I spent the whole day honing my new Nailsmithing skills under Goddess Hephaestus' Tutelage.
By the end of the day ,I had completed three different smithing tasks and was accepted as an honorary disciple of the Goddess of the Forge ,Hephaestus.
I could feel the experiences of the Nailsmith bug coursing through my body and solidifying under the intense forging I did.
I understood that these experiences were granted to me in order to assist in the greater goal.
To grant me the strength and abilities needed to complete the task bestowed upon me by the higher beings known as my parents.
Still ,my emotions remain calm and still even under the experiences bestowed upon me. Even with a human form to blend in ,my essence still remains the same.
Returning home ,I still wore the forging outfit along with my cloak with my battle outfit stashed away in a bag.
Lady Hestia ,hugged me before excitedly questioning me about my day.
"Holo ,how did it go with Hephaestus today? Did you learn a lot?!"
I patted her back and nodded.
"Mhm. I gained quite a bit today."
"Hehe ,that's great! Dinner's on the table ,Bell just got home so we were just waiting on you Holo."
A small warmth arose in my heart before a stillness fell over me once again and I sat down at the table.
We all ate and then brushed our teeth before heading to sleep.
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Waking up ,I did my morning routine. Brush teeth ,physical workout ,nail training.
The agreement made with Master Hephaestus was to alternate lessons between dungeon explorations. So I would do lessons on one day and then exploration on the next.
Of course there are also rest days ,but half of those were spent training and then I would rest for the remaining time.
Even with an unknown goal ,I could feel the weight of the burden placed upon me. So I began feeling the need to improve my current strength.
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(The Dungeon ,Floor 11)
Currently ,I am fighting a small horde of imps surrounding an orc while Bell is struggling to keep up.
It seems I underestimated the difficulty of these caverns. Bell is barely evading strikes from three imps.
Stragglers from the group in front of me it would seem. I should deal with this as fast as possible and guide us back to the higher floors.
So I made my move. Evading a few strikes and gaining distance before charging energy into my nail.
Four imps started charging at me as I felt the power building up in my nail. As the reached ten feet away from me ,I unleashed a [Dash Slash] and cut all four imps in half after charging past them.
Then I put more power into the nail. Due to my high level of my Nail Arts skill ,it only took me two seconds to fully charge my nail and perform a nail art.
So I unleashed a [Cyclone Slash] and turned into a whirlpool of blade energy as I cut down the rest of the imps in the horde.
The orc tried to charge in at the same time ,but got knocked back a bit after two slashes landed on its stomach and arm.
Once I finished the cyclone of slashes ,the entirety of the imp horde surrounding the orc had been cut in half and reduced to ashes and magic stones.