Chapter 37: The skills have changed!

【The conditions are met. Integrate skills to evolve. 】

I am confused by the words displayed in front of me. Integration means that several kinds of skills will become one. As Erna said before, skills seem to change when the conditions are met. However, it would be nice if it was just really an integration, it would be very troublesome if it were to be a different thing.

So I thought I would choose NO this time, but I finally realized that I had no choice.

【Integrated Evolution: Swordsmanship + Axemanship + Spearmanship + Hammermanship + Archery = Master of War】

【Integrated Evolution: Pressure point + Taijutsu A + Taijutsu B = Life or Death Technique 】

The completed skills were “Master of War” and “Life or Death Technique”.

I now probably have those integrated skills but I’m still not sure if it’s the so called evolution already. Let’s check the status for the time being.

【Status】 Name:  Shinichi Tanaka Age:  17 years old (56 years old) Race:  Homeless (Variant) Occupation:  Adventurer Magic attribute:  No Attribute Magic:  None Skills: Appraisal (Special), Master of War(Beginner) new, Life or Death Technique(Beginner) new, Stealth (Special), Thread Generation (Special), Thread Manipulation (Advanced), Thread Bomb (Special), Division(Beginner), Danger Detection (Advanced), Digestive Enhancement (Intermediate), Eyesight Enhancement(Advanced), Hearing Enhancement(Special) New, Arm Strengthening (Intermediate), Leg Strengthening (Advanced), Body Strengthening (Special), Super Sensation (Intermediate), Shock Absorption(Beginner),  Hardening(Advanced), Self Recovery (Intermediate), Plant manipulation (Advanced), Leadership (Special), Skill Picking, King’s Vessel

The two newly added skills both have their rank. If so, it means that it can become stronger from here on.

“Should I acquire 1UP again…?”

As long as I can have that flying rabbit, my skills will improve over and over again. I want to immediately rank up my Master of War skill and Life or Death Technique.

“You’ve been acting weird since a while ago you know? What happened?”

Erna stared at me. Pero also seems to be worried. It’s better to explain things here.

“Once I got the Fly Rabbit’s skill, my skill’s rank goes up. From there, my skill integrated and evolved.”

“W-Wait a minute! What do you mean by you ranked up if you pick up a skill?”

As expected, she snapped when she heard the rank up. I then explained the event in detail.

“―So enviable! I also want to improve my skills and evolve!”

“E-Even if you say that, you must have the Skill Picking ability you know…”

Erna looks frustrated. Pero, who is nearby is confused as he does not understand the content of the conversation that well.

“I’m thinking of hunting fly rabbits again…”

“Oh, that’s unfortunate. Fly Rabbits will escape once their companion was killed. They won’t be back here for a while.”

Looking around, the several rabbits that were supposed to be there have disappeared. Just like the saying, good luck wouldn’t continue that many times indeed. I will give up 1UP for now.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Then, shall we return to the hideout?”

We went back to the miniature garden from the Temple of Teleportation.

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“It’s getting a lot bigger.”

We are in the field and I am knocking on the things that have grown big. It is a vegetable characterized by its dark green color and black vertical stripes. Well, it can be called as a fruit too. It is famous as a summer item, it has a lot of red flesh and water inside.

Yes, it is a watermelon.

When I was making the second field, I was wondering what to plant on it then I found the watermelons. The place where I first found a watermelon was in the market in the Royal Capital. It seems that watermelons are popular in the Royal Capital and good-quality watermelons are so famous that nobles purchasing them become a common existence.

Well I call it watermelon but in this world it’s called as “suiku”. The only difference from the ones on Earth was that its seeds are large. It’s of a marble size so they are easy to find when you’re eating one. I also bought other vegetable and fruit seeds at the market but I am still considering which one to plant.

“Well then, it’s about time it got cold I think.”

I go to a stream in the miniature garden. A watermelon was cooled in the water there. Some other vegetables were also soaked in the water and they feel fresh enough that they even reflect the light.

“Shinichi! We’re done weeding!”

Erna and Pero head to the stream too. It’s about time they got hungry. I picked up the vegetables and watermelon from the stream and gave them to the two.

“Hmm! It’s delicious!”

With crunching sound, she bit on a vegetable similar to a cucumber. Is it really delicious? Erna’s ears were even twitching…

“The vegetable that father has grown is delicious.”

Pero is also happy while biting on a vegetable similar to a tomato. I’m happy with the current relaxing time. We can live by eating the vegetables we have grown. It even feels like luxury.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Hey, let’s eat that suiku quickly too!”

“Hn? Ah, right. Shall I cut it then?”

I sliced the watermelon with the knife, the bright red color was revealed in front of our eyes. I immediately cut it into pieces and handed them over, Erna and Pero then bit on the watermelon.

“It’s delicious! It’s crunchy and delicious!”

“What? You haven’t eaten suiku before?”

“Well, that’s right. We don’t grow suiku in my hometown you see. Besides, you can only grow it around the Royal Capital.”

So watermelon is a specialty of Rogas Kingdom? I did not know that. On Earth, it’s being grown everywhere but watermelon in this world is probably special.

I was not satisfied with this watermelon though. It’s delicious but its sweetness is lesser than those Japanese ones. I want to eat a sweeter watermelon…

Then from that, one skill comes to my mind. Should I call it as an insight? I wondered if I could do it so I ran to the watermelon field.

“If this succeeds, I’ll be able to reach a new height.”

I have the skill called Plant Manipulation (Advanced). Speaking of manipulation, I simply think of manipulating it but it is still unclear on how far I can manipulate things. If I can control the quality of plants with it, it’s necessary to review my skills.

Upon arriving at the watermelon field, I immediately put my hands on the growing watermelon. I then thought of increasing the sweetness of the watermelon.

【Plant Manipulation: Size-2, Sweetness-2, Growth Rate-3】

Such window opened in front of me. It was as expected. My intuition was correct. I involuntarily jumped in excitement.

“All right then, let’s try adjusting the sweetness to 5.”

When I manipulated the window’s detail, I felt that the color of the surface of the watermelon became extremely dark. Somehow, I also smelled a sweet scent. I immediately harvested the watermelon and after that, I returned to the stream while holding it.

“Uh-, did you harvest suiku again? I’m already full you know.”

“Well, don’t say that. You’ll understand what I mean when you eat it.”

I cut the harvested watermelon with the knife and it smells sweeter than before. The closer it was to the red colored flesh, the fruit’s juice that dripped become more vivid and juicy.

I eat the watermelon without hesitation. The condensed sweetness spread on my tongue. I ate like crazy but I can’t find the words to describe how delicious it was. I have never eaten anything like this in Japan.

“Hey, let me eat it too!”

“I want to eat too.”

The two began to eat the sliced watermelon without waiting for my permission. And after that, silence goes on between us. It’s so delicious that it’s hard for us to talk.

Then finally, I lay down and sighed.

“That was satisfying…”

The other two also lay down after eating.

“I’m so full…”

“Cannot move…”

However, with this, my farming will be further developed. Speaking of desire, I would like to remodel the plants but I don’t think there is such a skill. It’s what I hope for and it would be great if I can have it.

When I opened my status, the plant manipulation had changed from advanced to special grade. I don’t know what triggered the change but I appreciate the rank up.

Even so, I think it’s strange for the rank to rise after using the skill only once…

“Is it… am I getting the experience of the previous holder of the skill?”

Skills cannot be strengthened without using them. It goes up relatively quickly from beginner to intermediate, but it takes longer from intermediate to advanced. And it would take more time from advanced to special grade.

I’ve been growing abnormally fast since before, but this time, it seemed even more abnormal. Base from what I can think of, first possibility is that I have taken over the skill of the previous owner. The other possibility is that my growth is accelerating more than before due to some factor besides the Saint Water.

Well, as for the second one, such factor cannot be identified so the possibility of confirming it would be low. In that case, the hypothesis that I have taken over the skill will be higher.

“It can’t be helped. It’s a hassle but I can only check it out huh.”

I slowly get up then I leave the two of them as I head to the second miniature garden.

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“Watermelon is good, but orange is also delicious.”

I headed to the balm tree. My purpose this time is to advance the rank of my super sensation skill. I ate the balm tree’s fruits to find out how fast I could level up.

“This is the fourth one huh…”

While checking the status, I munch on the balm fruit. Then the change came out.

【Status】 Name:  Shinichi Tanaka Age:  17 years old (56 years old) Race:  Homeless (Variant) Occupation:  Adventurer Magic attribute:  No Attribute Magic:  None Skills: Appraisal (Special), Master of War(Beginner), Life or Death Technique(Beginner), Stealth (Special), Thread Generation (Special), Thread Manipulation (Advanced), Thread Bomb (Special), Division(Beginner), Danger Detection (Advanced), Digestive Enhancement (Intermediate), Eyesight Enhancement(Advanced), Hearing Enhancement(Special) New, Arm Strengthening (Intermediate), Leg Strengthening (Advanced), Body Strengthening (Special), Super Sensation (Advanced)↑, Shock Absorption(Beginner),  Hardening(Advanced), Self Recovery (Intermediate), Plant manipulation (Special), Leadership (Special), Skill Picking, King’s Vessel

Finally, Super Sensation became advanced. When I tried it out, the extent where my senses spread is tremendous. I can hear even the heartbeats of Erna and Pero who are in the first miniature garden. As expected, it will be about twice the performance of the beginner level.

“I may not even need Erna’s Hell Ears skill anymore.”

As I mumbled that, I heard Erna’s voice.

“Shinichi is bad-mouthing me…He’s underestimating my Hell Ears skill…”

I was startled. I didn’t expect that my mumble would reach Erna’s ears though she’s in the adjacent garden. Perhaps the Hell Ears skill does not only improve her hearing.

I should be careful not to say anything strange in the future…

“Does this mean that the probability wherein the skill could be taken over has disappeared?”

Super Sensation is a skill that I have earned by myself. I didn’t acquire it from a monster by using the Skill Picking. If so, the probability where my growth rate is increasing due to another factor is high.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“Different factor…”

Was there any difference before and after returning to the Royal Capital? I’ve acquired a lot of new skills, but the strange thing is…

“Is it because of the King’s Vessel?”

That’s it. There is a skill that I do not know how to use. I got it from Bull King and left it as is. But if the King’s vessel is promoting such growth, I can understand the reason for my abnormal rank up. As the name implies, it is a skill to help the person grow into someone suitable to be a king.This is translated by Yume Neiji (yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com)

“In that case, I may eventually become a king someday.”

I murmured while laughing.

It’s a ridiculous talk. There’s no way I will be a king.

For the time being, I decided to go back to where the other two were.

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