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A/N: The names of the Fungal Classes “Fixers” and “Emitters” will be changed to “Healers” and “Illusionists” after this post.
*I will be making the changes to the past versions of the series after tomorrow. However, there is a batch replacement function for the whole text.
*Additional Note: I will also be changing the higher-rank Fungal Class of “Illusionist” from “Witch” to “Mage”. This is to align the normal with “Illusion” to the higher rank with “Magic”.
8/22: Noa’s Fungal Skill’s name was changed from [Binding String] to [White String].
In addition, there are some additions and tweaks to the Fungal Skills and Fungal Classes, so I will also revise the past posts (especially around chapters 33 to 39) in accordance with the contents of this post.
Fungal Skills and Effects
The ability to manipulate and exercise mycelium in the body (Fungal Skills) can be broadly classified into six systems.
The aptitude of which of these is the strongest is called a Fungal Class.
There are six types of normal Fungal Classes and five types of Higher-Rank Fungal Class in which more powerful and varied Fungal Skills can be learned.
1. Ability to harden Fungal Skill to make weapons (called “Hard Hypha,” Hypha Weapons and Armor).
—[Katana] [Warhammer] [Round Shield] [Dagger] etc.
Fungal Class: [Knight] → Higher Rank Fungal Class: [Holy Knight]
2. Ability to create variable and manipulable mycelial objects (called “Soft Hypha” and “Hypha Manipulation”)
—[White String] [Avatar] [Sticky Thread] etc.
Fungal Class: [Craftsman] → Higher Rank Fungal Class: [Puppeteer]
3. Ability to strengthen and change the body with mycelium inside the body (called “Physical Manipulation Skills”, etc.)
—[Leaping] [Hearing] [Self-regeneration] etc.
Fungal Class: [Fighter] → Higher Rank Fungal Class: [Beast Warrior]
4. Ability to create mycelial bullets (called “Hypha Bullets” or “Mycelial Bullet”)
—[White Bullet] [Spiral Bullet] [Curved Bullet] etc.
Fungal Class: [Sniper] → Higher Rank Fungal Class: none
*[Sniper] itself is said to be a higher rank.
5. Ability to disperse spores with various effects (called “Spore Dispersion” or “Dust Skill”)
→ [Sensory Spores], [Beast Repellent], [Charm], [Life Spores], etc.
6. The ability to create cocoons of mycelium with various effects (called “Mycelial Balls”, “Ball Skills”)
→ [Fireball] [Holy Healing] [Thunderball] etc.
In the above 5 and 6, Fungal Classes are categorized as follows according to their specialties.
Specialized in attack or cause negative effects.
Fungal Class: [Illusionist] → Higher Rank Fungal Class: [Mage]
Those that cause positive effects, such as healing, purification, or strengthening of others or oneself.
Fungal Class: [Healer] → Higher Rank Fungal Class: [Sage]
*Why are [Illusionists] and [Healers] not classified as “those who are good at mycelial balls” or “those who are good at spore dispersal”, but as “their efficacy and role”? —A clear conclusion has not been established.
*One theory is that all Fungal Skill holders have the ability to create small mycelial objects such as hypha balls and spore dispersal, and ‘Illusionists’ and ‘Healers’ are different. It is also said that it is the quality that enables the synthesis of its inclusions.
*In that case, however, it would be difficult to explain why a “Healer” can use [healing] but not [Healing Spores], or an “Illusionist” can use [Fireball] but not [Burning Spores], etc.
List Of Fungal Skills By The Above Classification (Partial)
1. Fungal Skills of Hypha Weapon System ([Knight])
Katana: Hypha Katana
War Hammer: Hypha Hammer
War Spear: Hypha Spear
Odachi: Hypha Odachi
Piercing Needle: Hypha Throwing Needle
Dagger: Hypha Knife
Round Shield: Hypha round shield (medium size)
Great Shield: Hypha square shield (large size)
Cudgel: Mycelium Cudgel
Hatchet: Hypha Hatchet for Throwing Axe
White Armor: The upper body is covered with a hard membrane of hypha.
Morning Star: Hypha Morning Star
Thorn Armor: A spiked armor of hypha on the upper body
Iron Fist: Harden the fist with hypha
Iron Leg: Harden the leg with hypha
White Arrow: arrow made of hypha
Light Blade: Hard Hypha is covered with light spores and is strengthened
Flame Blade: Hard Hypha is covered with burning spores
Thunder Blade: Hard Hypha is covered with electrifying spores.
* Light Blade, Flame Blade, Thunder Blade, etc. are combined techniques with Spore Dispersion.
2. Fungal Skills of Soft Hypha ([craftsman])
White Thread: Thin thread of hypha
White Cord: Cord of hypha
White Whip: a cord as thick and tough as a whip
Threadball: Hypha ball (strong, heavy, and bounces well)
Sticky Thread: sticky threads ejected in a radially
Dissolving Thread: dissolving threads ejected radially
Burning Thread: burning threads ejected radially
Poison Thread: poisonous threads ejected radially
Avatar: alter ego formed by hypha
Finger Enlargement: creating a finger of mycelium on the hand
False Face: creates a false face with mycelium
Mimicry: mimic whole body with mycelium (super compatible with false face)
Thread Hair: Reproduce long hair with mycelium
Warclaw: create hypha claws at the fingertips
Razor: thin and soft hypha blade
White Wings: Hypha Wings on the back (short-distance flight, gliding)
3. Fungal Skill of Physical Manipulation Skills ([Fighter])
Self-regeneration: enhancement of natural healing power (medium)
Leaping: Instantaneous enhancement of jumping ability (large)
Toughness: sustained strengthening of muscular strength (small)
Arm Strength: Instantaneous enhancement of arm strength (large)
Instant Response: Sustained instantaneous force (small)
Perseverance: Sustained endurance and pain reduction (small)
Hearing: Temporary enhancement of hearing
Telephoto: Temporary enhancement of long-distance sight
Smelling: temporary enhancement of the sense of smell
Heat Sensing: Perception of surroundings through serpentine heat detection
Extended Arm: Momentarily extension of the arm
Enlarged Arms: Momentarily enlarges the arm
Pain Reduction: Permanent reduction of physical pain (permanent)
Strong Heat Resistance: Gain resistance to high heat (permanent)
Cold Resistance: Gain resistance to high heat (permanent)
Poison resistance: Ability to automatically neutralize poisons in the body (permanent)
Berserker: Temporarily increases physical ability instead of reducing judgment and thinking ability
Adversity: Temporary increase in physical ability in response to injury
Asura: Creates multiple hypha arms on the back.
*Combination Fungal Skills with Soft Hypha
Immortality: Strengthens natural healing power (extra-large) and has an immortality effect.
*Official classification unknown
4. Fungal Skills of Hypha Bullet ([Sniper])
White Bullet: normal mycelial bullet
Spiral Bullet: bullets with high power and distance
Exploding Bullet: Small explosion upon impact
Curved Bullet: trajectory changes depending on the angle of the firing arm, etc.
Shotgun: scatter finely along the trajectory
Snake Bullet: Heat-sensing bullet
Ricochet: bounces when it hits a hard object
Impact Bullet: A bullet that transfers the impact when it hits
Strike Bullet: rubber bullets with low killing power
Silver Bullet: silver color, so-called “turn undead effect” for undead.
Light Bullet: A bullet wrapped in light spores
Burning Bullet: bullets that burn the target they hit
Electric Bullet: A bullet that electrocutes anything that hits
3. Fungal Class of Spore Dispersion (Dust Skills)
For [Illusionist]
Charm: spores with brainwashing effect to make the target become attracted to you
Mirage: spores that can create a hallucination
Burning Spores: spores with a burning effect
Paralyzing Spores: spores with paralyzing effect
Hypnosis: spores with hypnotic effect
Guidance: Guide hypha balls freely
For [Healer]
Life Spores: spores with stamina recovery effect
Strengthening Spores: spores with muscle-strengthening effect
Healing Spores: spores with injury-healing effect
Step: Wall of spores (scaffold for the feet)
Purification: Neutralizes toxins in the air
Muffling: reduces or eliminates the sound of movement when covered
Transparency: allows light to pass through when covered
Gravity Spores: spores that apply a load
Others
Beast Repellent: Keep low-level metro beasts away
Barrier: a wall of spores (barrier comes out of the hand)
Sensory Spores: Detects the outline and distance of covered objects
5. Fungal Class of Ball Skills
For [Illusionist]
Fireball: burns with a pillar of fire when it bursts
Iceball: freezes when it bursts
Thunderball: electricity runs when it bursts
Windball: compressed air explodes when it bursts
Smoke Ball: smoke spreads when it bursts
Lightball: A hypha ball that emits light and becomes a flashbang when it bursts
Shockball: a shock wave spreads when it bursts
Poison Ball: contains a toxic liquid
Acid Ball: contains very corrosive acid
Puppet: embed a hypha ball in a corpse to turn it into a zombie.
Training: feeding metro beasts to make them obey.
For [Healer]
Strengthening Ball: muscle-strengthening effect (ingested orally)
Oxygen Ball: keeps oxygen production in the body (ingested orally)
Dragon Ball: upward compatibility with training
Healing: has a healing effect (medium)
Holy Healing: has a healing effect (large)
Divine Healing: has a healing effect (extra large)
Detoxification: has a detoxification effect
Spirit Ball: Combined effects such as increased physical strength, increased muscle strength, healing, etc.
Fungal Skills That Can Be Acquired
[Knights] mainly learn the First System, but can also learn other Systems, depending on their qualities. For example, Noa, as a [Craftsman], learns from the First System [Dagger] and the Sixth System [Lightball], and Kure, as a [Fighter], learns from the First system [White Armor].
The way to confirm these aptitudes is to use a Test Sheet, and if the blood pressed to the paper extends in multiple directions, there is a possibility that “other systems than the main one” can also be learned.
However, in normal Fungal Classes, the rare ability from a System other than the main System (“high-cost ability” as Shuu and Aomoto call it) basically cannot be learned. Only Higher Rank Fungal Classes can achieve this.
The Higher Rank Fungal Classes may be able to acquire rare or unique Fungal Skills in the main System, or reasonably rare Fungal Skills in other Systems.
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