Chapter 11 - 120x!
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Two weeks later — December 8, 00:00
> [Energy earned today: 510.7]
[Current Energy: 10,286.16]
Upgrade the 『Order』 Skill to Super Rare Tier.
> [Upgrade Initiated!]
[1%... 9%... 78%... 99%...]
[100%! Upgrade Successful!]
Skill: Order
Tier: Rare → Super Rare
Type: Passive
Description: Increases proportionally over time, based on the highest among your selected stats.
Example:
Highest Stat — Intelligence: 1,999 [MAX]
Selected Stats:
Power: 1,065 → 1,530 (in 1 month)
Vitality: 1,088 → 1,530 (in 1 month)
Agility: 1,073 → 1,530 (in 1 month)
If a Selected Stat already reaches [MAX], others will continue growing until all are equalized.
Up to 12 → 48 stats can increase per day.
...
Perfect. With this Skill upgraded to the Super Rare Tier, all my stats will hit the [MAX] level in about three months.
My daily Energy gain is now 50 times higher than it was two years ago.
I honestly didn't expect to reach this stage so quickly.
And with nearly all my Skills now sitting at the Super Rare Tier, there isn't much left to work on.
The only ones that still need upgrading are 『Healing』 and 『Fire Magic』 — both at the Rare Tier.
I could start creating new Skills or push my physical power even further, but… that wouldn't be safe.
Two weeks ago, when I fought that Platinum Tier Hound, my Mana capacity suddenly doubled — and the pain that hit my core afterward was brutal.
I could fix it easily with a Skill like Storage, but for now, I want to see just how far my Mana Capacity can go on its own.
If the overflow starts causing problems, I'll simply create a Skill that allows me to store excess Mana within my body —
or maybe one that multiplies my Mana Capacity by at least ten times.
If I manage that, I could control the flow of Mana inside me without depending on my Intelligence stat.
For instance — I could compress 10,000 MP into a single Super Mana Point.
...
But even then, even if I somehow had the same Mana capacity as a God Tier, it still wouldn't bridge the difference in Mana quality.
If it did, that Platinum Tier Hound from two weeks ago would've been obliterated in just two or three strikes.
Normally, every 1 MP should deal around 1 to 3 points of damage —
but my Compressed Water Ball, which consumed 800,000 MP, barely dealt 20,000 damage.
Even if it had triple-layered armor, I should've dealt at least 100,000.
Yet, I only managed 20,000...
...
There are just 24 days left until my second birthday.
On January 1st, Year 19,910, a new year begins.
That's when I'll finally tell my family everything —
my reincarnation, my memories, my truth.
I know they'll accept me, no matter what.
They always have.
...
After thinking about all that, I went to bed as usual and woke up around 8 in the morning.
Same routine — washed up, went to the dining room, greeted my family.
We ate breakfast together, laughing and chatting as always.
Once we finished, I helped Mom clean up.
Then, instead of starting sword practice with Dad at 9,
I focused on something else —
Fusing my sword with my Sword Intent, channeling 1 million MP per second through Water Magic.
> [Ding...]
[Linked Skill: Sword and Element Blending]
Rarity: Rare
Type: Active
Description:
You, possessing the Emperor's Sword Mastery, have successfully merged elemental energy with your Sword Intent.
As the Emperor, using a weak or unimpressive Sword Intent would be disgraceful.
Once Elemental Blending reaches 100% synchronization, unique special effects will manifest.
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Progress:
Water Element (Mastery): 78.9%
Fire Element (Mastery): 27%
-Effect(s)
+
-None
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Yes, I gained a new Skill linked to an Ability right after my battle with the ^Platinum Rank^ Hound.
I haven't mastered merging any Element with my Sword Intent yet, so I'm still not sure what kind of effect it'll produce.
But if this Skill is tied to my Talent, then it can't possibly be a bad thing.
After these two weeks of training, my MP capacity has grown drastically.
> [Ding...]
User: Kael Oksileon
Age: 1 (+20)
Type: Human
Status: Healthy
Cultivation: Silver (Beginner) (2.27%) → (2.63%)
Body Refinement: Silver (Beginner) (2.27%) → (2.63%)
System Tier: Low (10%)
Physical Stats: ??? (Tier Insufficient)
Statistics:
HP: 92,000 / 92,000 → 108,800 / 108,800
MP: 1,706,105 / 1,706,105 → 505,706,105 / 505,706,105
Power: 897 → 1,065
Vitality: 920 → 1,088
Agility: 905 → 1,073
Intelligence: 1,999 [MAX]
With just 1 million MP/Second per day, an hour of training allows me to spend 3.6 billion MP.
Over two weeks, that's 3.6B × 14 = 50.4B MP — which means I've increased my total capacity by 504 million MP.
My current limit is now 500 million, and I still don't feel any strain or signs of Mana overload.
Based on my estimates, I can probably push this up to around 10 billion MP before hitting my limit.
At this rate, that gives me around 9.5 months of safe training ahead.
Meanwhile, the time needed to evolve my core skill, 『Infinite Creation Art』, to the Epic Tier is 81 days — roughly three months.
Once I raise it to Epic, I'll need another month to restore enough Energy — about 100,000 — to balance the cost.
So the plan is simple:
For the next three months, I won't care about my Energy at all.
I'll focus entirely on raising my Main Skill, 『The Art of Infinite Creation』 to Epic Tier.
Afterward, I'll wait exactly one month — twenty-eight days — to recover the necessary Energy.
Then, I'll create a new Skill that boosts both the limit and quality of my Mana Capacity.
Once I do that, Mana will never be a problem for me again.
...
While I was thinking about all this, I continued my usual hour of training.
When it ended, my Mana Capacity had already increased by another 36 million.
"Status."
> [Ding...]
HP: 108,800 / 108,800
MP: 505,706,105 → 541,712,105
Power: 1,065
Vitality: 1,088
Agility: 1,073
Intelligence: 1,999 [MAX]
This speed... it's unstoppable.
I don't know if anyone else can create Skills the way I can — but even if they can, I doubt there's another being in this universe as unique as me.
...
After training, I took a long 30-minute bath around 9:30 AM.
Today, I have a meeting with Syr — one we planned a week ago.
She said she wanted to take me somewhere "really beautiful."
But honestly... I doubt any place could be more beautiful than her.
No matter how stunning nature is, it can't compare to Syr.
...
Still, there's something strange about her.
When I told my family how breathtaking she was, they looked surprised and said,
> "Well, she's beautiful... but not that beautiful."
They clearly don't see what I see.
But how could they?
The face I see... can't be described in words.
And only I can see it.
That's what worries me.
I have one theory — and one problem with that theory.
First: Maybe she's using some kind of "Spell" or "Skill" that alters her appearance.
Second: If that's true… why am I the only one who can see through it?
I thought maybe my physique had developed some kind of natural resistance to illusions,
but the System rejected that idea — it said that even if such a trait existed, it wasn't active.
So… there is something unusual between us.
Then another, far more ridiculous thought crossed my mind.
What if she came from another planet — a superior world?
It sounds insane, but… the first time I met Syr, I sensed something ancient, almost divine.
I thought of the legend of a fallen kingdom —
but no ordinary kingdom could sustain an illusion-type Skill for eight years straight.
No. There's something far beyond that at play.
Something... not of this world.
So this absurd idea… actually has a chance of becoming reality.
But no matter where Syr came from — whether it's this world or another — it doesn't matter.
She's my first friend.
And that won't ever change.
I'll protect her, no matter what happens.
...
When I think about getting stronger, what always comes to mind are Talents...
and a rather incredible Skill idea.
...
"System, if I create the Skill 『Ability Cloning 』at the Uncommon Tier, and the cost per use is 500 million MP, what's the highest Tier of Ability I can clone?" I asked.
> [Ding...
Super Epic. Because the cost is absurd.]
The answer came instantly — and I didn't hesitate.
> [Ding...
-100 Energy
Skill Creation Initiated...]
Skill: Ability Cloning
Tier: Uncommon
Type: Active
Description: By consuming 500 million MP per use, you can clone Abilities up to the Super Epic Tier.
> [1%... 50%... 99%... 100%!
Skill Creation Successfully Completed!]
New Skill: Ability Cloning
Hahaha!
Without wasting a second, I went to my mother and immediately copied her Skill, 『Angel's Touch』.
> [Ding...
New Skill Acquired!]
Skill: Angel's Touch
Rarity: Rare
Description: Healing-based spells are 250% more effective.
Perfect.
Now, when I use 1.2 million Mana, instead of healing 25,000 HP, I'll heal 62,500.
A 250% boost... that's no joke.
...
Since it was Monday, my father was home, sleeping in his room.
I quietly used my new Skill and copied his Talent — 『Sword Genius』.
However, I couldn't copy his other one, 『Hero's Will』.
Until now, my assessment only displayed Rare Tier Skills and below, so I had no idea how high-tier that Talent really was.
Now I do — it's at least Legendary Tier.
> [Ding...
New Ability Acquired!]
Ability: Sword Genius
Rarity: Rare → Super Rare
Description: Greatly enhances understanding of sword techniques, grants minor comprehension of Sword Intent, and increases sword attack damage by 300%.
Even if the Sword Intent part doesn't help me much, the rest is insanely useful.
A 300% increase in sword damage combined with my Sword Intent... that's monstrous.
Right now, my Sword Intent alone multiplies my strength by 26x and channels 500 million MP per second.
With the new Ability, I can merge my Sword Intent with Water or Fire Magic for an additional 90x and 4x, respectively.
That's a total of 120x Damage Bonus!
I mean it — 120 times damage.
If I faced a ^Silver Tier^ monster without defensive Skills, a simple 10,000-damage strike would instantly become 1.2 million.
And considering that even a Peak ^Silver Tier^ monster caps at around 199,900 HP,
I could literally kill it in one hit.
The same kind of Silver Tier wolf that once almost killed me…
wouldn't even survive a single second against me now.
And all this — achieved in just one and a half months!
It really shows how crucial Skill creation is.
If I hadn't developed Skills like 『Permanent Mana Increase』,
my Mana pool would still be stuck at a pathetic 19,990.
...
But for now, I won't be creating any new Skills — at least not any above ^Common Tier^ ones —
for the next three months.
I need to focus everything on raising my Main Skill to the Legendary Tier.
...
After finishing all that, at around 10:45 AM,
I left for the place where I'd agreed to meet Syr at eleven.
When I arrived about ten minutes later, she was already there — beautifully dressed, waiting for me.
She looked… stunning.
"Good morning, Syr," I greeted her. "I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long."
Syr smiled brightly. "I just got here myself!"
But I was sure she hadn't.
"Then, shall we go? Take me to that place you mentioned. Today, I'm yours," I said with a grin.
"Of course!" she replied happily, slipping her arm through mine as we began walking down the road together.
...
After an hour of walking, we arrived about five kilometers away from town —
and the scenery took my breath away.
A vast, peaceful lake surrounded by mountains and forests,
where sunlight danced over the water like scattered diamonds.
"Isn't it beautiful, Kael?" Syr said softly.
"I always come here when I'm tired of everything… just me and the quiet lake.
It's so peaceful… but with you here, I feel—"
"I feel even more at peace, Kael," she continued.
I said, "It's really beautiful, Syr, but it can't compete with you," looking at her, then added, "And I'm proud of that, Syr—that I've managed to become someone you can trust," as I looked into her eyes.
No matter how embarrassed she was, Syr continued to look at me with those same eyes.
If we were older, it would be perfect to propose right now... but we're not.
...
We sat there together for almost two hours, talking about small things. During that time, Syr told me she wanted to get stronger—strong enough to stand by my side.
Syr getting stronger, huh...
Yes, a perfect skill came to mind, and I immediately created it as a ^Common Tier^ for a prototype.
[Ding...
-10 Energy
Skill Creation Initiated!
1%... 50%... 99%...
100%!
Skill Successfully Created!
Skill: Skill Creation and Transfer
Tier: Ordinary
Type: Active/Passive
Description: This skill allows you to create skills at the same Energy cost as the 『Infinite Creation Art』 skill and transfer them to other people.
It is most effective for Common Tier skills.
Transferring requires 1 minute of physical contact.]
After that, my remaining Energy was 176.
Actually, spending this 176 Energy isn't that important. After all, according to my calculations, when 100,000 Energy accumulates, an extra 1,500 Energy will increase.
Then I said to Syr, "Syr, I'm going to tell you something I haven't even told my family yet."
Syr immediately replied, "No, don't tell me. If it's something you haven't even told your family, it's not worth me hearing."
I tapped her forehead with my finger and said, "Hmph," then added, "Don't worry, silly girl. I plan to tell them specially on my birthday... and you're worth everything, Syr."
Syr blushed as usual and said in a low voice, "O-okay, then tell me..."
...
After staring at the sky for about a minute, I felt ready and started to speak.
"Syr, I... I can create skills," I told her.
Syr looked at me in astonishment and replied, "Th-that's impossible, Kael. Don't exaggerate the joke."
I responded with a serious expression, "This isn't a joke, Syr. I really can create skills. In fact, I just created a Basic Level skill called Skill Creation and Transfer."
Because Syr trusts me and I'm serious, she believes my words and immediately understands the situation, saying, "Kael... I'm really not worth this, w-why are you helping me so much, I'm just a useless girl who always does my worst... I'm... I'm not good, Kael, you're too much for me."
After waiting a while, I consider confessing my feelings to Syr, but should I really? After all, we've only met for under a year... Whatever, just do it!
"... I fell in love."
"Huh?.."
"I fell in love, Syr. The first time I saw you, I said to myself, 'This girl will be my future wife.' But it's not just that, Syr. Like you said, whenever you do something, you think you always mess up... but that's not true. You always give it your best—you even go beyond that.
I love you, Syr. And this isn't just a childish or temporary love. I want you. I desire you. I want you to be mine, and I don't want you to see anyone else but me...
But at the same time, I don't want those things. If you ask why, it's because I don't want you to be with me just because I was the first person to help you, Syr. I want you to desire me—not my power or reliability. I want you to see my heart, Syr. I...
I love you!"
I blurted out all my feelings at once.
...
For a long time, Syr just stared at me, blushing deeply.
Finally, she started speaking.
"I-I like you too, Kael...
But I never planned to say it because you're only two years old and already amazing, while I'm just a useless eight-year-old girl.
I wanted you to see me, Kael. I wanted you to look at me, to want me, to fall in love with me. But I know from my time in the orphanage that a man like you would never settle for just one person. Still... I want you to want me.
Even if you don't see me, I want a piece of your heart. I want you to love me.
I love you too, Kael!"
Syr said to me. I froze, completely shocked. I never expected Syr to confess to me so passionately.
...
After thinking for a while, I said,
"...Syr, I love you, and that will never change. But at least until I turn twelve, we can't take this relationship too far. Still, I want to ask you something, Syr...
When I turn twelve, will you be the woman of my destiny?"
I asked her with a serious look.
Tears began streaming down Syr's face, and she replied with a warm, happy smile, "Yes, Kael... yes, I would be happy to be yours."
...
From that moment on, we stayed silent, occasionally glancing at each other.
And every time our eyes met, the world seemed to pause.
They met as if they were created to look only at each other.
After a few more minutes of silence, I pull myself together and ask Syr,
"So, do you want to?"
Syr blushes intensely and stammers, "W-w-what do I want??"
"Have you forgotten already? Of course—skills. I told you I could create skills."
Syr relaxes a little, her expression turning slightly sad.
"Oh... skills," she says quietly.
I'm a bit surprised.
How could an 8-year-old girl misunderstand like that? Maybe relationships are fine, but her thinking of that is a little ridiculous...
But honestly, it's not entirely absurd. After all, the orphanage is a place that prepares children for life. When they reach adulthood, they're released into the world, forced to survive on their own.
And if those beautiful girls manage to attract the attention of rich nobles or powerful knights early on, they can live a comfortable life.
After all, on the planet Ocsilaus, there isn't a safe or peaceful environment like there is on Earth.
If you look at someone the wrong way, you might not live to see the next second...
...
After staring at Syr for a while, I pretend to be clueless and ask,
"Of course, skills. What else could it be?"
Syr, still blushing deeply, looks down and says softly,
"O-okay... I want those skills."
"Alright then. What kind of skills do you want? I can create anything as long as it's within limits, but right now, I can only make seventeen."
One by one, I started creating the skills I thought would suit Syr best, along with a few of her own choices.
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Skill: Double Mana Gathering
Tier: Ordinary
Type: Passive
Description: Passively transfers a small amount of surrounding Mana into the Core and Body.
This passive Mana gathering is 10x slower than a normal cultivation technique.
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Skill: Core and Body Development Assessment
Tier: Common
Type: Active
Description: By using 10 Mana Points, displays the current completion rate of Core and/or Body Enhancement as a percentage (%).
This skill is only effective up to the ^Bronze Tier^.
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Skill: Assessment
Tier: Common
Type: Active
Description: Allows you to see your own Status.
By using 10 MP, you can also view the Status of any creature at ^Bronze Tier^ or below.
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Skill: Healing
Tier: Common
Type: Passive/Active
Description:
• Passive: Gradually increases natural healing speed by 1% by gathering ambient Mana.
• Active: Heals based on the amount of Mana used.
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Skill: Permanent Mana Increase
Tier: Common
Type: Passive
Description: For every 10,000 MP used, permanently increases total MP capacity by +1.
Effective only up to the ^Bronze Tier^.
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Skill: Fire Spell & Water Spell
Tier: Common
Type: Active
Description: Basic elemental spells that adjust in power and shape based on skill level and Mana used.
The most basic forms, Fire Arrow and Water Arrow, are available.
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Skill: Light Spell
Tier: Common
Type: Active
Description: A light-based spell that can be shaped or empowered depending on skill level and Mana used.
Allows use of fundamental light-element spells.
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Skill: Nature Control
Tier: Common
Type: Active
Description: With Mana, you can control surrounding nature as if blessed by a Nature Goddess.
Shape and scale of control depend on Mana cost and focus.
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Skill: Admiration
Tier: Common
Type: Passive
Description: You may choose a person you admire, love, or idolize, and copy 0.1% of their stats each week, permanently adding them to your own.
Example:
Person You Love: Kael Oksileon
Stats After 7 Days:
Strength: 1 → 2
Vitality: 5 → 6
Agility: 3 → 4
Intelligence: 28 → 30
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Impressive and clever...
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Skill: Nature's Renewal
Tier: Common
Type: Passive
Description: You are an elf who is one with nature, and nature is one with you.
With every breath you take, nature replenishes your Mana, granting 10 MP regeneration per second.
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It's not like a cheat skill… but it's more than enough for Syr for now.
She only gained ten skills, which meant ten minutes of physical contact with me — but that wasn't very important to us.
After all, we're practically wrapped around each other every time we meet...
While creating these skills, I also explained to Syr about Body Purification — and how it doesn't exist on this planet.
When she asked how I knew, I simply said, "For now, that's a secret," and Syr nodded quietly, accepting my answer without further questions.
...
Before leaving, I warned her not to tell anyone about what we did today.
If anyone noticed her new abilities, she was to say it was just an effect of her bloodline.
Of course, she agreed immediately.
Before heading home, I told her to use the Evaluation skill on herself — and she did so right away.
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[Name: Syr
Age: 8
Type: Elf
Status: Healthy
Cultivation: Mortal (0.000001%)
Body Purification: Mortal (0.000001%)
Statistics:
HP: 500/500 (100%)
MP: 280/280 (100%)
Power: 1
Vitality: 5
Agility: 3
Intelligence: 28
———○ Skills ○———
Double Mana Gathering (Common)
Core and Body Development Assessment (Common)
Evaluation (Common)
Healing (Common)
Permanent Mana Increase (Common)
Fire and Water Magic (Common)
Light Magic (Common)
Nature Control (Common)
Admiration (Common)
Nature's Renewal (Common)
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And a Status screen opened in front of her that I can see, the real name and physique that I see are not visible, but Body Refinement is visible.
At first, I was gaining experience at a rate of (0.00001%) per second, while Syr gained 100 times less — only "0.0000001%/s".
I told her, "If we don't upgrade your 『Double Mana Gathering』 soon, it'll take you around 31.7 years to reach ^Bronze Rank^."
Syr only smiled and said,
"What matters is that progress has begun."
I couldn't help but smile back. "You're right. But it's time to go home now."
...
As the time approached 3:30 p.m., we returned to the town and passed through the gates in the wall.
I asked, "Do you want to come to my house, or go back to the orphanage?"
Syr shook her head gently. "No, I'll go back to the orphanage."
"Alright then, let's go."
With Syr holding my arm again, we walked together toward the orphanage.
...
After about fifteen minutes, we arrived.
We said our goodbyes, and I started heading home.
It took me around twenty minutes — I got there by 4:05 p.m.
Even though it was still early, there wasn't much else to do.
After taking a shower and chatting a bit with my family, I lay down on my bed around six and buried my head in the pillow.
Thinking about today made me smile.
After all, even if it's not official yet, I've basically started going out with Syr.
At least... when I turn twelve, we'll be together for real.
Feeling drowsy, I decided to check my Status one last time before falling asleep.
"Status."
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[Ding…]
User: Kael Oksileon
Age: 1 (+20)
Type: Human
Status: Healthy
Cultivation: Silver (Beginner) (2.63%)
Body Refinement: Silver (Beginner) (2.63%)
System Tier: Low (10%)
Physique: ??? (Tier Insufficient)
Statistics:
HP: 108,800 / 108,800 (100%)
MP: 541,712,105 / 541,712,105 (100%)
Power: 1,065
Vitality: 1,088
Agility: 1,073
Intelligence: 1,999 [MAX]
———○ Skills ○———
Art of Infinite Creation (Super Rare)
Master of All Languages (Super Epic)
Fist Novice (Rare)
Energy (Super Rare)
Double Mana Gathering (Super Rare)
Core and Body Development Assessment (Rare)
Order (Super Rare)
Limit (Common)
Fire Magic (Uncommon)
Healing (Common)
Evaluation (Rare)
Auto Mana Spending (Rare)
Mana Regeneration (Rare)
Permanent Mana Increase (Rare)
Aura Concealment (Rare)
Beginner Water Magic (Rare)
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Skill: Ability Cloning (New!)
Tier: Uncommon
Type: Active
Description: Allows you to clone abilities up to the ^Super Epic Tier^ at a cost of 500 million MP per use.
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Skill: Skill Creation and Transfer (New!)
Tier: Common
Type: Active/Passive
Description: Enables you to create skills and transfer them to others using the same Energy cost as ^Infinite Creation Art^.
Most effective for Ordinary-tier skills.
Transferring requires one minute of physical contact.
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I thought to myself, "Today was truly beautiful."
And with that thought, I closed my eyes and drifted into the darkness...
End of Episode