"Let me get this straight" Gret say while massaging his forehead. After he woke up we proceeded with explaining everything for him. "So what you are saying is that this being named Morgana, accidentally cursed Ruth when she was young and now she transforms into this bird-beast whenever she gets stressed out. They don't know how to undo the curse but now they travel around as adventurers in order to hind a way. Did I miss something?"

"Nope, you pretty much summed it all up" Philomena answer while chewing on a piece of meat.

"Hmmm... Well it does not sound impossible. I've seen similar cases before".

"You have?" I say with a surprised voice.

"Yes. This sounds very much like a werewolf curse". W-w-w-werewolfs!? That's so cool. I hope I can meet one. "Have you tried going to a church and get the priest to lift it?"

"Yes" I straight out lied. "But it didn't work". I don't think I should ever enter a church actually. Being a monster and everything. But maybe it could solve this hole madness curse... I need to think more on that.

"Uhm, master?" Leo suddenly intervenes. "Are you sure you feel well?"

"Yep! I feel as fresh as a morning rose!" Great says and flexes his arms. Seriously... "I just lost my cool in there when I saw those wraith dames, ehehe!" Are you really an veteran adventurer? Well, at least you are not as impatient as Philomena. "But really, that curse... How could you mess up a blessing so bad?" This question was directed at Morgana.

"Ah, well..." Morgana says. Come on Morgana, I believe in you! "When I casssted the blessing I didn't notice that sshe already had a minor curssse on her that caused my blessing to mutate and get corrupted into a curssse". And the prize for the best lie goes to Morgana! But seriously kids, don't lie, the truth is always the best option. Except if you are a monster. Then lie. Lie your butt off. I won't judge you.

"Now that's... unusual". Oh no. "But not impossible". Yay! "But miss Morgana, if I may ask, why that form? From what I've heard you seem like a very powerful entity but your form is that of an green mana crystal snake. Why is that?"

"Well you sssee, this isss the form I feel the mossst comfortable with at the moment. My real form isss something elssse but it's not that good to move around with". Bravo! I applause you in my mind Morgana!

"Ah, I understand. But now we need to discuss another important matter. The wraith dames". The atmosphere suddenly becomes very tense. Philomena even stops eating. Bastion, that's been standing quietly in the background takes a step forward.

"Gret is right" he says. "This is a very serious matter. For wraith dames to appear in a dungeon like this and so close to a city to boost... This is very unsettling. We need to inform the guild at once".

"I agree with Bastion on this" Philomena comments. "I've seen the damage one wraith dame can do, and for five of them to appear at once...". Philomena sounds unusually serious. I wonder what she have seen in order to make her this grim about it. No, wait, I don't think I wanna know after all.

"It's just as you say, but we should wait until tomorrow. For now, we should all rest" Gret says and everyone just mumbles in agreement. So we get ready to go to sleep when Leo stops me. "Hey Ruth, ya got a minute?"

"U-uhu". Aw fudge, what now? We go away a bit from the camp, behind a large rock. I start fiddling with my hair and don't know where to look. Did he see through our lie? What should I do, what should I do, what should I-

"I just wanna tell you I'm sorry". Huh? "I know I've not really been... the friendliest of guys during this time and I want to apologize" Leo says and bows deeply.

"A-a-ah! Please don't! It's not your fault! I've not acted the best either, I mean, I should apologize too!"

"There's no need to! I've acted far more worse than you AND I attacked you!"

"Well I defeated you and wrestled you too the ground! And don't forget I did those... those... THINGS! So I should apologize!"

"Ugh! Sure! If you wanna be that way then apologize already!"

"Huh? I already apologized for that! And if you are gonna be like that the forget it!"

"Fine! I didn't even want your apology! And you know what!? Forget that apology, you ain't getting it!"

"Fine!"

"FINE!

"Hmph!!!" (both, at the same time). I angrily leave Leo and head to my sleeping bag. I tuck myself in and say good night to everyone, except Leo that idiot! I really don't get him sometimes! And he acted so sweet earlier! I hug Babbit in frustration and close my eyes tight. One would think that going through all those dangerous moments would make us closer but noooo!

But speaking of dangerous moments... I haven't checked my stats yet! I bet I have earned a lot of cool skills!

Name: Ruth

Titles: Reincarnated One, Wannabe Phoenix, Lonely One, Half Dead Wanderer, Healer Newbie, Familiar of Lentaro Blizt, Naive One, Songstress, Banshee, Earth Mage, Battle Healer, Monster Slayer, Daredevil, Plague Caller (new!)

Race: (???)

Level 28/300

HP 12/12

MP 1700/1700

Vit. 19

Str. 7

Dex. 32

Int. 210

Wis. 150

Char. 120

Luck 6

Exp: 7895/10000

Mana Sphere Lv. 1: You create a sphere made out of pure mana. When fired it results in a huge explosion. The higher the level the more the destructive force and the more spheres you can create at once. Current spheres; 1, costs 30 MP.

Mana Sword Lv 1: You can create a sword made out of pure mana. It can cut through plenty of materials. The higher the level the stronger and the more swords you can create at once. Current swords; 1, costs 45 MP.

Spectre Summoning Lv. 1: You can summon a specter from the spirit realm to fight for you. The higher the level the stronger the specter you can summon and the more specters you can summon at once. Current specters; 1, costs 100 MP.

Regeneration Lv 1: You heal at a higher speed when injured. This skill is always active and costs no mana. The higher the level the faster and more you can regenerate.

Plague Calling Lv. 1: You can call through a plague that infects everything around you. You can decide the mortality rate and symptoms. The higher the level the more you can design your plague.

Disease Immunity Lv. 10: You are immune to diseases. The higher the level the more diseases you become immune to. Max level reached, resulting in immunity in all diseases. Gained together with Plague Calling.

.......... I-I swear I'm not evil. I promise. But really, Plague Calling!? No! Never! That's awful! I'm not gonna use it!

But other than that I like what I see. Disease Immunity? Nice. Regeneration? Sweeeet! And Spectre Summoning? AMAZING! Those mana spells are awesome to! And my health went up too! It's still crap but it's better crap! Hehehehehe! I will become the strongest! Moahahahahahaha!

*Philomenas POV*

Ruth is making some weird sounds. Is she crying? I bet she's still sad about her curse... I will give her all my support tomorrow!