They finished lunch while Willow asked " Are you planning to go now ? " " Can I not ? " " No , but the more you push yourself into other worlds , the less time you have for ... What am I saying , you have plenty of time "
" Exactly , so let's head back to the world travel port once again " ... Dennis left the port after getting her world travel permit , along with Willows " Is this what children feel at the airport "
" Have you been to one ? " " No , but I saw videos of it online " Willow followed Dennis and watched her purchase a deck of cards instantly .
" I am surprised that your mother allows all this , I keep sending her all your expenses . At first , it was surprising that you spent so much on fashion , but then you were spending more in other places . How does she approve this ? She doesn't sound like she was spoiling , but with how often she keeps replying with "It's fine" I think there is something I don't know about "
" Okay , this information is quite expensive , but I'll tell you " Willow listened attentively while a privacy bubble was casted " My gift can Save the aging process . My mother has called a few very trusted friends , not just young but also ridiculously rich , for me to save the aging progress "
Willow felt like her jaw should drop into the ground after she just learned that Dennis had solved the long-desired cure for mortality and let out a confused " What ? "
" One night , I was bothered by the amount of cosmetics mom had been putting on herself , so I read about how a body was aging and inputted the knowledge and thoughts into my gift and started Saving my mom's aging . One thing led to another , several mothers , fathers and rich old grandmas and pas started asking for it , but my mom said they were all to be trusted , so I stretched my gift to them "
Willow took a deep breath and tried to joke " S-so you are really a sugar baby ? " " At least to trusted adults " ' Trusted only because my mom used her gift on them '
" Okay , so you are like the grandchild that both sides of the family like . " Willow commented " At first , they were surprised by my spending , but after seeing how much work I was actually doing , they did see it in a much more favorable light "
" Like what ? " " First , all the money I spend is usually for self-improvement . I was actually given a lot of gifts just to see how much I can improve , I learned to handle all the demands at once , such as painting , playing the piano , the old ballsports "
" But you haven't been doing much of that " Willow said " That was only because I mastered all the skills and they stopped bringing in the gifts because they have to focus on their own family still send me the money for payment though "
A thought crossed Dennis's mind and she asked " By the way , did you handle the report on that ship ? " " Someone else handled it , but why are you asking that out of nowhere ? "
" I need to remember what I was doing , I do that by tracing through my memories like right now " " I don't get it " " It's like reading a group chat from top to bottom to understand what is currently going on after you were inactive for a while "
" Why would you do that now ? " " Because I Loaded time to test if I can copy some of the cards I bought " Willow takes a while to digest that and asked " How often do you do that ? "
" Very often , whenever I have an idea with the details all in my mind at once , I quickly Load time for me to write it down in case I need it for later and have already forgotten or I try out the idea "
" Why not Save ? " " I do , but I was also in the process of thinking ... Maybe I can leave that part of thinking to a reflection familiar when I get a good idea ? " " Wow , now you're learning how to automate creativity "
Willow was starting to get tired of being impressed by Dennis and her abilities " Do you think you can draw me later ? " " Sure , it should be a good refresher , just be sure to remind me later in the evening . Maybe I can sell copies of my skills if I can turn them into cards "
They walked to find a house of cards where skill cards can be sold " Are you planning to sell your skills " " Maybe " Dennis selected a specific skill that she won't be needing very much but had mastered .
" Here is your piano skill , would you like to sell it ? " Dennis figured out what to do and Loaded time for Saver to make copies of all her skills . After selling them all , Willow asked .
" How did you do not lose all your skills ? " " Same logic as the reflection familairs " Dennis gathers up all the money while Willow comments " What you just did is literally the dream of all those fantasy novel readers . But considering the effort in mastering those skills , don't you think perhaps they might be suspicious "
Dennis thought of what Willow might be hinting at " Accelerated growth ? " " Yep , they might want that . " Dennis leans in and whispers " I already sold a copy " " That's possible ? " Dennis nodded .
" With my gift , it is , weren't you confused why I suddenly have so much ? Nevertheless , with knowledge of how to use these cards , it should become much easier to Load knowledge "
" So you only came here just so that you can get this ? " " Yep " ' It also gives Saver a good idea on how to manage these skills ' " Are you going to buy more cards ? "
" Why not ? " Dennis shows a skill card "Trading" and equips it into her rented out skill slots " Shall we spend the rest of the day buying as many skills as we can ? "
" Who's we " " Right , I will " by the time it was dinner , Dennis proudly counted all of her acquired skills " Buying so many unwanted skills and even going as far as going to this world's junkyard in less than an afternoon is crazy "
" Only because I removed slowpoke so that we can get to places as quickly as possible " Saver , on the other hand , was happy to see so many cards floating around that they made their own card after learning about all the cards by Loading Miss Debrah's gift .
' I know Saver , Mom's gift is really incredible . Although the more impressive thing is how you manage to see this kind of work as fun ' Saver pointed out a memory in which Dennis spent a long time painting because it was fun to match the commissioner's taste .
' That's different ' " So what are you planning to do with those cards ? " Dennis thought of an excuse ' This is mostly so that Saver gets some material to study , but I do have to think of a reason '
" Could be useful as a weapon , a lot of bad cards can be Loaded on others to cause permanent debuffs . But I think I can do the same with a debuff magic source with some modification "
" You are thinking way ahead " " I better be , who knows what kind of disaster there will be if so many worlds are together " " But you got like a few rotten food cards " " I have Composting card "
Willow thinks about what the right question is to ask without sounding repetitive and asked " And Savings' limit ? " Dennis thought about it too and checked with Saver " I'm just as confused why the ceiling hasn't shown for a while now "
" You hit it at one point ? " Willow asked and Dennis nodded " It was a very long time ago when I was very young . I had Saved up so much time I couldn't save anymore , so when I went to Load it all up . Mom discovered it and well , I haven't hit it ever since "
" But surely you didn't have years when you were young ? " " Nope , it was only like a few days' worth of time " Willow finally got the picture and then theorised .
" Does it have to do with the variety of things you've Saved ? " Willow asked and Dennis thought ' Saver never did manifest when I was only saving time , but after I saved different kinds of progress " Could be possible "
" Wow , a gift that grows with each unique case of use . Maybe all the gifts are like that " " But it seems to have its restriction , because when I Saved the boiling progress , I needed not only a clear vision but also an understanding of the progress saved . Didn't I say I needed to study a lot to get my mom's aging off her ? "
Willow recalled the recent interaction " You did , but you didn't explicitly say that it was the requirement . But how did you figure out boiling progress as a child ? " Dennis tried to think like child Dennis and said .
" Small water balls bounce fast when boiling , so I Save the bouncing or the water balls' movement . And I got a new entry for Savings and I have not checked the limit ever since , as I added newer entries "
" Newer entries ? I'm guessing you have not told me everything at all ? " " I never said I did " Willow side " At least I can say that your gift's growth is influenced highly by you "
" I guess " ' Saver , does seem to want to keep growing thanks to watching my life ' " Well , these 5-star restaurants are great and all , but I need some sleep " " You want to use this ? "
Dennis Loads out a skill slot bracelet fitted with skill cards for resting and sleeping " You really gonna lend it to me " " I should do this much if you were keeping up for a week or two " " How kind of you " Willow takes it and Saver asked Dennis .
' You want to see if you can do that ? The card rain phenomenon is strange and might be dangerous since we don't know what the god is , so let's not do anything crazy '
" Tomorrow is a Wednesday , what do you think of staying in here . I heard that even the furniture has skills depending on the type of materials they are made from " Willow noted .
" I don't see why not , we don't have classes tomorrow " the girls booked a two-bed hotel room and Dennis started making a painting of Willow before bathing and later went to sleep .
Saver crept out of Dennis's palm and stretched their tendrils to remove themselves from Dennis while bringing in a mini Savings with them . Saver sneakily left and Saved the light that reflects from their body and the sound they make and heads to the ground outside .
They were planning on digging straight down because they heard about how the card rain phenomenon ended with all the cards disappearing . There were some theories that the card had evaporated because that's how rain occurred , but since there has yet to be any card rain phenomenon , Saver made the wild guess that the cards had fallen into the ground .
Hence , they were going to dig and they were looking forward to seeing all the cards they could gather . While Dennis has certainly given them a lot , seeing how much her skills were worth made Saver feel like they should also grow as fast as Dennis .
So they got ready to begin the journey of delving deep into the world until Dennis got them out , pulling their whole being with magic hands ' Saver , please don't go down there . Don't you know there is supposed to be something really hot ? '
Saver tries to argue while Dennis said ' I know it could be different , but even so . don't risk your life like this ' Saver turns while showing memories of times when it seemed like Dennis was risking her life .
' That's a good argument , but I had you so I was certain I could get through it ' Saver then shows a crude drawing of a circle with smaller ones and a question mark in the middle ' No , when we took risks , we were doing risks that were easy to handle and predictable . That planet's core is something else '
Saver showed the picture again ' Yes , there could just be a really hot thing down there , but if we try to go further , we wouldn't be able to ' Saver then showed the cards while Dennis said .
' Yes , we might see some , but the cards can only be obtained by things like mining , harvesting , et cetera et cetera . And not by digging in the ground blindly to the center of this world '
Dennis feels fatigue and says ' Just don't do anything risky alright , anytime you plan to do something . Make sure I'm part of it , also work a bit on your risk management '
...
The next day , Dennis was wondering what she should do while Willow was taking a bath in the hot tub inside the bathroom " You got any plans ? " " Yeah , one of them involves going to eat my fill in a buffet " " So gorging , what about you know self-nurturing ? "
Willow asked and Dennis thought about Saver's desire to get more cards for their own growth ' Seems like they are intent on involving themselves with higher beings '
Dennis thought of potential higher beings while she said " I am planning to finish the course today , but I also want to exercise , so I'm just planning to go to the Knights world and train my body while digesting the biology course and maybe the other courses if I get the time . I also plan to test my knowledge after completion and I plan to add more courses on the next visit so I don't run out "
" So many plans " ' I also should figure out how to help Saver grow , they have been thirsty for some growth that they separated themself with a mini Savings in tow to their journey to the center '
They go down while Willow takes a modest plate , while Dennis gets carts and weighs them honestly " Don't you think people will want to take your skills ? " Willow asked and Dennis just had a thought .
' Let them , I can grab all of their skills if they do ' Saver got ready because they really wanted ways to grow as they kept track of each person in the dining hall .
" But there sure are a lot of gifts or should I just give it another word ? " Willow asked " Just keep it as gifts " " Okay , but how do you make the Save time and Load it later work ? "
" I just had a vision of a clock that records how much time I plan to Save . the logic worked in a way that I will skip time to Save time , but for me to use it later , I needed to take the time I Saved and Load it for myself later "
" Sounds simple " " I know , but as far as I can tell , at that time it wasn't that great because I had to count the time I wanted to Save . So I had the thought of a secretary who reminds the boss what the meetings are and then it worked "
Saver starts showing that memory while writing down "me born here" ' That sounds right , it did require using a reference of a person who is alive '
Willow takes a bite of her food and asked " You really now have to use your gift " as they leave , Willow plays with some seeds from the fruit she had eaten .
" Are you planning on planting those ? " " Why not ? You Saved the seeds when you were eating the whole fruit ? " " It has its uses , better than eating mutated seedless fruits " Dennis said .
' Most of the seeds are for Saver , but it's nice of them to have a hobby for planting otherworld plants . But it could be influenced by how Willow appeared with new plants . Maybe they feel a little competitive in terms of aesthetics and variety ? The pools of water look plain compared to the plants we have'
Dennis wonders if Saver was Saving sunlight and Loading it into her dimension home ' That could be possible , it seems to be within their line of thinking ' Willow leaned and whispered " There is a girl who is tailing us . Why don't you check her out ? She might be a customer "
She Loaded her Mother's gift to see the girl and looked at the girl , who seemed to be as old as her , if she didn't Save all her time .
" Can I help you lady ? " Dennis asked and she acted quickly " Sorry , I was just wondering if you could take a bad skill off my hands " " Of course , but if it is a bad skill , there won't be any payment "
" I understand " " So do you agree ? " the girl nodded and Saver took the targeted skills " Thank you " the girl left immediately , while Willow said .
" You sure are cruel , stripping her of all those skills " the girl snickered as she quickly said " Skill board " but nothing popped up " I needed something , I was planning to fight some bandits to get a skill board , but one came very willingly with tons of skills to boot "
But Dennis grew suspicious about how someone could've pulled the strings for her and the girl to meet and told Saver to hold back in touching the stolen skill board as they teleported to a better place .
" You're not going to check your loot ? " " Nope , it was suspiciously delivered . I'm planning to get some distance until I check it . " Dennis checks the furthest world that she can afford to go to and first world traveled to the world of knights with Willow .
" You're not going to do it now ? " Willow asked while she wore the non-participant board " Yes , I still gotta train . I'm safe here from any bad guys " " I know , this place is a very famous neutral ground and the patrol officers are very competent "
" Meetup for lunch ? " Dennis asked " Sure " Willow world travels to her home while Dennis works out and listens to the courses . Saver , from time to time , would ask Dennis for some help in organizing the cards they obtained while also asking more about the skill board they acquired .
By the time it was lunch , Dennis had finished the whole course on biology and was playing with a leaf . She twisted its shape and transformed it into smaller cells rearranging it's structure and returned it into a small plant ' This is amazing '
Willow came to Dennis for lunch and looked at the rankings " Did you break another record ? " Willow asked " No , I only broke my own record " Dennis said .
" But that in itself is already impressive , someone in a peaceful world can keep up with a world that is so used to war . War so bad , several masters of bare body fighting had to create a neutral zone so that they could see some semblance of growth "
They entered the cafeteria and bought their food " I'm still surprised that you can eat this much " " Of course I can , my metabolism is running at the usual rate "
Willow sensed some gazes not with malice but with admiration " Maybe you have been too impressive " " I did say I was very good at a lot of things since I Saved time from unnecessary things like waiting "
" I guess you have been using your time wisely . Have you scrolled through shorts at all ? " " Nope , but I've heard about it . I managed to avoid doing it by permanently locking the feature . I can do it for you too "
" I'd rather not , I've gotten used to the short form contents . And it Saves time " Willow said , trying to match Dennis's vibe " But it eventually traps you in a loop where you scroll to get that high of joy " " Way to kill someone's enjoyment " Willow said .
Willow looks at some approaching guys and then they asks " Can you please go out with me " " No " Dennis shot down the invitation like firing a shotgun " There , now we are even "
Willow wondered what Dennis meant and she explained further " Since I killed your enjoyment by pointing out that it is bad , I'll do the same and not use a privacy bubble and let any guys wishing to confess through "
" How is that fair ? " " You become aware of the dangers of doomscrolling to lead a healthy life , while I become open to dating guys even though I like it without them approaching " Willow thinks about the consequences of both actions " Okay , that sounds fair , I'll try to look for better entertainment "
" Good " Willow thought about Dennis's reaction and asked " Are you into me ? " " No , I'd rather have you as a friend . Not a lot of people can keep up and those I am usually with , like my mom's friends , are much older than I am . "
' I guess she would be great friends with the other elves , but since most of the elves are too traditional , I don't think there will be a lot who will want to be her friend '
They finished lunch and world traveled to Willow's world " You should know your way through by now " Willow complained while she escorted Dennis through the wooden halls " But I only went through those ways because I have an elf with me "
" Fine , let's keep moving " Dennis Loads copies of cards and hands them to Willow " Let's save the meeting . I'll just give away these cards and they will figure out what they can do with them , so I can do my business "
Willow looks at the cards " I should've expected you would use it this way , but what do you mean by your business ? " Dennis Loads the skill board she stole , which had several stolen skills , under the skill Plunder .
" Such a basic skill " Dennis complained and Willow said , looking at all the magnificent skills and some lower-level duplicate skill cards " Knowing that world's main power system , it would make sense for their vision to be this limited ... Maybe you were right about education limiting your creativity "
" It doesn't mean you should get rid of it , you just need to adapt my world's model . I think there was also a focus on nurturing the learner so they may contribute to society "
Dennis Loads her mother's gift on the status board " So got anything ? " Willow asked , sensing Dennis using some high-level investigation skill " Nope , we were just showing off too much and this girl was too excited to get a gift from me and all my skill cards "
Willow sighed with disappointment " And here I thought it was something good ... Since we are in a safe zone like this , let's just do what we want . I plan to buy some snacks that I can't get from your world " " Then I'll just stay here , make sure to give those cards on your way out "
Dennis walks to a garden after splitting from Willow and she starts Loading time so she can figure out what she just found . Deep inside the skill board was a very massive grid system with skill cards neatly organized .
Dennis described the grid space as something similar to Savings but was extremely organized ' Clearly , this is something like a gift . But then again , a gift that steals is so basic '
Dennis wished the gift were something else that had more variety , like Saver . She remembered watching videos on the garden gift holder , planting a lot of things just randomly and not learning a thing .
' Although the way they create inputs is likely different from me ' Dennis looks at the skill plunder and figures that was the skill or it could also be another skill like the skill editor that was close beside it .
She thinks about the likelihood that the skill editor might've been the gift and Loads her mother's gift . She saw through the nature of the skill editor and regretted it .
The knowledge that entered her mind through Loading her mother's gift made her puke and Saver quickly Saves the knowledge received .
' Oh God , is that what knowledge that is beyond me does to me ' she looked at the puke on top of the grass beside the bench . She sat and quickly Loaded the Saved progress from the cracks to decompose it quickly ' Alright , let's review that knowledge slowly '
"Knowledge weird" Saver wrote and Dennis thought of how to respond to that ' Is it weird in the sense that it isn't orderly ? ' Saver brings up a board with a green circle ' Well , it's not like the knowledge will be consumed instantly , so let's go through it '
But one look at the knowledge already made it clear that there was no starting point for Dennis ' Okay , so clearly there has to be a way or I wouldn't be able to understand it ' Dennis thinks back on how she had gained the knowledge and had an idea .
' Saver , I'm gonna need you to cancel my slowpoke effect while also Loading me to the highest acceleration . But before that , you need to apply the slowpoke effect on Mom's gift '
Dennis finishes her setup and Loads one use of her mother's gift . The information enters her mind very slowly .
ns216.73.216.64da2
and then Add to home screen.