Monstrous Sera

While Zen was learning [Fire Weapon Art] from Arthur, on Sera's side…

Garrrrrr!

A 2 meter ogre clutched its neck as black blood gushed out of it. It roared in pain as if unwilling to believe what was happening to it.

Pat~

Behind it, a woman wearing white fitted combat suit landed softly with a sword in hand.

Her snow-white hair was tied into a ponytail as her golden eyes shone as the rays of sun peek out from the leaves of the trees in the forest.

The woman was none other than Sera.

"Outstanding!"

At this moment, a mature feminine voice sounded from the bushes that surrounded the area where Sera was at.

A figure from the direction of the voice slowly walked towards Sera.

The rays of the sun revealed the figure's features. It was a woman with light orange colored hair which had a shade closer to yellow.

However, the most noticeable feature of her wasn't her flawless skin nor was it her beauty, but the black cloth that was covering her eyes.

Despite this, her movements seemed steady and nimble, as if she knew exactly what her surroundings were like and knew how to tread through it.

She was none other than Helena.

Sera looked towards her and bowed slightly, "It was all because of Master's teachings."

"How humble. That's what I love about you~" Helena said teasingly. However in her mind, she was shocked to her core, 'A monster! I found a monster! It's only been a few weeks and she has already reached Adept Proficiency in my [Sun Sword Art]!"

During the demonstration, Sera caught her eye because of the feeling she gave him.

The feeling of being seen through as if she was naked without any secrets scared Helena.

However, when she probed Sera, she was surprised to find out that she was an otherworlder who recently descended upon the Free World.

So instead of being wary, she happily took Sera as her disciple.

Helena thought that Sera was talented but she never expected her to be a fast learner.

'No, even the word 'fast learner' is a severe understatement of her learning ability. She's simply a monster! Even the arrogant half-dragons of the Pendragon Familia couldn't possibly hold a candle to her talent!' Helena exclaimed in her mind but made sure to not show any changers on the surface.

Sera just listened quietly as her master praised her.

Despite the silent treatment, Helena still talked and even teased Sera a few times. Clearly, she was used to her attitude.

In her room, Sera also found a box that contained the gaming helmet just as she was about to sleep.

Then, she had the same idea as Zen and entered the game instead of sleeping.

Although she wasn't like her brother who could gain instantaneous benefits from the game and bring it to real life, she still very much enjoyed being in the Free World.

After all, who would not enjoy being in a 99.99% immersive virtual reality fantasy world? No one!

"Anyways, what's your level now?" Helena asked.

Sera checked her status panel and said, "Level 45, Master."

"Excellent! Not only do you learn extremely quickly, you also have an excellent combat sense! I wonder how your brother is faring right now…" Helena said as she happily walked with Sera.

Due to the time they were with each other, they also opened up a bit. Helena noticed that Sera seemed to be a little more energetic than usual when talking about her brother.

Because of this, Helena couldn't help but become quite curious about Zen.

Sera said, "You'll be amazed when you see my brother. After all, he's the strongest." Although she had a calm expression on her face, her eyes shone with intense admiration which almost turned to worship.

Helena just laughed and shook her head. It was not that she didn't trust Sera, but she just found it quite hard to believe.

After all, Sera was already monstrous enough. If her so-called brother was really better than her, then how monstrous could he be?

Sera noticed Helena's expression but didn't comment any further.

She decided to check her status panel as they walked.

[Player Name: Horror

Mana: 3,600/4,100

Level: 45

Age: 17

Race: Human

Class: None

Title(s): None

Stats:

Strength = 19

Agility = 18

Dexterity = 17

Constitution = 11

Intelligence = 41

Unused Stat Points: 50

Talent(s): Visual Learner

Skill(s): Sword Mastery, Feather Slash, Sun Sword Art]

Her mana was not full because of the [Feather Slash] skill that she used earlier.

'Ughh, it's so hard to improve my stats.' Sera whined internally as she looked through her Stats which were unbefitting of a level 45.

With the exception of Intelligence, Helena reminded her to not spend points on her Stats. She said to only use it when she reached her limit in improving Stats through training. As such, she spent 40 points on her Intelligence and didn't bother to put any onto others.

Sera understood well since Helena also told her about the disadvantages of being human.

'I know I need to work hard and not rely on Stat points, but it's really so hardddddd~ Is there any way for me to quickly gain Stats?' Although Sera whined repeatedly in her head, her face was calm and determined, not showing any sort of expression on her face.

She was always like this when not with her family.

Therefore, while it could be said that she was an adorable little sister when with Zen and her family, to other people, she seemed like a quiet person that was hard to approach.

As Sera looked through her status panel, her gaze landed on her talent.

This was the reason why she could improve the proficiency of her skills quickly which enabled her to fight above her level.

[Visual Learner

Type: Innate Talent

Grade: Mythical

Tier: High

Effects:

+100 Perception Stat

*The skill [Mirror Move] will be available to the user.

*The user will be able to quickly learn skills and improve skill proficiencies while observing a person, who has a higher skill level, demonstrate the said skills.

Description:

Learning through observation is the most efficient way to learn.

Note: The higher the difference between the user and the demonstrator's skill, the higher and quicker the increase in the rate of learning skills and gaining proficiencies.

Mirror Move

Type: Active

Cooldown: 1 hour

Description:

The user can temporarily learn and execute the last skill that was used by the person they were observing.

Note: The skill's power may vary according to the level and power difference between the user and the designated person.

Note 2: Through repetition, a mirrored skill can be learned by the user and become a permanent skill.

Note 3: There are certain limitations to this skill.]