Chapter 5: Felt
Chapter 5: Felt
~Mash B. POV~
Standing on the way to Felt's home Elsa replied to my question having a sweet smile directed at him relishing my fear holding my face under my chin lightly replying, "Your smell… when people are afraid, they smell afraid… Right now, you are afraid and… angry it seems at me – I wonder why?"
… Sweat beads ran down my face as she stared at me before I finally replied to her in a calm yet shaky tone, "You keep scaring folks like this, and your beauty will go to waste ya know?"
She let go of her hand away from my chin as she replied in a fake cute tone, "– Well all right… I can't risk causing a fuss right now. If you were able to hide your animosity for me, I might have been impressed."
Not allowing myself to click my tongue in annoyance I responded in an unease tone, "Well don't you have a way with words."
She only grinned having her back turned striding in confidence replying to my words, "Well, then I'll be off. I have a feeling will be meeting again."
Just as she comes, she leaves. Bloody hell I almost had a heart attack!
[+1 LUCK surviving a serial killer!]
…I'll take what I can get here… ignoring her I turned west till I finally reached the place I was looking for and man it's depressing.
… This is the place, right? Well, I suppose it's just the place to sleep but… is this where she sleeps?
The busted couch with old drapes acts as a shelter. Not what I call a place to live or sleep for that matter. So, she's lying here, I imagine huddling her small body in a small space. I guess it's no surprise she became a thief poor girl.
Taking this time with no one around I began to play around a bit with my Mana. Since I don't know any magic spells I'll stick to what I can do best which is my [Mana Manipulation].
Seeing I have the time I began to practice a bit. Channeling my mana around me I began to coat around myself like a forcefield. Soon enough I began to coat my whole body from head to toe in mana.
[<Mana Manipulation> LEVEL UP!]
Upon doing so I got a skill for it once I practiced a bit. It soon showed up as I had my body coated with Mana acting like skin smirking at the scene.
[Ding!]
[By manipulating your mana to act as your skin a skill to produce and enhance has been created!]
[Skill: <Mana Skin> is learned!]
Perfect.
Skill List.
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<Mana Skin> (Passive/Active) Lv.1/100 Exp: 0.0%
MP Cost: MP regen is disabled until it's deactivated by the user.
Description: The user creates a coating of mana that protects them. When Active it acts as a forcefield and helps defend the user protecting the user from harm while enhancing the body in the process.
-Allows to passively increase all stat except LUCK by 1% when Passive. For every 10 levels increase the percentage by 1%.
-Allows to actively increase all stat except LUCK by 10% when Active. For every 10 levels increase the percentage by 10%.
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Feeling the blue light energy of Mana rubbing off on me. I canceled my newest skill [Mana Skin] to regain my MP again mumbling to myself happily, "At the very least I can survive a few hits. Better than no defense at least…"
Just when I felt confident as my defense became invisible a kid's voice echoed in the empty lot turning around till I finally saw a kid come over to her home with me waiting as she asked me in a hostile tone, "What do you think you're doing, peeking into someone's house?"
So this is Felt huh?
Felt is a short girl with fair skin and medium-length golden hair with a black bow she has a yaeba that becomes prominent when she laughs. She has red eyes and wears a black top, red scarf, and black pants that are incomplete on the left side, where she also wears a red ribbon and wears a vest, gloves, brown shoes, and a belt with a sheath where her knife is.
[Observe].
[Felt Lv.10 Thief]
Smiling at Felt I replied to her what I wanted as I brought the phone on me when I finally got the chance to explain in a confident tone, "I came here to make a deal of buying off the insignia that you stole, I have something worth more than twenty holy coins."
Felt looked at my phone as I began to explain to her my offer, she narrowed her eyes directed at me, "Everyone wants these days are the Meitas. My Meita is a one-of-a-kind with its ability that can stop and capture, a moment in time."
She was looking at my phone at herself when I took the photo as she said to me in a distrusting tone, "I'm not stupid as to unquestioningly believe everything a prospective buyer says."
Nodding my head in agreement I asked her what to do next expressing a smug grin, "If that is the case how about we have my Metia appraised by the Loot house in the Slums area I can guarantee by then that what I say was the truth."
Felt nods at this as she says to me to follow her into the Loot house, "Very well then just follow me then let's see if what you say is true."
With that, I soon began to follow her as I commented on the Slums being very sad to see. Felt responds with her own words with bitter resentment in her tone, "I'm not like the people here I have no intention of living out my life in these back alleys."
I responded to her words with my own with a small smile at the end in an understanding tone, "Isn't that a bit harsh you may never know what you mind in these people they can have talent if they try, and is 20 Holy Coins enough?"
She huffs at my response as she says to me in a defiant tone, "It's true that'd be a huge leap towards my goal. Even if I were alone, it isn't as if I couldn't get by with effort… Never mind…"
Smirking at her I patted her head in agreement much to her as I gave her a piece of my advice in a confident tone, "A piece of advice for you Felt make sure you can become someone wise and strong to continue towards your dreams and goals don't let anything stop you from accomplishing what you believe is right."
As we entered the building, I was met with Rom the giant. Rom sports a bulky figure. As a giant, he stands at a towering 7'3, though his hunchback-like style of walking makes him look shorter.
He has white strands of hair lining his eyebrows and is bald he wears a sleeveless vest and possesses a crimson symbol across the side of his left head and his primary weapon is a massive club that he uses to smash opponents.
[Rom Lv.? Veteran]
As we both entered inside, I let Rom examine my phone as I already re-explained to him the functions of the phone.
When they asked me their reason, I only replied with an innocent smile followed by a friendly tone, "Well if anything I just want to return the insignia to their owner since she has had a very bad day after she lost it, and some insulted her with the name of a witch."
As I told them Rom looked surprised at that since saying it freely means an end to a Kingdom since the Witch Cultists consider it as heresy as they are very extreme in their acts.
Felt tries to remember a bit till she remembers when Subaru says that name out loud as she confirms my claims to Rom crossing her arms displeased, "Yeah… I did remember someone saying the witch's name in the market today… that boy was such a dumbass I bet he will die because of it!"
Well… You aren't exactly wrong with that since he was dead just a few hours ago… and it's kind of ill will to speak of the dead.
But that was when I heard a knocking sound coming from the door as Felt reached it to open assuming it was the client who hired her but soon grew pale as the person, she stole the insignia from was back.
Emilia the Half-Elf has joined the party. Emilia is a beautiful Half-Elf with long silver hair and purple-blue eyes she wears a white and purple outfit along with a white flower in her hair.
Although she appears to be in her late teens, Emilia is chronologically over 115 years old and mentally in her early to mid-teens to that is plane insane to be honest she is older than everyone I know of. Well… almost everyone if you don't include Jack. [Observe].
[Emilia Lv.? Witch of Frost]
Seeing her appear she gives a small glare as Felt asked annoyed by her persistence, "Why can't you give up already…? You're so persistent, lady!"
*Tmp*
*Whoosh*
Taking a step forward as the air around us began to chill down Emilia replied as her fire magic formed creating ice in an indifferent tone, "Sorry but I'm not stopping. I have only one demand. Give me back my badge. It's very important to me."
Seeing the nervous glances at Rom and Felt… wait I'm being considered a target as well? Meh… fair enough.
Felt-eyed Rom trying to get ready for a fight but the veteran giant responded in a nervous tone, "I can't make a move… you brought in some trouble, Felt! If this were an ordinary magic user, that would be one thing, but… you're an elf, aren't you miss?"
Emilia denied her being a fully blooded elf and responded in a clear tone, "Not quite. Only half of me is Elf."
The news surprised them as Emilia denied being Satella Felt glared at me accusing me directly in an upset tone, "You –! You set me up, didn't you?!"
Finally drawing their attention towards me I sheepishly replied asserting myself not being Emilia's enemy, "Nope. This is purely a simple coincidence. Although it does make my job easier to return the stolen insignia."
Emilia looked at me a bit surprised with a dumbfounded expression muttering, "You two aren't on the same side?"
Before I could explain further, I'd been busy looking at the door from behind till a figure finally emerged at a distance soon drawing closer using my [Observe] and [Instinct] skills to alert me.
[<Instinct > LEVEL UP!]
Drawing my blade expressing my serious expression Emilia got ready as I spoke cutting the tension in the air, "Miss, look out behind you she's going to attack!!!!"
*Hop*
*Shnng*
*Zata*
Allowing Emilia enough time to dodge the incoming strike Puck came forth blocking the attack with his Fire Magic forming a barrier. Oh man, this is going to be a very stressful time, isn't it?