The morning came faster then I had expected. My eyes flew up the second the sun reached into the creaked window crack, I really wanted to get in some more sleep, but i realized that I have other issues to deal with
I turned my head to see my traveller partner Paimon sleeping along side of me, on the opposite, bed, snoring mildly as she is dozing off, I just sighed to myself, How the heck was she able to sleep after stuffing her stomach with nothing but food?
Anyways, It's been about 2 days since i travelled into this world, and a lot has already happened, that goes into and follows the original story, especially having to go to the four winds temple just to destory the storm terrors eggs, to clear the place
Which brings me to my current issue.
I can't destory the egg as like in the game, there must have been some rule placed in this world where each element has an advantage and disadvantage, but the most telling one was this;
"Two Elements Of The Same Nature Cancel Each Other Out"
If it wasn't for amber's Pyro Vision to combine it with my "Wind Style / Wind Magic" to destroy the egg yesterday, then we would have had a situation in our hands, thankfully great sage suggested the idea for me to destroy the egg, combining her pyro vision with my wind to amplify the attack. However, my only concern is that I wont be able to pull this off with the Calvary Captain Kaeya who has a Cryo Vision, and the Favonius Librarian Lisa (Who is still calling me "Cutie") who has an Electro Vision. And I only have the Anemo element at the moment that I've gotten from the statue of the seven, meaning that my attacks would only be deflected and fired back at me.
So this morning I need to find a solution.
Thankfully I have great sage, to be able to create for me a skill that should help me with this issue, but so far I'm not so sure about how to tackle this. But I do have a theory to test out.
I was thinking, If i could combine different concepts from the world of Black Clover, Naruto, as well as the Genshin Impact world, as to how to gain energy passively from the elemental energy in the ley lines then i could create a passive skill that allows me to abosrb and contain elemental energy, charka, and mana from outside of the world and into my body passively, kind of like a self sustaining continuous working "Sage Mode" from the naruto world where I can can absorb the natural energy on a constant basis. But I needed to test this theory out first.
Aether; "Morning Great Sage", I said to myself, since paimon is to deep asleep next to me, then there should be any issues with me speaking my mind out
Great Sage; "Good Morning Host, Did you sleep well?"
Aether; "I slept well thanks, but there is a theory that I wanted to test out first with the Unique skill "Skill Creation / Maker"
Great Sage; "What Theory might that be host?"
Aether; "I was thinking that since I have Mana/Magical from the "Blackcloververse", and Charka from the "Narutoverse" from my 4th wish, is it possible that i could also create skills that are similar to there skills and abilities used in each universe, like "Sage Mode"/ "Charka Refinement"/ from Naruto? or possibly master "Mana Zone" from the BlackClover universe from the environment"
Great Sage; "Yes Host, It's possible although, more data is needed for this to work in overtime,
Aether; "Seriously?" I said, both shocked and happy to hear this out
Great Sage; Yes Host, "Sage Mode / Senjustu" is a skill that i can create as a passive skill, but that skill will come after you've mastered "Charka Refinement" so your body can handle it the Senjustu Charka that you passively draw out from the environment, but before then you need to refine your charka even further so your body can adapt to it.
Aether; "Huh" I thought to myself, I've was rushing into it and didnt think about refining my charka that I needed to develop pretty soon. But right now i need to focus on the "Mana" factor of my "Magicule Battery" at the moment to further improve my compatibility with the wind element from the black clover universe,
Thats when an great sage came up with a solution for me.
Great Sage; However, it is possible to create a Unique skill called "Mana Absorption" to increase your capacity for absorbing the ambient energy from the environment, especially from non living and living items from within a the users range.
Aether; "Really?!?!" 'Man great sage is such a broken skill, its already creating solutions for my current problems, no wonder rimuru was busted in the anime'
Great Sage; Also, this skill can also help the user adapt to the elemental energies of this world as well, potential creating a feedback loop of energy for you to have to continue fighting and utilizing elemental skills / abilities from this world similar to the "Mana Zone" from the black clover universe to absorb the elemental energy from the Ley Lines below to help further increase your mana capacity even more.
Aether; "THAT'S AWESOME!!!!!", I screamed out load, then quickly clapped my mouth with my hands, hoping that I didn't wake up Paimon from her sleep. I looked over myself only to see that Paimon is still snoozing at her bed, which was a huge relief for me.
'She really can sleep through anything, wish I had that in my old life'. As i looked back at my thoughts on the creating the skill
Aether; Great sage, I want you to use data / information from the "Statue of the Seven" from Windrise to collect information on the ley lines in this world to create a the "Mana Absorption" skill using the data from the sub skill "Skill creation".
Great Sage; Affirmative master, The one requirement is that master needs to have an Object / Item filled with "Mana / elemental energy" to complete the data collection on the "Mana" in this world to create the extra skill "Mana Absorption"
'Huh, I need an item that at least has an "mana" signature to create the skill?, I guess that makes sense', right because I have I having a piece of the storm terror egg in my inventory"
'Inventory' I said mentally
Then a list of my current inventory began to scroll down infront of me on a black and gold screen infront of me like a game inventory that contains items I got from the treasure chest from amber.
Current Inventory;
1) Mora; 10,000 x 5
2) Airbending Scroll (Practioner Level) x 5 (I'll study on those later once the main quest is over)
3) Wind Magic Spells - Master Level x 3
4) B+++ Wind Ninjustu Scroll - x 4
5) Weapon Enhancement Materials (Mystic Enhancement Ore or Fine Enhancement Ore for upgrading weapons ) - x 20
7) Elemental Sigils - Anemo: (Specific to the region; 'example - Anemo Sigils in Mondstadt' which can be used at the region's souvenir shop for additional rewards) - x 70
8) Vayuda Turquoise Fragment - x 15 (Additional x5 fragments from destroying stormterror imbued anemo egg)
My eyes immediately want to the 8th item being the fragments from the anemo egg,
I quickly pointed the item at the screen and then it digitized and appeared into my hand in a digitised form
It's exactly how it looks like from the game, a tiny turquoise coloured fragment of the gemstones filled with Anemo energy from the the destoryed egg. With little sharp edges around its edges. I then asked great sage
Aether; Is this enough for the completed date?
Great Sage; Affirmative master, this fragment will provide the missing data for creating the skill
Aether; Thank you Great Sage. So what should i do now?
Great sage; Simply crush the fragment in your hand, then use the unique skill "Predator" to absorb the anemo energy of to be later converted into mana, then i can use the unique skill to isolate the "Mana" aspect of the fragment to complete the data collection from the "Statue Of The Seven" to create the skill
Aether; Alright then,
I did as great sage asked and crushed the fragment into dust particles, then I activated the "Predator" unique skill, where a tiny storm of gold appeared in my hand, swallowing the dust from my hand, (just like gluttony in "Tensura") all in a mater of a few seconds. Then I heard great sage voice processing the data colllected
Great Sage; {Processing Vayuda Turquoise Fragment essense,} - {Intergrating data to information from the Anemo Statue Of The Seven} - {Gathering anemo energy from the Vayuda Turquoise Fragment} - {Data collected} - {Intergrating data with unique skill "Skill Maker / Creator"} - {Unique Skill "Mana Absorption" is in progress} - {Time needed; 30 minutes}.
Aether; 'Thirty minutes? Well okay, can't rush the development of a skill, especially as one as essential as this'
I get up to wake up paimon from her sleep, gently
Aether; Paimon, come on, its time to wake up.
Paimon; "uuuuuuuuuugh, five more minutes" paimon wined, as she tries to get back to sleep,
So I have to use my secret tactic on her
Aether; Okay then, i guess i'll just finish "EVERY" breakfast options that the " Goth Grand Hotel." has to offer then
The reaction was expected and hilarious
Paimons eyes, shot up so wide, until there where flying saucers at the thought of eating more food, she quickly got out of bed and dashed to where I was on the bed
Paimon; Are we really going to eat "Everything" THAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER WITHOUT PAIMON HOW COULD YOU?!?!
She puffed her checks and pointed at me accusingly, only for me to laugh at her antics.
Its makes me wonder, is this what both Traveller Aether / Traveller Lumine (depending on which one you choose from the game) had to deal with on a regular basics, even if people back in my world called her annoying, she was pretty essential to the traveller's mental wellbeing. So I have
Aether; Listen paimon, I promise that I'll try my best to provide you with as much food as possible, but try not to get easily upset when I'm just joking around, Can you handle that?
Paimon; (Thinking pose, considering what he is saying), Alright Paimon agrees, But still, dont just joke to paimon about food all the time okay ?!?!
Aether; Okay then, deal
Well after that interaction, We both got ready, with our current gear as possible then went down stairs to the main dining halll at the Hotel that they had to offer,
We went downstars to find a variety of other occupants going about there day, some ordering there meals, others reading news articles, and some preparing to go to the adventures guild for there daily commissions. Me and paimon founded a seat at the corner of the room near the window, so we took it. We then sat down, with a waitress giving us the menu for us to eat. I decided to allow paimon to splurge on ONE of the menu's best items as i dont have enough mora for the both of use for a feast.
Paimon; AHHHHH!!! But you promised paimon that we can order EVERYTHING from the menu for breakfast!
Aether; I'm sorry Paimon, but currently, I'm pretty low on mora at the moment, so I need to earn some from commissions and missions later on throughout the day, I hope you can understand.
Paimon; ........
Paimon was quiet for a few seconds considering what I've said, I feel bad that i could'nt help paimon with her hunger, but she said something that completely caught me off guard, something i never though the original Paimon had in the original game back in my world.
"Understanding"
Paimon; "Paimon understands, Paimon wont make you feel like you need to help Paimon with her food if you can't afford it", She said all that with an undestanding smile, that reached her eyes which shined bright
I was shocked to hear that this paimon is so considerate about my financial abilities to provide, even though with the unique skill that ROB left behind (Descenders Blessing Into A New World) me to insure that i can still gain some good rewards. I still am shocked that she is being considerate to my current situation.
That's when I promised myself, I'll use every advantage in this world logic and unique skills as much as possible to gain enough mora to spoil Paimon later on with food, Its the least i can do for what she has done for me and the original aether.
Aether; Thank you paimon for being so understanding
Paimon; Its fine aether, Paimon thinks its fine, and Paimon doesnt want to feel like a burden to you during your travels. Paimon wants nothing more than to be the best tour guide for you.
We later ordered for our meals with paimon ordering for the "Tea Break Pancake" whilst I ordered the "Adventurer's Breakfast Sandwich" from the menu with a bit of curiosity as to what it might taste like.
We then later chatted and talked about what we plan to do later throughout the day, with me asking if paimon is willing to stay behind in the Knight Of Favionus headquarters whilst i handle the other temples of the four winds, with paimon agreeing, knowing that I'm strong enough to handle myself.
Later than the food came, and we both ate whilst we still talked but then a notification from Great Sage came into being
Great Sage; Notice!!!! 30 minutes of skill creation has been complete. The Unique Skill; "Mana Absorption" has been acquired along with the following sub skills
Unique Skill "Mana Absorption"; A Unique Skill born from a constitution that hungers for magical energy itself—an insatiable void within the soul that seeks to consume the very lifeblood of the world. Unlike conventional mages who must patiently regenerate their own internal reserves or draw limited power from leylines, the possessor of this skill exists as a mobile nexus, a living vacuum that passively and actively draws ambient mana into themselves. This skill represents the dominion of "Consumption" over the fundamental building blocks of all magical phenomena, transforming the user into a perpetual motion engine of sorcery. It is the ultimate foundation for any magic-user, turning empty wastelands into fertile grounds of power and making enemy fortresses into personal batteries.
Subskills include;
- Sub Skill; "Ambient Mana Domination" has been acquired -
- Sub Skill; "Magic Jamming (Passive):" has been acquired -
- Sub Skill; "Energy Conversion:" has been acquired -
- Sub Skill; "Mana Perception" has been acquired -
- Sub Skill; "MagiculeDissolution" has been acquired -
- Sub Skill; "Storage (Infinite Space):" has been acquired -
- Sub Skill; "Inorganic Mana Extraction;" has been acquired -
I almost chocked on my tea as I read saw the list of subskills being seen through the viewing screen that was displayed by great sage
Paimon; Aether are you alright over there??
Aether; I'm fine Paimon, It's just a thought that just came to mind thats all.
Paimon; Ohh okay, please be careful when drinking next time
Aether; Will do
I then looked at the sub skills feeling a bit confused about what they can do, so I asked great sage mentally to give me a run down as to what these sub skills do individually.
Aether; 'Hey great sage; Please explain to me about the sub skills and what they can do?' I asked mentally
Great Sage; Afffirmative master, The unique skill "Mana Absorption" has a variety of sub skills which include;
- Ambient Mana Domination: Allows for the direct extraction of mana (magicules)/elemental energy, charkra/ode from the surrounding atmosphere or from a target's mana/magic via physical contact. In areas of high mana density (dungeons, leylines, after storms), this acts as a passive regeneration multiplier, constantly topping off reserves without conscious effort. In magical dead zones, the skill actively seeks out the thinnest strands of mana, extracting every possible particle from the environment to sustain the user.
- Magic Jamming (Passive): Emits waves that interfere with the flow of external magicules, making it difficult for opponents to cast spells by destabilising the mana they are trying to manipulate.
- Energy Conversion: Converts absorbed mana directly into the user's own stamina or reserves to restore expended energy.
- Mana Perception: Grants the ability to "see" the flow of mana and magicules in a 360-degree radius, making it nearly impossible for enemies to hide their presence or sneak attacks.
- Magicule Dissolution: A defensive sub-skill that breaks down incoming magic-based attacks upon contact, absorbing a portion of the energy while nullifying the damage.
- Storage (Infinite Space): A sub-space within the user's soul where absorbed mana or items can be stored safely without leaking into the environment.
- Inorganic Mana Extraction; Allows the user to consciously drain the latent magical energy embedded within objects and materials. Mana-infused ore, enchanted weapons, magical constructs, and even the ambient energy stored in dungeon walls can be targeted. By placing a hand upon an object, the user can forcibly extract its mana, converting the object's magical properties into raw personal reserves.
I was about to spit out my tea again after hearing all these literally OVERPOWERED subskills that great sage crafted for me.
Truly, Great Sage IS SUCH A BROKEN SKILL TO HAVE!!!.