Chapter 12: Skill Level UpRetracing our steps from earlier today, we made our way back to the student dorms.

    ("...Those weren''t here before.") [Solace]

    Before we had entered the dorm, I saw floating lamps around the campus. It was like seeing a chinese lantern festival back on earth.

    ("I guess I''ll just have to get used to it.") [Solace]

    As soon as we entered Fina''s room, she began to undress. Immediately, I turned away from looking.

    ("I''m not a pedophile I swear!") [Solace]

    After hearing a bunch of rustling, I peered over just a bit. Thankfully, Fina was wearing clothing. It was some sort of light pink sleepwear, or rather, pajamas.

    ("She''s not going to use the changing spell?") [Solace]

    Fina walked right past the bathroom and flopped onto the bed with an exhausted sigh. Readjusting her position, she made herself comfortable in bed.

    "|Cleanse|" [Fina]

    A dim light surrounded her for a moment, and then vanished. Judging by the word she just spoke, I guessed it was a spell related to cleaning.

    "You have acquired the skill |Cleanse|." [Spirit Guide]

    ("...How convenient. I don''t think I''ll ever have the chance to use it though...") [Solace]

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    Hours passed, and Fina was fast asleep. As a spirit, I didn''t have to sleep at all. I never really felt fatigued, so I kind of just continued to watch Fina like some kind of weird stalker.

    ("...I should do something more productive.") [Solace]

    I''m not saying watching Fina sleep was fun, but I wasn''t saying it was. I just thought there were better things to do, so I decided to check my status.

    ("|Appraisal|") [Solace]

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    Name: Solace

    Race: Lesser Spirit

    Gender: ???

    Age: ???

    Level: 4

    Health: 200/200

    Mana: 100/100

    Strength: 28

    Agility: 20

    Intelligence: 12

    Willpower: 20

    Status: Stable

    Skills: |Mystic Tongue Lv. 2| |Appraisal Lv. 1| |Appraisal Resistance Lv. 1| |Liquid Bullet Lv. 1| |Ashen Arrow Lv. 1| |Flame Cannon Lv. 1| |Wind Edge Lv. 1| |Cleanse Lv. 1| Sёar?h the n?vel_Fire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    Unique Skill: N/A

    Titles: |Contracted Spirit Of The Unfortunate Summoner|

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    ("Hm... It''s gone up a bit.") [Solace]

    While gazing upon my status, something occurred to me.

    ("Now that I think of it... My level was lower than the goblins, but my stats were still higher... Why is that?") [Solace]

    "Response: The racial status between |Solace| and race |Goblin| is vast." [Spirit Guide]

    The answer given to me was a bit vague, but I kind of understood what it meant.

    ("So my race is pretty strong huh...") [Solace]

    I pondered about my race, but I waved it aside.

    ("Let''s look at my skills.") [Solace]

    I quickly skimmed through the skills I had obtained, but there really wasn''t much I could do with it. The only thing that piqued my interest was the |Lv. 1| that was next to it.

    ("If I remember correctly... My |Mystic Tongue| went up after reading Fina''s textbook. That means using it levels it up?") [Solace]

    I thought about how I was able to read more fluently after having it rise in level, so I thought to try it on other skills.

    ("What''s a harmless skill that I can use over and over again?") [Solace]

    After taking another look at my status, I had finally decided on which skill I wanted to level up.

    ("Cancel |Appraisal|.") [Solace]

    I turned off my skill just in case, and then cast it once again.

    ("|Appraisal|") [Solace]

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    Name: Solace

    Race: Lesser Spirit

    Gender: ???

    Age: ???

    Level: 4

    Health: 200/200

    Mana: 100/100

    Strength: 28

    Agility: 20

    Intelligence: 12

    Willpower: 20

    Status: Stable

    Skills: |Mystic Tongue Lv. 2| |Appraisal Lv. 1| |Appraisal Resistance Lv. 1| |Liquid Bullet Lv. 1| |Ashen Arrow Lv. 1| |Flame Cannon Lv. 1| |Wind Edge Lv. 1| |Cleanse Lv. 1|

    Unique Skill: N/A

    Titles: |Contracted Spirit Of The Unfortunate Summoner|

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    My status appeared once more, but I didn''t hear any level up notification.

    ("...How many times do I have to do this to level it up?") [Solace]

    I closed and opened it multiple times. If not for the fact that it didn''t spend mana, I probably wouldn''t have been able to do this.

    "|Appraisal| limit has been reached. |Appraisal| has gained a level." [Spirit Guide]

    After trying about fifty to a hundred times, |Appraisal| finally increased a level.

    ("So much work for a single level...") [Solace]

    I complained about it inside my head, but there really wasn''t anything else to do. Since I was going to remain idle inside Fina''s room I might as well do something productive.

    ("Let''s see what level I''ll get to by the time Fina wakes up.") [Solace]