[Lucia POV]

  “BRIAN!” Both Alid I screamed as we watched Brian be ed by an attack from a spirit tiger.

  He had been in a summoner duel with another adventurer. And while the small dragon he summoned had made a plete fool of both the tiger and its summoner, Brian was now on the receiving end of an attack from the tiger. Not because the attack was meant for Brian, but because he just happeo be standing in the wrong spot when his dragon dodged an attack.

  As the attack faded, I saw Brian standing there where he had been, with his hands c his face. His clothes were almost pletely decimated, leaving only his shoes (that were outside the attack area), underwear and some of his undershirt that was under his crossed arms intact.

  “White Lightning.” I just barely heard Brian and his summon.

  “Phew.” I let out a sigh. He survived. If he is alive, I’m sure we heal him.

  I looked as the small drago out a massive beam of light from its mouth. The beam pletely enveloped the tiger.

  I didn’t really realize its power until the attack ran out. The tiger was o be seen.

  The beam had gouged out the ground a a rge el into it. Thankfully, nothing else was standing in the way of that beam or they would have been annihited as well.

  The advehat had challenged Brian just stood still, with his pants soaked by … well, urine.

  Then the small dragon and the book it had appeared from disappeared, as Brian fell face-down to the ground.

  “BRIAN!” I yelled as I rao him. Alice followed me just a step behind and awo behind her was Alex.

  As I got to him, I immediately checked if he was still alive by holding my hand to his bad to my relief, I could still feel his heartbeat. I then carefully turned him onto his back, so I could get to work. I checked his breathing, but it was extremely shallow.

  He wasn’t looking good. His skin was badly damaged all around his body, but especially on his arms, it had pletely burned away, to the point where I could see his muscle tissue.

  “Lua? How is he?” Alex asked.

  “Alive. For now. But not for long if I don’t do something.” I responded, before starting a t. “Water, the liquid of life, help this wounded body in this time of need, Aqua Heal.”

  It was the best I could dht now. There are more advanced water spells for healing, but I ’t use them. And using blood magi someone who is hurt this badly won't help.

  As I more mana into my magic, I could feel it not take effect. My spell isn’t strong enough. I need more power.

  “Let’s use this.” Alex said as he handed me one of Brian’s cards. Red Medie. I knew of it, but had never used it myself.

  “Yeah. Activate it please.” I said as I focused on my spell. I had to keep it going, so that Brian wouldn’t die.

  “Red Medie.” Alex said to activate the card. A potion bottle with red liquid appeared as the card vanished. “So… how do I use this? Do I just make him drink it?” He asked.

  “No. Give it to me.” I said as I took the potion bottle.

  As Brian is passed out, there is no guarahat he’ll be able to drink the potion. If I use water trol, I make sure it gets into his stomach, but I’d have to cel Aqua Heal for that.

  FUCK! What do I do?

  As I thought that, a small box that looked like a status s appeared before me. It only had three words on it.

  Summon Water SpiritSummon Water Spirit. A skill I gained when I was with Brian and a greater water spirit gave us its blessing. I had never used it as I wasn’t sure if I deserved it. But now, I have no choice but to use it.

  “Summon Water Spirit.”

  As I said that, I felt a massive surge of mana flow through my body. I reized the feeling from when we were blessed. The power of spirits had surrounded me.

  (Let me help.) I heard a voi my head say. The voice sounded familiar, but I couldn’t tell who it beloo. (I’ll take over the Aqua Heal, you do what you feel is correct.) The voice added.

  I felt my spell operate with no input from me and decided to trust the voice. I knew if I didn’t, Brian would just die. I o get this potion into him.

  “Water, Move as I and, Water trol.” I ted. I used it to pull the potion liquid out of its tainer and then slowly fed it to Brian.

  I felt the potiole down in his stomad let out a small sigh.

  With the spirits now helping me and the potion in his stomach, I feel like this is going to work.

  But I know I o keep pushing. Until Brian is for sure fine, I won’t stop. And with that potion now inside of him, the step is spreading it. And I have just the magic to do that.

  As Brian’s left arm still had that … thing for his cards, I moved so I could take his right hand into my own. And as I did, I noticed that his right hand was tightly holding onto a card.

  Monster Reborn. The card that resurrect the dead. Perhaps he thought that something might g id had it on hand.

  I took it and held onto it, before I bit his wrist. It is necessary for what es .

  True blood magi evolved, or perhaps cured, form of blood magic. I haven’t had it for long and I’m not fully used to it, but as it’s just a slightly more powerful form of blood magic, I feel like I manage.

  I used blood magic to accelerate Brian’s natural digestion so I would get the potion into his bloodstream. Then I used Blood S to search for any abnormal locations and focused the potioo those areas. And as I did, I felt the Aqua Heal that the spirits trolled move around with it.

  I watched as the potion and my magic took effed his skin began to quickly regrow. I had to focus a lot of power specifically on his arms and we had to use the sed Red Medie that Alex had to get Brian into a stable dition, with all of his skin regrown.

  After what felt like ay, but was only a few minutes, I was happy with the state that I’d gotten Brian to. He was still passed out, but he was breathing steadily and his heartbeat was stable.

  I removed my fangs from Brian’s wrist and took a deep breath in.

  “... is … is he going to be alright?” Alice asked.

  “Yes. I think he will be.” I answered. At this point, unless he experienced more trauma, he should be fine.

  “Ah. Thank the Goddess.” Alice said.

  As she said that, another system s appeared before me.

  Individual Lucia has saved System Support holder Brian Wood.Rewarding individual Lucia.Removing the Blood Curse from Individual Lucia.Failed. Individual Lucia does not have the Blood Curse.Searg for alternative rewards.Alternative reward suggested.Getting permission.Alternative reermission granted.Granting Individual Lucia Basic System Support.Basic Support System UnlockedI looked at the final s. System support? Unlocked? For me? The legendary System Support?

  I opened my status so I could see for myself.

  Name: LuciaRace: Dhampir ?Level: 44HP: 1240Mana: 21th: 320Defense: 400Magic: 1160 True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial) Card Summoner LV.1 (extra)Summon Water Spirit (extra) Water Magic LV.5Mana trol LV.7Magic Boost LV.2Quick Cast LV.5Fast Mana Recovery LV.4Keique LV.1Staff Teique LV.3 Blood Sucker (Racial)Water Spirits Blessing (Greater)LifesaverI have a itle? Lifesaver? Titles are kind of skills, but not really. Acc to what I learned from Mrs. Moon, titles are skills that don’t improve your status, but do have a helpful effect. But plenty of people gh their lives without ever gaining a title.

  For me it's different. I’ve had Blood Sucker sihe day I was born. A title that allows dhampirs to survive on blood alone, no other sustenance required.

  And now, thanks to Brian, I had two more. Water Spirits Blessing (Greater) increases the power and decreases the mana use of all of my water magic.

  And Lifesaver, my itle:

  Lifesaver: Doubles the effectiveness of all healing done by magic or skills.But what about the System Support? Why ’t I see that?

  (Miss, it is the mark o your race.) I heard a voice say inside my head.

  “M-Mother?” I asked. That voice belongs to my mother. I know it does. I’d reize it anywhere.

  (I apologize, but I am not your mother. I am your Basic System Support.) The voice said.

  “Lua? Is something wrong?” Alex asked, probably hearing what I said.

  “N-No. Everything is fine.” I said hastily.

  “Are you sure? You are saying some weird things. Are you sure you didn’t use all of your mana?” Alex asked.

  “... I didn’t. But I did use a lot.” I admitted.

  I have over 2000 mana, but in these few minutes I had used over 1500 of it. And it was still draining down.

  (Oh, sorry. That’s because of me.) The voice that came after I used Summon Water Spirit said.

  Now that I was more calm, I reized that voibsp;

  (The water spirit that blessed us?) I think Brian said he could talk to the System Support in his head, so I tried to do that with the spirit.

  (Oh. I’m gd that you remember me. her you nor the Hero has really called for me, so I feared that you had fotten me or found me unhelpful.) The spirit said.

  (...) I didn’t know how to respond. I know I haven’t used that skill once, but I’m surprised that Brian hasher. (I’ll try to call you iure. Thank you for helping.)

  (Then I’ll undo the synchro so you rest.) The spirit said, before I felt its power leaving my body.

  The spirit then formed a body of water o me, before the water spshed to the ground as the spirit left.

  “We are so sorry!” The other party had prostrated themselves before us.

  “Please don’t report Tye or our party!”

  “We’ll do anything!”

  What the report was referring to is a dangerous adventurer report. They are something that should be filed with the guild after an ihat takes pce between adventurers, like on a quest or, like is the case here, after a sparring act. Depending on the severity, the punishments be anything from a fio being kicked out of the guild, or even svery or impriso.

  sidering that their adventurer almost killed another adventurer in a duel he started, anything from expulsion to svery isn’t impossible. Well, the rest of the party would likely only be demoted by one rank, but the summoner could face a rger punishment.

  They could try tue against it being their fault, but they would lose. We have the numbers advantage, we have the Baku pany’s vice-president as a witness, we have a noble’s daughter. And most of all, Brian himself is a holder of System Support. If he revealed it and used it as a guarantee, nument could be made against him.

  To go against a System Support holder is to go against the System itself. And to go against the System is to go against the Goddess.

  And if we go that far, I might as well add the blessing from a greater water spirit, that both Brian and I hold.

  (Don’t fet that you also hold the System Support.) I heard my mother’s voi my head.

  Cp, Cp

  With two loud cps, Timothy took trol of the situation.

  “Then we will do this. As Brian is out, because of you, and Lucia is extremely low on mana, because of you, I’ll have you join our escort party until we reach Sawyer city safely. If you mao do that, the guild doesn’t have to know about this little i.” Timothy said. “Are you three fih that?” He then asked us.

  “I think that’s letting them off easy.” Alex said.

  “I… I want to wait for Brian’s opinion.” Alice said.

  “If Brian thinks it’s fine, I’ll let it be.” I said. I don’t think Brian would hate him for something like that, but I want to hear him out first.

  “T-Thank you. We’ll make sure nothing hurt you!” They said in unison.

  With Saber Fang (that is their party’s name) keeping the night guard, we would be able to sleep through the entire night.

  I’m really gd that that is the case, as I really am tired after using all that mana.

  Our sleeping arras were a little different from st night, as Brian was sleepiween Alid I. I didn’t mind doing it and Miss Alice ht dema. She said she doesn’t really trust these adventurers, and by sleeping with Brian she would make sure they don’t try to kill him in the middle of the night.

  I also agreed, as I wao make sure to stay close to him, in case his situatios worse.

  Brian’s magic waist bag, I think he calls it a fanny pack, hadn’t been decimated, as he took it off before the battle, so we were able to get some spare clothes for him from there.

  His sleeping bag and travel pelt were also there. I don’t know why he has two travel pelts, especially of such high quality, but I don’t mind at the moment. I stacked the two pelts on top of each other, before carrying Brian to it.

  I also removed the two cards Brian had on his … summoning thing. I should ask what it is when he wakes up. But anyway, I took the two cards for safekeeping, and after I removed them, the rge thing disappeared, leaving only a simple bracer behind.

  There was also something strah the Blue-Eyes Toon. The gss-like thing on it had been colored e. The Toon World didn’t have that. Aher did my Vampire Lady, or the two cards Miss Alice has.

  Well, I probably ask about it from Brian tomorrow.

  Assuming that he wakes up tomorrow.

  Please, wake up tomorrow.

  Before falling asleep, I heard my mother’s voi my head.

  (eade with System Support ‘Laura’. Making a telepathik.)

  (What does that mean?) I asked my System Support.

  (Oh. Miss Lucia. I made a e. Thank you so much for saving Master.) I heard a female voi my head.

  I don’t know whose voice it is, but it brims with reliability and … big sister energy?

  (... Who are you?) I asked.

  (Yes. I should introduce myself. My name is Laura and I am Brian’s System Support.) She said.

  …

  …

  So… not only did I get a System Support of my own, I ow also speak with Brian’s System Support.

  …

  I’m not sure how to handle all of this. I just. This is too much. I need sleep.

  No! I need ohing before that.

  (Miss Laura. Is Brian alright?) I asked Brian’s System Support.

  (Yes. Thanks to you he is fine. He is just sleeping and should wake up by tomorrow m. And if he doesn’t, well, I’ll make sure he does.) Brian’s System Support answered with a more mischievous tone.

  (... don’t be too hard on him. He went through a lot.) I said.

  (Don’t worry. I know what he likes.) Laura said.

  (Shut up, both of you. It’s Lucia’s bedtime and I won’t let you bother it, even if you are a superior level System Support.) My System Support told Laura off. I have to say, having my mue against the big sister-like Laura is quite funny. Like a mother telling the kids having a sleepover to go to bed already.

  But I did as instructed, and soon found myself fast asleep.

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