Ability vs Technique

Narrator-san: Your praise is wasted on me, my master. I just did what I could, following your excellent footsteps.

[There you go again, acting all haughty.]

[D-Dad?!]

Narrator-san: Most certainly! But that isn’t necessarily a dreadful thing.

[Okay, back to the story; Narrator-san, you did a good job.]

Narrator-san: Your praise is wasted on me–

[It definitely was. An elevated vampire is practically on the level of an ancient beast.]

Narrator-san: I definitely got chills narrating it; Somewhat fearing she would become aware of my presence.

[Don’t worry about that – we can’t be sensed by the living.]

Narrator-san: That is true.