Chapter 32 - #32 3 years (1/2)
---3 years later---
”Akashi Nii-sama! Please wake up!” Kurome's voice woke me up as she also began to shake with me to wake me up quickly.
”Eh, 5 more minutes, no, actually 5 more hours, I have spent too much time with...experimenting last night.” I lazily replied without even opening my eyes.
”You can't! Your father requires your presence in his office, he already tolerated you skipping on breakfast...Please?” I heard Kurome's pleading voice right next to me.
Ugh, what is it this time, old man?
I slowly and lazily opened my eyes and instantly noticed Kurome's face above me, brightly smiling at me. She was wearing a black shirt together with a red belt, red skirt, and red gloves.
She really likes to wear black and red clothing, huh?
”Heh” I chuckled when I saw the sight before me.
”What is it? Do I have something on my face?” Kurome immediately started touching her face in panic.
”Nothing. I just recalled the first time you came here and your behavior.” I muttered with a small smile.
”Eeeh, Akashi Nii-sama, you have promised me that you won't mention that time. I was too scared at that time...” Kurome puffed out her cheeks and complained to me with a cute face.
”So scared as to go begging me to be able to sleep in the same room as me...yet it still remained the same even after those 3 years passed by.” I commented with a teasing smile.
”Well...I got used to it...you can't blame me.” Kurome replied with flushed cheeks while she was fidgeting her fingers.
”But you are no longer ashamed of it, right?” I asked with a genuine smile.
”...As long as Akashi Nii-sama isn't the one teasing me about it, yes.” Kurome answered with a bright smile after a short moment of thinking.
*Sigh* A lot of things happened during those 3 years. First things first...
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[Name: Akashi Phoenix (Age: 12)
Title: King of Sloth
Class: Warrior (Lv. 7, +10 Str, +6 Const, +1 Agi, +1 Cha) 210/640 XP
Special Class: Fire Monarch (Lv. 9; +18 Cha, +16 Int, +12 Const, +6 Str) 124/2560 BXP
[Health: 510/510]
[Energy: 1045/1045]
<Stats>
[Agility: 33 (49)]
[Intelligence: 32 (57)]
[Constitution: 30 (48)]
[Charisma: 25 (48)]
Free Stat points: 35
Classes: Young Noble (Lv. 4; +5 Cha) 12/80 XP,
Passive Classes: Assassin (Lv. 10; +15 Agi, +9 Int, +6 Str, + 4 Cha)
Special Classes:
ACTIVE SKILLS:
[Phantom Strike - Blink towards your enemy, the maximum distance is decided by your Agility (10 energy)] (Assassin)
[Sun's judgment - Summon smaller sphere from the sky in the form of a meteor, scorching anything in its path. (150 Energy)]
[Overwhelm - Strengthens the power of your next attack by 40% (30 Energy)] (Warrior)
PASSIVE SKILLS:
[Child of Fire - Flames love you as its own child. You are protected by the fire itself, whenever someone uses long-ranged attacks, flames will protect your body from projectiles even without your consciousness but you can still stop them if you want. This isn't ultimate defense!]
[Contempt for the Weak - Whenever you kill a human, your intimidating aura strengthens. Making possible for your aura alone to change the temperature and gravity around you. With enough deaths, it's possible to even extend the range of your aura, crushing bones of the entire army just by your aura. 34/? (As the name suggests, works only on weak)]
GOLD: 6710
SILVER: 214
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Next...Babara fulfilled her part of the deal with me and she sent me the materials to make those special clothes together with poisons and other interesting things. She was occasionally even sending other materials that were already out of our deal. It seems that she is really thinking of me highly and I am quite grateful to her because thanks to those materials I was able to order blacksmith to make a suitable katana for Kurome. I also observed how he was handling materials and although he had a lot of questions where I have found such materials, it took only a few gold coins for him to shut up. It took him more than a week to make only 1 katana but it sure was worth it. I tried it myself and the toughness and sharpness of the blade is comparable to the magical artifact and it should be able to endure the clash with a Teigu.
Next was Kurome's training...she was very hardworking and she wasn't slacking at all, therefore, she was improving at a very fast pace but then her first kill came...She was very reluctant to kill a human but I convinced her after some time. She puked a few times after her first kill but after a while, she slowly got used to it. Of course, she also had a few nightmares because of it and I happen to hear her mutter ”I must do it for Akashi Nii-sama and for myself to meet my sister.” a few times in a row. I am not even sure when she started to call me Nii-sama but I don't really mind it.
Although I am only 12 years old, I already look like 15 years old and as for 14 years old Aiko...I don't even want to talk about that. She looks like that type of girl that sneaks into clubs to get other boys into problems...But I somehow got used to this...In this world, there are even 20 years old men who marry 12 years old girls so I guess...it's normal?