―28― Be Bolder in Your Attacks
"The Parasitic Sword Puppeteer's essence is already flowing within you, turning into flesh and blood."
At the beginning of our training, the vampire Yudite explained this to me.
"It's similar in nature to my blood."
With those words, Yudite extended her left hand.
"Rose Blade."
As she muttered the words, a blade made of blood materialized from her left wrist.
"I can manipulate the blood flowing within me like this. You should be able to freely summon and dismiss the Parasitic Sword Puppeteer within you as well."
"I understand."
I replied and closed my eyes, focusing my consciousness on the puppeteer essence supposedly flowing within me.
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You have obtained the skill "Parasitic Sword Puppeteer Master."
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"Wait...?"
I was surprised by the sudden appearance of the message.
"It seems you've been able to elevate your expertise into a skill," Yudite commented.
I've heard of this. For instance, if you train with a sword every day, you might eventually acquire the "Swordsmanship" skill. While skills are often thought to be inherent, they can also be acquired through effort.
So, obtaining skills like this must follow a similar principle.
I closed my eyes once more and focused on sensing the puppeteer essence flowing within me.
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You have obtained the derived skill "Black Sword."
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Opening my eyes, I found myself holding a black one-handed sword along with the message indicating the skill acquisition.
"With this, you should at least be capable of fighting," Yudite remarked.
"In that case, shall we continue our training from now?"
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From that day on, I began training with the vampire Yudite.
"Tighten your defense and your attacks are too timid!"
"Yes!"
Facing Yudite, I wielded my blood-made sword while desperately using the puppeteer essence to block her strikes.
Yudite's attacks were heavy and simply blocking them sent me stumbling backward. Nevertheless, I held on desperately.
"Don't fear the monsters, be bolder in your attacks."
"Understood!"
In addition to sparring with Yudite, I underwent special training against magical beasts.
Currently, I was facing an A-rank difficulty monster in the dungeon, the Headless Mule without a Head. I fought with it, feeling secure in the knowledge that Yudite would rescue me if I was on the brink of death.
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You have defeated the magical beast.
You have gained skill points.
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As I cut through the Headless Mule's neck with my sword, a message window appeared.
"Alright!"
I couldn't help but do a small victory gesture.
With control over the puppeteer essence, I had managed to defeat a magical beast for the first time.
"Well, you certainly have quite the physique," Yudite commented suddenly, surprising me.
"Is that so?"
Honestly, I didn't consider myself to have a good sense for combat.
"Yes, I didn't expect you to be able to defeat a monster on your own at this stage. Your ability to read the monster's movements and dodge attacks is quite remarkable. Do you have any experience with combat?"
"Not really, hardly any."
"In that case, it might just be natural talent."
While she praised me, I internally reminisced about my countless deaths and evasions against the Great Bear Bugbear. My experience in avoiding monster attacks must be what's helping me survive in combat.
"Now that you've gained skill points, how about leveling up your skills?"
"Well..."
With that question, I opened up my status screen.
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Name: Kiska
Skill 1: Save & Reset
Skill 2: Taunt Level 1
Skill 3: Swordsmanship Level 1
Skill 4: Elemental Affinity Level 1
Skill 5: Parasitic Sword Puppeteer Master Level 1
Skill Points: 14
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Somehow, all five skill slots were filled already. It's nostalgic to think back to when there was only the "Save & Reset" skill.
Let's see the required points to level up each skill.
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Skill Points: 14
Taunt Level 1
Remaining points needed for level up: 10
Swordsmanship Level 1
Remaining points needed for level up: 30
Elemental Affinity Level 1
Remaining points needed for level up: 50
Parasitic Sword Puppeteer Master Level 1
Remaining points needed for level up: 70
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It seems the required points vary for each skill. "Taunt" only requires 10 points to level up, while "Parasitic Sword Puppeteer Master" needs 70. Let's take a closer look at the details of "Parasitic Sword Puppeteer Master."
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Skill: Parasitic Sword Puppeteer Master Level 1
Derived Skills:
Level 1 ⇒ Black Sword
Level 2 ⇒ ???
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I'm intrigued by the "Level 2 ⇒ ???" entry. Does this mean I can obtain further derived skills by leveling up?
It's fascinating. I'm curious about what derived skills I can gain by leveling up, but it requires 70 points to reach level 2. That's quite a lot.
"How was it?"
Yudite, who had been waiting, asked.
"Well, for now, I think I'll focus on leveling up 'Swordsmanship' and accumulate 30 skill points."
"That does seem like the safest choice."
With that decided, I began hunting magical beasts to earn more skill points.
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