After the talk with village chief, we go back home. Since it a dinner time, Klein bought few bread from the baker near the village center and also a ons of jerky at the slaughter house. Well dinner our dinner aren't that good, since the bread is tough and plain, it black bread after all, and the jerky is like a rubber with salt! I can't complain tho, since I am leeching. After a small talk, we go to bed. I am missing bath! And what worse is when I need to used the restroom for you know what I mean. The restroom on the backyard is.... no I can't called it a restroom, with all my might as a 21st century person, I denied that pit as a restroom! Even tho I am only pissing, it made me want to throw up. And all I got is a leaf to wipe my thing! Sigh... I should think about sanitary. Also I need to made a better bed, geez I wonder how those people can sleep on this thing that as hard as floor. While thinking those I fell asleep. Yeah, the guest room become my own after we arrive at home.
*Knock, knock, knock* I can hear a knocking sound from my room door.
"Mmm.. 5 minutes" I said with sleepy tone.
"Five minutes your head!" I can hear a shout near my eyes, that made me jump out the bed. It was Klein, without I realized it already morning, and sunlight goes through the gap on the window in my room
"Aaa.. morning Klein" I said as I rubbed my eyes. Yeah, I am not a morning person!
"Morning your mother! The sun already up since way ago! It almost the second times the bell tolling!"
"...." It mean it almost 9 a.m? Ah, in here there is no definite way to measure time. Well there is sundial in the middle of the village center, so the villagers used that to measure time. While the village chief will toll the village bell every 3 hour start from sunrise and the last toll will be on sunset.
"Oi, do remember that you are staying here without any payment! So get off your bed, I already prepared breakfast." Said Klein as he walk out the door. Ah my belly rumbling when I heard breakfast. So I get off my bed, as doing stretching while walking out the room. On the table, on the left side of my room, there already some smoked jerky and somesort of porridge in a wooden bowl. As I look around the room, I can find any sink to wash my hand and face. I forget that Klein doesn't have a bathroom once again.
"What are you searching for?"
"Hmm? I want to wash my face and hand first. But I can't find any sink here."
"Sink?"
"Hmm, I mean wash basin."
"Oh, of course we don't have those?! Do you think I am noble that got a butle and maid to draw a water from the well, and carry those here? I am really suspicious about your common sense now, are you really a commoners, not a noble? It difference if you can used water magic tho."
"Ehhh... Of course not, it only that on my teacher place there a bathroom... So I usually wash my face there. Anyway is there any water here to was my face? "
"Is that so? I already draw a water from the well tho, the wash basin is outside, on top of the fire wood." Ahh... Medieval age, you're really troublesome! So I move my body sluggishly to outside, there I found a stack of firewood at the right side of the house and also the wash basin on top of it. When I look at it I found out that the water ain't crystal clear like what I used in Earth. It kinda murky, I can still see the base of the basin, and when I scoop it, it doesn't seems murky or smelly. But as a human from 21st century world, I know that this water ain't passed the water standard for used, at maximum it can be used for bathing or washing the clothes. But still I am sure it got a high amount of anorganic chemical and colloid which make it kinda murky. It made me hesitate to wash my face with it. So my decision is, yep let's pretend I can't found it and goes back in without washing my face. Looking at my dry face Klein thinking about something.
"Aren't you going to wash your face?"
"Aahh.. I change my mind, it seems cold." I reply while sitting on the chair in front of him.
"Is that so?" He continues eating his food, and so I followed him and took few piece of smoked jerky. Of course I am not touching the porridge after seeing that water. It not like I wanted to be rude, but I don't want to get stomachache because of it! While eating Klein suddenly look at me nonchalantly then said.
"Charavgi, you didn't touch the porridge because you seen the water before right?" Ask him sharply.
"...." Damn, he realized it..
"Hmmm... A noble from my party before also like that. You're really not a noble, aren't you? Truthfully it doesn't matter for me if you're noble or not, but I dislike to be lied." He said those while emitting his bloodlust like yesterday.
[Skill Bloodlust Resistance has been level up to lv. 17]
"sigh... i already told you I am not Noble, as I said before there is a bathroom on my teacher place. The water there is crystal clear and didn't smelled. I already used to those things and also my teacher said a murky water aren't good for health." Yep, I am not lying about it! My biology teacher indeed tell me those, and I am sure his place also got a clear water. So I am not lying at all.
"Is that so?" The bloodlus got stronger then yesterday and it made me uncomfortable. So as yesterday I am waving my arm to the thinnest mana flow and cut the mana flow with my own mana.
[Skill Mana Control has been level up to lv.15]
[Skill Mana Cutter has been level up to lv.12]
"Also I already told you that I dislike a bloodlust." Klein look amazed as I can stop the flow of his bloodlust that he emitted with all his might. Well I got ridiculous amount of mana after all. "Maybe there a lies among my words, but it not about my place in the society. I am not a noble." I said those with a firm eyes. He look at my eyes as discerning my words before he said.
"Ahh, then it must be your status screen that is fake ain't it?" He said nonchalantly, but that made me shake a little. He is sharp! Just because I can stop his bloodlust he realized my status screen is fake. His intuition is really sharp. Looking at me he continues.
"Humph, I am correct about this right. I don't want to know what you're hiding. But how about sparring with me? Ah, you can decline my invitation, but I'll treat you as a stranger not a friend like this if you declining."
"Eh? Why it must be like that?!" If Klein treat me like a stranger, and those heroes come here, I'll be like a sore thumb! They will suspicious of me since I have a same hair as them that rare to have in this place.
"Basically, I don't want to live on the same roof with someone that I don't know at all. With sparring, at least I'll be able to gauge your strength. Also, as I said yesterday, only stupid person want to be Regaia Royal University teacher with stats and skill like what you let me see."
.... Truthfully all of those is lie, I never plan to be teacher there. I am sighing as accepting Klein sparring invitation.
"Then we go to the river side where you stranded before after we eat. It not like we will never sparring outside this, I plan to teach you after all. Gahahaha" he laugh.... That face... Damn!! It a trap, all those things is nonsense, from the start he only want to spar with me. While whistling he goes to his own room, and back while holding two wooden sword on both hand.
"Can you used a sword?" I only nodding at his words, truthfully I never used sword at all!
"Then let's go, before noon come, I still got another thing to do at noon." So we walk goes our way to outside the village, on the way we met with few villager and exchanging greet. Not too long, only around 15-20 minutes walking from the village, I can see the river on the right side of the road with a broad savanna as far as my sight see. On the other side of the river there a dense Forest. I don't know what kind of tree that forest made of tho. Before we arrive here, all I can see was grain, but now it all grass! We keep walking for another 20-30 minutes before stopping near a bridge, well even tho I said it near a bridge, the bridge still around 400m from our spot. But that the only land mark in this savanna!
As we stopping, Klein turn around to me then throw one of the wooden sword to me. The dark brown sword that almost black, it got 4 fingers width and around 70-80 cm length including it grip and hilt. Without saying anything to me, Klein move away around 20 m from me, then starting to swing his sword. He swing it gently from many angle, with somesort of stance. At first his swing was really gentle and as if without any power, before getting faster as times goes. Ahh... He doing practice swing, at that time I heard a notification sound on my mind that already familiar.
[Skill Sword Mastery has been acquired.]
[Skill Sword Mastery has been level up to lv.2.]
The sound stopping after it said I am reaching Lv. 3, danyuummmmm... I am really a cheat character! Just by watching Klein movement for couple of minutes, I can reach Lv. 3 in sword mastery. Even tho I feel guilty, my will to survive made me imitating Klein movement. With that kind of mindset, I am doing stretching and swing my sword slowly imitating Klein.
[Skill Sword Mastery...]
[Skill Sword Mastery...]
[Skill Sword Mastery...]
Everytime I thought something was wrong with my movement and try to fix it, the skill level was increasing. Until I can feel the weight of the sword tip. When I checked my skill level, it already level 9. I am shocked looking at that, after another 15 minutes Klein looking at me. At that time my sword mastery already level 10.
"Hoi, are you ready?" He ask, I am nodding as I put some stance. "Oh, you're indeed hiding your strength.
"..." Sorry Klein, I only learn it for 40 minutes. Truthfully I am wondering how can I put this stance and reach level 10 on sword mastery in 40 minutes. Maybe it the effect of my blessings to learn, or maybe it because Klein movement is that superb. Or maybe it because both of them. Klein is a Great Swordman after all, so his practice swing must be great.
"Then let's we start" as he said those he dash to me.
[Skill Dynamic Vision has been acquired.]
[Skill Dynamic Vision has been level up to Lv. 3]
I can see his movement, he gonna slash his sword from right leg side to my stomach. I immediately move my sword to block it then doing a half step to the right as blocking his sword, I try to kick his stomach, but as he also reading my motion he jump back to the left. My kick hit the air.
[Skill Block has been acquired.]
[Skill Hand to Hand has been acquired.]
"Woah, you can follow my movement, and not just that you even blocking my sword and do a counter attack. Is that why you were confidence that you can be admitted. Seems like you're indeed hiding your real stats with conceal!" ... Ahhh, he convinced about my lies to become a teacher.
"Seems like I can't win against you with only 30% of my power."
... 30% of your power already 3 times normal person, I feel like retorting like that.
"If that so then–" suddenly he disappear from my sight "60%!!" And when I heard him once again, I already flying to the right. Shit... That so hurtful, I feel like I got hitted by a hammer. I feel like I am gonna throw up if I am not clenching my teeth.
[Skill Physical Resistance has been acquired]
[Skill Physical Resistance has been level up to Lv. 4]
As I kissing the ground, I immediately move my sight to where I am standing before. Where is he?! Bloodlust detection! But there nothing found, it mean he didn't have any bloodlust, also he didn't want to kill me. Shit, since it a spar I thought we will do it gently. I never thought it will be this hurtful. As I thought that a painful feeling running through my right side of stomch. Yes, Klein was there and made fly once again, but this time I didn't let go my sight from him.
[Skill Physical Resistance...]
[Skill Physical Resistance...]
[Skill Dynamic Vision...]
[Skill Dynamic Vision...]
I can heard couple of notification on my head, ah, my skill level up, and now I can followed Klein movement once again. I can even predicting where he gonna move! Hmmm, that right, I also able to move 6 times of normal person. The effect of Dynamics Vision and my DEX appearing right now. I can see the path Klein will took. He gonna goes behind me from the right. As seeing those path, I am moving my sword and do a thrust right when Klein on my right side. Because I am frustrated, by the pain on my stomach, I didn't control my power. A thrust with 1200 STR hitting Klein right arms, and made him thrown off before I fall to the ground.
[Skill Sword Mastery...]
A notification sound ringing in my mind, but I didn't pay any attention to it. I keep staring at Klein as I tried to stand. Klein stopping himself with a stab on the ground with his sword. Whoa... He really strong, and what the heck is the materials to made this wooden sword?! Also, that aura on his sword? There a blue aura covering Klein sword.... Hmmm, ahh!! That is Mana!
[Skill Mana Detection...]
[Skill Mana Coating has been acquired.]
"Yo-you... Really strong!" He said as he holding his right arm. "With a teacher as your job, you can face my 60% power? And what more, that thrust from before it the same as my full strength swing."
Danyuummmmm... I forget to hold myself... With a cold sweat flowing in my mind I reply him.
"Yeah, that just happen... But Klein you're doing this too serious! Did you want to kill me?! If I am not as strong as I am, and I am a normal human I already laying on the ground as corpse you know!!" Yep, I told him those as I check my HP that goes down to 10357/12000. And hey, I only hitted with wooden sword.
"Ugh... But you aren't a normal human! What more, it should he me that complaining! I feel like my arm gonna be ripped apart as I take your thrust!! Maybe if I took another 5 hit I'll becomes corpse!" He retort as he pointing and swinging his sword to me. Really? If only I can see enemies HP and MP while fighting. Let's try... Identification HP and MP!!
.... Yep nothing happened, what if it not the right commands. Hmmm, partly identification? Sigh... Impossible eh? I imagine a HP and MP bar in a RPG games.
[Skill Identification has been level up lv. 19]
My mouth gapping as a HP and MP bar appeared on top of Klein head.
"....? What is it? Why are you looking at me like that? I am not a liar like you!" Klein shouting at me as he seen my face.
'Oi, oi, oi, you didn't know what happening!' I feel like retorting him. I never expected, it was that easy to make partial identification. Just imagine it and it appears. Ah, HP Klein decreasing by 1/6 ain't we losing around the same HP? Also his mana slowly used up, this must be because of Mana Coating. I wanna try to used that... But it will be weird if I can used it suddenly..
"So, are you ready Charavgi? I'll used my all now!" Klein said those as wake me up from my thought.
"Eh??? Do you want to kill me?! I give up! That was the last once of my energy." I said those, I am not crazy enough to get beaten up by someone who got 9 times movement speed of normal person! Even right now all my body is aching.
"Eeeehhhh... You're lying!" He shouting as he swinging around his sword like a kids...
"Even if I am, I don't want to fight against your full strength!! I don't have a death wish nor do I love getting beaten up!!" I retort him as I lay on the grass. I am not a pushover, I don't wanna fight you with full strength! Because I am sure if the fight continue my abnormal status will be seen fully by him. Beside that I already achieve my target, to understand how to used skill and magic.
"No, I won't kill you! Let's fight for just another few rounds!" Said Klein as he suddenly looking downward. See he is damn fast! If I don't give my all it impossible I left unscathed.
"Oi, our objective has been acquired, and it a spar for a reason! What kind of sparring used a full force! And you already know my strength and the root of my confidence. So it pointless to continue our spar, what more I dislike fighting! That why I choose to be a teacher." Well the part of choosing to be a teacher is a complete lies. Even on Earth I am being a tutor it completely because it a relaxing job, and you can meet a cute student!!
"Ugh... Alright then." He doesn't seems convinced but at least he take my reasoning. Then he sit next to me. Well, even tho I already have a rough guess how to use skill and magic maybe I should confirm it to him.
"That's right Klein, the blue aura that covering your sword at the last moment it a magic right?"
"Hmmm? Ah do you mean Mana Coating? Well, it can be said a magic. Ahh, I am sure you can used it easily with your skill, since it only need a good control of mana. Since you already have Mana Control I am sure you can used it too."
"Oh, the how did you do that?"
"I told you it easy, you can just imagine your mana flow out your body then covering your weapon. Then control it with Mana Control." Indeed my assumption was right, you only need to imagine the magic to used it.
"It indeed seem easy to used." I said those while watching the cloud moving on the sky.
"Yeah, ah before I forget, how about becoming teacher here while training and waiting for next year?"
"Aaa... I'll think about it" at first I lied about becoming teacher tho. But maybe if I indeed become one, my guilty of lying to him will becoming lesser.
Klein mumbling something as he heard my answer
"Hmmm?"
"Ah it nothing. If that so how about helping me hunting tomorrow?" Hunting? Hmm, it kinda interesting, I also wanted to know the effect of my blessings.
"Aaa, sure." I accept his invitation.
"Alright then, tomorrow we will goes out by the first bell. So you better wake up early."
"Sure" at that time the third bell rings from the village, it mean it already 12 p.m. Woah, time flies so fast, without we aware, we already here for 3 hours.
"Damn, it already noon. I got a promise to help Walter with his farm!" Klein immediately goes up, and run through to the village. But suddenly he turn back and throwing something to me. "That is my spare key. In case you goes back before I come home." He then run once again with a full power. Yep! I won't be able to followup his movement if he move like that, what more he got that acceleration magic! That is my thought as I watch him disappear from my sight in few second. Ten minutes later I get up from there. My stomach already fine.
'Yosh, it time to tried magic! Hmm, maybe I should goes further so no one will found me.' I think that before crossing the stone paved road, and run through the other side of savanna. After 10-15 minutes running with 2 times normal person speed, I arrive in front of cliff. The surrounding of the cliff is a pine Forrest or at least it a tree that look like pine in my eyes, and of course there many bushes, since I didn't move along the road. Luckily I didn't meet with any creatures when I running through here.
'Hmm, maybe it around 4 km away from the river? The it around 6-7 km north-east of the village.' I thought as I imagining my path in my mind.
[Skill Mind Mapping has been acquired.]
Oh I got a skill, hmmmm, a map appeared on my mind. It mostly black only few parts can be seen. Ah, it the village, river, bridge and my location right now. Seems like it recording the place where I goes. Well it convenient.
Anyway back to magic!!
"If I am on a novel, the first magic must be fire ball right?!" I tried to imagine fire ball on top of my right hand, but nothing happened. Hmm? I am sure I already imagine a blue fire ball that made from a good combustion. Is there something wrong? So I tried again, again and again... But nothing happened... Is there a chance that I can't used magic?! No but All Father blessing definitely stating skill and magic. Or maybe I am just too stupid... That time I am depressed by a fact with a cheat I can't even made a fire ball.