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Chapter 12: Mia’s Skill

Mia’s occupation was a “painter”.

For the time being, I have to decide whether to form a party with Mia.

If I give her a slingshot that has been reinforced with my “Tampering” skill and some reinforced stones, she should be fine as an attacking force. But it won’t be much of a plus for me.

The source of Mia’s skill… skill…

Wait, can I do something like that?

A silly idea pops into my head.

“To be honest, I still can’t fully trust you Mia, so I still want to keep my skills a secret.”

“Yes. I think that’s natural since we just met”, she said.

“But I want you to believe in me. I want to try my skill on you now. If it goes well, your skill might become even more amazing…”

“Will it hurt, or will I get injured, or die?” Mia-san asked, looking at me with a worried face.

“No, no, whether it succeeds or fails, you won’t experience any pain or injury. So please don’t worry.”

“I understand. In that case, please do it.” Mia-san let out a sigh of relief as she spoke.

I nodded and took Mia-san’s right hand in both of mine.

“Ah…”

“For the next five minutes or so, please stay in this position,” I said.

Mia-san blushed slightly and nodded her head. I closed my eyes and used my “Analysis” skill.

——

Name: Yamamoto Mia

Occupation: Painter

Level: 1

HP: 10/10

SP: 10/10

Skill Elements:

・Material: Can turn an object into a material.

・Feature: Can enhance and emphasize the features of an object.

・Expression: Can express the essence of an object.

Skill:

・Deformation The characteristics of the material can be exaggerated, emphasized, simplified, or omitted.

——

The displayed status screen was exactly what I expected.

This might work.

Next, I used the “Tampering” skill.

……

…………

The tampering was successful.

It was rewritten as Deformation: “Deformation can be achieved by exaggerating, emphasizing, and simplifying or abbreviating the characteristics of the material”.

When I explained to Mia that the effect of the “Deformation” skill had changed, she opened her eyes wide in surprise.

“Okay, let’s try out the new skill effect,” I said, handing Mia a nearby tree branch that had fallen.

“Huh?”

“Point the stick towards an empty area and imagine the features of a tree. Then, use the ‘deform’ skill on the tree branch.”

“S-I’m sorry. I don’t quite understand what you mean…” Mia said, looking confused.

It was true that it would be difficult to understand such sudden instructions. I decided to explain more carefully.

“What do you imagine when you think of the features of a tree?”

“Well, I think of it growing tall and strong.”

“Then, imagine a white canvas in your mind and draw the stick as a tree branch.”

“I…I drew it.”

“Next, please draw the word “stretching” on the branch in an exaggerated way, like in a manga or anime.”

“I see, like in anime, with an exaggerated expression,” Mia replied, fully focused on the task.

――After about 3 minutes, the branch of the tree Mia-san was holding began to glow faintly.

Zunu, …… guba ba ba ba ba ba

Along with the sound, the branches stretched out with incredible force.

“Stop, stop! Mia, please stop!” I exclaimed.

“Eh!? Oh no, oh no!” Mia exclaimed, realizing the situation she had created.

As she stopped imagining the branch stretching, it stopped stretching at about two meters in length.

“What’s happening!?” Mia asked, astonished.

“That’s the effect of your ‘deformation’ skill, exactly as you imagined it,” I explained.

“Eeeeeeee!” Mia exclaimed.

Don’t be surprised yet, you’re in for a bigger one.

“Now let’s move on to the next step,” I said.

“Eh? There’s more!?” Mia asked in disbelief.

“Of course. Before we move on to the next experiment, please return the branch to its original state,” I instructed.

“Okay, um…there, it’s done,” Mia said.

This time, she was able to easily return the branch to its original size. It seemed that she had gradually come to accept this unusual situation.

“Now, please imagine the branch becoming a material,” I said.

“A material?” Mia repeated, confused.

“Yes, it is a material. If you make a wooden sword out of that material, it will be able to expand and contract freely at the will of its owner.”

“Like a Ruyi Jingu Bang (Son Goku’s staff)? I see. I’ll try it.”

――After about three minutes, Mia turned to me and said, “I think I did it.”

I focused on the wooden branch she handed me and imagined it stretching a little.

Gugugugu…the wooden branch stretched as I imagined it.

“Wow! It stretched. It really stretched… Thank you so much, Takumi-san,” Mia said with a bright face as if a glimmer of hope had appeared in her darkened heart.

“No no, what’s amazing is your skill Mia. I just helped a little. Can I ask you to join my party?” I said.

“Of course! Thank you very much,” Mia replied.

And thus, Mia and I formed a party.

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