Approaching Death

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Lena takes a deep breath and closes her eyes.
A ball of blue energy mixed with the green life force, forming a new and stronger energy, a cyan power with traces of yellow.

Sweat drips from both of our bodies and stains the bedsheets.

"What's happening?" a maid asks Radz outside the room. "It's been an hour."

Radz shrugs. "I'm...not sure? The young master is doing something to Lena."

"Eh? What?"

"Ah, my bad...my wording. I meant the young master is circulating mana within Lena for some reason. We will find out when they are done."

The life force disconnects in my arm and I retract.

"Huff Huff...I..."
Without opening her eyes, Lena already feels a familiar burst of sensation.

"I-It's back..." She mumbles.

"Hah...Alright..." I say.

!

She wears her pyjamas and turns around, grabbing my arm.

"Young master! Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I don't feel anything," I say, rubbing my wrist.

...

"U-Uhm...I'm very sorry for"

"You don't need to apologize, I was at fault," I reply with a smile.

"But..."

I get up and head for the door. "Rest well."

"T-Thank you..." Lena says.

I nod and left the room.

"Young master? What did you-"

"I helped her recover her energy core. Although one-third of her accumulated mana dissipated, she can still use magic."

"Wha-"

I ignore Radz's further questioning and head down the corridor.

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Lena Grande is extremely grateful and deeply regrets her rant.

Her Favourability for you is over 60. She now trusts you unconditionally.

Unless the player betrays her, her Favourability will never go below 60.

She can now be chosen as an ally in the player's party.
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Words of your deed will spread across Chael. Since people love Lena, they temporarily trust the player until the crisis is over.

Reputation increases from -400 to -392
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My lips slide into a malevolent smile. "Heh..." an uncontrollable chuckle pops out.

The excess life force is given by the Pill of Life so I lose nothing.
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2 days later...
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{Weapons mastery}
Firearms: 1624
Dagger:42
Sword:0
Bow:0
Spear:0
Heavy:0
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Welcome to your class' skill tree.

You currently have 1624 mastery.

Reach 5000 mastery for a class upgrade.

Effects:
+3% power for all firearms
+1.5% reloading speed

Available Mastery Points:1424
Skills:

-Full Focus[Active][lvl 1]
Your mind will process thoughts and images phenomenally, temporarily slowing down time in your perspective for 1 minute. This skill is affected by mental status ailments.
After the use of this skill, the player's mind will be dazed for a few seconds.
(Learn)(800 mastery points required)

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