In the middle of the forest, Jin was now trying to channel magic upto his fingers and cast a spell. However, he wasn't able to conjure a single successful spell.
Mord watched the scene with curiosity, even though the young boy was still not successful in conjuring a spell, the effort he was putting in was admiring.
The constant attempt of channeling mana in a certain place was taking a toll on his body but he continued to do his best. There was also something weird about him that Mord was suspicious about.
' His race, I thought he was still a human. However, even for a transmigrator, his body is very resilient.' Mord thought.
[ Skill Activated]
[Based on observations, there are three possibilities.]
[ He is a demon, or partially a demon.]
[ His body was reconstructed through a famous Transcendent Body Reconstruction technique.]
[ He has a skill that makes him resilient, like a Pain Resistance skill.]
Mord was able to see these notifications on his system with the help of his intention skills. There may be other possibilities but he would need more time to observe him.
After hours of training, Jin finally stopped and sat down to rest then he went deeper inside the forest to find something to eat. Mord observed what he would do next.
*****
In the forest, Jin didn't have to worry too much about food. There were several bushes with berries and trees with fruit over them.
He had his Spiritual sense skill active all the time so whenever he touched a fruit the system will tell him the trait of that fruit. He was surprised to find out that many fruits here were inedible.
Over a tree, he finally saw a fruit that looked like an apple. A fruit from his world, Jin was tempted to eat it after confirming from Abaddon that it was safe to eat. It wasn't too tall so Jin easily climbed up and quickly reached out for fruit.
However, just when he was about to grab the fruit something fell on his head.
" What the hell?" Jin rubbed his head and looked at the ground for what had fallen on his head. It was a half-eaten fruit that had small bite marks over it.
Jin looked up and spotted something like a fairy flying over his head. A humanoid figure with transparent red wings, her golden hair flowing upwards in the air.
" Human, I am a low-grade spirit of flame." Mera the spirit spoke. " You are on my tree and I don't permit anyone to eat the fruits of my tree."
" Alright, sorry to climb your tree," Jin spoke and then jumped down and simply started to walk away.
" Hey, You!" The spirit shouted from behind, " What are you?"
" Huh, what type of question is that? I am a human." Jin asked and answered her.
" How did you understand me and how were you able to reply to me? Not even that undead mage can understand us." The fairy asked and she spoke loudly so that she could be heard by him.
" Oh, that..." Jin spoke and stopped in the middle and then added, " I can communicate with anyone."
" Here, you can take one fruit every day from my tree." She offered after plucking an apple from the tree.
*****
After getting the fruit from the fairy Jin returned, and he also found some other things to eat which were enough for him.
[ You are very carefree.]
" You think so?"
[ Although you are training hard, you have no desperation.]
" I don't have to be desperate, it will only lead me to some problematic situation."
[ From your interactions with the fairy, you were trying to befriend her, right?]
" Yeah, she was a bit rude for claiming the whole tree to be her own, I would not like to offend her because I want to make a contract with her. However, I will not make too much effort just to form a contract. I have other things to do here."
[ Other than training what would that be?]
" I want to learn the common sense of this world."
[ Common sense, why?]
"What I am planning is to always hide my identity as Demon in front of any human so I need to know how the people of this world react to many situations that I am unfamiliar with," Jin explained and then added, " For example, what are the things that demons hate or what makes a demon vulnerable. How do humans use magic and how do demons use magic? What I shouldn't do to not expose myself."
[ You were a human, I would say there is not much difference. But you are right, you need to act like a human from this world, if you declare that you are a transmigrate then that will lead you to bigger problems.]
******
[ You have gained a substitute class - Warrior.]
[ A class that specializes in close combat.]
[ You have gained a substitute class- Fire mage.]
[ A class that specializes in using flame magic.]
Jin had been practicing hand-to-hand combat and was also learning magic regularly for the last three months and he was finally able to achieve these two substitute classes.
Abaddon had explained to him that once someone gains a class, they can perform much better than people without having class. These are lower-level classes but still, Jin was happy that his efforts bore some results.
" You look happy, human." The fairy asked.
" I gained a class, why wouldn't I be happy," Jin spoke.
"Is that a good thing?" The fairy asked.
" Yes, now I think I can safely leave this forest and travel the world," Jin replied
" What? You are…Leaving." The fairy asked in a surprised tone.
" Yes, I am supposed to leave as soon as possible, I can not delay it anymore." Jin states.
" You…Ungrateful human, I don't want to talk to you, stupid, stupid human." She started to shout and flew away at a great speed.
[ She is angry just as you had planned.]
" Now, we move on to the second part of our plan."
[ You are okay with tricking her.]
" I am not tricking her, I just want to be friends with her." Jin smiled. " Also, I want to check how this summoner class works."
Jin followed behind the spirit, he reached a familiar tree that he has been regularly visiting. When he met the spirit for the first time, he got the impression of a typical kid looking for a friend. That made him think that it would be easier to form a contract with her if he is somehow able to manipulate her into making a contract.
Over the tree, he could hear someone crying, and because his spiritual sense was active, he was able to spot the fairy.
" Hey, what happened?" Jin asked.
" Stupid human, you took my fruit, and then you are leaving." She replied.
" Then, do you want something in return?" Jin asked, but no reply came from her side. ' She is acting like a kid again, hehe, don't worry big brother will be your friend.'
Jin smiled as he jumped over the tree in a flash and was right in front of her.
" You know, I don't like it when you cry. I am sorry."
" Does that mean you will not leave?" She asks.
" No, I have to, because I made a promise." Jin answers and then adds, " Will you also come with me?"