Chapter 6 (1/2)

Empowerment Arc

Chapter 06 – Skill Acquisition

30 Days have passed since I ate Veldora

What am I up to these days?

Aren’t you an idiot!

Just think for a moment!

I’ve become a slime!

What do you think would happen if I were attacked?

And hey, just try running like this!!!

So, I’ve been thinking about how to fight

At the sa rocks

You know–the one’s found at the ic abundant place Veldora mentioned

The grass I’ve collected there is mostly the Hipokte kind

As expected

With this, my stock of restorative medicine has increased

And, the glowing rocks are apparently called “Demon Ore”

Harder than steel, yet sufficiently flexible, they are a high grade material

I had hoped it was some super rare metal… but, well, it’s not like I knohether Orichalcuendary ore even exists in this world

(TL Note: these are nale for more info)

Maybe it’s plenty rare Maybe I’reedy

That’s what I was thinking whileon some delicious (or not?) weeds and stones

Since I can spit out water, can’t I use it as a water cannon type of thing?

Yeah, you don’t have to say it

You think I’ to fail, don’t you?

Wasn’t I ridiculed enough?

I mean, at times of need I can do what needs to be done

Even my report card read “If he tries he can do it”

And so–I can do this!

With that thought, I quickly hurried to the lake

As I had iround lake it pretty da

But surpassing ination, the lake had a mysterious and tranquil atmosphere

Lacking any presence of life, it was completely serene

Although thething inhabits it

An example of uncorrupted nature!

What a beautiful sight!

That being that…

‘Cause I didn’t practice last tith

When the “th is far too high

This ti just a bit

As if fillingjust little out

But no water is co out

Is it too small, now?

After increasing it just a bit, it did coood force

I tried soaking the nearby boulder

Alright, good

Next, let’s widen the opening for combat use

With the boulder asoutput

Okay I kind of got the hang of this

But, although if this hit someone it will hurt, I certainly can’t call this a finisher

How should I…?

While worrying over this question, I entered the lake

It’s, at most, like a bath to relax when tired

No… I’ in the water!

I observed ic Perception]

Just like a jellyfish…

Hmm… if I were to make my “face” oscillate, could I create a water current?

After I reached out to theit oscillate

With a pyoon pyoon… pyooooooon, I felt sh the water A great success!!!

Bemused, I played around in the water

What a nice change of pace!

＜＜Skill [Water Current Control] has been acquired＞＞

For a second I thought it was [Great Sage], but seems to be the “Voice of the World”…

To have gained a skill while playing

In the end I was able to control depth, direction, and speed

And if I have to, I can just accelerate with [Hydraulic Propulsion]

If you consider the fact that I don’t need to breathe, it ht in the water

To say nothing of running away

Is what I thought as I got out of the lake

The break’s over

Theis the problem

And through having taken this break, I got a new idea I wanted to try

I needed to increase the coun

This ti a bit of water into a cylinder and shooting it out

By calibrating the aperture and the pressure, I could calibrate the power of the shot–the same principle as the [Water Current Control]

Bishuu!!!

Flying out sharply, the water hit the targeted boulder

It left a small mark

Success… right?

As to not forget that feeling, I decided to continue practicing

While regulating the aperture and pressure, of course

Then, I tried to i

And rather than the size of the opening, I tried to thin the shape of the water

Yes! The idea was “Cutting water!”

Bishun!

The water blade cut the boulder!!!

Honestly, even I was surprised at its power

A week’s worth of practice (lol), had finally bore fruit!

＜＜Skill [Water Blade] has been acquired＞＞

＜＜The skills [Hydraulic Propulsion], [Water Current Control], and [Water Blade] have evolved into Extra Skill [Water Manipulation]＞＞

What do you know!

It really bore fruit

There’s a big difference in ability and strength between extra skills and normal ones

Thus, I’ve found a way to fight

And with this, I am ready to set out on a journey