Chapter 278.5: Training & Etc.
After two and a half nights of spamming…
I finally leveled up the Main of my [Savage Mastery]…
Meanwhile, the Body hasn’t leveled up yet…
Level 8 Main is (??/100,000)…
Level 8 Body is (??/50,000)…
By my estimate…
Since it took me 2 and a half nights to level up Level 7 Main without any interruptions, it would take me…
She calculated inside her head.
12 nights without any interruption…?
Fuck…
Meanwhile, for the Body, it hasn’t leveled up yet…
I still need…
She calculated inside her head once again.
It will level up 3 nights more, 3.75 nights…
So that would be on the fourth night…
And that’s assuming I get no interruptions…
She let out a sigh.
This is seriously getting slow…
But I seriously need [Primordial Beast] as soon as possible if I want to move freely…
She closed the Status Panel and resumed reading.
[Blood Drinker].
A translucent red light appeared on her body and then disappeared.
She deactivated the skill.
[Blood Drinker].
***
6:34 a.m.
2nd floor, Priest Quarters Building.
Ka-cha!
A door opened and Vivian entered her bedroom.
Her wet hair was wrapped with a towel, her face was covered with an Inquisitor Half-Mask, her body was covered with a bathrobe, and her right hand was carrying a small basket filled with bathing products.
Ku-chud.
She closed the door behind her and left her house slippers on the side.
“Wooo… It’s cold in here…!”
She glanced at the Magic Panel next to the door.
Nah…
I’ll just leave the temperature…
She went to the side, stepped on a small box and placed the basket she was carrying on top of a cabinet.
Tch!
She clicked her tongue.
“The life of short people… Gotta to love it…”
She then went next to the window, removed the towel on her head and her bathrobe, and then hung them on a drying rack.
After that, she went over to her desk that had a mirror and other beauty products, and then sat down in front of it before removing her mask and placing it on the side.
[Greater Origin Transformation].
Blaaak!
Her skin became brand new. To be specific, her skin was now in its best possible condition for a 24-year-old woman.
[Heal].
A faint yellow light enveloped her body.
[Cleanse].
A green light enveloped her body.
She grabbed a comb and began brushing her wet hair.
This really confirms it…
I wasn’t imagining that my hair was growing too fast…
At the moment, Vivian’s hair was now a few inches below her collarbone.
I don’t know what’s going…
How did it reach this long in the span of 1 week…?
Am I rapidly aging or something…?
She stopped combing her hair and then leaned closer to the mirror.
I don’t see any wrinkles though…
Come to think of it…
When do women start getting wrinkles…?
Back in my world, they say that white women age the worst or faster...
Her gaze landed on her chest.
My boobs still look nice…
Not saggy or anything…
However…
Her gaze landed back on her hair, specifically on the roots.
Since her hair was growing too fast, her artificial brown hair color couldn’t keep up anymore, revealing her purple hair with red highlights on the roots, resulting in her needing to color her hair every day.
And her head hair wasn’t the only “hair” she had to worry about.
Now that I think about it…
Ever since I started coloring my hair -- which was, I guess, around the month of Septus…?
She nodded.
Yeah...
First week of Septus…
And the first time I had to recolor my hair -- it was I guess after 1.5 weeks…?
But as time went on, the time only grew shorter and shorter…
To the point, now, I have to color every day…
What’s going on…?
At first I thought it was just maybe, just maybe, women’s hair just simply grows faster…
Is there some kind of poisonous chemical mixed with hair-coloring product…?
I mean…
This world’s technology is in the medieval period…
Also, when it comes to health and fitness, the awareness of the people here is too low because they rely too much on magic…
But even if that’s the case…
She checked her nails.
Then how do you explain this…?
Just like how her head hair and the other hair on her body were growing too fast, the same can be said for her nails.
She used to wear nail polish and she would have to redo them once a week. Now, she had to trim her nails, both on the fingers and toes, every day.
“Seriously, what the fuck is going on…?”
What Vivian failed to realize was that due to her VIT being 9 (+454), her human body’s age was 24 years old, she was eating a clean and healthy diet because there was no such thing as chemicals and preservatives injected or sprinkled on the food in this world, and she has a morning and night beauty regimen mixed with healing-type spells, her human body was operating in its top optimal condition. In fact, if someone were to say that she’s the healthiest being in this world for her age group, it would be an undeniable fact.
This is also why powerful people like Grana, Robert, Lucius, Desmond, Lozario, Francisco, Zacharias, Freca, Alcedes and etc. preferred to wear long hair while people like Isaac just shave their hair. They simply have grown tired of constantly maintaining a proper hairstyle.
But of course, there will always be some people who still chose to maintain a proper hairstyle, such as Ronaldo, Oc’toal, Ricardo and Jose. To people like them, they either still had some patience for it, they saw it as a form of training for being discipline, or they wanted to look presentable.
So to be specific, Vivian’s hair and nails were now growing x4.63 faster compared to the normal human -- and that’s just solely based on the VIT. The spells, the beauty products, the food she eats, and her everyday routine are yet to be added to the equation.
Should I ask Pen about this…?
She shook her head.
No…
I should ask Juana first…
She resumed brushing her hair.
After brushing her hair, she wore a hair clip to keep her hair in place, and then grabbed a bottle of lotion.
Splurrt…
She squeezed out some lotion on her fingertips and then applied it to her face.
After that, she stood up from her seat and grabbed another bottle of lotion.
Splurrrrtttt…
She squeezed out a healthy amount of lotion on her hand and then went over to a full-body mirror, stark naked.
Hmm…
Is it just me or did I gain weight…?
She tried to recall her memory.
To be fair…
I’ve been eating a lot of wine, cheese and crackers outside of breakfast and dinner…
But are those things really enough…?
I literally have to eat 9 meals per day just to feel satisfied…
I don’t think those three things are enough to make me fat…
She rolled her eyes.
“Whatever…!”
She watched her reflection as she applied the lotion all over her body.
“It's just~~…
“Ahh~~…
“A little crush~~…
“Crush~~…"
After applying lotion to her body, she went over to her bed and sat down.
She let out a sigh.
“Now the hardest part. Let it all dry.”
She let out another sigh.
The things I got to do to be perfect…
“Not like I faint~~…
“Every time we touch~~…
“It's just~~…
“Ahh~~…"
5 minutes later…
[Heal].
A faint yellow light enveloped Vivian’s body.
She got up and began dressing up; she wore a white shirt and brown pants.
She checked her reflection in the full-body mirror.
Disgusting…
She went over to her desk, picked up her Inquisitor Half-Mask and wore it as she checked her reflection on the desk mirror and fixed her hair.
“Some little thing~~…
“Crush~~…"
She went over to the door and put on another pair of house slippers.
“Not like everything I do~~…
“Depends on you~~…"
She turned around and checked her reflection on the full-body mirror once again.
Hmm…
[Heal].
A faint yellow light enveloped her body.
Okay…
Ka-cha!
She turned to the door and opened it.
Now time for breakfast…
"Sha, la, la, la~~...
She walked through the hallway and then climbed down the stairs.
And after breakfast, my second beauty regimen…
"Sha, la, la, la~~..."
She passed the living room and entered the dining room.
In the middle of the room, there was a round table big enough to host 12 people.
Lennon and Anthony were already there and enjoying a morning drink -- the former had tea, while the latter had coffee with milk. And another difference between them, Lennon hasn’t taken a bath yet while Anthony already did but was still in civilian clothing.
“It’s not that I don’t like tea. But I prefer drinking coffee in the morning because it gives you that kick, you know what I mean?” Anthony said.
“If it’s simply about the kick, then sugar already does that,” Lennon said.
“That’s true. But coffee just hits different. Hey, did you know that in the La Spada Kingdom they serve a cup of coffee that’s only 3-4 sips?”
Lennon thought about it for a moment.
“I believe you mentioned that to me last time. You also mentioned that it’s got quite the kick.”
“Have you tried mixing tea, coffee and milk?”
Lennon shook his head.
“I haven’t done it yet.”
Anthony’s jaw dropped.
“What? Why…?”
A confused expression flashed across Lennon’s face.
“Because that’s preposterous.”
“You at least remember what I told you, right?”
“About what?”
Anthony let out a sigh.
“It should be 1 tablespoon of any tea, 3/4 tablespoon of any coffee, a quarter of a cup of fresh milk from a Tamare, and 1 and 1/2 tablespoons of sugar. Also, the water should be boiled in exactly 10 minutes. And once you pour the hot water on the cup, it should cover 1/2 of the cup.”
Lennon held out his hand.
“Brother, I respect you and everything. But when it comes to tea, you know that I’m from the Twin Kingdom, right? We made tea, we practically created it, and I came from a long line of tea drinkers. In fact, if you check the blood of anyone from there, don’t be surprised if half of our blood bleeds tea.
“So sorry, brother, but no, just no. My ancestors will curse and disown me if I do that.
“Just the mere fact you said ‘any tea’ already made me hear my ancestors calling me from the after-life.”
Lennon suddenly looked around.
“Great ancestor? Is that you?”
Meanwhile Anthony, although he didn’t move his head, his eyes secretly glanced at where Lennon was looking.
As Vivian approached the table, both men turned to her.
“Good morning, Sister Inquisitor,” they both said and smiled.
“Good morning too, Brother High Lieutenant and Brother Lieutenant,” she said and smiled.
Anthony quickly got up from his seat, went over to Vivian, and pulled back a chair for her.
“Thank you,” Vivian said and smiled as she sat down.
“It’s a pleasure,” Anthony said and smiled.
A male Guard from the kitchen came in with a tray cart carrying their breakfast.
“Forgive me for the intrution, Honored Priest High Lieutenant, Honored Priestess Inquisitor and Honored Priest Lieutenant.”
Everyone turned to him.
“Thank you for yours and Guard Arve’s hard work as always, Guard Marlon,” Lennon said and smiled.
In this border checkpoint, there were 5 Priests, 5 Knights and 15 Guards. Arve was the Head Chef while Marlon was the Assistant Chef in charge of cooking for the Priests.
“I second that,” Anthony said and smiled.
“Thank you,” Vivian said and smiled.
Marlon saluted.
“Thank you for your kinds words, Honored Priest High Lieutenant, Honored Priestess Inquisitor and Honored Priest Lieutenant. It’s always a pleasure to serve you all.”
As Marlon was setting out the plates, spoons, knives, forks, cups, glasses and napkins first, and then the drinks and dishes, Finley, whose hair was still wet, climbed down the stairs and entered the dining room.
“Good morning, Sister Inquisitor,” he said and smiled.
“Good morning too, Brother Sergeant,” Vivian said and smiled.
Finley grabbed a seat and turned to Marlon.
“The breakfast looks delicious as always, Guard Marlon,” he said and smiled.
Marlon stopped and turned to him before saluting.
“Thank you for your kinds words, Honored Priest Sergeant,” he said and then resumed setting up the table.
“Sister Jua-- High Sergeant Juana isn’t yet done feeding her Draghorn?” Anthony asked.
Truth be told, they made an unspoken agreement not to address each other with their ranks during off-duty in order to build a closer bond with each other. However, ever since the incident between Vivian and Lamont happened and all the other things, they decided to act accordingly whenever Vivian is around.
In fact, it wasn’t far-fetched to say that they were now completely terrified of her because just 4 days ago, she murdered an Aristocratic Noble, arrested 2 Aristocratic Nobles, ordered to have a Noble have his arms and legs broken, ordered the execution of a group of Mercenaries, and openly challenged and threatened Lennon in front of everyone.
Just the idea of murdering an Aristocratic Noble was simply out of their imagination. Challenging an Aristocratic Noble was already something unheard of -- only powerful people and mad people would do such a thing. So to kill 1 and then arrest 2 was so incomprehensible.
With that being said, some of the Guards, although they would never say it, some of them can’t wait to go home after their contract and tell everyone they knew that they participated in murdering an Aristocratic Noble and arresting two Aristocratic Nobles. To them, as Commoners, that is a story worth several lifetimes of free drinks.
Needless to say, it was everyone’s first time witnessing and participating in killing and arresting an Aristocratic Noble.
“I can go check on Sister High Sergeant Juana,” Finley said.
Anthony shook his head.
“It’s fine. I was just making small talk,” he said and picked up his cup.
Sip.
“Ah, I see.”
Anthony placed his cup down.
“I don’t know much about animal and monster rearing, but I heard that it’s important for owners to develop a tight bond with their animal or monster pet. They say that it allows them to work more efficiently with each other.”
Finley nodded.
“That’s true. In my first and second Holy Crusade, I was part of the Air Division and I did the same thing thing every morning and afternoon.”
“Right, you mentioned that before.”
Marlon was finally done setting the table and dishes.
“Honored Priest High Lieutenant, Honored Priestess Inquisitor, Honored Priest Lieutenant and Honored Priest Sergeant, please enjoy your meal,” he said and bowed before leaving with the tray cart.
Lennon swept his gaze at everyone for a moment before finally picking up a fork.
Ting, ting.
He softly tapped it against a glass and then placed it down.
“May I have everyone’s attention please,” he said and picked up the glass.
Everyone turned and picked up their glass.
“Brothers and sister, the God of Light not only blessed us with another beautiful day but has also blessed us with this bountiful meal that we could share together. Let us thank the God of Light for all these blessings and may He watch over all of us as always!” he said and then took a sip before putting his glass down and then eating.
“May the God of Light watch over all of us as always!” they replied and did the same.
Vooom!
Juana entered the dining room and then saluted.
“Brothers and Sister, please forgive me for being late…! There was an emergency at the stable with one of the animals but it’s already taken care of….!”
Anthony and Finley secretly glanced at Vivian who didn’t say anything and was quietly eating.
Lennon nodded with a smile.
“We understand, Sister High Sergeant,” he said and then gestured to the remaining chair that had food and drinks in front of it. “Please join us.”
Juana relaxed and then secretly glanced at Vivian before stepping forward.
“Thank you, Brother High Lieutenant.”
She sat down, picked up her glass and raised it.
“I thank the God of Light for this beautiful day and bountiful breakfast, and may He watch over all of us for the rest of the day!”
She took a sip and then placed the glass down before finally eating.
“So what happened with one of the animals?” Anthony asked.
Truth be told, it wasn’t that Anthony was interrogating her or anything. But since they were stuck in the middle of nowhere together for 6 months due to their Holy Crusade Contract and they can’t leave the station unless they’re on a Field Mission, things can get a bit boring. So anything that happens out of the norm from their daily routine, regardless if it was big or small, would definitely be a subject to be discussed at length that involves theories, conspiracies and etc.
Vivian picked up her glass and took a sip to help her swallow her food before turning to Juana.
“Sister Higher Sergeant.”
Juan flinched and then quickly swallowed her food before turning to her.
“Yes, Sister Inquisitor? Is there anything I can help you with? Consider it done.”
Vivian looked at her with a deadpan expression behind her half-mask for a moment before flashing a very warm and kind smile.
“If you don’t mind, I was hoping you could do me a favor. I would like to have a word with you, Knight Sergeant Arabella and Guard Sonia at my office at 8:00 a.m. or anytime that you 3 are available. Don’t worry, it would be a very short meeting about female health.”
Juana nodded a couple of times and then a serious expression flashed across her face.
“We will be there before 8:00 a.m. no matter what, Sister Inquisitor. I swear to the God of Light.”
Vivian’s jaw dropped.
“I see… Thank you…”
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