Chapter: Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
Chapter: Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue) – Sakura’s Abilities
Perhaps she would be treated as an ordinary maid, unable to get close to Xi Wei anymore. Sakura couldn’t help but have such pessimistic thoughts. Along the way, she had encountered too much helplessness and regret. Her Master had always told her to strive in her cultivation, to learn various martial arts. Without strength, she could not reclaim everything that belonged to her, nor could she protect the people around her. Just like that day, when she was discovered by a demon, her Master only had time to shout for her to run. In the next moment, he was turned to ashes by a Balrog, and she could only watch helplessly, falling to the ground in fear, unable to do anything, not even escape. At all times, Sakura hated her own powerlessness. Powerlessness was not a sin. The sin was that she, with the identity and responsibility of a Demi-human Princess, possessed a powerless body.
“I…” She stammered, not knowing how to tell Xi Wei.
“Don’t be nervous, relax.” Xi Wei thought Sakura was confused about her abilities. He gently touched her hand, and a trace of the Source of the Wilds’ energy was transmitted from his fingers, helping Sakura calm her emotions. Sakura had never been treated so gently before. A light gradually appeared in her eyes. She wanted to grasp that warm large hand, but halfway through, she timidly retracted it.
“Master, my ability is very ordinary…” She took a deep breath, her voice as hesitant and solemn as a dying person speaking their last words, yet with a hint of relief. “I, I can only talk to small animals, or transform into their appearance.” It was better to say it out loud. Sakura thought so. After saying it, she felt much more relaxed.
“You can talk to animals and transform into them? That’s very similar to a druid…” Xi Wei stroked his chin, lost in thought. Logically, a Demi-human’s abilities shouldn’t be so limited. Sakura’s power definitely had untapped potential.
“My ability is still different from a druid’s…” Sakura looked up at Xi Wei quietly. Fortunately, she didn’t see any disappointment in his eyes. His gaze was as calm as ever, with a touch of curiosity and contemplation. Such a gaze gave Sakura the courage to continue speaking.
“Druids have a time limit for their shapeshifting; they cannot transform into a creature for an extended period. Also, a druid can choose at most three monsters as their mimicry targets in their lifetime, and these cannot be changed… For me, there are no such restrictions…” Slightly more powerful than ordinary druids. This seemed nothing to be proud of. She couldn’t perform powerful nature spells like those druids after mimicking them. Thinking this, Sakura lowered her head again in dejection.
Xi Wei thought carefully, his eyes showing admiration. “This ability is great~” If nothing else, it would be formidable just for being a spy in other countries. And escaping was top-notch. This feeling was very much like Sun Wukong’s seventy-two transformations, even more powerful… When Xi Wei read Journey to the West in his previous life, he was most envious of the monkey’s ability to transform into any creature. If he had such an ability, he would surely thrive in modern society. And he wouldn’t be discovered peeking at girls bathing…
Xi Wei’s words made Sakura momentarily stunned. She raised her head in disbelief, but in Xi Wei’s eyes, she saw an emotion she had never imagined: longing and admiration. So, the abilities she currently possessed were also worthy of longing and admiration? But they were clearly useless!
“Um, Master, I don’t understand…” she said timidly, “Can my ability provide you with great help?”
“Of course.” Xi Wei looked at Sakura strangely. This rabbit-eared girl had no concept of her own abilities. However, he had something else in mind now, so he asked, “Besides turning into animals, what else can you turn into?”
“Huh?” Sakura blinked and said hesitantly, “I can also turn into elemental beings, like light spirits, spring spirits, and fire elementals.” She thought Xi Wei felt she could inherit new abilities after transforming into other creatures, and quickly explained, “But after transforming into them, I can only possess their most primitive and basic characteristics. For example, a light spirit is composed entirely of light elements, but I don’t have the innate abilities of light elements. Similarly, if I transform into an eagle, I can only fly, but I can’t hunt.”
“Oh, that’s nothing.” Xi Wei didn’t care about this at all. He inferred that Sakura’s ability was not a shapeshifting technique similar to a druid’s, but a more pure transformation rule. He paused and then asked, “Then, can you imitate others’ appearances? For example, me?”
“Imitate your appearance?!” Sakura’s eyes widened. Since discovering her ability, she had never tried to imitate others, or rather, she had never had such a concept in her mind. “I, I don’t know…” she said, biting her red lips, not quite sure. “If this is your request, I can try, but I have never done this before, so I don’t know if it will work…”
Xi Wei rubbed his hands, took a bottle of Dragon Milk from Connie’s arms, opened it, and placed it in front of Sakura, saying with a smile, “Don’t feel pressured, just try.”
Connie: (๑ŐдŐ)b!!!! That’s her milk! Master just gave it to Sakura so directly? Connie felt it was fine for Xi Wei to drink the Dragon Milk, but giving it to Sakura seemed a bit much! But she couldn’t say anything now. She could only glare.
With Xi Wei’s encouragement, Sakura’s nervousness subsided considerably. She didn’t touch the milk, as she felt she wasn’t worthy of drinking something bestowed by Xi Wei yet. She closed her eyes. Power surged through her body. In the past, when she transformed, she would visualize the appearance of the target creature in her mind. For example, if she wanted to become a bird, she would visualize all the details of that bird. Through long-term practice, this step had become very simple for Sakura. But today, the person she had to visualize was Xi Wei. Fortunately, she had already seen Xi Wei’s body before. Sakura’s mind still held a deep impression of it. The man’s figure gradually appeared in her mind. At first, it was a bit difficult, but it quickly became proficient. First, the head, then the facial features and hair, then downwards to the neck, hands, chest, legs, skin; every inch of texture had to be exactly the same, even… Sakura’s pretty face flushed red. She almost ruined everything. Fortunately, she had fully visualized it. Then, a dizzying sensation came over her. She opened her eyes again. She saw Xi Wei looking at her with astonishment, while Connie beside him had her large eyes wide open, her small mouth agape as if a milk bottle could fit inside.
