Chuunibyou's Odyssey: From Mundane to Invincible in Another World

Caroline started training the day after she came to visit, and the rest of her sect will get training once she is done.

As I had thought, she didn’t have any talent, so I had to use the tool my crazy master had given me. (ED/N: pretty sure everyone forgot, so it’s Adam’s gf Amaterasu who trains MC.)

The gadget granted her the ability to paint, and since I happen to be quite skilled in this art, I should find it relatively easy to teach her the ropes.

You can classify your painting skills into one of three broad categories based on whether or not you could use the painting to channel your spiritual energy.

The first category of paintings includes those with basic behavioral capabilities, such as attacking and defending.

I would compare the creatures depicted in the second category of paintings to the virtual assistant on a mobile device in that they both have the potential to reason and are capable of carrying out certain tasks more efficiently if the artist is competent.

The third and rarest category of paintings are those depicting spiritual themes; to create them, an artist needs to have both exceptional technical skill and a tremendous amount of spiritual energy.

Because of the rarity of spiritual energy, especially compared to the more common mana, it is difficult to obtain in large quantities.

My master didn’t want me to keep bothering my friend for assistance, so I was able to amass a seemingly infinite supply—at great personal cost, as the method she employed to increase my spiritual energy came dangerously close to killing me.

There wasn’t much time left, so I decided to only cover the first type.

If I want her to eradicate the major sects, I will need to focus on training to at least the second type, as this type is only used for simple tasks like cleaning or the like.

First, I taught Caroline how to draw pictures using a pencil.

Next, I showed her how to hold the brush.

Finally, I gave her several sheets of paper, which I told her to practice drawing on every day.

Since a good drawing is required for this technique, I began with the fundamentals.

Caroline did well, perhaps due to the device or perhaps due to the assistance that Rosalina provided, but either way, that was great because it meant I wouldn’t have to spend a lot of time on the next step.

The next step was to inject spiritual energy to make the technique work.

Spiritual energy is crucial because, unlike mana, it can be used to give inanimate objects some degree of life.

The practice was also fruitful, with Caroline bringing her simple paintings to life.

At one point during her instruction, Caroline remarked, “This is incredible master, creating life, even in such a primitive way, this is…a miracle.”

“Humph, this kind of thing is basic, even I can do it,” Rosalina ultimately failed because her skills were limited to the sword.

Rosalina looked at me with almost tears in her eyes as she admitted her failure and her shame.

I tried to cheer Rosalina up by telling her, “Don’t worry, Rosalina, everyone has their strengths, and you’re still great with a sword.” She smiled and gave me a hug.

“You’re right, Master. I’m still much stronger than that one,” Rosalina said with pride.

Well, that’s not what I meant, but if it made her happy, then so be it.

Caroline ignored Rosalina’s taunts and asked, “Master, when will I be ready to attack the other sects?”

“Soon….” I said, trying to sound mysterious. Badass masters like Master Yoda, or that short guy from the Dungeons e dragons, always answered questions in a mysterious way. (ED/N: short guy)

With this answer, I kept her interested and also didn’t lie, since we’re starting the second type.

In this type, she will be able to make simple-minded beings that are good for fighting and can be made in large numbers.

Even though my master didn’t give it enough credit, it was my favorite.

She always told me that this magic was for cowards and that real warriors always fought with bare hands. When I used it in training, she would punish me. Once, she even threw me into a forest without any mana or spiritual energy. I had to fight for days until my friend came and rescued me.

Damn, it makes me cry just thinking about it. If I didn’t have to act tough around these two, I would have cried for sure.

Surprisingly, the second type was easier to teach because the device gave her so much spiritual power.

Damn, it’s not fair that I had to go through all that to get it, even though I have a lot more spiritual energy than she does, this is not fair.

Caroline’s training took a few weeks, and the rest of her sect’s training took a month. I also had to use the device, which Caroline said was very reliable, but I only used it on a few people.

I just used it on the ones I trusted the most.

After I was done, Caroline’s sect chose painting as their main skill. To congratulate them, I gave them some brushes from the pantry and held a small ceremony.

“Thank you, Master Sorah, we’ll always be grateful,” Caroline said on behalf of everyone.

“Humph. Finally you guys are leaving,” Rosalina said, grabbing my arm. “Now we’re back to just the two of us.”

Rosalina’s eyes turned scary when she looked at me, just like my master’s eyes were scary when she looked at my friend Adam. It gave me the creeps.

“Cough, cough!” I coughed to interrupt Rosalina. “Now that you know how to defend and attack, we will talk about our strategy in a month.”

“Thank you again, Master Sorah. I’ll tell the other sects to come look for your guidance.” Carolina said as she prostrated.

“If another sect comes here to interrupt my time with my Master, I swear I will burn your guild,” Rosalina threatened with a heart full of hatred.

Rosalina’s declaration gave everyone, including me, the chills.

That was the scariest thing I’d ever heard.

Caroline left right away after hearing the threat.

“Now we’re alone,” Rosalina hugged me tight.

Oh no, another person like my master, nooooooo…..

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