Chapter 544 - 9 Telepathy

We arrived at the lake. I was wondering what was here when Shara used magic towards the lake.

Soon, I felt something approaching from the water. Its identity was a mermaid with a fish tail, a human upper body, and uniquely shaped ears that looked like they had water wings.

"Oh, I saw the magic and came over, is that you, Shara? It’s been a while."

"Yeah. Nice to see you, Tori. I came to see Marinna, could you call her?"

"Ah, wait a sec."

The mermaid named Tori didn’t seem to be doing anything in particular. She was just blankly staring at the sky.

"Okay, she’s coming soon. She said to wait just five minutes."

"Thanks."

"But who are the people behind you?"

"They are benefactors who saved our village when it was in danger."

"Oh? I thought humans were all trash, but it turns out there are some good ones too?"

"Haha... Terry, don’t mind her. She’s not a bad kid,"

Shara said, flustered, trying to persuade us in a whisper. Terry didn’t really care because he agreed with her.

Humans definitely have a more cunning side than other races. After some time, another mermaid approached.

"Shara, it’s been a while. Nice to see you!"

’Pretty...’

The mermaid named Marinna was as beautiful as Shara. Her dress was adorned with lace so white it was almost transparent, revealing her underwear, and the curves that defined her figure were clearly visible.

She had snow-white skin, and her blue hair and blue eyes were reminiscent of the lake.

With E-cup breasts, curvy hips, and smooth skin, Marinna greeted us with a smile that seemed incredibly pure.

When she came out of the lake, the mermaid’s unique tail disappeared and turned into human legs.

"This time, our village was attacked by Goblins, and these are the benefactors who helped us then."

"Aww~ I see. So you came to introduce your friends today."

"That’s part of it, but we’re also going to attack the dungeon today."

"Ah, that place? Didn’t they say it’s difficult right now?"

"It was, but it’s okay now. Because Terry-nim and his party are here."

I was so mesmerized by her appearance that I forgot to use my Appraisal Skill, so I quickly used it.

[Appraisal]

[Status Window]

Name: Marinna

Traits: Spiritism (A), Water Magic (B), Mana (A), Regeneration (D)

Skills: Spirit Communion (C), Water Magic (C), Telepathy (B)

[Spiritism: Increases affinity with spirits.]

[Spirit Communion: Become one with a spirit to unleash stronger power.]

[Telepathy: Allows you to convey words in your mind to the person you want. The higher the rank, the farther it can reach.

Those registered for Telepathy can communicate over considerable distances. Only a total of 5 people can be registered for Telepathy.

People who are not registered for Telepathy can only communicate from nearby.]

’Holy shit. Marinna is amazing too!’

As Shara said, in terms of stats alone, she was enough to rival Shara.

And the Telepathy Skill would definitely be very useful in daily life and in battle, so it was a skill that was good to have no matter what. She also looked young, like she was about the same age as Shara.

’They really have incredible talent. Not just their unique abilities, but their general traits are also superior to others.’

There’s a reason why they’ve become so strong at such a young age. I heard that those with good abilities can usually grow smoothly up to C-Rank, but it becomes difficult from B-Rank onwards.

There are only a few A-Ranks even in big cities, and S-Ranks are rare even throughout the kingdom.

The strongest rank that exists is SS-Rank, and it’s known that there are very few of them even within the continent. With their abilities, they could reach at least A-Rank, or even S-Rank if they do well.

’And since I can use their abilities too, I can definitely go to S-Rank.’

Although I can only use one at a time, making it half-baked, I can use the traits and skills of a total of 5 people, so it can be said that the stronger my companions become, the stronger I become as well.

Plus, with Plunder, won’t I be able to join the ranks of the strongest in the future?

"Terry? Ah. You’re talking about the friends over there. Hello? I’m Marinna."

"Nice to meet you, Marinna. I’m Terry, and these are my companions. Alfred, Peter, and Sophia."

I showed her my companions who were awkwardly smiling behind me.

"But you’re attacking the dungeon? Are you doing it with this member?"

"Yeah. Terry is strong. And if we combine the strength of you, my companions, and me, we can definitely attack the dungeon."

"That sounds fun. Wait a moment, I’ll talk to my family."

She was either talking to her family through Telepathy or something, staring at the air without saying anything, her expression changing from moment to moment.

But Sophia, Alfred, and Peter, who didn’t know that, couldn’t understand what she was doing.

"I’m done talking. Let’s go."

Was it because I trusted Shara? I couldn’t understand how their families were allowing it so easily, as if the dungeon was a playground.

Well, it wasn’t something I needed to worry about, so I didn’t bother questioning it. We shared trivial stories on the way to the dungeon.

Shara, who had always been curious, liked to wander around outside since she was young, and somehow ended up being chased by a monster and strayed too far.

She met Marinna while trying to quench her thirst at the lake she found. Marinna didn’t have much animosity towards outsiders, so they were able to become friends quickly.

"I have something to say before we go into battle. Actually, I have a Skill called Subordination, and if you accept this energy, I can use one of your abilities each. If you accept, it will be much easier to attack the dungeon, what do you want to do?"

I already heard about the dungeon’s strength. It’s not too difficult with our current strength, but there’s always a chance of something happening, so if they become subordinate to me, it will be much easier to fight. Terry explained his ability and its effects in detail.

"Huh? You had such an ability? Hmm... So that’s why Terry is so strong despite looking so young."

"Aren’t you two similar to me? I actually feel like you guys are more amazing."

"I... Is that so?"

"The adults say that Shara and I are geniuses who come along once every few decades, it’s only natural that we’re strong."

Unlike Shara, who was embarrassed, Marinna spoke with a confident tone.

Calling herself a genius. Bold Marinna. If you have that much skill in a small town, I guess you can be confident. I don’t know about big cities, but it’s rare to see such skilled people in small to medium-sized cities like this.

"So, what do you think?"

"Okay. It’s safer to do it safely if we want to attack the dungeon more easily. And... Terry-nim is the benefactor who protected our village. I trust you, so I’ll leave it to you."

"Huh? Okay, sounds fun."

Marinna gave me the feeling that she would be scammed someday, but it was a grateful thing for Terry anyway.

But I don’t intend to mistreat them like Sophia and the others just because I’m subordinating them.

They are kind, strong, beautiful, and special. They might be my companions for life, so I didn’t want to do bad things.

"Then don’t resist my energy and accept it now."

"Okay." "Yes."

[Subordination]

[Status Window]

Name: Shara

Race: Elf

Age: 22

Class: Magic Archer (C)

Traits: Archery (S), Wind Magic (B), Agility (B), Senses (D)

Skills: Wind Magic (C), Detection (C)

[Status Window]

Name: Marinna

Race: Mermaid

Age: 22

Class: Spirit Magician (C)

Traits: Spiritism (A), Water Magic (B), Mana (A), Regeneration (D)

Skills: Spirit Communion (C), Water Magic (C), Telepathy (B)

When you subordinate someone, you can see all of the subordinate’s stats except for their status and title. The stat windows were full of amazing things.

’They look so young, but they’re 2 years older than me? And Magic Archer and Spirit Magician...’

[Magic Archer: A class acquired when a magician and archer reach D-Rank or higher. Stats increase even more than the original rank’s effect.]

[Spirit Magician: A class acquired when a spiritist and magician reach D-Rank or higher. Stats increase even more than the original rank’s effect.]

[Spiritist: All abilities increase when summoning spirits.]

’It’s more effective than just being an archer. Then I should go for Magic Swordsman too.’

I mainly used Wind Magic at first, but Fire Magic is more efficient, so I’ve been mainly using Fire Magic lately. It’s been a while since I became an E-Rank Fire Magician.

So I expect to reach D-Rank soon too. I borrowed Shara’s Wind Magic (B) as a trait, and Wind Magic (C) as a skill.

The Plunder Skill becomes completely your own and starts from E-Rank, but the Subordination Skill is just borrowing it for a while, so I can use it right away from her rank, which is C-Rank.

For Marinna’s traits, I got Mana (A), and for skills, I got Telepathy (B).

Even if I learn Spiritism, I don’t have any spirits, and there’s no need to use Water Magic due to the attributes of the dungeon monsters. Terry soon tried using Telepathy.

can hear you

"Ooh! Amazing! You can use Telepathy now too!"

"What is this... I can hear words in my head."

"Is this also a Skill?"

"That’s a really amazing ability..."

Everyone’s reactions were different, so it was fun to watch. I have now registered all 5 of my current companions as Telepathy registrants.

Now we can communicate with each other through Telepathy even if we are quite far apart.