The first time Arthur woke up, it was not yet noon, so he rolled over, pulled the covers over his head, and went back to sleep.
When he woke again, hunger forced the young Medium out of bed.
Glancing at the clock showing two in the afternoon, Arthur first stretched on his "bed," then wriggled out from under the covers and headed toward the Washroom, his eyes half closed.
Half an hour later-
"Morning, Pan.
Morning, Kuliqi."
Now fully awake, Arthur greeted his cat and dog, but his gaze rested on the text before him-
[Guiding souls to the Land of Eternal Rest greatly astonished the people on South Los's mystical side. They remained skeptical, but that did not stop them from asking around and spreading the word; XP +100] [The appearance of the Bandaged Swordsman gave the people on South Los's mystical side even more to speculate about; XP +50] [Guiding souls to the Land of Eternal Rest made your name widely known among the local wealthy elite; XP +30] [More people have heard your name; XP +20]
The corners of Arthur's mouth lifted.
Everything had gone just as he had expected.
He had reaped a bumper harvest of XP, and he was certain that his XP gains would remain quite high in the days ahead.
And once the Swordsmanship Tournament began?
There would be another surge.
So Arthur did not hesitate. His gaze went straight to [Ringing Art], one of the Medium's core skills, and he chose to upgrade it-
``` [Ringing Art Lv5: After studying this Mystic Art in depth, the imperial court mage Shariko developed more ingenious applications from its original foundation-he began using Ringing Art to imitate other people's voices for pranks. When he imitated a man's voice outside the bathroom, the