Do You Guys Know Anything About Elevation

A second later, the atmosphere suddenly changed, as it felt a lot heavier. Everything turned into complete silence. The birds were no longer singing, the sounds of city were no longer reaching my ears, and I could feel the wind blow, but it was no longer whistling.

"What did you do?" I asked, looking all around me at the unchanged scenery.

"Don't worry, it's just a barrier." Harri answered. "It's in order to prevent any magic leakage. We're at the exact same place, but completely cut off the rest of the world. As long as the barrier is in place, no one will be able to enter it or see anything that will happen in it."

Oh… What a convenient magic! But… Why didn't they use anything similar whenever they fought, then?

"Little test." Yoko said.

Suddenly, a huge fireball appeared out of nowhere, causing me to jump backward in reflex.

"Yoko, what are you doing?!" I yelled out.

"Chill, no one is attacking anyone." She calmly said. "I just wanted to test something. Try to extinguish it. You can use whatever magic you want."

A test? Well, now that she says it, up until now, the fireball didn't move an inch. It's completely static, similar, yet different from the ones she attacked me with in the forest. It has exactly the same size, however, unlike before, its color appears neither yellow or red, but blue. A blue flame means a higher supply in oxygen, thus a better combustion process, right? I've already seen what damages her 'normal' fireballs make, I'm not sure I want to know for this one. So I just need to extinguish it. Unlike before, I'm not sure a blast of wind will be enough though.

"Don't worry about holding back." Yoko added. "Whether you decide to call for a cyclone, a tsunami or a meteor, it will be fine. So don't restrain yourself and use your full powers."

Heh? Seriously? I can do that? That barrier is awesome, I need to learn how to use it! It's the first time I can use all the magic I want without thinking of the consequences. Fufu… I got a little fired up. In that case, I won't hold back.

Similarly as I did then in the forest, I started to concentrate a large amount of mana. For a while, I compressed it as much as I could, increasing its power. Then, I unleashed it all in a blast of wind. Within a second, the violent puff of wind swept everything around but the fireball. I used more mana than I did in the forest, however, as I thought, it still wasn't enough.

I decided to change strategy. If you need to put out a fire, most people would first think of using water. So let's try water magic. Once again, I concentrated and materialized a large amount of mana into a waterball. I made slightly larger than Yoko's fireball. However, it didn't work either. Even if it was bigger, the waterball evaporated even before reaching its target.

As I repeated my attempts to extinguish the blue flame, Yoko started to giggle, amused by my failures. That's offensive. You should never laugh at someone who is trying their best. Yoko may be right after all. I might need to call for a cyclone to put out this damn fire.

Well, whatever. There is Harri's barrier after all.

Taking a deep breath, I closed my eyes as I focused on my mana core. Disregarding anything else, I focused only on my dormant power, infusing the area with mana. I visualized the clouds forming, the humidity in the atmosphere increasing and the pressure dropping. Meditating for a few minutes, a violent wind gathered, swirling all around me, as the mana kept getting stronger.

"Oh my, she's really doing it!" Yoko chukkled.

"Are you sure you're not going to regret this?" Harri asked, a little concerned.

"Have some faith, love-boy. Everything will be fine!"

When I finally reached my desired amount of mana, I opened my eyes, locating my target. A grin crept onto my face. I unleashed it all, releasing all the energy of the condensation of moisture in rising air at once, provoking the formation of a cyclone.

Or so I thought.

Skill unavailable.

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…

Are you kidding me [World System]?! Again?! I'm the Goddess of All Creation, damn it! If I want to call for a cyclone, I call for a cyclone! I created you, how dare you get in my way?! And 'unavailable'? What do you mean unavailable! I have SSS-rank affinity for all attributes! I'll let it pass for Mind magic, but any elemental magic shouldn't be a problem! Yet, why do you keep interfering?!

Feeling despair and disappointment suddenly enveloping me, I feel on my knees.

"Hahahahahaha!" Yoko burst out laughing, as she made a fireball disappear with a simple snap of her fingers. "So this is what you meant by 'getting interrupted'? Hahahaha!"

"Well, that was unexpected!" Harri exclaimed.

"… You saw it?" I asked, turning my gaze on them.

"Well, that's the point. We didn't. The cyclone you were supposed to call never appeared!" Yoko responded, still mocking. "We did feel it though! That abnormally high amount of mana that you gathered suddenly vanishing in one instant! Ten minutes of meditation for this, hahahahaha!"

"Can't you see I'm already depressed enough like this? Stop laughing. That's not funny…" I muttered, offended.

"Actually, it is!" Yoko bluntly retorted, as she kept laughing.

Pissed, I got up, picking up a random stick that I had found on the ground, and threw it in the air.

『Yoko, fetch.』

Immediately obeying my order, Yoko performed an elegant jump, worthy of the greatest gymnasts, and grabbed the stick in the air. Landing beautifully on the ground, she ran to my side, presenting me the stick, as her tail was waving happily in her back.

"Good girl." I said with a wicked grin.

As soon as I picked the stick, her smile disappeared and her tail froze, realizing what she just did. "W-What the hell are you making me do?!" She shouted, as her face immediately reddened in shame.

On the other hand, Harri, who just witnessed everything, blinked several times, clearly not believing what he just saw. The prideful Yoko acting like a puppy. His face distorted in disgust, as all his previous handsome features disappeared in one instant.

"A dog…" He muttered.

Yoko immediately retaliated with a beautifully performed spinning hook-kick in his stomach.

Stepping backward, Harri grabbed his sides, coughing several times. "Y-You… Minx… Did you just hit me?" He said with a forced smile.

"You asked for it, love-boy. Who the hell are you calling a dog? Don't you dare compare me to these worthless creatures." Yoko grunted.

As they both started to laugh nervously, clearly intending to fight, I let out a heavy sigh.

『Yoko, Harri, sit.』

Before they had a chance to do anything, they both fell on the ground. While Harri, not comprehending what just happened, tried to stand up in confusion, Yoko immediately turned her gaze on me, glaring at me with her accusing eyes.

"Have you forgotten about the rules already?" I asked. "Besides, I thought you guys were having a truce."

Coming back to their senses, they regained their composure as they simply clicked their tongue. They were still annoyed by each other, but at least, now, they weren't displaying any hostility. After making sure they had calmed down, I freed them from my order.

"You really need to stop doing this…" Yoko complained.

"Soul magic?" Harri asked, finally understanding the situation.

I nodded. "I can't call for a cyclone, but I since you and I are bounded, I guess Soul magic isn't a problem. I don't really get the logic though."

"Well, good thing you didn't really invoke a cyclone! It would have been really bad, otherwise!" He exclaimed with an ironic smile.

"Huh? What about your barrier?"

"Oh, that thing? Completely useless. Barriers are good, but they're really fragile. Even if it's mine, it isn't able to handle anything above B-ranked magic, so if you had invoked a cyclone, I guess you would have destroyed the country, hahaha!"

… What? Seriously? No wonder they didn't use any when they fought. But Yoko said not to hold back… I turned my gaze on her, accusingly.

"I figured out that you wouldn't use all your power unless you thought there would be some kind of protection." She explained. "I never said his barrier would protect anything though. I said it will be fine, and everything went fine, did it not?"

I got tricked… Playing with words like this, I really need to be careful of her. What if I actually did invoke a cyclone? That was a risky bet! Thinking about this, a sudden chill ran down my spine.

"Still, I think I'm starting to get a glimpse of your situation." Yoko continued. "I always found it weird that you had such a small aura even though you're the Creator, supposedly almighty. I first thought that you only suppressed it. However, it's clearly not the case since you can't even control your own mana properly. As a Divine, the fact that you got reborn to humans is also strange."

"Heh? What do you mean?" I inquired, furrowing my forehead in concern, as she tilted my curiosity.

"Do you know what's the main difference between us, divine beings, and mortals?" Yoko asked.

"Uhm… Immortality?"

"Correct. Well, to be exact, it's semi-immortality. Even gods can die. However, unlike mortals, we, divines, do not age. We also have a higher metabolism, making us immune against diseases and poisons, a stronger authority and obviously, stronger powers. That's the main difference between us and mortals."

"Umh, ok." I simply replied, disappointed of her answer.

"You don't get my point, do you?" Yoko asked. "Didn't you say that you were reborn? Doesn't it mean that you started as an infant, and up until known, kept aging?"

…

She's right! As a supposedly divine being, it's definitely not normal! I shouldn't be aging! According to what I heard, this world is at least 30 000 years old. Still, physically speaking, Yoko and Harri remain exactly the same as how I first designed them. It's pretty logical. I created them this way, so no matter how much time pass, they won't change. But I'm different. I didn't create myself. I died and I got reborn as an infant. I should have thought about it sooner, seeing my status. My Divine race was locked ever since the beginning. So up until now, the [World System] hasn't been considering me as a Divine, but as a mortal?

Reading my expressions, Yoko smiled. "Did you finally get it? Mortals do not invoke cyclones. They do not grow limbs and they do not intrude each others' mind. They also have no aura."

… Well, it makes sense. If my divine race is locked, then it's logical that I wouldn't be able to use any of my divine skills. No wonder the [System] said they were unavailable. But then, how do I unlock it? There has to be a way. If not, then it wouldn't even appear in my status to begin with.

"How do I fix this?"

"Beats me. How am I supposed to know that?" Yoko shrugged. "Still, who would have thought the Creator would be a mortal? Talk about irony!" She added with a sarcastic tone.

Figures. Maybe there is some kind of confusion between my past life and my current identity. Actually, thinking about it, it's very high-likely. It would also explain my pathetic physical stats. In my former life, since I was bed-ridden all the time, I never did any physical exercise so I grew up to be a really weak person. Now, even if I'm nowhere near as weak as before, I'm still physically much weaker than most people. And I can't say that I did a lot to fix this feebleness either.

How problematic. Well, at least, now I have a lead. Even with my Divinity locked, I'm still part of the Divine race, so I just need to find a way to change my racial parameters.

I've never heard of anyone changing race before, however, there were cases of elevations. While a demon could never become human, a ghoul could become a vampire through elevation, just like a wolfman could become a fenrir. Even if races were pre-determined, unlike divine beings, mortals had the possibility to infinitely elevate themselves beyond the point from which they departed. However, mortals' life is too short for them to fulfill the requirements to elevate, so there were very few cases of elevations.

As for me, I'm not trying to elevate. Even sealed, I'm technically already a Goddess. But elevation might be the only thing that can directly change racial parameters, so finding more information about it could help me to find a way to unlock my Divinity.

"Do you guys know anything about elevation?" I inquired.

"What? You want to elevate?" Harri asked, widening his eyes. "Well, it's not impossible, but I heard it's really hard. Even harder than earning titles."

"Titles? Are they hard to earn?"

"Yeah, most of people don't have any." He started to explain. "Having a title is enough to make you special, while having several is enough to make you famous. Not necessarily in a good way, though. Some titles are better than others, and most of the time, harder to get."

Oh… I had no idea. I was born with two titles, and later earned another two, so I thought it was only natural for people to have a lot of titles. I guess not. But a title isn't necessarily good, he said? I can totally relate to that. I'm not really proud of my latest title, [The Liar]. I randomly earned this one a few years ago. I guess it was inevitable. I hate to admit it, but it's true that I've been lying non-stop in this life.

"So, how do people elevate themselves?" I asked, returning to the main topic.

Harri shrugged. "To be honest, I have no clue. Since it doesn't concern us, we don't know much about elevation. You should ask mortals about that."

"Is that so…? Well, it's ok. Thanks anyway."

It's a bit disappointing, but I'm more than satisfied of what I learnt today. Even if they can't help me any longer, Yoko and Harri provided me way more than enough information.