The Sword Saint Festival 5, Approaching Storm

Waiting at the table, Mitsuna cracked her neck and looked around. Seeing how almost everyone was looking at the ongoing battle, she too took a glance at it.

She could not see, every screen around her was blocked by a few tens of people, with their eyes almost touching the magic screen.

Yawning, Mitsuna thought.

'Guess I'll check my Status.'

Opening it up, she was rather surprised by the level increase.

[Name: Mitsuna

Titles: [Princess] [Talented] [Future Calamitas] [Tortured] [True Demon] [One of a Kind] [Curious One] [Dungeon Lord] [Researcher] [Curse Weaver] [Transcender] [Saintess] [Sanctuary Conqueress (World)] [Reincarnator Killer]

Race: Greater Chimaera

Bloodlines: Lunar Ash Dragon, Frost Phoenix, Archangel, High Elf, Elite Human, Royal Driad, Zephyr Sylph, Jade Rabbit, 9 Tailed Kitsune, Gold Rush Gryphon, Ocean Strider Undine, Aurora Diamond Turtle, Fallen Angel, Blight Pegasus, Southern Wind Hydra, Rainbow Serpent, Elemental Silk Arachne, Soul Bender Lich, Daedalian Gnome, Albino Trapper Alligator

Class: Myriadblood

Level: 63 - > 78

Status: Normal

Sword Style: Crescent (3/7)

Attributes:

Health: 31,850,000/31,850,000 - >

48,850,000/48,850,000

Mana: 104,300,000/104,300,000 - >

140,300,000/140,300,000

Attributes:

Strength: 188,000 - > 240,500 - > 260,500

Vitality: 127,400 - > 175,400 - > 195,400

Intelligence: 208,600 - > 280,600

Agility: 300,000 - > 375,000 - > 425,000

Dexterity: 170,600 - >242,600

Defence: 128,400 - > 176,400

AP: 0  - > 90,000 - > 0

Elemental Affinities:

[Fox Flame - Tier 3]

[Aqua - Tier 3]

[Tempest - Tier 3]

[Quake - Tier 3]

[Ice - Tier 3]

[Lightning - Tier 3]

[Nature - Tier 3]

[Diamond - Tier 3]

[Light - Tier 3]

[Shadow - Tier 3]

[Moon - Tier 3]

[Soul - Tier 3]

[Sound - Tier 3]

[Gravity - Tier 3]

[Space - Tier 3]

[Time - Tier 3]

Skills: [Dissolve] [Bloodline Infusion] [Synthesize] [Advanced Elemental Mastery] [Absolute Memorization] [Hyper Intelligence] [Invent] [Create] [Comprehension Rate Increase] [Magic Circle Customization] [Dark Ice Seal] [Dome of Hell] [Seduction] [Item Box] [Horizon] [Sever] [Cut] [Paste] [World of Silver and Obsidian] [Reverse] [Form Change] [Grand Lunar Physique] [Branded] [Grand Regen] [General Status Condition Resistance] [Grand Appraisal] [Ancient Dragonic Speech] [Passive Blight] [Nature Born] [State of Fallen] [Pure] [Daedalian] [Crystallized] [Sylph] [Undine] [Golden Consumption] [Kitsune] [Silksong] [Evolution] [Holy State] [Nature Soulfire] [Personification of Jade] [Hydra Health] [Chromatic Poison] [Grand Soul Perception]

Techniques: [Eclipsed Sakura] [Twilight Lightning] [Lunar Cinders] [Solar Snow] [Sunken Rot]

Special Skills: [Determination] [Technomancy]]

'15 levels. That's pretty good.'

Placing her free Attribute Points mainly into Agility followed by Strength and Vitality since this competition focuses on physical aspects, Mitsuna had a final look over her Status and closed it.

'Agility is still one of the best attributes. Can't hit someone you can't see nor follow.' Mitsuna thought.

Magny soon came back from the direction of the kitchen.

As she walked through the door, Mitsuna caught a glance of that one guy who was trying to get her order the last time she came to eat with Magny.

'Maybe I was a bit rough...? Nah. All waiters look dead inside.'

As Magny approached the table, she sat down while placing two cup deserts on the table.

'Damn. Looks like some really fancy stuff from some French restaurant.'

Mitsuna looked at the deserts for a moment before turning towards Magny.

"I didn't order anything though."

"'It's on the house. We have a celebrity staying here so we should try to get some favorability points when we can.' Is what the chef said."

"Huh. Well, favorability points well earned."

As Mitsuna and Magny started digging in, Magny started the conversation.

"So are you feeling fine? You did get stabbed after all."

"Fit as a fiddle."

Mitsuna answered immediately as she took another bite while making an 'ok' symbol.

"You sure?"

"Positive."

"If you say so. Oh, and what do you think about the people you'll be going up against?"

"No clue. I've been sleeping so I didn't really watch any of the matches."

"Really?! But as a competitor, you should at least try to figure out your enemies' strengths and weaknesses."

"Takes most, if not all, of the fun out of it but... Hmm. Fine. What's the highest level of the current participants?"

"First, there's Try-"

Before she could continue, Mitsuna cut in.

"Names don't really matter, do they?"

"Uhh. I guess not."

Sighing out, Magny started talking while enjoying her dessert.

"The highest should be around level... 140? Maybe a bit more, maybe less. The lowest is level 62 from the A bracket."

"Do the brackets go down while the participants' levels go up?"

"Hmm. I mean... let's explain it like this: A bracket, B bracket and C bracket have participants from level 50 until level 70. D bracket, E bracket and F bracket are from level 70 until level 85. From then on it's an increase of 15 levels every 3 brackets."

Mitsuna did some quick math in her head while looking up with her eyes closed, spoon in mouth and asked.

"The last three should have people from level 115 until 130 then, right? How's a guy at level 140 taking part?"

"Probably. Money."

Letting out a sigh, Mitsuna took the spoon out of her mouth and put in in her cup as the desert was finished.

"Eh. Should have guessed."

"If you don't mind me asking Mitsuna, what level are you?"

"No problem, I just checked a while ago. It was 78."

"Huh? Really?"

"Surprising?"

"Yes!"

"In what way?"

"Your actual strength and level don't match."

"Well yeah, I knew that."

"Did you pour every Attribute Point you got into Agility and Strength?"

"No."

"Ah. Right, Vitality too, right? Or else you couldn't have survived that surprise attack."

"Uhuh."

"Are you taking this seriously? How did you get that strong at such a low level?"

"I'm not taking it seriously, no. How I got this strong? I guess good genes? Not nowhere close to how strong I want to be though."

"You want to get stronger?!"

"Well duh. Who doesn't?"

"You're so weird."

"I think I'm rather normal. At most I'd rate myself a little prettier than most."

"...Your humility speaks volumes."

"Uhuh. Anyway, good chat, good food. I should go get ready for the finals."

"Oh right. Bye, I'll be rooting for you!"

"Cya."

Waving back at the inn worker, Mitsuna left with a light smile.

'When was the last time I could talk so freely to someone? Probably at that one point with Jameson.'

Letting out a sigh, she pushed the thoughts away and got ready for the announcement of the finals.

As she sat by a bench and waited, a certain person approached her.

"Good afternoon."

As soon as Mitsuna saw the person, she reacted.

Jumping up, she grabbed the top of the backrest and used both of her legs to dropkick the man.

The man, or rather the young man, reacted and protected his face by crossing his hands in front of him.

He was still pushed back a good 10 meters or so.

'It's the pervert.'