Arc 3 – Ch.42: Odd couple
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(SCARECROW STOMP!!)
This is one of my new moves where I launch myself into the air and then violently push myself off of the ceiling and back to the ground towards my opponent with wood magic.
I've transformed my feet into a thick wooden square slab for extra impact!

*CRASH!*

The alpha wolf is buried into the ground on impact by my killer move~

A good protagonist has to have a flashy entrance and arrive just in the nick of time!!

And now I just follow this up with-

(GO PLAY DEAD!)

*DON~*

MENTAL activated.
100 MP converted.
You've surpassed the mana threshold.
Any nearby sentient creatures that are emotionally distraught or lower than your level will lose consciousness.
Your transmitted feelings will become 10 times more potent for any specific targets and nearby sentient creatures that have harmful intentions.

The countless wolves surrounding me ran away in fright.

I'm getting pretty confident in my crowd control abilities.
Using 100 mana might've seemed wasteful, but 100 mana is nothing with my new and improved-

The wolf buried under me suddenly started struggling to get up, looks like he's still alive.

It violently pulled its head out of the ground, throwing me off its body in the process.

He looks pretty pissed.

But-

The alpha wolf began looking panicked when he looked around him and saw no other wolves.

As expected. Looks like these demons hunting in packs lose their confidence when they lose their number advantage.

"GRRRrrr…" (Alpha wolf)
The alpha started backing up whilst growling.
Looks like he's preparing to make an escape.

Yeah. I can't have you do that buddy. I'm on a tight schedule here.

Wooden roots magically appear out of the ground and bind the wolves legs, restricting its movement.

*Whimper* (Alpha wolf)

A- alright…

Tsk- how did this wolf know my weakness for canine whimpering noises.
Killing this wolf just became infinitely more difficult…

Now that I get a better look at this thing… it- it's kind of cute…

Oh no-

(Doctor Sniffles.)

I subconsciously came up with a nickname for the alpha wolf without even realising it-

Doctor Sniffles (tentative) would like to accept the title "Doctor Sniffles".
You've exceeded the number of titles you can distribute.

(H- huh?)

Oh- title distribution, I nearly forgot about this after all the excitement of expanding my mana capacity…
I focus on the new section that appeared after my observation levelled up.

DISTRIBUTED TITLES (3/3)
- Kurt (deceased):
     - CARROT MAN
- Julia (deceased (68:31)):
     - MAGICAL HOUSEWIFE
     - NEW FAITH POPE
TITLE: CARROT MAN
A being capable of (dormant) soul magic has blessed you with a title.
You're a mysterious persona that has been dubbed the carrot man. This is a unique title granted by Unnamed Scarecrow. 
Grants you with a pleasant sensation upon seeing and consuming carrots.
HIDDEN CURSE: A being capable of soul magic (dormant) that holds animosity towards you has cursed you with a title.
You will be cursed with an unnatural obsession for carrots.
If a room doesn't have a carrot in it, it's a room you shouldn't be in.
As the provider of the title, you can revert this upon the death of its current owner.
TITLE: MAGICAL HOUSEWIFE
A being capable of soul magic (dormant) has blessed you with a title.
Your display of otherworldly powers despite your age has intrigued your benefactor.
Grants you with an improved aptitude for learning magic.
As the provider of the title, you can revert this upon the death of its current owner.
TITLE: NEW FAITH POPE
Due to the abnormal devotion of a being capable of  soul magic (dormant), you've been blessed with a title.
Sentient creatures that hold goodwill towards you will see you in a better light.
Your devoted followers will be blessed with the title "WORSHIPPER".
HIDDEN BLESSING: This is a title granted by a being capable of (dormant) soul magic that has goodwill towards you.
You will be blessed with resistance to DARK, SLAVERY and SOUL magic.
As the provider of the title, you can revert this upon the death of its current owner.

Ah- everyone I granted a title to is dead…

There are hidden curses to titles if I grant them to someone I don't like… scary…

Hold on, could it be?

Did I curse myself?

TITLE: WORSHIPPER
A title granted to sentient creatures that display a religious infatuation towards an individual.
Grants the title of pope to the target of the infatuation.
HIDDEN CURSE: You will be more prone to illogical self-sacrifice and adoration when your target of infatuation is nearby.
This hidden curse will be void when the target of your infatuation dies.
This title will be removed when the target of your infatuation's "POPE" title is removed.

I did!

Uwah… this is what I get for immediately getting clingy to the first woman that paid attention to me…

Let's get rid of my dark history right away…

You've retracted the "NEW FAITH POPE" title.
TITLE: WORSHIPPER has been removed.

(*Sigh*)
The same vague sense of relief that I felt when Julia died washed over me again.

I'll have to be careful with how I treat women that actually notice me going forward.
Showing affection can truly be dangerous.

From now of on… I will no longer get carelessly attached!

*PANTING* (Alpha wolf)
Doctor Sniffles suddenly started panting loudly and wagging his tail.

Good boy Doctor Sniffles.

T- this wolf will be the first and last exception to my new careless affection rule!

Doctor Sniffles (Cavern Gust Wolf ♂) (ALPHA)
STATUS: HEALTHY
LVL: 64
HP: 540/850
INNATE ABILITY: WIND
A common wolf found in caverns that uses wind magic to fly around.
It has a feather-like fur on its ankles and paws that allow it to manipulate wind.
This particular wolf is the "ALPHA" that rules over the "Cavern gust wolf" territory.

Oh- his name changed by itself after I removed Julia's pope title.

Now that I think about it, these demons don't seem to have a section with titles?

*Howl* (Doctor Sniffles)

When Sniffles started howling, the distant howling of more wolves could be heard all over the cavern.

New domain assimilated!
"The Doctor Sniffles zone" has been assimilated into "Unnamed Scarecrow's" domain.

Ah.

That has to be the least threatening domain name I've seen so far.

After Doctor Sniffles finished howling, he turned around and wandered off.

So domains can be assimilated without exterminating its owners.
I've learned something new.

I was kind of hoping Sniffles would help me subjugate domains, but he's already gone. 

He could've at least shown me some level 1 wind magic or something before leaving.

Expecting a fully grown feral creature to immediately become my obedient pet isn't actually very realistic I guess…

Why can't I achieve a single beneficial other world reincarnation trope… I should've obtained a companion by now, like a female love interest with animal ears or a slave girl that's absolutely head over heels for me.

"Kaw…" (Dark day bird)

Ah-

The dark day bird that Elena fingered is laying on the ground in a pose like Y*mcha from Dr*gon Ball. (PR: *Vegeta DBZA laugh*)

Is this little dude gonna be alright?

Ferdinand (Dark day bird ♂) (Imbued with PETTY SOUL)
STATUS: OVERFED
LVL: 1
HP: 1/25
A common bird. It has a strong, long and slender beak that it uses to find food underground. It’s rather partial to seeds that enhance vision.

Despite being level 1, this little guy has just about managed to survive down here.

Hmmm…

It's a little obscene… but I do have 1 way to heal this bird.

I wander over to the bird's body and position my faucet above its beak.

(…)

Let's hope I'm wrong about the soul inside this bird being from Earth like me.

If there's another earthling in there, I'm never living this down.

The bird had a frightened look on his face. His beak is wide open thanks to his fright though.

*Pshhhh*

Copious amounts of water pour into the bird's mouth.

It's been a while since I've used this voluntarily. I'd almost forgotten it's capable of restoring HP.

Feels nice being the one who controls this stupid faucet for once.

(Ah-)
Wait- couldn't I just use water magic like normal instead of using the faucet-

Ferdinand (Dark day bird ♂) (Imbued with PETTY SOUL)
HP: 25/25

I stopped my water, and to my slight surprise, "Ferdinand" is all healed up already.

That was pretty fast!

The fat bird got up and looked at me.

(?)

He suddenly flapped his wings and flew up to my shoulder.

Oh! You coming along?

Is this my first companion in another world?

Suddenly I felt something else land on my shoulder…

I grab the bird with my wooden hands and hold it in front of my face.

(If you poop on my shoulder again I'm going to turn you into fried chicken you overgrown raven.)

*Don~*

MENTAL activated.
1 MP converted.
Your transmitted feelings will become 10 times more potent for any specific targets and close-by sentient creatures that have harmful intentions.

 

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