What kind of stats are these?! Arthur thought that his stats are already high enough but Lucia's? Her stats are two times higher than Arthur except for Magic and Mana. Her strength stat however, is three times higher than Arthur!
'I applaud myself for summoning them before I killed the snake. Also, lady luck thank you!' Arthur cheered in his heart.
'Lucia's rating is the highest that I could summon truly luck-' Just then, a dreadful thought entered Arthur's mind.
He will be able to summon another Awakened Hero right? After all, it has a 0.1% rating right? Arthur shook his head and banished the thought before it gets worse.
"It seems like I'll be relying on you all, especially you Lucia."
Kent, Eiz, Diz and Nitz happily nodded at Arthur's words.
"You... don't have any qualms about my race, master?" Lucia hesitantly asked as she gathered strength in her hand.
Because if he did, she would die right here right now. If he had problems with it, she would nip the source of the problem herself that is her duty as his maid.
"Huh? I don't have any prejudice Lucia. As long as you're true to me then everything's fine. And also, you're perfect just the way you are." Arthur smiled. He didn't shy away anymore when complimenting Lucia but his eyes gave him away because he averted it the moment he complimented her.
Arthur's words and innocent action completely erased Lucia's groundless worries and fear. The budding feelings in her heart gradually grew.
Her purple eyes flashed a strange glint of emotions as she swore something in her heart while looking at Arthur.
Arthur didn't know what Lucia was thinking and his gaze landed on Eiz, Diz and Nitz.
Honestly, he wanted to try the Hero Transfer right away but didn't. Sure, he have done these things in the past but that was in a game. He didn't have the heart to do it in reality.
'Another good skill is wasted, not that I mind. We can still get stronger by other means.' Arthur thought as he averted his gaze from the three. He was about to say something when he heard Eiz's voice.
"You don't have to worry about us, master." Eiz, the wisest of the three said. Arthur's troubled mind didn't escape Eiz's observation.
Diz and Nitz nodded as they affirmed Eiz's words.
"How- ?"
"It was quite obvious, master. I instantly knew what you were so hesitant about and I thank you for your consideration. However, contrary to what master thinks, it would be our honor to help you." Eiz kneeled and the other two followed. Diz and Nitz didn't say anything but it was clear that they supported Eiz's statement.
"You won't die right?" Arthur voiced his concern although the skill said that they would just simply return, he wanted to make sure.
Eiz smiled showing a little of his sharp teeth and nodded, "We won't."
Arthur closed his eyes for a few seconds before opening it once again, however, unlike before there was no more trace of hesitation in his eyes only resolution.
He bowed, "Thank you, Eiz, Diz and Nitz." He expressed his thanks and promised in his heart that he would put their strength in good use.
Arthur knew how hypocritical he was.
And then Arthur chanted Hero Transfer in his heart.
Just then a white light slowly envelops Eiz, Diz and Nitz's body. When the three of them noticed that their strength was going towards their master, they felt overwhelming joy.
In that instant, a scene came into their minds where in the future their master would reign supreme over all creations.
Their body shook excitedly, ""Glory to our master."" The three of them said in reverence before completely turning into particles of light. But unlike before, this was permanent and they won't return anymore even if Arthur called out their name a million times.
When the three disappeared, a series of notification flashed on Arthur's retina and he felt a surge in his strength.
[You have acquired a portion of your summon's strength, Eiz. You get Magic +2 / Strength +10 / Agility +12 / Health +13 / Stamina +10 / Mana +2.]
[You have acquired a portion of your summon's strength, Diz... ]
[You have acquired a portion of your summon's strength, Nitz... ]
A moment of silence fell in the room when the three disappeared. "I don't think I'll get used to this." Arthur broke the silence himself as he took a deep breath.
"To be honest, I kind of envy them." Lucia remarked.
"So do I, miss Lucia." Kent followed.
Arthur could only smile at them, he knew that they were only saying things to make him feel better. However, little did Arthur know that the both of them were very serious and if Arthur asked; they won't hesitate to say yes and be part of him.
Arthur sighed once again before raising his hand and willed to take out two items.
One was a Soul Core of the the Unranked Arrogant Serpent. The rank of the Soul Core dropped depends on the rank of the creature that have dropped its Soul Core. For example, like the Unranked Arrogant Serpent; since the Unranked Arrogant Serpent is an Unranked creature its Soul Core would be an Unranked Soul Core.
These Soul Cores are used to complete evolution skill requirements, complete job requirements, or use as energy source or power.
He stashed the Soul Core and focused on the other thing on his hand.
The other one was a bit more special, the skill seemed to glow in purple hue when Arthur held it in his hand.
Arthur inspected the scroll and when he saw its contents, his jaw dropped.
[ Space Manipulation (First Tier Skill) Level 5 -
Learning this skill allows the user to manipulate, control, distort, and bend space according to the user's will. The effect depends on the user's imagination, magic and mana. ]
"A manipulation type skill?! That snake really was a blessing in disguise!" Arthur couldn't help but become giddy with delight.
Lucia and Kent didn't disturb their master and continued to watch from the side.
Manipulation type skills are top-rated skills and there could only be one of each type. For example, what Arthur has on his hands is the Space Manipulation which means no other person can get the same skill as Arthur! That's how Unique manipulation type skills are.
Arthur couldn't contain his excitement and learned the skill on the spot.
[You have learned an active skill.]
Arthur couldn't help but close his eyes when he felt a new feeling envelops his entire being. When he opened his eyes, he could now feel and understand a little about what "space" is.
He was sure that if he didn't watched anime he would have no idea how to use this skill. However who was Arthur? He was from Earth, he was a person who loved games and fantasy genre animes.
"Can you two please move to the side I want to try something." Arthur politely asked.
The two nodded and obeyed Arthur.
Arthur focused on the space in front of him and extended his hand. He concentrated and made a small condensed ball of space which has a radius of 3cm. This small condensed ball of space took him to expend 15 points of his mana.
He willed it to move towards the wall, then it happened. The moment the ball made contact to Arthur's wall, it continued as if there was nothing in front of it. When the ball embedded itself 2cm into the wall, Arthur willed it to the side.
The ball obeyed and continued to move to the side until it slowly dissipated before turning into nothingness.
Arthur's wall now have damages on it, the effect he have given the condensed ball of space was to 'pull' anything it came contact with. And that's what it did; the wall now had a hole in it and from the side of it where the ball have passed, was a missing piece of the wall.
Arthur was greatly satisfied with the result of his experiment, he was glad that he decided to test a small one first. Because if he went for a big one first then his entire room might've disappeared or worse, a large part of their house might've disappeared.
And for the next half an hour, Arthur continued to experiment with his skill. He tried pushing, bending, distort, halting and depleting space from point A to point B which in other words creating a portal that could teleport.
One thing he noticed was that the more force he put into pushing, bending, distorting and halting space the more mana would be needed to consume.
He also tried creating a loophole made in space to teleport himself from point A to point B, however it didn't work. Maybe simply because the skill was still a First Tier Level 5 or he didn't have enough mana to do it.
That's why he tried creating a smaller version of the portal that could only fit his hand which worked; however it expended a huge 50 points of his mana with only that simple gesture. Arthur also got to know that if he maintained the portal open his mana would continued to drain rapidly.
And the only way to create a portal from point A to point B is if he had a clear image of where to designate point A or point B. If it is just within his proximity then he could activate it instantly.
To say that he was happy because of his new skill was an understatement. He was in euphoria.
He could feel it, he was getting stronger and stronger at an unprecedented speed. It was not only Arthur who felt it, Lucia and Kent also felt that in the near future no one would be able to challenge their master.