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Chapter 2

As Kain sat in his next class, he decided to open up his skill menus. He's pretty sure what he gained said it was one.

"Skills." Kain spoke under his breath as to not gather anyone's attention.

Observe (Active) Lv 1

A skill that will show data on the object it is directed at. More data will be shown with increased level.

"Interesting..." He looked over at a random classmate.

Student

Kama Moruna Lv 2 Exp 3.49%

Gender: Female

Health: 100/100

Mana: 40/40

Vit: 10

Str: 4

Dex: 5

Int: 4

Wis: 5

Luk: 16

"Cool, it shows stats." Kama then looked over at him, noticing that Kain was staring at her and gave him an angry glance. Kain quickly looked away. "Probably shouldn't get caught doing that."

"Now lets think... I gained a skill by doing a certain action. So that's one way of gaining a skill. Games let you get skills other ways, too, though..." Kain went deep in thought. Suddenly thinking of an idea, he grinned and decided to try it out after school ended.

Kain walked over to the public library not far from his school, avoiding the smirking bullies as he did so. He shuffled over to the do it yourself section. "Observe"

Handyman's Book for Dummies

Skill Book: Repair

Cost: 12,000 Won

He smiled, he was right! Skill books existed with his power. He looked around the store, deciding what he was going to get. "I might as well get myself some skills that will help me pick up some extra money. Otherwise I won't be coming back to get more." Deciding on what he would purchase, Kain walked over to the librarian and asked to purchase the books.

"Are you sure you don't want to just check them out, it's free that way," asked the librarian.

"No, it'll be easier for me if I just buy them," Kain lied. He didn't know how his ability would work for this. For many of the games he played, after he learned a skill, the book would disappear. To be safe, he should buy them.

He spent a total of 48,000 Won. Kain walked out of the store and then immediately ran around to the back of the building. He didn't want anyone to see him learn the skills. Pulling out the books, a prompt came up asking if he wished to learn the skill. Of course, he said yes.

Repair (Passive) Lv 1

The handyman's skill, it allows the user to fix objects.

10% increase to success of fixing item.

Sewing (Passive) Lv 1

The skill of using a needle and some material for multiple uses.

10% in sewing technique.

Crafting (Passive) Lv 1

Creating items from scratch is no easy task.

10% increase to success rate of crafting items.

The crafting skill interested Kain. The sewing and repair skills were both general skills that increased that action specifically, but the crafting skill could be used for many things over. This was made definite by the fact that the other skill books he got just added to the blueprints of crafting. He had purchased several building project books that were discounted.

He'll think about it later, right now he's excited to learn more skills!

He started walking in the direction of his home, but was stopped abruptly by a rough hand.

"Where do you think your going, Rockbear? It's been a while since we messed with you," smirked a slightly built teenager, who Kain recognized as one of the bullies, Duran.

"And for good reason if I recall last time correctly," Kain retorted. Last time this specific guy had bothered him, Kain had given him a black eye before booking it home before any of Duran's friends showed up.

Duran's smirk flickered for a second to anger, but it returned. "You won't get away from me this time." Three more guys came out, surrounding Kain before he could react. Kain looked up at them. Duran was only level 3, but two of the other ones were level 4 and the last was even level 5. Kain knew just by looking at them that their points would be focused on Str, he didn't need to use observe for something so obvious. Randomly, he thought of his gym teacher, and Kain realized that his teacher's Int and Wis must be low, that's why he was only level 7. He shook that thought off, it wasn't important at all.

"How should I escape?" How can I, to be more exact." thought Kain as he looked for openings between the guys. He made a quick movement towards the room between Duran and one of the level 4 guys, but they grabbed him and threw him down.

"Fine. I'll fight my way out." Kain has had experience fighting before. When he was younger, his father even taught him some essentials of boxing.

Quest: Defeat 2/4 of the bullies and then escape.

Completion Award: 500 XP

Completion Failure: Injury

Well, the failure part was obvious enough. He was slightly surprised to see the quest pop up, but he accepted it as part of his ability and clicked the accept option. Kain already figured that to escape he'd have to defeat one or two of them in the first place.

Kain acted as if he had accepted his fate to be injured. Duran grinned and bent down to grab him to get the first hit in, but as he did so, Kain lifted himself up, putting as much strength into his arms and legs as he could. His fist hit Duran's chin, leaving him immediately unconscious. Critical! XP 150.

Due to a special action, the skill [Full Body Uppercut] was created.

Due to a special action, the skill [Power Strike] was created.

Full Body Uppercut (Active) Lv 1

Strong attack with bare hand that strikes upwards.

5% increase in critical rate

30% increase to damage.

Power Strike (Active) Lv 1 MP Req: 20

A strike with increased power.

15% increase in critical rate

50% increase in attack damage

He ignored the abilities, he needed to fight! Though since he automatically understood the skills he learned, he knew one of them would be useful right now. He turned to the next guy, one of the level 4. "Power Strike!" His fist hit the guy's abdomen, making him bend over. Using the back of his fist, Kain hit the side of his head. "Power Strike!" Critical! The bully flew to the ground, landing near Duran. XP 200

"Wow, this skill is extremely helpful!" Kain thought to himself. The other two slightly backed off, but the level 5 decided he would try his luck. He hit Kain in his shoulder, pushing him back slightly. -5 HP.

"Shit, my health is only 70, if he gets a clean hit in, I'll probably go down." The other level 4 had decided not to fight, but the level 5 was strong enough to hold Kain back.

"Well, the quest said to run, so I guess I could..." Kain looked at the level 5. Name: Baron. "...But that's no fun."

Kain quickly stepped towards Baron. "Power Strike!" Baron guarded, having seen Kain's strength. "Observe." Baron's health was 180/200. "So a guarded blow with Power Strike still does 20, huh.

He won't guard the next!" Kain used his elbow this time as he was already close to Baron, striking him in his stomach. There wasn't much damage caused, though. "Damn, should have used Power Strike then, too."

Baron swiped at his head, but Kain ducked under it. He was surprised how well he was doing. It must be because he can think calmly, even in a fight. In close quarters again, Kain gets low and then uses the strength of his whole body into delivering an upper cut. "Power Strike!" Critical! XP 300. Kain sweared he felt Baron's whole body lift up a fraction of an inch, and then completely collapsed on the ground.

Breathing hard, he looked over at the last guy. He looked at Kain, glanced over at his fallen friends, and took off running.

Kain took a moment to breathe and then began walking back towards his home.

Quest Completed!

500 XP Awarded.

Bonus XP Awarded: 150

Level Up!

The Gamer

Kain Rockbear Lv 3 Exp 2.33%

Health: 70/70

Mana: 200/200

Vit: 7

Str: 11

Dex: 14

Int: 20

Wis: 6

Luk: 2

Points: 5

Money: 52,000 Won