I do not own Hyperdimension Neptunia
Hello again!
In case you don't remember, in the last chapter I started to freak out after I saw my stats page and the cheat-like skills there. I'm okay now though. I've had time to properly settle down (although the carpet may have been worn down a bit due to all my pacing).
Anyway, although I'm interested in "Goddess Form LV1", I'm more interested in those passive skills. For some reason only "Gamer's Thoughts", "Gamer's Perception", and "True Goddess' Blessing" don't have any levels.
I want to investigate this … but I don't know how I can.
No, wait a minute, I can investigate it. I have that godly skill known as "Identify".
Hopefully Identify will tell me what those passive skills are. Then again, it's only level 1, so I don't know how effective it will be. Either way, it never hurts to try right?
"Identify…"
Nothing happens. That's strange, does it require a target for it to identify? Hmm, well I want to identify those three passives, so would I say something along the lines of -
{Gamer's Thoughts - The thoughts of a Gamer}
What? I only had to think about identifying it? Well, that's actually pretty convenient. However, as I expected, Identify didn't do too much. I assume it will do the same thing if I try to identify the other two passives, but I might as well try. Can't hurt.
{Gamer's Perception - The perception of a Gamer}
{True Goddess' Blessing - ERROR}
Huh? What was that? I expected that response from Gamer's Perception, but what's with the description for True Goddess' Blessing? Well, assuming this world is game-like, does that mean that an error is a broken value?
No way, it can't be possible. I just saw the result of Identify wrong. To have a broken skill at the beginning of the game, isn't that a bad thing?
I think for now I'll just stop thinking about that passive. It won't do me any good to worry about it you know.
Regardless, Identify seems a bit too weak you know? It does say it's level 1, so I suppose it can level up and become more useful, but how exactly do I even level up skills? It's not like a voice from the heavens is going to tell me the solution.
"..."
No way. It can't be that easy can it? Am I on easy mode and I just don't know it?
While I was thinking about how to level up my skills, the event crystal shows its face again. This time, it's hovering over the desk located in a corner of the room. I can't see anything particularly useful on the desk, but I've already learned how powerful the event crystal is. Might as well go see what this event will be.
I'm getting used to the feeling of the world shifting and my control over this body leaving me, but it's still a strange feeling. One day I'll probably be used to it, but eh, it doesn't really matter at the moment.
Anyway, the event. As soon as the world shifted, I noticed there was something new sitting on the desk. I don't know why, but it was a laptop. I don't know how I didn't see it before, but anyway, it was sitting there with its screen set on some … database-like program.
Since it would be a pain to relate everything I learned from the laptop, I'm just going to summarize it here fairly quickly.
I'm in a world called Gamindustri
In this world, there are four lands. These are Lastation, Lowee, Leanbox, and Planeptune.
Neptune is the name of the non-goddess form of the goddess of Planeptune. (In other words, I'm the goddess of one of the four lands now).
The goddesses fight over shares which determines their respective power, and the prosperity of their land
That's the main points. Of course, there was also the basic information about how to play this game, but that's not too important to the story you know?
Anyway, it seems I've learned everything I could from this event. It seems all I need to do to leave these events is to just think about leaving. Pretty easy.
However, I learned something else about events from the laptop. It seems that these events are incredibly powerful, because time is stopped for everything besides the one inside the event. Honestly that scares me a little bit. What if I have to fight someone, and they get an event, but I don't? I'd instantly die, and that would be bad.
The laptop said there was some form of resurrection in this game, so I suppose that even if I die it'll be okay, but pain is still pain. If I can, I want to avoid it completely.
I honestly think it'll be really hard to completely avoid damage, but dying would probably be very painful, so I want to avoid that at all cost. Then again, I may die quicker than I thought. I've already checked my quests, and I have a single one… to fight in the Battle of Goddesses.
Why do these things happen to me?
Well, at the very least, I still have a few days to prepare. I guess I could try and raise the levels of some of my skills in the meantime. However, as I've already said, I have no idea how to raise any of these skills. I guess I can only try things out right?
I think I should try to find something that fits the katana weapon class though. Since I have the katana mastery skill, I might as well right?
I wonder where I can get a katana though. I guess I could check my inventory for one. Who knows, there might be something awesome in there.
"Open, Inventory"
(Inventory:
[Training Katana])
"Equip katana"
[Training Katana has been selected. Equip now?]
"Confirm"
[Training Katana has been equipped]
Hmm, this is almost too perfect. What are the chances I'd just happen to find a practice sword in my inventory when I want to level my skills by training? Eh, I'm not going to complain. I'm happy. It's incredibly strange though, holding this sword in my hand. It's like the sword wants me to use it. I suppose it makes sense though. After all, one of my skills is "Katana Mastery". It makes perfect sense that I'd be better with a katana than any other weapon.
Either way, it doesn't really matter. I should just be glad I found a katana. Now I just need to figure out what I can use as a practice dummy.
Hmm, well I suppose I could take the bedding and the sheets and create a dummy, but then the bed would be all messed up. Even though I truly do love sleeping, I'm going to have to make a sacrifice. I have to level some skills to survive. I can't really be lazy in this world.
"That should just about do it."
I put the finishing touches on my masterpiece (an amalgamation of all that is terrible), and set myself in a natural sword stance. Before I can actually start whacking the dummy however, a notification screen pops up in front of my face.
[The skill, Doll Creation LV1, has been acquired]
[The skill, Doll Manipulation LV1, has been acquired]
[The skill, Doll Mastery LV1, has been acquired]
That … that's a bit too easy isn't it? I only built a piece of trash I could hit honestly, and yet apparently it was recognized as a doll?
Well, might as well use the skills right? It seems Doll Mastery is another passive skill that will likely level as I create and manipulate dolls. Of course, Doll Manipulation and Doll Creation are both as you'd expect. One skill lets me create a doll from nothing, and the other one lets me control it.
Since these skills are also level 1, they're still a bit weak. At the moment, Doll Manipulation only gives me control of one doll, so I assume I'll be able to control more as the skill levels. It's the same with Doll Creation. At level 1, the most I can do is create what's called a "Dummy". Well, since I can freely create Dummies, I guess I really don't need the dummy made of bedding.
Anyway, I'll push all that to the side for now. It's time to train now.
『Neptune LV1
Status:
ＨＰ：１００／１００
ＳＰ：２５／２５
STR：１０
VIT：１０
INT：１０
MEN：１０
AGI：１０
TEC：１０
LUK：１０
MOV：５
Active Skills:
「Goddess Form Lv 1」「HP Restore Lv 1」「SP Restore Lv 1」「Strike Lv 1」「Defend Lv 1」「Identify Lv 1」「Doll Creation Lv 1 (new)」「Doll Manipulation Lv 1 (new)」
Passive Skills:
「Katana Mastery Lv 1」「Friendly Aura Lv 1」「Gamer's Thoughts」「Gamer's Perception」
「True Goddess' Blessing」「Doll Mastery Lv 1 (new)」
Titles:
「Gamer」「Goddess of Planeptune」』