19 Skill Evolution
Just like that, two weeks had passed. As Fina went about her usual schedule, I was taking the opportunity to increase my levels.
("|Appraisal|!") [Solace]
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Name: Solace
Race: Lesser Spirit
Gender: ???
Age: ???
Level: 8
Health: 400/400
Mana: 200/200
Strength: 56
Agility: 40
Intelligence: 24
Willpower: 40
Status: Stable
Skills: |Mystic Tongue Lv. 3| |Appraisal Lv. 10| |Appraisal Resistance Lv. 1| |Liquid Bullet Lv. 3| |Ashen Arrow Lv. 2| |Flame Cannon Lv. 2| |Wind Edge Lv. 3| |Cleanse Lv. 1|
Unique Skill: N/A
Titles: |Contracted Spirit Of The Unfortunate Summoner| |Unresting Experience Trainer|
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("Hm… Looking good.") [Solace]
After the course of two weeks, I had finally adjusted myself to this world. Not only that, I also continued to level up my |Appraisal| to level ten, and randomly gained another title.
("|Unresting Experience Trainer|? Is that an insult or a compliment?") [Solace]
Other than the fact that my status had increased immensely, I got to figure out Fina's schedule. Every Monday she takes classes, visits the adventurers guild, and feeds me a mana crystal. Every Tuesday is work. Every Wednesday is class again, and so on. It was most definitely a boring schedule, but I managed to get some levels in.
("It was a bit risky, but at least I leveled up my other skills as well.") [Solace]
During the quests or commissions accepted by Fina, I would quietly hunt the goblins out of Fina's detection. It was a bit tricky at first, but using |Liquid Bullet| and |Wind Edge| was discreet enough.
"Alert: |Appraisal| level limit reached. Would you like to evolve it?" [Spirit Guide]
("Huh?") [Solace]
Just as I was going over my status and feeling proud of myself, the Spirit Guide hit me with something unexpected.
("Evolve it? Into what?") [Solace]
There was no reply.
("...I would like to evolve it.") [Solace]
"Permission confirmed. Initiating evolution of |Appraisal|." [Spirit Guide]
As my Spirit Guide went to work, I felt a strange bubbling feeling inside. It was kind of like being inside of a boiling pot of water, minus the heat.
"Verifying integrity. ...Verification complete. Processing. ...Processing complete. The skill |Appraisal| has successfully evolved into the skill |Analyze|." [Spirit Guide]
("Oh, it's over.") [Solace]
The bubbly feeling vanished, leaving me feeling strangely satisfied.
("Let's see what's happening on my status plate. |Appraisal|!") [Solace]
Nothing happened.
("...Why isn't it working?") [Solace]
I repeated the command multiple times, but they only ended as failures.
("Hm… Is there something wrong with it? It said that |Appraisal| evolved into |Analyze|- Oh...") [Solace]
It was then that things began to click.
("|Analyze|.") [Solace]
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Name: Solace
Race: Lesser Spirit
Gender: ???
Age: ???
Level: 8
Health: 400/400
Mana: 200/200
Strength: 56
Agility: 40
Intelligence: 24
Willpower: 40
Status: Stable
Skills: |Mystic Tongue Lv. 3| |Analyze Lv. 1| |Appraisal Resistance Lv. 1| |Liquid Bullet Lv. 3| |Ashen Arrow Lv. 2| |Flame Cannon Lv. 2| |Wind Edge Lv. 3| |Cleanse Lv. 1|
Unique Skill: N/A
Titles: |Contracted Spirit Of The Unfortunate Summoner| |Unresting Experience Trainer|
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There it was, my status. I glossed over most of the information again, but the only thing that changed was |Appraisal|.
("What does |Analyze| even do? All it does is just display my status.") [Solace]
"Response: |Analyze| allows the user to witness their own and other's status without discomfort. |Analyze| holds the additional function of displaying the information of a skill." [Spirit Guide]
("Without discomfort?") [Solace]
Now that it had been brought to my attention, I didn't feel like I was naked anymore. Maybe I would have noticed it before, but I think I got used to the feeling.
("That means I can check other people's status secretly… Pretty good haul I guess.") [Solace]
Other than the factor of being able to check things discreetly, I wanted to try out the additional function.
("Now… how do I display the information about a skill?") [Solace]
I thought about it for a moment, but ended up with the conclusion of not thinking at all.
("I'll just try something. |Analyze| |Ashen Arrow|.") [Solace]
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Name: |Ashen Arrow|
Description: Launches ash molded into the shape of an arrow.
Effects: N/A
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("Hm. It's pretty simple, but informative.") [Solace]
There wasn't much to see there. The name, description, and effects were shown. Except that the effect was listed as "Not Available".
("Now that I've assessed my ability… Should I test it on someone?") [Solace]
I looked around my surroundings, or rather, Fina's surroundings.
("We're in class right now, so who should I pick?") [Solace]
I thought about using it on Fina, but I didn't want to invade her privacy.
("How about the teacher?") [Solace]
We were still in the first period of the day, so we were being lectured by Ms. Ross. The person who I met second only to Fina when I entered this world.
("Maybe I shouldn't though…") [Solace]
Strangely enough, I had a bad feeling something could go very wrong if I attempted to use |Analyze| on Ross.
("Hm… Oh, that's a familiar face.") [Solace]
I saw a student who Fina bumped into around the first day I was reincarnated. I couldn't see his face in its entirety, but it was unmistakably him.
("What was his name again…? Lo… Loser? Nah, no parent would name their child "loser". But… I'm sure his name started with an L…") [Solace]
I wracked my brain trying to figure it out, but it was all to no avail.
("Eh, whatever. I guess I'll figure it out when I use my skill. |Analyze|!") [Solace]
