Susan was in the cage that once housed Nakimo. She had been captured by her sister was being taken back to the castle town.

To ensure she didn’t do anything silly. A slave choker was placed on her.

"Are you sure this is wise?” Randall asked

“Humph… What other choice did I have? She would have left for the holy land with the staff if I didn’t stop her.” Sofia replied

“I understand that but we are still…”

“Don’t be such a worrywart. You have my father under control, right?”

“Yes.”

“Then there is nothing to worry about. On our way, the hero went mad and attacked us. He dragged Susan into the dungeon along with himself. That is the story we will tell.”

“I see.”

“It will take a while for the church to send someone to retrieve the staff. In the meantime, we can begin its alterations.”

“Understood. What about your sister?”

“Keep her somewhere no one will find her. We may still need her, should the alternations fail.”

“Understood.”

As Sofia sat there she couldn’t help but remember Susan’s words, IF WE EVER MADE YOU FEEL THAT WAY, THEN ISN’T IT YOUR FAULT FOR ACTING SO TIMID?

Tch… That bitch… It wasn’t my fault… You should have seen my worth from the get-go. I will show you. I will show mother and the world just how much more special I am compared to you.

She tried to hide her irritation but Randall saw through it.

foolish little girl. You stupidly think that you will rule this continent someday. 

***

Meanwhile, in the dungeon. Nakimo had finally gotten up. He was sitting on the remains of what was once a stairway that lead to the surface.

The walls were too smooth to attempt a climb, however, he wasn’t panicking. He looked at what appeared to be a doorway. 

It probably leads to the first floor.

He took a glance at his stats.

***

Name: Hikimono Nakimo

Level: 12/100

Title: Hero

Class: None

Attributes: None

HP: 9400/10000

MP: 200/200

Skills: None

Unique Skill: Poison Resistance [immune to all poisons.], Convert [convert something into something else. 5 uses a day {Living creatures cannot be converted}]

Devine Protection: Goddess Delphi

***

His focus was on his two unique skills.

First was Poison Resistance.

He recalled what Susan had said when he was captured, I wasn’t sure if that was going to work with your unique skill against poison but I guess it does.

Susan would often treat his wounds with herbs. She could have been someone who was familiar with various drugs and how to implement them.

Nakimo couldn’t help but wonder, 

Rather than calling what she gave me a poison... wouldn’t it be better to classify it as some type of sleeping drug?

If that was the case then his unique skill would only activate if he was poisoned by something that can cause death.

If it was something that would only make him weak or sleepy then the skill would most likely not activate.

Tch… Useless

He then turned his attention towards the other unique skill.

Convert [convert something into something else. 5 uses a day {Living creatures cannot be converted}]

This was a promising skill, he thought.

He picked up a big stone and held it in his hands. He tried imagining the skill activating.

< Skill: Convert Activated >

< Skill: Failed. 2 000 000 MP Required >

“Fuck!” he yelled.

What Nakimo was aiming for was a means to reproduce guns in this world. He imagined the rock turning into a gun in his hands but it seems that a large amount of MP was required.

In a world where MP or mana was everything, he felt like he had reached a dead end.

Nevertheless, he continued.

He tried imagining smaller and smaller things from his world but the cost was still very high. Even a pen cost 560, 000 MP.

He then turned his attention to things in this world.

Before attempting to create an object, he tried to acquire a skill first.

< Skill: Convert Activated >

< Skill: Failed. 600 MP Required >

“Eh?”

The skill he wanted to acquire was the < Appraisal skill >

It was the most basic skill one could have in another world. At least that was the case in the novels he read.

It seems if I request something from this world it would be cheaper… Tch… I am short 400 MP.

There was no getting around the fact that he lucked MP.

Is there a way to increase it?

In this world, MP was something you bought. He found it hard to think of a way to acquire what he lacked

Tsk… What I would give for some MP right about now.

While he was thinking that a new window pooped upon his status screen.

< Skill: Convert Activated >

< Query: Convert 1000HP to 700MP: YES/NO ? >

No way, he thought, before selecting yes

< Alert: MP + 700 / HP – 1000 >

When Nakimo checked his stats again

***

Name: Hikimono Nakimo

Level: 12/100

Title: Hero

Class: None

Attributes: None

HP: 8400/9000

MP: 200 / 900

Skills: None

Unique Skill: Poison Resistance [immune to all poisons.], Convert [convert something into something else. 5 uses a day {Living creatures cannot be converted}]

Devine Protection: Goddess Delphi

***

My capacity went up but not the amount of mana I have. Interesting… Wait… Have I always had this kind of personality? …Never mind… It doesn’t matter anymore… So long as I get what I desire…

With those thoughts, Nakimo continued his experiments.