Volume 2 Chapter 12: Daniel: "Your Majesty, what is your command?"
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Volume 2 Chapter 12: Daniel: "Your Majesty, what is your command?"
Tria: "Great. Now that everything is out of the way, let's start the round one of the trial, shall we?"
After saying that, a magic circle appeared on the ground in front of Tria, and a figure started to emerge, similar to how Carmilla summoned a clone.
Tria: "This is 'Daniel,' if I am correct, and he will be your first opponent for the first round. Just like you, Daniel also prefers to use a bow, so I thought it would be fitting for you to fight him…"
Tria paused for a moment as Daniel's summoning emitted a bright light, temporarily obscuring their vision with white light.
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Since Tria stopped talking, Carmilla took advantage of the situation to check the details of the new quest she received when Tria introduced this dungeon.
[Vampire Progenitor's Inheritance 1/?] [Chain Quest]
[A chance to earn the [Vampire Progenitor] bloodline and other rewards by defeating the enemies summoned by the dungeon master, Tria.]
[Requirements for quest completion:
1. Have a [Vampire] bloodline.
2. Defeat three level 5 enemies summoned by the dungeon master, Tria, in one-on-one fights.]
[Rewards:
Basic reward:
Bloodline upgrade from [Basic Vampire Bloodline] to [Baron or Baroness Vampire Bloodline].
[Defeat one of the enemies.]
Reward: Qualification to enter the other part of [Progenitor's Castle].
[Defeat two of the enemies.]
Reward: 1 piece of the artifact set [Myriad Set].
[Defeat three of the enemies.]
Reward: 20% of the [Vampire Progenitor's Bloodline.]]
The light show began to die down, so Tria continued to speak.
Tria: "Where did I leave off before I was interrupted?"
Pepper: "You were discussing how it would be fitting for Daniel to fight us."
Tria: "Oh, right. Based on my observation of the three of you, I noticed that you prefer using a basic spell like Blood Arrow the most."
Daniel had fully emerged from the magic circle, and after that, the magic circle disappeared.
Daniel knelt down on one knee in front of Tria.
Daniel: "What is your command, Your Majesty?"
The three of them were shocked to see a hooded figure kneel down on one knee in front of Tria and address her as 'Your Majesty.' Based on Daniel's tone, it was evident that he held great respect for Tria.
Carmilla speculated that Tria's original body might hold a high position, possibly as a queen or empress within the vampire race, given that Daniel used the title 'Your Majesty.' Typically, such a title indicated a high-ranking position in a kingdom or empire.
Since they were unfamiliar with vampire culture, Carmilla and the others chose to remain silent.
Tria: "You may rise, and there's no need to kneel down to me since I'm just a clone of the original."
Daniel: "Your Majesty, this is a necessary etiquette. If the Council of Elders were to discover that I didn't address you as 'Your Majesty,' they would surely punish me."
Tria: "Sigh, fine, do as you wish."
Daniel: "Your Majesty, what is your command?"
Tria: "You will have to fight with the three of them."
After saying that, Tria pointed at Carmilla, Eve, and Pepper, who were all gazing intently at Daniel, seemingly eager to know what lay beneath the black robe he was wearing.
Upon hearing Tria's order, Daniel stood up and turned around to face the three of them.
When Daniel turned around, Carmilla noticed his strikingly handsome appearance, which she found comparable to the looks of many anime characters. In her mind, she considered that all vampires seemed to possess handsome or beautiful features.
While Carmilla and her clones were observing Daniel, he was also observing them.
Upon turning around, Daniel saw three similar-looking girls intensely staring at him. With his experience and knowledge, he immediately recognized that two of the girls were clones. However, even with his expertise, he couldn't differentiate which one among the three was the original.
When he attempted to probe further and determine the original among the three, he noticed that the life force emanating from all of them exhibited a fluctuation typically associated with a newly turned vampire or a newborn vampire.
So, Daniel voiced his doubt since, with his current power and experience, defeating the three of them, who were newly turned vampires or newborn vampires, would be as easy as squashing a few ants.
Daniel: "Your Majesty, it appears that the three of them are newly turned vampires or a newborn vampire."
Tria: "That's right, your observation is correct. The three of them are indeed newborn vampires. If you are concerned about easily defeating them because of your considerable power, you're right, they wouldn't be a match for you."
Daniel: "You are correct, Your Majesty. I am indeed concerned, as the three of them are too weak to pose a challenge."
Carmilla, Eve, and Pepper were offended when Daniel bluntly stated that they were weak. However, the three of them chose to remain silent since they acknowledged their current lack of strength.
Carmilla couldn't help but feel disheartened every time she opened her status screen.
[Name: Carmilla]
[Race: Vampire]
[Title/s: N/A]
[Level: 3]
[Exp: 8/40]
[HP: 60/60]
[MP: 36/36]
[STA: -/-]
[STR: 15] x3 (45)
[DEF: 10]
[VIT: 20] x3 (60)
[AGI: 16] x3 (48)
[DEX :10]
[INT: 10]
[MAG: 12] x3 (36)
[MAGDEF: 10]
[Racial Skill]
[Immortality Level: Max]
[Passive Skill]
• Grants the user unlimited stamina.
• The user no longer requires food or sleep.
• Nullifies Body and Mind-type Status Ailments but receives continuous damage when exposed to sunlight.
• Receives 3x damage from fire magic, light magic, and holy magic.
• Health potions, mana potions, and stamina potions are rendered ineffective.]
[Bat Transformation Level: 3]
[Active Skill]
[Skill Proficiency: -/-]
• Allows the user to transform into a bat, halving the user's stats while in bat form.
• Transformation limit: 2 minutes
• Each time the skill levels up, it increases the time limit by 30 seconds.]
[Charm Level: 1]
[Passive/Active Skill]
[Skill Proficiency: 0/100]
• Passive: Causes NPCs to have a very positive attitude toward you and may even persuade monsters to follow you.
• Active: Has a 5% chance to stun other players or monsters for 5 seconds, based on the Intelligence of the target.
• Each time the skill levels up, it increases the stun duration by 1 second.]
[Night Vision Level: 3]
[Passive Skill]
[Skill Proficiency: -/-]
• Enables the user to have the same level of sight in darkness as during the day.
• Maximum distance is 7 meters within direct view of the player.
• Each time the skill levels up, it increases the maximum distance by 1 meter.]
[Blood Magic Level: 3]
[Active Skill]
[Skill Proficiency: -/-]
• Blood Magic enables the user to control or create blood at will.
• The cost depends on the volume of blood controlled or created.
• When using [Blood Magic], magic damage is increased by 2.5x.
• Each skill level-up increases the damage percentage by 0.5x.]
[Strength Enhancement Level: 3]
[Passive Skill]
[Skill Proficiency: -/-]
• Multiplies the STR stat by 3 times.
• Each time the skill levels up, it increases by an additional 0.5 multiplier.]
[Speed Enhancement Level: 3]
[Passive Skill]
[Skill Proficiency: -/-]
• Multiplies the AGI stat by 3 times.
• Each time the skill levels up, it increases by an additional 0.5.]
[Vitality Enhancement Lv: 3]
[Passive Skill]
[Skill Proficiency: -/-]
• Multiplies the VIT stat by 3 times.
• Each time the skill levels up, it increases by an additional 0.5.]
[Magic Enhancement Lv: 3]
[Passive Skill]
[Skill Proficiency: -/-]
• Multiplies the MAG stat by 3 times.
• Each time the skill levels up, it increases by an additional 0.5.]
[Skills]
[Analyze Level: 1]
[Active Skill]
[Skill Proficiency: 10/100]
• Allows the user to view the stats of mobs, items, and players. The information received depends on the skill level. Full stats are revealed if the skill level exceeds the level of the target being scanned.
• Costs 5 mana each time the skill is used.
• Analyze has a range of 5 meters around the user.
• With each skill level-up, the maximum range of the skill increases by 1 meter.]
[Automatic Mana Recovery Level: 3]
[Passive Skill]
[Skill Proficiency: -/-]
• Automatically recovers 15 MP per second.
• Each time the skill levels up, it increases the MP recovery by 5 MP per level.]
[Bow Arts Level: 3]
[Passive Skill]
[Skill Proficiency: -/-]
• Passively increases your damage when using any kind of bow by 2.5x.
• With each skill level-up, the damage multiplier increases by 0.5x.]
[Sword Arts Level: 3]
[Passive Skill]
[Skill Proficiency: -/-]
• Passively increases your damage when using any type of sword by 2.5x.
• With each skill level-up, the damage multiplier increases by 0.5x.]
[Unique Skill]
[Clones]
[Active Skill]
• This skill allows the player to create a clone with the same appearance and the same stats as the user, except for some of the user's skills and equipment.
• The first five clones will have their own traits and personalities, and these clones have independent thinking abilities. However, after summoning a maximum of 5 clones, the rest will follow basic AI and obey the user's commands.
• Clones are loyal to the user and, if a clone dies, it will revive near the user after an hour of the clone's death. The user also gains the memories of the clone upon their death, or the user can initiate the transfer of memories from the clone. These memories can be replayed like a movie at any time.
• The user and the clones share a connection; they can sense the presence of other clones and communicate telepathically through this connection within a certain range. Clones can hide their traces from each other within the connection but not from the user.
• Clones can assist the user in gaining experience points (exp), but the exp gain is reduced by half or extended by twice the time when the user learns new skills personally.
• [Clone: 2/3] (The clone limit increases by 1 each time you level up).]