Summoned and Unwanted

563 Awakening of the Sigil Master

Vincent became surprised by the sudden appearance of light in front of his face. The light expanded into a notification window. The awakening notification window had incredible details, enough to almost make his eyes pop.

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[Notice]

[Blessed Retainer Ester advanced her class after meeting the requirements.]

[Class advancement update.]

[Class Upgrade | Sigil Master]

[New Class Spells | Earth Sigil Tattoo, Wind Sigil Tattoo, Frost Sigil Tattoo]

[Stat improvment | Strength +31 || Agility +43 || Perception +48 || Mana +432

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Vincent and Kazumi were astonished beyond belief at Ester’s unexpected awakening. The reason why certain people like Karta and Lucas have more stats than what seems humanly possible became clear. The more awakenings one achieves, the more power the awakening could grant.

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[Name] Ester Lionheart

[Soul Synch] 61%

[Race] Human

[Age] 23

[Condition] Healthy

[Traits] Mana Tempered Body Stage One

[Class] Sigil Master

[Stats] Strength 41 || Agility 55 || Perception 65 || Mana 804

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[Class Sigil Master]

*Frost Sigil

*Frost Sigil Tattoo

*Wind Sigil

*Wind Sigil Tattoo

*Earth Sigil

*Earth Sigil Tattoo

*Amplify Sigil

*Sigil Fusion

*Self Magic Immunity

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[Third Eye activate.]

[Frost Sigil Tattoo description.]

[The user can control Frost Sigils to attach themselves to the user’s skin and convert them to [Frost Sigil Tattoo]

[Frost Sigil Tattoo] does not take any cast time to use, and any element of Sigil Tattoo can be replaced instantly.]

[Frost Sigil Tattoo] will increase the cold tolerance and provide resistance to cold attacks. The more mana infused into [Frost Sigil Tattoo], the more protection each sigil tattoo will offer upon receiving a hit.]

[Frost Sigil Tattoo] is an equip type spell. It will not take the limited place of a cast-type spell. The sigil tattoos can also bend and stretch along the user’s skin.]

[Sigil Tattoo – Type Frost will lower the temperature around the user and slightly reduce heat-type damage.]

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Vincent and Kazumi became amazed at Ester’s new stats. Ester started from a person who would be harmed by any spell she cast to becoming a person strong enough to fend for herself.

Ester shone brightly until her awakening was completed a few moments later. She stopped holding her head as if she wasn’t in pain anymore. She opened her eyes and saw Vincent extending his hand while wearing an excited smile.

Ester took Vincent’s hand and stood up. She looked at everyone with a pair of radiant crimson eyes still glowing from the awakening. Her appearance remained the same, yet her gaze gave the impression Ester was a new person.

“Sister! I can smell more power! You became stronger right?” Said Lupa while wagging her tail. She became excited to spar with Ester more than before.

“Yes, Lupa. I feel like my body can move as I wish. I also feel the tingling sensation of mana inside my body. I feel I can control the mana better.” Ester responded.

Ester was excited, and her heart was racing with excitement as well, yet after how aggressively Maria acted in their training turned into a spar, Ester was feeling angry.

“Congratulations.” Everyone started to say one after the other.

“Vincent. How strong did Ester become?” Questioned Maria while crossing her arms. She looked curious to know how strong the third awakening of the Sigil Mage line was.

“Ester can use three sigil imitation spells called Sigil Tattoos. They can protect her from the element she is using. The more mana Ester uses, the more protection she will have.” Vincent looked at Ester and continued, “Frost will reduce cold and somewhat heat attacks. Wind will allow you to move faster and lighten your body. Earth will provide protection against physical damage.”

Ester learned a lot from the explanation because she only saw herself using the Sigil Tattoos. Normally, people would need to find out independently, but Vincent saved her time with his explanation.

Ester realized how lucky she was to read the book about the ways Sigil Mages could use glyph imitations. The book Vincent copied for her made her happy to have someone care so much about her.

Ester hugged Vincent and said, “Thank you for the book you bought and wrote for me. I became stronger because of you.”

Ester released her hug and looked at Maria. “I am now a Sigil Master. Teacher Maria, I request a friendly spar.”

Ester’s words cause a momentary silence. The thought of Ester sparing alone with someone as powerful as Maria astonished them. It wasn’t something they were expecting after awakening less than five minutes ago.

Maria slyly smirked. She loved the idea of uncovering how strong Ester had become.

Ester was asked, “Are you sure?” many times by Vincent and the others, but they soon realized Ester wanted to do this, and no one could stop her. In the end, they told Ester, “Good luck.” before going to the side and watching the spar start.

“Are you ready, Ester? You can back down if you want.” Maria offered Ester a way out, but Ester immediately shook her head. Ester confidently smirked. She was prepared to challenge herself against a powerful ice witch.

[I bet Lucas would love to be here right now, hehe.]

-Yeah, I remember he wanted to watch a cat fight.-

[I bet he would immediately offer to become the referee.]

-I think so as well.-

The two women faced each other. One held a wand, and the other moved her fingers as if she was preparing to start her dance.

“Dance as much as you want, Ester. We can help you recover if you get injured. Don’t worry if it gets dangerous. I will stop the spar.”

“You can do it, sister. If you win, I will allow you to take my right side spot for the night. But that is only for one night.”

“Compete to your heart’s content, Ester. I have enough herbs to heal you. I will make you a recovery drink after the match ends.”

“If Iris’s assistance isn’t enough, I can also use Minor Regen to help you recover. I am cheering for you. Good luck.”

“Plow will use Ester Ester as bed if you win.” *Pho*

Ester looked at Vincent, Lupa, Iris, Lilith, and Plow. She felt more comfortable standing in front of Maria now.

Their voices encouraged her to dance to her heart’s content, and all her doubts faded away. The will to move was making her heart race with excitement, and the will to prove herself her worth was stronger than ever.

Ester wasn’t as fragile as she once was. The new Lionheart powerhouse was ready to shine. With an excited grin, Ester started stretching her flexible body. She was preparing her body to perform.

“I’m ready. “Ester said after finishing with the stretching.

The two women gazed at each other. They prepared themselves by trying to predict their opponent’s move, yet the two had a similar problem. Maria didn’t know how much Ester had improved while Ester didn’t know the power of her new equip spells.

Vincent noticed the two women were trying to predict each other’s first move. However, half a minute passed, and they were still looking at each other.

Vincent moved forward, and the two women saw him raise his arm. “I will start the count down. Five. Four. Three. Two. One...”

Ester exhaled, and her crimson shining eyes looked at Maria attentively.

Maria clenched her wand to prepare for anything unexpectedly.

“Zero. Start!” Vincent swung his arm down and announced the beginning of the spar.

Vincent felt mana accumulating on both sides. Knowing how violent Maria was with her ice magic, he stepped back and went to observe with the others. However, the word Overheat was at the tip of his tongue as he needed to be alert and intervene at a moment’s notice.

The spar started, and Maria quickly chanted for an Ice Lance. She seemed eager to win yet curious to find out how Ester was going to counter her ice magic.

Ester’s body was starting to become covered in glowing tattoos with the same shape as her sigils.

However, Ester was wearing her winter maid outfit. Additionally, she has to wear gloves to cover her retainer mark. Only her neck and legs, covered by a thin layer of stockings, glowed with sigil tattoos. Clothes covered the rest.

Ester was now protected by a lesser technique derived from glyph magic. But unlike glyphs, materials can’t be used to increase the potency. The power could not be compared to glyphs, as mana was the only way to increase the potency of the sigil tattoos.

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Thus, a sigil tattoo can be both considered an imitation and an original sigil mage spell at the same time. In the end, the spell hurts its user less than a sigil while showing after effects far less than a sigil.

However, that was the problem of ordinary Sigil Mages. Ester had Amplify Sigil and Sigil Fusion in her arsenal. Only Ester could use sigil tattoos to their maximum potential.

[Hmm. I wonder how Ester would look without clothes right now...]

-Ahem. I need to focus on the spar. There is no need to be interested in such a thing.-

[Hehe. It looks like my question has caught your attention.]

-No comment.- Responded Vincent with a light blush.

“Ice Lance!” Exclaimed Maria, shooting an icicle at Ester.

Ester didn’t move. She let her arms down and closed her eyes. Her chest became brighter, as if there was too much light to remain covered by the fabric.

This crazy action made everyone shout at Ester to move. Even Maria started to sweat at the idea of killing Ester. However, Ester remained standing, waiting for the icicle to hit her.