Side Chapter: A Strange Job?

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[The Levels of the [Mana Drain; Level 2], [Mana Control; Level 3], [Chant Revocation; Level 2], [Commanding; Level 1], [Strengthen Followers; Level 1], [Crafting; Level 1], [Butcher; Level 1], [Cooking; Level 1], and [Demon Metabolism; Level 2] Skills have increased!]

[Experience Points have reached the required level!]

[Individual 'Rank' has increased from level 1 to level 55!]

[Furthermore, the Individual's 'Job' has increased from level 20 to level 100!]

A few days have passed since Ervas crafted equipment for his father using the bones of Rank 1 Horned Rabbits and Demon Rats and he had been diligently practicing magic as if his life depended on it… and in a way, it did.

Ervas put so much time, effort, and strength into practicing magic that he was constantly breaking the limits of his own infant body. His skills were the only thing maintaining him still alive. Any other child would have already died, probably by a cardiac arrest or a brain hemorrhage.

Because he always wore an expressionless and almost doll-like face, without even being capable of sweating or show any type of discomfort, Jason never realized what was Ervas going through… and he was thankful, he didn't want to make his father worry, but he needed to do this to grow as strong as he could before they were to set off to the Demon Continent.

Although he had the 'Hardworking' Skill at level 7, he had recently begun to experience a bit of dizziness. It seems that the body couldn't escape such consequences, sooner or later he would most likely collapse… yet Ervas did not care, he thought that as long as he kept changing jobs, leveling up skills and the such, he would regain more vitality and make his body get accustomed forcefully.

Ervas conclusions were not without fundaments, as he saw that his 'Demon Metabolism' Skill leveled up, meaning that he was slowly forcing his body and metabolism to change and work as he desired.

However, this came with intense hunger, abnormal for a young boy his two years of age.

"Thankfully, I got my plant friends to bring me fresh meat," said Ervas, finishing his fourth Horned Rabbit for breakfast… despite his small body, he was capable of eating more than his own weight, this was due to his incredibly advanced metabolism, which almost instantly converted food into energy for his body.

This was also why he did not go to the potty as much as he had expected, his body was barely producing waste from what he ate, it was just transforming almost everything into energy.

Having practiced magic like a maniac for these days, Ervas managed to reach the max level of his 'No Attribute Mage' Job, which could level up by the practice of magic as well as gaining Experience Points from killing monsters, so it reached max level faster than his Rank.

"Time to change Job, should I choose another Mage class? Or perhaps something related to Plants? Farmer or Botanist?" wondered Ervas, searching the 'Change Job' tab of the Samsara System.

[Jobs Available]

[Apprentice Spirit Caster], [Apprentice Farmer], [Botanist], [Life Spirit Mage], [Spiritual Half-Demon] (New!), [Mana Nucleus] (New!)

"Those are quite the weird Jobs…" muttered Ervas.

"Muh? Er… Ervas?"

At Ervas's side, there was Gaia, who had developed a bit more through these days, she was now able to say her first word, which was 'Ervas'. Her bean-like body was slowly becoming smaller, while the branch growing from inside of it was becoming bigger and more vigorous, with a healthy and plump green leaf adorning the top of it.

"Did I ever got the option of a Job named 'Spiritual Half-Demon' in my previous life? No, right? And isn't that the name of my race…? …When I was Anastacia, I was also similar to a half-demon, as I was half Baphomet and Half-Elf… tough I had a greater Baphomet bloodline… Hm, what is 'Mana Nucleus'? That just sounds so out of place, how can a Job have such a name?"

Ervas decided to feed his curiosity by inspecting both Jobs through Appraisal.

[Spiritual Half-Demon]

A Job unlocked by a Half-Demon who is very close to Spirits, to the point of becoming someone 'spiritual'. It specializes in Magic and Mana.

This Job can strengthen Skills such as 'Spirit Magic', 'Mana Control' and 'Mana Drain'.

[Mana Nucleus]

A Job unlocked by an individual capable of breaking common sense and constantly use and consume his own Mana into an endless cycle. Producing vast amounts of Mana, similar to an Mana Nucleus that grants mana to a living being. This Job specializes in the use of Mana over everything else.

This Job can strengthen Skills such as 'Mana Control', 'Mana Enlargement', 'Mana Drain', and grant the user the 'Automatic Mana Recovery' Skill.

"So the System already can tell that I am breaking common sense? Hmm… Well, my choice is obvious" said Ervas.

[You changed Jobs to [Mana Nucleus]!]

[The Level of the [Mana Enlargement; Level 5], [Mana Control; Level 4], and [Mana Drain; Level 3] Skills have increased!]

[You acquired the [Automatic Mana Recovery; Level 1] Skill!]

[You acquired the [Surpass Limits; Mana Usage; Level 1] Skill!]

"I did not expect that last one," said Ervas.

"Muh! Ervas!" said Gaia, floating around Ervas happily. All out of a sudden, his Mana had become rich and began to overflow everywhere. Gaia began to consume the mana happily.

"Ah, my Mana became a bit unstable… Focus…"

Ervas Mana provoked that the items inside the house floated aimlessly around, creating a slow tornado in the air.

"Mana Control" said Ervas.

Suddenly, the Mana calmed down, as Ervas grasped it with his mind and sent it back to his body.

"Muh… Ervas?" asked Gaia.

"Ah, sorry. Were you enjoying the Mana? I can feed you more, sit over my head" said Ervas, with a mild smile.

Gaia sat down over Ervas head as she would usually do, and feed upon his rich Mana, which had an affinity with the Life Attribute after conjuring many of such spells.

"I wonder how dad is doing… well, since he got Gnome, he had blessed the soil of the crops and they had become way richer and healthy, carrots are growing awfully fast now…" muttered Ervas.

In these few days, Ervas hasn't let his father rest, not even through his sleep, has he used him as a recipient for Mana, by granting him Mana through the No-Attribute Spell 'Mana Transfer' and then using the 'Mana Drain' Skill to draw the Mana back. Like this, Ervas trained Mana and so did Jason without even realizing it as he slept peacefully.

He would sometimes wake up with a slight headache, but nothing that the 'Pain Relief' and 'Healing Life' Spells conjured by Ervas and Gaia could not cure.

Due to this, Jason also leveled his Mana Control and No-Attribute Magic Skills, and recently acquired the Mana Enlargement Skill. His mana was growing so large that he thought he was having a fever dream.

Due to his large Mana Pool, he was able to use 'Farming' way more without exhausting himself, alongside using Gnome to help him furthermore bless the soil. He usually came tired home after eight hours in the farms, but now he always came with plenty of energy, ready to train techniques with Ervas.

Although the house was rather small, there was enough space for Jason to practice the Armor, Shield, Unarmed Fighting, and Club Techniques.

For armor and shield techniques, Ervas made him endure his attacks, which he did by manipulating sharp bones with his Telekinesis. And for the offensive techniques, he made Jason fight against a bone dummy that could regenerate constantly with Ervas's telekinesis.

Ervas had also begun to bring almost dead Horned Rabbits and Demon Rats to the house, so Jason could kill them to gain Experience Points. In these days, he reached the max level of his Job and changed Jobs to 'Apprentice Warrior'. This Job had never appeared on Jason's options before until now.

"Father has gotten plenty strong with my teachings. I think I am a rather talented teacher, aren't I, Gaia?" asked Ervas.

"Ervas, Ervas!" said Gaia, nodding.

"And about the Plants… they had successfully Ranked Up, all of them are Rank 2 now… should I make some of them seek stronger prey? There should be Giant Demon Rats that are Rank 2, and Blade Horned Rabbits at Rank 2… or Goblins at Rank 2 as well…"

"Muh!" said Gaia.

"Goblins are too dangerous? Perhaps… they are a bit more intelligent than Rats and Rabbits, so it would be troublesome if one managed to escape only to bring his whole pack and burn down my plants… I better stay away from them until the plants become Rank 3" said Ervas.

And so, Ervas ordered his plans to hunt Giant Demon Rats and Blade Horned Rabbits… the later one could be a bit tricky to deal with as they were able to slice through the plants with their blade-shaped horn.

"Ivy recently learned the 'Stealth' Skill, so she's able to travel underground and surprise monsters from behind them, let's use the Grass and the Sprouts as bait so she can strike the Rats and Rabbits down," said Ervas, commanding his plants while transferring them his Mana from far away.

All of them received his orders and quickly finished digesting the corpses they had gathered. They moved to the underground and by following Ivy, their leader, they began to look for bigger prey.

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