"Snuuuu.... Snuuuu..." Akura adorably snores in her own room. That's right, on her 3rd birthday, she was given a room.
"Mhhhh..." Akura mumbled as she woke up.
She sat up and proceeded with her stretching routine. Her tail is now 45% of her size.
It decreased because Akura grew up, but still the same petite, adorable fluff-ball.
After stretching, she rubbed her eyes and yawned again.
"What time is it... knuu..."
She looks at the clock on the wall, and it says "9:39"
"Before breakfast..."
'Status'
Status
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Name
: Akura
Race
: Eclipsed Dream Kitsune (Blessed)
Gender
: Female
Age
: 3
Class
: [Not Chosen]
HP
: 45/45 -> 300/300
MP
: 75/75 -> 240/240
ST
: 55/55 -> 210/210
Vit
: 39 -> 109
Def
: 51 -> 130
Res
: 41 -> 112
Str
: 15 -> 25
Int
: 38 -> 81
Agi
: 79 -> 184
Charm
: 140 -> 319(x3.7) -> 1180
Elementary Affinities
: [Shadow], [Dream], [Water], [Air], [Illusion], [Space]
[Active Skill]
Howl LV. MAX, Bite LV. 7, Scratch LV. 8, Puppy Eye LV. MAX, Instinctive Parry LV. 5, Fox-mark Sigil LV. 1, Big Leap LV. 4, Aggro Control LV. 1, Deep Listening LV. 1
[Passive Skill]
Basic Sense LV. 6, Cold Resistance LV. 2, Charm Increase, Double Jump, Fine-Ears Tuning
[Magic]
None
[Racial Skill]
Illusion Magic (Not Learned), Spirit Vision (Passive), Fox Fire (Unawakened), Human Transformation (Unawakened), Night Vision LV. 5 (Passive)
[Unique Skills]
Language Comprehension, Inventory, Brimming Health
Blessing
: [Divine Protection of the Goddess of Fate], [Divine Protection of the Goddess of Kitsune and Beauty]
Title
: [Reincarnated], [Named], [Gourmet]
Items
: 1 [Skill Combination], 1 [Evolution Card], 2 [Specific Stat increase], [Beast-Scent Masker], 1 [Roulette Ticket], [Kitsune-Silk Kimono], and [Proper-Posture belt]
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Akura let out a sad sigh.
"I never got any other milestone except for my birthdays," She softly whined as she hopped out of her nest.
She already gambled the two tickets she got in skills.
And she doesn't want to use the last ticket, because it's proof that she is very responsible!
She wants to collect more tickets so she can gamble 'responsibly'!
Info
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[Deep Listening]
Can hear from 1km to 10km as if they are right beside you.
(
LV. 1
- 1km.
LV. 2
- 2km. . . . .
LV. 9
- 9km.
LV.10
- 10km.)
[Fine-Ears Tuning]
Your ears can pick up distant or magical vibrations.
(I shit you not, the two skills I got from spinning the wheel are both ear-based. Bruh, what are the chances of that?)
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Akura frowned.
"I don't want to work hard to level up my skills!" She grumbled and sighed.
"Thanks to that second blessing... I wasn't allowed to go out of the house at all!"
Puffing her cheeks in frustration.
Her character had gotten so high that her parents had to activate their mental skill to stop themselves from passing out.
But sadly, Aki has never gotten a mental skill. This ended up with her being in a day-long coma. It was that dangerous.
The servants and close family of Akura watched her grow up, naturally building up tolerances against her cuteness. But after receiving the Protection of the Goddess of Beauty, her charm and cuteness jumped many levels, turning their tolerance futile.
"Khu..."
Akura used her fluffy tail as a support on the floor before standing up on her hind legs, reaching to ring the bell.
"Ding Ding Ding..."
...
..
.
The door opens.
"Is there something you require from me, young mistress?"
Aki spoke elegantly. She had to be taught by my mother to resist and tolerate my charm, after all. What would her young mistress do without her?
"Big sis..." Akura howled softly.
Aki's heart skipped a beat. She loved hearing her young mistress calling her big sis. She's 5 years older than Akura, and the nickname is fuelling her protective instinct to serve and protect her 'little sister' even further.
"Yes, young mistress?
"When can I go outside?" She exhales sorrowfully. She had never gone outside the house to visit the cities.
"Once you turned 5 years old"
"Bu-" "No buts."
[You have used "Puppy Eyes"]
"Plweaseee~" Akura naturally used baby speech to increase her adorableness.
However...
"No," Aki smiled calmly while staring at the Akura, clearly not affected.
"Hmph..." Akura pouted at this.
Seeing that Akura is pouting about not being able to go outside.
"We received a batch of Cockatrice Meat." From her experience with dealing with Akura, she had to set up the bait.
"M-Meat?" Akura froze before looking away. "As if you could tempt me with such things..."
Despite acting like she is not affected, her tail is wagging in excitement.
"And I plan to make pasta with creamy~ Cheesy~ sauce~ on the meat~"
She purposefully made each of her words enticing.
Akura gulped as she imagined the taste. Her saliva started pooling in her mouth.
"S-S-So what..."
Aki smiled, knowing that this was the best way to get Akura to stop wanting to go outside.
She placed one of her hands on her hip and another cupping her cheek, as she sighed 'woefully.'
"Looks like young mistress would rather go outside rather than eat the food I made for her..."
She lets out another 'woe' deep sigh.
"I guess I will have to throw it awa-"
"What! Wait, no! I'll eat it! I'll stop asking when I can go outside! Please! No!"
Akura barked desperately.
"Really?"
"Yes!"
"Really, really?" Aki slyly smiles.
"Yes!"
"So you promise that you will not ask to go outside until you're old enough, yes?"
"Yes! I promis-..." Akura froze, realising what she had said.
"You promised~ Hehe" Aki swiftly lifts Akura into her arms.
"W-W-Wait... T-T-That's... not fair..." Akura is whimpering while Aki starts humming.
"Let's go to the kitchen~"
"Don't ignore me!"
"I wonder what M'lord would like..."
...
..
.
"Sami~"
Lumi spread her arms wide before lunging at her best friend.
"Lumi! Whoa!"
Samiko caught her easily. She looks at her, confused and surprised.
"You never mentioned you were going to come here, Lumi." She softly brushes her fingers against Lumi's bangs.
"Mhh... I want to see Akuraaaaa~"
"Fufufu, you haven't maxed out your [Cold Heart] skill yet, right?"
"As if! I don't want to upset that little fluffball!"
"But you would go into a week-long coma."
"If it meant I could see her! I'll do it!"
Samiko sighed as she shook her head. If there were a fan club in this world, Lumi and Aki would be competing with each other to see who's the number one fan of Akura.
"Ah, right!" Lumi pulled away as if she remembered something.
"Josh wants to have a private talk with Akura."
"Oh? Pray-tell, why would he want to have a private talk with her?"
Lumi stared straight at Samiko's eyes.
"The Heaven."
Samiko went stiff for a moment and sighed.
"I guess this has to do with how Josh arrived here from another world?"
"Maybe?"
The mother stares at the godmother for a few moments.
"Aah... Alright... I'll get Aku to be alone with Josh..."
Lumi let out a long exhale as she finally came loose.
"Thank you~"
Samiko smiled softly before turning around.
"I'm going to go see Aku~, but since you didn't max out your [Cold Heart], I guess I'll be going alone then~"
She hummed as Lumi cracked, looking at her in desperation.
"No! I want to see her too! Bring me with you!" She whined like a child before attempting to run past her.
"Fufufu, never changed... Never changed..."
Samiko flicked her fingers and teleported Lumi back to her house, which is 120km away.
"Nooooooo..." Lumi's screams echo through the mountain before disappearing.
***
Josh, who is currently sipping his cup of coffee, flinched when a screaming Lumi appeared mid-air.
"Honey?"
"Sami! Come on! Let me see my god-child!" She whined
"..."
"I haven't seen her for 2 years..." She slumped down to the ground in Akura's withdrawal.
'So she gave the message to Samiko...' Josh nodded, ignoring the fact that his wife was muttering on the ground.
"I guess I should get over to Sami's house then"
"Akuraaa... I missed your fluff... your antics... everything..."
Josh shook his head before leaving; he knew that Lumi was not actually suffering. It's just her adoration hit an all-time high after not seeing Akura for 2 years.
***
A few hours before the private conversation between Josh and Akura.
Akura is happily devouring Aki's cooking.
[You received 2 random stat points]
"Zthank yuh fuor the meeaall..." Akura spoke while still chewing.
"Nwom nom nom..." Aki, who is cleaning, smiled softly at the noise. This behaviour had been constant since she was an infant.
{Aki. Can you hear me?}
Aki flinched for a moment before responding to the telepathy.
{Yes, M'lady. I can hear you.}
Aki wonders why Samiko used Telepathy; she seldom uses it unless it's in important events. But there are no events that are considered important in the next weeks and months.
{Josh wanted to have a private conversation.}
{Her god-father?}
{Yes}
{Why?}
{...}
Seeing that Samiko is not responding, she knew that she had stepped beyond what she was allowed to ask.
{Pardon me, M'lady.}
{Fuuh... Not a problem, Aki... I was pondering if I should tell you.}
{Would there be a problem if you told me?}
{Not at all, it's... It's involved with Heaven.}
Aki froze at the realisation, before turning her head toward Akura.
{Blessing?}
{Who knows, but Josh is coming here in a few hours. So, can you ensure that Akura doesn't fall asleep until then?}
Aki resumed her cleaning.
{Understood.}
{Thank you, Aki}
Then the telepathic connection ceased.
"Let's get to work then"
...
..
.
2 minutes before Akura and Josh's private conversation.
"So, Uncle Josh is coming here to talk to me?"
Akura tilted her head, her fluffy ears flopped to the side. This was one of the tricks that Inari herself had taught Akura to enhance her charm.
Aki nodded.
"What is he going to talk to me about?"
"Sorry, young mistress. But it isn't my place to speculate on what Josh wanted to talk about" She bowed down elegantly.
"Kaay~" Akura lay down on the sofa, her belly facing upward as she made a cute yawn.
Aki, faced with the temptation of smouldering her face into her fluffy belly, chose to turn away.
"Josh is here, and will arrived here shortly after."
She swiftly made her exit.
...
..
.
The door opens, and Josh enters. Aki stayed outside because Josh had explicitly stated that this conversation between Akura and him was private, to Samiko, Aki and Lumi.
"Hey, Akura"
"Uncle Josh!" She jumped up excitedly; she always loved his tales whenever he was here.
"You do know what we're going to talk about, right?" He smiled softly before sitting across from Akura.
"No clue! Aki said you're here to talk to me!"
Josh almost immediately tumbled down before clearing his throat.
"Ahem... So... I have one important question for you, Akura..."
"Knu?" She tilted her head, wondering what the question was.
Josh, now staring seriously at the fluffy infant, lets out a deep exhale.
"Are you a reincarnator, Akura?"