Chapter 74 - Battle skills

To the Demon who's staring at me.

I wanted to ask,

"Is there something on my face".

But what came out was,

「Something… on Riko's face?」

Once I'm strong enough to edit my core, I'll definitely obliterate Aphasia from 『Playful』's sub-skill.

「Iyaah~ (No), Nothing. I'm Kuro by the way, please take care of me kay? Your name?」

He responded with a smile.

Stop acting childish, you are a greater demon…

「Riko… Hatake. 」

I responded shortly.

They send a greater demon here, what about the other villages then? Wasn't the Land of void is almost as big as the elemental nation combined?

Do they send a dryad there?

I think those guys need a little fixing on their common sense…

By the power of time skip, we somehow move onto Taijutsu practice.

Mitsuki won by almost choking the guy named Iwabe to death.

But then, it's our turn.

By our turn, I mean the weirdo and me.

「Start!」

Responding to shino sensei's announcement, we charge at each other.

But it was fast to the point we almost left an afterimage.

「A magic user, I don't expect to find a human capable of this, but it seems like you really are the daughter of Kakashi Hatake.」

He stated those words in the midst of our fight.

「Oi…their movements are even crazier than the other guy…」

Ignoring my classmates, I proceed to fight back.

「I see you don't have the human's habit of always relying on your eyes too. Magic Perception? 」

This was accompanied by a claw-like uppercut by him which I dodged effortlessly.

If he uses his hands like claws, my fighting style gives the impression; anything that meets the side of my open palm would be sliced in half.

「Too much…talking.」

I stated this as I delivered a roundhouse kick.

To which, he retreated and speaks.

「Kufufu, You're right. We shall get a bit serious now, shall we?」

He narrowed his eyes at me.

And then,

SWOOSH* SHIING*

Magicules packed punches are enough to make a mini Shinra-Tensei of wind.

「Ah!? That came from a single punch!?」

I could hear that from the spectator's side.

Moving at high speed, I launched myself up.

After an acrobatic maneuver in the air, I boost Magicules in my foot and launched me in Kuro's direction.

He moved away to dodge my headbutt, and I land with a flip.

Turning my body around, I faced Kuro who has the same smirk as I did.

We both then prepared to clash again, however…

BZZ*

「That's enough!!!」

Kikaichuu bugs immobilized our bodies before we can do more than this.

Even though I could hear shrieking from my girls' classmates, Shino sensei continues his line.

「You two… this is a Taijutsu fight, You're not allowed to use Magic! 」

Ah… so it has become common sense in this world huh…

Even though it only existed for 14 years.

Though I am still angry for him to stop me like that.

Maa~ we end up getting scolded.

He then releases the bugs wrapped around us and we're back on our feet.

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I'm finally home…

Looking at the Kakashi who I guess just back from the onsen, I pointed his eyes.

「Huh? What? 」

「Eye… I wan-」

「No.」

He interrupted me…

「It's Riko's, to begin with…」

That might be the longest sentence I've voiced out today but,

WHY IS SAYING "I" OR "MINE" SO HARD!?

ARRRGH!

He asks.

「Well, you want it back?」

To which I shook my head.

「Nai (No)」

After that lifting my hand again to point it.

「Experiment. Only blood is fine. 」

Thus, I stated.

And with a finishing touch…

「Onegai (please)」

Kakashi stared at my big red pink-ish eyes before sighing.

「…Sigh* Fine. 」

Yosh!

Maa~ he's probably the only one in this village right now, who could see my eyes without getting creep out from the Haki unleashed from it.

No, there's another one… a greater demon.

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Is this Magicules? Or is it Chakra?

I really have no idea.

This feeling is different than the vision I got from 『Gambler』.

I've also forgotten how the last Hydro vision was…

I opened up the Gambler's system and tapped on the newest feature; Inventory.

I don't think I'd be able to use a polearm (Wide range melee like spears and staff), bow (a bow is a bow), or a claymore (Giant weapons like great sword and giant hammer).

So, I'll choose the usual one-handed sword.

But my eyes landed on the Katana-like sword I got from the gacha…

Amenoma Kageuchi.

The heck, I could change its colors…

Anyway, after getting blood samples from Kakashi…

I don't know what to do with it.

I mean, I wanted to make another probably just for fun. But I lack the facility to do so.

Maa~ I'll save these samples for later, I guess…

While

Eh?

What is this?

… some symbol is on my neck.

A star?

Rather, a blue four-pointed star.

Looks kinda familiar…

I touch my neck.

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「Hey~ who's my favorite self-copy~?」

That, came from a red-head guy with shades in a carefree manner while sitting on a beach bench inside the spiritual sea.

Wait, wrong…

It's not spiritual sea anymore…

There are lands and trees.

Or rather, this is… a beach?

And that guy… is me!?

「BUZZ BUZZ! WRONG! I'm NOT you! 」

The guy exclaimed this while making an "X" sign with his arms.

Who the he-

「Let me introduce myself! 」

He cut off my inner monologue.

「The name's Karma, Uzumaki Karma. Just an innocent mindscape freeloader demon lord! 」

What part of that is innocent…?

So he's like an alternate personality of me or some-

「BUZZ BUZZZ! WRONG AGAIN!」

There he goes making that sound effects again…

Not an alternate personality, then maybe… a copy?

「WRONG! YOU'RE A COPY! YOU'RE THE COPYING ONE!」

His interruptions sure are annoying…

「Then what are you?」

Oya? I can speak normally… is the Aphasia can't get me in my mindscape.

「Yes, the aphasia only affects you when you're on your body. And as I've said, I am Karma Uzumaki. What you should be asking is what are "YOU"? 」

Me?

But… I am Karma Uzumaki, who or what even are you…

「That's it! Times up! Back to the real world, you go~」

While saying that he pushes me lightly while somehow it accelerates me faster.

「Wait! Who-」

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I'm back.

What… was that…

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This diamond star shape mark, is probably the culprit, right?

It's… a seal?

Where have I seen…

Ah… it doesn't matter for now… I need to figure out this vision.

I pinned the azure orb beside my kunai pouch.

This will be my setup for now.

Now then, my equipment, the "Shiro cosplay", can be enhanced freely without a limit.

But then I'll need enhancement ore…

Well just like in the game, you can use weapons as a replacement for the enhancement.

But then I'd give me more questions…

HOW DO I EARN MORE PRIMOGEMS LIKE THIS!?

THERE'S NO DUNGEONS, NO LEY LINES, NO MONSTERS, OR ANYTHING SIMILAR!

URK!

There should be something I could do… ah! That's right, I can level up skills by points too! That means…

Costumer! Level up gambler!

≪The skill 『Gambler』lv. 1 costs 100 skill points to learn. Would you like to learn this skill? ≫

Yes!

≪Skill Proficiency Reached.『Gambler Lv1』 Became 『 Gambler Lv2』≫

DING*

≪You have 1 message.≫

Eh?

≪Congratulations Gambler has leveled up. Rewards: ≫

- Item: 10x Mystic Enhancement Ore.

- Item: 1x Cake.

CAKE- NOT! Mystic Enhancement ore… I won't be able to duplicate this huh…

Is this really the only way I could level up Gambler?

Hum… what to do?

Maybe there's a skill to craft things?

≪You currently have 50 skill points.≫

≪The skill 『Crafter』lv. 1 costs 100 skill points to learn. Would you like to learn this skill? ≫

… expensive.

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To be continued.