Chapter 125 Calm Before The Storm 7 (1/2)
”Are you there?” Zero asked softly.
Mii scoffed in Zero's mindscape and showed herself. She'd grown a little more from what Zero remembered. Now, the strawcherry fairy had fairy dust particles and glowed slightly in the dark, reminding Zero about fireflies.
”You know I'm always here,” she rolled her eyes exaggeratedly and Zero giggled. He was still walking around the outskirts of the village, enjoying the chilly breeze as he did so. It was very dark but with Mii's map, he had no problems navigating his way around.
”Did you grow again?” he asked and Mii grinned, giving him a victory sign.
”You bet I did! Thanks to all those recipes I analysed, the system upgraded again. Also, new bookmarks have been added. You might be keen to travel to both the land of giants in future and the Abyss.”
Zero was impressed. ”You're really smart... how did you know I wanted to visit those places?”
Mii deadpanned. Did Zero really forget that she was merely an extension of him?
Seeing the strawcherry assistant's expression, Zero stuck out his tongue and apologised sheepishly. ”Alright. Now that we finally have a moment, I have many questions.”
Mii sighed and crossed her legs, floating in mid-air. She'd expected just as much. ”Let me guess... you want to know more about your abilities.”
Zero nodded with a huge grin and Mii's troubled sighs only became heavier. ”Right. Let's begin with your innate abilities and the new status window, shall we?”
Zero paid attention to the fairy's lecture and asked questions when he needed to clarify something. Basically, the system has upgraded to version 2.0 and Mii is now more 'intelligent' with a personality that can grow alongside Zero by relying on what Zero sees, feels and thinks. Anything that Zero reads will add to Mii's database as she dubbed it and all the brunet really has to do is ask her about it the next time he wants a reference. This was great news for Zero who hated to go back to the books or reading device just to confirm a term or name for a plant. That could be a rather frustrating process with how many bookmarks Zero had. He used to think that there were so many colours in the world when he first gained his sense of sight. Now, Zero wished there was more... he'd run out of unique bookmark colours and had to repeat them, adding to his confusion whenever he needed to find something in a hurry.
”Just so you know, I don't appreciate becoming your walking encyclopaedia. You should try to remember some of those things... I've not levelled up to a point where I could do more than one thing at a time.”