Chapter 45

Chapter 45: Duplicity
Gerald theorises that he should be able to create a magic tool to allow him to see light, as well as a broader range of the electromagnetic spectrum, and begins work on it. As part of that, thinking about materials for the device, Gerald wonders whether he could simply shave pieces of himself off and use the self-repair skill to gain a simple supply of mithril.

However, instead of the split piece being just a shard of metal, it retains Gerald's consciousness simultaneously with the main piece. However, just as the shard is physically much smaller in comparison, it also retains a much smaller portion of their stats and skills. The offshoot decides that it doesn't want to continue on, weak in every way as it is, and so they decide to take a risk. The main piece of Gerald absorbs the smaller piece in the hopes that it will unite them and return things to normal - which it does.

Some time passes as Gerald attends classes, chats to Auden and works on his magic tool. The skills Gerald gains during the term allows his total skills to reach fifty, earning him the title 'Skilled', which allows him to rearrange the skills on his status. As such, he does so.