Beyond of the Scale

#26 - My kind makes me sad and disgusted

# UPDATE REQUIRED! DO YOU ALLOW?

[Shindora]: "Sudden, but yes."

# STARTING UPDATE...

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SUCCESSFUL UPDATE!

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[Shindora]: "Wow! Does your voice come with dialogue screen now?" - I was really surprised.

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EXACTLY. FROM NOW ON, I WILL APPEAR LIKE THIS SCREEN IN THE CORNER OF YOUR LINE OF SIGHT, EXPRESSED WITH VOICE AND TEXT.
WE CAN HAVE MORE INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION THAT WAY.

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[Lilia]: Is there a problem, Shīndora?

[Shindora]: Huh? - I turn my attention to Lilia.

[Lilia]: You were looking at the ceiling. What was it?

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SHĪNDORIA, I'VE BEEN THINKING... WHY NOT INVEST IN DEFENSE SKILLS?

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[Shindora]: I was thinking about how much I lack defense skills. - I blatantly copy the speech of the ⟦Voice Of The Mind⟧.

[Lilia]: Was that it? It's easy to solve, but it takes a lot of time, because you need to study and practice.

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THERE IS NO DEFENSE SKILLS IN THE ⟦SKILL PURCHASE⟧ RIGHT NOW. IN THAT CASE I RECOMMEND LEARNING AND DEVELOPING IN THE TRADITIONAL WAY.

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[Shindora]: It's a good idea, but where, Lilia?

[Lilia]: In the library, of course. There is one close to the school in Fóris.

[Shindora]: I've never seen this library, let alone the school. - I demonstrate my curiosity and failure of 'Driving Instinct' by tilting my head.

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YOUR LACK OF ATTENTION REFLECTS LOW AWARENESS.

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[Lilia]: I can show you where it is. - She encourages me by holding my front paws.

[Shindora]: Thank you very much, Lilia.

[Lilia]: But now, you need to rest.

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NOT REQUIRED. THE REST ALREADY EXERCISED WAS ENOUGH FOR COMPLETELY RECOVERY.

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[Shindora]: I assure you that I'm already much better. - I strike a confident pose by placing my paw on my chest.

I get out of bed and feel something different in my private parts. Weird for a moment...

[Shindora]: "Did I... feel something?" - I look at the rear parts with suspicion.

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THERE IS NOT A SINGLE NOTABLE PHYSICAL ALTERATION. WORRY IS NOT NECESSARY.

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[Shindora]: "Sure?"

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TRUST ME.

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[Shindora]: Okay then. Thanks.

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CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON ME.

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I turn to Lilia, a girl with short brown hair, green eyes, brown skin and a white tunic covering a beige shirt along with a purple skirt.

[Shindora]: Could you open the door for me, Lilia? - I ask you for help for my limitation as a puppy.

[Lilia]: Huh?

[Shindora]: I can't reach the handle, you know? Puppy paws. - I try to joke, comparing myself to the average size of a mongrel.

[Lilia]: What?

[Shindora]: It's a joke. I just want to say that I'm short.

[Lilia]: {...} - A silent look with an expression of concern.

She opens the door confused, which led to a hallway. She takes me into the living room.

[Shindora]: What house is this?

[Lilia]: Shīndora, you're at the farmer's house.

The farmer who offended me, I wonder if he really hated me. I distance that thought.

[Shindora]: Lilia, could you guide me to Niro and the farmer? - I ask looking at her.

[Lilia]: Niro went to the guild, he asked to tell him "Congratulations for waking up, see you later." and I don't know if you should go see the farmer, after all he was mean to you.

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TRACES OF FEAR AND DEPRESSION WERE FOUND IN THE OFFENSE DESCRIBED.

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⟦⟦analysis⟧

━─━──osal ༺ ༺ ────osal ━─━

Name: Nayte Wetrin
Species: Human
Stage: Adult
Age: 56 years old
Condition: Depression (deep)

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[Lilia]: Shīndora , that's the wrong side! - He tries to scold me for going towards Nayte.

I detect your silhouette in the attic with ⟦Presence Perception⟧.
I keep following the sign, passing the hallway full of dusty furniture and cobwebs and a few pictures of a couple. The floor was cracked and looked like it was going to cave in at any moment. That man has a miserable life, he's lonely and grumpy. I felt bad for him even after what he did... As I

stood there thinking about that farmer, I made up my mind to do something for him. By the way, he may have offended me, but he still allowed me to stay in his house. I want to show gratitude.

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NEW OBJECTIVE: 《RESCUE THE DEPRESSED》

CHANCE OF SUCCESS BASED ON YOUR STATISTICS AND CURRENT CONDITION: ⚕0%

⚕0 %. ══════════•⊱✦⊰•══════════╝

[Shindora]: "Did he have a colleague, friend, family member or lover?"

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《RESCUE OF THE DEPRESSED》

CHANCE OF SUCCESS: 4.00% > 11.00%

(Detroit: Become Human)

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kept walking down the street house organizing thoughts.

I bend down and sniff the floor...

It hasn't been cleaned in about 4 years and... has a faint feminine scent a little longer. This female entity passed through this corridor several times for days.

[Shindora]: "Apparently, she was here every day. Could it be that she was a sister?" - I let out a sneeze from the itch on my muzzle.

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《RESCUE FROM THE DEPRESSED》

CHANCE OF SUCCESS: 11.00% > 19.00%

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[Lilia]: What are you doing? - I barely hear Lilia.

Not only does her scent linger, that of a boy and a man as well. He had a son... the woman was his wife.

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SKILL "RECONSTITUTION (Lv.1)" HAS BEEN ACQUIRED!

- DESCRIPTION

『This skill gathers collected information to recreate in your thoughts and simulate past events on the spot.』

(Definitely Detroit: Become Human)

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Conveniently, a skill related to what I'm doing comes up, I don't even waste time.

✧ ⟦Reenactment⟧

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The silhouette of a woman sweeping the floor forms in my vision. She places the broom in a corner near the dresser just below the picture she'd seen earlier and realigns it.
She disappears and reappears again arriving at the table with a tray full of food, from greens and vegetables to meat, I can't smell it. Moments later a boy accompanied by a man appear. They gather around the tray happily.

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[Shindora]: "They were a happy family... what happened?" - I stop looking at the table with the feather over the wings.

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《RESCUE FROM THE DEPRESSED》

CHANCE OF SUCCESS: 19.00% > 26.00%

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I look around and go back to the room to continue sniffing.
I go all over the place sniffing and sniffing and sniffing until I finally catch the scent.

✧ ⟦Reenactment⟧

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The boy is reconstituted and I see his outline lying on the bed swinging his legs while reading a book, his mother arrives and says something, but it is not possible to hear. Soon the boy puts the book away and wraps himself up, his mother approaches the bed and kisses him. She walks out the door.

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I look in the direction where the boy put the book away. It's a shelf with several other books, but they were all dusty and only one wasn't. I lean on the shelf and take it in my mouth, on the cover a fox was drawn in blue under the title "Arts of Familiar Magic".

[Shīndora]: "The boy had a dream..." - I identify with him.

I turn the book over and back, at the bottom it says "Property of wizard Tony.".

[Shindora]: "His name was Tony!"

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《RESCUE FROM THE DEPRESSED》

CHANCE OF SUCCESS: 26.00% > 51.00%

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[Shīndora]: He wanted to be a familiar mage, Lilia!

[Lilia]: The farmer? - She asks still confused.

[Shindora]: His son.

[Lilia]: The son? But where is he?

[Shindora]: I don't know... but I'll find out!

I leave the room and go to the kitchen. Table, sink, cupboard with crockery. I sniff everything again, there are so many more smells here.

✧ ⟦Reenactment⟧

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The woman is now at the sink doing laundry. She scrubs and scrubs and scrubs and puts the loot in a basket when she's done. Then she reappears once more cooking. The farmer arrives, gives him a hug, a kiss.
He takes a spoon and tastes the food, it was good. Then he gives his wife another kiss.

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[Shindora]: "She was very good in the kitchen."

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《RESCUE FROM THE DEPRESSED》

CHANCE OF SUCCESS: 51.00% > 55.00%

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⟦RECONSTITUTION (Lv.1 > Lv.2)⟧
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Images are sharper, I can see expressions and details like eye color and the farmer's beard more clearly.

[Shindora]: "At least now I know they were really happy." - I think satisfied.

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《RESCUE FROM THE DEPRESSED》

CHANCE OF SUCCESS: 55.00% > 58.00%

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[Shīndora]: "We won't stop here, voice of the mind!" - I was determined to conclude that investigation.

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WE ARE GREAT DETECTIVES!

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[Shindora]: Hahaha! - Laughed at his good excitement.

[Lilia]: What did you laugh at, Shīndora? - Worried, as usual.

[Shindora]: We're about to find out the reason for the farmer's sadness. - I walk around the house more, looking for smells.

Without a trace left, I step outside where I'm pummeled by tons of smells that give me a headache.

[Shindora]: AH!! - I was surprised by the extreme amount of smells.

[Lilia]: Are you okay?! - Worried, leans on me.

[Shindora]: Yes... Thank you for your concern... - The satisfaction of being petted overrides the pain and spurs me on.

I sniff and sniff and sniff until I've classified just the smell I need.

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SKILL "INVESTIGATIVE FARO (Lv.1)" HAS BEEN ACQUIRED!

- DESCRIPTION

『This skill is a complement to ⟦Feral Senses⟧ which focuses entirely on scent for identifying an event or locating something/someone.』

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[Shindora]: "With the effort, one has the reward!" - Even failing in the nose I gained something to help me.

✧ ⟦Investigative flair⟧

Finally, I was able to sort through the smells and find what I was looking for. The scent of the woman and the boy, however, was too tumultuous and I strive to separate more.

✧ ⟦Reconstitution⟧

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I find the outline of the woman, the boy and the farmer preparing the cultivation area. Not knowing what they were sowing, they disappear and reappear reaping what they sowed.
After watching for a while, I feel a blurred vibration coming from the forest a few meters away. The family seems to see what it was as they looked directly at it.
A massive dragon leaps through the trees and lands next to the field. He seemed to be spitting fire, but nothing happens, however, the family runs and disappears in the darkness.

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[Shindora]: "There's no longer any smell from that moment here... could it have dispersed over time? No... he opened his mouth, so, he must have spit fire burning off most of the smell..." - I walk around the area looking for more smells.
Nothing. I head back toward the house as I sniff around until I find a remnant.

[Shindora]: Got it! - I scream and Lilia jumps in fright.

✧ ⟦Reenactment⟧

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I see the silhouette of the farmer hugging his family with an expression of fear.
They run into a hut as the dragon destroys the crops, the fire being represented by a black mist. The farmer comes out of the hut holding what appears to be a shotgun, waves to the dragon and it looks at him opening its mouth. The farmer starts shooting at the Dragon's head, drawing its attention away from the hut. He stops shooting, his ammo is gone after 20 shots, he throws the shotgun on the ground and tries to lure the creature towards him. His plan fails, the Dragon seems to laugh at him and the last thing the poor farmer had the feat to witness was his family being eaten.

The Dragon looks once more at the man and, satisfied with his meal, walks away leaving him on his knees in the scorched grass. The farmer's expression is terrifying, traumatized.

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[Shindora]: ...Sniff... - I start to shed tears of sadness and disgust.

[Lilia]: Shīndora...? - She approaches me, hugs me and strokes me to comfort me.

This time... not even the greatest pleasure in the world will make me stop crying. I burst into tears in Lilia's lap.