"Milady!"
"Mhhh..."
"Milady! Please wake up. The fairy Friedhilde contacted me and asked whether you are alright."
"I'm fine! I'm fine! But where am I?"
"You are at the Sweeping Blow Aptitude Test and fell asleep on a bed of nails."
Flora felt under her. "Ouch! Yes, nails, definitely nails." Flora shook her head to clear the cobwebs. "How long have I slept?"
"One hour, Milady. By the way, you passed the challenge."
*beheheheep*
Flora joined Aito's chuckling. "Oh, well, having high defense is awesome."
Because two minutes were left on the timer for the physical defense portion of the test, Flora let the turret shoot at her. It didn't even sting.
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Physical Perception Exercises
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The world grew clear. Colors intensified, Flora heard her own heartbeat, and she could even smell the mint of the drink on a nearby table. Enticed, she sipped at it.
"Identify the components of the beverage by taste." The info sign read.
"Mint, lemon, kale, banana, and maybe pepper?"
The hooting sound signaled her failure.
Flora tried a few more combinations, but couldn't get it right.
Next, Flora ported to a tower and reported enemy movements. Then she appeared in a dark cave and had to listen for footsteps and estimate how many people approached.
Both tasks went well.
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Magical Attribute Attunement
May I access your skills to customize the challenges for you?
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"Would I get to learn new skills if I don't show you?" Flora asked, grinning, but then remembered her resolution to go easy on acquiring new skills. "Nevermind, you may access them."
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You are missing a beam type of spell for the Magical Power Exercise.
Would you like to do the Magical Macro-Control Exercise first to learn the spell?
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"Sure! Beam sounds great!" Flora exclaimed. "And Aidan, you heard her, I'm innocent. I totally didn't go for more skills!"
"Yes, Milady?" Aidan sounded confused.
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Magical Macro-Control Exercises
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A console with a hologram of a skill diagram and a target butt appeared.
Flora closed in on the hologram like hawk on a mouse.
"Learn the Spell Acid Jet. Target time: 2 minutes." The sign demanded.
"Pretty! Definitely water and look how much room for filling it with mana there is! It's definitely a channeled spell. It's a bit more sophisticated than my other spells."
"The elemental beams are tier 2 spells, Milady."
<Acid Jet>!
A jet of water gushed out of Flora's hand.
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Auntie toasts the VRMMORPG
Science FictionAfter Flora Fluss burns down the kitchen, her son insists she is too old to live alone. She's got two choices. Either move into a retirement home or spend the rest of her life within a virtual reality game governed by society's most advanced artific...
