I Don’t Want to Die as a Mob in My Second Life! ～A Story Where I Kept Training from Inside the Womb and Ended Up Being Mistaken for a Monster～ - Chapter 46: Status—Open! (※One Person Doesn’t Even Have the Right to Open Theirs)

Chapter 46: Status—Open! (※One Person Doesn’t Even Have the Right to Open Theirs)

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Name: Kanata Soranaki

Age: 0 years old (Born April 1, 2030, Holy Era)

Occupation: Reisoushi

Affiliation: Pending

Rank: Special-Class

Spiritual Power:

-Attributes: Fire / Water / Earth / Wind / Lightning

-Spiritual Energy Level: EX

-Spiritual Pathways Capacity: EX

Skills:

-Spirit Hosting: C+

-Object Imbuing: B

-Charm Crafting: C+

-Curse Wielding: D+

Spirit Contracts: [Doll], [Blank Shot], [Ittan-momen], [Hihiirokane]

Notes:

-Third child of the Soranaki Family (Junior Third Rank in Nobility).

-Behavioral risk.

-Consideration for “elimination” under review.

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“So… this is my evaluation, huh…? (Ohhhh.)”

I stared at the fancy parchment in my hands.

The words written on it made my eyes widen. 

…The rank section.

Holy shit. It actually says Special-Class.

I mean, given how insane my second-life body is, I figured this was possible, but still—!

“Hmmm… (All my stats went up.)”

For reference, in my previous life, my status looked like this:

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Spiritual Power: 

-Attribute: Wind

-Spiritual Energy Level: D

-Spiritual Pathways Capacity: C

Skills:

-Spirit Hosting: C

-Object Imbuing: C+

-Charm Crafting: C

-Curse Wielding: D

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…And that was considered average.

But now, I’ve got all attributes maxed out.

My spiritual energy level is off the charts at EX, and the capacity of my Spiritual Pathways is equally absurd.

My skills are still average, though.

I’ve always been a bit clumsy with controlling internal spirit techniques, so going from below average to average is actually a big step up.

Even if my energy consumption is inefficient, and I can’t use advanced techniques like Spirit Hosting’s Ascension, Object Imbuing Manifestation, or Charm Crafting Canopy, I can always brute-force my way through with sheer spirit power.

Well, if I had one complaint—

It’d be the note section saying: “Behavioral risk. Consideration for elimination under review.”

Hey, I’m not a bad Special-Class Reisoushi!

Sure, I’ve been acting a bit weird lately, but I’m still on everyone’s side… right!?

“Ugh… I’m only Second-Class!?”

My brother, Michio, groaned as he looked over his paper.
He had recently retaken the test, thanks to Ouma’s intervention.

After all, his exam got ruined by that idiot, Rouga.
At Michio’s request, they brought in some random pro-Reisoushi for him to fight.

“Just get me anyone leftover! If Kanata beat them, then I can too!”

And he did. This guy’s a genius.

“Haha, Michio! Being Second-Class is still incredible. Normally, people start out as Fourth-Class—or Third-Class if they’re really good.”

Michio pouted in frustration, and our father, Michitaka, chuckled.

He’s right, though.

Getting recognized as Second-Class from the start is something that only happens once every few years.

And me in my first life?

Yeah… I started at the lowest rank, Fourth-Class…

And I was barely passing at that.

Tragic.

“Hmm… (Especially since the qualification exam judges skill so harshly.)”

Even if your specs are high, lack of experience is a killer.

Imagine: “Wow! A prodigy! Let’s just slap them with a high rank and throw them into high-difficulty missions!”

—Oops, they panicked and died.

Yeah, not funny.

That’s why they make people work their way up first.

“Ughhhh…! I’m not saying I should be Special-Class like Kanata, but they could’ve at least made me First-Class…!”

“Don’t rush, Michio. When fighting Conceptual Spirits, the key is recognizing their traits as quickly as possible. That takes a lot of groundwork.”

“Mmm… okay, fine, I get it, Dad.”

Michio puffed out his cheeks as he nodded.

Then, he turned to me with a slightly wary expression.

“…Well, Kanata’s pretty fast at analyzing things too.”

Ahhh, yeah. 

I did kind of call out his entire spell formula earlier, didn’t I?

That’s one of my few talents, actually.

In my first life, I was just some low-tier mob character with trash-tier stats.

Which meant the only way to survive was to watch and analyze my opponents carefully.

If I could accurately and instantly figure out their abilities, then even someone as weak as me could find a way to win.

“Tch. I’ll catch up to you one day, Kanata.”

“Of course, Brother. I’m sure you will.”

As soon as I said that, Michio huffed and looked away.

Did he think I was just flattering him? Maybe it annoyed him.

But I know the truth. 

This guy became a First-Class Reisoushi before he even hit his late teens.

If he finds the right opportunity to unlock his full potential, even Special-Class wouldn’t be impossible for him.

“Uh… Uuuuuh…!”

Meanwhile—

My sister Hinami, while not as much of a genius as Michio, was still supposed to be incredibly talented.

“I failed… I failed the test…!”

“Wait, what!?”

That Hinami, she failed the exam!? Huh!?

“Why, why, whyyyy!? Yeah, okay, sure, I lost to Sharo, but I’m still a genius, right!? I’m crazy strong, right!? So whyyyyy…!?”

She slumped over in despair and finally burst into tears.

That’s… unexpected.

She should’ve passed in my first life.

Oh—wait.

“Big Sis Hinami.”

“WHAT!? You trying to flex on me with that ‘oh-so-refined’ way of speaking while having a prettier face than me!? I’ll kill you, you damn top-tier alpha female!!”

Who’s an alpha female here!?

And why are you so scary!?

“Please calm down. As for why you failed—”

“You know!?”

“Well, yeah. Sister… didn’t you lose before you could show all your techniques?”

“Eh— AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!?!?!?!”

Hinami let out a gasp before screaming in realization.

Meanwhile, our parents just sighed and covered their faces, while Maro burst into laughter, chugging his tea like it was the funniest thing he’d ever seen.

Yeah, this kinda thing happens a lot.

It’s a classic mistake during the mock battles in the second half of the qualification exam.

When you’re pushed to your limit, it’s easy to mess up like this.

“You have to demonstrate all four types of techniques, after all. And more importantly—just like in the battle against [Hihiirokane], once you become a Reisoushi, you need to learn how to ‘toy’ with your opponents properly.”

That’s crucial for capturing spirits and making Mediums spill their secrets about their hideouts.

“So if you just take your opponent out in one hit, even if you win, you’ll still fail the test. Though, in your case, Sister… you didn’t even use all your techniques and still lost.”

“Shut up, shut up, shut uuuuuuuup!!!”

Hinami let out a loud wail before throwing herself into Mom’s arms.

Well, can’t blame her…

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[Tips]

Kanata’s Evaluation in His Past Life:

Upper Management: “That guy’s supposed to be weak, but he always comes back from missions barely injured. Plus, he has three spirits, so he’s super versatile. Let’s overload him with work!”

Kanata: “WHAT!?!?”

※As a result, he ended up with way more experience than he should’ve had. Can’t be helped…

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(Sorry for the short update this time!)

Starting tomorrow, I’ll be posting in the mornings!