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Ding!
[Skill Proficiency has reached the required amount: 20000/20000]
[You learned the [Cooking: Lv1] Skill!]
Oh, again? This is the second Skill today. It seems that today, despite lacking level ups, there are many great gifts. I have already acquired Command, but now I got the Cooking Skill. It makes sense, seeing how my meals have begun to become capable of revitalizing and even recovering Mana, it was an obvious outcome, and quite honestly, I was expecting to get a Skill related to it eventually, but not as quick.
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[Cooking: Lv1]
Skill Proficiency: 0/10000
A Skill learned by those that have dedicated a great part of their lives to cook meals for others. Those that put their hearts into their cooking and do it so they can help others recover and feel better are the ones that might awaken this power. Meals prepared will gain additional effects and will automatically recover a certain % of HP and MP based on ingredients and Skill Level. Some meals might randomly gain special effects. Proficiency at the time of cooking is also increased greatly, and the user’s cooking often tastes great no matter what, revitalizing those that consume it and calming their hearts.
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This is better than I had expected! The moment I learned the skill, the meals I had cooked suddenly and logic-defyingly gained a magical glow to them that only I could see. The kids were still eating happily as of now, and as they continued filling their bellies, their health and mana was probably recovering even quicker.
“Uoooh! Is it my idea or the food just got tastier?” Asked Erika. “You’re so amazing at cooking, Blake! I love it!”
“Y-Yeah… It’s true, something happened, it just all became so tasty… even more than before!” Said Eric.
“Hahh~ My heart is calm now…” Sighed Chris. It seems my food could even heal heartbreaks.
I also began eating myself a second portion of stew with a stick with skewered horned rabbit meat. The food was tastier than I thought, I barely had any salt and other spices, so why? Is this all the skill’s doing? Can Skills truly be such powers? They’re almost god-like in how defying they are. They are even stronger than most low-tier to mid-tier spells, and their effects are permanent all while growing with one-self… If I could had developed and discovered skills in my previous life, I might had stood a better chance against Lucifer.
Still, these Skills really seem nonsensical based in how they work. I had just learned the Cooking Skill an automatically the meals I had improved… Well, there’s no point in wondering about this any longer. If I grow strong enough I might be able to discover the truth and secrets behind the Skills of this world, Levels, Stats, and Talents, but for now, it is better to concentrate in what I have in front of me.
A trio of very happy kids… I guess they are well fed now. It is about time to move on and continue hunting, I won’t let them go around slacking after a meal.
“Alright, now that we are done, let’s continue. Eleanora has already told me that there’s a group of eleven Imps led by a Lesser Oni close by here. They’re being lured by the smell of the food, so this is perfect.” I said.
“EEEH?!”
All three kids suddenly jumped off their seats in shock, getting nervous out of nowhere.
“What’s wrong?” I asked.
“Y-You didn’t even told us!” Cried Eric. “We were relaxing while demons were lurking around?”
“This is bad! We need to get ready!” Said Chris. “Where’s my staff?!”
“This is sudden but I can understand it, Blake’s meals are the tastiest, so its obvious they were lured by the delicious food he prepares!” Said Erika while nodding and grabbing her large sword, letting it rest over her small shoulders. “Dolls, [Formation]!”
Suddenly, Erika summoned her dolls and suddenly used a Skill named [Formation], probably a new Skill she just learned. It seems that it allowed her to better coordinate her own Dolls and also make them create specific formations that increased certain stats and granted bonuses to their powers and abilities, an interestingly fitting skill. I suppose her [Princess] Talent also gave her the ability to control military groups through skills like these. It is good that she got an incredibly multiple body-type of spirit that can work with such skills.
“Fire Fox, come out!” Said Chris, summoning his spirit as he finally found his staff.
“I’ll get ready…” Said Eric, as he suddenly summoned his spirit without making a fuss like Chris and took out his bow and arrows. The vines making up his spirit suddenly entangled the arrows, infusing them with spirit energy. It seems he had a new skill or technique to showcase.
“T-There is a Lesser Oni? What are those though?” Asked Chris nervously.
“I would say they’re Imps undergoing Oni transformation.” I said. “Although they’re several times stronger than Imps, they’re weaker than Onis themselves… With Eleanora we have already defeated Onis, but you’ll do it this time. I’ll assist you with Skills and Magic from the sides, but I want you to put team effort into defeating him.”
“An Imp undergoing evolution? So they’re the ones that turn into the mighty Oni demons…” Said Erika.
“Yes, just like us, Demons can also grow stronger by devouring souls and negative emotions. If an Imp is evolving into an Oni, it means he has eaten a lot of souls already. Maybe most of them were from wild monsters here… but I bet there might be some human souls in there as well. We’ll fight someone that has already fought and defeated humans, so don’t be too confident in your own powers and above all, be cautious. This is not a game, its real life. If you lose… it means death. Understood?” I asked them. Chris, Eric, and Erika looked at one another and nodded afterwards.
“Good. Here they come.” I said. The trees and bushes began to wave as a group of red-skinned demons emerged, being led by a Lesser Blue-skinned Oni, a rare breed.
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