Sakura and I walk towards the direction of the camp site and began chatting about the future of our class.
"Well what should we do after getting to the camp? I mean we got a class already but the class isn't a normal one" She said
"Just use trickery and change your class to the normal thief or ninja. I still want the Iga special skill so I might as well change my class to a ninja before going to the instructor" I said
"Ah. I see. I already have the skill from my father after completing my training with him." Sakura says
"Really? What does the skill do?" I say
"According to my father you will be given about 10-20 skill scrolls exclusive to your class but since your class is a sub class you should still be able to learn it. I will tell you about the skill after you get yours." Sakura says
"Really? But just in case I will hide my class and replace it with the general class after all this ninetail class is shrouded in secrets" I say
As we continued along the path towards where the camp is supposed to be located we heard sounds of footsteps and voices ahead of us.
As the sounds get louder I signaled to Sakura to hide and prepare to help me if it is an enemy. She jumps onto a tree waited behind the leaves.
"Hello! Is someone there?" I yelled towards the location of the sounds
"Silvi is that you? Sakura?" a voice yells back
The voice belonged to one of my companions that Sakura and I told to run to the camp and ask for help. The voice belongs to Aki and the second and third was Lute and Mari.
Sakura who also heard the voice jumped down from the tree and walked towards me.
" Guess they got help but a little too late thou?" Sakura says
"Well at least they got help instead of just leaving us. They are pretty far away according to their voices" I say
"Over here everyone!" I yell
"You're all very late girls" Sakura yells
The girls came running even faster towards where we were and shouted our names. Aki jumps and hugs me and Mari does the same to Sakura. Lute came over and takes all of us for a group hug.
"We are all glade you two are safe" Lute says
"We would've been faster but we had to fight our way through those buffed up monsters while getting out of the forest" Mari says
"Well it doesn't really matter anymore since it is already over." I said
"Wow from the way you look did you two really beat those wolves or did you run away." Lute says
"We teamed up and defeated them somehow" Sakura says
"Very lucky really... I might have died if you were not there to help me" I said
"We will never know since you might have soloed all the wolves yourself" Sakura says
"Wait! there was more than the two wolves said by these girls?" one of the warriors the girls bought asked
" Yeah there was a small pack of about 6 including an alpha" sakura said
"Tell the captain about this after reaching the camp, he will do something about it" the soldier said leading the way towards the camp while looking a bit worried
While we walked to the camp we talked.
"So tell us everything after you got the wolves to follow you through the forest" Aki said with eyes full of expectations
"Yeah let us here it" Lute said
I said sure and began my side of the story about my fight with the first wolf and then meeting with Sakura and the confrontation with the alpha wolf of the small pack. I told them about the way we fought and how the wolves fought. I decided not to tell them about the hidden class yet because I don't want them to think it was unfair that I got a hidden class but I will tell them later.
After I told my story Sakura began hers and since I was not with her until the meeting at the tree I was also very curious.
She began her story at after agroing her target and running to almost the same direction as me. She was trying to gain enough of a distance so she can climb a tree and get the height advantage on the wolf since she had a bow. It took her quite a while to gain enough distance from the wolf by jumping and climbing small hills. When she got the chance she began climbing up a tall tree leaving the wolf on the ground. She took a rest to recover from the running and watched the wolf circle the tree she was on but she took pot shots at it so it could not rest. Some of her shots with the bow hit the mark but since the wooden tipped arrows were not that great she did not do a lot of damage but enough to weaken it.
She then said she heard a howl coming from another wolf causing her target to take off running towards the direction of the cry. She guessed that I was also at where the howl was and decided to damage the wolf further before it can join its comrade. That was how she got to where I was and finished with saying "the rest of the story is just as Silvi said".
She finished her side of the story at the right time because we just made it to the outside of the instructor's living quarters. It was a very large cabin made of wood with plenty of rooms.
The soldier entered into the building and headed upstairs towards instructor Yon's room with everyone following. The soldier knocked on the door and told them that we were found and will be coming in to see him.
A voice from the other side told us to go in and then the soldier left after we went in. We saw the instructor and he told us to tell him everything about last night. We just repeated what we told the girls on the way here.
He listened to our story and nodded. He told us that due to the problem caused by a neighbour clan the beasts are starting to move around a lot more than usual.
He said that the wolves only start moving to this side of the training spot when winter hits.
It turns out that depending on the season and climate the monsters from all over the world will start moving to other spots. The system is pretty unique to have climate, season, and weather and also behaviours associated with the changing environment.
Afterwards he gave us certification and told us that we can leave and get our class changed as long and we show the class instructor the certification which also allows us to choose a clan skill.
We left the room and headed to the class instructor associated to our chosen class. The class instructor I was looking for is located in the basement so I said good bye to everyone and promised to meet at the front door after finishing the class change.
I leave and walked down towards the basement and opened the door that read "ninja class instructor". I looked inside and saw the instructor talking to other people.
"Hello young explorer! How can I help you?" He asked
"I got my class changed but I did not get my special skill sir" I said
The instructor asked for the certification paper which I gave him and told me to put my hand on the center of the paper. I put my hand on the paper which then started glowing and at the center words started to appear.
After a few seconds the glowing stopped and I read the words on the certificate which now shows my name, sex, race, clan, age, level, and something called general class. I asked the instructor what the general class meant and he said that there are many sub-classes that are basically the same as the known general class such as a Samurai is considered a warrior.
He took the certificate and looked at it.
"Oh? did you get the class change from another ninja teacher? Well go to the table over there and when you find which scroll you wish to take. Remember you can only choose once so choose carefully, trust your instincts because it is something that will help you survive" he said pointing towards a table on the far right where
"Thank you " I said walking towards the table leaving the instructor to his conversation with other explorers and adventures who seems to be asking questions about their class.
I walk towards the table with about 20 skill scrolls on it each very much the same as the one next to it. With no way of telling which skill is what, this makes everyone choose by instinct.
"Damn which skill scroll will help me? They all look the same " I whisper as I look at the 20 scrolls on the table
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"If you have chosen the scroll you wish to have please tell me" said a person popping out of no where
"!!!" I almost screamed from the surprise
I did not scream but my eyes widen and I jumped a little bit but I calmed down a bit and made a 180 degree turn to face him.
As expected of a professional, could not see him anywhere until now. I just bowed and returned to looking at the table acting like nothing happen to fully calming myself. I could hear the person laughing softly behind me making me feel embarrassed.
I had to choose one of the scrolls so depending on what I choose it may be just junk and un-useful or a skill that will help me. I look at the scrolls then closed my eyes and pointed towards a scroll at random and opened my eye.
I asked the professional from before to get me the scroll I have chosen.
He nodded and disappeared for about a min before returning with the scroll in hand. He handed it over to me and told me to think about it because I can't return it after using it and that I cannot use it if I already have another clan skill.
I took the scroll and opened it with a message popping up.
Do you wish to learn this clan skill?YesNo
Yes of course
A warning came up telling me that once learned I will not be able to learn another special clan skill unless I wanted to leave the current clan which mean pretty much means I defected. In the end the clan will hate me.
I accepted the terms and conditions.
The scroll disappears and a message pops up.
You have learned a clan skill from the Iga's. The skill that have been given to you is "Weaponized Fan"
'What the heck is this? I thought and quickly went to my skills to find out more about this
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
Weaponized Fan
Beginner10%Transforms your blade(s) into a fan of your choice with some hidden mechanisms.
The skill turned out to be a transformation skill that transforms a blade into a weapon fan. I was feeling kind of disappointing because it wasn't an attack or support skill.
I just thank the instructor and walked out the door back up the stairs.
When I got to the meeting area I only saw Sakura there which was obvious since she did not need to get anything from the instructor. I greet her as I approach and she greets me back and then moving her eyes to the left.
I wondered what she saw as a slender hand grabs my neck and a voice yells "Silvi" in a happy tone. I knew from the voice that it was Aki and I greet her smiling.
"Hey! Guessing from your voice you must have gotten something good from you advancement" I say
"You guessed right my friend!" She declares as she spins a full 360 degree
"Well are you not going to tell us?" Sakura asks
"Nope! I will spill it when everyone has gathered here" she answers
Just as she said that someone said "Judging from your actions something must have happened to you during the advancement"
The statement came from Lute and beside her was Mari who along with Lute looked just as happy as Aki.
"Well judging from your faces and the atmosphere around you two, both of you also got something good to share right?" Aki says
"Yeah! I got an amazing skill" Mari says
"Same here" Lute adds
"Well who wants to share first?" I ask
"I will since I cannot hide this excitement inside me anymore. Listen up from my job advancement I got to choose 1 out of 20 skill scrolls and what I got was... wait for it..." Aki pauses
Aki paused for about 3 sec.
"I learned a skill called "Shadow Talisman" which creates my own talismans using only mp so I won’t have to buy the talismans from others. These talismans can be created and last for a duration of one day" Aki finishes and spins around
Aki’s class is a Miko which in this game is sort of a mage type but very heavy on defence and support instead of attack. Their weapons of choice are talismans used to cast their spell instead of a staff but they can use any secondary weapon like bows or knives. The miko class is an improved version of a cleric
"That is an amazing skill Aki! You got very lucky on your pick" Lute says
"Yeah! I was just as surprised when I got it. Now what did you guys get" Aki says
"Well my turn then. The secret skill I got was "Dark Chain Binding" which allows me to create magic traps that will activate when my enemy steps into it. This skill will bind the enemy and weaken their defence also it affects everyone in the magic circle and does damage equal to 1% of their total HP for 5 sec." Mari explains
"So the skill is an AOE crowd control skill plus it also does damage to the enemy" I say
"It is a big help to you since you can appear helpless and then trap them. Since it lowers their defence you can do a lot more damage to them." Lute says
"Very good for low defence class like yours" Aki says
"Yeah! I love it since it cost less MP compared to my other class skill plus it gives me an advantage against melee classes." Mari says puffing out her chest in happiness
"Well it is my turn then. I got an amazing skill called "Shadow drain" which activates when I lock my weapon with my opponent which then allows my shadow to drain my opponent’s mp or hp as long as my weapon is in contact with the enemy. " Lute says with confidence
"So your shadow keeps draining your opponent until your opponent gets away from your blade?" Sakura asks
"That is very over powering if you are teamed up with Mari and her chain" I say
"People with the same clan skill is made to team up against other clans. I like this system." Mari says
“Well my clan skill is called “Shadow Partner” which allows my shadow to come alive and fight with me. Just think of it as a clone that can do everything I can but only at 50% right now since it is beginner.” Sakura tells everyone
When we heard what her skill can do, our eyes were filled with excitement and amazement since she can practically clone herself even though it is only 50% the strength of the original. Then everyone turned their heads towards me, their action made me feel embarrassed since my skill was not as cool as theirs.
"Silvi how about you? what skill did you get?" Aki asks
"I did not get something as amazing as all of you. I got a skill called "Weaponized Fan" Which allows me to transform my weapons into a fan that is also a weapon" I say
As I say that the girls all looked like they felt sorry for me since I got pretty much a trash skill. Why would I want to make my blade into a fan? In what situation would I need a fan weapon?
" Well… it is not exactly a bad skill right?" Mari says smiling weakly
“yeah I mean every skill has a good point and not entirely useless right?” Aki says looking at Lute
“Right every skill is made to do something” Lute quickly adds
“Don’t worry Silvi-san because you might be able to make the skill useful. In time” Sakura says
I stare at the skill and just looked up to the sky
“I need to go off for a while” I say
They said good bye and also wanted to rest after last night.