Chapter 66: A New Beginning(Edited)
A month passed ever since the brutal confrontation between the maids, as a lot had underwent change during that period of time. Loraine was no longer treated like the outcast she normally was, instead everyone started to finally give Loraine the one she was longing for ever since she moved into the mansion.
Acknowledgement.
Whenever she moved through the mansion, her posture sharp, and her aura radiating a confidence that was at an all time high, the very air shifting around her with every step of her being, a quiet overwhelming force that forced the maids to part in her presence.
’It feels so weird,’ Loraine thought to herself, reflecting on her journey so far. ’Every time I moved through these halls, they would always whisper behind my back, but now that everything’s changed, they don’t dare do that anymore, its almost unsettling with how quiet it’s gotten.’
She thought to herself, finding the silence a bit eerie but she knew that she just had to get herself used to it, as she knew that everyone began to notice her performance and how quickly she was to do the things she did.
During that time, Loraine’s abilities had flourished tremendously, growing stronger and stronger ad reaching newer heights, while she had also levelled up a lot, and had fully comprehended [Ignition] during that time frame as well, the skill’s power being every bit of the destruction she had hoped it would be, one mistake having the possibility to cause devastation.
’Finally, that’s today’s work done, In record time too, I don’t think I’ve ever done my chores so quickly before, it’s not even afternoon yet I’m pretty sure.’ Loraine said to herself inwardly, surprised by how fast she had managed to do her tasks, eyes glancing up at a clock as it steadily ticked against the wall.
[Ding! You Have Completed Today’s Daily Quest!]
[Ding! You Have Received 2000 Experience Points!]
[Ding! You Have Levelled Up To Level 29!]
[You Have 39 Points Available For Distribution!]
[Ding! You Have Received 2000 Experience Added To Your Existing Skills!]
’Finally! That took forever!’ Loraine thought, placing her hands on her hips as she let out a frustrated sigh, the cost for leveling up had increased greatly, leaving her with long periods where she wouldn’t gain any levels from the Daily Quest most of the time, not even for her skills which used to level up pretty easily.
Loraine was about to complain under her breath about how she wishes she could gain more experience and see what would happen if her skills were to reach max level, as she was very close to doing that and had been saving her status points for when she might need it in the future.
Her thoughts were interrupted as a second chime echoed in her mind, the system screen manifesting before her once more. Catching her off guard as a powerful burst of light exploded from her body, her hair fluttering in the wind as her eyes closed momentarily, the fatigue of today’s work fading from her bones as she was completely restored once more.
[Ding! Congratulations On Successfully Maintaining A 30-Day Streak Without Fail!]
[Ding! You Have Received An Additional 20,000 Experience Points!]
[Your Level Has Risen By 16 Times!]
[Current Level 35!]
[51 Points Available For Distribution!]
[Ding! Additional Experience Points Has Been Funded To Your Class Skills!]
[Ding! Clean Has Reached Level 87!]
[Ding! Cleanse Has Reached Level 84!]
[Ding! Cooking Excellence Has Reached Level 91!]
[Ding! Magical Grasp Has Reached Level 82!]
[Ding! Eyes Of Appraisal Has Reached Level 52!]
[Ding! Aura Of Haste Has Reached Level 60!]
[Ding! Ignition Has Reached Level 40!]
[Congratulations! You Have Reached The Sufficient Level!]
[New Class Skill Unlocked: (Rare)Maiden’s Intuition Lv1]
[Skill: Maiden’s Intuition]
[Rarity: Rare]
[Effects: A passive skill that greatly increases the intuition of a maid, making her far more perceptive and aware of her surroundings. It has the ability to reveal traces of Mana to the naked eye, and heighten the user’s natural senses, while strengthening their intuition of telling apart the lie from the veil of truth.]
[Description: A skill not many maids receive or have ever unlocked upon their journey in the world of Valeria. While belonging to a rather weak class, the ability to be aware of your surroundings, sense traps, and sense presences allows the user to see incoming threats and inconveniences long before they arrive, while also granting them the ability to see through obvious lies and attempts at deceitfulness.]
Loraine slowly opened her eyes, the messages of the system registering in her mind a few seconds later, as her eyes widened in shock and disbelief, as the reality of what she had heard in her mind finally daunting on her.
’I unlocked a new skill!?’ Loraine thought to herself, her eyes shining as she gazed at it’s effects, already knowing the ability was going to be able to do far more for her with the help of her [Mystical Amplification] Talent, and what was even more benefitial for her was that it was a passive ability, and she could already start feeling the ability starting to take hold.
She closed her eyes as she tried to focus, taking in a deep breath to enter a state of concentration. She could hear the blood running through her veins the more she concentrated on her hearing, the loud drum of her heart, the chattering of the maids through layers upon layers of concrete and stone, and feel the edges of the surroundings in her room as if she were physically touching them.
"That’s...almost unsettling," Loraine muttered to herself, not exactly sure as to she was meant to feel about that. Sure it was great to be able to hear, feel, and ’touch’, things from a far distance, but it still felt rather off, and since this wasn’t something she could so easily turn off, it was going to be apart of her for a while.
"Sigh, great. Well atleast I got enough experience from it all, It’s about time I started allocating my points, I don’t think I can let another month before I go insane."
She nodded to herself, the weight of not having to bother saving up more points finally lifting off her shoulders as she decided that it was time she invested in herself, pulling open her Status Window, the luminescent panel floating into existence before her.
[Status Screen]
[Name: Loraine Velmer(Misha Ravens)]
[Class: Sacred Maid(Rare)]
[Talent: Mystic Amplification(Mythical)]
[Level: 35]
[HP:500/500]
[MP:400/400]
[Stats]
[Strength: 15]
[Intelligence: 25]
[Vitality: 15]
[Agility: 14]
[Class Skills: (Rare)Magical Grasp Lv82, (Common)Clean Lv87, (Common)Cooking Excellence Lv91, Cleanse(Uncommon) Lv84,(Rare)Eyes Of Appraisal Lv72, )(Rare)Aura Of Haste Lv60, (Common)Ignition Lv40,(Rare)Maiden’s Intuition Lv1]
[Stat Points: 51]
[XP: 340/10,420]
’10,000 Experience...just to level up once.’ Loraine thought with a face palm, as each day only rewarded her with around 2k EXP, so she would need to work for 5 days just to gain one level, the Daily Quests already starting to show their diminishing returns.
’I guess I should be rather grateful I even managed to make it this far, after all, I’ve only been doing Daily Quests for so long, I just hope that leveling up outside of Daily Quest’s is atleast going to be faster, or heck! Even more entertaining, because I’m bored out of my mind!’
She thought with a slight grunt in her voice, finally calming herself down as she began to think about the best ways to spend her Stat Points. She had 51 of them, and she already knew which of these stats would be getting the most priority.
’Intelligence~’ Loraine said to herself inwardly with a smirk, depositing a whole 25 points into the stat, her body exploding with magical energy as she felt her heart pump more blood throughout her veins, her body tingling all over at the sensation of more Mana being processed in her body.
Greatly increasing her MP capacity and the strength of all her skills.
Loraine proceeded to deposit the rest of her Stat Points in their remaining areas, distributing them all evenly with the remaining 26 of her points, prioritizing her Strength a little more, and standing back to admire her work as she crossed her arms with a satisfied look on her face, a feeling of power and authority washing over her.
[Status Screen]
[Name: Loraine Velmer(Misha Ravens)]
[Class: Sacred Maid(Rare)]
[Talent: Mystic Amplification(Mythical)]
[Level: 35]
[HP:780/780]
[MP:900/900]
[Stats]
[Strength: 15->25]
[Intelligence: 25->50]
[Vitality: 15->23]
[Agility: 14->22]
[Class Skills: (Rare)Magical Grasp Lv82, (Common)Clean Lv87, (Common)Cooking Excellence Lv91, Cleanse(Uncommon) Lv84,(Rare)Eyes Of Appraisal Lv72, )(Rare)Aura Of Haste Lv60, (Common)Ignition Lv40,(Rare)Maiden’s Intuition Lv1]
[Stat Points: None]
[XP: 340/10,420]
’My body’s reverberating with so much power right now,’ She thought, clenching her fists as she felt a spark of joy and triumph bumping through her veins, an excited grin forming on her face.
Just then however, the celebratory moment was cut short as Loraine’s ears gave an involuntary twitch, [Mystic Amplification] kicking in as Loraine’s hearing increased to an insane degree, [Maiden’s intuition] manifesting as she could hear someone approaching her room, just by the sounds of them walking being able to immediately guess who it was.
"Sarah?"