mode with orders to protect us against any intruders that attacked but seems nothing happened. Since i have time before i can return to the crafts shop to continue my new puppet i decide to improve Proto a bit, since he was made when i was level 1 he isn’t at his best so being level 6, I leveled up again while making the new puppet, now i sit him down and begin improving his arms.
By the time the streets get noisy I had improved both hands and arms which had been a bit irregular. I got a huge surprise when I checked his stats, when I leveled with him I had raised it three levels so he was level 4 but now…
Magic Marionette (Proto)
The first of its kind, this special Marionette was modeled after its creator in his attempt to discover the how to make magic puppets.
Somewhat good construction thanks to the makers concentration while he was still a beginner but has some visible defects but none that will hamper movement, thanks to improvements a few defects have been removed.
Level 10
Job none
Exp 36%
Health/Durability 900/900
Mana 600/600
Stamina Unlimited
Strength 45
Agility 37
Dexterity 31
Vitality 40
Skills
Sword Mastery (basic 3)
Sense Presence (basic 4)
Status: mute, blind and deaf
Sting: what Mute? I get it I never give him direct vocal orders, even when I leave him in auto mode I imagine what he needs to do and he does it, so how do I fix that.
Then something came to mind and I opened my Sigil book. There were only enough pages to hold skills I had so two pages. The second one held what I wanted, senses normal living creatures have. I found the one for hearing, with the book open my carving knife in my right hand and after disconnecting it Proto’s head. I carved two some seals for hearing just behind his wooden ears then I looked up the one for speaking and carved in under the head where it attaches to the body and finally the seals for sight which I made in the eyes. After completing everything I attached it back on him, and then I make strings from each seal and connect it to the mana ball holding the neck and head. As I let each one go and move to the next it gives off a faint glow too little to notice unless you’re up close.
Done with everything and with all the seals working, I hook up my mana strings and put him on auto mode.
Sting: so…did it work, can you hear and see me?
Proto: s-s-s-see m-me?
Sting “ya it worked but I guess it’s now like I’m talking to a child”
Through the effects of the adding sensory Sigil magic on your Magic Marionette it has begun to acquire an Ego, through interaction with others it will grow and learn more. He was also gained the INT and WIS stats.
Warning, because the seals of human traits are constant casts it will continue using mana until its empty.
Sting: an ego, isn’t that special or am I lucky, no it can’t be a coincidence maybe since its already a magic item by adding human traits provided it the push it needed but damn the price for it sure is steep I need better gems or he will be done for… let’s get some low class gems for now I can’t afford mana filled ones.
I deactivate the voice seal as it would be a waste for now as he can barely talk and continually feed him mana through the strings. I find a jewelry shop after a bit and walk in.
The receptionist was and elderly lady that had a calming aura around her.
Lady: hello kids, what can I do for you?
Sting: well I’m looking for low quality gems, just the gems but they need to be at least the size of a chicken’s egg.
Lady: oh my, that’s unusual but I do have those they can barely have anything done to them because of their quality I just keep them in a box hoping to sell them.
She pulls up an old box about as big as shoe box and opens it to reveal dozens of gems of different sizes and kinds, even diamonds are there none have that shine the other gems in the jewelry shop have.
Sting: how much is it
Lady: well since they are gems I can’t just give it away but since it’s all low quality and pretty much useless to me how’s about 1i each there are forty gems so 40i and its yours.
The coins were on the counter before she could finish and I took and stored the box with the gem.
Lady: a pleasure doing business with you sweetie.
Sting: likewise.
I left and headed to the bow makers shop and stored Proto before entering, after turning him off since he wastes mana just sitting normally outside my inventory.
In the shop I go on to finish the legs and feet which were some of the few parts left. By noon I had finished them and began on the head, I was making a small child, girl, so I thought of how to make her face. Once I got the image in my head, my twin sister’s image, I start carving and make the features as close as possible. It took most of the day to finish since I wanted lots of details but I did finish as the sun was reaching the horizon. I returned to my room and carved the voice, hearing and sight seals in their correct places and began the process of making the magic marionette.
I open the box with gems and drop them on the bed and sort them by type. In the pile of forty were four diamonds, 2 large and 2 half that, 10 sapphires, 3 large the rest varied, 6 emeralds 1 large, 9 rubies 3 large, opal 4 no large, 7 Amethyst 2 large. They were all cut and polished but lacked shine.
I pick up one of the large diamonds and dump as much mana as I had; it started to shine just a bit so it had a monstrous mana capacity. I then sit down and meditate to regain a bit to start up, once I had 100 mana of my 1000 mana back i began connecting the puppet.
I worked into the night for hours before i had the entire puppet built. The results of its stats are incredible...
Magic Marionette (Unnamed)
A magic puppet made from an up-and-coming puppet maker. It was made decently and has no obvious flaws.
This special marionette was modeled after the creator’s younger sisters, as such as the ego it is developing will have a tendency to have a younger sister’s personality but will regard her creator as master out of loyalty.
Level 1
Job none
Exp 0%
Health/Durability 1000/1000
Mana 1000/8000
Stamina Unlimited
Strength 20
Agility 60
Dexterity 48
Vitality 65
Intelligent 25
Wisdom 15
Skills
None
Status: normal
Sting: ...she is on par with proto who is level 10, must be because she was made at a higher level... now i need mage cloths for her then i need to thing how i will get magic spells for her.
Puppet: M-m-ma-ster n-na-name...
I stair her wide eyed but snap out of it when she nudges me.
Sting: right then your name... how’s about Magi
You have named you Marionette Magi
Magi: heh heh
Sting: "guess she is happy, since I’m not tired i think i should solve both their troubles of losing mana".
My solution, through entire day and night of the next day i tutored them both in meditation all three versions. I knew it’s solved their problem and even began charging them more then they were losing. When they had finished learning it, i would say it was about five in the evening so i shrank and packed them ate some food downstairs then headed for a tailor.
It wasn’t hard to find, there were two tailors one at the plaza and another a few blocks in. The one at the plaza was popular and had customers most of the time, the other didn't. I made the obvious choice, i went to the less popular one, why because from experience i have noticed that less popular places have better craftsmen, they might have some special skill and they know how to keep their mouths shut when they learn a secret that needs to stay as such. The place was called Threads and Needles and under it in smaller letters was written Tailor.
I walk in to the deserted shop which had a few dresses on mannequins but no one was around.
Sting: hello is there anyone here?
I hear some shuffling in the back and after a bit a young girl appears, she has dark blonde hair, stood at about 160cm and was dressed in typical tailor work cloths. She also wore a bored expression on her face.
Girl: hi I’m Alice what can i do for you.
Sting: i need mage cloths for a child around ten years old.
Alice: where is the kid?
Sting: ...
Alice: i need to take measurements since everyone is different even at the same age.
I think a bit before pulling Magi out, deactivating her voice seal to keep her quiet and return her to normal sized, this left Alice wide eyed.
Alice: what is this?
Sting: I’m a puppet maker i got an order to make a child sized puppet dressed in mage cloths; i can’t make cloths so i need to order it.
Alice: ... so... CUTE!!!!!!
I stared dumbfounded as the girl examines Magi with a gleeful gaze. Then she turned to me, i could see in her eyes the flames of her determination.
Alice: I'll do it; just basic stuff should be fine but...
Sting: but?
Alice: well you see it’s about the appearance she has a carved out face but its wood, have you thought of a mask?
Sting: yes i have.
She gives me a large grin; i could feel something was coming.
Alice: well you see i discovered a unique tree some time ago, the sap it produces when heated it makes a material close to that of human skin when processed correctly, up until a few weeks ago i could get some and even found the way to make it but bandits moved into the area in between here and the forest to the east where they reside.
Sting: you want me to go get the sap.
Alice: yes there are barrels i left under it to gather it, they should be full by now and it has a strong smell so animals avoid, it can you go get it for me?
Quest Sap Collector
Alice discovered a tree that produces a special sap which makes material similar to human skin but bandits prohibit her from getting to it so she has asked you.
Requirement: job Magus Puppeteer
Difficulty: E+
Reward: ???, Mage Cloths
Time limit: none
Special: if you kill all the bandits and there leader you will gain extra reward
+ Fame, bounty that was placed on the bandit leader.
Sting: ok I’ll get the sap. "What a job quest but isn’t my class new, maybe the system examined my class and real word documents and created new skills for the class"
Quest accepted
Sting: hey is there a place i can buy magic spells?
Alice: well there is the guild but none are here... oh there is Miss Ginger she was once an adventurer with the class Elemental mage but she retired from both the guild and adventuring, she lives with her five grandkids now, her house is a large two story building near the east side of town.
Sting: thanks ill have the sap back quickly.
I packed Magi away and headed to the mages house. It wasn’t hard to find it was the only two story building. I walked up and knocked a few times and waited. After about a minute i saw the door open slightly and the face of an old lady appeared.
Lady: what do you want?
Sting: Miss Ginger?
Lady: Rosemary Ginger, that’s me how do you know my name. She said in a cold tone.
Sting: Alice from the Thread and Needle told me you can teach magic.
Her face suddenly lit up at the mention of Alice and she opened the door completely now. She want that tall maybe 150cm and she was plump and dressed in a dark red robe that covered her entire body down to her feet. I could see behind her two young kids about 9 and 6 and hugging her leg were another three tiny ones my guess they ranged from 4 to 2 years old.
Miss Ginger: please come in we can talk inside, Lily take the others upstairs while i talk this young man.
The tallest kid followed her orders and took the others away while she and I sat in the living room.
Miss Ginger: now you said you wanted to learn magic, why not at the guild?
Sting: it’s... a bit complicated
Miss Ginger: is it because they blacklisted you because of the magic items you hold.
The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation.
I paled when she said that and she clearly saw that.
Miss Ginger: calm down boy I’m not with the guild and i sure as hell don’t agree with them taking magic items from others but i am curious to see what kind of items they are.
I regained a bit of composure after she said that but was very wary
Miss Ginger: since you are like this, then let’s do it differently, show me the items or you won’t get a single spell from me.
I became pale again and pulled both puppets out and sat them on a chair and returned them to normal size then sent strings to both, not the hands. I then activate them which turn the seals on. By the way activating is when i weaken or strengthen the flow of mana in their bodies; i can remove parts without breaking the link when deactivated.
Magi: m-master?
I looked at Miss Ginger who was awestruck at seeing the dolls
Miss Ginger: w-what are these?!
Sting: magic puppets, marionettes to be precise, i discovered how to make them and they become magic items when i finish them.
Miss Ginger: no wonder the guild is after you, if you don’t turn in a magic item they hunt you down, from how casually you walk around and how little they are searching i can presume they don’t know about them.
I shake my head confirming her suspension.
Miss Ginger: good, we need to keep them from the guilds hands, by the way why did you want magic spells when you can make warriors.
Sting: because puppets can’t directly use magic without this.
I pull the Sigil Encyclopedia which she takes to examine.
Miss Ginger: isn’t this Daltons old book?
Sting: you know him; he taught me carpentry in Althoria.
Suddenly she makes a wide grin
Miss Ginger: you know i am starting to think you finding me isn’t a coincidence, Dalton must have changed jobs after he retired but he was once known as a Sigil Mage, it was horrible for combat because he had to use seals to use his spell but no one was better at making booby traps, you seemed to have found a true use for them and he probably saw that you could do so.
Quest Rising Sigil Complete
After learn of it uses as a puppeteer you have discovered a better way to utilize the lost magic form.
Reward: Continue talk with Miss Ginger but don’t ask.
Miss Ginger: tell me what is your current goal?
Sting: goal?
Miss Ginger: goal, target whatever, what do you aim to do with what you know?
Sting: i don’t know, I’m just becoming a puppeteer because I've always wanted to but my father never allowed it.
Miss Ginger: then let me give you a goal hmm... for a start find apprentices and make your job stronger i think five apprentice should be fine.
Quest School of Puppeteers
Miss Ginger has given you a starting point for your undecided future, find and trains five apprentices. Teach them all you know and have them help you in further develop your job.
Requirements: Job Magus Puppeteer
Difficulty B
Reward ???
Sting: ok I’ll do that for now but where will I find them?
Quest accepted
Miss Ginger: Orphans are a good place to look the churches take care of some, the ones in town as well has kids that adventurers find near here abandoned, now let my see the description on these puppets I’m curious to see what they hold, "Identify".
She looks at Magi when she says that then after a bit her mouth drops open.
Miss Ginger: the puppets can have jobs.
Sting: i think so but i don’t know how to go about changing them since they are puppets.
Miss Ginger: wait here a bit.
She gets up a walks out the after a few minutes she appears with a book in her hand.
Miss Ginger: this is a special book that will change the readers job to my old job Elemental Mage, here give it to her had have her say "Learn".
I had Magi take the book and told her what to do after a bit she got it right but nothing happened. I took the book back and said Learn and got a message.
You have discovered a book to change to the Elemental mage class do you want to change
Warning all skills linked to your class will be lost.
Yes/No
Sting: no
Ding !
You currently possess two Magic Marionettes that don’t have a job would you like to give one this job.
Yes/No
Sting: yes, give to Magi.
Suddenly the book started to turn into light particles and went into Magi. I heard another Ding after everything was gone.
The Magic Marionette Magi has gained the job Elemental Mage Puppet
+20 Int and Wis
Job skills gained
Elemental magic affinity
This increased the affinity to all elements by 15%.
Due to the puppets core being a diamond the effect of this skill is doubled.
Magic Mastery
Increases magic based damage by 5%
Sigil Magic mastery
Due to her owner knowing this lost art she has gained the ability to use seals carved on her at her will.
You have gained the skill Magic Mastery from your puppet.
Sting: wow she got it and a few skills... i even learned magic mastery from her.
Miss Ginger: so the owner is the one who gives the jobs... interesting, so what are you going to do now?
Sting: well i did come here for magic since i can’t get it from the guild.
Miss Ginger: that’s right let me go get some.
She hurried off and came back ten minutes later with a huge pile of books and a bag holding even more, then placed them down on the ground and began organizing and an incredible pace. After she finished there where various piles each for a different element, Fire, water, air, earth, lighting, holy, dark.
I lift up one from the holy pile, Healing rain, an AoE healing magic that starts at a one meter radius. I look at the other piles and find an interesting one, it doesn’t have a specific element just regular skills and a few caught my attention. The Grow skill, opposite to the shrink skill, was one and seeing it I feel I could make great use of it since I would be able to carve more seals on the puppets if I can make parts larger then return to normal with small seals, so I ask how much it was.
Miss Ginger: I see most basic spells for 10i those regular skill tones are the same cost.
I look in my inventory and see I have a little over 2S, I separate the grow skill then get all the basic spells from each element especially cure and healing from the holy pile.
The list is like this, Fireball, Fire bomb, ice spear (from water category), Air blast, Pressure Bomb, Earth Lance, Earth Wall, Earth Bomb (kind of like a shockwave from underground), Lightning bolt, Paralysis Shot, Healing, Cure, Blind, Curse, and Grow skill. This was all 1S 60I in total I it was a great purchase now I can add mage skills into combat speaking of that.
Sting: you know someone trustworthy that can help me change my other puppets job to something in the fighting category.
Miss Ginger: let me check him out, I have a few other job changing books for other classes I might have something interesting for him.
She took a look and pondered a bit and walked out, it took her some time before she appeared with three books.
Miss Ginger: well for warrior classes these are the only I have and they are also have magic mixed in.
Sting: which classes are they?
Miss Ginger: Elemental Swordsman, Monk and Dragoon which is a spear or lance fighter,
Sting: does Monk use much mana
Miss Ginger: no they are bare handed fighter most of the time but can use weapons if needed, I’m sure you know stories about them but they are die hard martial artists and will continually train even after they finish their training on their monasteries, if I had to choose a good weapon it would be gauntlets they help do a lot of damage.
Sting: if it takes the least amount of mana I’ll take that one, I still need to change Proto’s core to a better one and improve his body anyway so I’ll change jobs after I do that.
Miss Ginger: you’re staying at the inn right.
I nod and she then gives me a smile.
Miss Ginger: then stay with me this way I can hide the signal these two are releasing, my house holds a few magic items so I know how to hide them, I also want to train Magi with the magic you bought.
Sting: if it’s fine with you but before she can use magic I need to carve the seals on her hands so magic training will be for some other time.
She then led us to a guest room which had a large bed and a large table as well. I put magi away and have Proto laid down and deactivate him. I look through the gems I have, I’m not putting a diamond since it is better for magic users…the Amethyst catches my attention so I take it and put the rest away, the open the gem compartment. The emerald is just floating there with the shine from inside pulsing like a heart. I put the Amethyst next to the emerald and add some mana the gem them make a few strings go from the emerald to the amethyst and begin pulling the mana inside to the other gem and taking the connections that exist and doing the same. It was a difficult thing to do and I had to focus tremendously not to screw up. After the emerald was empty it got easier to disconnect the strings attached and reattach to the other gem. When I finally finished I was exhausted.
You have gained +3 concentrations
I look outside and the sun is already rising and Miss Ginger is at the door with a bowl of soup and some drinks.
Miss Ginger: so this is the secret to the magic puppet… a mana filled gem, I can’t believe this was all it took to make the puppet work and yet for so long no one thought of this.
Sting: it’s not just the crystal the construction is different as well.
I said that and pull the shoulder joint and show here, she goes wide eyed when she sees that it isn’t attached
Sting: the trick is using make to hold it together as the hooks and springs
Miss Ginger: you are so young yet you are doing high level things
Sting: high level? What do you mean you if you learn the skill Mana Strings you can manipulate them as you like.
Miss Ginger: that’s the thing it’s not a simple thing to do.
I stood up and pulled the control bar I use to control the marionettes and held it out to her.
Sting: take this for a bit
She took it cautiously.
Sting: now move your mana to one of the hooks
Miss Ginger: I need a catalyst gem to help me with the exterior mana control.
Sting: exactly that’s why I can do it and you can’t, learn that and you will learn to control the puppets, though I think I could something similar to a staff with the control bars.
She was staring at me with narrowed eyes but curiosity was clearly seen in her eyes as she thought about what I said.
I go back and finish the final touches to Proto’s core and then I begin improving his body. It was easier than doing the core change and only took until noon for me to finish improving his whole body, he now had no visible defects at all and I would say he was even better than normal; I also gained a level for handicraft, puppet making and carpentry, levels 6, 5 and 7. When I was done I activated him and examined him
Magic Marionette (Proto)
The first of its kind, this special Marionette was modeled after its creator in his attempt to discover the how to make magic puppets.
Renovated Construction, all defects have been removed and the body has been improved.
Level 18
Job none
Exp 0%
Health/Durability 1200/1200
Mana 700/2000
Stamina Unlimited
Strength 70
Agility 55
Dexterity 49
Vitality 50
Intelligence 35
Wisdom 30
Skills
Sword Mastery (basic 3)
Sense Presence (basic 4)
Status: Normal
Sting: wow he had a great improvement and gained 8 levels from being renovated.
I then took the book for monks out and said learn.
You have discovered a book for changing to the Monk Class do you want to change?
Warning all class skills will be removed.
Yes/No
Sting: No
You currently possess one Magic Marionettes that don’t have a job would you like to give him this job.
Yes/No
Sting: Yes
The Magic Marionette Proto1 has gained the Job Monk Puppet.
+20 STR
+10 Int
+10 Wis
Job Skills Gained
Bare Fist Fighting Mastery
The art of fighting without weapons
Increases damage by 5% to all bare handed attacks
Monk Mindset (passive)
By taking the job of the monks he will think like them and has gained a love from all forms of training in all martial arts both bare handed and weapons
Fighters Aura
The spirit of a fighter manifested to its limits can create an aura around the body
Cost: 10 mana to cast, 1 m/s to maintain
Knuckle drive
Sprinting forward putting your weight behind your next punch as well as coating it with fighters Aura to cause great damage
Cost 100 Stamina, 50 mana
Combo skill
Rush strike, Drop punch
Quickly rushes at the opponent and delivers a volley of punches to drop the opponent to the ground, then jumps and lands on the opponent delivering the final punch while he is down.
Cost: Stamina 30[/i][/b]
Sting: wow Monk is quite an impressive class… and it even set a personality trait for him.
Miss Ginger: Monks are a special type of fighter that needs high stamina and intelligence as well as strength to utilize.
Sting: well stamina is one thing I don’t need to worry about.
Miss Ginger: so what now?
Sting: ill spend the rest of the day carving the seals on Magi’s had so we can use them then I will be going east to complete a request for Alice, she wants me to collect some tree sap from the Havea tree, the sap is supposed to make be capable of making a material similar to human skin and I’m interested in that.
Miss Ginger: well I suggest you train a bit before heading out, the animals around here are between level 20-40 and those bandits are over level 50.
Sting: thanks for the warning I’ll do some hunting while I’m out.
I spend the rest of the day and some of the night carving the spells seals on her hand and had them both meditate all night to recharge their mana. I logged out to take care of myself.
It was evening so I took a bath to freshen up and went downstairs to get some food. My parents and sisters were there and on TV was me working on my puppets, this caused me to freeze.
Mom: oh sweetie your out, your father had your capsule video feed installed for us to watch you since your ignoring us for the game now, I must say the puppets look very complicated
Dad: I have to agree there, I didn’t think puppeteering would be such an advanced class; it’s even more surprising that the puppets can have jobs; I need to check with the AI on this.
While I was listening to my parents talk my sisters snuck up on me and jumped on me hugging me. They names were Megan and Rita they were identical except for a small mole on their faces which was on opposite sides but on the same height which I though funny.
Rita: hey hey bro we saw that small doll you made it looks like us?
Megan: did you make it remembering us?
I blushed a bit, in the house I only got along really well with my sisters since both my parents work at the company they were never home when it mattered so I took care of them.
Malcolm: n-no it’s just t-that I don’t know anyone else so small.
They both puffed their cheeks pouting after I called them small, and they are small for their age. We had invited some of their friends and most were taller than shortest was still 4cm taller than them.
I pat then on the head and it makes them blush and look down embarrassed, it’s really cute.
Rita: s-stop I’m not a baby anymore?!
Megan: ya we are too big for this!!
I just laugh but continue, after a bit I stop and look at the TV, it was showing Proto’s stats and skills and he was a bit shocked. I didn’t want to be interrogated by dad again so I left and went to the kitchen and grabbed a bit to eat then went back in game.
When I logged in the puppets were still meditating so I called it off and packed them away, it was day time already. After I had gathered my things I left after saying good bye to Miss Ginger and the kids.
Outside of town was filled with movement of merchants coming and going. I go into the forest then call them both out and give Magi some cloths, since we didn’t get any from Alice. I passed her a cloak which, thanks to the system, gets smaller to fit her size, and then we proceeded east towards the quest.