When I returned to my room, I checked my skills.
Agile Legs 2, Sword Skill 1, Appraisal 1, Concealment 1, Death-Bearing Skill
It seemed I didn't need to touch the corpse directly — getting close enough was sufficient. It might also work if the person had just died recently, even if I wasn't sure they were dead yet.
In the afternoon, I had martial training with Marin-sensei.
I could feel that I had become noticeably more agile than before. I still wasn't sure about the sword skill, but my footwork was much smoother. Situations where I used to trip or lose balance now felt manageable as I could step around and brace myself properly. As for sword technique, I didn't feel like I had improved much personally, but I could somewhat read the path of Marin-sensei's swings (though saying that might be an exaggeration).
Sure enough, Marin-sensei looked puzzled and asked,
