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Chapter 17

It had been a week since the day Kain had killed that man, but since he had Gamer's Mind to calm himself down, he was able to get over what had happened. He had just sold all of his extra items except for three of the silks, which he donated to the clan. In doing so, he earned 14.3 billion won. With such a huge amount of money, it was no wonder why he was now sitting down, browsing Abyss Auction; he had lots of money, and it was burning a hole in his pocket.

"What to buy, what to buy..." Kain browsed through all of the items on the website. He started to think of things that would help him the most, and while thinking of that, he thought of the passive skills he had gained from the outer ki technique. "If I could find another ki technique, it'd be easy to raise my stats for fighting..." Kain browsed through it.

He found one after a bit of searching, immediately putting it in his bin. 'Only' costing five million won, Kain figured it'd be worth it. Continuing his search for items of use, he thought of another way to raise his passive techniques. While not directly affecting stats, all of the martial arts he knew greatly increased the power and speed of hand to hand combat. He searched the website for different styles of martial arts, finding one that seemed especially strong. The book was called 'The Dragon's Claw: The Power of Ages'. It's cost was significantly higher, being forty million won.

"I wonder if it's more of a secret technique then," Kain wondered to himself.

Browsing further, he decided to look at more healing skills. The one he had was perfect for healing and boosting HP, but he didn't have anything for status effects, which he knew would arise if he fought more mages. Kain found a general one of those as well, costing him another twenty million won.

Then he thought of general techniques that could be used to augment his fighting style. It wouldn't be hard to find. Kain spent the most time browsing these, spending three hundred million won.

Happy with what his purchases, he went back to the front page, only for his good mood to be ruined.

On Sale!

Teenage Girl Magician

Low skill level, but gorgeous. A ring comes with purchase to control her.

$10,400,000,000

Looking at it, Kain knew he wouldn't be able to live with himself knowing that people are constantly sold like this, with no one there to help them. Sighing, he added her to the bin as well. To finish his day of splurging off, he purchased the quick delivery, which was raised to a million won due to him buying an 'item' so large.

Sickened of the Abyss Auction, he waited patiently for his order to come.

The books came first, only five minutes after the purchase. He quickly pulled them out and learned them.

Outer Ki Technique of the Kira (Passive & Active) Lv 1

After the defeat of the Kira clan, this technique among many others were taken from them, and they were used as a basic style for many others who were unable to develop their own.

Passively increases Str by 1%

Passively increases Vit by 1%

Passively increases Dex by 1%

While active, all stats listed above +10

Cannot be active while using another outer ki technique

Dragon's Claw Style (Passive) Lv 1

A martial arts style stolen from the Dragon's Claw Clan after its obliteration by a rogue member, it was originally made to combat the ancient dragons of time, using their own style against them.

Passively increases hand to hand combat speed by 10%

Passively increases hand to hand combat damage by 10%

If not already learned, the skill Crush is automatically developed

Crush (Active) Lv 1

A skill used with the hands, it can be used to destroy those who are grasped

Increases grip strength by 30%

Magician's Savior (Active) Lv 1

Developed during the times that mana originated, it is the most basic technique to return the body to its natural state of being.

Removes status effects of low rank

Higher ranks of status effects can be removed with higher level of skill

Regeneration (Active) Lv 1

Basic healing technique of mages to heal over time

Heals 10 HP per minute

Lasts 30 minutes

Quick Strike (Active) Lv 1

Technique used to increase the speed of an attack

Increases attack speed by 5%

Multi Casting (Passive) Lv 1

A technique developed long ago to allow mages control over more than one spell at a time

Current number of spells able to be cast at once: 2

Whirlwind Strike (Active) Lv 1

Using wind, the user can cast an attack across the air, cutting all in its path

Current Distance: 25 meters

Power of the Tiger (Active) Lv 1

Changing the structure of the human body to increase muscle mass, it boosts the strength of the user

Increases Str by 20

Lasts 30 Minutes

New Status Created: Water Affinity

New Status Created: Earth Affinity

Feeling quite happy with the purchases, Kain sat waiting for the woman with the new outer ki technique on, turning on Regeneration and Power of the Tiger. Since the trip apparently took considerably longer than the book delivery, he began holding a simple ball of fire in one hand and water in the other to train his multi casting.

"Damn, this is boring," Kain said as he noticed that his skill level in the outer ki technique increased to 10. A minute later, before he could gain any more increases to his skills, an Abyss Auction salesman appeared, holding the woman Kain had purchased by the arm. The teenage girl was blindfolded and shackled in chains, letting her head droop, resigned to her fate.

"Here's the ring to control her. I hope you purchase more from Abyss Auction!" The salesman tossed the ring to Kain, giving him a bright smile, apparently not caring that he just finished a transaction of a human being. A moment later, the salesman disappeared, opening up a barrier.

Kain immediately tossed away the ring and broke the shackles on the girl, removing her blindfold as well.

Left Alone

Hinata Boruno Lv 11

Hinata looked up at Kain in fear. "What are you doing?" she asked with a shaky voice.

"Releasing you, of course. I saw you being sold and couldn't stand the thought of it." Kain stepped back to see her, smiling lightly.

"W-What?" Hinata gasped.

"Yep. But before you go, I'd prefer if you'd let me train you a little. I don't want you getting caught again. Is that okay? If it's not, you can leave now if you'd prefer." Kain was still smiling at her, trying to make her feel comfortable.

"Um, I guess?" Hinata still didn't believe Kain, but she figured that she wouldn't be able to stop him if he wanted to do something to her.

"Great! Are you ready? I'll make sure you're safe the whole time." Kain raised his hand, and the world around them twisted, putting them in an illusion dungeon. "I learned this one not long ago. The creatures are gonna be way stronger than you, but I'll hold them off while you finish it, okay?"

Hinata was obviously worried, but she nodded.

"Okay, here we go!" Kain said, happy to help her. He invited her to a party. She yelped, seeing the screen pop up. Hinata hesitantly pressed the join option, and then Kain ran off.

A minute later, he returned with a shadow creature on his tail. When it got close enough to Hinata that Kain figured she could attack it, he spun on his heels, quickly striking it with all his force. After the experience with his dad, he knew where to strike to kill it. He also knew from nearly dying where it wouldn't quite finish the creature off. Leaving only a sliver of its life, Kain dodged its counter strike.

"Go ahead! It said you were a magician, so I assume you have a basic magic attack?" Kain dodged the creature again, keeping it occupied.

Gulping, Hinata raised her hands. "The heavens guide in my attack, Magic Arrow!" A small blast came from her, directed towards the creature.

Noticing that it wasn't going to hit the shadow creature, Kain quickly grabbed the creature, lightly throwing it into the path of the attack. The creature screeched when hit by the small attack, dropping the final bit of health that it still had. "Good thing it hit! If it hadn't, the light throw probably would've finished it off."

Kain glanced over at Hinata, who was staring in amazement at all the pop ups around her.

Left Alone

Hinata Boruno Lv 17

"Well, I guess that makes sense, since she just beat something well over fifty levels of her level," Kain said to himself. "Hey! Say 'Status Window'," he shouted out to Hinata. She did so, and yelped again, still surprised by the windows popping up. "All right, put all thirty points into your Int." After she did that, Kain turned around. "And let's do it again!"

Kain and Hinata trained all day using this method. By way of a few accidents, Kain had leveled up once. Hinata had raised to thirty. Kain used Observe on her, guiding her in what to raise.

Vit 10

Str 5

Dex 17

Int 100

Wis 63

Luk 10

She didn't get the skills that Kain got when he raised his stats above fifty or a hundred, but that made sense when he thought about it. Those skills said that they were granted to those born with it, but Kain got them through his stat points. She couldn't get something she wasn't born with. She was getting plenty stronger, though.

"Hey, Kain?" Hinata asked him quietly, still nervous, despite him proving that he was letting her free.

"What's up?" Kain asked, stretching after the training.

"So... Where should I go?"

Kain considered that. "I don't know," he replied honestly. "I kind of just figured you'd want to go back to wherever you were taken from."

She shook her head. "No. It was completely destroyed by the people that took me. Everyone I knew was either killed or enslaved. After going through what I did..." Hinata shuddered. "The ones who died were the lucky ones."

"Oh..." Kain looked away, wondering what she had to go through. "Well, you're safe now," Kain gave her a weak smile. "I'm not sure how to help you through what's happened, but I won't let it happen again."

"You've already helped me some," she replied, smiling.

They were silent for a minute until Kain thought of something. "Hey! Do you want to join the Crimson Rain? They've been really nice to me, and if you join us, I can keep you safe." When he noticed that Hinata looked surprised at the question, he elaborated. "If you've got nowhere to go, then I'm sure I could convince the clan head to let you in. He let me in easily enough. You'd be a great addition." He grinned at her.

"Really, you'd do that for me?" Hinata said, her eyes watery. "Yes! I'd love to join."

A few minutes later, Kain guided her to Nagato's work area. "Hey, Nagato! I have a question for you!" Kain nearly burst into the room, startling the man.

"Damn, Kain, you're gonna knock my papers everywhere! What can I help you with?" Nagato quickly collected the pile of papers that had nearly toppled over from the sudden gust caused by his outburst.

"This is Hinata Boruno." Kain gestured to Hinata. Then Kain realized that he should probably be more formal when asking Nagato for a favor. He quickly bowed and muttered, "sorry".

"Nice to meet you, Ms. Boruno," Nagato said, nodding towards her. "How did you two become acquainted?"

"Um, well, I kind of...bought her." Kain said slowly. Seeing a slight shift in Nagato's ki, he quickly elaborated. "I bought her so I could set her free. I was on Abyss Auction and couldn't stand the thought of leaving her to be abused by others."

"I understand," Nagato slowly nodded. "Are you asking for safe travel back to where she came?" Nagato knew well what usually occurred when people were captured, but he was hopeful nonetheless. After seeing the look in Hinata's eyes, though, he knew that it wasn't meant to be. He sighed. "No, I guess not. Then what would be your reason to visit?"

"Um... I would like to recommend her as a potential member of Crimson Rain," Kain replied, still attempting to be former.

Nagato looked at her, determining her strength. "She's definitely not a martial artist... A wizard, I presume? We could always use more of those, with our limited number of them. I accept her as a member of Crimson Rain."

"R-really?" Hinata stammered. "I can be a member?"

"Of course," Nagato replied, smiling. "Kain trusts you, and I see no reason to not believe his judgement. You are now a member of Crimson Rain."

Kain smiled over at her, and he noticed a change above her head.

Crimson Rain's Trainee

Hinata Boruno Lv 30

"Welcome to the clan," Kain said, making Hinata smile.

The Gamer of Crimson Rain

Kain Rockbear Lv 61 Exp 0.15%

Health: 1700/1700 (+340/340 +425/425)

Mana: 1700/1700 (+85/85)

Vit: 50 + 26% + 40% + 10%

Str: 115 + 26% + 40% + 10%

Dex: 100 + 26% + 40% + 26% + 15% + 10%

Int: 115 + 26%

Wis: 50 + 26% + 6%

Luk: 22

Points: 8

Money: 5,951,983,500 Won