Puppet Master Chapter 73: Chapter 73: Training Plan

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It took a while for Tris to bring out all the freshly washed clothes. Rin left the bathtub and helped hang them up on the prepared hangers. After the clothes were hung, Tris finally dried them quickly by making all the remaining water evaporate. (NOTE: There is an illustration available, but because it’s NSFW, I’ll be sharing it exclusively on Patreon.) Once the laundry was finished, Tris leaned back against the bathtub and let the water cover his body from the neck down. In the comfort of the warm water, Tris thought about his own development plan for the near future. ‘Regarding physical strength and spiritual energy, I can steadily increase them for many years to come, so there’s no need to worry. Or more precisely, rushing won’t help at all. As for knowledge of magics, especially clues about constructing a Domain, self-study cannot be fast and may even take years. The shortcut is to succeed later in entering the academy and its library, from there quickly gathering more knowledge. Another shortcut is through dreams, but that relies entirely on luck and cannot be controlled, so it doesn’t need to be considered. For combat techniques, aside from continuing to practice and improve proficiency in the skills I already know, perhaps I can also take the chance to learn new techniques from others if the opportunity arises. That might help combine and refine the skills I already have. Finally, the only thing I can do immediately is to continue creating more puppets to increase the number of methods I can use, while also training both control and mental focus.’ After mentally reviewing each direction of development, Tris slightly nodded. Sitting next to him, Rin curiously asked: “Master, what are you thinking about?” Tris: “Thinking about tonight’s dinner. Both morning and noon were too busy, so I only ate hastily. That’s why only this dinner will be a proper meal.” ‘Especially at noon, since my whole body was aching, I barely managed to swallow down some bread to fight off hunger.’ Tris rubbed his stomach where he had been punched, silently cursing the vicious man in the red cloak. Rin: “Master, you left Rin a lot of money this morning. This is the leftover after lunch.” She took it out of the spatial ring she was wearing. Tris: “Just keep it. It’s always better to have some cash on hand in case of need.” Hearing that, Rin nodded and put it back. Then she remembered the story she had overheard at noon and told it to Tris. After finishing, Rin curiously asked: “Did you also go hunting Magical Beasts with everyone this morning?” Tris: “Oh, there’s such a rumor? It seems the parties involved deliberately hid the truth to avoid causing fear and unrest. After all, if the truth were known, it could greatly affect the economic trade of this area.” Rin: “Was it something very serious, master?” Tris: “A group of cultists worshipping a heretical god was killed this morning. Of course, even though their lair was destroyed, some might have escaped since they weren’t present at the time.” Rin: “Are cultists and heretical gods really that dangerous?” Tris: “Gods are extremely powerful, so if they want to cause harm, many people could die. Cultists who worship heretical gods usually have very dangerous ideologies too. For example, today I saw them sacrifice a living child to the god by cutting out its heart.” Hearing the description of the cultists’ actions, Rin’s face filled with fear. Rin: “Then if cultists are still in town, wouldn’t that be extremely dangerous?” Tris: “If only one or two small fry remain, it’s not too big a problem. Just think of them as a few crazy murderers wandering around.” Rin: “Eh? That’s not a big problem, master? Σ(っ °Д °;)っ” She was stunned, unsure if her master’s standards were somehow wrong. Tris: “Compared to the previous threat, it’s very small. If the whole group were still here, the entire town might suddenly be struck by a strange plague one day, and all die.” Rin: “But even so, having a murderer nearby is stil