She finally arrived in front of the Village. At first, the guards were wary of her, but once she showed them Buddy's item, they called for him.
"That took you quite some time." Buddy chuckled seeing the 'angry' fox stomping her feet. "I have already prepared your share, you can keep whatever you want, or you can trade it with us for some other items."
He told her with a chuckle, their loot this time was quite great, it seemed like those Humans spent a lot of resources locating something, but it didn't seem like they got the thing. The only one who profited was them and this little Fox.
"Come inside, while we can't keep you around, it will be no problem under the rouse of celebrations!" He chuckled at her. "I will also answer your questions later, but for now, let's go."
Aiko jumped on his back, which he didn't mind, because of this little rascal he was well and alive. Moving through the Village there were many more wooden houses. It seems this Village was enriched well by those battles. There was some sentiment of melancholy, but most of them celebrated with meat and some kind of yellow liquid with red foam.
"You can't drink!" Buddy proclaimed. "We need you in good shape until you decide on your rewards! Otherwise, I might feel like ripping you off." He snorted happily. He wouldn't really rip her off, but it would be better if they made the trade while she was herself so that she wouldn't feel cheated later, it would be sad for him if she felt like that.
Aiko nodded, she never was ever interested in alcohol, so she wouldn't mind missing this celebration, but she would mind missing meat.
"Oh! It's the little Fox." Panther popped out of nowhere with slightly flushed cheeks. "Are you drinking with us today?" Never mind he was totally hammered as he talked to a pole.
Aiko shook her little head making a few nearby passersby smile at her.
Buddy continued walking ignoring his fellow comrade in arms that didn't stop talking to a pole and invited Aiko into his home. It had very large doors, possibly because Buddy was also large, but it was very simply made. If someone saw this wooden house they would more likely say that this is a Barn than a House. Aiko also thought like that, but because she couldn't speak it saved her from a lot of trouble. Buddy was deified in this Village and many would rebuke her for her words.
It was a very simple house, fortunately, the furniture was closer to Human kind than Horse kind. Dry grass was nowhere to be seen, but there were large couches or 'chairs'. It felt a bit overwhelming as Aiko was very small compared to this huge house.
Buddy calmly walked through the house and into one of the rooms further inside the house. There were a few rings on the table and parchment with everything written on it. Unfortunately, Aiko couldn't read and could only rely on Buddy to read it for her, but she vowed to herself to later buy herself a linguistic skill.
...
Buddy told her the contents and she only blankly stared at him. She didn't know most of them, she could guess some which he called the Burning sword, or shield of sorrow, but the rest? Nope! Those... names were cringe to her heart and she just couldn't imagine anything meaningful under them.
"I will pull each one out and you will tell me what you want or not." Buddy helped her with this since he would be much more injured if he were to fight alone in that fight.
Aiko nodded and listened to him when he pulled out those things.
She didn't like most of them, she won't be using swords any time soon, nor will she be using shields. As for herbs... can't they be just found on the side of the road?
"You will take those herbs!" Pressured Buddy, he has never seen such intelligent, yet ignorant Fox. "Those are indispensable for your advancement in your Cultivation!" He told her seriously.
Aiko nodded and agreed to keep those herbs.
"No! You can't not take these Spirit Stones! That's like refusing gold coins! They are invaluable to the cultivators!"
"No! You need-"
...
This went on for most of the night. Aiko was completely overwhelmed by the vigour Buddy displayed and was mentally drained. She would have to increase her stats if she wanted to advance smoothly or she might become a smooth brain...
Aiko sighed holding 5 [Storage Rings] that she couldn't use. The rest was traded for Spirit Stones... which she couldn't use. It was... underwhelming experience.
Her ears hung low like someone cheated her and Buddy chuckled.
"There is a feast later, so you just have to wait, for now, let's take a seat and I will tell you about the history and why most if not all Villages won't shelter you."
Aiko nodded, but her ears didn't recover her springiness as the food was too far from her reach.
Buddy walked them to the main attraction and sat down with Aiko for the story.
"Long, very long time ago-
There was a single continent where Humans lived miserable lives while the Beast ruled nature. They ruled their Villages and each Village had its own quirk. Dragons had insanely long lifespans, sturdy scales and breath that could torch the plane. Phoenixes had their Vitality and their never-ending cycle of Rebirth. Monkeys had their skilled hands that could craft pretty much anything heart desired.
Then there were Foxes, miserable bed warmers for both Humans and Beast. Don't get me wrong, Foxes had their masterful Illusions that were hard to see through... unless you had a lot more powerful cultivation. You see Foxes needed Human souls for them to Evolve into higher stages, but even then they would lag behind other Races.
Then something changed, the Earth split separating the continents. The Density of Heaven and Earth increased drastically, thus paving the path for Humanity's return. Humans thrived as they were much better at gathering the energy of Heaven and Earth than Beasts, which relied on other Beast Cores or natural formations. Time passed and most races were miserable as they were attacked and plundered by Humans for resources...
Except for Foxes. Their kind had their beautiful Human Form, and as such they were very welcome in Human society for a time. Then came the age of Gods, where old fossils laughed and ruled as they wished. The Dragon clan, Phoenix clan and many other clans gathered in one place. Each and every one of them tried to boast about their race's might. When one Human proposed something. 'How about we see how many of our young ones can reach Spirit Beast Rank?' It was a sound game, which started it all.
The races shared their findings but paused when Foxes presented theirs. At that Age, around 80% of Foxes made it into the Spirit Beast Rank and their numbers grew. Both Humans and Beast felt repulsed as their Human form was neither Human nor Beast. They felt intimidated by their rapid increase of might. The Beast started joking at the Fox's expenses.
The most Powerful Kitsune wouldn't have it and declared 'Since when we Foxes are so easy to bully!? We will see who has the last laugh when you can't use our services!' And she locked all of their Villages, isolating themselves from the whole plane.
This was an extremely heavy blow to both Humans and Beast as Humans could progress faster when Dual Cultivating with Kitsune, while Beast needed the soothing effects of their Illusions to rapidly advance their intelligence. The leaders pleaded to the Fox Goddess and groveled before her, but their pleas fell upon deaf ears. She would have none of it. The millions upon millions of years of trust shattered just like that.
"As such anyone who would shelter Fox in their Village would incur the Wrath of the Fox Goddess," Buddy explained thoughtfully. "also other races couldn't really take such a heavy slap, so even if some Foxes would like to live outside of their Villages, there was almost no chance since the leader of said Villages would reject them." He shook his head.
"Which also means you have to do EVERYTHING in your power to not get kicked out of 'Fox Village' once you get there. There would be no chance for you to find a home since none would like to shelter you... without some benefits." He gave Aiko a meaningful stare and for some inexplicit reason, she felt a chill down her spine.
She slowly nodded as Buddy laughed. He was happy that she listened to him so intently and understood her situation. He didn't want to be hated by the powerful, since those powerful people were often incredibly petty. He would keep a good rapport with her allowing him to live a long life.
"As for what actually happened." Buddy snorted and Char nearby frowned. "Nobody knows any more, the only thing people remember is the rule 'Never Shelter a Fox!'" He shook his head at those idiots in the Olden Age.
"And before you ask, I have no idea where 'Fox Village' is, you might hear rumours near Human Villages since they like to hunt them for bed warming, but other than that, none of the major Villages would be able to help you." Buddy slowly pushed meat in front of her so she would forget such heavy topics.
"For now just do your best and maybe someone will guide you towards 'Fox Village'." He said slowly, but not really believing it himself. "Just keep in mind that 'that' place is your only true home."
Aiko had her mind full, she wanted to travel the world around having many homes in beautiful places, but now it seemed like the situation was not that easy. She will need to find a way to coexist with both Humans and Foxes or... wipe them both out.
'Ha! As if I would be able to do something so big just by myself...' She lamented, but she needed some way to create full Human form or be powerful enough that nobody would be able to get in her way. Either way, this is another thing she has to keep in mind and think about it periodically, so that she doesn't forget or doesn't miss some kind of 'fortuitous opportunity'.
She munched on her meat even though the party had not yet started and people stared at her, not strangely, but with an odd smile. They looked happy as if they were liberated from their worries at this moment and just enjoying life...
Wait somewhere out there is a whole village full of Kitsune and foxes can’t wait see it. Also I’m disappointed that Aiko beloves she needs a human form to interact with humans she is still unable to understand the limitless cuteness of a fox kit, Human beauty is in everyone’s eye diffrent but there does not exist a soul in the world who could resist petting a Fox Kit
does not exist a soul in the world who could resist petting a Fox Kit [Blob Pats]
Cute~
Wait somewhere out there is a whole village full of Kitsune and foxes [Blob Melt] can’t wait see it.
Look forward to it as there will be lot to cover~!
Thank you for reading~!
Now that I think about it, Aiko is not even 1 year old. I wonder how those of their own kind will see. Will they treat her as if she were a child or as an adult when she has her human form?
I got hooked pretty quickly on this novel, keep it up author-san
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Now that I think about it, Aiko is not even 1 year old. I wonder how those of their own kind will see. Will they treat her as if she were a child or as an adult when she has her human form? [Sonrisa de pensamiento de gota]
Her pseudo human form you can imagine her as chibi Aiko. Since the 'Blessing' is incomplete.
I got hooked pretty quickly on this novel, keep it up author-san
Glad you are enjoying my story~ there is more to come~!
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Thank you so much for reading~! I will only take few since I'm not good with sugar~
@Ezy
i read your comment somewhere that if Aiko got a complete human form she would look like a Loli.
It would be very funny to see a Loli aiko being foul-mouthed and insulting people like she does in her thoughts, it would be a funny contrast to her cute appearance.
Although I can understand if you want her to have a more adult appearance in her human form.
By the way, do you plan for Aiko to get her human form in the short or long term? I'm not asking you to be very specific, just an approximation. You don't need to answer though.
Thank you for taking your time to respond. have a pizza 🍕 🍕
@BELCA_013
i read your comment somewhere that if Aiko got a complete human form she would look like a Loli.clear.png
It would be very funny to see a Loli aiko being foul-mouthed and insulting people like she does in her thoughts, it would be a funny contrast to her cute appearance.clear.png
That's exactly what will happen! Our chibi Aiko insulting people left and right~
Although I can understand if you want her to have a more adult appearance in her human form.clear.png
Once she is not a cub she will mature over time~ (Cub = chibi/loli, juvenile = teen, adult = ...do you have to ask?, mature = milf Aiko )
By the way, do you plan for Aiko to get her human form in the short or long term? I'm not asking you to be very specific, just an approximation. You don't need to answer though. clear.png
Her first pseudo form should be withing 25 chapters, but it might take a bit longer, I'm not sure myself, but it is 100% under 100 chapters.
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Don't mind if I do~
Our protagonist is going to melt this coldness of our fox goddess with cuteness lol
So true
There would be no chance for you to find a home since none would like to shelter you... without some benefits." He gave Aiko a meaningful stare and for some inexplicit reason, she felt a chill down her spine.
Let's hope that Aiko does not reach the situation where she has to pay with her body.
"For now just do your best and maybe someone will guide you towards 'Fox Village'." He said slowly, but not really believing it himself. "Just keep in mind that 'that' place is your only true home."
Now the objective will be to find his kind
Let's hope that Aiko does not reach the situation where she has to pay with her body.clear.png
That's unlikely to happen since she likes the Forest more than the Village~
Now the objective will be to find his kindclear.png
Adventure awaits~!
You see Foxes needed Human souls for them to Evolve into higher stages, but even then they would lag behind other Races.
How is the soul thing going to work for mc as doesn't mc have a human soul will it grow like a human one or be bit of both?
The same way it would work for Demonic Cultivator. They would gain part of their personality and some memories. There are ways around it and I will definitely use them as I'm not quite ready to make MC with multitude of personalities, two are enough already
(Not sure 100% how to word this so it makes sense)
I would avoid multiple personalities as it can make it confusing and doing them right is quite hard It also sounds contradictory in a cultivation story's when character have a inner demon like it normal thing, to me it makes more sense to go for purity in mind body and soul in cultivation then just body (Bloodlines could be a good way to stop corruption?)
I'd make in soul work in 3 parts 1 outer soul make is out of soul just soul energy protects the inner parts. 2 inner soul holds memories and much more soul energy then outer. 3 soul core holds core memories and super high density soul energy it pisses off the heavens if you take it. Makes it so foxes don't have to cultivate the Dao of schizophrenia
It also makes demonic cultivators different to normal cultivators as demonic cultivators take more
@ImaginaryFox
I would avoid multiple personalities as it can make it confusing and doing them right is quite hard It also sounds contradictory in a cultivation story's when character have a inner demon like it normal thing
She would have only two as the groundwork was already laid down. That's why I wouldn't like to focus on more as we will have all smily, cute and innocent Aiko and extremely betwitching, sexy and michevious Aiko.
d make in soul work in 3 parts 1 outer soul make is out of soul just soul energy protects the inner parts. 2 inner soul holds memories and much more soul energy then outer. 3 soul core holds core memories and super high density soul energy it pisses off the heavens if you take it.
This is incredible idea on how to expand upon souls and I will definitely use it and tag you!
Makes it so foxes don't have to cultivate the Dao of schizophreniaclear.png
Almost all Foxes have only single personality and that depends on their inclination if they are closer to Demonic Foxes or Holy Foxes, so there are no worries about normal foxes cultivation paths.
It also make demonic cultivators different to normal cultivators as demonic cultivators take moreclear.png
I will definitely play around with Demonic Cultivators and your idea, so again I will tag you in time~!
I hope this explains my reasonings and purpose
Thanks you!
Thank you for reading~!
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The leaders pleaded to the Fox Goddess and growled before her, but their pleas fell upon deaf ears.
growled > groveled
: I think
You are correct, didn't know it was spelled like that
Thank you so much~! It's now fixed!
Thanks for the chapter
Thank you so much for reading~!
There was a single continent where Humans lived miserable lives while the Beast ruled nature. They ruled their Villages and each Village had its own quirk. Dragons had insanely long lifespans, sturdy scales and breath that could torch the plane. Phoenixes had their Vitality and their never-ending cycle of Rebirth. Monkeys had their skilled hands that could craft pretty much anything heart desired... Then there were Foxes, miserable bed warmers for both Humans and Beast. Don't get me wrong, Foxes had their masterful Illusions that were hard to see through... unless you had a lot more powerful cultivation. You see Foxes needed Human souls for them to Evolve into higher stages, but even then they would lag behind other Races. Then... something changed, the Earth split separating the continents. The Density of Heaven and Earth increased drastically, thus paving the path for Humanity's return. Humans thrived as they were much better at gathering the energy of Heaven and Earth than Beasts, which relied on other Beast Cores or natural formations. Time passed and most races were miserable as they were attacked and plundered by Humans for resources... except for Foxes. Their kind had their beautiful Human Form, and as such they were very welcome in Human society for a time. Then came the age of Gods, where old fossils laughed and ruled as they wished. The Dragon clan, Phoenix clan and many other clans gathered in one place. Each and every one of them tried to boast about their race's might. When one Human proposed something. 'How about we see how many of our young ones can reach Spirit Beast Rank?' It was a sound game, which started it all. The races shared their findings but paused when Foxes presented theirs. At that Age, around 80% of Foxes made it into the Spirit Beast Rank and their numbers grew. Both Humans and Beast felt repulsed as their Human form was neither Human nor Beast. They felt intimidated by their rapid increase of might. The Beast started joking at the Fox's expenses. The most Powerful Kitsune wouldn't have it and declared 'Since when we Foxes are so easy to bully!? We will see who has the last laugh when you can't use our services!' And she locked all of their Villages, isolating themselves from the whole plane. This was an extremely heavy blow to both Humans and Beast as Humans could progress faster when Dual Cultivating with Kitsune, while Beast needed the soothing effects of their Illusions to rapidly advance their intelligence. The leaders pleaded to the Fox Goddess and growled before her, but their pleas fell upon deaf ears. She would have none of it. The millions upon millions of years of trust shattered just like that.
Put this in a spoiler box stating that its long text for fox background, and then after the spoiler put a shortened version for those who don't want to read it all (if you wanna). Also some more spaces.
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There was a single continent where Humans lived miserable lives while the Beast ruled nature. They ruled their Villages and each Village had its own quirk. Dragons had insanely long lifespans, sturdy scales and breath that could torch the plane. Phoenixes had their Vitality and their never-ending cycle of Rebirth. Monkeys had their skilled hands that could craft pretty much anything heart desired.
Then there were Foxes, miserable bed warmers for both Humans and Beast. Don't get me wrong, Foxes had their masterful Illusions that were hard to see through... unless you had a lot more powerful cultivation. You see Foxes needed Human souls for them to Evolve into higher stages, but even then they would lag behind other Races.
Then something changed, the Earth split separating the continents. The Density of Heaven and Earth increased drastically, thus paving the path for Humanity's return. Humans thrived as they were much better at gathering the energy of Heaven and Earth than Beasts, which relied on other Beast Cores or natural formations. Time passed and most races were miserable as they were attacked and plundered by Humans for resources...
Except for Foxes. Their kind had their beautiful Human Form, and as such they were very welcome in Human society for a time. Then came the age of Gods, where old fossils laughed and ruled as they wished. The Dragon clan, Phoenix clan and many other clans gathered in one place. Each and every one of them tried to boast about their race's might. When one Human proposed something. 'How about we see how many of our young ones can reach Spirit Beast Rank?' It was a sound game, which started it all.
The races shared their findings but paused when Foxes presented theirs. At that Age, around 80% of Foxes made it into the Spirit Beast Rank and their numbers grew. Both Humans and Beast felt repulsed as their Human form was neither Human nor Beast. They felt intimidated by their rapid increase of might. The Beast started joking at the Fox's expenses.
The most Powerful Kitsune wouldn't have it and declared 'Since when we Foxes are so easy to bully!? We will see who has the last laugh when you can't use our services!' And she locked all of their Villages, isolating themselves from the whole plane.
This was an extremely heavy blow to both Humans and Beast as Humans could progress faster when Dual Cultivating with Kitsune, while Beast needed the soothing effects of their Illusions to rapidly advance their intelligence. The leaders pleaded to the Fox Goddess and growled before her, but their pleas fell upon deaf ears. She would have none of it. The millions upon millions of years of trust shattered just like that.
I will include the space, but leave it intact as this is very important and I don't really know how to shorten,
I did snatch your version since it's much better, thank you very much~!
@Ezy
I did snatch your version since it's much better, thank you very much~!
When you read as much as i do (novels and manga) you learn to automatically indent in your brain or translate to make reading easier (newer novelists with bad formatting, or horrible manga translations, looking at you manhwa)
@Ruti
When you read as much as i do (novels and manga) you learn to automatically indent in your brain or translate to make reading easier (newer novelists with bad formatting, or horrible manga translations, looking at you manhwa)
I know that feeling... *Cough* Machine translation *Cough*
@Ezy Even worse is when fans do it so other fans can read it a day earlier (group translating it properly) and then it ruins future readers reading because most used manga sites are pirates who grab the first they find regardless of quality, and the OG translation site died (so now the ONLY available translation is a horrible translation for like 25 chapters, leading to people dropping it)
@Ruti Yup, or they are so grubby that the quality drops and increases over time, in that case it's even painful since some names are changed each chapter and you have to really really find the original translator to understand it without your brain melting