While i was on the carriage, i was thinking of the fastest and most productive course of action to treat Yumiko.
At first i had thought of only getting the alchemy skill and leveling that up.
This would have been a bit of a waste since i could have merged all skills that have to do with item production like i did with the 'Art' skill but it couldn't be helped, i wan't going to let Yumiko die because i was too greedy.
That all changed when i saw that 'heal' actualy had an effect on her vitality, although it could only help her last around 1 more week, it showed that if i could evolve 'heal' then i could sustain Yumiko's life for a long period of time or even heal her.
So i started making a new and improved plan, i was going to learn blacksmithing, alchemy, enchantment, leatherworking and all similar skill until i got my title to activate and give a skill similar to 'Art'.
I would then go hunting in the forest but this time i would use 'weak light arrow' to kill my prey thus keeping the bodys intact, i would use the leatherworking skill to remove the skin and make it into light armor while i would keep the rest of the body of the animal to use gluttony when i would run low on energy or mana.
At the same time i would use alchemy to make concoctions that are needed for enchanting and would then enchant the armor i had made.
After all the process was done, i would sell the armor that i created to buy alchemy ingredients and all equipment necessary for me to start working on blacksmithing.
Once a week i would take Yumiko to the next mountain where i would spent all my time casting heal on her while 'eating' trees and animals that would be around us to sustain my mana.
This is definitely not a perfect plan, but it is the best i have for now so i will go with it for the time being and make some changes as i go forward.
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I went ahead and started studying all the books Rose had gotten for me, it would take me anywhere from 3-6 hours of in depth studying to get the a skill and that was with the bonus that my 'study' skill was giving me, 'study' is currently level 9 and it is giving me a 90% bonus, i cant wait to evolve this skill.
After 4 days of grinding i finaly got the 'ding' i have been waiting for.
[Ding]
[User has aquired skill 'formation']
[Ding]
[User's title 'The perfectionist' has been activated, all skills that have to do with production will now be combined and form a new skill 'Production']
I let out a sigh of relief and opened my panel.
[Character Information]
[Name: Bell Nyhtous]
[Gender: Male]
[Age: 5 Years]
[Job: Jester]
[Title: The perfectionist]
[Level: 13]
[Attribute Points:]
[Strength: 101]
[Agility: 101]
[Vitality: 101]
[Stamina: 101]
[Defence: 101]
[Intelligence: 101]
[Mana: 101]
[Charm: 101]
[Unique skills: Gluttony]
[Group skills: Art tier 1 level 3, Production tier 1 level 2.]
[Skills: Study level 10, Magic cooking level 1, Clean level 3, Unarmed combat tier 1 level 9, Pain tolerance level 9, Light magic tier 2 level 3, Mana manipulation tier 2 level 6, Heal level 7, Weak light arrow level 2, Light level 9, Strong skin level 2, Strong bones level 1, Poker face level 3, Negotiation level 4, Desire tolerance level 2, inventory]
[Current status: Normal.]
[Comment: Oh yes it's all coming together.]
My 'study' skill had reached level 10 a while ago but i couldn't evolve due to the mission, it needs a 'mind enhancing' potion.
I had never heard of it but Rose said it is actualy an extremely rare tier 2 potion.
Potions and all other produced stuff like armor, weapons, accessories and such are all graded in the same way.
A tier 1 potion can be made by someone who's 'alchemy' skill is between level 1-5, a tier 2 potion can be made by someone who's 'alchemy' skill is between level 5-10.
For further tiers it would mean the same thing but with the evolved version of 'alchemy'.
For me to create something like this i would need to have at the very least 'production' skill tier 9 as it is a very difficult potion to craft, so i decided to ignore it for the time being.
I also figured out after i got the 'alchemy' skill, that it would require at the very least a high tier 3 potion to cure Yumiko.
After this revelation i decided to alter my plan a bit.
I will be grinning my 'production' skill 3 days a week while i would take Yumiko out for healing the other 4 days.
My main target will be making potions that would slow down the loss of vitality while the evolved version of 'heal' is going to cure her, this practicaly the same plan as before but this time it is backwards.
This should be faster and less painfull for her.
WIth that in mind i went to Yumiko's room, after i made a small gift for her.
Her room is right next to mine and Rose's, there a lot of rooms here after all there is no reason for her room to be at the other side of the castle.
I knocked on the door and tried to speak to her.
"Yumiko, can i come in."
Yes, i have learnt from my past mistakes, i no longer barge in a female room without permission.
"...come in."
After hearing the ok i open the door.
Her room was actualy decorated way better than my room. Rose had asked if i wanted to do anything special with my room but i only use it for sleep so i found it pointless, on the other hand Yumiko for the time being can't even leave her bed if i don't cast a 'heal' on her a bunch of times so having a well decorated room is very important.
I don't think i have previously mentioned this but all the rooms in the castle are huge. It each room has a wall full of bookcases, a sofa at the corner, a medium sized table with 4 chairs, a HUGE bed and a fully equipped bathroom.
When i say HUGE bed, i mean it fits at the very least 12 people side by side, i can only imagine what uses such a thing could have.
Her room is decorated with the primary color of white and secondary light blue, honestly it goes perfect with Yumiko, she looks like some kind of sickly princess locked inside her castle.
She is currently lying on the bed while right next to her is a closed book, she must have been reading when i knocked.
"Young master you are here!"
After the promise we made she started behaving like a maid, or at least she speaks like one.
2 days ago she had gotten up and started cleaning her room, no doubt because of the promise. When i found out i was so mad i, very lightly, bonked her head.
At the time she looked like a puppy that was about to be abandoned but i couldn't just back out from this because this could cause complications, so i resisted the urge to pat her head which actualy gave me another level in 'desire tolerance'.
After that whole incident she gave up on doing the chores and started to read book as to how behave like a proper maid. I am not going to complain about this, after all, after i cure her she would be my maid. I might not want her to be so stiff around me when it's just the 2 of us but when we visit other nobles in the future not knowing any manners might cause some unnecessary problems.
I walked to the side of the bed and sat down next to her while placing my gift a bit to right.
Although the bed was huge, Yumiko always sat at the edges so i can sit next to her.
I stretched my hand and started stroking her head, this is my favourite hobby, whenever i was on a break i would either be eating, sleeping , or stroking my favorite fox girl's head.
"Yumiko i got the skill i was talking about, but there must be some changes to the plan."
Yumiko quizzically tilted her head to the side while gazing at me.
"From now on i will be training alchemy 3 days of the week and the other 4 i will be spending them with you!"
I tried to make it sound as misleading as possible, after all Yumiko is still a little girl, knowing too much about the seriousness her condition might cause some problems.
While she is smiling happily i continued.
"I will be taking you to the nearest mountain, we will be sleeping there so gather some stuff to take with me in the inventory, not to much though."
"Yes young master!'
She replied excitedly.
Or at least that was the tone of her voice, if i had looked closer i would have noticed the sadness in her eyes.