3 Day 11-17

Day-11 this morning I began training my aura in unique ways so as to gain new skills. Surprisingly I managed to stumble upon the {tree walking skill} by focusing mana at my feet and running up a tree. No one saw me falling on my ass after I ran out of mana and got tired so I went back to the cave and slept a bit.

After that Rou invited me on the hunt with the other two so I joined. He led us to a cave but I signalled to wait. I tested out my {screech} skill and watched as 38 bats fell unconscious. Kichi had stars in his eyes while Rou and Mi locked onto the bats while dismantling them.

After eating them my hearing improved but I didn't get a new trait which was a bummer.

Day 12- was another day of hunting with nothing special happening in the day. Just practised some more and made my mana flow more smoothly. The fun happened when I went to sleep and was awoken by a malevolent aura. I sprung to my feet and swung my pole sending the goblin Mi was strangling flying which made my friends go wide eyed and the other goblins shiver.

I shrugged it off and went near Kichi to meditate while Rou handled it. I approve Rou as the leader for a few reasons; first he has literal plot armour in the form of the tale of yatendouji, second he is tough and has skills I want to learn, third he handles all the paperwork down the line *hiruzen shivers in konoha* and lastly by killing him I know for a fact that I would have to fight Kichi and mi as well as having no idea how to do half the stuff he did in canon. It's troublesome so I'll sleep *shikamaru feels a comrade grip his shoulder in konoha*.

Day 13- today's the day I gain a useful skill, we ventured toward the mountainous area of the forest after finishing our morning training. Rou started working out like I am while the other two copy him. Rou focuses on survivability and lethality while I train for stamina and physique development.

After a few hours hiking and eating a few tanuki we encountered an orc, yup I want its skill which I hopefully can get. Rou passed Mi a rotten egg smeared in his poisonous blood and she smiled it in the eye. As it squealed Kichi rushed and struck its shoulder while Mi hit it before it could retaliate. I and Rou moves behind hit, I struck it at the back of the leg with the corkscrew while he struck its head.

I backed off while he and kichi butchered it, after that we had a Hawaiian pig roast. Mi even had a grass skirt on that day funny enough. It really did taste like high grade pork however it needs seasoning and sauce. After our meal I gained {appraisal, strong musk trait and matchless vigour trait have been achieved}. So now I can go~all~night~.

The appraisal skill let me identify the plants which allows me to find seasoning. I got some citrus like plant and managed to find a salt stone which I grounded down to fine powder to use. After that we captured some weaker pray and dragged them back to the hideout for the other goblins. I let Rou build himself up as the leader while I meditated and improved my mana some more.

I have plans to build it up and branch of from the fanalis path so I can use mana arts in the future.

{your level has reached the designated cap, you have met certain requirements! You can rank up to hobgoblin variant!

Would you like to rank up. Yes/No ?}

Oh shit finally, yes hit yes. {gobujin has obtained divine protection of Inanna}

Day 14- I woke up and found myself to be completely different. My skin has turned a pale bluish colour while my hair had turned spiky red like masrur's. I had bulked up to 185cms making me taller than the new Rou and kichi. The red lotus on my back stands out more now on my pale blue skin.

I used Rou's knife to check my appearance and confirmed that I'd changed a lot. I quickly did my morning workout but had to make it 10 times the regular number. Rou and kichi spoke to Ji and he was shocked about how we changed. He explained the gods blessings which made Rou ask which I received. "I received the blessing of the great goddess of love, sex and war" which is true because those are what Inanna represented. The way my mark throbbed and the pleasurable minor strength increase I received after stating it showed that she liked it too.

Rou went back to speaking with Ji who spoke about dead and hidden gods which means I received one of those. Rou made the decision to make us clothes to cover up the markings incase we are spotted by humans who are religious fanatics. He adjusted our equipment so that I gained a nice shirt that matched my skin colour and some leather clothing.

A/N he dressed like the cover for his hobgoblin form.

While Rou was busy Kichi asked me for a spar to which I happily accepted. It wasn't much of a contest as I grappled him to the floor and got him in a joint lock. He looked impressed after I released him and thanked me. I was just glad I didn't use mana so I went to train in that.

The results shocked me as my mana had increased and condensed to become more pure. It flowed like a river to any area of my body and showed much more explosive results than previously. If this is what evolution feels like I should choose one that allows me to grow more.

I had to decided to grow into the lord species as they have two evolutions rather than one before a unique evolution.

Day 15- today Rou began training the goblins in cqc while Kichi did a weights course. Mi tried teaching the goblinas long ranged combat but some didn't suit it. None approached me for training as they had seen my self training and didn't want to abuse themselves like that. Rou had other ideas though as he went full drill sergeant.

I did my routine then went with the others to hunt, no orcs today which was disappointing. I wanted to solo one of them. However there was a decent surprise.

Three kobolts appeared dressed like samurai, the men had their blood boil while mi wanted their fur for more clothing. She'd recently made fur rugs which are much better than sleeping on the hard floor. I rushed towards the one that looked like a springer spaniel with a fencing blade. His ears rose as he saw me appear from the bush so he drew and stabbed towards me.

I spun my staff and caught blade between the corkscrew end and yanked the blade. He held onto the handle and was pulled forward so I used mana to strengthen my legs and sent a high kick to his head. It went vertically up and I heard a crack as he toppled over like a puppet with its strings cut. His neck was broken. As I finished with my guy I turned to see Kichi finish his and scream "WE DID IIiIiTTTTT!!!!" Followed by a grouped hug.

We dismantled our prize and sampled the meat {pack trait gained}. Suddenly my group coordination improved and it felt easier to work as a team. Rou then found a fire stone and crunched it down before burping fire. I had an idea. "Mi can I have one of those?" "Sure just don't eat it". After that we returned to the cave and I left to clean my gear and meditate.

As I sat down I placed the biggest fire stone in my hand and ran my mana through it and then took it away {fire resistance gained, fire mana gained}. The stone began to crumble and turn to dust but I felt new knowledge. When I channeled mana into my fist then flame mana it's began to heat up. I placed it as the wall of the cave and it left scorch marks were my knuckles were.

I might be able to use jutsu like in naruto rather than magic. I don't need to chant a spell as I can use it raw. This opens up so many possibilities but the problem was that the kobolts only had fire stones.

Day 16- more self training today as I tried to make more fire mana arts. I'm determined to make a hiken in the future as I think that would be dope. I noticed that fire mana raises my heat resistance as well as keeps me warm when I trained in the night. It also improved my attacks from my pole and my bare hands but didn't do much for improving my speed and defence. I'll have to work on that, I saw Rou enter the human area and leave with a sullen look on his face. My mother in this life is dead so I don't face as much as a moral dilemma as he does.

Day 17- I was awoken to ji's screams as the women were found dead, the babies in their stomach as well unfortunately. Rou decided to burn the bodies and sample the ashes which allowed him to unlock the job system. I sneaked over and tasted some myself {planning trait and strategic trait gained, monetary and political skills gained, hunting skills gained}. Woah those girls must have been decent adventurers before they were caught.

I went back into the cave and finished assimilating the new knowledge in my head. I was blinded by a shining hobumi who looked gorgeous. I'm not a dick so I won't take her from Rou. I have other people in mind, care to guess?

The rest of the day was watching Mi adjust to her body and crafting some stuff. Tomorrow Rou said he's giving me a better weapon and that's why he's the leader. My pole is good but it won't do shit against a dungeon monster.

I'm wondering if eating a kobolt shaman will

Improve my mana control like rou did though I won't gain a skill.....probably.