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chapter 4 formal introductions

chapter 4 formal introductions

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I opened my eyes and looked up to see sunlight coming from my room window.

“I’m back in my room huh.” I whisper to myself

It is almost 11 AM and my stomach starts to show signs of hunger. I couldn’t wait to eat something good because in my mind I can only remember the taste of those awful pills. I open the capsule and began to make my way towards the bathroom to clean myself up with a shower and bush my teeth. After about 15 days of washing up I have already gotten use to seeing my new body I thought while remembering the first few days of showering in the lab.

After cleaning up I make my way downstairs to the kitchen to see if there is food already made. In the kitchen I saw that my parents have already left for work and a note on the table.

“ Silvi (nickname made by mom), your father and I have left to work by the time you’re reading this note. I have left the rice cooker on to keep the rice warm and the side dishes on top of the rice. Please eat well because the capsule expands a lot of energy in the brain. Mom” I read

“Well let’s see what side dishes mom prepared” I say while licking my lips since I am very hungry

About 30 min later of eating and cleaning up I decide to do some exercise since the manual for the capsule did say to do at least a minimum of 30 min of exercise after waking up to keep the body healthy.

Before I knew it I was doing some of the stretches I learned from Sayo like it was natural since I did them for 24h GT. The exercises were easy to do but there were some that was impossible to do at the moment since I can’t heal the same way in reality compared to in game. This made me sad.

‘Reality is such a bad game’ I thought finishing 1 hour of stretches and moving on to jogging at the treadmill for another 30 min

I look at the time on a clock and calculated that about 2h have past which meant 8h have passed on “Second Earth”

“Guess I should go back and see the twins again. But I might as well clean up again after exercising since I don’t want to get the capsule bed getting wet with sweat” I tell myself while going to the shower again

I got back into the capsule after a quick shower and began my journey again

“Start”

[Welcome back to New Road Silvia]

I woke up hearing the sound of two girls talking about something

“Hey! She’s awake Sayo”

“Really?!”

I open my eyes seeing two girls with the same face right in front of my face surprising me for a second “kya” jumping up and hitting my head on the roof of the carriage.

“ouch” I say while holding my head

“Are you ok?” asks the twins

“yeah, but please don’t just go so close to my face when I wake up please” I tell them

“Well we were just very happy that you are awake because we really want to talk with you now that you will be our new sister” says Saya looking very excited

“That’s right. You have grown on us while training and having said that we would… (blush) (deep breath) We would like to know you better Silvia” Saya adds while blushing a bit

“Oh… Sure” I say also blushing because Saya’s shyness somehow rubbed onto me “but you must tell me about yourself as well”

“kay” both twins smile

“by the way where are we?” I ask looking out the window seeing only grass and a couple of people fighting small animals.

“ah right. We are leaving Kyoto today by the orders of father because he wants you to get use to our castle fast and make it feel like home. We just left the city gates about 2 min after you woke up” answers Saya

“We are still on Kyoto soil and will take a few hours to get to the outpost castle we were at before.” Adds Sayo

“I see” I say while looking outside at the moonlite ground and noticing other users choice of weapons “So many people choose the Katana” I add

“Well the Katana is this nation’s most famous blade and is the main warrior weapon of a Samurai. I believe that many of the Explorers like the Samurai warrior class and said that they practice something called Kendo.” Answers Saya

“well the Naginata and the Yari spear are harder to use because it requires more strength to swing it around. Guess no one really thinks about those weapons much since Katana is more well known” I say

“Enough trivial talk! Let’s first have a more formal introduction now that we have time on our hands.” Sayo says and takes a deep breath

“My name is Hattori Sayo, first daughter of the Hattori clan Daimyo of Iga Hattori Gin. My mother is Hattori Siko the strongest person in the family since not even father can beat her. I am of the Stealth Cat tribe. My favourite activities are sneaking around, playing tricks, hunting, relaxing, and eating.” Sayo introduced

“My name is Hattori Saya, second daughter of the Hattori clan Daimyo of Iga Hattori Gin. My mother is Hattori Siko the strongest person in the family. I am also of the Stealth Cat tribe. My favourite activities are tea ceremonies, cooking, hunting, writing, art, reading, tricks, fighting, and strategy related games.” Saya introduced

“I see. Ok! My name is Silvia no last name when I created this character so I guess I am now Hattori Silvia the adopted third daughter to the Hattori clan Daimyo of Iga Hattori Gin. My mother is now Hattori Siko who I have not met with yet I am a Moon Elf which is a sub-species of the Elven race who gain’s power when the moon is at its peak. I have a nickname I don’t mind both of you calling me which is Silvi. Now my favourite things to do are cooking, reading, playing games, relaxing, music, and after training I would have to say fighting.” I introduced “Nice to meet both of you Sayo, Saya I hope we can all get along” I held out my hand to shake theirs but then they showed a bright smile and jumped on top of me saying “of course sister”

After a few min of playing around Sayo asks “Why did you not give up on the training even though it was so hard?”

“Well I had a feeling that both you and your sister were in trouble and really needed someone to take the job so I guess I wanted to help both of you with the task since I also had nothing to do at the time. Also I don’t like to give up even though I may look like I want to I won’t unless I know for sure that it is impossible for me to do it.” I answer

“y-you are such a good person Silvi-nee” Saya starts crying with joy

“just call me Silvi Saya” I say

“No. even though you are the third princess you are still older so we will add in call you that” answers Sayo with a smile

For the next hour the twins stated talking about Iga castle and the citizens living there but somehow she would stop at weird time making it seem like she was hiding something about Iga. They also talk about my to be parents Gin and Siko, how Gin is really unlucky when it comes to games and why Siko is considered the strongest member of the family. They then talk about what I needed to learn once we got to the castle. Saya even started teaching about the things I need to do now that I am a princess of Iga such as manners in talking, walking, eating etc.

At midnight the happy twins fell asleep on my lap, a head per lap and I also felt the power of moonlight awakening and moon phase stacking on top of each other, since the moon is ¼ my stats increase by 20% and then 5% more on top of the already increased stats. (This means that the bonus is not added like 20%+5%=25% increase but like 20% increase then another 5% increase. So 100+25%=125 but 100+20%=120%+5% of 120=126)

‘So peaceful. Even if monster gain extra stats at night I feel at peace. Maybe it is because of my race. These girls are nice; wonder if this is what it feels like to have siblings.’ I thought looking at the sleeping girls

I remember that sleeping in the game is the same as reality but better since 8h of sleep is only 2h reality and it has the same effects. I decided to sleep with the twins until we reach Iga castle but first I wanted to know about my stats and skills because while training I got many notifications but ignored them.

“Now it is time to check what I gained during the training. Notices, stats, skills” I whisper

Notices

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* Gain maximum of +50 all stats for a level 1

* Learned skill Range Mastery (P)

* Learned skill Sword Mastery (P)

* Learned skill Pole Arm Mastery (P)

* Learned skill Dagger Mastery (P)

* Learned skill Duel Mastery (P)

* Learned skill Adaptability (P)

* Learned skill Feather Weight (P)

* Learned skill Iron Body (P)

* Learned skill Mind Sponge (P)

* Learned skill Sharp Eyes (A)

* Learned skill Lightning Reflex (A)

* Learned skill Observe (A)

* Learned skill Acrobatics (A)

* Clan special ability unlocked

* Learned skill Adrenaline (P)

* Due to special action a hidden race ability has been unlocked: Learned skill Elven Healing

Skills

NameSilviaPrimary ClassN/AHealth270Mana220Level1Health Regen/Sec.6Mana Regen/Sec1Strength63Dexterity70Wisdom67Intelligence72Stamina115Luck65Magic Resist8%AlignmentNeutralNobilityGrade 4

Traits

* Moonlight Awakening +20% abilities

* Moon Phase 1/4 +5%

* Title bonuses +5 all stats, +40 stamina, +120 health, +3 int, grade 4 Nobility

* Fast learner

Skills

* Moonlight Awakening (P) (Maxed): A passive skill for the Moon Elves that will only activate at night when the moon is at its peak granting a boost of 20% to every stat.

* Moon Phase (P) (Maxed): A passive skill for Moon Elves that depends on the phase of the moon at its peak. Stats will gain an extra boost stacking with Moonlight Awakening. In the New Moon phase there will be no increase, every 1/4 phase will grant the user 5% on all stats up to a maximum of 20% on a full moon plus a +1 on every non-maxed skill. (Warning: Skill cannot level up the stage of the skill such as beginner to intermediate) There is a Red Moon phase that happens on rare occasions but it will increase stats by 50%.

* Moonlight Phantom (A) (Maxed): Special active for the Moon Elves making them invisible for the normal eyes and only by using special means can other people see them. This effect last for 10 sec after being activated and will need a 10 sec cooldown to be used again. (Warning: Skill is only effective IN THE MOON LIGHT and sounds CAN be still heard)

* Mana manipulation (P) (B-4 (40%)): The user can passively move mana to any region of their body and strengthens magic resistance

M.Resist +8%

* Sword Mastery (P) (B-6 (70%)): When it comes to melee combat, swords are the weapons of choice. Sword Mastery enhances your skill with swords. While this ability doesn't grant any specific skills, it will grant you greater proficiency when you fight enemies using your trusty sword.

passive effect: Sword Mastery: + 22%

* Ranger Mastery (P)(B-8(40%)):The bow is an iconic ranged weapon. Range Mastery skill training will allow you to deal more damage with any range weapon. As you learn this skill, your goal is to become proficient with the range weapon and increase your damage

passive effect: Range Mastery: + 26%

* Pole Arm Mastery (P) (B-4(70%)): Pole Arms can attack enemies from a distance. As you train Pole Arm Mastery, you will be able to deal more damage and even perform an additional attack.

passive effect: Pole arm Mastery: 18%, extra attack with weapons

* Dagger Mastery (P) (B-8(80%)):Dagger Mastery increases the damage you do with daggers and your chance to inflict a critical hit when using a dagger. There is a 5% chance per stage of Dagger Mastery that attacks from your daggers will do double critical. Many skills, especially dagger attack skills, become more effective with higher Dagger Mastery.

passive effect: Dagger Mastery +26%, minimum critical hit damage: +8%, double critical chance: +5%

* Dual Mastery (P) (B-6(60%)): Only a chosen few truly master the complicated art of fighting with two weapons, but to those who master it is now among that elite company, able to wield weapons in both hands. Stamina costs for all dual-weapon talents are also reduced only when trained. Untrained weapons will reduce stamina by double the normal amount.

Reduced stamina for: Daggers

* Adaptability (P) (Maxed): The user is now able to adapt to their surroundings faster than normal people. This skill is perfect for those who wish to become part of their surroundings.

passive effect: Allows the user to calmly and logically think things through. Allows peaceful state of mind. Immunity to psychological status effect. A calm mind enables clear thinking on how to survive in the surroundings.

* Feather Weight (P) (I-5(20%)):Your body becomes as light as a feather, increasing your chances of dodging enemy attacks and movement speed. This passive will help slow down falling and increase of wind resistance.

passive effect:-20% fall damage, +15% wind resistance, Body weight -30%

* Iron Body (P) (B-7(80%)): Strengthens the body by increasing the defence of the skins. This skill can advance to the next level by being hit. This skill also strengthens the inside as well such as the stomach to increase defence against poison but this can only be strengthen by eating awful food or poison.

passive effects: Defence + 5%, stomach tolerance/defence +3%

* Mind Sponge (P) (I-2(50%)): Makes the user's mind like a sponge that will soak up information easily and faster than normal people.

passive effects: 100% faster than normal

* Sharp Eyes (A) (B-1(0%)):Temporarily grants the ability to locate an enemy's weak spot to deal fatal damage to that enemy. Increase in duration as the user level's the stage and increase in sight.

Passive effect: Increase range of sight by 5% for 10 min

Active effect: Double Critical rate increase: 2%, eyes that can see weak points

* Lightning reflexes (A) (B-1(0%)): Increase in reflexes for dodging enemy attacks and attacking.

Active effect: Reflexes increase by 10% for 10 min

* Observe (A) (B-2(5%)):A skill to find the target's information. Observe is obtained through continuous observation

active effect: See through hidden items depending on the skill level. A higher level equals revealing stronger items, can only reveal items that are 10x your skill level.

* Acrobatics (A)(B-1(0%)); You can keep your balance while traversing narrow or treacherous surfaces. You can also dive, flip, jump, and roll, avoiding attacks and confusing your opponents also helps with fast movements.

Active effect: Increase movement speed and reflexes by 5% for 10 min

* Iga clan speciality: must be unlocked by an instructor

* Adrenaline (P)(B-7(55%)): intense excitement will release adrenaline and make them forget fear and fatigue. Now, when you face a crisis, adrenaline will be released and you will be able to bring out the most of your body’s ability.

Passive effect: In a crisis, +50% Immunity to Fear, Reaction Rate +20%

* Elven Healing (A) (B-1(0%)): A special skill taught by a well known Elf magician. The user can exchange mana for health, healing the body.

Active effect: Healing of the body with mana to health with a ratio of 1 / 5 (1 mana for 5 health)