A few days had passed since then, and today was now my birthday.
I was near Yggdra, my eyes closed in mediation.
I had already practiced 3000 swings of my blade. Even if it took me a bit more time, I was increasing the pace because I felt like I wasn't growing stronger fast enough.
Although my parents kept telling me I was incredibly strong for someone at five years of age, and that I could easily beat even grown adults with my bare fists, that wasn't really what I wanted.
I don't know when, but we'll surely be attacked once more. The entity that trapped me and Aquarina in a different space… he won't simply give up forever and live as a hermit in the mountain now… he'll surely come back.
Because of that, I must prepare and work hard… I cannot rest. I cannot relax…
Ugh, never mind. I should stop for now. I'm tired.
Then again, I've already done what I wanted.
My magic circle inside my soul was glowing with bright elemental brilliance. The light it emanated was beautiful.
It had also grown in size. In fact, it was actually twice as big than before!
And it was filled with many runes, all combining together to strengthen my magic power and make it easy to conjure more complicated spells.
Well, it had just crossed through Tier 1, Rank 10, finally reaching Tier 2.
Indeed, throughout all this time since I made the magic circle, I had finally become a Second Circle Magician, a Tier 2 Magician!
And with that came a great enhancement to my elemental magic damage, as well as the natural control of my mana. It also eased up the ability to conjure spells and create magic circles of higher tiers. As of now, I could easily conjure spells at Tier 1, but until now, spells at Tier 2 and above seemed overly complicated.
However, thanks to Agriculture and Ember, I was more or less capable of creating effects from higher tiered spells to an extent, at least with Fire and Nature Magic.
Just as I opened my eyes, Alice contacted me.
"Sylphy, I think I've finally managed to upgrade the Status!" she said with glee.
"Eh? Really?! C-Can I finally level up?" I asked excitedly.
"…No. That part of the Status alongside the Stats is still… frozen and stagnant," she replied, only to sigh soon after.
"Oh…" Of course, I sighed as well.
"However! I added something else, you can now see your Circle Tier and your Physique Tier there. It's accurate and will upgrade itself as you progress… but that's all. It's more so you can keep track of it," she explained.
"I see… well, let me see… Status."
Soon, an image made of transparent light emerged before my sight.
[System Owner: [Sylph Naturia Bravo]
[Magic Circle: Tier 2 | Rank 1 (Elemental Magic Circle)]
[Physique: Tier 1 | Rank 4 (Strengthened Body)]
[Royal Elven Lineage]
[Lesser Fire Magic: Ember]
[Magic Circle: Tier 2 | Rank 1 (Elemental Magic Circle)]
[Physique: Tier 1 | Rank 4 (Strengthened Body)]
So, I'm at Tier 2 Rank 1, just as it says there… Elemental Magic Circle is also written… is this due to my magic circle type? I guess so…
Aside from Magic Circle Tier, there was also the Physique Tier. This was how people grew stronger physically. By exercising, reinforcing the body with magic constantly, and doing a variety of other things, such as growing up, the Physique Rank increases.
I think it has been slowly increasing since I began to grow up, though I'm sure the daily practice using my blade has increased my physique's strength as well. After all, this exercise was engraved into my body.
Despite being a little girl, I got some nice muscles!
With that, I looked at my thin and noodly arms, noticing that when I touch the muscles, they're actually not soft at all. They're very hard… like rock.
Wow, a Physique at Tier 1 Rank 4 is already this strong? I guess buff people are around this rank then?
Then… how strong are those at Tier 2? Wait… my father probably has a Tier 9 body.
Isn't that super insane? I see why he's able to slice a dimension just using sheer strength…
Shade also helped during that time, so he must be close, at the very least Tier 8… he's so slim yet so strong…
I wonder what Physique Tier my mother is at… she hasn't showed her strength at all, although I remember one day seeing her carrying a large corpse of a beast like nothing… maybe she's hiding her strength in front of me. If she traveled and did so many things with the heroes, I would guess, at the bare minimum, for her to be Tier 6… maybe Tier 7? Although she specializes in magic, there's no way she's that weak physically. She definitely wouldn't have survived if it was the case.
Hmmm… thinking about my mother and my parents, I realize I should be going back home. They were preparing things for the birthday.
With that, I looked at Yggdra, my Eden Apple Tree.
"It has been a few years already, you've grown big… I wonder how bigger you'll become, Yggdra."
"I still remember that time when you spoke to me and gave me Naturia. I've been raising her as much as I can… she has been of great help…"
"Hopefully one day, you can speak to me once more… your voice was soothing…"
With that, I looked at the beautiful tree and gave her a hug, and decided to walk back home.
But then, I felt something.
An aura of life and nature behind me, flowing everywhere within the tree.
The little voice of a gentle girl resonated around.
It didn't feel like someone really mature, but more like an innocent child.
It felt so beautiful to hear, soothing my heart.
I looked back, but everything was silent again.