Hate Me, Witch!-Chapter 10: Deep Blue, Add Points!

"Jiji~ (Shiny, huh... Well, I guess that name is barely acceptable.)"

"Jiji! (But I feel like my name could be a bit more intimidating.)"

"Ying~ (You should be grateful.)"

"Yingying~ (Keep talking, and Master might rename you Little Yellow or Little Gold! )"

Silver shot the little golden monkey a sharp look.

As Xia Ya’s first summoned beast, Silver had deep experience with his naming skills—and that experience wasn’t exactly pleasant.

After all, the first batch of name candidates Xia Ya had suggested for Silver were things like "Wangcai" (Lucky), "Big White," and "Pretty Ferret."

Utterly unacceptable.

In the end, being named "Silver" was already the best possible outcome—one Silver had to fight for with tooth and claw, even threatening to destroy Xia Ya’s home before he finally relented.

"Jiji! (Please, not that!)"

The little golden monkey shuddered at the thought.

Good thing Big Sis Silver had warned it in time—otherwise, it might have ended up with an embarrassing name for life.

It was a rare and powerful Sealed Stone Monkey—how could it face the world with a name like "Little Yellow" or "Little Gold"?!

Meanwhile, Xia Ya, though aware of their little conversation, ignored them completely.

After all—

He was a Transmigrator.

His naming sense was simply ahead of its time.

If the world—or even his own summoned beasts—failed to understand his advanced naming aesthetics, that was their problem, not his.

As the saying went:

"A genius is half a step ahead of his time. A madman is one step ahead."

Perhaps this loneliness was something only a Transmigrator could understand.

Regardless, compared to his previous tense state, Xia Ya was now in high spirits.

Not only was the little golden monkey as aesthetically pleasing as Silver, but a new line of text had appeared on his System’s interface—

[Name: Shiny]

[Species: Sealed Stone Monkey (Unnamed Evolution Form)]

[Soul Pact Status: Second Soul Pact (Master-Servant Contract: Xia Ya Egut)]

[Combat Level: 11 (First Tier)]

[Species Rank: Low-Tier Monarch]

[Summoned Beast Skills: Rockfall (Beginner), Blink (Beginner), Spatial Pocket (Beginner)]

First, Shiny’s species rank had risen from Low-Tier Transcendent to Low-Tier Monarch, skipping an entire rank in between.

Its combat level also matched its newfound strength, immediately starting at First Tier.

Of course, Xia Ya had already expected this.

The evolution materials he had given Shiny were so valuable that they could’ve bought a Mid-Tier Monarch species cub.

Moreover, Xia Ya had invested a significant amount of free EXP—earned from completing phase objectives—to boost Shiny’s [Nurture] skill to Perfect rank.

Due to its Sealed Stone state, the Sealed Stone Monkey struggled to gain skill proficiency during its juvenile phase.

Even for top-tier Beastmasters, raising [Nurture] to Perfect rank was an extreme challenge.

Thus, Shiny’s evolution and rank advancement were completely reasonable.

However—

The most surprising and exciting change was in Shiny’s skill list.

The disappearance of [Nurture] was expected.

The addition of [Rockfall] was also unsurprising—it was a basic earth-elemental skill that most Sealed Stone Monkey evolutions would naturally learn.

But the real treasures were the two new abilities:

[Blink] and [Spatial Pocket].

As Xia Ya focused on them, detailed descriptions appeared—

[Spatial Pocket]

Attribute: Space

Tier: High-Tier

Proficiency: Beginner (0/100)

Description: Creates a micro sub-dimensional space, allowing objects to be extracted from or stored within it.

[Blink]

Attribute: Space, Time

Tier: High-Tier

Proficiency: Beginner (0/100)

Description: Instantaneous teleportation.

[Spatial Pocket] was self-explanatory—it was essentially the Beastmaster world’s version of a storage ring or spatial soul tool from Xia Ya’s past life.

At present, Shiny’s sub-dimensional space was only half a cubic meter, but its size would increase as skill proficiency improved.

As for [Blink]—

"Shiny, try using [Blink]."

"Jiji!"

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The little golden monkey, perfectly attuned to Xia Ya’s intent, leapt down from his shoulder and waddled over to the far side of the chamber.

Then—

In the blink of an eye—

Shiny’s body vanished, instantly reappearing three meters away on the opposite side of the room.

Although it resembled a high-speed dash, it was, without a doubt, true teleportation.

"It might not be able to throw kunai, but this skill really does feel like Flying Thunder God..."

Xia Ya’s eyes widened in surprise and delight.

He could immediately tell that Shiny’s [Blink] had many limitations—

For instance:

It couldn’t exceed three meters per use.

It had a cooldown period.

It required a casting delay before activation.

However—

This was only at the Beginner level.

And more importantly—

[Blink] was undeniably a space-time skill.

For Xia Ya, raising his spatial affinity was his only hope of entering the Historical Echo.

"Allocate all remaining free EXP into [Blink]."

Thankfully, he had saved a final reserve of free EXP.

For now, [Spatial Pocket] was purely a utility skill, and its current size was sufficient.

Therefore, [Blink] took priority.

[Confirming allocation of all remaining 12,103 Free EXP into skill [Blink]. Proceed?]

"Confirm."

[12,103 Free EXP allocated. Current remaining EXP: 0.]

["Shiny’s" space-time skill [Blink] has advanced from [Beginner] to [Mastery].]

[......Advanced from [Mastery] to [Proficient].]

Xia Ya grinned.

He was one step closer to his goal.

["Shiny’s" spatial skill [Blink] is now at "Expert" proficiency (8503/10000).]

["Shiny’s" combat level has increased. Current combat level: 23 (Transcendent Tier).]

There were no flashy effects.

In the hidden chamber, Shiny, who had been eagerly testing out its newfound skills, suddenly paused.

The next moment—

Xia Ya felt a sudden weight on his shoulder.

Shiny had teleported across the entire chamber, covering a distance of dozens of meters in a single blink—appearing right beside him.

"Jiji!"

Perched on Xia Ya’s shoulder, Shiny itself seemed just as stunned.

"Jiji! (So this is the power of Deep Blue's point allocation?!)"

Shiny had long heard rumors of its master’s ability to allocate skill points.

Back when Xia Ya had secretly used free EXP to enhance Silver’s skills, Shiny had been watching from inside its stone shell—sour with envy.

At the time, it had still been nothing more than a rock.

Although Xia Ya had also allocated points to its [Nurture] skill, it had been unable to truly feel any changes.

But today—

For the first time, it had personally experienced the miraculous power of skill point allocation, just as Silver had described.

For a moment, Shiny recalled the grueling training routines it had witnessed while residing in Xia Ya’s Soul Pet Space.

It had seen other summoned beasts enduring brutal training regimens just to level up their skills—

Dripping with sweat, bodies covered in bruises.

One bull-type summoned beast, for example—

To strengthen its [Charge] skill, it had to continuously ram its head into a one-meter-thick granite wall—for an entire afternoon.

It was a sight that could make even the hardest hearts weep.

And yet—

Shiny’s own skill proficiency had increased so effortlessly.

No hard training, no steady foundation-building—

Just pure, unfiltered power.

Compared to those summoned beasts who had to shed real blood and sweat to improve—

Wasn’t this cheating?

Yes. Yes, it was.

And it felt amazing.

"Jiji! (Master, more points! I want more points!)"

"Alright, alright. Skill proficiency can be boosted instantly, but actual combat experience and timing still depend on your own mastery."

Xia Ya chuckled at Shiny’s excitement, amusement flickering in his eyes.

Because at that very moment—

He could feel it.

The once hostile and repelling aura from the distorted doorway on the distant stone pedestal had vanished entirely.

The spatial affinity requirement for entering the Historical Echo—

Had finally been met.