50 Lemon Tart Friendship (1/2)

”Ah…” I breathe out as I splash in the bath. I let the warm water lap at my blood-covered flesh. As the blood began to run off into the water, it slowly tinted the clean water a light pink.

This was heaven, a good bubble bath was just what I needed after this morning. The mental fatigue I felt was still weighing heavily on my mind. The last thing I expected this morning was an impromptu sparring session with my brother.

Sinking lower into the warm water it quickly covers the top of my head. Completely submerged underneath the warm water, I felt at peace. It reminded me a lot of the time that I'd spent in my mother's belly.

Holding my breath for a little while longer, I bask in the comfortable feeling of the water.

”Puah!” I breathe out as I come up for air. My hairs completely soaked through and through, it floating's around the top of the water in inky black tendrils.

This was the most relaxed I'd felt in days. Looking around the tiled bathroom, I smile to myself. Everything was still and quiet at the moment.

I'd sent Herma away so that I could have some alone time with my thoughts.

Letting the glow of relaxation take over for a minute, I feel as if I didn't have a care in the world. However, I could only pretend that I didn't for a while longer.

I still had to deal with the reality, and it wasn't a great reality, that I'd been bombarded with this morning. There were a few things that I needed to get sorts before I could give my whole attention to the task that was coming up quickly.

The task of obtaining my Class.

”Life Page,” I mutter.

The screen silently appears in front of my face.

「Name: Hollis Grey Astley

Title: Reincarnated Person, Trainee War Empress

Race: Pure-Blooded Vampire Level: 30 (50%)

Class: n/a Job: n/a

Strength: 40 (10) Endurance: 34.5 Agility: 50.5 Vitality: 57.5

MP: 1,030 HP: 1,450 Passives: Triple Exp, Insanity

Skill(s): Counter (Lv.4), Counter Strike (Lvl.3), Evasion (Lvl.5), Stealth (Lvl.3), Critical Hit (Lvl.4), Lethal Strike (Lvl.1), Bloodlust Detection (Lvl.1), Fortress Stance, etc.

Unique Skill(s): Appraisal (Lvl.3), Devour (Lvl.2), High-Stakes Dice, War Might 」

Looking over my stats, I felt my mood sour as I notice that I'd gotten the passive [insanity]. It had been added! It seems that I wasn't going to be able to shake it that easily. But I should have seen that coming from the fact that not even a Panacea potion couldn't get rid of the negative effect.

Kicking my feet, I wish I could have all of the Goddess of War gifts and blessings back to her. But as the Goddess of Death had told me, it was only possible to have these removed by the one that handed them out in the first place.

It wasn't something that she could do for me.

Plus, knowing the temperament of War it was safe to assume that she'd never take these accursed gifts of hers back. She'd probably add onto them if I reached out to her.

Rubbing the bridge of my nose, I notice that there was something else that had been altered. My strength stat had ten extra points allocated to it.

Could this be due to my title, but I thought that it had been deactivated?!

Had it permanently increased that stat?

A conflicting feeling rose up in the pit of my stomach. It was a good thing that that stat had been increased. With the extra strength, I'd be able to wield my scissors now. Yet, it was an increase that came from a negative passive basically.

A negative passive that would cause me to lose my sanity. Which could result in me injuring someone that was close to me...