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Tears streamed down the girl's fair cheeks without warning, wetting her light blue nightgown.
This girl, how come she cries without making a sound?
Koshimura was immediately flustered and quickly grabbed several tissues from the tissue box on the table and handed them to her.
However, even when she saw the tissue offered to her, Ruoye Mu did not react at all. She just lowered her head, her shoulders trembling slightly, and cried silently.
It looks like it won't stop anytime soon.
"..."
Looking at her emaciated and pale face, Yuecun Ze sighed silently.
"I'm sorry." He took a deep breath, knelt down in front of her, and then gently wiped away the tears on her face with a tissue.
Fortunately, he was experienced in dealing with this kind of thing, and there would definitely be no repeat of the last situation.
Just as she wiped the girl twice, her soft sobs suddenly stopped, and she opened her lips, emitting a faint whisper:
"Snot...got into my mouth..."
"Oh, I'm sorry—" Yuecun Ze was immediately embarrassed and quickly changed to a clean tissue to wipe her clean.
But this time, Ruoye Mu took the initiative to reach out and take the tissue from his hand, and silently wiped herself.
After wiping away her tears and blowing her nose twice, she raised her head and looked at Yuecunze with her still watery golden eyes.
"Thank you... for saving Xiang."
[A. "You're welcome, but I don't accept apprentices."]
[B. "Actually, I've been eyeing your socks for a long time..."]
[C. "Then as a thank you gift, how about you give me the tissue you used to blow your nose?"]
Damn, this is such a difficult choice.
"No need to thank me, I don't take on apprentices... What I mean is, there's no need for thanks or anything like that." Yuecunze quickly waved his hand, "Anyway, what I did was largely my own wishful thinking..."
"No." Wakaba Mutsumi shook her head firmly. "You're very capable... um..."
She's lost her mind again, seemingly unsure how to address him.
"Yuecunze".
"Thank you, Koshimura-kun," Wakaba Mutsumi repeated earnestly.
Then, she stared at Yuecun for a few seconds and suddenly asked a question.
"...What should I do?"
"?" Yuecun Ze didn't quite understand what she meant and looked at her with confusion.
"How can I become as good as you?" Wakaba Mutsu asked earnestly. "I also want to... help Shoko."
This was the first time Koshimura had seen such intense emotion on the girl's face.
"Um." He thought for a moment, "Read more books, read more newspapers, eat fewer snacks, and sleep more?"
"?" The girl tilted her head slightly.
Now it was Ruoye Mutsu's turn to look at him with confusion.
"I don't know what you're planning... but it seems like school just ended not long ago, right?" Koshimura Sawa said. "Shouldn't normal high school girls be doing club activities, shopping, or playing MaiMoe DX at this time?"
Wakaba Mutsumi paused for a moment, then subconsciously replied, "But Minami said that we have to start practicing the piano at the designated time..."
"Okay... what happens after you finish practicing the piano?"
"I would do my homework, and if there was still time after that, I would continue practicing the piano," Wakaba Mutsumi recalled. "Originally, there were also etiquette and flower arranging classes in the evenings... but Minami said she would cancel them so I could concentrate more on practicing the piano..."
Do you also want to become a master in the field of flower arrangement?
I feel a bit suffocated. It's almost like my high school schedule. Is this what elite education in Japan is like?
"Wait a minute." Koshimura suddenly remembered a question, "Won't you be discovered if you sneak out like this?"
“No, it won’t.” Wakaba Mutsu shook his head. “Minami doesn’t allow the maids at home to disturb me when I’m practicing the piano, so I just need to be back before 10 o’clock.”
Judging from your practiced tone... it sounds like you've done this many times before.
But it's good that she knows to make time for herself to relax.
Koshimura recalled a famous saying from a senior in his high school: "If you want to survive in our school, you must learn to give yourself a break."
Otherwise, only getting half a day off every two weeks is simply unbearable.
As the originator of this famous saying, he put it into practice very well: if he did well on the exam, he would take leave to go home and relax; if he did poorly, he would take leave to go home and reflect.
"So..." Wakaba Mutsumi looked at him with a hint of grievance, "You really can't tell me?"
"Even if you say that... I don't really have anything to teach you." Koshimura Sawa said helplessly. "Anyway, I just chop people, chop people, and chop people again... Speaking of which, how do normal professionals level up? By meditating? By practicing meditation?"
Ruo Yemu was completely stunned, her mouth slightly open, seemingly not expecting such a simple and straightforward way to upgrade.
"Oh, right." Koshimura Sawa turned to look at her, "What's your profession again?"
"Druids, Earth Society - Grasslands. (The remaining text appears to be a string of characters and symbols and doesn't translate directly.)"
Now I understand why I want to become stronger.
Surprisingly, he is the father of nature, who is better at healing than mages, better at summoning than warlocks, and better at controlling than priests, yet he is also the weakest of the child classes.
"Then do you know that?" Koshimura Sawa gestured with his hand, "You mean, growth, life, happiness, and my treasure!"
Ruoye Mu looked at him with a puzzled expression, her golden eyes filled with confusion.
Poor Mutant, without Emperor Gufl and mana-boosting Druids, he's truly become a discarded piece of the expansion, destined to sit at the same table as the Wanderers.
[No, what did the Wanderer do to you? Did the Wanderer tear apart the Fireball scroll and attack you and the monster together...? Wait, it seems you actually encountered that before.]
Hehe, next I'm going to name a physical melee class that doesn't have 2 attacks.
[Damn it, once I reach level 17 as an assassin and get the critical strike skill, I'll stealthily attack and then ambush you all with my invincible double damage! ?]
"Let me think about how to salvage this..." Yuecunze stroked his chin, pondering for a moment, then entered the [Deck Building Master] mode he used before the team fight started. "What level are you now?"
"Level 3."
"Then I might consider doing it part-time later—"
"No part-time job—!" Before the words were even finished, Ruo Yemu suddenly showed an extremely terrified expression, abruptly covering her head and burying her face in the sofa cushions, curling up completely, and saying in a tearful voice, "I'll be good, don't make me do part-time job, don't make me do part-time job, don't make me do part-time job..."
Koshimura was startled by her sudden reaction and quickly moved closer, somewhat at a loss to reassure her, "Okay, okay, no part-time jobs, no part-time jobs! We'll play pure Druid! Pure Druid is the strongest!"
He patted the girl's trembling back gently, as if soothing a child.
After a long while, Ruoye Mu's agitated emotions finally calmed down, but her body was still trembling slightly, and she looked at him with teary eyes.
Strange... Did she experience some kind of trauma before? Why is she reacting so strongly to "part-time job"?
Although Koshimura Sawa was filled with questions, he dared not utter another word.
"If we don't consider part-time jobs... then we can only wait until level 5 to learn the 3rd level spells." He pondered, "At that time, there will be a spell called [Summon Animals], which is one of the Druid's early-game strength guarantees."
Actually, Druids are relatively weak in D&D 5E, with a relatively flat power curve, mainly due to the limitation of the Focus slot. In addition, the types of creatures summoned by summoning spells like [Summon Animal] can only be chosen by the Druid Master, which is full of uncertainty... If there were no Druid Master and the Druid could choose the types of creatures, they might actually be quite strong?
"Animal summoning?" Wakaba Mutsumi blinked her still tearful eyes. "What's that?"
"Huh?" Koshimura Sawa was taken aback. "Then animal summoning magic?"
Perhaps it's just a difference in translation in this world? In any case, they are essentially the same spell.
【Animal Summoning Spells】Conjure Animals
【Three-Ring Incantation】
[Casting Time: 1 action]
[Casting Range: 60 feet]
[Duration: Focus, (a) 7 hours at most 1 hour]
You summon a beast-form spirit and manifest it in a visible but unoccupied space within the casting range. Choose one of the following as the manifested creature:
【一只挑战等级2或更低、两只挑战等级1或更低、四只挑战等级1/2或更低、八只挑战等级1/4或更低的野兽】
The beasts summoned in this way must be ones you have encountered and have some understanding of.
Each beast is considered a spirit and disappears when its health reaches 0 or when the spell ends.
The summoned creatures maintain a friendly relationship with you and your allies. All summoned creatures are treated as a group and roll the first shot, gaining their own turn. They obey all verbal commands you issue (no action is required from you). If you do not issue any commands, these creatures will protect themselves in the presence of hostile creatures, and will not perform any actions if there are no hostile creatures.
[Upgraded Ring Casting Effect: When casting this spell from a higher spell slot, choose one of the summoning options mentioned above and summon more creatures: 5th ring spell slots summon twice the number of creatures, 7th ring spell slots summon three times the number of creatures, and 9th ring spell slots summon four times the number of creatures]
Ruoye Mu shook her head blankly again: "I've only ever seen the second-level Beast Summoning spell in the books at home..."
Isn't that from Tasha's book?
Yuecun Ze muttered to himself and quickly opened his phone to search online.
The result was completely blank. There were no related entries, discussions, or official descriptions.
No, all of Druid's few spells that are considered decent in strength have been banned, so it's really unplayable.
Looking at his expression, Wakaba Mutsu remained silent for a moment before asking softly, "Um... is it very powerful?"
“It’s impressive…” Yuecun Ze sighed. “Multiple low-challenge-level units are inherently more threatening than a single high-challenge-level unit. They can deal damage, absorb damage, and block and pull monsters, just like the avatar teardrop in the spell circle. If used flexibly, the effect will be amazing.”
"For example, if you learn the 'Supermagic Mentor' feat, steal a bit of a warlock's supermagic skills, and choose the 'Distant Spell' supermagic option, you can spend 1 spell point to double the spell's casting range, summoning 8 beasts of challenge level 1/4 120 feet above the enemy's head..."
“每只野兽因跌落而受到的伤害12d6，8只就是96d6，分一半给被砸到的人就是48d6。而且这玩意还能无视非魔法抗性，到了5环的话更是能用一个动作直接打出96d6的伤害——”
Koshimura was speaking when he suddenly heard something and quickly stopped.
But it seems it's too late.
He looked into Wakaba Mutsu's eyes, which seemed to be shining brightly.
Oh no, have I led Xiao Mu astray?
[Byd, didn't you say you used to be an artist specializing in unconventional art styles? How come you've researched these kinds of shady techniques so thoroughly?]
As an animal-loving druid, I wish they would die sooner and be reborn as humans in their next life, freeing them from the fate of being summoned as tool beasts. Doesn't that fit the style of the story?
Yuecun Ze remained unfazed.
"Then..." Wakaba Mutsu's eyes lit up slightly, with a hint of expectation, "Can you teach me?"
“This…” Koshimura Sawa hesitated.
He understands the theory, but this kind of magic doesn't seem to exist in this world at all! How can he teach it?
"I'm sorry... I was too sudden." Seeing his hesitation, Wakaba Mutsu quickly lowered her head.
These kinds of spells, which are not made public, are precious private knowledge created by individuals, so it's normal that the other party is unwilling to teach them.
Koshimura Sawa initially wanted to simply say, "I don't know either," but seeing the forlorn look in her eyes—
Damn it, how am I supposed to refuse?
“Of course you can.” Yuecun Ze sighed, “but you have to reach level 5 first and be able to master 3rd-level spells.”
We'll see if we can find a similar spell later... or... maybe I should just make one myself?
So how are the spells in this world created? By composing music?
Upon hearing this, Ruoye Mutsu suddenly raised her head and stared blankly at her, as if she hadn't yet reacted.
Then, a slight smile appeared on her usually expressionless lips, and she nodded.
"Ah."
"Let me think about it... What spells do you currently know?" Koshimura Sawa continued.
“Divine Guidance Technique, Clay Shaping Technique…” Wakaba Mutsu subconsciously began reciting the menu.
"Wait a minute, let me find a piece of paper to write this down." Yuecun Ze was a little dizzy from listening to her, so he quickly interrupted her and got up to find paper and pen.
A moment later, he sat back down with a small notebook and asked Wakaba Mutsu to speak one by one, while he took notes.
Magic tricks: Divine guidance, clay manipulation, water manipulation
First Ring: Divine Plum Blossom Technique, Demonic Fire, Healing Mantra, Entanglement Technique, Element Absorption, Animal Talk
Second Ring: Secondary Restoration, Human Freeze, Moonbeam, Thorns Overgrowth
...The combination is quite strong.