I've Turned Into A Fox Girl?

— Shaman POV —

< 1 month later >

There was no sign of Himeko for the past month which caused her ministers to worry about her safety. However Shaman was getting nervous as it was about time that they made their escape.

Shaman and Elysia decided together with Clara to finally clear the dungeon and face off the skeleton knight that had traumatized Shaman.

During that month there were many incidents of Shaman almost breaking down, as whenever she stumbled upon anything resembling the room or the knight, it would trigger her trauma. Thankfully it was not common, but it had interrupted some of the training they were going through during that month.

Shaman, Wolfy and Elysia had also gone into the dungeon to grind out levels and put what they had learnt into actual battle. They were now very close to evolving to tier 5 and with that significant power boost as well as adding Clara as their new member, they believed they could finally enter deeper into the dungeon.

Shaman was currently looking at her status, feeling proud as she has raised all her elements to tier 4 and has raised her mana by almost 2000 points just by meditating. She has also raised most of her skills to level 5, with some even reaching level 7

Shaman Shiroi

[Age: 18]

[Gender: Female]

[Race: 4 tailed Fox Girl]

[Level: 96]

[HP: 4300/4300]

[MP: 8000/8000]

[Elements]

Wind - Tier 4

Fire - Tier 4

Water - Tier 4

Ice - Tier 4

[Attributes]

Vitality: 400 +30

Agility: 500 +45

Intelligence: 560 +60

Strength: 550 +50

Dexterity: 500 +38

Defense: 450 +50

Shaman was happy with the results of her training as it also helped her make the memories of the past owner's training her own. She no longer had to rely on her instincts and the bunch of memories that came with her new body.

"Hey Shaman, why don't you check the memories, it has been a while." Rea was told to remind Shaman after they left Ebonscale, but since Himeko made no sign of returning, Rea thought it would be a good opportunity to look through them.

"I want to Rea, but I don't know what Himeko wants and it could be information about my family, so it's better if I don't find out till I am completely free of Himeko.

"Understandable, I guess I will wait till you are free." Rea understood and did not press any further.

Shaman who had been sitting on the edge of her bed leaned back landing her head on Elysia's lap. Elysia had been casually sitting on the bed also looking at her status. She had felt Shaman land on her thighs but paid it no attention and started to unconsciously pet Shaman as it had become a normal occurrence.

Elysia continued to look through her status, which arguably improved even more than Shaman's.

Elysia had learnt how to use a spear and progressed her archery skills even further. This was a huge boost to Elysia's combat potential as she was no longer bound to long range fighting.

Elysia Dahlia

[Age: 18]

[Gender: Female]

[Race: 4 tailed Fox Girl]

[Level: 95]

[HP: 3000/3000]

[MP:9500/9500]

[Elements]

Fire - Tier 5

Although Elysia had less HP than Shaman she made up for this in mana as she poured a lot of her points into intelligence because she was a long range fighter. She had also finally learnt how to meditate, increasing her mana by at least a 1000 points.

'I hope Arsia comes in today with my new spear and bow, otherwise we won't be able to leave this place before Himeko comes back.' Elysia had actually requested from Arsia to have new weapons made for her as her current weapon was starting to fall apart. This was also the thing that was holding them back from leaving which had annoyed Elysia.

Wolfy on the other hand was chilling by the window, enjoying the cool breeze. Even though he was somewhat influenced by the system through his connection to Shaman, he still had no way to access his stats.

Wolfy had raised to level 97 making him the closest to tier 5, which was rather exciting for him since he had yet to go through an evolution due to him starting out as a tier 4.

As everyone was resting, it being one of the few days off they had from training, a knock on the door could be heard followed by a female voice.

"Elysia~ I've got your weapon." Arsia was at the door and excitement rose in Elysia as finally her weapons arrived.

Elysia quickly got off the bed, letting Shaman's head fall on the bed and forcing her awake from her day dreaming.

Over the last month they had gotten quite fond of their trainers and even though they were treated rough, they were also treated fairly which helped them develop mutual respect for each other. Elysia and Shaman wished they could escape with them but it would be biting off more than they can chew.

Elysia opened the door for Arsia who held in her hands Elysia's new spear and bow.

Elysia's eyes brightened up and Arsia extended her arms telling Elysia to take them.

Elysia grabbed hold of the 2 weapons and quickly ran to the middle of the room where there was a bit of open space. Elysia put away the bow in her inventory and started to spin the spear around to get a feel for it. The spear was exactly the same height as her since she was unsure if further evolutions would make her taller. This way, even if she does grow, the spear would still be comfortable to use.

Shaman had also noticed that although Elysia called it a spear, it resembled more of a Bo or a Staff, but Shaman assumed this was another case of this alternate world being slightly different from hers.

The spear handle was completely black with the pommel being the shape of a golden bird wing. The blade was a blood red with slight wing etchings going out from the middle. It had a double edged blade and underneath it could be seen a golden phoenix emblem, marking it as a weapon made by the Ado family. There was also a decorative gold cover on the handle just underneath the blade giving it that final touch making it look like a royal weapon.

Shaman was mesmerized by Elysia's movements as she looked like she was dancing with the spear making her look elegant.

Elysia had abruptly stopped in front of the bed looking at Shaman, anticipating her response.

'See that Shaman? Look at how cool I was, I was amazing right?' Elysia did not speak as she was too embarrassed, but her eyes gleamed with excitement wanting praise from Shaman

"T-that was beautiful." Shaman stared back intently as she was impressed by Elyisa's performance.

Although Elysia kept a straight face, in her mind she was jumping up and down as she had received praise from Shaman and all her hard work had been repaid.

Arsia had started to clap and a proud smile could be seen on her face as she started to walk in the room.

"You have progressed so much in so little time. If we had a whole year to train, you would have definitely surpassed me." Arsia was surprised with the amount of progress Elysia had made in only a short amount of time.

"Aha thank you." Elysia felt a little awkward and started to fidget a little.

"Anyway I just wanted to let you know that Clara will come by after she's done with her assignment. I know she has been itching to hangout with you guys so make sure to treat her well." Arsia informed them that Clara would be paying a visit which lined up perfectly as they could finally make their way to the dungeon and free Clara of Himeko's influence.

"Thank you Arsia for the weapons, I will make sure to take care of them." Elysia felt greatly indebted to Arsia and felt a little bad that they were going to leave, but she reassured herself as they planned to come back once they were stronger.

"Don't mention it, and since I have things to do, I will be taking my leave now. Make sure you get plenty of rest before Himeko gets back." Arsia had quickly taken off in a rush which was a little odd to Elysia and Shaman but they figured she was just busy since Himeko was not around.

"Well Elysia, looks like we should get ready to leave seeing as Clara will be arriving soon." Shaman did not want to waste any time as this could be the only opportunity they have and she did not want to waste it.

*sigh* "I guess so." Elysia stored the spear in her inventory and started to pack her belongings.

The reality was starting to kick in as this place started to feel like home and they were just about to abandon it, which was hard for them to do. But despite their circumstances they did live rather comfortably and were going to miss the luxury of having a place to go back to.

And as time went on they had started to think 'what if Himeko was not intentionally controlling them?' Shaman dismissed those thoughts, as it was necessary for them to move on, since Stein was a living example of what they could become and she would rather not have her memories wiped.

'We have overstayed our welcome and we need to leave before we fall further down the hole.' Shaman wanted to leave as soon as they could so they could avoid the fate of being another one of Himeko's puppets.

Their next stop was to search for the Freya forest to seek answers about Himeko and the family she has in this world. It was also Wolfy's origins which gave them a more compelling reason to skip Elfhiem and head to the fox realm instead.