Chapter 574 - Chapter 512: Verification Time
"Hey, mind taking a little break? I've got something I want to talk about."
"Ah, yes."
"I'll go make some tea."
When I spoke up just as the music ended cleanly, El-san smiled and responded.
"It's snack time, after all."
"Snack time~♪"
"~~~~~♪"
As everyone settled in their seats, El-san brought out tea and some pre-baked cookies.
It seemed she had sensed I needed to speak privately with Mion, as she quietly took charge of entertaining the White Dragon Princess and the others.
"Did something happen with Sweee-chan's statue?"
"Ah, no—not exactly. That's going smoothly, but more importantly..."
I explained how my Spatial Magic skill had leveled up, granting me access to
"That's amazing!"
"So, I want to run a few tests. Mind helping me out?"
"Yes, of course."
The first thing I wanted to test was Transfer. I first checked the locations registered via
The first one was clearly 'In Front of the Mountain Cabin,' the second 'Port Warehouse'—both straightforward.
The third was 'Necropolis,' the spot where the transfer magic circle currently links to the southern island. Whether it would function right now was uncertain.
The last was 'Excavation Facility,' located on the 10th basement floor of the ancient ruins on the southern island. Visiting now might mean running into someone unexpected, so I'd registered it just in case.
"First, I'll register a new Positioning right here in the entrance hall. Then I'll try teleporting over to in front of the mountain cabin. I'll check if it worked via guild channel."
"Got it."
So, with that,
"El-san, sorry, but we need to step out for a bit to run some tests."
"Oh? Go right ahead. This end is under control."
We headed to the entrance hall together.
Lupi, Leda, and Roy followed along curiously, clearly wondering what was about to happen.
"This spot should be fine.
I registered the location as 'Manor Entrance'.
"First up, I'll try teleporting Lupi and me to in front of the mountain cabin."
"Yes."
"Woof!"
I asked Mion, Leda, and Roy to step back a little, and once Lupi approached my feet—
"Alright.
The moment I spoke the words, the screen faded out gently—and the next instant—
"Whoa, cold!"
"Woof!"
We rushed toward the genkan as fast as we could.
I'd thought it was just a light drizzle, but it had started pouring at some point.
"Mion, can you hear me?"
"Yes."
"I'm in the mountain cabin's genkan right now. The teleport worked perfectly."
"I'm so glad. Lupi-chan's with you too, right?"
"Woof!"
Lupi chirped her reply proudly.
Come to think of it, Lupi even had a guild card pinned to her bandana, so she could hear the guild channel too. Interesting—was Lupi counted among the guild members?
"Shou-kun?"
"Ah, sorry. I'm about to attempt a transfer now."
"Before that, confirm your MP cost."
"Thanks. I totally forgot."
Let's see... around 400 MP consumed.
I'll make a note of that. I'd need to test this multiple times to determine variables—does cost scale with distance? With number of people?
"Got it. Then,
"The round shield has arrived!"
"Nice. That one consumed very little MP."
Transferring my regular round shield only cost about 50 MP—super efficient.
I thought about sending the kukri knife too, but—
"Oh, right—the cooldown on this magic is long..."
"How long?"
"Six hours. Might shorten as skill level increases, but for now it's clear I should transfer as much as possible at once."
"I see."
I suppose if more players eventually unlocked Transfer, the instant transportation of items could become too overpowered.
And since transferable quantity likely scales with MP, it makes sense that the convenience is balanced by these heavy cooldowns.
Hmm... which means Teleport probably works the same way.
"Ah—yeah, Teleport has the same cooldown. Seems like they're balancing it via cooldown instead of MP."
"So... what now?"
"Well, there's no helping it. I'll just walk back."
I'd panicked and dashed for cover earlier, but then I remembered—I can use Barrier Magic as an umbrella.
...
...
...
Back at the manor, I only had one thing left to verify: Summoning Magic.
But first—acquiring the skill.
"I think Shou-kun will become a pioneer again."
"Yeah, probably."
That would mean getting 10 SP refunded, so effectively costing only 6 SP—quite the bargain.
But more than that, I had a bad feeling this might trigger a world announcement, meaning I'd have to explain it all during tomorrow's livestream anyway.
"Found it. Alright, acquiring skill... huh?"
【About Acquiring Epic Skills】
"Epic-rarity skills have the following conditions:
・No pioneer reward granted.
・Skill level progression may require certain specific actions.
・No SP refund upon reaching the maximum skill level.
Please confirm the above before proceeding with acquisition."
No pioneer reward, harder to level up, and even at max level—no SP return.
They're warning me: 'We told you this before, no regrets later.'
"What do you think?"
"I'll take it. Maybe I'll finally be able to bring Rigel over to Gaju's group."
So, with that...
〖The world's first Epic Skill has been acquired.〗
【World's First Epic Skill Acquisition: 5SP Gained】
"Ah..."
"Knew it. Got the world announcement after all. Well, I was going to explain it tomorrow anyway, so it's fine."
"Yes."
But for now, I had to test Summoning Magic right away.
Only companions tamed via Taming Skill can be summoned, so Lupi, Raz, and Rigel should all be fine. But I'd need to check with Leda and Roy later.
"Alright, Lupi's up first. Just wait here a sec."
"Woof!"
I left Lupi in 'Stay' mode and moved to the clean but unused bathroom.
First, checked MP—good.
"
In an instant, Lupi appeared in front of me, sitting obediently.
"Woof!"
【Summoning Magic Skill level increased!】
That was fast—but it made sense. Probably, succeeding a summon gives +2 levels at first.
As I pet Lupi, who had remained perfectly still, footsteps pattered over.
"Oh, I'm relieved! Lupi-chan suddenly vanished..."
"Ah, sorry sorry. I should've said 'starting now' over the guild channel."
MP cost about 200—totally manageable. But of course, the cooldown's back at 6 hours...
Guess I'll just test Rigel's summon during tomorrow's livestream.
After that, I tested
Now I wonder... what exactly are those 'specific actions' required to level up further?
【Update Log】
7/5 Updated from Chapter 506: "Shou-kun's Exploration Team Heads Upstream" to this chapter
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