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"Yo Clay let's get out of here. I am so tired we have been slaying flower gremlins for a whole hour we have killed more than a hundred." Complained Sans why lying on the grass in his normal form.

"If my transformation could last for an hour how good would that be now it only lasts about 20 minutes."

"Sans you really need to work on your stamina you are too depended on your blessing."

"Yea yea sure let's go now we will come back tomorrow." Sans stood up and quickly walked towards the exit. Clay silently followed him. They were staying in a nice hotel called Nectar hotel.

***

After showering both of them went to a nearby restaurant to eat.

"I am already bored of killing gremlins, they are dumb and don't drop any good loot. let's go to the muscle dimension and try them out it's just 4 miles away from here. I heard that they are very powerful and cool."

"Let's spend a couple of days in the flower dimension so that I can get the flower abilities also I'm not sure we are going to be able to handle them."

"Clay why do you even want the flower dimensions powers look at those gremlins, it's better for you to get the muscle dimension powers. It will probably make you physically stronger."

"Flower gremlins are non-elementals beasts that's why for us trained people they are so easy. Flower elementals beasts are way stronger than non-elementals. Explained Clay.

"Please can we at least go and see it? The pictures look sick." Begged Sans.

"Going there will be a waste of time for now let's finish this then we can go and before you say flower abilities will be a waste of slot remember my abilities are randomly selected based on its environment."

"Your blessing is so weird, it would have been so powerful if it wasn't limited in number. I guess the universal laws don't allow such stuff. If we are going to the flower dimension can we at least go to the next floor?"

"Not until your a Dark knight and I get 2 more abilities I am not going to try my chances with an elemental." Explained Clay

***

After 4 days of grinding in the flower dimension.

*TING*

> {Blossom} affinity: 20% <

Reached 20% affinity

Obtained {Blossom} class: Starlight Worshiper

Obtained ability:

{Directed by light}- Never get lost under starlight

{Light Bather}- Bath in starlight to get a mental and physical buff. The stronger the starlight the stronger the buffs.

The ability {Light Bather} was moved to your Natural body by the will of Mother Earth.

As the starlight hit him Clay he felt his strength increasing steadily. Under the gentle starlight in the flower dimension, Clay got almost a 2x buff both in the mental and physical departments.

'Looks like Mother Earth really wants me to be a close-range fighter. I thought with my experienced skill I would love a comfortable life as a long-range but with the combination of {Light Bather} and {Scales of illusion} it's way more effective to be a close range fighter.'

"From that smile, I concur that you got your pretty little flower ability."

"I don't think to concur means what you think it means and yes I got a nice buffing passive that makes me strong under starlight. I will not be good at night though as the amount of starlight affects my buff."

"That's a neat ability with it you will make a good close-range attacker. I know you never liked close combat but I can see you are very talented in that department. The way you easily got used to your new sword and we're killing gremlins showed me that you have high innate talent."

'Seeing me use {Experienced} made Sans think that I am born talented. That's actually a great excuse when people see that I am too good at using items, I will just say I'm born just simply talented.'

"You saw through me, Sans. Yes, I was born with high talents in close combat and also in using weapons that's why I never liked close combat I felt I didn't deserve it." Bullshitted Clay hoping Sans would buy into his soap drama.

Seeing Clay's sad-looking face Sans consoled him "Clay I perfectly understand what you mean, nobody likes to be forced into stuff. But you gotta understand it's part of you. Like a limb and it's your choice if you wanna use it."

"Yea I guess I'm being childish thanks Sans" Clay gave the most innocent smile he could muster.

"So we going to slay some muscular beast now?"

"Sure but first let's go freshen up and relax in the hotel we will go there tomorrow."

***

After Sans got into his room Clay open his door and walked in the first thing he saw was an angry-looking girl. The girl had very dark red hard long straight hair it was so dark that if the sunlight wasn't hitting it. It would've appeared black. She was wearing a black buttoned t-shirt with white jeans. She had chubby cheeks which made her angry frown look comical.

"What are you doing here Tina?" Inquired Clay with a confused look.

"Don't play games with me, Clay. Why did you make Aunty say that to me? How will I ever show her my face again."

"Don't."

"What?"

"Don't show your face to my mom again. Problem solved."

"What? You bastard what do you…"

"I am breaking out of friendship so you don't need to come to my house anymore."

"You have to be joking we have been friends since we were little kids. Fight me right now I will beat some sense into you."

"No, I will not fight you. All these years I knew you faked losing to me so you could keep challenging me Tina."

"Stop being delusional I come from a family of mages that why I suck a close combat."

"I am tired of all these lies Tina if you don't wanna confess to me please leave me alone. Bye."

"You will regret this Clay." Tina angrily stormed off.

'That hurt, I feel bad manipulating her like this but this is the only way to make her confess her true feeling towards me and if this destroys our relationship forever so be it. Better be in no relationship that a bitter one.'