Extraordinary
After hearing the explanation from Father, Grandfather and Grandmother...
“”……””
… Silently stared at me.
Even Father, Mother, and my brothers were silently watching.
They must think I'm creepy.
I can't bear to stay here any longer.
Emotionally, I'm fine, but physically, as a 5-year-old, I can't handle it anymore. Oh no… tears are overflowing.
"Gr-Grandfather… Grandmother… sniffle… so-sorry. I… I can't… sniffle… stay here… any longer…"
As I tried to stand up to head back to my room, Grandfather hugged me tightly.
"I'm sorry, it seems I made you misunderstand. We aren't looking down on you, Joan. We were just... well, very surprised."
"That's right, I'm sorry. I was so shocked I couldn't find the words."
Grandmother also hugged me, overlapping Grandfather's embrace.
"Eh… um… you don't think I'm creepy?"
"Of course not! There's nothing creepy about you."
"That's right. How could we think our adorable granddaughter is creepy?"
"B-but… I… I didn't accomplish anything in my past life. I had no special skills or combat abilities… sniffle… I'm useless… waaahhh!"
I cried loudly in my grandparents' arms.
"Have you calmed down?"
Grandfather asked gently.
"Yes… I'm sorry."
"Joan, why are you apologizing?"
"Because… I’m of the Null attribute, with useless memories from past life… And yet, Grandfather and Grandmother accepted me. I feel so sorry for that…"
"Joan, at times like this, you say 'thank you.'"
"G-Grandmother… Thank you. And Grandfather, thank you too."
"You're welcome."
"Joan, besides, whether you're useful or not is something we can’t determine yet, can we?"
"Eh?"
"Exactly. Besides, we haven’t even heard about your extraordinary skills yet."
"But they’re not really that extraordinary—"
“”””THEY ARE EXTRAORDINARY!!!””””
Father and others, who had been silent until now, shouted in unison.
"””.........”””"
“Fuhahahaha~~~”
Grandfather laughed heartily.
And then...
“”"Ahahahahaha~~~"””
Father and my brothers followed suit.
“”Ohohoho~”
Grandmother and Mother joined in.
"Eh~ Why is everyone laughing~?"
Pouting, I protested in dissatisfaction.
"Hahaha. Joan, show your status to your grandparents and explain the skills."
Father instructed.
"Alright. Status Open, and then Search the skills."
"”What!?”"
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[Joan Lampail]Status
Healthy
- Though her eyes are swollen from crying too much.
Attribute
Null
Skills
Search S: Look Up. Appraise.
- Allows the search and appraisal of anything observed.
Storage S: Deposit.
- Capacity: ∞, time stops inside storage.
Repair: Fix.
- Can repair items if their structure is understood.
- Requires materials.
First Aid: Emergency Treatment.
- Can stop bleeding and alleviate pain.
Aqua: Water Source.
- Can produce up to 100,000 liters at once.
Dry: Drying.
- Can dry any object.
Assist: Assistance.
- Provides supplementary support and information on anything within thought.
- Skills can be activated without incantation
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“"......”"
Grandfather’s mouth hung open, and Grandmother’s eyes went wide.
"Um… This is normal, right?"
I asked with a glimmer of hope.
"”LIKE THAT COULD BE NORMAL!"”
"Ahaha… Of course not~"
I slumped my shoulders in despair.
"Having seven skills, two of which are S rank, is unheard of."
"Joan, this is amazing. Who cares about the Null attribute? With these skills, it doesn’t matter! And chantless magic on top of that… Even high-ranking mages rarely achieve that."
"Father, Mother, actually, this isn’t even the extent of her extraordinariness."
"What? There’s more?"
"Joan, take out some dried fruit and demonstrate Search. Make sure to do it without chanting."
"Eh? Uh… Alright."
I pulled out some dried grapes from my storage and, as instructed, invoked Search Open.
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[Dried Fruit: Brape]Dried fruit made from raw brapes.
Suitable for long-term storage.
Effects:
- Enhances skin health.
- Improves anemia.
- Prevents swelling.
Consumption:
- Delicious eaten as is.
- Can be soaked in rum to create Rum Brapes.
- Rum Brapes mixed with cream cheese taste excellent.
- Great when mixed into cakes and baked.
Additional Note:
Due to being dried by Joan’s skill, its effects are tripled (as of now).
Perfect for beauty purposes!
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"”WHAT~~~~~~?!”"
Once again, Grandfather and Grandmother's astonished voices echoed throughout the mansion.
What do you think about this chapter?
I still find the concept of being able to produce 100,000 liters of water at a time and being told that the same person is incapable of using magic in combat is absurd. That's basically over half the capacity of a small water tower. Drop that on someone and they'd become paste.