Akura wakes up sleepily, her head peaking out of her mother's cuddles.
'mhhh...' Her big ears twitch and flatten as she stretches her body out.
'What time is it?' She looks around and lets out her cute, soft yawn.
"ku..." Rubbing her eyes as she looks at the clock on the wall.
'23:12?' She stares confused, as whenever she wakes up at night, she would always not have enough energy to stay awake, so she typically sleeps in until morning.
'Mh... I never once used the Night Vision...' She hopped out of her mother's arms and onto the ground.
[User has activated "Night Vision". The skill is now in passive mode permanently.]
'Mh... Oh, I see now... If I want the passive skill to work for me, I have to activate it first?'
[Only for the skills that are connected to or part of the body.]
'So does that mean I have to activate Cold Resistance for it to truly be passive?'
[Negative, it's already passive since the acquisition of the skill.]
'Huh? What makes it different from Night Vision and Spirit Vision, then?'
[The skills "Night Vision" and "Spirit Vision" are part of your racial skill. A body trait that lay dormant until the user activated it, making it work permanently as a passive skill.]
Her eyes widen in realisation.
'Ooh... I understand it now. Then will my Night Vision keep levelling up since I keep using it even without my input?' She thought as she strolled down the dark hallway.
[Affirmative. However, due to body limitation and young age, the level cap for Night Vision is 5.]
'I see. So how old would I be for the level cap to disappear?'
[Calculating... 5 years old.]
She turned around the corner and arrived at the kitchen.
'I have another question'
[Affirmative]
'I still remember my past life and personality. However, like the Goddess of Fate said, I don't remember my gender from my previous life.'
She hops onto the stool and snags one of the beef jerky, using [Bite] to gnaw at it and eating it.
'Aren't I completely different from that version of me? For example, I am now very childish and do things on a whim. The me from my past life would never have done that. Why?'
[That is because during your static sleep before reincarnation, your soul was bigger than the vessel at the time, so the Goddess of Fate has to bless the soul to create a new blank soul out of the previous soul.]
'I don't get it'
[It means that your past life personality and memories cannot affect you deeply because you're not the same soul from your past life. You are not the same person from your past life. Only the deepest desire of the past life can affect you, which, in this case, is your laziness.]
'... What was my past life name?'
[Unable to tell]
'Right... I forgot when I woke up at that place... So I've always been Akura from the start... My past life will always be my past life... And I'll always be Akura of this present life, right?'
[Affirmative, as this is how reincarnation always works. Unless it's a true reincarnation.]
Her tail is wagging as she savours the delicious beef jerky.
'What's the difference?'
[True reincarnation is when a soul washes all its memories, personality, and behaviours away. Before they enter the cycle of life once again]
'Sound horrible'
[...]
'Tell me, why would people want true reincarnation over regular reincarnation?'
"Kyup~" She lets out a small, adorable burp as she finishes devouring half the beef jerky.
[The skill "Bite" has levelled up]
[When they are simply tired, weary after living an eternity.]
The cub slowly stops chewing and stares into the distance.
'Will I live like that in the future?'
[Unable to tell, as your fate is unwritten.]
'Will I truly be happy like Jess and the Goddess of Fate said?'
[Affirmative. As you are the blessed and protected by the Goddess of Fate.]
'...'
Her lips curl up, and she continues chewing.
'You're very good at flattering, aren't you?'
[I'm just stating facts.]
'Kyhahahaha Kegh-' She laughed so much that she started choking on a piece of beef jerky, before successfully swallowing it.
'Ngh...'
[Idiot]
'Who are you calling an idiot!'
[...]
'HEY, DON'T LEAVE ME ON HOLD!!!'
...
..
.
***
Uxuna, who is currently looking down at Akura with pity.
"You'd better bring her mate to her in the future, dear Uxuna~"
She sighed. "I know, Inari... But she will undoubtedly get lost in the future... She will eventually suffer... That's the price of being favoured by fate, you can get what you want... In exchange, you have to suffer greatly... That's the real reason why I don't want her to have the [Gambler] title... It would've strengthened her future suffering..."
Inari stares at her before hugging her from behind.
"I'm not going anywhere..."
Uxuna chuckles and smiles before leaning back into her.
"I know, I know..."
"I'll let you hug my tail for the night..." Inari murmurs before nuzzling her head into her neck.
***
Arriving back in the master bedroom, she wonders if she will ever be in a relationship like her mother and father.
'... She said that she would find me a perfect mate... but... I don't know if I'm able to fall in love with them...'
She let out a soft exhale. "Hyuuu..."
'Status'
Status
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Name
: Akura
Race
: Eclipsed Dream Kitsune (Blessed)
Gender
: Female
Age
: 1
Class
: [Not Chosen]
HP
: 35/35
MP
: 50/50
ST
: 40/40
Vit
: 31
Def
: 47
Res
: 27
Str
: 9
Int
: 21
Agi
: 60
Charm
: 137(x1.2) -> 164
Elementary Affinities
: [Shadow], [Dream], [Water], [Air], [Illusion], [Space]
[Active Skill]
Howl LV. 5, Bite LV. 3, Scratch LV. 3, Puppy Eye LV. 1, Instinctive Parry LV. 4, Fox-mark Sigil LV. 1, Big Leap LV. 1
[Passive Skill]
Basic Sense LV. 2, Cold Resistance LV. 1, Charm Increase
[Magic]
None
[Racial Skill]
Illusion Magic (Not Learned), Spirit Vision (Passive), Fox Fire (Unawakened), Human Transformation (Unawakened), Night Vision LV. 2 (Passive)
[Unique Skills]
Language Comprehension, Inventory, Brimming Health
Blessing
: [Divine Protection of the Goddess of Fate], [Divine Protection of the Goddess of Kitsune]
Title
: [Reincarnated], [Named]
Items
: 1 [Skill Combination], 1 [Evolution Card], 2 [Specific Stat increase], [Beast-Scent Masker], and 4 [Roulette Ticket]
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I never checked the info on [Big Leap] yet.
Spoiler
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[Big Leap]
Allows the user to leap at higher height to get to another location.
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'Hey, system. Is it possible to acquire skills without using the gacha system?'
She spoke as she hopped back on the bed, snuggling back into her mother's cuddles.
[Affirmative. Although you would have to complete the requirement to acquire the skills. For example, "Big Leap", you must have the perfect position when jumping and must jump higher than you have jumped before.]
'But isn't that easy?'
[Negative, it would take a normal human and a kitsune a few weeks to acquire the skill. You have the "Blessing of the Goddess of Fate", allowing you to speed up the acquisition of skills.]
'I see...'
"Kuaaaaah..." She yawned as she felt her eyelid getting heavier.
'Goodnight system...'
"Snuuu..." She quickly fell asleep.
...
..
.
[Good night to you too, Akura...]