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I decided not to rely on Alim for once, but to think about it by myself.

I wonder how I should go about this… First, what to do with the SKP? For the time being, let’s invest it in all my current SK1 skills, right? I have 3 million SKP, so that probably won’t be an issue.

I gradually allocated the points in all my skills with an E(X) written next to them. While I was doing that, I derived the skills [Abnormal Condition Magic], [Abnormal Dispel Magic¹], [Ice Magic], and [Stone Magic], and allocated points in those, too.

In spent a total of 7020 SKP and gained the following skills:

Further, I created the same [Extreme Lightning Magic] as Alim ([Extreme Water Magic] + [Extreme Wind Magic]) and maxed it.

After looking it up on the Tozumaho,

I obtained those three and consequently maxed them out.

The information on the Tozumaho is quite convenient.

I investigated further and created more skills. By synthesizing all four skills from Fire Magic to Earth Magic³ plus Restoration Magic and Enhancement Magic, six skills in total, I completed [Extreme Light Magic]. Further, by synthesizing the same skills, but exchanging Healing Magic for Psychic Magic and Enhancement Magic for Enfeeblement Magic, I gained [Extreme Darkness Magic].

Then I put points into my [Howling Lightburst Rose Garden] until it reached MAX (650 SKP were needed). Up until now, I used up 13’000 SKP.

I’m still a far way off, right? From here on, I’ll try to consult with Alim for a bit.

“Say, Alim. What should I do next? For the time being, I created and maxed out all the skills, that might serve as a basis for synthesis, but…”
“Hmm, that’s right,” he replied. “What kind of skill do you want, Mika?”
“A skill so that I can be useful to you, Alim… I guess? Or maybe a skill that’s simply strong. Oh, I also want to raise my archery!”
“A skill so you’re useful to me? …Aren’t you that already? What about creating a strong skill that uses your bow, for now?”
“Understood! Thank you.”

I see, improving my archery technique. That might not be a bad idea.

For the time being, I decided to create it with [Great Archery] as its base. First, I synthesized the strong looking [Extreme Darkness Magic] and [Extreme Light Magic] with [Great Archery] as its base! I gained a skill called [S: Vigor of the Sacred & Profane Bow⁴]. Additionally, I invested 600 points each into [Sword Arts], [Spear Arts] and Martial Arts] to bring them to the “Great” stage in preparation.

I’d like something similar to Alim’s [Secret Extreme Sword Technique].

I didn’t stop there. I synthesized [Extreme Fire Magic], [Extreme Ice Magic] and [Iceflame Poleaxe Summoning Magic], which had been neglected for a while, with [Great Archery] in the center. I obtained [S: Great Iceflame Spear-Arrow Bow Summoning Magic⁵].

I’ve synthesized it rather haphazardly, but I should be able to do something with it.

I tried to synthesize [Great Archery] + [Vigor of the Sacred & Profane Bow] + [Great Iceflame Spear-Arrow Bow Summoning Magic] + [Great Swordsmanship] + [Great Spearmanship] + [Great Martial Arts] + [True Cooking] + [Extreme Psychic Magic] in that order. As for why I added Psychic Magic and True Cooking… Well, I thought it couldn’t hurt.

I created the following skill:

Of course, I immediately paid 400 SKP to max it out.

With this, I match with Alim… I guess?

I tried to synthesize [S: Vigor of the Sacred & Profane Bow] once more, but since [Great Archery] had disappeared, I synthesized it with [Secret Imperial Bow Technique] instead, which resulted in a skill called [S: Vigor of the Sacred & Profane Imperial Bow] that seemed to be even stronger.

What should I do, I wonder if I can create an SS-Rank skill like this? I think, I should thoroughly consult with Alim on this. By the way, this is my current Status screen.

TL notes:
I was honestly dreading this chapter (and the following ones) since they were such a huge mess in the previous translation. Turns out, this one was quite easy to translate, though this was mostly thanks to having settled on some rules for ability names in advance. Note from future self: This was the easy one.

1. The original is 解異常術 (“Solution/Answer/Explanation Abnormal Magic”). I assume this is some kind of dispel magic to get rid of status effects.
2. I wonder where that one came from. She didn’t have it before, and it wasn’t mentioned in the derived skills…
3. I’m pretty sure that she means the standard elemental spells fire, water, wind, earth.
4. The original is 聖邪弓の覇気 (“Sprit/Vigor/Ambition of Sacred/Holy Evil/Wicked Bow”). I tried to go with an antonym to sacred instead of evil/wicked.
5. The original is 大氷炎の槍矢弓召喚術 (“Spear Arrow Bow Summoning Magic of Large Ice Flame”). I guess it’s a very large bow that fires spears in place of normal arrows. Like greatbows in the Souls games.