NOVEL NEXT Chapter 36 - When It Rains Finds, It Pours
Malwine had somewhat internalized the need for this even before it became a reality.
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You have chosen to plant a Foresight IV |
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Which Class category would you like to make {Foresight} the Root of? Available Class categories: , If you use a Root as Mana Source for any abilities beyond the Class it was planted for, its effectiveness will be limited to 25% of what it would be within its Class. (!) Skill effect present: [Enforced Longevity] |
It had to be done. There had been no other way.
Because while this Affinity may have very well been at the root of all her problems, there was no denying something—it meshed terribly well with a Class category geared towards keeping herself safe from threats, not unlike how {Legacy} fell almost perfectly in line with her <Soul> Class.
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Mana Sources
</div> </div> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: rgba(236, 240, 241, 1)"><strong>Other Affinities:</strong> <strong>Ore III </strong><Rare></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> She tried to convince herself she could have gone for {Ore}, but… two of her <Body> Skills would now be focused on keeping herself as safe as possible. Perhaps all three if she counted [Home Sweet Home]. Not to mention, [Enforced Longevity]'s interdependence to every category's attributes, which meant she could rely on <Body> for it, even if she'd yet to figure out the details. Her views on the Affinity had changed over the past year, especially with her trials. If {Foresight} was worth fighting Mythic curses for, it had to be strong. If—beyond its vague description—it held any sort of predictive power, it would mesh so, so well with her <Body> Class someday. Malwine could only hope she didn't grow to regret it. Besides, [Enforced Longevity]'s effects make it so I can just transfer power from one Root to the other just fine. That had been quite the unexpected boon, and Malwine hadn't exactly planned around it. But theoretically, she could fuel even [Enforced Longevity] with the once-dreaded Affinity if she wanted to. It fits—a Legendary Mana Source for a Legendary Skill. Even if it's borrowed from the <Body> Root. As much as she wished to dwell upon it, she still meant to move quickly.
Her initial plan to just willingly burn [Integrity] for it was valid—the thing wasn't that hard to recover anyway thanks to [Meditation]. She rarely needed it to get things done, so it wouldn't be a problem to burn it unless she had to use [Implacable]. With a sigh, Malwine moved on to the next and last section.
Oh, so like the opposite problem to what I had with the <Mind> Skills… She wanted approximately zero of these. All but one of them were the repetitive hidden bonus type. Malwine had no idea how the category's options could have ended up being like this. Frankly, all Skills were missing some snarky [Forger] commentary, because who could ever want these things? Can't believe I'm saying this, but I think I'll pass. The next book awaited her, at least, even if she knew her time with it would be limited. In some ways, her excitement had died down. The three Skills she had gotten so far would likely be hard to overshadow—especially considering the next book seemed to go over expectations and duties for the imaginary noble lady that'd be reading it. I pity you, Matilda. Most of the Skills were just… bad. It didn't help that the second book lacked the dramatism that had led her to actually read most of the contents of the first. In this one, she skimmed pages upon pages. It was as disappointing as it was infuriating—after everything that had happened, she might have to leave empty handed, as far as the second book was concerned. Most of the Skills Malwine saw so far had been lackluster—though if she ever wanted to learn [Dancing], the book sure had that. The same applied to things like [Embroidery]. Sure, a noble lady probably had use for that, but it most definitely wasn't worth a Skill slot for her. Most available Skills suffered from such issues, and a weird amount of them were categorized as <Soul>. She was starting to wonder how widespread this kind of book was—seeing several of OBeryl's Skills in it just felt strange. Or had her late great-grandmother had access to the same resources Bernadette did? She'd had various Rare Skills and even Epics, specifically of the type shown in the books. Then again, OBeryl had been unbalanced herself—that much Malwine was sure of. She didn't need to recall all the details to know there had been several Commons in there. Malwine moved on to another book, long past actual reading, and well into the realm of skimming. This book's Skills were also terrible, swiftly worsening her mood. Fine, the Skills themselves weren't that bad, no. They were simply all terrible fits for Malwine. Though the defensive Skills from the first book had painted a good picture for her, she'd once again forgotten these were apparently meant for noble girls. No offense, Bernie, but these suck. For example, [Refinement] would probably be useful to someone out there, but to the average person? There were only so many Skill slots to be used, and most of these seemed like they would be a waste for anyone who meant to live a life that would not necessarily be peaceful. Yes, some of them were more of the Skills OBeryl had, but sentimentality wasn't going to make her sacrifice potential. Not in this. Still, both <Mind> and <Soul>—already her heaviest Classes even before—now had 5 Skills each. Malwine might have added [Shieldwork] to <Body>, but that still left her in need of at least two more Skills for both it and <Word> if she wanted to somewhat balance her categories. And the options were not looking good. She, quite frankly, wished she could voice her displeasure in any meaningful way. At least glancing at her proper Skills panel helped her gain some perspective on her imbalance, beyond her preexisting willingness to worsen it.
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