<There is a graveyard behind the palace… I detect multiple Mana Cores in there, the deceased members of the family were buried there, alongside the dragons that had fallen too…>
The System suddenly told me a truth that only made my mouth water a little bit, just thinking about devouring those mana cores they had just left buried made me imagine that I could get some new power out of it rather easily.
Fine, I will take those corpses as my payment… Don't worry, Mikohime doesn't have to know about it…
I had already decided to do this whenever I get the opportunity, probably at night. The security in here is an all-time low, nobody is looking anywhere, and nobody is caring about the other, so it's the ideal and perfect place to just steal anything I want.
Desecrating the death is not my thing but I am an Ice Giant, also these guys are dead from some time already, I can't even find their souls around due to how old they are, so I doubt they would oppose me or care at this point. I won't take out the corpses because they're probably just bones, but they left the mana cores there, which is a waste, so I will pick up these treasures for myself, there seem to even be some Rank 4 Mana Cores buried there!Anyways, after giving me that wonderful idea, the System continued explaining me the Unique Skills which were the reasons behind all the powers and appearances of the Winter Lotus Family of Ice Giants.
The first one was [Yuki-Onna] a Unique Skill that shaped the body of the wielder into that of a beautiful lady of ice. The original wielder was probably a woman and not a man as they say she was, probably they said she was a man because the society of ice giants is mostly rather inclined to men, therefore revering a woman seems a bit wrong to them, idiots. I guess they changed history so the ancestor ended being a man instead of the original woman.
Due to this special unique skill, she was shaped into a beautiful and fairy-like woman like Mikohime is, resembling more like ice elves, actually they're several times more beautiful than ice elves. This unique skill granted the charm abilities, affinity with magic, and perhaps ice immunity and ice manipulation… although this seems to not have been inherited as the magic Mikohime has is not even ice magic, and she doesn't seem to have an affinity with it despite being an ice giant.
<Moving forward with the topic, aside from [Yuki-Onna] there are two other Unique Skills that I was able to decipher and piece together, the second one is… [Tsukuyomi No Mikoto]>
Wait, just like that?! It's called after the Japanese god of the Moon?! Damn this girl was overpowered! Is this how Mikohime got Moonlight Magic then? Is this inherited?
I see… So that's where those Abilities came from. I am embarrassed to admit I might be a bit tempted of eating Mikohime now, but I am a civilized dragon, so I better forget that horrendous and monstrous thought from my mind before I begin to doubt if I am really a good-hearted person as I believe I am (I am probably not).
<And lastly, the third Unique Skill I was ablet to decipher and piece together… [Lotus Flower Blessing]… this is the power that grants the Winter Lotus Ancestor the ability to inherit her traits in the form of flower pets through all her descendants. Without this ability, the genes of the normal ice giants that mixed constantly with this family would had ended taking over these old traits and in a few years, they would had been completely rewritten… however, it appears that even if a Winter Lotus Family member has a child with a non-winter lotus family member, the child has a higher chance of being of Winter Lotus appearance and inherit the flower tattoo… This Unique Skill is the one behind this effect, and it seems to be taking effect even after the death of the original wielder… It is a very powerful ability that lies within the bloodline of this family.>Amazing, so there was such a thing… It is incredibly to find out these things sometimes, I am amazed each time I discover how reincarnated people influence this world and its sects… Now we got this Sect Ancestor that founded the sect being a Reincarnated person probably from Japan…
She must had have an amazing life, I wonder how fun it was for her… Oh well, I hope she doesn't mind me picking up some shiny jewels around her family's graveyard, no hard feelings, alright?
"Your family is really an amazing one, isn't it, Mikohime? It's filled with wonderful things I wish I could have myself… Hahaha!" I laughed.
"Oh no… I am sure that Drake-sama has even better abilities. your power was incredible against those enemies, and you seem to be an innate and talented tamer to have tamed that giant snake from the enemy!" she said, pointing at Kuro.
"Aha… Yeah… I guess." I sighed. I still wanted her powers quite badly.
Kuro realized we were talking about her as she woke up from her nap, she took her tongue out like snakes often do, and looked utterly adorable.
The dragon, however, seemed to look at her rather concerned.
"Y-You're sure that thing should be trusted?" he asked.
"What? Who are you calling "thing"?! That's my Kuro-chan, damn lizard! Respect her!" I roared through telepathy.
"O-Okay, calm down…" he sighed.
