Jennifer Smith
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"Did you really kill children?" Alisa asked. You could hear a pin drop in the silence her question had generated. All eyes in the room turned to her as if to say 'why, of all questions, did you open with that one?' She shrank into her own shoulders as she mumbled, "What? He said we could ask whatever we wanted..." "It's a fair question," Lone said. "Yes, I did. While I was imprisoned in Ranton, Sir Ardus - my warden and torturer - thought it would be fun to rape and murder demihuman children in…-
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Lone smiled wryly and sighed while he watched Hamish rush towards him, All he got in response was a single word, Lone twisted his body as best as he could to dodge the incoming blow from Hamish. He almost got hit again because Sophie's reply amused him enough to come very close to forcing him to laugh out loud. He'd failed to dodge Hamish the first time at the start of the fight, resulting in him flying across the street and crashing into a building. This time, even if that didn't happen, he still…
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A follow-up chuckle met him in response as he got up, stored his chair, and headed towards the building Hamish had chosen to use as their accommodation for the night. Lone sighed, earning him a look of concern from Soph. He shook his head. That He'd have to teach her how to control her expressions in the future if she didn't want anyone else bluffing the truth out of her as he had. "This place is, uh, cosy?" Soph commented as they entered the living room of what was once the home…
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Hazel had lost focus. In truth, she found it to be extremely draining preventing her unique skill from working passively and it had exhausted her almost entirely doing so. Each minute that she suppressed the skill, the higher the pressure on her mind grew, to the point she slipped and the thoughts of those around her become audible once more. Meanwhile, the blonde-haired woman was in a world of her own. And it went without saying that Hazel couldn't forget about the timid foxkin girl who was…
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Hazel was initially shocked to see her friends appearing out of nowhere, but she quickly realised that the girl who was likely only a few years her senior - the one that had brought her here as well - must have some sort of spatial magic and had used that to collect her friends. Considering the distance and speed at which she had transported herself and her friends, this Soph-slash-Sophie person must be powerful indeed, Hazel reckoned. She wanted to rely on her unique skill to peek into the blonde…
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Hazel and her group of newly registered wooden plate adventurers sat around a table having brunch at the cheapest inn they could find in Golden Pass City. She sighed. Alisa shared Scott's thoughts and even George wanted to give up at this point. Only Emma was still on her side. Hazel didn't like that part of George. He was usually so sweet and innocent when he wasn't fawning over Emma, but every now and then he would think about how the man she was certain was her brother held some blame for…
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As suggested by Sophie during his original two days of free time, Lone didn't try to level a single one of his skills for those same days allotted to him with his second official mission. He hadn't left The Rusty Sprocket, instead choosing to spend all his time with Sophie, Soph, Kyuubi, and Breena. Of course, even if he had abstained from active training, Growth Accelerator ensured Bored as he lay on their bed waiting for Soph to finish her bath so they could leave for the guild to take any…
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Lone nodded, quite happy with the progress of his evening activities and his focus on the rooftops as he strolled through Krieg Moor's streets. Sadly, Sophie hadn't gained Sex Mastery despite her vigorous attempts, though her Charm Resistance had levelled up which was as good a consolation as any. Lone shook his head as he lost sight of the camouflaged dwarves following him for the umpteenth time. He had visited the guild earlier that morning to get Guildmaster Hilda to fulfil her promise and hit…
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And that was everything for only the first of Hilda's two attacks. Lone sucked in a sharp breath of air while he practically vibrated with joy. The notifications for Shield Mastery kept going and going until finally, they stopped 13 levels later. At this point, he was only a couple of ruptured organs and some shredded muscles away from being in perfect health again. Just like with Shield Mastery but even worse this time, dozens of skill notifications…
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"SS-ranker at the higher stage?" Lone raised an eyebrow. "What does that mean?" Hilda shrugged dismissively. "SS-rank spans fae level 1,000 tae level 2,499. 'At's ah lotta levels, aye? Folks 'ave decided it's wise tae split each rank above S into lower, middle, an' 'igher stages tae get ah vague sense ah level. Not like level means much beyond identifyin' 'ow close ya are tae needin' enlightenment, but borin' people dae borin' things wae their free time." "Ah'd feckin' 'ope so considerin' ma…
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