Death Guns In Another World
Alexander, a young billionaire, and some of his classmates died in a school bus accident. They had another chance to reincarnate in a fantasy universe. A world of Sword and Magic. However, while everyone got a wonderful gift, Alex got two guns. One is silver-colored while the other is black. He couldn't even use magic. Even when others made fun of him, and his stats were below average, Alex was still smiling as he believes in himself. With a fiery eye, he said: "On Earth, I was one of the richest, and in this New World, I shall be the strongest." Together with the others, they were sent to the next world to begin again.
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~Alex's PoV
The school bus taking us from Marseille back to our hotel in Paris was hijacked en route by a group of thugs. We were all cowering in the back of the bus like a bunch of pigs waiting to be slaughtered.
It sucks that even our muscle brain of PE teacher Mr. Clark got beaten black and blue when he tried to act like a hero saving the damsel in distress, a.k.a. the most beautiful girl in our class 'Maria Rosares' no adjective could describe her, she's too damn hot and quite tall for a girl. Standing at a lofty height of 1.70 m(5.58 ft) with slender arms and legs that could put the most beauty to shame, And those breasts oh! They're BIG 'D-cup' at least.
Rumor had it that they were natural, meaning no implants or anything of the sort. Nice ass with slender hips, she has lustrous black hair that reaches her back and to top it all off she has the most beautiful ocean blue eyes I've ever seen.
Although Maria is one hot piece of ass, she isn't arrogant like the other girls, and she chats with everybody and everyone. She had fans among the boys and girls alike, but there was a small bemol(problem). Her Papa(father) is the boss of one of the biggest cartels, 'The Rosa Cartel.' This fact alone eliminated any thoughts from men who tried to be a little "forceful" while wooing her.
However, everywhere you go, there's always a bunch of fools. Those who think that because their father or family has a little teeny tiny bit of power, they can have all the women they want. Well, I guess there are some exceptions. Last year, I remembered a freshman who got too full of himself thinking that he was a prince because his father was a senator. He ended up getting beaten up by maria because he became too forceful, akin to a stalker. So, don't go thinking that she's just a pretty flower in a vase. From what I've heard, she knows several martial arts; she even has her team in their headquarters, they said.
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Back to the present. Those Thugs were now asking our names, and I guess they wanted them to use for ransom.
Upon Reaching Maria, the leader gulped and audibly said:
"Oh! Jesus Christ! What a woman, she's too damn hot! Hey! You guys! I'm taking her with the ransom money, we'll live a happy life, and with those hips, she can give me at least ten kiddos."
You're right there; Grandma also said the same things upon seeing her when she came to take me home at the school entrance last time. She even urged me to try and get with her, and I told her I would try. Just because she talks with everybody, don't think that she's easy to approach, or you'll be friend-zoned in no time.
The leader asked, "Bella, what's your name? You will become this daddy's wife."
"Maria Rosares," she replied.
There was a long silence before the leader asked again, but this time he started to stutter.
"… What? Miss, could you please repeat that?"
"As I said earlier, my name is Maria Alexia Rosares, daughter of Ricardo Garcia Rosares."
Maria said with a blank face, and she doesn't seem afraid at all, as if she had already experienced this many times before.
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After hearing her reply, all five thugs turned extremely pale.
The leader crumbled on his knees, with tears starting to drip from his eyes. He began to cry like a child who got his toy taken away by bullies.
"Oh God! 'Nous sommes morts' (meaning we are dead) we kicked the beehive this time; even our dogs were not going to be spared. To think that we had the nerve to hijack the bus transporting that bloody demon's only daughter. We're screwed; even the police won't save us."
They were all crying, praying to Jesus, even knowing that they don't give a fuck about him.
Well, I guess who can blame them knowing that Bloody Demons history. I heard that when Maria was eight years old, she was abducted for twelve hours before her dad found and rescued her.
However, the next day the group responsible for the kidnapping got destroyed; they eliminated even bugs. Their headquarters got utterly erased from the map, and Their homes also suffered from the same fate. Now, do you understand why they've lost their will to live?
Suddenly, because of a lack of momentary focus, the bus drifted straight into the forest from the road.
Bang!!
Oh! Shit! I'm going to die; Oh fuck! I forgot to introduce myself! My name is Alexander Kael Touch, Alex for short. I'm your average Joe, standing at a normal height of 1.75 m(5.74ft). I'm neither handsome nor ugly, just in the middle with black hair and green eyes. The only good thing about me is that I'm good with technology and a little rich, a billionaire with a few billion, that's all.
I got the nickname 'Flash Fingers' because I'm good at programming, and I'm faster than the flash on the keyboard.
Am I going to die? I asked, but no one answered.
Slowly darkness took over my consciousness. Everything became dark. I cannot feel my body nor hear my heartbeat any longer.
'Well Fuck, I'm dying' Was Alex's last thought as darkness took over.
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After some time that seemed like an eternity, Alex woke up because he was feeling groggy.
He had thought that he was a goner.
''Where am I?'' he asked nobody in particular while shaking his head.
The scenery wasn't that of the bus, nor inside a hospital either. All his surroundings were pure white.
''Ugh, where are we?'' a sweet voice beside Alex asked.
Wait, this voice, isn't the voice of that succubus Maria? Alex asked himself, sure it was her after turning around to confirm it.
They were not the only ones here, though.
There were several other people as well. From what he could tell, Alex and the others were numbered around ten, the group of thugs and some people are missing. Well, it's not like he cares about it.
There was that asshole Leonardo and his crew, Dodolus, and his other siblings present. Please don't laugh because it's how he's named.
Suddenly, there was a white light that blinded everyone. After some time, everyone was able to see again, but they were dumbfounded because they heard a woman's voice.
''Welcome Otherworlders''
After that voice rang out in the air, a girl's figure soon swirled in front of them. Her face was beautiful as exquisite jade, and her skin was the color of cream. Her beautiful lips were red as ruby even though she had not applied any rouge. Her bright blue eyes were particularly eye-catching. Strange colors rippled in those clear and limpid pools, and they looked pure and alluring at the same time.
She wore an elegant white and airy robe that clung to her body, accentuating her perfect form with a golden necklace around her neck.
In short, she is a goddess of class beauty. No, her figure and face were so beautiful that they seemed to transcend the concept of beauty itself.
Alex and the other males couldn't help but drool at her figure, with their imagination running wild.
Suddenly, Alex felt a sharp pain in his right thigh, snapping out of his wild fantasy. He looked at the culprit and was astonished because It was Maria, she was glaring at him before she said in a chilling tone.
''Snap out, you're drooling.''
''Ah! Yes,'' It was all he managed to say.
Leonardo was glaring at him, eyes spewing fire. Well, who could blame him? The class Goddess just pinched his thigh, and He has the right to be jealous because it was not him. Hehehe! Serve you right. Alex mumbled.
While Alex and Leonardo started glaring at each other, Maria smiled; looking at them, she seemed amused by their antics.
However, they were soon interrupted by an ethereal voice, and the Goddess talked once more.
''Welcome Otherworlders, I'm one of the managers responsible for reincarnation of the world N 7543, the world that you guys call Earth. Well, I'm something akin to a goddess if I make it short. I'm Goddess Mea in charge of this sector.''
What? They were all dumbfounded. This is a cliché line that you often read in novels. What, Earth is N 7543? How many worlds are there in total? Alex wondered.
As if she doesn't care about their astonished expressions, the self-proclaimed Goddess Mea continued.
''You were all dead in the bus accident. I'm in charge of you eight, as for the others I don't know, so do not ask me.''
She said with a blank expression before she added.
''Oh! I almost forgot, the men responsible for this tragedy are already sent to Hell as punishment. Well, they'd committed a lot of crimes before this. So, don't worry, they got what they deserve.''
'Wait, wait, that's a lot of information to take in, don't you think?' They almost shouted
Once again, she continued without waiting for them to say anything.
''I will make it brief. You are dead, and I will reincarnate you eight in another world; your actual body is a temporary one. The world I will send you into is a Fantasy world of Sword and Magic. Don't ask some stupid questions like why you were chosen or can you go back on Earth?. That's impossible. Either you agree to get reincarnated in another world, or you decide to go back to the cycle of reincarnation, and you will be reborn as a newborn with all your memories erased. What's your choice?''
She asked them, but they were not in the mood to answer. Imagine that suddenly someone came and informed you that you are now dead. Either you agree to get reincarnated as you are in another world, where you're sure you will not come back from. Or you agree to be sent into the circle of reincarnation to be reborn as a newborn with all your memories erased. What will your reaction be? Will you answer immediately?
The answer is no; that would be the normal reaction. You'll be shocked not knowing what to do. You won't even have the time to answer quickly. Well, Alex and others are not in some novels. This is real life, so real that you know that you're not in some fucking dream.
Once again, the self-proclaimed Goddess Mea seems not to be taking their feelings nor mental health into consideration, as she said.
''I think you've all chosen the first option, so I..''
She was suddenly interrupted by Maria; the latter was so furious that she started to speak in an aggressive tone, different from her usual style.
''Wait for a fucking minute, will you? You just came and started blabbering, not giving us the time to digest what you just said before you started talking again. Are you a fucking politician? Why are you in a hurry? It6 your job to explain things to us, so, do your job properly.''
'Wtf? Is this Maria? The calm and elegant Maria? Or she's a fake? I've never seen this side of her.' Alex wondered.
Even Leonardo was dumbfounded, like the rest of them. Only Luna and that Japanese girl named Sakuya, Maria's best friends, were not astonished. They just held their heads in their hands while muttering. 'Here we go again.
This was not the first time she had snapped.
Goddess Mea's expression turned ugly, with black lines appearing on her face. She looked like she was about to explode as well, but quickly her expression became normal again like a salesman. A professional indeed. Clearing her throat, she said while wearing a beautiful smile.
''My bad, I forgot that you are just a baby that needs a lot of care. Truly sorry, I will give you fifteen minutes to sort out your thoughts.''
This woman, she didn't forget to send a slight jab back at Maria, her two best friends held the latter; if not, she would have continued.
Fifteen minutes later, Alex and the others had finished talking. They could only select the first option. Choosing the second would be detrimental to them; nobody in their right mind will decide that. Besides, fantasy world hasn't that a wrong choice. Hence, they all voted for the first option.
Even knowing that Alex and others were still depressed because it means they won't be seeing their families and loved ones ever again. They will be gone forever. Looking toward his right, Alex saw Maria quietly crying in a corner, her shoulders shaking.
Everybody was crying; even Alex had cried; he was sad because he would never see his grandma again. Alex had lost his parents. His Grandma raised him after his parents died in a car accident when he was ten years old.
'Now that I think about it. Am I not the same? Dead in a car accident like my parents. Well, for me, it's a bus instead of a car. I'm one grade higher than them.' Alex thought before looking at the still crying Maria. He decided to do something to lighten the mood.
So, he slowly advanced towards Maria and held her small white hand in his hands while looking at her in the face he declared.
''Don't worry, don't be sad. I'll be there even though I don't know what awaits us on the other side. I promise that I will protect you. You can count on me. At least if it starts raining, I'll use my body like an umbrella to cover you so that you will not become wet. This can count as helping, can't it?''
Even Alex felt that what he just said was too cliché and sound cheap. It sounds like words a virgin MC would say. He almost blushed in shame, however considering how thick his skin was, his outward appearance did not change.
''Pft! hahahaha. You're funny, Alex, do you know that? Thank you, I'm feeling a little bit better now, and don't worry. If it ever comes a day I need help, I will come at you.'' Maria replied with a smile, a beautiful smile, so beautiful that Alex got smitten for a second.
'Dangerous,' Alex thought that her smile was too dangerous.
Suddenly, Alex sensed someone glaring at him. Naturally, it was Leonardo.
Leonardo's face looked like the face of someone that was about to kill a person, and he knew that person was him.
After agreeing to go for the first option, meaning they accept to get reincarnated, they faced Goddess Mea, and she immediately understood. So, she started to explain.
''Good, now one by one, you will advance and place your right hand on top of that white orb over there. The orb will help you activate your Gifts; these are special privileges given to you Otherworlders. The people on the other side, meaning the world you are going in, can use magic. There are magicians, swordsmen, and so on. However, only the selected few have a Gift. Gifts make you special. You'll understand once in the other world. If you activate yours, you can become a magician, magic Swordmaster, and so on. You'll be different from others because of your Gift. Please start.''
Oh! Alex and the other's eyes were filled with expectation.
Particularly Alex, my Isekai grand adventure was about to begin. Kukuku! The other world shall tremble to hear my name: Alexander the Grand. He started laughing creepily, imagining his bright future on the other side. While jokingly imagining his glorious adventure on the other side, Alex observed the awakening process.
The first to touch the white orb was Leon after few minutes, Dodolus and the other passed, Maria and her friend also passed, lastly it was him.
When it was his turn, he advanced and touched the white orb. Suddenly, a white light coming from the white orb entered his body. The white light spread through his body before disappearing. He just felt slight discomfort, nothing else. After a while, he separated himself from the white orbs; nothing happened, but Alex could feel that something was awakened inside him.
Goddess Mea clapped her hands and suggested.
''Very well, now that you have all finished activating your Gift, you need to say Status in your mind, a blue screen panel containing information will appear in front of you. Try it''
Filled with anticipation, Alex was ready to do as Goddess Mea told them.
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After hearing what Goddess Mea said, they all nodded their heads before mumbling Status in their minds.
Instantly, a blue screen panel appeared right before everyone.
Alex looked at his status window, but he couldn't help but frown, wondering if his stats could be considered normal or weak.
[Status]
[Alexander Kael Touch]
Class: None
Age: 17
Male
Level 1
Experience Value:0/100
Magic Power: 1000
Magic: None
Attack: 40
Defense: 50
Agility: 25
Intelligence: 100
Luck: 50
BP: 100
Gift: Two Guns *Sealed*
Skills: [Normal Appraisal Level 1] [Language Comprehension] [Item box Level 1] [Swift Fingers Max] [Presence Detection Level 1]
Titles: [Otherworlder] [The one who can't use Magic] [The one whose fingers are faster than Flash]
'Are my stats average or even worse than average? And why is my gift two guns? Why is it sealed?. Sigh! I can't even use magic, it says.' Alex lamented.
He had a lot of questions, but for now, he decided to check others to see how they were; maybe he could see whether there would be someone more miserable than him.
However, when Alex looked around, looking at the others, all of them were smiling, meaning that they were pleased. They must have excellent status and gifts. He was indeed the unluckiest one.
Suddenly, Leonardo turned his head in Alex's direction; with a smirk, he started to walk towards him with his group.
'This asshole, nothing good ever happened if he smiles like that. He's coming to mock him for sure, and with his stats, Alex knew that he would become a laughingstock soon enough.
Soon, he was in front of Alex, it was painful to admit, but he was a handsome guy, short blonde hair and blue eyes, chiseled jawline like a top model, excellent physical because he was good at sports, especially basketball, his height was 1,80 m (5.9 ft) he was taller than Alex.
Behind him stood Dodolus, a giant of two meters. He was acting as though he was Leonardo's bodyguard; he had brown hair and brown eyes. There were two other members.
One was Dodolus' brother from another mother, Kevin Asmar, 1,75 m (5.74 ft), the same height as Alex. He had black hair and brown eyes, a little handsome, and the last member of the group was Kevin's little sister, Camilla Asmar, a beautiful girl, but it's a pity that she only has eyes for Leonardo. She had long black hair and brown eyes; her height was around 1,67 m (5.48 ft), excellent form but lacking in the breasts department, maybe an AA cup.
It was a pity indeed looking at her almost flat chest.
Suddenly Alex felt a chill running down his spine. He turned around and saw a smiling Camilla, but that smile could even make Lucifer shiver. He hastily looked elsewhere. It seemed she had spotted him looking at her flat. Better stop thinking about it if he wanted to live a little longer. Alex thought.
"Oh? Why are you frowning? Maybe it's because of your status? It isn't good. If I'm wrong, you can show it to everyone." Leonardo shouted sarcastically. His voice was loud, prompting everybody to look in their direction.
This asshole, he's doing it intentionally.
"Fuck off, Leonardo, this is none of your concern," Alex replied, a little angry.
Leonardo clicked his tongue angrily, hearing Alex's answer, but Alex knew he would not let it end with something like that. As he thought, he said in a mocking tone.
"Oh!, From your reaction, it's indeed true, but fret not; nobody will laugh at you; we will all show our status if you show yours."
Nice try, but I w- Alex stopped mid-sentence as he saw Maria looking at him, eyes filled with expectation. Well, earlier, he had bragged that she could count on him; she must want to know his status, the stats of her self-proclaimed guardian. He brought what was about to happen upon himself; well, he could refuse not to show but, he isn't one to cower.
Bracing himself, he decided to show them his status, fully knowing that somebody would mock him. As he expected, everybody had a blank look on their faces for a while after seeing his status before Leonardo burst into laughter as he said mockingly.
"Haha, what with these trashy stats, even goblin is more powerful than you. Truly pathetic; your Title is even trashier. You can't even use magic. Truly pathetic."
''Ah?! Have you seen Goblin's status before? You douchebag.'' Alex retorted; Leonardo acted as though he hadn't heard him as he kept laughing.
Dodolus, Kevin, and Camilla laughed hard, while Maria, Luna, and Sakuya showed no reaction. They didn't seem disappointed, nor did they comment.
After laughing for a few minutes, Leonardo proudly exhibits his status; his group did the same.
[Leonardo Dixor]
Class: Hero
Age: 17
Male
Level 1
Experience Value:0/100
Magic Power: 700
Magic: Holy Magic, Fire Magic
Attack: 100
Defense: 80
Agility: 90
Intelligence: 80
Luck: 90
BP: 100
Gift: Holy Sword Excalibur
Skills: [Advanced Appraisal Level 1] [Language Comprehension] [Item box Level 1] [Holy Extinction Ray Level 1] [Holy Slash Level 1] [Kick Boxer Level 2]
Titles: [Otherworlder] [The Holy sword wielder] [ Le Sauveur] [Lady Killer]
[Dodolus Asmar]
Class: Holy Guardian
Age: 17
Male
Level 1
Experience Value:0/100
Magic Power: 500
Magic: Earth Magic
Attack: 80
Defense: 120
Agility: 60
Intelligence: 70
Luck: 80
BP: 100
Gift: Holy Shield
Skills: [Normal Appraisal Level 1] [Language Comprehension] [Item box Level 1] [Holy Barrier Level 1] [Holy Bash Level 1]
Titles: [Otherworlder] [The Hero Shield] [ Guardian of the Holy Shield] [The Lackey]
[Kevin Asmar]
Class: Magic Swordmaster
Age: 17
Male
Level 1
Experience Value:0/100
Magic Power: 600
Magic: Fire
Attack: 90
Defense: 70
Agility: 70
Intelligence: 75
Luck: 90
BP: 100
Gift: Magic Sword Surtr
Skills: [Normal Appraisal Level 1] [Language Comprehension] [Item box Level 1] [Heavy Slash Level 1] [Meteor Slash Level 1]
Titles: [Otherworlder] [ The Lackey] [ Vicious Mouth]
[Camilla Asmar]
Class: Magician
Age: 16
Female
Level 1
Experience Value:0/100
Magic Power: 600
Magic: Fire Magic, Wind Magic
Attack: 80
Defense: 60
Agility: 50
Intelligence: 80
Luck: 100
BP: 100
Gift: Gowl staff
Skills: [Normal Appraisal Level 1] [Language Comprehension] [Item box Level 1] [Fire Meteor Level 1] [Wind Tornado Level 1]
Titles: [Otherworlder] [Pyromaniac] [The Stalker] [Maiden in Love]
Maria and her two best friends Luna and Sakuya, also showed their statuses.
[Maria Alexia Rosares]
Class: Ice Empress
Age: 17
Female
Level 1
Experience Value:0/100
Magic Power: 800
Magic: Ice Magic
Attack: 90
Defense: 60
Agility: 70
Intelligence: 95
Luck: 100
BP: 100
Gift: Frozen Fairies
Skills: [Advanced Appraisal Level 1] [Language Comprehension] [Item box Level 1] [Ice Slash Level 1] [ Glaciate Level 1] [Ice Blast Level 1] [Close Quarters Combat Level 3]
Titles: [Otherworlder] [The Ice Empress] [The Queen ]
[Luna Heart]
Class: The Saintess
Age: 17
Female
Level 1
Experience Value:0/100
Magic Power: 900
Magic: Holy Magic, Healing Magic
Attack: 60
Defense: 70
Agility: 50
Intelligence: 85
Luck: 150
BP: 100
Gift: Holy Staff Luminae
Skills: [Advanced Appraisal Level 1] [Language Comprehension] [Item box Level 1] [Holy Barrier Level 1] [Holy Beam Level 1] [Heal Level 1]
Titles: [Otherworlder] [The Healer] [La Sainte]
[Sakuya Hishimiya]
Class: Magic Samurai
Age: 17
Female
Level 1
Experience Value:0/100
Magic Power: 600
Magic: Wind
Attack: 90
Defense: 70
Agility: 100
Intelligence: 90
Luck: 90
BP: 100
Gift: Katana Kaze no Yoroichï
Skills: [Advanced Appraisal Level 1] [Language Comprehension] [Item box Level 1] [Kendo Level 6] [Swordsmanship Level 4] [Wind Slash] [Iaido Level 3] [Wind tornado Level 1] [Gale Slash Level 1]
Titles: [Otherworlder] [Kendo Master] [ Yamato Nadeshiko ] [Kendo Fanatic]
What is this? Isn't this overkill? Comparing their Statuses to his, it was like comparing a child to an adult, heavens to earth.
'My stats are lower than theirs. I'm feeling depressed just by looking at my stats. Why am I this unlucky? Alex smiled bitterly as he remembered his status.
There was no need to cry over spilled milk.
With blazing eyes, complete confidence in himself, Alex mumbled.
''On Earth, I was one of the richest, and here I'm going to be the strongest.''
It was like a declaration toward Heaven and, most notably, a reminder to himself that he must not fall.
On the other side, Maria looked at Alex and couldn't help but smile when she noticed his eyes blazing with fighting intent, with the will to survive.
'As I thought he is different than that attention seeker.' She muttered.
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After some time, Goddess Mea finally spoke.
"You've all seen your status, now I'll explain about Gift and some little things.
First Gift is a mysterious thing, I won't dwell on it, but you must know that your Gift is related to your class. That being said, your Gift determines your class. Take, for example, that blonde guy over there, his Gift is the Holy Sword Excalibur; you all know from the fantasy story back in your homeworld what Excalibur is, it's linked to Arthur Pendragon, wielder of Excalibur, he was claimed as the king, and at the same time as a hero. To make it short, if your friend there got Excalibur as a Gift, then his class will be without a a doubt related to the Hero class. His class is a hero, as you have seen.
Now, you will all summon your Gift, inwardly think that you want to summon it, and it will come out on its own."
Following what Goddess Mea said, Alex and the all summoned their Gift. When Alex was calling his Gift, he felt a little discomfort with shining light; his Gift appeared in his hands. It was a gun.
Yeah, his Gift was a gun, no two guns, to be exact. Appearances-wise, they were fantastic, one Silver while the other was Black. The silver gun looks like a Desert Eagle 50 EA (RAE-713 IMI Desert Eagle Mark XIX Speedloader) with beautiful carving on it; it was an unknown language. The black one looks like Taurus 44 Raging Hunter .44 Remington Magnum Revolver.
Alex was dumbfounded looking at the two guns; what use can guns have in a fantasy world with magic, sword, and monster? The other world isn't Earth, you know.
Having calmed down a little, he looked at the other's Gift, as he thought, their Gift looks Fantasy like.
For Leonardo, it was the Holy Sword Excalibur. It was a golden double-edged longsword with beautiful carving on it, it gives a Holy aura, and at the same time, it emits intense pressure enough to make you want to kneel. Still, for some reason, Alex could feel the hatred coming from the two guns in his hands directed at Leonardo Sword.
'It must be my imagination.' Alex thought.
Dodolus's Gift was a big silver shield emitting a Holy aura. Kevin's Gift was a beautiful red sword longsword radiating powerful heat. Camilla held a medium red staff with two beautiful gems on top of the staff; one was red while the other was green.
Looking at Maria, Alex saw two beautiful crystal white daggers emitting a frosty aura, enough to freeze one soul.
Luna Gift was a beautiful white medium staff radiating a Holy aura that could calm one soul from any impure thought; she resembled the Virgin Mary holding that staff, breathtaking. She was a beauty before holding her staff, blonde hair, gentle golden eyes, an excellent proportion, her height was around 1,68 m (5.48 ft).
Everything about her seemed perfect however she was missing something to be genuinely perfect. But now, seeing her hold the Holy Staff, she seems perfect like a goddess, the reincarnation of the Virgin Mary; you can only worship her beauty, not have any impure thoughts.
Lastly, a Japanese girl named Sakuya, a beautiful girl, what Japanese people call Yamato Nadeshiko, black hair and black eyes, a little taller than Maria 1,72 m (5.64 ft). Her Gift was a Katana in a green sheath. When she unsheathed her Katana, a small wind tornado formed by numerous wind blades appeared around her.
Suddenly, Alex was interrupted in his thoughts by Kevin's laugh; looking at him, Alex saw him point his fingers in his direction, precisely towards his Gift as he said.
''Pfft hahahaha, looks at that loser, even his Gift is trash as well. Two useless guns. As expected from the man less than a goblin.''
Looking at him spouting those hateful things, Alex's expression did not change, nor was he upset; Leonardo was just a clown seeking attention whenever he could, not worth ruining his already lousy mood for.
Leonardo and his crew were laughing hard, almost rolling on the ground.
"If you have so much energy to waste, why not use it to think about what you will do on the other side instead of mocking others, and the worse is that the one you're mocking showed no reaction; to him, you look like clowns. Stop embarrassing yourself."
Suddenly, Luna's voice could be heard, which stopped the laughter; upon seeing that Luna admonished them, Leonardo clicked his tongue, not saying anything while Camilla glared at Luna; the latter did even spare Camilla a glance as she kept talking with Maria and Sakuya. They didn't seem surprised by her reaction.
Alex was shocked, not expecting Luna to be the one to speak. Looking at Luna for a moment, Alex sensed something, as if he was about to remember something; however, he couldn't remember what it was, no matter how hard he tried. Shaking his head, he decided to drop the matter for the moment and concentrate on something more substantial.
Alex vowed once again to make a name for himself in the other world even if his Gift turned out to be useless. He won't give up no matter how many hardships he would face on the other side.
From the start, Goddess Mea looked uninterested in Alex and other little shows as if she didn't care about it; looking at them, she finally spoke.
''Very well, you've now summoned your Gift, you can feel a connection between you and your Gift, if not it's either because your Gift is useless, by the way, it means extremely low tier Gift. The second case will be if it's sealed. You can only unseal it yourself if it's the latter.''
Leonardo and his crew at Alex with a sneer; they did not feel anything coming from his Gift; therefore, they judged his Gift useless.
Goddess Mea continued her explanation.
''Now, I will explain some little things about your status. As you've seen, your status looks like that of the game, so don't worry, everybody on the other side has one. You also understand what Class, Intelligence, Agility, Attack, and Defense are. Luck is related to your drop rate, while Magic Power MP for short is related to your magical capacity; it will increase as your level goes up.
BP is a bonus point, and it's used to increase optional stats, for example, Attack, Defense, MP or Luck, and so on. You got hundreds of BPs; use them wisely.
Skills are related to your Gift. You all know what appraisal is: it's a Skills to appraise various things. Some of you have normal appraisals, while others have advanced. For normal appraisal, the amount of information you'll get when appraising something comparatively to someone who has advanced appraisal will be limited.''
After taking a deep breath, Goddess Mea continued.
''Now I will talk about title, taking, for example, your title Otherworlder that you all possessed. This title gives you some advantages over the native on the other side. You will be given a
unique growth boost, allowing you to obtain more experience than average. It will also be easier for you to learn skills. The amount of BP you get per Level will double; if a native on the other side gets 10 BP per Level, you'll get 20 BP.
To put it simply, titles give you some bonuses, some advantages, and it's up to you to discover these advantages by yourself.
Language comprehension allows you to understand most of the language on the other side without learning them.
Item box is an isolated space where you can store non-living things; the time there is frozen, so the things you put there won't spoil. Your item box space capacity will increase with your Level going up. To use it, you have to say item box and space would appear, to store thing inside it, you have to touch the thing in question and wish to store it, and it will be done.
One last thing, to Level from Level 1 to 2 you will need 100XP, from Level 2 to 3 200XP and so on, it increases by 100 points each Level.
This is not a game; better cherish your life; if you die this time, you'll die for good, live well, you can choose to become whatever you want. I won't impose any shackles on you like to defeat some Demon king, nor I have some kind of expectation sending you there; live your life. Live well.''
Leonardo and his crew nodded their heads, pleased to learn that.
And naturally, Alex did not believe her; there is no free meal in this universe. There must be a reason for her to patiently explain things, not doing anything to Maria when she could have after Maria's outburst.
'Well, we'll see what she has in store for us later.' Alex became lost in thought.
Meanwhile, Maria was also thinking the same thing, her early outburst was a test to confirm something, and now that she'd confirmed what she was after, there was no she would believe Goddess Mea's words.
Looking at them, especially Alex, Maria, Goddess Mea seemed to know what they were thinking; she smiled before waving her hand; a white light covered Alex and others, sending them away.
Once alone, Goddess Mea sighed, suddenly a white light manifested, and from that light, a woman silhouette came out; she was beautiful, not less than Goddess Mea; she had black hair and dark eyes like the darkness itself.
Not in the slightest, disturbed by the newcomer's arrival, Goddess Mea said.
''So, how was it on your side, Nyx?''
The newcomer Nyx answered, ''Not bad, but you have a lot more promising seeds on your side than me, but there was a useless (low tier Gift) one that got missed in, it seems.''
''Useless, you say? No, I don't think so, his Gift is just sealed, and I don't know why but it seems that I have seen a record about his Gift somewhere, but I can't recall where it was. Ah! Forget about it.'' Goddess Mea replied.
''Oh! I'm interested now, but what is the Supreme Being thinking about making us do something like this? I don't get it. Mea, do you know anything?.'' Nyx asked, her eyes shining.
''Do not question his decision, you won't understand his will, me neither, we have to carry out his orders, that's all. Let's go; the others are probably waiting for us.'' Mea just said before vanishing.
Nyx pouted while muttering, ''It's not fun at all.'' before also vanishing.
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When Alex and the other opened their eyes again, they were inside a big hall; there were many statues inside the hall, one of them looked like Goddess Mea. The other statues were probably goddesses like Mea. There were male statues as well, maybe some Gods.
People were waiting for them as though they knew they would come; many of them looked like guards, they wore silver armors while carrying swords and spears. The remaining people looked like religious people; leading them was a beautiful priestess, she had blue hair and blue eyes; looking at them, she welcomes the eight.
''Welcome, Otherworlders. We have been waiting for you. An oracle coming from Goddess Mea announced your arrival. I'm the priestess in charge of this temple, and my name is Priscilla. We are honored to have you here. You must be tired. I will show you your respective room. We will talk tomorrow. Please follow me. I will lead the way."
After saying this, Priscilla started advancing, Alex and others followed her, shortly after each one of them got a room, and now Alex was inside his room.
The room itself was pretty simple, clean with a desk, two chairs, one bed, and a bathroom. The bed was not big. Alex touched it to see if the material used to make the bed was hard or soft. Strangely, it was not different from Earth's bed.
Alex sat on the bed pondering, but then suddenly, someone knocked on the door. He stood up, went towards the door, and opened it. Standing in front of him was a maid, green hair and light green eyes. She could be considered a beauty by Earth's standards.
She bowed before asking Alex if he would like to have his dinner now or later. Alex dismissed her, saying he wasn't hungry, he would call her if he needed something. She bowed before leaving.
After closing the door, he sat on his bed once again in silence. After a few minutes, he summoned his Gift. Two guns appear in his hand. Alex decided to check each one of them to see if he had missed something.
'Well, to tell the truth, I just wanted to see if I could unseal it.' He mumbled before proceeding to check the guns.
He checked the silver gun, which looks like a Desert Eagle 50 EA (RAE-713 IMI Desert Eagle Mark XIX Speedloader). There was a carving on the gun, he checked the whole gun, and suddenly he noticed something, there was a cross-shaped carving on the hand of the gun. It resembles a Christian cross without Jesus on it. He did not know what this represents, but maybe it has some religious meaning. Alex decided to test something. So, he cut his finger and dripped his blood on the silver gun, expecting some reaction, but nothing happened; he ended up disappointed.
Having failed to notice anything special about the silver gun apart from the carving, Alex decided to check the second gun; maybe there will be a reaction, he thought. The second gun was entirely black and looked like a Taurus 44 Raging Hunter .44 Remington Magnum Revolver, he did the same thing with the black gun, but nothing happened.
How can he survive in this new world without his gift? He wondered maybe he should use a sword in the meantime. Let's try that later. Alex decided to try another weapon while his Gift was sealed; maybe later, he may find a way to unseal it.
Before sending the two guns back, he decided to check the hand of the black gun; he was astonished when he looked at the carving on the hand of the black gun. He felt a chill running down his spine looking at that carving. What was drawn was a skeleton wearing a black robe with a hood; in his right hand was a black scythe while his left hand was extended towards Alex as if he was asking him to come closer. This carving looked like a reaper from hell; it gave an ominous feeling.
Alex quickly sent the two back and went to sleep, thinking about his next course of action.
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The next day in the morning, the sun was high in the sky.
Alex woke up and did some light exercises.
After finishing, he took a bath and got dressed in casual pants and a shirt left on his table by the maid. The quality of these clothes was not bad. He decided to head out.
Stepping outside his room, Alex observed his surroundings; the temple was pretty big, judging by the number of rooms here; apart from Alex's room, there were ten rooms when he roughly counted, there were lots more rooms after their rooms.
After walking for about a few minutes, Alex coincidentally met Maria and Sakuya; Luna seemed not with them. Alex greeted Maria.
"Hi! Maria, how are you feeling? Did you sleep well?"
Maria smiled before answering.
"It was pretty good. Thank you for your concern. What about you? I know that you must have thought about your Gift and what Leonardo and others had said. Don't worry, I believe in you; even without your Gift, you can survive, and I don't believe that your Gift is useless. You will become stronger, and I do not doubt it."
Alex knew that it was her way to cheer him up, there may not be any profound meaning behind what she just said, but he was happy hearing it.
''Well, Leonardo and others were jealous, no need to take them seriously, people always fear the unknown,'' Sakuya told him.
''That's true. Well, it doesn't matter what the four think; I have already decided on my goal.'' Alex said he had never taken Leonardo or others' words seriously.
''That's the spirit. Let's have a match one day.'' Sakuya suddenly asked.
Alex was surprised, ''Okay, but there will be a condition.''
''Oh? Do tell.'' Sakuya said, amused.
Smiling mysteriously, Alex replied, ''You will know it later. For now, let's go; others may be waiting for us.''
Maria smiled after hearing Alex's words, Sakuya pouted.
Maria and Sakuya exchanged glances before nodding, and the two followed after Alex, who was going in toward the big hall where priestess Priscilla and others were waiting for them.
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Alex, Maria, and Sakuya silently walked towards the big hall where the others were waiting.
After a few minutes they arrived inside a big hall, it was a beautifully decorated hall and in the middle of the hall was a big table and chairs. Leonardo and others were already sitting there. Alex saw priestess Priscilla and a few other people as well, they were not present yesterday, or he didn't notice them.
Leonardo's expression sank the moment he saw Alex enter with Maria and Sakuya.
For him, it was unforgivable that someone like Alex was walking with those two. Alex seemed pretty close with Maria and Sakuya, at least from his twisted point of view.
He deems Alex useless because of his Gift, not because of his background on Earth. Even though Alex had lost his parents when he was young, it doesn't mean that he was poor; far from that, Alex had a lot of money, he was wealthy. Firstly his parents were rich, and his grandma possesses multiple jewelry stores.
And secondly, he was rich as well; because he was good at programming, he created and sold many good applications, earning a lot of money coupled with his parent's money. He was a billionaire, one of the richest.
In this regard, he could not look down on Alex even though his family was wealthy and possessed many restaurants across the states. Well, here he could look down on Alex because he got the Hero while Alex's Gift was useless, and he didn't even have class.
Priestess Priscilla waved at the three indicating they could sit.
Alex sat, Maria sat on his right while Sakuya on his left. Alex was in the middle of the two.
Leonardo, Kevin, Camilla, and Dodolus were astonished when they saw Maria and Sakuya's behavior. However, the girls just sat like that without any profound meaning behind their actions. Leonardo coldly glared at Alex; in response, Alex only shrugged his shoulders, not wasting his breath on the clown.
"Greetings. Did you three sleep well last night?" Priscilla asked.
The three both nodded.
"I see. That's good then." Priscilla said with a smile. She looked at the eight before carrying on.
"Once again, you're welcome. Welcome to our world, Mysthia. I'm the head priestess in charge of this temple of gods located in a forest not too far from the City of Eria. You already know my name, but I'll introduce myself again. My name is Priscilla Havens. I will give you a summary of our world." She said before giving them a summary of their world.
To summarize, this fantasy world is called Mysthia, created by the gods a long time ago. There are many races and continents on Mysthia.
The continent Alex and others are currently on is called Alexa Continent, a human-populated continent, but few other races are mixed in.
There are many Empires, Kingdoms, and Principalities on the Alexa Continent. The city of Eria is part of the Drexia Empire, one of the strongest empires.
The Beastmen Continent is called Bestia, the Elves Continent: a continent filled with nothing but giant trees, called Elfira, and the Demons Continent called The Dark Continent.
Demon races were enemies with the other races; they wanted to conquer the whole world. A bloody war occurred in the past that involved the other races. Finally, the Demon King (Leader of the Dark continent) got eliminated by the hero bringing peace back. This happened a hundred and fifty years ago.
In this world most people have a class, some special people have Gifts, but those that have one, are from the Royal families and Big families. Sometimes a commoner by chance may possess a Gift, but that is a scarce case. Otherworlders always possess a Gift. This is not the first time that Otherworlders was reincarnated into Mysthia. The past hero was an Otherworlder as well,' Priscilla explained.
The currencies used on the Alexa continent and other continents apart from the Dark continent are the following:
From the lowest to the highest: Copper coin, Silver coin, Gold coin, White Gold coin, and Rainbow coin.
One Silver coin equals ten Copper coins. One Gold coin equals a hundred Silver coins. Likewise, one white coin equals one hundred gold coins, and ten White Gold coins equal one Rainbow coin.
If Alex were to explain it in simple terms, one Copper coin is equal to $10, one Silver coin equal to $100, one Gold coin equal to $10 000, one White gold coin equal to $1 000 000 and lastly, one Rainbow coin equal to $10 millions.
There are many associations like the Adventurer guild, the Mercenary Guild, Merchant Association, etc. You can register in any of these associations to either become an Adventurer, Mercenary or Merchant. Adventurers to slay monsters and dive into dungeons to seek wealth: Mercenary, if you are a battlefield lover and Merchant, sells your wares to amass wealth.
After listening to her, Alex had more or less a little understanding of their current world; later, they could deepen their understanding of this new world, but something was bothering Alex, so he asked.
''Thanks, Miss Priscilla, for the summary, but I would like to know if by any chance the Demon King is about to awaken or if a new one is about to arise? Is this why a Hero appeared among the newly reincarnated Otherworlders, meaning us?"
When Alex asked this question, he glanced at Leonardo and his crew; they had a haughty expression as if saying, we are the hero, future savior of the world, What a bunch of imbeciles. Alex inwardly thought.
Maria and her two friends had a severe expression on their faces; they were likely pondering about Alex's question.
"'That's a good question, but I can't say for sure if it's related or not to that, but if it comes to that, we sincerely hope to have Hero and his friends' cooperation in slaying the new Demon King, if he were to awaken by any chance. Everybody will fully cooperate with the Hero and his team." She said while lowering her head.
"Don't worry, Priscilla, with me here; everything will be ok. We seven will easily crush the Demon King if he were to appear."
Leonardo boasted while others in his crew nodded their heads in approval.
"That would be reassuring. Thank you in advance.'' Priscilla said with a beautiful smile, but a smile with a hidden meaning.
Ah! Indeed a bunch of brainless idiots, I quit. Leonardo even added Maria and her best friends to his future Demon king slaying team. As for me, I got excluded; I can understand his reasoning, though. My Gift is sealed at the moment, thus useless; it's better to discard me quickly; there's also another reason, that's he doesn't like me, my presence could thwart a lot of his plans. Mainly those that concern Maria. Alex quickly analyzed.
'Well, I'm fine with being excluded. I can do whatever I want; nobody will restrain me nor give me an order like I must save the world because I'm an Otherworlder. I'm a selfish person; to begin with, I'm neither a Samaritan nor a savior but I still have my bottom line, I will save the person who needed my help if it doesn't go against my bottom line and I will not hesitate to save if it is my loved ones and someone who have use to me. That's the kind of person am I.' Alex mumbled to himself.
Anyhow, it's troublesome, so Alex was planning not to get involved with Leonardo and his world-saving team as much as possible.
Suddenly, Maria raised a question.
"Sorry, miss Priscilla, but can you tell us the purpose of this temple? Is it to nurture Otherworlders like us to defeat the Demon King or what?"
"Not, Miss Maria, we are here only to welcome you, help you to understand our world, and teach you some basics before setting you free. You can only stay here for one year. During this period of one year, if by chance you're scouted by an empire or any other major force, and you accepted their proposal, you can leave earlier, or if you choose to go before the end of the one year, we will give you a travel expense and wish you good luck." Priscilla explained.
"I see. Thank you for the explanation.'' Maria said before turning her head in Leonardo's direction, she warned him, her voice was cold when she spoke.
''Leonardo, it's a good thing if you decide to help others, but please do not include me, Luna, and Sakuya in your team as you please. I have my own goal, the same for them. I will live my life for myself, not for something like saving the world. I hope I was clear enough.''
Sakuya and Luna nodded their heads while smiling. They seemed to share the same feeling as their best friend, Maria.
Everybody was astonished, Alex included, Leonardo had an unsightly expression on his face, his attempt to rope Maria and her two friends in got smashed by Maria herself.
Even Priscilla's expression changed for a second before returning to normal again; she was also astonished by Maria's blunt statement.
However, there was someone dissatisfied with the way Maria spoke earlier. Camilla snorted as she asked: ''Who do you think you are?''
Maria glared at her, and Camilla shut her mouth. Maria, Luna, and Sakuya excused themselves afterward.
After asking Priscilla a few questions, Alex went back to his room, leaving Leonardo and the others there.
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One month passed quickly, and because Alex could not use magic, he didn't attend the lessons given to Leonardo and others. Since that day, the relationship between Leonardo and Maria and her two best friends remained tense; they only greet each other, nothing more. The seven learned a few new skills.
Today, Alex was outside in the forest surrounding the Temple of Gods.
He laid on the ground and looked up at the sky.
A few small clouds were drifting across the blue sky. And a pale moon hung among them. When Alex lowered his view with a sigh, an endless row of beautiful trees greeted him.
The forest looks beautiful and quiet; the only sound you could hear was the sound of birds chirping.
''Ah!"
Alex let out a sigh again. During these one month, it's not like he didn't do anything, Alex tried to use magic, but in the end, it didn't work. Well, he was expecting something like that, so he was not too surprised.
Next, Alex tried to use other weapons for experimentation. Considering that his Gift was unusable at the moment. Alex decided to switch to another weapon.
Hence, Alex decided to experiment with other weapons to see if he could find one that suits him. However, it still failed. Every time he tried to use a weapon, be a bow, a sword, a spear, an ax, and even a dagger, Alex had a severe headache that forced him to drop the weapon. If not, the headache wouldn't stop.
Alex concluded that he could not use any other weapons besides his Gift, meaning apart from his two guns, he could not use any other weapons. There was something inside his body obstructing him by creating that severe headache that forced him to forsake the thought of using any other Weapons than his two guns. Maybe it was the spirit of the two guns, Alex doesn't know if there was anything like that, but considering that this is a fantasy world of magic and sword, a Gift can have spirit.
Later, Alex even consulted Priscilla about his problem, hoping that she could help him, yet she said that his case was unheard of, so she couldn't offer him any solution. Then, Alex decided to go to the Temple of Gods' library to read many books to see if he could find a book on an Otherworlder or some native of this world that had a similar case to him.
Unfortunately, his search ended fruitlessly.
His case seems unique; nothing seemed to work. Alex did not know what to do. However, there was one thing he was sure about was that he would become the strongest.
Alex decided to go back. He started walking back towards the temple; soon, a beautiful white building appeared in front. Alex stopped walking because, in front of the Temple, there were many carriages with guards around them.
There was one big carriage, in particular; it was white with a crest on it. The crest looks like a golden eagle with two heads, and on top of the two heads was a golden crown.
Alex did not know what this crown represents, but he thought it was some imperial crest.
Alex was sure of one thing, which was that one of the empires or kingdoms finally made a move, and their goal was obvious, it was to recruit Otherworlders. Well, Alex means seven, of course. He was pretty sure that nobody would want to recruit him. Hence, when he entered the temple, Alex was planning to go straight back to his room.
However, Fate can be a fucking asshole sometimes. Kevin spotted Alex, immediately the others noticed him. He was forced to go there.
When Alex entered the big hall, he saw Maria and the others sitting around the big table.
Priscilla was there as well and a beautiful girl, she has light blue hair and blue eyes. There were two guards behind the girl's back. Under Leonardo and his crew mocking eyes, Alex sat next to Maria. He greeted her and the other two.
Finally, Priscilla spoke, introducing the girl.
''Welcome. This girl is the Second Princess of the Drexia Empire. Katherina Von Havens. Well, you may have noticed the similarity in our name. I'm the former First Princess of the Drexia Empire, and because I was chosen to be the next priestess, I discarded the Von in my name. Thus it became Priscilla Havens.''
Priscilla explained. Alex had already guessed their relationship based on their looks; he was talking about the eye color and hair color.
Priscilla continued talking, explaining why Katherina was here.
''Katherina has come to invite you all to the Imperial capital, precisely to the Imperial Magic School. She-''
She didn't even finish talking before being interrupted by Katherina, the latter haughtily said.
''No need to continue speaking any further. I'm here for the other seven, not for this trash. I have no interest in him. So, better not waste my time.''
''Kath, shut up, will you?'' Priscilla scolded her sister, obviously not pleased with the way she acted.
''Why would I? I'm not wrong. So, better not meddle in my affair. I respect you, but it doesn't mean I'll listen to you. You're not in the position to command me anymore.'' Katherina replied fiercely.
''You..'' Priscilla felt compelled to massage her forehead because of this troublesome sister of his; it would have been okay if it was her cute little sister who came; this one tends to act a bit unruly.
Leonardo and the others were silent. Maria and her two friends frowned; they wanted to say something.
However, as for Alex, the concerned party, he suddenly burst into laughter.
''Hahahaha, my bad, but hahaha.''
''Trash, what's that funny? Or have you become mad hearing that I'm not here for you?''
Katherina asked, her eyes filled with contempt.
''Pft hahaha! I'm just laughing because of how fate can be a bitch sometimes.'' Alex mocked.
''What are you blabbering?" Katherina asked because she did not understand what Alex was hinting at.
Everybody looked at Alex waiting for his answer.
''Well, you see, back in my homeworld. You can't even carry my shoes. Even that asshole blondie over there can attest to it. I have money, a lot of money, and many connections that you can't even dream of. However, because of some unforeseen accident here, I am listening to a retard trash-talking in front of me because she got a little status and power, which she didn't even earn herself. It's why I was laughing earlier. If fate were not a bitch, you wouldn't stay in front of me talking shit.''
'Everybody was astonished by what Alex said,' Alex added before departing.
''I don't care about you and your goal; even if the strongest Man was here and insulted me, I will still say the same thing. I'm not afraid of death; I'm just afraid of cowardly death. I'm not a coward; even though my Gift is useless in your eyes, it doesn't mean I take the beating without saying anything; I'll insult anybody that dares to look down on me. Do note that even an ant deserves respect. Do not look down on anyone because you don't know what the future holds.''
''One last thing, you called me trash. Well, I also have a few words for you.
Va te faire enculer pétasse!''
While saying that, Alex lifted his middle finger towards Katherina before leaving under their dumbfounded gazes.
[A/N: What Alex said means 'Go fuck yourself, bitch' in French.]
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After Alex insulted Katherina, the Second Princess of the Drexia Empire, and left. The atmosphere inside the big hall became strange.
Strange, because one group had astonishing expressions on their faces (Katherina, Priscilla, Leonardo, and his crew, the two guards.) As for the second group, Maria and her two friends group were doing their utmost to hold back their laughter. They had spent two weeks in France for their holiday. Their holiday came to an end that they decided to return to Paris to take the plane back to Miami; alas, things happened, and now they are here. In those two weeks they passed in French cities, they often heard the sentence Alex said earlier, so they knew what it meant. It was why they almost burst into laughter; well, they were trying not to laugh.
However, soon Sakuya couldn't control herself anymore, so she burst into laughter, Maria followed suit, and lastly, even Luna laughed as well.
Finally, Priscilla's curiosity won, so she asked Maria what Alex said meant.
Maria and the others, even Leonardo and his crew lips twitched.
After managing to control herself, Maria answered.
''Well, you know, sorry in advance for what I'm about to say. What Alex said means: Go, Fuck yourself, bitch.''
There was a long silence; Katherina's expression turned extremely unsightly, her eyes were about to spitfire. If Alex was present, Katherina might have killed him. The silence continued.
However, the one who broke the silence astonishingly was Priscilla; she laughed hard while holding her belly. Finally, she calmed down and said in a good mood.
''That one is good.''
Katherina glared at her big sister, the former first princess, before saying, with eyes filled with hatred. ''I'll kill him.''
''I advised you not to do anything you'll regret. No, don't even try it, or you'll face my wrath; even father won't protect you. Do not try anything in this temple nor this forest. I hope you understand for your good and as he said earlier, never look down on anyone.''
Priscilla advised while emitting pressure that makes Katherina and her two imperial guards tremble in fear.
Leonardo and others were astonished; they had never thought that the smiling priestess was this powerful.
After chatting for a few more minutes, Maria excused herself. Soon, Luna and Sakuya also did the same thing, going back to their respective rooms.
After leaving the others in the big hall, Alex entered his room, locking it before directly entering his bed.
Alex was angry, furious, but he felt refreshed after insulting that bitch Princess.
She thought she could look down on him because she's a princess of an extensive and powerful empire. Alex may be weak, but it doesn't mean he would stay silent if you insult him, even though he didn't have any power or backing. He may lose his head, but Alex will defend himself. He was not the type that endures in silence.
All of this was happening because he was too weak.
Therefore, he needs to grow stronger fast enough. Alex was sure that Katherina would not let this matter slide like that. He needs to become stronger before she can make any moves against him. More muscular, so nobody will dare to look down on him in the future.
Knock!* *Knock!*
Alex heard knocking sounds when he was about to sleep.
''Who is it?" he asked in a displeased voice.
''It's me, Maria. So, can you open the door?"
''Oh! Maria, wait, I'm coming.''
After saying that, Alex got up and walked towards the door; he opened it and let Maria in.
Her dress was a simple black robe. She looked beautiful; after offering her a chair, Alex sat on his bed and asked why she was here.
''So, what brings My Lady here tonight?" Alex asked in a teasing tone.
''Fufufu! Nothing too serious. I just wanted to see you one more time before leaving with that Princess Pétasse tomorrow.'' Maria responded.
''Ah! I see. I wish you good luck then.'' Alex replied. His reply was short.
Maria stopped smiling with a serious face, she warned.
''I'll be direct. Alex, please do not act as recklessly as you did today in the future. We are not on Earth anymore. You may lose your head if you make any wrong moves or say something you shouldn't. I'm not saying that you should stay silent if somebody insulted you, but you have to know how to speak or act in response. You're smart; I'm sure you know what I'm implying.''
''Thank you for the advice. I won't forget it.''
Alex responded with a smile. He appreciated her advice; this shows that there is someone concerned about him.
''That's reassuring then.''
Maria continued talking as she said.
''You have to work hard as, unlike us, your Gift is sealed at the moment. While that idiot's brains got damaged during the reincarnation, we, on the other hand, believe that it's sealed. As for what reason you can only figure out by yourself.''
''How do you know that?" Alex interrupted Maria and asked. He just wanted to know how she came to that conclusion.
''Simply put, Goddess Mea had said if you don't feel any connection between you and your gift, it's either your gift is sealed, or it's useless. There's no way your Gift is useless while other Gifts are powerful, so only one option remains. Your Gift is sealed at the moment. I'm not dumb, plus my instinct is telling me that your Gift is more amazing than all our Gifts. I trust my instincts more than anything. It even helps Papa many times back in our world.''
As expected, she's smarter than Leonardo. Her instincts were genuinely sharp.
When Maria was talking about his father, she had a look of longing on her face, but it disappeared quickly as it appeared.
Maria shook her head before saying.
''Anyhow, I'll be waiting for you at the Imperial city. Come visit, the classes in the magical academy will start in three months. I've secured you one invitation. Here take it.''
After saying that, Maria handed Alex an envelope with a golden seal on it.
''What usefulness will the classes in the academy have on me who can not use magic?'' Alex asked, bewildered.
''Well, I knew you could not use magic, but I want you to take an adventurer course with the girls and me. If you graduate from there, you can easily explore the High-Level Dungeons under the supervision of the empires. Or, if you don't want to, you can wait until you are an A-class Adventurer before asking for a permit to explore them. Well, there's a lot of free small dungeons to visit if you don't like my proposition. I'll be happy if you come, the same for Sakuya and especially Luna; maybe we can form a team and explore many Dungeons in the future. However, if you decide not to, I won't blame you. It's up to you to decide, Alexander.'' Maria said, looking at him, waiting for his answer.
"What? Why would Luna be pleased?" Alex asked because he found her words odd, as if-
"Fufufu! Nothing. Consider my advice." Maria said, refusing to answer Alex's question; the latter could only sigh, dropping the matter for now.
Truly speaking, Alex was tempted. Previously, he was planning to visit the Imperial capital after unsealing his Gift. Well, he needs to visit the Academy because, in the future, he was planning to dive into famous dungeons after becoming an Adventurer.
''Ok, I'll come when I'm done with my plan over here,'' Alex answered and immediately stored the envelope in his item box.
''That's good then,'' Maria said with a smile.
The two chatted for a few minutes before Maria stood up and returned to her room.
Alex watched Maria leave; he was not a fool, he could see that she was interested in him. He couldn't help but smile as it is the same for him.
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The next morning.
Alex was in front of the temple to see off Maria and her two best friends. He was not the only present, Priestess Priscilla and some other Priests were also present Leonardo and his crew were looking at him mockingly, and Princess Katherina was glaring at him; Alex just smiled back in response. She sends him a vicious glare before entering her carriage, the white carriage Alex saw yesterday.
Leonardo and his crew also entered. It is now Maria's turn and others. Maria smiled, waving her hands before deciding to enter the carriage. Luna looked at Alex for a moment; she seemed to have something to say, however at the end, she did not say anything; she only smiled before boarding the carriage.
However, Sakuya suddenly disappeared to appear in front of Alex; Alex was astonished; she lowered her head and whispered into his ears, ''Work hard, even without a Gift, you can become the strongest, that's what I believe.''
When Alex nodded his head, by the time he could say something, Sakuya was already inside the carriage.
They departed shortly after, and soon they were out of their sight.
Sakuya agility increased again; Alex didn't even see her before she was in front of him.
Maybe the others were the same. They have progressed. Ah! I need to work harder. I'll also depart in a couple of days. Destination: Eria's City.' Alex decided.
After chatting a little with Priscilla, Alex started his morning jogging inside the peaceful forest. He needed to train hard. The road toward becoming the strongest is hard.
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A few days passed quickly, and now Alex was heading towards the Adventurer Guild located in Eria Town.
After bidding farewell to Priscilla and others, he started his journey. Before letting him go, Priscilla gave a pouch containing one hundred gold coins, the equivalent of one white gold coin. If he were to convert it in dollars, it would be equal to One hundred thousand dollars ($100 000).
Alex thanked Priscilla and boarded the carriage that was heading toward Eria's city. The journey was uneventful, and five hours later, Eria's city appeared in front of them.
It was a medieval city built of stone. It looked like a fortress surrounded by sturdy walls.
After passing the checkpoint, the carriage Alex was boarding entered the city gates, and the city's liveliness overflowed. Alex thanked the carriage owner and descended after asking where the Adventurer guild was.
Alex took a deep breath and looked around, watching the livelier city.
A stream of carriages carrying a large piece of luggage filled the cobbled streets. Bustling street stalls, blacksmiths were hammering irons vigorously, and beautiful women attracted customers to the store. He saw many people who stopped their feet in front of the store with many resplendent weapons; he was sure they were Adventurers.
Suddenly, a beautiful girl from a different race caught his eye. She had porcelain white skin, and Bob cut golden hair; her ears were more elongated than human ears. It was a tall and beautiful Elf. This is another world for you. Alex mumbled.
After acting like a country bumpkin for a while, he decided to head toward the Adventurer guild.
Alex walked for a few minutes, and soon a big building came to view. It was a three-story building with a signboard indicating that this the Adventurer guild.
With a creaking sound, he opened the door to the building and entered. Then, an unexpected view entered his eyes. Rowdy people gathered in great numbers; some were drinking alcohol and some arguing, sometimes a voice would raise vulgar laughter. Though he was expecting such a scene, it differed from his expectations(he thought he would see men fighting. Well, you know you often read something like that in novels and on Web novels.). There were places for food and drink in the Adventurers Guild, but there were only about a few people who looked like adventurers; a few more people were drinking, but most seats were vacant.
''Welcome. What business do you have here?''
While Alex was curiously looking around the guild, a voice suddenly called to him. So, he turned his eyes in the direction of the voice, and he saw several receptionists, one of them had called him.
As expected of the receptionists, who are the faces of the Adventurers Guild, they were all beautiful women with great figures. There were beast people with dog ears and cat ears; there was also an elf receptionist.
Naturally, of course, there were also human receptionists, but It was the Elf receptionist who called Alex. He advanced towards her and declared.
''Hello, I would like to register with the guild to become an adventurer.''
''Oh! It's a newcomer; welcome to our guild, Boy. We hope you'll survive long enough. Let cheers for the newcomers.'' A middle-aged man, an adventurer drinking at the bar, said.
''Cheers,' said the others before gulping down the contents of their glasses.
Alex was astonished because he thought that they would mock him for sure. Well, truly unexpected, Alex slightly bowed in their direction before returning and facing the beautiful Elf receptionist.
''Welcome; please sign your name, age, and status on the form here. Don't worry; we won't disclose anything. Do you need me to write for you?'' she asked him with a smile, a professional smile.
''No, it's okay,'' Alex responded. The language comprehension skill was truly handy; not only was he able to understand most of the languages in this world, but he could also write them.
Well, he doesn't know if he could understand the Demon language, though, nor if he could write it.
After Alex finished filling the form, he handed the piece of paper back to the receptionist. She was astonished when she saw that Alex had a last name.
By the way, only nobles had the last name in the world of Mysthia. It could also be awarded if some outstanding achievement was accomplished. So of course, when she saw that Alex had a last name she was astonished, she thought he was from a noble family. Alex wondered if she would be more astonished if he had written that he was Otherworlder; well, he won't do that, though.
''I need to pay, isn't it?" Alex asked.
''Yes, two silver coins for registration.''
Alex gave her one gold coin, she took it and returned his changes (98 Silver coins)
''Thank you. Because there is some time before the guild card is ready, I'll give an explanation of the guild.''
With a slight bow, the receptionist started to describe the guild.
Adventurers registered with the Adventurers Guild are part of a ranking system; the ranks go from F to S. Though there tentatively is a SS rank and the SSS rank, it isn't easy to enter, and there are only a few SS rank adventurers in Mysthia World. As for SSS, nobody managed to step into that rank for a hundred years.
F rank is the lowest rank and specializes in receiving requests for the lowest quests, like gathering herbs or cleaning.
Requests can be taken from the request board and can be handed to the receptionists when completed. Because the compensation written on the request paper already accounts for taxes and housing fees in the city, you will receive the full amount specified on the request. Also, if you do not complete the request within the given number of days, you will be penalized and will have to pay the Adventurers Guild 30% of the request reward.
In addition, it is possible to receive requests one rank higher than your current rank; there is no lower limit. For instance, a G-rank adventurer can receive an F rank request. Your rank can be improved after completing a set number of requests.
However, when going up from E to D, or C to B, it is necessary to take an exam issued by the guild. You will understand if you see this guide: F to E are Novices, D to C are experienced, B to S are Masters. SS are Grandmasters.
SSS are called Saint.
When forming a party with more than one person, the average rank of the members becomes the party rank; this is clearly described on the guild card.
Also, if you have formed a party, you can receive requests two ranks higher.
Registering as an adventurer costs two silver coins for the fees, while five gold coins are required to re-issue if you lose your guild card.
An adventurer may sell materials from monsters to customers out of his judgment; in that case, if there is trouble, it does not concern the Adventurers Guild.
In addition, the Adventurer guild will purchase materials and weapons, and because the Adventurer Guild partnered with most of the shops in the City, there some advantages, meaning the armor shops and magic item shops in the city will sell things 1-2% cheaper.
There are other advantages, the purchase assessment is quick, and even if there is a large amount of the same material in the market, the payment will still be the same. Since the Adventurers Guild can contact other countries quickly with magic items, you can still rank up your guild card at a different Adventurers Guild branch.
If adventurers have trouble with a request or other adventurers, the Adventurers Guild is not concerned, so it won't intervene.
There are many dungeons: Lowest Dungeons Level with few floors (5-15) and Middle-Level Dungeons (15-50). To explore the Lowest Dungeons, you need to be at least F rank. For middle-level Dungeons, it's D rank minimum. For the high-level Dungeons, you need to be at least B rank. You'll need the permission of the empire the dungeon is located in before exploring, or if you graduate from the magical academy, you'll get your permit to explore the lowest floor of the High-Level Dungeon even with a low rank (minimum D).
That's all.'' the Elf receptionist said.
Alex nodded his head; her last explanation was no different from what Maria had said. Alex looked at the Elf receptionist and asked.
''I understand; I don't have any other questions in particular. How long before the guild card is ready?''
''Um...Yes, it's ready. Here's the card. Please give me your thumb; I need your blood to bind this card to you.'' She asked.
She pricked Alex's thumb, and his blood dropped on the card.
Per the receptionist's words, Alex verified his guild card.
[Guild registration location: Eria branch, Name: Alexander Touch
Rank: F, Age: 17. Gender: Male
Rank 1, Level 1...]
Finally, Alex's level and skills were registered on the card, but only he can read it. If he doesn't give his authorization, nobody can see it. The card is bound to him, and others can't steal it.
Alex's guild card was light gray. His registration is complete, and this guild card can also act as identification paper anywhere he would go.
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After finishing his registration at the Adventurer Guild, Alex asked the beautiful Elf receptionist where he could find a good Inn.
''A good Inn? Umu! Let's see. I would recommend [The Moonlight] Inn. A pretty good and affordable Inn..'' The Elf receptionist responded.
''Thank you. I'll go there. I will come to take a request after finishing some errands. See you.'' he says and leaves the Adventurer Guild.
''Okay. Take care. See you soon.'' Leena replied, waving her hands.
As he left the Adventurer Guild, Alex started searching for the Inn the Elf receptionist Leena had recommended. The Elf receptionist was named Leena, a beautiful girl with green hair and green eyes.
After bypassing several inns, Alex finally spotted the one he was searching for. It was a three-story building, not as big as the Adventurer guild, though.
Drawn on the signboard was a moon illuminating a black world『Moonlight』It could be said that the inn's name was expressed on the signboard.
The inn's size was about the same as the other inns Alex saw on the way from the guild.
Traditionally, the first floor had a bar and dining room; the second and third floors were the inn.
The door made a gyi~ sound as Alex opened it. Because it was not past the afternoon, there weren't many people inside the Inn. A few people were dining in the bar on the first floor.
''Welcome to The Moonlight Inn. Are you here for a meal? Or are you staying for the night?''
A middle-aged woman called Alex when she saw him. She had shoulder-length brown hair and green eyes.
''I would like a room,'" Alex responded.
The woman nodded with a pleased smile when she heard his words.
''Yes, thank you very much. The inn charges payment in advance. Three silver coins a night with morning and evening meals. However, in the case of staying for ten days, it's 28 silver coins.''
''I see.''
It was a reduction of Two Silver coins if he chooses to stay for Ten days straight. Considering that he was planning to stay in this town for a while, better pay for one month.
''Ok, I would like to book it for one month.''
A middle-aged woman with a pleasing smile responded.
''Very well, it's 84 Silver coins.''
Alex nodded and took out one gold coin from the pouch attached to his waist without any problems. He received a change of sixteen Silver coins.
"If you choose to eat meals outside your Morning and evening meals, it will cost an extra of 6 Silver coins for one month.'' The brown-haired middle-aged woman added.
''Okay, I'll pay. Please prepare lunch; I would like to have it after checking my room; I'm hungry.'' Alex paid her the extra six silvers while asking her to cook something for me to eat.
''I understand, It's a bit late to say it, but I'm Lana, the proprietress of The Moonlight.''
''Nice to meet you; I'm Alexander Kael Touch, Alex for short. I'll be in your care for a while.'' Alex also introduced himself.
Lana was astonished when she heard that Alex had a last name. Well, he was expecting something like this; it's probably another one that thought he was noble. He will not correct their misunderstanding, though.
Lana's expression changed back to normal, and with a smile, she said.
''Yes, nice to meet you. I'll ask my daughter to take you to your room which is located on the third floor. Lea, come here. I have a job for you.''
Suddenly, a girl came running towards us. She had long brown hair and yellow eyes. She's the younger version of Lana.
''Nice to meet you; I'm Lea. I'll guide you to your room.''
''Okay, let's go.''
Soon, Alex and Lea arrived on the third floor.
''Here is your room, number 305; I'll be going; your lunch will be ready soon,'' Lea said before going back to the first floor.
Alex's room was the last room in the corner of the third floor.
He entered his room; the room was neat and clean. He checked the quality of the bed; it was good. He was a little tired after lunch; he would sleep directly.
''Guest, your meal is ready, come down,'' Lea called him.
''Okay, I'm coming.''
Alex descended to the first floor. He sat down in front of a table, and Lea brought him his meal.
Alex's meal was a meat stew and plenty of bread. There was also cheese, wine, and a vegetable salad.
He first tasted the bread; it was not hard. So, he decided to taste the meat stew next.
Then, he took a bite of the meat stew. As soon as he savored it, the flavor of meat spread through his mouth.
''Delicious.''
''Thank you very much.''
The words involuntarily came out of Alex's mouth.
Lana bowed her head while smiling, seemed happy to have her dish praised.
Alex continued his meal; he ate the bread and the vegetable salad. Lastly, he tasted the cheese and drank a little wine. The wine was good but not like the one on Earth.
''It was delicious. Thanks for the meal. See you tomorrow.'' Alex said before going back to his room.
''Thank you, Good night.'' Lana, the proprietress, replied with a smile.
Soon, Alex was inside his room on the third floor. He went directly to his bed. He was tired; his adventure was about to begin.
'I don't know what awaits me in the future, but I'll do my best. I'm not going to give up. I need to come up with something to use in the meantime until my Gift is unsealed. Also, I need to level up; I can't fight monsters barehanded; I'm not Ken. I hope a good night of rest can help me come up with a solution. The others won't wait for me. I don't plan to fall behind.' Alex reaffirmed his determination.
Tomorrow, he will allocate his unused BP (Bonus Points) to his stats. He must use them wisely.
While thinking about this, he fell asleep.
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The following day, the gentle rays of the rising sun peered their way through the light curtains and provided a serene light in the room. Alex woke up and did some light exercises. Afterward, he took a bath and changed into new clothes.
Now, he was sitting on his bed thinking about using his unassigned BP. he looked at his status.
『[Status]
[Alexander Kael Touch]
Class: None
Age: 17
Male
Level 1
Experience Value:0/100
Magic Power: 1000
Magic: None
Attack: 30
Defense: 50
Agility: 25
Intelligence: 100
Luck: 50
BP: 100
Gift: Two Guns *Sealed*
Skills: [Normal Appraisal Level 1] [Language Comprehension] [Item box Level 1] [Swift Fingers Max] [Presence Detection Level 1]
Titles: [Otherworlder] [The one who can't use Magic] [The one whose fingers are faster than Flash] 』
Alex checked his stats; Attack and Agility were the lowest stats. Followed by Defense and Luck. However, he was not planning to touch those two, at least for now.
As a result, he was going to use his BP for his Attack and Agility Stats.
『[Status]
[Alexander Kael Touch]
Class: None
Age: 17
Male
Level 1
Experience Value:0/100
Magic Power: 1000
Magic: None
Attack: 30 40 (70)
Defense: 50
Agility: 25 60 (85)
Intelligence: 100
Luck: 50
BP: 0
Gift: Two Guns *Sealed*
Skills: [Normal Appraisal Level 1] [Language Comprehension] [Item box Level 1] [Swift Fingers Max] [Presence Detection Level 1]
Titles: [Otherworlder] [The one who can't use Magic] [The one whose fingers are faster than Flash] 』
Naturally, Alex added more BP to his Agility Stats than his Attack stats. For the simple reason that with a higher Agility stat, he could attack faster and retreat in case of danger. Safety first, if he dies this time, it's game over. Life is precious, so better cherish it.
Something was bothering him since some time ago. He can't use magic, so he usually should not have any MP(Magical Power); however, he has more MP than the other seven. It's strange; MP is used when you cast a magic spell, so for him who can't use magic, his MP should have been zero. What use can his MP have? Maybe it's related to his two guns? Do they need magic power to work?
A lot of questions were running through his mind.
Anyway, there was no need to think about it, at least for now. He would have his answers once his Gift was unsealed and something was telling that soon it would happen. He had the hunch that he needed to level up first for them to be unsealed. To level up, he needs an alternate weapon.
Suddenly, Alex remembered something. He then decided to go down on the first floor; he needed to test something. Last night an idea came to him in his sleep. It concerns the alternate weapon he will be using until his Gift is unsealed. A knife. Yeah, Alex was planning to see if two guns would let him use a knife as an alternate weapon. Alex was planning to borrow a knife to see if he would start to have that headache that would force him to drop any weapon he touches. Hopefully not.
Quickly, Alex was on the first floor, and because it was the morning, there were many customers present at the bar eating before going to their respective jobs.
Suddenly, Alex saw Lea, the proprietress's daughter serving some customers. He let her finish before approaching her, and he asked.
''Hello, Lea. Good morning. I need your help.''
''Oh? Morning Alex. Did you sleep well?'' Lea asked.
''Extremely well.''
''That's good then. You said you needed my help. How can I help you, Alex?"
Girl, you are calling my name too familiarly. Don't you think so? Alex inwardly asked himself. She was the cheerful type; he was sure that she acts like this with the other customers. So, there is no need to concern himself with what she calls him. Alex thought.
Clearing his throat, Alex said, ''I need to borrow something from you. Please, lend me a knife. Just for a few minutes. I will return it after testing something.''
Lea looked at Alex strangely; she wanted to ask him something but decided not to. She sighs before leaving in a flash and reappears after two minutes with a knife.
''Here is the knife. I hope you're not planning to assassinate someone with it .'' Lea teased him.
Alex chuckled before taking the knife. The knife's overall length was around 30 cm (12 inches). Alex held it and swung it for a few minutes, but nothing happened, no headache.
Good, he was happy because it means he can use a knife to level up until he unseals his Gift.
Having finished with his test, Alex returned the knife to Lea and thanked her.
''Alex is strange. However, I didn't understand what you just did. I know you're happy with the result. I'm glad I helped you. Sit down; I'll bring you your breakfast.'' Lea said before running to the kitchen. Her mother seemed busy; Alex did not see her. She's probably in the kitchen cooking.
Alex sat on the chair, waiting for his breakfast.
In the meantime, he was thinking about what kind of knife he should use. Now that his Gift didn't reject him using a knife, he would use a knife, a custom-made one.
One time, on Earth, because he was bored, Alex did some research on military knives to kill time. He saw a lot of excellent knives. Alex remembered one of them; it was one of his favorites: Military Tactical Fixed Blade Survival Bayonet Combat Knife Rambo Army. The overall length of 13.5 inches (34.29 cm). He liked it, so he was going to order a custom-made one at the Blacksmith store.
After a few minutes, Lea brought his breakfast. After eating it, Alex decided to go out and visit a blacksmith and order his custom-made knife; he remembers all the specifications of the military knife he was going to custom-made. With light steps, he left.
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After leaving the [Moonlight] Inn, Alex walked in the opposite direction to the Inn.
Suddenly, his nose caught the smell of roasted meat, so he stopped. Alex started to walk in the direction of the smell. Even though he had already eaten, Alex just wanted to taste this meat.
After following the smell, finally, he spotted where the smell was coming from. It was arranged under the store's eaves. Alex bought one without question for two copper coins. In a good mood, he walked off with it in his hand.
It looked like kebab, though he couldn't tell if the meat was stewed or roasted. Wheat was baked into a thick crepe-like shape to hold the meat.
Alex took a bite.
''Hmm''
The juicy meat and the simple taste of wheat were good. Maybe, the seasoning was too simple? Nevertheless, it tasted good; he liked it. However, he wondered what kind of meat it was. It seemed bird-like, but it could just as easily have been pork. He decided to ask the seller later.
While eating, Alex continued walking, and soon he stood in front of a store. Even outside, you could hear the sound of hammering, pushing the door open as he entered.
Once inside the store, Alex saw many weapons displayed on the wall; there were many weapons displayed: Swords, Spear, Great Ax, Daggers...
He went toward the reception table.
''Welcome to Smith's Store, a customer? What kind of weapons are you planning to buy? We have everything you may need. I'm Sera, the receptionist. Nice to meet you.'' the receptionist Sera said, slightly bowing.
She was a beautiful girl, a slim yet curvy body. Her height was around 1.70m (5.77 ft); she had shoulders length auburn hair and brown eyes. Alex smiled before starting to explain what brought him here today.
''Nice to meet you too. My name is Alexander Touch. I'm not planning to buy any weapons. I'm here to order a custom-made knife and a..''
''Oh! A new customer who wants to order a Custom Made knife. This Smith will help.''
Suddenly, a rough voice interrupted Alex.
Soon the sound of footsteps could be heard; a man came from another room; it was where the sound of hammering was coming from. It was probably his workshop. This man was tall, at least 2 meters (6.56 ft. An extremely muscular man. He held a big hammer in his right hand. He had brown hair and brown eyes. He looked at Alex as though he was appraising him; finally, he asked.
''I'm the blacksmith, Smith. What kind of knife do you want? Can I have the specifications?"
''Yes, here are the specifications and the picture of the knife I want to order.''
While saying that, Alex passed him two papers. One had the picture of the knife drawn on it, and the second had the specifications.
The quality of the paper in this world was not as good as the one on Earth, but the quality was not too bad.
The specifications of Alex's custom-made knife were the following:
Overall Length: 13.75 Inch (34,925 cm)
Blade Length: 8.75 inches (20.32 cm)
Blade thickness-0.55
Weight: Ultralight
Blade-Type: Ultrasharp, Durable, and Long Resistance Sharp Blade.
Handle size- 5 inches (12.7 cm)
Knife Material: Stainless Steel (Silver) Blade
Scabbard (exterior) – !!!
Scabbard (interior) – !!!
Handle- !!!
''I see, nice picture. No problem, I can make it. I'll add a Mithril to make it more durable and sharp. For the Scabbard and handle materials, I'll use my own materials. Is that okay with you?'' Smith asked, impressed by Alex's talent for drawing.
''Yeah, it's okay. Also, here are two other papers containing the information on throwing knives; I want to custom-make these throwing knives as well..'' Saying this, Alex passed him another paper.
The throwing knives Alex wanted to custom-made were United Cutlery UC2772 Expendables Kunai. The one used by Lee Christmas in the movie The Expendables. It was a double-edged, black cord-wrapped handle with a finger hole. Blade: Its overall length was 12-Inch.
''Nice throwing knives, I never saw this design, nor this throwing knife. Where do you find them?" Smith asked, clearly curious about these unusual throwing knives.
''Father, It is not good to ask someone else's secrets, you know?" Sera admonished her father. As he thought, there were father-daughter pairs.
''Sorry, I was just curious; no need to be angry, Sera,'' Smith said in a dejected manner.
Alex laughed, looking at the two.
''Young man, how many throwing knives do you want?" Smith asked how many throwing knives he wanted to be made, Alex replied,
''A want a set of five throwing knives,''
''Good, come in two days to get them,''
''That's good. How much will it cost?" Alex asked about the cost of the knife and throwing knives after Smith told him to come back two days later.
''Thirty Gold coins. All future maintenance will be included.''
This time it was Sera who answered; Alex immediately haggled,
''No, twenty-five, and I'll buy all my future weapons here,''
''Accept, Sera,'' Smith suggested.
''Okay, Twenty-five gold coins then.'' Sera reluctantly accepted.
Alex took out Twenty-five gold coins from his item box and handed them to Sera.
''I almost forgot. I want a Custom black sheath with boot clip and leg strap for my throwing knives.'' Alex added.
''Okay, no problem,'' Smith said before disappearing into his workshop; his eyes were shining like a boy who got a new toy and could not wait and play with it.
Alex chatted for a while with Sera; he left Smith's store. He will come back to take what he ordered.
The reason why Alex decided to use throwing knives was because of his skill: Swift Fingers Level Max. He acquired this skill because he was good at programming; he was fast as Flash on a keyboard. The dexterity of his fingers was terrific. So, to make full use of them in this fantasy world, Alex thought about using this skill on throwing knives. He needs to train later. Everything was ready; he just needed to wait for his knife and throwing knives to start taking requests at the Adventurer guild.
Alex returned the [Moonlight] after touring the city for a little while.
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Two days later, Alex was heading towards Smith's Store. After walking for a while, he arrived in front of Smith's store. Alex pushed open the door and entered.
"Welcome to Smith's Store Customer, Oh! It's Alex. Hello, how have you been?" Sera asked after she saw it was Alex, not a new customer.
"Fine, and you?" Alex responded before asking her how she was doing.
"I'm doing fine as well. You're here to take your orders, aren't you?"
"Indeed," Alex replied.
"Father, bring the weapons; Alex has come," Sera shouted, calling her father.
Soon, Smith came out of his workshop with three things in his hands. When he saw Alex, he greeted him and passed Alex the things in his hand.
The first thing was a knife in a sheath, Alex doesn't know what kind of materials have been used to make this sheath, but it feels nice. The sheath was attached to something that looked like a belt.
Alex fastened the belt around his waist. The sheath containing the knife was on his right. However, it seems that he could freely move it, switching to left or in front and even behind.
"Good job Smith. I never thought about this kind of sheath. It is helpful. Thank you," Alex thanked Smith, extremely pleased.
"You're welcome; just try the knife and give me your impression," Smith replies.
"Okay"
Alex immediately unsheathed the knife from the sheath on his right. The knife came out with a shing!!! Sound. The knife blade was shining in silver light; the blade was silver. The knife didn't weigh much, nor was it too light; its weight felt perfect in Alex's hands. Alex does a few casual swings as a test; the knife easily cuts through the air.
"Nice Knife, I'll name you Razor from now on," Alex named the silver knife.
"Razor? Well, I don't know what it means, but it is a good thing to name your weapon. Next, you should try the throwing knives." Smith suggested.
After returning Razor to its sheath, Alex decided to try the throwing knives. Two leg straps were containing three throwing knives each. It seems Smith had added one more knife onto the initial five throwing knives, Alex asked.
After fastening the two legs straps on his two legs respectively, Alex unsheathed the throwing knife on his left leg; he studied the throwing knife, it was black, it didn't look too different from the one he had seen on the net if not for the cord wrapped around it, which didn't seem like a nylon cord.
Alex hurled the throwing knife, and with foosh! Sound it pierced the wooden dummy Sera placed in front of him. His aim was off. Alex was aiming for the torso, but it ended up piercing the wood dummy leg.
"Well, I need to train to throw knives at the Adventurer guild training rooms soon. I'll name the six throwing knives "Black Betty's." Black Betty's are heavier compared to Razor." Alex decided.
Alex bid farewell to Smith and his daughter Sera after talking with them for another half hour. He promised to visit them soon after completing his first quest.
A few minutes later, Alex was in front of the Adventurer Guild; he pushed the door open and entered. There were a few Adventurers inside the guild today as well; they were probably on a mission outside. Alex advanced toward Leena and greeted her.
"Hello, Alex, how have you been? it has been three days since the last time I saw you." Leena said.
"I'm fine, you're right. It has been three days. I'm here today to use the training ground." Alex announced, asking Leena to use the training ground to train.
"Okay, let's go. Karen comes to take my place. I'm going to show this newbie the training ground" Leena called another receptionist to come to take her place. A black-haired girl came to switch places with Leena. This black-haired girl was a human in the middle of twenty; she was as beautiful as the other receptionist.
Alex followed Leena toward the underground where the training ground is. The training ground located in the underground of the first floor of the Adventurer guild was big, like a small arena. Alex saw many people training; some were firing arrows on wooden dummies, some were doing mock battles, etc.
"What kind of training do you want to take, Alex?" Leena asked him.
"I want to train by throwing knives at dummies," Alex replied.
"Oh! I thought that because you're noble, you will have an amazing Gift. Maybe your Gift is related to throwing knives?" Leena probed.
Alex shrugged his shoulders and replied, "Who knows?"
"My apologies. I shouldn't have asked anything. I'm sorry." Leena lowered her head, apologizing.
"I know, don't worry. Although I don't mind, you should not try to probe any other person's personal information in the future. Not everyone can be as lenient as I am. I hope you understand." Alex warned Leena.
"Thanks for the reminder; I'll keep that in mind. We are here. Would you like to have an instructor to teach you?" Leena inquired.
"No, I will train on my own. I don't need an instructor." Alex refused.
'Well, the truth is that I don't have enough money to hire an instructor. I wouldn't say that, though.' Alex mumbled to himself
When Alex was lost in his thoughts, Leena shook his arms and announced, "I will take my leave then. See you later."
"Okay, thanks," Alex thanked Leena before starting his training. Firstly, Alex set his target fifteen meters before he started throwing Black Betty's.
Naturally, Alex's first attempt failed. He kept trying, and finally, after five hours, he managed to hit the target. Alex continued to train until late in the evening before stopping; by now he could hit his target five times on twelve tries.
Alex even acquired a new skill: Throwing knives Level 1.
He dragged his tired body back to the[Moonlight] Inn and slept.
The following five days were used to further train, at fifteen meters, Alex could perfectly hit his target, then he moved to twenty and finally thirty meters next. The level of his throwing knives rose to Level 3. He also trained using Razor and gained a bit of proficiency in knife art.
Now he is ready to start taking the quest to level up. Tomorrow he will be taking his first quest.
One week has passed.
In this world, there were 24 hours in a day and 30 days in a month; a week had seven days. A year had 12 months; there were hardly any differences with Earth's calendar and hours. To know the times, there was something called magic clocks in this world.
However, because clocks were a type of magic item, ownership was limited to wealthy merchants and nobles. Then how did other people keep the time? It's simply because a bell would sound in town every 3 hours: 6 am, 9 am, 12 noon, 3 pm, 6 pm, 9 pm; most people would roughly know the time as the bell sounded six times a day.
Alex returned to the Inn and ate before sleeping. Tomorrow he will be taking his first request.
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The next day, two hours after the first bell rang, a figure could be seen in the Adventurer guild. Naturally, it was Alex, today he came to take his first quest.
Yesterday, there were only a few requests pasted on the Adventurers Guild board when Alex checked and few people, the number of people drinking in the bar now was much greater. Although it was busy, it wasn't too crowded.
Alex saw a considerable number of people who were standing in front of the board, eagerly receiving quests for their rank. It was a little unexpected, that the Adventurers Guild was busiest in the morning.
However, it's natural if when he thought about it, quests received in the morning are carried out during the day, they returned in the evening and the reward was received. This was because the city is the best place to live in.
Alex heard there are people who specialize in receiving night quests, though they are a minority, though.
Alex advanced towards the request board, he looked at the F and E Rank quests:
The contents of the requests entered Alex's eyes, F rank quests are: deliver the meat of a Horned Rabbit, collect medicinal herbs to make potions. Gathering materials for anesthetics in case of serious injuries. The rest were all similar quests. Hornet rabbit, like the name suggests, a rabbit with a horn on its forehead. Personally, Alex has never seen one, but he bet they are bigger than Earth's rabbit.
Next, Alex moved to the E rank board to look at the requests. Goblin subjugation, delivery of slime magic stones, Poison Toad subjugation, most of the quests were monster subjugation quests for weak monsters or delivery quests.
"Well, at least they've got some over here. Talking about fantasies, goblins are a must."
Alex mumbled, remembering the fantasy stories he often read on W..novel back on Earth.
Alex started to read the goblin subjugation request. Goblins subjugation quest is a regularly requested quest, the proof of subjugation is the right ear of the Goblins.
The minimum subjugation number was 5 ears. The written exchange rate is 3 copper coins for 1 ear. Even if it was a quest for low-ranking adventurers, the reward was cheap. Alex unintentionally knitted his eyebrows, 5 ears were equal to 15 copper coins, in other words, it's equal to 1 silver and 5 copper coins.
Staying at the [Moonlight] Inn cost 3 silver a night, this was because it was a high-quality inn in the Eria's city. As for beginners who just registered with the guild, they usually stay in cheap inns that cost 5 coppers a night, because of this, it was common for people to form parties with others in similar situations.
Alex tore off the paper for the goblin subjugation request and brought it to Leena, the Elf receptionist.
Some of the surrounding adventurers watched with a surprised expression. That understandable, because normally for his first quest Alex should take F rank quest, a quest like hunting a Hornet rabbit for its meat, however, he chose a goblin subjugation quest. Well, goblins are weak monsters, they are mob monsters. They may be weak but to F rank Adventurer is too much to handle, it was what they were thinking.
Personally, Alex chose this quest for the simple reason that he could level up faster and also individually goblin are weak, they are dangerous only in a group. If he were careful not enough to fight with them in a group, he would be fine.
Suddenly, Alex thinks about the past. Back when he was still at the Temple of Gods, Alex had read some information on a few monsters. Goblin was among them.
『Goblin』Is said to be a race of monsters with the stature of a human child. They have green skin, an angular forehead, and short fingers. Weak as an individual, they can easily be defeated by a human accustomed to fights.
However, they have the habit of gathering together and like to act in groups.
In addition, while they have primitive intelligence, they can arm themselves with weapons they pick up or steal. While passing the quest paper to Leena, Alex thought back to that famous novel on earth called Goblin Sl..., Goblins are really ruthless creatures. Alex needed to be cautious when dealing with them.
"You chose the goblin subjugation quest. Normally, I wouldn't recommend that, but maybe you can achieve it. Still, please be careful not to let your guard down," Leena warned him.
"Don't worry, I will be careful. Where is the goblin's location?" Alex asked.
"Well, about that, they seem to appear frequently near the forest along the highway to Eria town. Recently, they have attacked merchants and travelers who were coming to Eria in groups." Leena explained.
The forest she was talking about is one located at the Northside of Eria town, the temple of God's forest where Alex came from was located in the opposite direction.
"Do the goblins there have any intelligence?" Alex asked suddenly.
"No, usually not. Nevertheless, there is a possibility that a rare species has been born." Leena explained.
Rare species are individuals who were born with some kind of mutation. In the case of rare species, they boast a higher intelligence than the normal monster and are one rank higher than the monster information published by the guild.
In other words, because the goblin's rank is E, a rare species goblin would be the equivalent of a rank D monster if it appeared.
Having accepted the quest accepted by the receptionist, the Elf girl Leena, Alex exited out of the guild. His direction of course was the forest located in the North part of Eria town. Alex was looking forward with anticipation at his first level up.
Soon, he would be able to unseal his sealed Gift and his adventures would truly start.
'I wonder what surprise my sealed gift will give me after being unsealed. I'm waiting with anticipation. While thinking about that, he moved past Eria's city North gate. Alex checked all my equipment, Black Betty's was fastened around his right leg and left respectively, while Razor was fastened around his waist.
"I'm ready, let's start leveling up." Alex declared, ready for his first quest.
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While walking toward Eria town's northern gate, Alex unsheathed Razor, his custom-made Knife, and used his skill appraisal on it, quietly muttering Appraisal in his head, a window containing a short piece of information was shown.
〘 Hunting Knife
Name: Razor
Materials: Silver iron steel mixed with Mithril
Ultra sharp and durable〙
Alex did the same thing with one of his throwing knives.
〘Throwing Knife
Name: Black Betty's
Materials: Black Iron steel mixed with a little Mithril
Sharp and durable〙
Alex did not manage to see a lot of information, this was probably due to the grade and level of his Appraisal skill. He wondered what kind of information would appear if his appraisal grade was advanced?
While thinking about such a thing, the forest along the highway that Leena had told Alex about came into view. The forest stretched as far as the eyes could see. Alex saw some merchants and travelers along the highway, they were going toward the city. Alex decided to enter the forest, so he started walking.
He walked for about an hour after entering the forest. Suddenly, he stopped walking because his skill Presence Detection caught something. Like the name suggested, this skill enables him to know if there's an enemy or someone not too far from his current position. However, because this skill is Level 1, the range of detection is limited to five (5) meters.
Because his skill had detected something, Alex watched the surroundings with caution.
As expected, even though it was beside the highway, the trees with large trunks blocked the sunlight from coming in with their leaves and branches. The surroundings were dim even though it was day time. The surrounding temperature had increased considerably, Alex was feeling a little cold
'I need to ask Smith to create some defensive clothes.' Alex had this sudden thought.
Alex closed his eyes and sensed where the signal was coming from. Finally, having identified the location of the signal, Alex unfastened his left leg strap and selected one of his throwing knives (Black Betty's) before throwing it in the direction of the signal.
"Gyi!"
An unpleasant scream was heard from the bushes, 5 goblins revealed themselves nearby.
Alex nearly broke into a cold sweat, he had never expected to face five goblins this earlier one.
"An ambush?no, it's unlikely. Would they lay an ambush so far into the forest? In that case, I probably ran into this group of goblins by chance."
Alex muttered while holding two Black Betty's in his hands. His eyes quickly observed the goblins. Two between the five had rusted swords in their hands, while another held a club in their hands, as for the remaining one he had a stone in his hand, that one was dangerous.
Suddenly, the goblin at the back(the one holding a stone) hurled a stone in a preemptive strike toward him. Alex quickly rolled on the ground dodging the stone, he didn't forget to throw the two Black Betty's who were in his hands towards the five goblins.
Foosh* *Foosh*
The two throwing knives pierced two goblins, one pierced a goblin in the throat, the goblin held his throat wanting to stop the blood, alas it didn't work, after struggling for a while, the goblin died.
[Level up]
Suddenly, Alex heard a sound inside his head announcing his Level up.
Although Alex was happy to have leveled up, now was not the time to check his status, he needs to end this fight quickly, so he did not stop, Alex unsheathed Razor and sprinted toward the goblin near him, he slashed at its neck, the goblin wanted to block his strike, however, its reaction was a bit slower because he was injured by his throwing knife that pierced his right hand which was holding the rusted sword, Alex's knife passed through its neck without too much resistance, soon the goblin head was dancing in the air. The headless corpse fell onto the ground with a thud sound, and the severed head followed suit. Another goblin had died.
Suddenly, Alex felt a chill running down his spine, so without thinking he leaped back, Alex barely managed to avoid another stone thrown at him. The three goblins remaining became restless, they started emitting some kind of cry, as if they were talking.
"Gyi~!" "Gyi~!" "Gyi~!" "Gigyi~!"
The three charged at him, Alex threw his remaining knives towards them, two were deflected, while the remaining two pierced one goblin killing it, the remaining two goblins continued without stopping.
Alex clashed head-on with the goblin holding the rusted sword, as their blades clashed the rusted sword was cut in two, while his knife continued and sliced the chest of that goblin, it leaves a deep wound on its chest. The goblin started rolling on the ground, crying in pain. He won't be getting up for a while, Alex used this chance to finish the last goblin standing.
He rolled on the ground dodging the last goblin club, Alex took the half rusted sword dropped by the other goblin and threw it toward the last goblin, he hastily used his club to block the incoming sword. Alex used this chance to appear behind him and he stabbed through its chest, he struggled for a while before dropping dead. Alex quickly advanced towards the remaining goblin who was still rolling on the ground and stabbed through its head, thus killing it.
Finally, the five goblins were killed, suddenly Alex felt totally drained, he was sure that his face was looking pale, he had difficulty breathing, his hands were shaking, Alex dropped Razor and kneeled down and started puking. He felt scared, his emotions were chaotic.
After a few minutes, Alex managed to calm down his emotions. It was to be expected, he had never killed before, not even a chicken, so it was natural that he would react like this after his first kill, even though the things he had killed was a monster, still it was a living thing. If he had not reacted like this, he would have felt scared of himself, thinking that maybe after his reincarnation he had changed somehow. Thankfully, he had not. Soon, he would adapt, he would have to if he wants to become strongest.
Alex stood up and collected his weapons, before cutting off the goblin's ears that would serve as proof to the completion of this mission. Alex sat down and said status in his head. A blue screen panel appeared in front of him.
『[Status]
[Alexander Kael Touch]
Class: None
Age: 17
Male
Level 3
Experience Value:0/400
Magic Power: 1000 30 1030/1030
Magic: None
Attack: 70 30 (100)
Defense: 50 30 (80)
Agility: 85 30 (115)
Intelligence: 100 30(130)
Luck: 50 30 (80)
BP: 40
Gift: Two Guns *Sealed*
Skills: [Normal Appraisal Level 1] [Language Comprehension] [Item box Level 1] [Swift Fingers Max] [Presence Detection Level 1] [Throwing knife Level 3]
Titles: [Otherworlder] [The one who can't use Magic] [The one whose fingers are faster than Flash] 』
After analyzing his status, Alex finally understood, it seemed that he gained ten points on every level. To Level 1 from to Level 2 he needs 100XP, from 2 to 3 it's 200XP, and so on. Each Level increases by a hundred points (100). To put it simply, to level up from Level 1 to Level 3 he had used 600 XP. It means that the five goblins he had killed each gave him 120XP.
Alex distributed his newly gained BP to his Attack, Defense, and Agility stats.
『[Status]
[Alexander Kael Touch]
Class: None
Age: 17
Male
Level 3
Experience Value:0/400
Magic Power: 1030/1030
Magic: None
Attack: 100 10 (110)
Defense: 80 15 (95)
Agility: 115 15 (130)
Intelligence: 130
Luck: 80
BP: 0
Gift: Two Guns *Sealed*
Skills: [Normal Appraisal Level 1] [Language Comprehension] [Item box Level 1] [Swift Fingers Max] [Presence Detection Level 1] [Throwing knife Level 3]
Titles: [Otherworlder] [The one who can't use Magic] [The one whose fingers are faster than Flash] 』
After finishing Alex decided to continue, he walked deeper into the forest, one hour later he encountered another group of goblins, this time they were only four he killed them easily. His level went up, he was now level 4. Alex decided to go back, he was tired mentally.
Unfortunately, Alex didn't manage to unseal his gift today, maybe tomorrow. On his way back he encountered a lone goblin, he easily eliminated it.
Back at the guild, Leena, the Elf receptionist, was astonished looking at the five pairs of goblins ears, it means that Alex killed ten goblins on his first subjugation quest. It was not bad, she said.
Leena paid Alex three silver coins for five pairs of goblins ears. Alex left the guild late in the afternoon after drinking with some seniors adventurers, they said it was to congratulate him so, he was obliged to accept. Alex was happy because it was not him who paid for it.
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The next day morning, the gentle rays of the rising sun peered their way through the light curtains and provided a serene light in the room; Alex woke up feeling refreshed. He took a bath and changed into a new set of clothes.
After eating his breakfast made by Ms. Lana, Alex left the [Moonlight] Inn, going toward the Adventurer Guild.
When he arrived at the Adventurer Guild, he pushed the door open and entered; because it was the morning, there were many adventurers present checking the request board. After selecting another goblin subjugation quest and exchanging a few words with Leena, Alex left the guild, the Elf receptionist.
Half of an hour later, he was already in front of the same forest where he killed ten goblins yesterday. Today, Alex decided to advance deeper inside the forest. While walking, he checked his status.
Presently, he was Level 4, and he had 100Xp; he needs another 400Xp to level up to the next level, which means if he kills four goblins, he will level up.
Suddenly, Alex spotted two goblins; he quickly hurled two Black Betty's towards the two goblins, killing them; after collecting their ears, he looked at the XP bar.
The two goblins have earned him 200XP, which means that 100XP per Goblin. Alex was a little disappointed because yesterday, he had earned 120XP per Goblin killed. It seems that the amount of XP he would earn will diminish if he continued to kill the same monster. So, must he try to take another quest besides goblin subjugation? Maybe a poison frog subjugation?
While thinking about what kind of quest he would add on top of the goblin subjugation quest to level up, Alex saw another goblin; however, this time, it was a lone goblin.
Alex sprinted toward the surprised Goblin and slashed at its neck; he felt a slight resistance before Razor cut through the goblin neck; the goblin head fell onto the ground with a thud sound.
Suddenly, Alex sensed something with his presence detection skill; however, soon, the presence he felt disappeared. Alex did not let his guard down because he was feeling chill running down his spine, as though something was lurking in the dark wood waiting for him to let his guard down before striking.
Alex took a defensive posture; he held Razor in his right hand while in his left hand, he held one of his Black Betty's while patiently waiting for the hidden enemy to make a move.
Soon, something small flew sharply out from the bushes nearby.
Alex reflexively brought his two blades in front of him; he managed to cut the flying object with his two crisscrossed blades.
The cut object flew through the sky and slammed into a tree trunk with a thud sound.
Alex looked at the tree trunk in an instant to see what had attacked him; there was a long strip of flesh with a dark red color.
''What is that? It is a kind of snake?''
''No, that not a snake; it kinda looks like tongue? I'm not sure. Maybe it is a snake tongue?''
Alex muttered; his doubt was settled by the existence that sprung out of a bush the next moment.
A huge frog, up to his knees, appeared. Its skin was covered in a dark red viscous liquid similar to the tongue he had cut earlier; it looked at him with an emotionless gaze.
(Fuck, what bad luck. A frog in this forest…there was an F rank subjugation quest on a monster called Poison Frog. I'm sure it's this fellow) Alex muttered silently.
Earlier, he was planning to take this quest next time, however, to think that he would encounter one here. What bad luck, he didn't have any potion on him; it would be the end if he got poisoned. It was said that this monster has a strong jumping capability.
When Alex recalled the information he had read on the monster, the frog kicked against the ground and used its jumping ability to attack him silently. Alex leaped back, dodging the poison it spit out from its mouth.
Alex smiled at the monster that was still in the air while muttering.
''It is now my turn.''
After saying that, he hurled all his six Black Betty's consecutively towards the Poison frog still in the air.
''Gero~!"
Because it was jumped into the air, the Poison Frog couldn't change its trajectory. Five of Alex's throwing knives pierced its belly; it started bleeding, the last knife pierced its right eye. The Poison frog fell to the ground and started thrashing. Alex sprinted forward and arrived behind the still convulsing monster; he plunged his knife deep inside its head, directly piercing its brain. The monster convulsed for a few seconds before stopped moving. It became a corpse.
Suddenly, Alex heard the notification announcing to him that he had leveled up.
Alex felt a little exhausted. He was a Level 5 now.
Suddenly, Alex starting to feel drowsy. He did his best to fight his drowsiness. Alex stood up and approached the Poison Frog body, and start dismantling it.
If he were to remember correctly, the material that can be taken are the tongue, a poison sac in the body, and the two hind legs. Alex started to remove these materials while fighting his drowsiness.
What's wrong with me? Alex asked himself while shaking his head to stay concentrate.
Suddenly, Alex's hand touched something; it was a magic stone; he had never expected this monster magic stone to be bigger than the Goblin's magic stone he had killed. He removed the magic stone. Every monster has a magic stone. Alex continued removing the materials. Finally, he cut off the two rear legs.
To be accurate, it should be noted that the purchasing of the rear legs was for food rather than materials. The poison is removed by butchers who deal with monster meat and sold over the counter. It was possible to sell it at a surprisingly high price as it was an expensive ingredient.
As for the poison sac, it could be used by pharmacists to create an antidote for the monster's poison.
'I think I'll buy a lot of antidotes next time before doing the Poison Frogs quest.' Alex decided.
The tongue of the Poison frog was generally used as part of a bow. Alex recovered the tongue that had fallen to the base of the tree.
The proof of subjugation of the Poison Frog was the webbed right forefoot. Alex removed it.
After storing everything inside his item box (including the goblin ears and magic stone).
Alex decided to go back because he started to have a hard time fighting against his drowsiness. He strolled until the entrance of the city before falling not too far from the guards.
'I'm sleepy. I can't take it anymore,' Alex muttered before closing his eyes letting himself go toward the dreamland.
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After Alex had fallen unconscious onto the ground in front of the guards guarding the northern gate of Eria city.
One of the guards approached him and checked his pulses. The guard noticed that Alex was still breathing, he had only fallen unconscious. After they noticed that he was an adventurer by seeing his guild card, one among the guards chose to bring him to the Adventurer guild.
When Leena, the Elf receptionist saw the unconscious Alex, she asked one of the adventurers presents to bring Alex to the second floor. She let him sleep in one of the rooms on the second floor.
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The sun fell and evening arrived yet Alex was still sleeping, it seemed that he won't be waking up soon.
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He had a dream and in this dream, Alex saw a big world, this world was really beautiful, with a lot of continents and floating continents, it can be said that these continents looked like some small and medium-size worlds.
In this world, Civilization was advanced, a mixture of technology and magic. There were a lot of races present in this world.
Suddenly, the scene changed to a young man, he had long black hair, handsome facial feature, and beautiful red eyes. This young man started walking. No, to be more accurate Alex started to see things from this young man's perspective. As if he was inside his body, Alex tried to control the body, however, he didn't work. It seemed that he was just a mere spectator who could only watch not interfere. So, Alex decided to continue watching.
Soon, the black-haired young entered a big hall and in the middle of was something looking like a temple. There were a lot of people present inside the hall.
Suddenly, a golden-haired young man saw the black-haired, so he approached him and asked ''... you're here. Today is a big day. The ceremony will start soon. I'm eager to know what kind of divine weapon I'll get contracted with.''
''Hahaha, I'm also eager to know..., let's wait.'' the black-haired young man replied.
The two seemed to be friends. Soon, a priest came and the ceremony started. Everybody passed and contracted a weapon. Soon, it was the turn of the golden-haired boy. His contracted divine weapon was a golden longsword.
Finally, it was the turn of the black-haired young man, his contracted divine weapon was strangely two guns, one black, and the other silver in color.
Everybody present was astonished, even the priest was also stunned, nobody had ever contracted this kind of divine weapon. It was either a sword, spear, bow, or other types of medieval weapons. Not a gun, there are different kinds of grades between divine weapon, the golden-haired young man divine weapon, the golden longsword was a high-grade divine weapon.
However, the black-haired young man divine weapon, the two guns grade were unknown.
The years went by, the black-haired young man was trained himself to better use his divine weapon, he killed a lot of ch* beasts. His peculiar divine weapon-grade was still unknown, nonetheless, people believed that his two guns were at least high-grade divine.
However, there was something, nobody saw the black-haired young man use his black gun even facing a horde of ch* beasts, everybody was curious about it, so one day someone challenged the black-haired young man, it was his best friend, the golden-haired man.
The two fought, at the start, it was a draw, however soon the black-haired man started losing. The spectators present on that day were astonished, nobody thought that the black-haired young man will fight Arthuro (it was how the golden-haired man was named.) to draw for some time only using one of his divine weapons.
However, if the black-haired young man want6s to win against Arthuro, he would be forced to use his black that he had never used until now. Everybody was eager to know the outcome of the fight once he used his black gun, even Alex the spectator inside his body wanted to know.
When the black-haired young man wanted to use his black gun, everything became dark and Alex was ejected out of the body. His dream came to an end and before leaving the dream world he heard the black-haired young man muttered something while looking at his leaving figure as if he knew Alex was there since the start.
'Take care of her from now on. Sorry, but you are not strong enough to know about the second gun. See you soon'
Alex finally understood this wasn't a dream but something like memories of the previous owner of his Gift. While thinking that, Alex woke up, his head hurts, he sat in the bed and took a deep breath to calm himself.
Suddenly, Alex heard a voice.
〘 Finally, I've been awakened, albeit not totally. How are you feeling, Master?〙
Alex jumped from his bed and took a defensive posture while looking around, he asked ''Who are you? What do you want? Who is your master?"
〘Oh! So, many questions, Master. I'm your weapon, your contracted weapon which made you my Master. I just wanted to talk with you, to explain a few things to you.〙
The mysterious voice proclaimed to be his contracted weapon answered. This voice sounds like a female voice.
'It was not like he minds, I'd rather hear the voice of a woman than the voice of a man.' Alex thought.
Suddenly, Alex's silver gun summoned itself, appearing in front of him. The silver gun fell into his hand.
〘This is me, your contracted weapon.〙 The female voice said. As he thought, it was one of his weapons talking to me.
〘It's exactly as you thought, Master 〙
''You, do you just read my mind?'' Alex asked vigilantly.
〘I'm not you, Master. Ah! come to think I don't have a name yet, so give me one, Master〙
Alex contemplated for a while before deciding,
''You will be called Silveria from now. Silveria because of your beautiful silver color and you're obviously a female.''
There was a long silence before his contracted weapon replied 〘Silveria, it's then. Take care of me from now on, Master 〙
Immediately after Silveria accepted the name Alex had just given to her, the silver gun shined brightly and Alex felt a sudden pain on his left arm as if something was being drawn on it. After some time, the pain subsisted.
Alex checked his left arm and he saw a cross-shaped tattoo there, the same one that was on the hand of his silver gun, however, his tattoo was a small version.
''Silveria, we need to talk,'' Alex declared.
〘Understood, Master.〙
A/N: Nickaido's here, as you had noticed in the last chapter when Silveria talked it will be put in 〘〙
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〘So, Master what do you want to know? 〙
〘 Oh! Let's me warn you first, I have not totally awakened, so there will some question I can't answer because I don't remember them.〙
''What? You are saying that you have not totally awakened. Why is that?" Alex asked.
〘Simply because your level is too low, Master and most importantly there are some questions I can't answer even I wanted to because of the seals placed on me by the previous Master for safety purpose.〙Silveria explained.
"I see. You partially awaken to help me. You are fearing that I may die without my gift. Am I right?" Alex explained before asking her a confirmation of his speculation.
〘Bingo! As expected of my Master, you're at least a little smart〙Silveria replied in a playful tone.
"Is that a sarcasm? Because I don't like your tone." Alex asked with a frown.
〘Not all, Master, I was just praising you. Nothing else. Gotta go, Master, see you soon〙
Silveria replied before vanishing, disappearing from his hand, and because Alex was startled he shouted "What are you saying?"
"Eh? I just asked how are you feeling after sleeping for more than seven hours."
Suddenly, Alex heard the Elf receptionist, Leena's voice. It seems that she had misunderstood his earlier question to be directed at her.
After calming down, Alex faced her. He didn't even notice when she entered the room, he was busy chatting with Silveria. The latter knew Leena was coming, that mischievous weapon didn't warn him and left like that.
'If you had a physical body, I would have spanked your bottom.' Alex thought.
〘Oh! What a naughty master you are. Unfortunately, I don't have a physical body.〙Silveria replies.
"Eh?"
Alex was so astonished that he unconsciously blurted. Leena looked at him strangely. Alex coughed before answering Leena's previous question.
"Thank you, Leena. I'm fine now."
"I see. That's reassuring then." Leena replied with a smile.
While Leena and Alexander were chatting, Alexander didn't hear what his weapon quietly muttered in his head. 〘I don't have a body, at least for now〙
Suddenly, Leena asked Alex a question, after she noticed that he had a cross-shaped tattoo on his left arm, something he previously didn't have.
"Alex, did you have that tattoo previously on your arm? I didn't notice it, even when I was cleaning your upper body. Your body was hot back then, so I cleaned your upper body with cold water to help you regulate your body temperature."
Finally, Alex understood the reason why his upper body was shirtless.
Obviously, Alex couldn't say that this tattoo was drawn on his arm a few minutes ago after naming his gift. So, he decided to lie. "It was there, you didn't pay attention, reason why you didn't saw it."
Leena looked at him suspiciously, probably because she doesn't buy his crap, still, she knew he must have his reason for lying to her.
So, she decided to let it go, not pursue the matter any longer, he won't answer even she continued.
"I see. Now, that you woke up, you should leave. It's not too good to stay in an unmarried lady room, you know." Leena teased him.
Now that she said it, previously he had not noticed, but this is obviously a girl room.
The room itself was fairly simple, with no decoration, a simple table with two chairs, one bed. The one Alex was sitting on, Leena was sitting on a chair not too far from him.
When he looked closely, there was a flower vase contained a White flower on the table. Maybe, it is a White Lilly? Well, he doesn't know. The room was emitting a natural aura as if this room was in the middle of a forest. It's probably due to her racial feature, she is an Elf after all.
Now it was Alex's turn to tease her, he smiled while looking at her and he said "I'm planning to sleep here tonight because even though I said that I'm feeling well, I was lying. The truth is I'm still feeling a little unwell. So, let me sleep here tonight. I can sleep on the floor if you want. I promise I won't do anything."
Leena stood frozen in place, she was not expecting Alex to say something like that. Her instinct was telling her that he was probably lying, however she was not totally sure. Leena was put in a dilemma. She was debating whether to let him sleep here or not.
When Alex saw her like that, he couldn't control himself any longer, So, he burst in laughter. After laughing for a while he said "I got you. You're not the only that knows how to tease someone."
Having finally understood that Alex was teasing her, Leena smiled before asking "Oh! so, you know how to tease your big sister?"
Alex smiled not answering her question. The two chatted for few minutes before Alex stood up and get dressed in another shirt that he took from his item box while pretending that he had taken it from his spacial ring (Only wealthy merchant, nobles, and high-class adventurers could own one).
Alex and Leena, descended to the first floor, Alex followed to her receptionist desk and he gave her the material of monsters he had killed. Alex had killed four goblins, meaning 4 goblins= 1 silver coins and 2 copper coins, plus the 4 monster cores (4 copper coins per goblin core), the four cores= 1 silver coin and 6 copper coins. The total amount of money earned with today's goblin subjugation quest is 2 Silver coins and 8 Copper coins.
Alex remembered that last time he had killed 10 goblins, he had earned 3 Silver coins for the ears and 4 Silver coins for the monster cores, his total earnings on that day was 7 Silver coins.
Finally, Leena paid him 10 Silver coins for the Poison Frog (All materials: the rears legs are 6 Silver coins, 1 Silver coin for the tongue, 2 Silver coins for the Poison sac, and lastly 1 Silver coin for the Core).
Today, Alex had earned 13 Silver coins, after Alex bid farewell to Leena and the other receptionists, he left the Adventurer guild going back to his Inn.
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Night. The round moon was hanging high and stars filled the sky.
By now, Alex had already returned to [The Moonlight Inn]. He saw Ms. Lana, he greeted and chatted with her for a while, before asking her if she had something ready to be eaten. He was hungry.
Ms. Lana asked him to wait. A few minutes later, her daughter brought his dinner.
By the way, dinner was a steak of a monster called Kelpie and a stew made from its offal.
After finishing eating, Alex drunk a little wine before leaving, going back to his room. He took a bath and after he finished he sat on his bed.
"Silveria, come out we need to continue our earlier discussion,'' Alex says.
〘Master, there is no need to shout like that you know. Just talk to me in your head. If you continue shouting like that with no people around, people may take you for being crazy. Well, that would fun.〙Silveria replies. Alex was really sure that if she had a body, she would have a mischievous smile on her face.
〘 Joke aside. What do want to talk about, Master?〙Silveria asked.
''What are you?" Alex asked.
〘As you've seen it in that dream, I'm a divine weapon, but using this world standard I'm called Gift. Also, let me correct you, don't go thinking that all gifts are divine weapons. There may be some exceptions. You and your friend's gifts are all divine weapons. The grade of your divine weapon is different, though〙Silveria explained.
Alex took a deep breath, digesting the information she just told him. Truth be told, after coming back from that mysterious dream, he mistakenly thought that all gifts were divine weapons. It seems he was wrong. Alex decided to ask Silveria another question.
''I see. What the grade of my divine weapons? Is it above other's weapons?"
〘Sorry, Master, I can't answer this question.〙Silveria replied flatly.
Personally, Alex was expecting something like that, he was just trying to see if he could squeeze some information out of her. Unfortunately, it had failed.
''The dream I had. It's the memory of the previous owner of my gift isn't it?"
There was an extremely long silence before Silveria answered. Her voice was not cheerful as it was a moment ago, her voice turned a little cold.
〘You are right. However, do not ask anything about him or about the world you have seen. You're too weak to know some things right now. So, weak that only my basic functions are usable for now after I forcedly unsealed myself. Once you reach a certain level, I'll tell you what you want to know.〙Silveria explained with a plain tone. She didn't even call Alex master as she does usually.
'Sigh! I'll spank you one day.'
Although Alex was a little pissed off for being called weak, there was nothing he could do about it at least now, as he said he will spanks this girl one day, do not ask him why but he had the feeling that it's possible.
Letting out another sigh, Alex decided to quickly become stronger as he has the feeling that things won't be too peaceful for him in the future. As if he has been dragged into a storm and to leave through this storm what's he needed the most is strength, if he was powerful enough, he will not fear anybody.
After experiencing that dream, Alex absolutely sure that his gift was no ordinary.
Abruptly, Alex remembered something, in that dream, the golden sword used by Arthuro, the black-haired young man's best friend, seems to be the same sword Leonardo has as a Gift.
Back then, when they had summoned their gifts, Alex felt a slight murderous aura directed at Leonardo's golden sword. He dismissed it, thinking that it was his imagination, however, he was sure that something happened back then (Between the previous owner of his Gift and Arthuro). Alex almost asked Silveria some questions about it. Fortunately, he managed to restrain himself in the end. Alex then decided to check his status before continuing.
『[Status]
[Alexander Touch]
Class: Magic Gunman
Age: 17
Male
「 Rank 1」
Level 5
Experience Value (XP): 30/600
Magic Power: (1030) 1050
Magic: None
Attack: (120) 130
Defense: (95) 115
Agility: (130) 150
Intelligence: (130) 150
Luck: (80) 100
BP: 40
Gift: Two Guns * Semi-sealed*
Skills: [Normal Appraisal Level 1] [Language Comprehension] [Item box Level 1] [Swift Fingers Max] [Presence Detection Level 1] [Throwing knife Level 3]
Titles: [Otherworlder] [The one who can't use Magic] [The one whose fingers are faster than Flash] 』
A lot of things changed when Alex looked at his status window. There is still a long way before he can advance from Rank 1 to Rank 2.
In Mysthia's world, Cultivation is classed by Rank. It is said that Rank 15 is the highest rank attainable in this world. Those who are in this rank are considered like Demi-god in Mysthia world.
Alex was still extremely far from that level, he should focus on what is within his current reach. Alex had finally gotten a class, Magic Gunman. Even though he doesn't know what it really means, it sounds a little bit cool.
Alex chuckled at his childish thinking. He started to think about how he should use his 40 BP.
Suddenly, Silveria who didn't talk since a while ago finally spoke.
〘Master, I would suggest you add all your 40 BP to your Magical Power stat.〙
Alex didn't immediately respond, he stayed silent for a moment before asking,
''Sil, Why did you suggest that? Don't you see my status? I can't use magic. What uses more MP can have?"
There was a temporary silence before Silveria burst in laughter 〘Hahaha, As expected of Master, he even started planning to worm his way into my maiden heart by acting intimate, shortening my name. What a pervert.〙
Silveria says acting innocently like she was afraid of the big bad wolf. Damn it, this shameless divine weapon. Alex roared in his
mind.
〘Fufufu, Thanks for the compliment〙Silveria replies shyly.
Not being able to endure any more Alex shouted ''Silveria, answer my question before I become angry and decide to ignore and not use you. For your information I can survive without you.''
Feeling Alex's determination through these words, Silveria sighed and decided to stop teasing him.
〘You are right when you said you can't use magic. Although you can't use magic, there is a reason why you still possess Magical Power like everyone else〙
Alex stayed silent while waiting for her to continues.
〘As your class suggests you're a Magic gunman. Your needs Magical Power to be able to fire bullets or did you thought that you could create bullets by yourself?〙
Alex was dumbfounded when he heard her question, he had never thought about that.
Everything falls in place now, no wonder he had Magical Power. Alex wants to know more about it, still, he chose to allocate his free BP before continuing to question Silveria. The answer to his would come after.
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After allotting his 40 BP to his Magic Power stat, MP for short. Alex decided to check his updated status.
『[Status]
[Alexander Touch]
Class: Magic Gunman
Age: 17
Male
「 Rank 1」
Level 5
Experience Value (XP): 30/600
Magic Power: 1050 40 1090
Magic: None
Attack: 130
Defense: 115
Agility: 150
Intelligence: 150
Luck: 100
BP: 0
Gift: Two Guns * Semi-sealed*
Skills: [Normal Appraisal Level 1] [Language Comprehension] [Item box Level 1] [Swift Fingers Max] [Presence Detection Level 1] [Throwing knife Level 3]
Titles: [Otherworlder] [The one who can't use Magic] [The one whose fingers are faster than Flash] 』
If he remembered correctly when he leveled up to Level 4, there was still 80XP left and before awakening his gift, meaning leveling up to Level 5, he had killed three goblins which gave me 300XP and the Poison Frog Alex killed gave him 150XP, 30XP more than goblin XP. After using the 500XP to level up to Level 5, and now he was left with 30XP.
Tomorrow, he was going to take another goblin subjugation quest. Alex needs to level up faster. After deciding his plan for the next day, he shifted his attention back to Silveria.
"Sil, can you explain to me what my class: Magic Gunman means?" Alex asked what his title means.
〘Certainly, Master. As the name suggests, it's a gun that uses magic to function. In your case, it means that you will be using your MP to create bullets inside your magic gun (a.k.a me) to kill your enemies. This a magic world and it's not like you will be using fake bullets in a magic gun.〙
Silveria explained but when she talked about fake bullets, her voice was filled with disdain. Hence, Alex decided to inquire about that fake bullet she disdained so much was.
〘What I mean by a fake bullet, is the bullet you use in your homeworld: Earth〙
"What? How can our manufactured bullets be fake? There's a bullet that can even pierce through a tank you know?" Alex asked clearly disagreeing with Silveria.
〘Oh? Maybe, it's considered powerful in your world, however, in this world is completely useless against a monster or a powerful Ranker. Even your nuclear weapons are useless against magic. So, it's why I deem them useless.〙 Silveria replied.
Truth be told, he knew that some earthen weapons were useless in a fantasy world, reason why when he saw that his gift were two guns, He almost fell in despair. Wait, suddenly he thought about something, so he decided to ask Silveria. "Sil, How did you know all these things related to my world?"
〘Ah? What kind of stupid question is that? Master, you should use your brain a little more you know?〙 Silveria replied teasing Alex.
'I see. Never access my memories without my consent, understood?' Alex warned.
〖Don't worry I will not. It happened because of my awakening.〗Silveria said.
'Good.' Alex said while cussing at her in his mind.
This damned divine weapon who doesn't show any respect to her master. Unknown to him even though, Silveria call him Master, she didn't really acknowledge as one, at least not now, it may change in the future.
〘Thank you for the compliment, Master. It makes me happy.〙
"Damn it, I wasn't complimenting you, you shameless divine weapon and I know you know that. Cut the crap and answer my question will you?" Alex shouted. He wondered how the second weapon personality will be? If he/she is hard to deal with like this one, he will become crazy. Alex suddenly thought praying that isn't the case.
〘Rest assured Big sister is not like that.〙Silveria blurted out.
"Big sister? So the black weapon is a girl?" Alex asked he wanted to know more about the said Big sister.
However, Silveria did not answer. It seemed that she had let something slip that normally she shouldn't.
Alex chuckled in response to her silence.
"What a loose tongue you have. What your Big sister will do once she knows that you said something you shouldn't?" Alex teased her back.
〘Shut up, Do not talk like you know Big Sister.〙 Silveria yelled at him. Alex started to feel dizzy because she was talking to him directly in the head. It seems that he had gone a little overboard in his teasing. So, Alex apologized.
〘My bad, I shouldn't have shouted earlier. Let's stop talking about it. To answer your earlier question, I will say, it's simply because we shared our memories, Its because we shared our memories that you managed to see my previous owner memories. It was like that I know about your world and technologies and I must say for a practically manaless world, your technology is a bit decent.〙Silveria explained.
''I see. However, you said practically manaless world? Is it meaning there a little mana in our world? Did it means there are hidden magicians on Earth?" Alex asked her, eyes filled with anticipation, eyes shining like a child who got a toy.
〘Well, You can say that. Let's not dwell on this matter. Let me talk about how much MP you will need per bullet created.〙
〘Because I'm a magic gun functioning with MP. I consume 50MP/bullets for now. If we take into consideration your current MP capacity, it means that you can fire twenty bullets before your MP will be drained.〙Silveria explains.
''I see, I hope it will change soon." Alex asks clearly not happy with what she has said.
〘It will. There different types of bullets to be unlocked, let say for example, that once you became Rank 2, : The homing bullet: cost 300MP/bullet (It will follow the target for some distance before becoming ineffective). For advanced homing bullet, it cost more. Well, the more your level become higher the less MP needed to shoot them〙Silveria explained.
Alex was left speechless, his mouth hung agape. He almost shouted WTF!. Alex let out a sigh, it seems that all his future BP will be used on his Magic Power stat. After exchanging a few jokes with Silveria, Alex decided to sleep. The good point is that it's temporary.
...
After having seen that Alexander had fallen asleep. Silveria mumbled to nobody in particular.
'Master, you need to work harder. You will need to use more than MP to be able to use one of Big Sister's divine abilities. Also, there is that divine ability of mine that uses more than XP to work.'
She let out a sigh before saying 'Big sister, I know you can hear me, don't worry I'll not let them do anything to our current master. You need to help me to, I sincerely hope that you can unseal yourself faster. I miss you.'
After saying that, Silveria stopped talking and decided to rest in her own dimension.
...
Elsewhere, in a sealed space, this space was totally shrouded in darkness and an eerie silence that could make one shudder.
Suddenly, someone let out a small sigh after hearing what Silveria has said. It's difficult to know the individual that sighed gender.
Afterward, silence returned to the sealed space again as if nobody was there like it was an illusion.
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The next morning, the sun rose from under the horizon and lit up the sky. The residents of the city of Eria were beginning to wake up and start their respective jobs.
The Moonlight Inn's first floor was bustling with activity. Here and there you could see, some clients were eating, while some were simply talking. Those who finished eating left to start their jobs inside of the city. While some went outside, like adventurers and the merchants.
...
Alex's room on the third floor.
He woke up and let out a long yawn.
''Good morning Sil, did you sleep well?" Alex asked Silveria before adding "Well, I don't know if you can sleep, though."
〘Morning, Master. Well, it not a necessity for me to sleep, however, I chose to sleep simply because watching your sleeping face is boring.〙Silveria replies while not forgetting to tease him.
As for Alex, he smiled in return, it good to have someone to talk to when you wake up in the morning. After watching and changing his clothes, Alex descended to the first floor took a light breakfast before leaving for the Adventurer guild.
On his way to the Adventurer Guild, he stopped by Smith's Store.
Alex saw the Father and Daughter pair, he asked Smith to make him a custom made holster for his gun.
When they saw the design of the holster for his gun, Smith and his daughter were left speechless, they had never seen this kind of Gift, nor head about it. They tried to know his true background, however, Alex didn't say anything, he only smiled, refusing to talk about it.
Having seen that Alex was planning not to say anything, the two dropped the matter. Alex asked Smith to make him an Armor (Defensive shirt and pants made with a powerful monster hide), He paid Three gold coins for the Armor.
When Alex passed in front of a Magic Store, he stopped and purchased five mana potions, one mana option cost 2 silver coins, Alex bought a medium Grade potion. These mana potions are used to restore a depleted Magic Power.
Just after using his Appraisal skill on one of the mana potions he had purchased, a small window containing a piece of small information appeared in front of his eyes.
「Mana Potion
Color: Blue
Grade: Medium
Utility: This potion is used to recover one Magic Power, recover 500 points of your Magic Power. 」
It was all he got with his normal Appraisal skill,
'I wonder what kind of information would pop out if I had an Advanced Appraisal skill? Maybe, I could see the information on the ingredients used to make this potion.' Alex thought.
He will know after his Normal Appraisal skill advance toward the Advanced Tier.
Before leaving, the clerk warned Alex to only consume two Mana potions per day, or else he would feel stiffness in his muscles if he drinks more than that. After thanking him and promised him to listen to his advice Alex left.
By the way, potions are classed by grades, there are five grades known, be it's a mana potion or Strengthening type potion, Healing potion, and so on.
These grades are the following:
Normal Grade: green color
Medium Grade: Blue color
High Grade: Red color
Advanced-Grade: Gold color
Holy Grade: White color
No Store can't sell a Holy Grade potion, it was forbidden. Even the Advanced-Grade potion can't be brought in a store, it's too expensive.
As for the Holy Grade potion, it's extremely rare to see one, it's considered a national treasure in any empires and the other superpowers in the world, it's a priceless treasure. There are only a few Holy Grade potions in the world.
It is said that nowadays nobody could produce this kind of potion, not even the most talented alchemist couldn't do it. Only a few nations have this kind of potion in their treasure vault heavily guarded. This shows how valuable a Holy Grade potion is. It is said that a Holy Grade healing power could bring someone who still has one breath left in him, can cure any kind of diseases, and regrowth a lost limb in a matter of seconds. (an Advanced-Grade healing potion can also regrow a lost limb, but not as fast as a Holy Grade healing potion).
Alex let out a small sigh before continuing and soon he saw the Adventurer guild, he pushed the door open and entered.
The first floor was lively as always, everybody turned in his direction when they heard the sound of the door being opened, however after seeing that it was Alex, the newbie, it is how he was surnamed, they returned doing what they were doing.
〘Master, let's quickly go and slaughter some goblins to level up. Please hurry up.〙Silveria suddenly said, urging him. She was acting like a small child to whom one had bestowed a toy and she was impatient to play with it.
Alex left the guild after selecting today's question and went in the direction of the northern gate. it was another Goblin subjugation.
Half an hour later, Alex came out from the northern gate and entered the forest.
Suddenly, Silveria spoke
〘Master, continue going forward, thirty meters East of your current position is a group of goblins, there are roughly five or six goblins there. 〙
"Okay, I'll go. It seems that you have also the presence detection skill as I do." Alex said, however, Silveria immediately denied it, clearly displeased by what he said.
〘Master, do not compare my divine sense with your cheap presence detection skill.〙
Alex shrugged his shoulders in response, He continued walking, he went east like Silveria had suggested and soon he saw six goblins in front of him.
Silveria appeared in his hand without being summoned. She was really impatient.
Alex aimed his silver gun toward the goblin in the middle and fired two bullets.
Bang! Bang!
The two bullets pierced through the goblin's chest leaving two fingers size hole on it.
Finally, the goblins saw that something wasn't right because suddenly one of them fell on the ground, they looked in Alex's direction.
Without waiting for them to attack, Alex fired another two bullets in the middle of five remaining goblins, the bullets were too fast for them to dodge, one of the bullets pierced a goblin in the head, instantly killing it. While the other pierced another goblin's stomach injuring it.
Alex like this weapon, there was no recoil when you pull the trigger. He smiled, Alex likes the feeling of his fingers pulling the trigger. As if he was safe where he was, as though he could kill anything with this Silver gun in his hand.
〘Master, snap it. Stop daydreaming, you're in the middle of a fight, you will die if you don't focus on what is in front of you〙Silveria shouted, she brought Alex back from his daydreaming. That's was dangerous, Alex quickly leaped back dodging a rusted sword thrown at him.
After thanking Silveria, Alex fired another bullet towards the incoming goblins.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Five consecutive bullets were fired, killing another three goblins ( the one that was injured earlier and the one who threw the rusted sword) and another goblin who was holding a club. The remaining one goblin tried to flee, but how could he allow that, he killed the goblin with one bullet in the head.
Alex killed six goblins in the span of a few minutes and he had only pulled the trigger ten times, it means Ten bullets. Alex felt a little drained when he checked his remaining MP. He was left with half of his current MP (590).
Alex leveled up after killing those six goblins. He decided to rest for a few minutes before checking his status.
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Alex mumbled status in his head and a blue panel containing his status appears in front of his eyes.
『[Status]
[Alexander Touch]
Class: Magic Gunman
Age: 17
Male
「 Rank 1」
Level 6
Experience Value (XP): 30/700
Magic Power: 1090 1110 (20 BP)
Magic: None
Attack: 130 140
Defense: 115 125
Agility: 150 160
Intelligence: 150 160
Luck: 100 110
BP: 0
Gift: Two Guns * Semi-sealed*
Skills: [Normal Appraisal Level 1] [Language Comprehension] [Item box Level 1] [Swift Fingers Max] [Presence Detection Level 1] [Throwing knife Level 3]
Titles: [Otherworlder] [The one who can't use Magic] [The one whose fingers are faster than Flash] 』
Alex looked at his status astonishingly, no, to be more accurate at his MP stat, normally he should have 590 MP left plus the 10 points gained per Level up, it should be 600 MP, however now his MP has been restored.
〘Master, there's nothing to be astonished about, your MP recovered simply because you have leveled up. It's one advantage of Leveling up in a battle.〙 Silveria explained clearing away Alex's confusion.
"So, that's why. That's a good thing, I won't need to waste my Mana potion now." Alex mumbled. He stood up and continued moving deeper into the forest while asking Silveria to help him.
"I'm counting on you to tell me where I should go to see a lot of goblins, my dear Sil,"
〘Peh! What a shameless Master you are. I will not help you. It's tiring to use my divine sense because you're not powerful enough. Also, you must not depend too much on me for this kind of thing.〙 Silveria replied.
When Alex wanted to ask her to help his this once, she stopped me and say
〘I have a Gift for you. Close your eyes, it may hurt a little.〙
What? Alex wanted to ask her what she means by saying that, however before he could, he felt a terrible headache assaulting him, it almost makes his head explodes from inside. Alex dropped Silveria and started rolling on the ground.
A few minutes later that seemed like an eternity, the headache stopped. Alex lay splayed on the ground sweating, what a terrible headache that was.
"What have you done? Were you planning to kill your master?" Alex asked furiously.
〘 How rude, Master. Don't drop a maiden on the ground like that.〙 Silveria replied teasingly.
"Shut up. Just answer my question." Alex shouted clearly not the mood to joke.
〘You are no fun at all. Sigh! Just check your status and you will understand. No need to thank me.〙She says.
Alex decided to do as he was told.
『[Status]
[Alexander Kael Touch]
Class: Magic Gunman
Age: 17
Male
「 Rank 1」
Level 6
Experience Value (XP): 30/700
Magic Power: 1120
Magic: None
Attack: 140
Defense: 125
Agility: 160
Intelligence: 160
Luck: 110
BP: 0
Gift: Two Guns * Semi-sealed*
Skills: [Normal Appraisal Level 1] [Language Comprehension] [Item box Level 1] [Swift Fingers Max] [Divine Sense Level 1] (New Skill) [Throwing knife Level 3]
Titles: [Otherworlder] [The one who can't use Magic] [The one whose fingers are faster than Flash] 』
Alex Presence detection skill disappeared and got replaced by a new skill: Divine Sense.
When he checked his new skill with his Appraisal skill, what Alex saw left him speechless.
『Divine Sense: A divine ability superior to the Presence detection skill, at Level 1 you can detect anything in thirty meters around you with good precision.
Condition of use: Consume 100 MP per minute.
Passive Ability: Automatically activate itself and alert you when someone is targeting your life.
Range of activation: 2 meters』
"Good skill. Thank you, Sil. I want to ask you a question." Alex says happy to have acquired this skill, but there was something he wanted to know.
〘If I'm not wrong, you want to ask if you activate your divine sense for few seconds, how much MP it will consume?〙Silveria says she had exactly guessed what Alex had in mind.
〘If you activate for a few seconds, it will consume 50 MP. So, the best solution for you it to activate for 1 minutes, not to waste the little bit of MP you have.〙She suggested.
Thinking about it, what she had said was not wrong. Alex should follow her suggestion. He continued moving deeper into the forest when suddenly, Alex had the feeling that something was in front of him, not too far from where he was, it seemed that his intuition had become sharper. This sudden increase of his intuition was probably due to the new skill, Silveria gifted him. And because his Appraisal skill was not high, he couldn't see a lot of information on his new skill.
Finally, it was the time to test his newly gained skill, Alex mumbled Divine Sense in his head and automatically a 3D dimensional map appears in his head, this map looks like the one you often see in-game, Alex continued to check the map and he saw that twenty-five meters North from where he stood, were ten red dots, there was a label over their heads indicating that they were [Goblins].
When Alex wanted to know more about the ten goblins, the map became a little clearer and he was able to see that indeed there were Ten goblins, however, they were divided into two squads of five goblins each, separated by few meters.
Alex quickly stopped using his divine sense after 55 seconds and checked his remaining MP, he saw that he was left with 1000 MP. Which means he would run out of MP after firing sixteen bullets.
Alex continued moving and when he saw that he was not too far from the first squad constituted of Five goblins, he crouched down and he started moving silently.
'if it's possible I want to quickly eliminate this squad without using my gun.' Alex decided.
When he was five meters away from the five goblins that stood in the middle of the forest speaking an unknown language that even his langue comprehension's skill couldn't translate, Alex observed them for a while before throwing a stone in another direction to divert their attention.
The five goblins became startled as they tried to see who was attacking them. Having seen that they had taken the bait, Alex sprung forward, throwing five Black Bettie's.
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
Four of the five knives that he had thrown pierced four goblins in the chest, they fell on the ground, twitching for a few seconds before breathing their last breaths.
Without retiring his knives, Alex lunged forward while holding his knife Razor intending to silence the remaining goblin who had miraculously survived because he was wearing a damaged armor underneath its crude robe.
Unfortunately, he blocked his blade.
Gyin~!
A sharp sound was made as Razor came in contact with the goblin's long sword.
Then, he shouted,
Gugiyah!!
Alerting the other squad who was not too far from where they were, Alex heard the sound of numerous footsteps running towards us, he let out a small sigh before summoning Silveria and shot a bullet into the goblin chest where his heart was.
Bang!
His eyes opened wide in unwillingness, he thought that after alerting the other he may be able to live, unfortunately, he was killed. Alex quickly disappeared before the alerted goblins came.
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After killing the last goblin, Alex quickly retrieved his throwing knives before retreating and hide behind a big tree.
Shortly after, five goblins came and when they saw their fallen brethren, they started talking in an unknown language that even he couldn't understand.
Gyi~! Gyi~!
Gyi~! Gigyi~!
They were clearly restless, the five looked around, trying to see if they could locate the culprit.
Krak!!
Because Alex was too nervous, he had unconsciously stepped on a dead tree branch.
Gyi~?
The five turned their attention towards where Alex was.
Alex took a deep breath and said: "Sil, be ready, I hope you can perfectly synchronize with me."
〘I can, do not worry, Master.〙Silveria replied.
After listening to Silveria's reply, Alex dashed out from he was hiding startling the goblins who were coming toward his direction.
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
Alex successfully threw four knives toward the goblin on his left and right side respectively. Clearly not expecting a surprise attack, the two could not defend themselves properly, they were injured stopping them in their tracks.
Alex, on the other hand, continued without stopping, Alex swung Razor toward the goblin in the middle, aiming at its ribcage.
Even though everything happened in flash, the goblin still managed to block his attack with its rusted sword.
Gakiin!
A loud sound could be heard when the two blades collided, due to the difference in height and physical strength, the goblin was pushed back.
As though she had read his mind, Silveria perfectly synchronizes with him, she appeared in his left freehand, with her help Alex fired two bullets towards his left where another goblin was coming from.
Bang! Bang!
Without looking if whether he had successfully killed the goblin or not, Alex automatically switched his weapons, Razor went into his left hand while Silveria appeared in his right hand. He then fired another two bullets towards his right.
Bang! Bang!
Everything happened in a matter of seconds,
Thud! Thud!
The sound indicating that something had fallen onto the ground could be heard. The goblin in front of Alex stiffened because he had not anticipated this series of actions. Alex was too quick, the goblin knew without even looking back that the two that had fallen won't be waking up anymore.
A sudden fear gripped its heart, this frail-looking human at the moment looked like a monster to him.
No, to be more accurate he was afraid of the thing in Alex's right hand, He was afraid of Silveria, he was so afraid that he turned tail, and started running.
But how could Alex let him go so easily, missing this chance? He looked at the running goblin and then, he threw Razor with strength behind it.
Puh-
The sharp knife pierced the globin's neck, nailing him against a nearby tree, the goblin struggled for a while before stopping moving, he was dead.
Alex decided to take a few breaths to regulate his breathing.
It happened at that moment, Alex heard Silveria warning.
〖Watch Out〗
Without asking anything, Alex ducked down, barely managing to avoid the fate of being beheaded, a sword passed above his head, a few strands of his hair was cut off in the process.
Alex felt a chill down his spine when he saw the sword embedded in the tree not far from where he was. If he was late by a millisecond, he was sure he would be dead by now. He almost died because he was careless, it's true that carelessness is one greatest enemy. He had forgotten about the other two injured goblins.
While still being on the ground, Alex aimed Silveria toward the startled goblin who was not expecting him to be able to avoid that sword, the other remaining goblin was also startled. Alex used that chance to finish them.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Four bullets were fired in quick succession piercing the chest of the two goblins, they fell onto the ground and there was no longer any life in their eyes.
"Ah! That's close, thank you Sil. I won't be careless from now on." Alex promised.
〘It's good that you know, please do not die killed by the like of goblin. This is not a game, there is no restart. If you die, you die for good. Never let your guard down before the end of a fight, not even after being sure you have eliminated every threat. I hope you will not forget. You're destined to soar, be above everyone else. That's your destiny after being chosen by us.〙Silveria explained.
Destiny or whatnot, Alex must not be careless anymore. He was not planning to die young. He will live his life to the fullest.
"I promise, I'll be careful from now on.''
After promising to be careful from now on, Alex decided to check his status. It seemed he had leveled up before he killed the last three goblins.
''Status'' Alex murmured and immediately a blue panel containing his status appears in front of his eyes.
『[Status]
[Alexander Kael Touch]
Class: Magic Gunman
Age: 17
Male
「 Rank 1」
Level 7
Experience Value (XP): 330/800
Magic Power: 950
Magic: None
Attack: 140 150
Defense: 125 135
Agility: 160 170
Intelligence: 160 170
Luck: 110 120
BP: 0
Gift: Two Guns * Semi-sealed*
Skills: [Normal Appraisal Level 1] [Language Comprehension] [Item box Level 1] [Swift Fingers Max] [Presence Detection Level 1] [Throwing knife Level 3]
Titles: [Otherworlder] [The one who can't use Magic] [The one whose fingers are faster than Flash] 』
Alex became Level 7. And because he had fired four bullets he was now left with 950 MP after added the 20 BP gained per Level up.
"Sigh"
Alex let out a small as he continued to dismantle the corpses of the goblins. If it is possible he would like to advance to the next Rank before going back. And to do that he would need to level up eight times.
After a quick calculation, he would need 6100XP to do that. To go to Level 13 from his current Level 7, it was that amount of XP he needed, he would need to kill 61 goblins to be able to gain that amount of XP. If only he could change to another hunting ground, but he will not do that, he will continue to kill the goblin in this area for now for the simple reason that he didn't have an Armor or any defensive gear on me.
Suddenly, Alex had an idea so he asked ''Sil, I need your help. Will you help me?"
〘 Sigh! It can't be helped. Say it. What do you need me to do?〙Silveria replied.
''Nothing serious, I just need you to use your Divine Sense to scan the forest, to see if there is somewhere where there are lots goblins grouped together,'' Alex explained what he wants Silveria to do. The latter was not pleased with it.
〘What? You're asking me to scan the forest entirely and you are saying it's nothing serious?〙
Alex stayed silent before saying, ''I know it's tiring to do that because I am weak at the moment, but you must have understood why I asked you to do that. Please help me, you won't lose anything if you do, on the contrary, if I become powerful it will be helpful for you. So, what is your answer, Sil?"
〘Okay, Master. I'll help you.〙
Finally, Silveria accepted. She scanned the forest, after one minute, she stopped her scan and say.
〘5 km west from here there are 20 goblins, it is likely a small goblin settlement. I'm a little tired, let me rest for a while. You can continue walking. However, you must wait for me before doing anything, do not rush to go there.〙
''West? Okay. I understand. I'll go there. After killing these 20 goblins I will go back. After killing these 20 goblins, I'll be able to level up at least twice.'' Alex mumbled before starting walking towards the goblin's settlement location.
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[A/N: After Alex leveled to Lv 7, his MP was=1130( the 10 pts per Level up have been already added.) Alex fired four bullets after his level went up, meaning his original MP will go down by 200. It's why his MP became 950 on his status screen.]
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It was a little past noon, the sun was high in the sky. A lone figure could be seen walking inside a dense forest.
Naturally, it was Alex, he was heading West, toward the twenty goblin's location.
Silveria woke up about 15 minutes ago.
''Sil, I would like to use magic, even though my title says otherwise. Is there any way?'' Alex raised a question.
〖Oh? Why do want to use Magic so much?〗
Instead of answering Alex's question, Silveria asked him a question.
''Why you ask?"
''It's simple, when you talk about Fantasy world, being able to use magic is a must,'' Alex replied with a smile.
〖Fufufu, You seem to have read too many novels. Not everyone can use magic, you know. Or perhaps are you thinking that you are some kind of protagonist?〗
Silveria asked teasingly. Alex rolled his eyes before answering ''I'm without a doubt a protagonist.''
〖Oh? The protagonist of what?〗Silveria asked amused.
The corner of Alex's mouth lifted upward as he replied ''Of course, I'm the protagonist of my own life.''
There was a silence before Silveria burst out of laughter.
〖Fufufu! Nicely said. To answer your question, all I can say, it's no. So, to use magic like others it's impossible. You can't because of me and Big sister. We are Nemesis of magician〗
''I see. So, it's impossible after all.'' Alex mumbled under his breath. When he was thinking that it was clearly impossible to use magic. Silveria said something that raised his hopes to one day be able to use magic.
〖Do not worry, Master. Your case is not totally hopeless as you think. Well, I won't go in the details. You'll know in the future. 〗
''Wonderful, but could you at least tell how? please a few hints will do.'' Alex pleaded because he truly wanted to know how he would be able to use magic, Alex was truly excited, his heart started pounding hard just by thinking about it.
〖Sorry, Master, I can't. Just be patient and besides you're too weak to understand some things because of your low-level .〗Silveria explained refusing to go into the details.
However, as he was expecting something like that, Alex was not too disappointed because he had the feeling that he would know soon, He just needs to strengthen himself, to rise in levels.
The two continued to chat, exchanging few jokes as he continued walking silently toward the goblin's location. Alex suddenly thought about Maria and others.
Alex shook his head, driving away any unnecessary thoughts that could hinder him in the incoming battle.
Half an hour later he arrived at the destination. Alex immediately hide behind a tree and observed what was in front of him.
There was something that looks like a cave, at the entrance of the cave stood two goblins guarding it. The one on the left had a club in its hand while to the one on the right held a crudely-made bow and a quiver containing arrows.
''Sil, I thought that you had said there were twenty goblins together in the same location? But I seem that there are two goblins outside while the remaining goblins are inside that cave.'' Alex asked.
〖Yes Master. It is as you've guessed. Hehehe! Let's go massacre them.〗Silveria says while laughing. She appeared in Alex's right hand without behind summoned. Her laughter sends a chill down his spine.
Alex chuckled and says ''Okay, let's take care of those two first. However, I can't use you because it will draw the other goblin's attention in case they heard the gunshots. It's not like you have a silencer to stifle the sound of the bullets fired.''
〖Did I say that?〗
''What?"
〖Just watch, Master.〗
When Alex was still puzzled by what she meant, Silveria who was in his hand shined in silvery light for one second and after the silvery was gone, he looked dumbfoundedly at the now transformed Silveria.
Appearance-wise, she was still the same (Desert Eagle 50EA, RAE-713 IMI Desert Eagle Mark XIX Speedloader), however now she was equipped with a Silencer. Like the one you often saw in movies. However, this Silencer was silver in color instead of black.
Alex stood frozen in a place for a while before letting out a small chuckle as he rubbed his forehead, before muttering,
''Seriously, if you have the ability to transform please inform me beforehand. My heart almost stopped beating because of how surprised I was. So, how many types of transformation you can do?"
〖Master, do you think I'm some kind of a transformer?〗asked Silveria, she was clearly pouting. She seemed dissatisfied with his question.
''Are you not? I thought that you could transform in various forms, for example, you could transform into a sniper rifle or a shotgun. That's would be so cool.'' Alex says with his eyes shining like a child who just got his first toy.
〖Master, sorry to shatters that delusion of yours, but I can't transform like you are hoping. Creating something like this is my limit. So, do not hope for something impossible. Let's start the massacre.〗Silveria explained completely shattering his wild delusion.
"What a shame. Let's me vent my frustration on these goblins then.'' Alex declared before aiming Silveria at the goblin on the right who had no idea about its incoming death.
Pui!
Without waiting Alex fired another bullet toward the goblin on the left whose attention was focused elsewhere.
Pui!
The two goblins fell onto the ground dying, their eyes were filled with unwillingness. They did not know how they had died.
After dismantling the corpses, Alex stood at the entrance cave, he took a deep breath before activating his skill Divine Sense. Like the last time, a tridimensional map appeared in his head. Alex was able to see inside the cave, there was a lot of little dots on the map, they were red in color. If he hasn't guessed wrong:
Red Enemy
There was no Green dot on the map, only eighteen red dots. Three red dots were not too far from the entrance, while the remaining stood in the same location, Alex did not know what there were doing, but It helps him, he will quickly eliminate these three goblins before proceeding towards the remaining goblins.
After switching off the Divine Sense skill, he silently entered the cave. Darkness welcomed him, the inside of the cave was dark. Alex could not even see what was in front of him. He had miscalculated, to think he would forget to take the cave being dark into account.
''What to do?" he mumbled, he seemed to be at his wit's end.
〖Sigh! I guess it my turn to help then.〗Silveria announced.
''What?" Alex asked, she did not answer him directly, she just said 'it going to hurt a little.'
''Don't tell me. Please wait for a second will you?" Alex pleaded.
However, a terrible headache answered his pleas. He almost dropped Silveria and started rolling on the ground. Alex gritted his teeth, so hard that it almost bleeds. It still hurts even though, he went through something like this not too long ago when he was acquiring his Divine Sense skill.
〔New skill acquired: Night Vision Level 1〕
A message appeared in front of his eyes, announcing that he had acquired a new skill, however, Alex was not in the mood to care about that for now. He was still feeling a little dizzy after experiencing that terrible headache once again.
''Silveria, tell me in advance in case you are planning to gift me a skill. I do not like this terrible headache that assaults me each time you are about to gift a skill. Seriously, do warn me in advance. Is that clear?" Alex said, displeased.
〖Sorry Master, I will warn you in the future. I thought that you will get accustomed to that headache because you had already experienced it once. It seems that I wrong. I'm truly sorry.〗Silveria says, she was truly sorry. So, Alex decided not to complain too much.
''Nobody can get accustomed to that headache so quickly. I do not enjoy pain, I'm not masochistic. Still, I must thank you for gifting me another wonderful skill. What a timely gift. It's truly helpful. Thank you.''
〖Stop it, Master. You're making me blush. There is no need to thank me. After all, you're my dear Master that I like so much, hence it normal to help you.〗Silveria say acting bashful, however, Alex knew that she was teasing him. So, he stayed silent not replying.
Finally, Silveria talked after noticing that Alex did not reply to her teasing.
〖Why are you not talking? Do not tell me it was because you've fallen deeply in love with me. What a sinner am I? To think that I will make my master fall deeply in love with me. As expected of this Lady charm.〗Silveria boasted shamelessly.
Alex held his head in his arms and say in resignation ''Stop it, Sil. I'll die of shame if you don't. You win. Let's proceed.''
She left out a small chuckle. Alex decided to not bother himself with her any longer, he decided to check his newly acquired skill.
〔Night Vision Level 1: It's a skill that lets you see easily in the darkness.
At Level 1 you can only see Five meters around you.
Consume 20 MP per minute〕
What a nice skill, it doesn't consume too much MP.
'Night Vision' Alex muttered, immediately his vision became clear, he was able to clearly see what are in front of him. It was not perfect but he was sure that when the level of the skill will become high, he would be able to perfectly see in darkness.
With the Night Vision activated, Alex proceeded deeper into the cave. He tried to silently walk, not to alert the three goblins ahead.
Like a cheetah, he walked, and soon he was able to see three goblins chatting around a table.
Alex stopped walking and studied the three goblins, even though they sat around a crudely made table and chairs, they were still vigilant, as their weapons were not far from them. Still, it seemed they had not noticed his presence which was a good thing.
''Let's rock baby,'' Alex mumbled trying to sound cool.
〖What's that?〗Silveria asked.
However, Alex refused to answer, still hiding, he aimed Silveria at the goblin in the middle and fired.
Pui!
It was instant death, a bullet in the head.
Gyi?
Gyi?
The other goblins were startled after seeing their brethren with whom they were talking a few seconds earlier fall headfirst onto the table.
Without giving them time to search for the intruder, Alex fired two bullets in quick succession. he managed to quickly eliminate them. The other two also died with their heads crashing onto the table. The poor table was broken into pieces.
There was a little noise, hopefully, it did not alert the other goblins.
Alex quickly started to dismantle the dead goblin's corpses.
Suddenly, Alex stopped because he saw a small pouch, when he opened it, he saw a few coins inside it. Roughly counting it, there were at least thirty Silver coins inside the pouch.
Alex's hands became heavy, his breathing quickened.
''I have a bad feeling about this,'' he muttered feeling something ominous. As though there was something on the other side he would not like.
〖Me too, Master. However, you can not stop here now. So, Let's go.〗Silveria says.
''Sigh! You're right. Let's go even though something it telling that I won't like what I going to see if I proceed.'' Alex replied.
With a heavy step, he continued, going where the remaining goblins were located, in the depth of the cave.
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As Alex continued to advance, the ominous he had earlier was growing deeper, each step he took. He was sure of one thing which was that whatever awaiting him on the other side, he wouldn't like it.
Alex shook his head and continued walking, now that he thought about it, It seemed he had leveled up after killing the last three goblins.
As soon as Alex thought about checking his status, a blue panel appeared before his eyes.
『[Status]
[Alexander Kael Touch]
Class: Magic Gunman
Age: 17
Male
「 Rank 1」
Level 8
Experience Value (XP): 30/900
Magic Power: 1130 1140 20 BP (1160)
Magic: None
Attack: 150 160
Defense: 135 145
Agility: 170 180
Intelligence: 170 180
Luck: 120 130
BP: 0
Gift: Two Guns * Semi-sealed*
Skills: [Normal Appraisal Level 1] [Language Comprehension] [Item box Level 1] [Swift Fingers Max] [Divine Sense Level 1] [Throwing knife Level 3] [Night Vision Level 1] (New Skill)
Titles: [Otherworlder] [The one who can't use Magic] [The one whose fingers are faster than Flash] 』
It was without saying that Alex distributed his 20 BP gained per Level up to his Magic Power stat. With the amount of MP he had now he could at least shoot twenty-three bullets before running out of MP.
Satisfied with his stats, Alex continued to walk and soon he came to an intersection, there were two tunnels in front of him, one goes left, while the other goes right.
When Alex was contemplating which tunnels he should take, he heard Silveria's suggestion.
〖Master, you should take the one on your left, the one on the right is the shortest however it is filled with traps .〗Silveria cautioned.
''Thank you, Sil. It saves me some MP.''
Alex entered the left tunnel, after walking for about fifteen minutes, he saw the end of the tunnel, from the other side a light could be seen. After he switched off his Night Vision skill, Alex drowned one of the Mana potions he had purchased.
[500 MP]
Even though it tasted a bit bitter, he recovered the MP he had used. Alex had used more than 300MP.
After he checked that everything was ready, Alex decided to see what was on the other side, he advanced cautiously and looked through the entrance.
What he saw send a shiver down his spine, his inside started churning, he had a sudden urge to puke, so he quickly retreated back to the tunnel.
Immediately after retreated back to a safe distance, Alex could not control himself any longer, So, he started puking, throwing everything he ate since the morning.
〖Take it easy, Master.〗Silveria said while consoling him.
Alex felt like she was patting his back, stroking his head with care, but he knew it was impossible, maybe it was an illusion, Silveria did not possess a physical body nor he saw her in soul form either.
Still, he managed to calm down and now he was filled with a wave of extreme anger
''Unforgivable.''
Alex mumbled with a cold voice that astonished even himself.
〖You are right, however, do not let anger cloud your thinking.〗Silveria warned.
Those damn ugly green-skinned monsters, Alex's heart turned colder when he recalls what he had seen.
A human male nailed against the cave by numerous swords, the Armor he wore was in tatters, with lots of injuries visible to the naked eyes, some were so deep that you could see a white bone, his limbs were twisted unnaturally, his eyes wide open, he was already dead and from his opened eyes you could an immense hatred mixed with guilt.
〖Master, he must have taken the right tunnel to enter the center of the cave, hence he encountered a lot of traps along the way, he became injured even before stepping out. As for the girl, she must have taken the left tunnel.〗Silveria explained.
Alex's eyes were filled with anger, as she had said, there was a girl as well, even though he looked briefly, what he saw, was hard to describe, most of the clothes she was previously wearing were torn apart, a goblin was playing with her lower body, while another one was playing with her mouth, the remaining goblins were watching on the side, some were even cheering. Judging by the lack of sound coming from the girl, she was probably died since a while ago and those damned green-skinned monsters were still playing with her body.
Alex felt sick in the stomach just by remembering it, even though he had often read these kinds of things in a novel back on Earth, now that he saw one with his own eyes, the reality was different, he was feeling extreme anger and hatred toward those green-skinned monsters.
''Let's go massacre them,'' Alex says with a cold voice, unconsciously his mouth curled up forming a grin.
〖Fufu! Certainly, My Master.〗Silveria replied, seeming happy somehow.
Well, it's a good thing, she's happy. Alex thought.
Slowly, he walked back, going where those monsters were.
Normally, any normal human facing this kind of situation will have two kinds of emotions:
The first one would be: fear. Seeing fifteen monsters together playing with a woman's dead body while there was another human corpse not too far from there. Fear will overtake your mind and you would want to quickly flee back and ask for reinforcement.
The second emotion would be: Rage, seeing this situation, you will be filled with extreme rage, so much rage that you would recklessly charge toward the goblins to eliminate them, thus avenging these two victims.
Strangely, Alex's case was different, he was not filled with fear, if he must describe it, He was burning with extreme anger, yet at the same time, his thinking was still clear, Anger did not cloud his judgment, nor he was recklessly charging towards them, his mind was clear, so clear that even himself he was astonished by it.
Why so? He did not know, nor he had the time to think about it. With a clear mind, calmly Alex walked with Silveria pointed forward, while in his right hand were three throwing knives, naturally, it was his lovely Black Bettie's.
Soon, Alex comes out from the tunnel.
Because the goblins were still enjoying themselves, none of them took notice of his arrival.
''Perfect,'' Alex muttered.
Without wasting this chance, he threw the three Black Bettie's in his right toward three goblins on the right, while at the same time Silveria was aimed at the goblins that were enjoying themselves with the girl dead body.
Pui! Pui!
Two bullets were fired, the first one went through the head of the goblin that was playing with the girl lower body, while the second went through the other goblin's chest (the one was the one using the girl's mouth.)
In a matter of seconds, five goblins were killed and their bodies fell onto the goblins, astonishment filled their eyes, they did not know how they had died nor who attacked them.
Finally, after seeing five goblins suddenly fall onto the ground in succession that the remaining came to know that there was an intruder.
Gyi~!
Gyi~!
They started looking around, trying to see where the intruder was.
After successfully killing five goblins, Alex hides behind a boulder he saw by chance and observes the panicked goblins. Still, being behind the boulder, Alex aimed at another goblin and fired.
Pui!
Thud!
Another goblin had fallen onto the ground, nine goblins remained.
The goblins became more panicky, they started to frantically search who was attacking them, none of them came to look at where he was, and because Silveria was still equipped with a Silencer who helped to reduce the bullet's sound, every time Alex shoot they only saw one of them fall, nothing seemed to work, not even their shield.
Like that, Alex killed three more goblins reducing their numbers to six. One more to go and he will level up and they will be no need to hide any longer.
It happened when Alex was aiming at one the remaining six goblins, one of the goblins spotted him, he didn't know how but he was spotted.
Gyii!
That goblin pointed its finger toward his direction and charged at him with its club, the other followed him.
''Sigh! And I thought that I could calmy level up without taking any risk. I guess not everything works as you wish.'' Alex muttered in dejection.
〖Fufu! Don't complain too much, Master. Since a while ago, you're having it easy. So, it's now the time to face them head-on and quickly eliminate them. What a lazy Master you are.〗Silveria says, not forgetting to tease him.
''I guess, you're not wrong,'' Alex replied.
Immediately, Alex stood up and aimed Silveria toward the incoming goblin and fired.
Pui!
Another one died with a bullet in the head. Alex becoming more proficient in handling his gun.
The remaining five goblins came to an abrupt stop and became cautious, fear could be seen in their eyes when Alex sensed that they were about to turn tail and run. He aimed my gun toward them and fired.
None of them managed to flee far away before being killed by Silveria, after a few minutes they were all dead.
After Alex finished closing the two corpses' eyes and covering their corpses. He sat on the ground against the previous boulder (the one he had used as cover to kill some goblins) and decided to take a little rest before proceeding to dismantle the corpses of the goblins.
Suddenly, Alex saw a blue panel window appeared before his eyes.
『A New title acquired: Goblin Slayer』
Without checking what the title means, Alex closed the information window and closed his eyes to rest for a few minutes, he was mentally exhausted after seeing all these things earlier.
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A half an hour later Alex opened his eyes after resting for a while. Even though he was resting, he didn't let his guard down.
Alex stood up after letting out a long yawn and did a light stretch.
''Let check my status and title,''
As though responding to his thought, a blue panel appeared before his eyes.
『[Status]
[Alexander Kael Touch]
Class: Magic Gunman
Age: 17
Male
「 Rank 1」
Level 9
Experience Value (XP): 630/1000
Magic Power: 870 (20 BP)
Magic: None
Attack: 160 170
Defense: 145 155
Agility: 180 190
Intelligence: 180 190
Luck: 130 140
BP: 0
Gift: Two Guns * Semi-sealed*
Skills: [Normal Appraisal Level 1] [Language Comprehension] [Item box Level 1] [Swift Fingers Max] [Divine Sense Level 1] [Throwing knife Level 3] [Night Vision Level 1]
Titles: [Otherworlder] [The one who can't use Magic] [The one whose fingers are faster than Flash] [Goblin Slayer] (New Title) 』
''It seems because I had fired six times after leveling up. My total amount of MP has decreased by 300 points and after adding the 20 BP, it becomes 890 MP. Let's see what the title I acquired means.''
Alex mumbled before tapping on his newly acquired title.
〈Goblin Slayer: A title acquired after slaying numerous goblins. You are their nemesis. Facing any normal goblin, your presence alone will scare them, making it easy for you to slay them.〉
''I see. This title sounds cool even though it doesn't offer too many things. Then, let's start doing the bothersome works.'' Alex says while rubbing his forehead.
Then, he turned around and began collecting the proof that the subjugation was completed.
By the way, in the case of goblins, not many shops in the guild purchased their materials because most of them are worthless, hence he only stripped the right ears and magic stones.
''Sil, please keep watch on the surrounding, we do not know when a boss will show up.''
〖Okay, Master.〗Silveria replied.
Alex was astonished by her a quick reply, he thought she would at least complain for a while before accepting, however, she accepted so easily that it left him speechless. 'Maybe her rebellious period had ended? he asked himself.
〖How rude of your Master to think like that.〗Silveria chided him.
''Sigh! Sometimes, I forgot that you are inside my consciousness.''
〖Well, it's not like I can read your thoughts, I just deducted that's all.〗Silveria said.
'I see.'
Alex says before proceeding to work, taking out a black medium length knife (made by Smith for dismantling) he started to chop off the goblin's ears one by one, not forgetting to dig their magic stone located in the heart.
One hour later, Alex had finished and stored away all the materials he harvested inside his item box.
After finishing the dismantling of the fifteen goblins that he killed here. Alex turned his eyes towards the goblin's weapons for a moment.
However, the long swords, the broken shield, and the axe were rusted and useless.
Though it might be possible to ask a blacksmith or weapon's shop to repair it, the repair cost would probably make it a deficit, hence it was not worth the trouble.
There was another kind of weapon here, clubs. Although these clubs were also scattered around, Alex left them as they were.
Though he called it a club, they were just branches used as club substitutes. Judging by how crudely they have been made, one could make it immediately just by taking branches from trees outside.
As he crouched down to pick up the knife, Alex used to dismantle the goblin, he felt a gaze. It seemed that something was entered the cave and was quietly observing him.
〖Master, we have an unexpected visitor. Better quickly retrieve and store away it away.〗Silveria advised.
When Alex was planning to store away the knife after retrieving it, he felt a sense of crisis, so without thinking he jumped to his left.
Boom!
The next moment, something red hit where Alex previously stood, and fire spread out, dust filled the cave.
''What's that?" Alex asked filling dread.
〖Calm down, Master. It was just low-level Flame Magic: Fireball.〗Silveria explained.
Suddenly, without knowing why, Alex activated his Divine Sense skill, and immediately he saw a glowing red dot moving at an extremely fast speed toward him. Instinctively by reflex, he brought Razor, his custom made knife in front of his face, taking a defensive stance.
Gakin~!
A sharp sound was made as Razor came in contact with a long sword above his head.
''Guh!" Alex grunted because his right hand which was holding Razor became numb. He was astonished by his enemy's physical strength, so was his enemy, the other party did not think that Alex could parry its blow.
Not wanting to miss out on this opportunity, Alex immediately counterattacked by launching two Black Bettie's at the enemy's, who seemed to have not recovered from the shock of him blocking its sneak attack.
However, to Alex dismay, his attacks were blocked, the thing Alex attacked pushed out a shield to block his two knives. The enemy's who sneak attacked him quickly fall back after blocking the two throwing knives Alex had thrown.
Finally, Alex was able to see the other party before him. It was a goblin.
It had a long Silver sword and a small round shield that had two black knives embedded in them.
However, different from a normal goblin was its skin color. While a normal goblin had green skin, the goblin in front of him had red skin. In addition, it was larger and a head taller than a normal goblin.
''I see a rare species. I never thought that I'll encounter one. It seems that you're the boss of the goblin I've killed.'' Alex says stabilizing his breathing.
Then, for the first time, Alex decided to use his Appraisal skill on a monster.
『 Elite Goblin
Rare Species
Level: 12
Magic: 300
Attack: 200
Defense: 100
Agility: 120
Intelligence: 50
Luck: 60』
Alex sucked a mouthful of air, A Half-Step Rank 2 Monster. Finally, he understood why his arm felt numb after their previous exchange. Simply, it was because the goblin rare species attack points were above his.
Suddenly, the rare species gave a cry as if mumbling something.
Gyii Gyii!
Right after it gave a cry, a ball of fire appeared in front of its eyes. It was small, seeing this fireball, Alex remembered the previous attack, so he jumped in the opposite direction after the goblin shot the fireball.
Alex rolled on the ground before standing up. Without giving him the time to cast another fireball. Alex threw two throwing knives towards him. He knew he would block it, hence at the same time with his other hand he fired two bullets.
Bang! Bang!
Even though Alex had fired the bullets slightly after he threw the two knives, the bullets caught up with the knives.
On the other side, the rare species goblin reaction was not slow, first, he sacrificed the small shield by throwing it towards the incoming knives, while himself shifted his right shoulder slightly back to avoid the bullets, unfortunately, he was not fast enough, one of the bullets pierced his shoulder making grunt in pain.
He glared at Alex before hurling his sword towards his head, it happened so fast that Alex was almost caught off guard. Still, he quickly brought Razor to of his left to deflect the sword, Alex managed to deflect it but he received a small injury as consequence, there was a little cut on his left cheek, pain assaulted but he gritted his teeth and endured. Alex touched his bleeding cheek and murmured. 'It was the first time I'm injured since I started doing quests.'
Alex looked at the culprit of his injury, one of his arm was limping, yet he was already preparing his next attack, another fireball.
However, Alex had the feeling that this one was a little different from the previous two fireballs.
''As if I would let you cast it,'' Alex shouted before kicking the ground, as he sprinted toward the rare species.
Swish! Swish!
The remaining two throwing knives he had, were hurled towards the rare species, he jumped on the left to avoid the knives.
A cruel smile floated onto Alex's face when he saw that the rare species had moved exactly as he wanted.
Like they had a tacit agreement, Silveria appeared in his left hand, the silver muzzle was pointed at the goblin followed by the sound of gunshots.
Bang! Bang! Bang!...
Alex emptied his charger on him (his remaining MP), he could not avoid all these fast bullets, hence he died after one of the bullets pierced its heart.
Thud!
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The body of the rare species fell on the ground after the sound of the shots disappeared.
The corpse of the red-skinned goblin lay in front of Alex's eyes. It was a rare species of a goblin. Because it was killed with a gun, there were only a few holes on its chest, apart from these holes you could hardly see any other injuries on it.
Fortunately, if Alex stores it in his item box, time doesn't flow and it won't rot, so Alex decided to store it in there for now.
Alex heaved a sigh before taking care of his injured check. After finishing, he approached the rare species and stored his body inside his item box, he did the same thing with the two-body and the sword used by the rare species.
After storing all these things inside his item box, it had become full.
Alex left the cave to go back to the Adventurer guild.
''I'll check my status once I went back,'' Alex decided while dragging his tired body back to Eria's town.
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After leaving the Goblin's cave (It is how Alex named the cave where he killed the twenty-one goblins), Alex heads toward the northern gate. En route, he decided to have a chat with Silveria.
''Sil, Now that I'm not too far from attaining Rank 2, what kind of ability will you be able to unseal?" Alex inquired.
〖Let's see, you need to be at least Level 15 to be able to use a new type of bullet.〗She replies.
''What type of bullet?" Alex immediately asked back, his eyes glittered like a child's in a toy store.
〖Homing bullet. The normal type of homing bullet. A normal homing bullet will cost you 300 MP and it will become ineffective after twenty meters. You can only use a normal homing bullet at Rank 2, for the other type of homing bullet you can use only at Rank 3.〗Silveria explained.
''Sigh! With my current Magic power, I can only create three bullets before running out of MP. It's quite sad though. If only it cost 100 MP per bullet I may able to shot eleven times.'' Alex replies dejectedly.
Hearing what Alex said, Silveria gave no reply, probably if she had a physical body Alex thought that she will be rolling her eyes at him.
Alex decided to change the subject, switching it to something more urgent.
''Sil, I think we went a little bit overboard today.''
〖You are talking about the thirty-one goblins we killed today, isn't it? Especially the rare species.〗Silveria declared as though she had read Alex's mind.
''Yeah, it's especially about the rare species. Even though I have killed more goblins than the quest has requested, it's not a big problem. However, I could not say the same thing about the rare species. I may be able to advance in rank if they saw that I have killed thirty goblins today even though I'm F-rank. However, it will become another matter entirely if I say that I killed a rare species. Even though it's goblin rare species, it doesn't change the fact that it's not something a mere F-rank Adventurer could kill, not even an E-rank Adventurer could do it. This rare species is considered at least D rank monster."
Alex rubbed his forehead before continuing, asking for her opinion. "Hence, I'm planning to conceal the fact that I killed a rare species for a while. What do you think?"
Silveria stayed silent for a while as though she was mulling over Alex's question before answering.
〖Master, I understand your concern but let me ask you a question first before continuing.〗
''Ask,'' Alex replies.
〖How are planning to answer them if they asked you where is the leader of the goblins you have killed?〗
After Alex heard her question, he stayed silent. Truth be told, it slipped his mind, he didn't think about it. How should he answer if they asked? Should he say that he was out? They will not buy it. It seems he was thinking they would not ask him something like that.
For starter, it was impossible for them not to ask me that kind of question. Thirty goblins were not a small amount of goblin. Even though Alex had killed Ten goblins (Two squads of five goblins) firstly before killing twenty later when he discovered the cave, it was because they had a settlement close by (the Goblin cave). If not it was impossible to kill so many goblins if Alex were to search for them and kill them one by one.
So, let say that Alex went back and deliver 30 goblins ears. The receptionist will immediately know that he stumbled upon a goblin settlement to be able to kill so many goblins. And when there is a goblin settlement somewhere it what without saying that, there is a leader. This leader will be different from others, which would mean that its ear would be different from a normal goblin. The thirty goblins ears he has are from a normal goblin. Only the rare species ears were different from the other. So, if they ask, Alex would be forced to present it because nobody will believe him if he says that the leader was not there. Also, there are two human corpses in his Item box, their death was caused by the leader (especially the male). Upon seeing the corpses it will prove their assumption that there was a leader. The male Adventurer killed was an E rank Adventurer, as for the girl she was an F rank Adventurer. In conclusion, Alex will be forced to show the rare species corpse.
"Ah,'' Alex spat out a sigh and say ''I guess that in the end, I'm going to present the rare species corpse. Sure, it's will cause an uproar but I'll still do it. Besides, the higher my Rank is, the better quest I could take. It's not too bad.''
〖That good then, Master. Too much attention is not good, also acting cowardly and too cautiously is not good either.〗said Silveria.
Alex smiled after hearing what she said. She was not wrong. Because he didn't want to draw too much attention on himself, he was planning not to show the corpse of the rare species. However, now he changed his mind.
Alex and Silveria continued to chat, exchanging jokes when suddenly Alex raised a question that he should have asked previously.
''Sil, why there was no dead goblin on our way to the center of the cave?"
〖If you want to ask if the other two that was died, have not killed any goblin. My answer is that they entered the cave from another entrance, they may or may not have encountered goblin on their way, but I can assure that they have faced the rare species upon entering. It was because they were fleeing from him that they got separated, one went left, while the other went right. The leader killed the male and played with the girl before leaving her to his subordinates and take care of something (I was why we did not see him immediately after entering) before coming back.〗Silveria explained after thinking for some time.
What she said may not be totally true, however, Alex guessed she was not too far from the truth.
''I see. Thanks to his absence it has been easy for me to eliminate his subordinates. Everything went smoothly because of my Gift. If I was using Sword instead of you, things may not have turned this good. I will be more injured than am I. Worst case I may die like the other two. Thank you, Silveria. With you, I'm a long-range attacker, for close combat I have my Razor. I need to train using my knife more.''
Alex came to the decision that he must train.
〖 You're right Master. It's not too good to rely on me too much now that the amount of MP you have is little. You should train more, using your knife and throwing knives.〗Silveria suggested.
''Okay, I will. Let's keep moving. I'm rather tired.'' Alex says as he continued moving forward and soon the northern gate came into view. Upon seeing it, he smiled and his steps became quicker.
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Alex walked toward the northern gate and as usual, there were numerous guards at the entrance checking everybody that going in and coming out from the town.
''Welcome back, Alex boy." said one of the guards with a smile. It was the Captain of the northern gate guards.
A robust man that looked like he was in his middle forties, brown hair, and green eyes like mine. He had a large scar on his left cheek. He could have healed it by using a high-grade potion or asking for a priest, but he chose not to. When Alex asked why he left it like that, he simply responded by saying "Scars are man pride. There are there to recount a story. Hence, I'll never erase them. Alex boy, a man with scars is a true man. Don't worry you'll understand one day.''
Alex just laughed shrugging his shoulders in response.
Back to the present.
''Hello, old Gus. How is Marly and the twins?'' Alex responded after greeting the other guards.
The captain northern guard was called Gustav, Alex shortened it to Old Gus in retaliation against him for calling him Alex boy. Old Gus has a wife named Marly and two children. Twins to be exact, Lisa and Elsa, they are seven years old.
''Everyone's fine, but these little devils are too mischievous. Lately, they have been saying that once they became adults they would become Adventurers. Hell no, the Gods above know that I will not allow it. How can I allow my lovely babies to become a brute who run after riches and fame? Never.''
Say a former A-rank Adventurer. By the way, to be considered adult you must be fifteen.
Alex just laughed when he heard what Old Gus said, he did not offer any comments because if he did it, Alex knew that he would not leave soon.
Suddenly, Old Gus looked at Alex fixedly, his eyes were burning. Alex felt goosebumps so unconsciously he stepped back.
Old Gus disappeared and reappears in front of him in the blink of an eye, as expected of a former A-rank Adventurer nicknamed 'Fierce Gale'. He held Alex's face, looked at his left cheek. More precisely at the scar which was there. Alex wound was not fully healed.
''Good, extremely good. Your first scar is not bad, Keep it, don't try to heal it. It-''
Without waiting for him to continue, Alex cut him and said ''I'm not you, there is no way I'll follow your advice. I do not want to be a scarred man.''
Old Gus was flabbergast by Alex's sudden refusal, he looks like he has been betrayed. Using this chance Alex quickly entered the town disappearing with the speed that astounded even himself. He could not let him come back to himself and start nagging him after he refused him and he even called him a scarred man. Alex's back was drenched in sweat just by imagining all the preaching he would suffer if he caught him.
...
Soon after Alex left, Old Gus sighed and said with lamentation.
''Nowadays, the young un's doesn't know what is good, they refuse to listen to their elders. Don't worry Alex, I'll show you the way.''
The other guards were suppressing their laughter because they knew that Old Gus was a little furious when Alex refused his offer. As expected Old Gus couldn't maintain his image of a dignified elder who wanted to teach his junior any longer as he started cursing ''Fuck, that little punk he fled after calling me scarred man. Little punk, you better not let me catch or else humph.''
The other guards could not contain their laughter any longer, therefore they started laughing, they laughed hard, it has been a long time since they saw him eat a loss like this. They immediately stopped after Old Gus glared at them. They felt a chill running down their spines being stared at by the famous 'Fierce Gale', their former leader. This little squad of guards and Old Gus was in the same Adventurer group back when they were still active.
Now they are simply guards. Guarding this town and its inhabitants they loved so much.
...
After fleeing and leaving the stupefied Old Gus behind, Alex sprinted toward the Adventurer guild.
On the way, he stopped because he saw a familiar face. It was Smith's daughter.
''Good evening Sera. How have you been?"
Sera who was not expecting to encounter Alex was surprised at first before responding to his question.
''Oh, it's you, Alex. I was surprised. I'm fine. However, it seems that you got an injury today.''
Alex smiled and explained that it was not a big deal. Sera was out shopping. After exchanging a few words with her, Alex left.
Soon, he saw the Adventurer guild. Pushing the door open he entered and like usual, in an evening like this, the first floor is full of Adventurers. Some came back from missions and delivered the proof of subjugation before sitting at the bar to have a drink. Some were already there for a long time drinking, while a few others were simply chatting. And when they saw somebody enter, they all turned their attention toward the newcomer.
However, after seeing that it was Alex, the newcomer they resumed their activities. There were few among them that invited him to join them, however, Alex politely declined before moving toward the receptionist counter, toward Leena's counter. She was like Alex's personal receptionist. Alex rarely went towards another receptionist since he started taking a quest here.
Suddenly, Alex spotted a group of five men sitting in a corner drinking and chatting happily, however when they saw him, the atmosphere changed and now they are glaring at him.
'Seriously, what with those eyes that looked at me as if I had slept with their mothers?' Alex thought.
Alex know this group a little, it's a group of novice adventurers, their leader is an E rank Adventurer while the remaining three men are only F rank Adventurer like him. Well, that will change soon. Alex inwardly thought.
Alex had never interacted with them, nor he offended them before, yet they are glaring at him as though he was their nemesis.
'Well, I do not like trouble, however, if trouble comes looking for me, wanting to trample on me? Then, I'll not take a beating without fighting back.' Alex muttered before ignoring the five looks.
Being ignored being by this cocky bastard newcomer. Diaz and his men vowed to teach him a lesson later.
Not knowing that Diaz and his men have planned to teach him a lesson because they were displeased with him, Alex went toward Leena's counter. She was explaining something to some adventurers, all of them were male, they ogling at her mature body not hiding their desire, yet she didn't lose her smile and continued to perfectly explain things to them.
''Sigh! As expected of a professional. I bet if I were in her shoes being stared lecherously like that, no matter how much I'll try to maintain my smile, I'm sure that I couldn't do it so perfectly.'' Alex murmured his arms behind his head.
〖You are right, Master. However, you can not feel anything if you are being stared by an ant. No matter how lecherously he looked at you, you'll not care.〗Silveria spat out.
''Oi, don't you think that analogy is a bit too much? There are humans, not an ant.'' Alex admonished her.
〖 Say the man who is smiling as though you had won a gamble. Do not lecture me when you are grinning. You're clearly enjoying it.〗Silveria retorts.
Indeed, as she said, Alex was happy when she compared them to an ant. Alex did not have any romantic feelings towards Leena, however when he saw some mobs staring at her like that, somehow he felt uncomfortable.
Leena is the most popular receptionist here, the most sought after. Numerous adventurers had courted her, yet she turned down all of them.
Leena was a former Adventurer, nobody knows her true rank except for few individuals in the guild. When Alex asked her she put one of the fingers on his mouth and muttered 'It's a secret.' before leaving.
Alex chose not to ask any further because he was sure that she will not tell me, on the contrary, she would tease me.
It seemed that when Alex was lost in his thoughts, those adventurers had left. He heard Leena let out a small sigh. She smiled at Alex, Alex did the same before speaking.
''It's hard isn't it?"
Leena tilted her head to one side before responding ''Not really, it's fun to watch them tried to dream about something they could never possess. Fufufu it's really fun.''
Seeing Leena laugh like that Alex couldn't help but felt pity for those poor souls.
Suddenly, Leena who was on the other side of the counter appeared in front of me, she directs one her fingers toward his injured cheek and a green light comes out from it.
When the green light touched his cheek, it felt warm, soon his wound was fully healed. Not leaving any scar behind.
As expected of Leena, she is talented to be able to use magic without saying anything.
Alex had a sudden impulse to check on her status. However, when he recalled that he had tried something similar in the past and didn't work Alex decided not to.
''Thank you, Leena.''
''You welcome. How was your harvest today?" Leena asked him.
Alex did not reply right away, he stayed silent for a few seconds before asking with a serious expression.
''Leena can I talk to you in private?"
Having seen Alex's serious expression, Leena was startled first before gesturing him to follow her to the second floor. There is a private room there, used to discuss something you don't want others to know.
Diaz and his men's eyes were red from jealousy, if gazes alone could kill, Alex was sure that by now he would be dead. Alex paid no head to them as they went upstairs, entering the second floor.
After they entered the room on the second floor. Alex and Leena sat across each other. This room was simple, without any decoration, it's plain apart from a table and chairs. There was a barrier protecting the room from being spied on.
Leena gestures, indicating that Alex could talk.
Alex let out a small sigh before taking out the thirty goblins ears and magic stones.
''Eh?"
Leena mumbled, she was surprised seeing so many goblins ears and magic stones.
There was a temporary silence before she opened her mouth and inquired.
''Care to explain?"
After recounting what happened, there was a heavy silence inside the private room.
Leena rubbed her forehead before finally speaking.
''Alex, do you know that you have been too reckless?" She asked.
Hearing her question, Alex did not offer any reply, he just nodded his head acknowledging that she was right. It was because of his gift, it's a long-range attack gift, if not, there is no way he would be this reckless.
Seeing that Alex was aware of his mistake, she did not pursue the matter any longer. She switched to another subject. She asked where are the bodies of the two fallen adventurers.
Alex retrieved the bodies from his item box. Because Alex wore a silver ring on his finger, one would think that he had retrieved the corpses from his space ring (a fake one).
''Sometimes I'm really curious about your origin. Will you tell this Big sister?'' Leena asked with puppy eyes.
Unconsciously Alex's body stiffened, however, he did not fall for scheme, he refused to answer her question.
''Forget it,'' Leena says before observing the two corpses.
She let out a small sigh before speaking.
''How unfortunate. To think that it was those two. They just reunited recently.''
Leena looked quite sad. Alex asked the story of those two.
To summarize, the two were childhood sweetheart, Max, and Ava. Wanting to live a big life filled with adventure, they decided to become Adventurers after becoming adults.
However, when they became adults, the two could not depart towards Eria's town together because Ava's mother got sick, hence she could not let her mother alone. So, Max departed ahead to make money to help his girlfriend mother.
One year later, Ava finally came to join her lover, who had become E rank Adventurer by then. Adventurer's life was not easy. The two former a party and started doing mission.
Today would mark one month that they have reunited if they were alive, however now they have become corpses, dying in the hands of monsters, his lover played with. It is quite sad indeed. However, it's how Adventurer life is, you can die at any moment if you are careless.
''Let's me see the corpse of the leader of the goblin,'' Leena asked after storing away Max and Ava's corpses.
Alex gulped before taking the rare species corpse out.
''What ?"
Leena almost jumped from her seat, she looked at Alex and the rare species corpse alternatively for a while before starting her sermons. She was furious.
''Ah! You never say that it was a rare species they leader. What are you thinking when you fought it? Were you tired of living? You could have reported back. Yet you fight it. You're too reckless Alex.''
''As you can see I'm fine. Don't worry I will be more prudent from now on.'' Alex says trying to calm down the furious Leena.
''It's good that you understood. What kind of Gift do you have that was able to inflict this kind of wound?"
Leena asked, her eyes were shining.
However, Alex refused to tell, he only says ''It's secret.''
''You little rascal. You dare to tease this Big sister. Well, I'm not in hurry, soon I'll know.'' She replied.
When Alex asked what she means by saying that, she smiled and said soon he will know.
''Alex, come back tomorrow. Until then I will already inform the guild master about today matters. Be sure that he will ask to see you. Because this matter is not a joke. Sigh! Monsters seem to have become active recently.''
Leena informed him, after exchanging a few words with her Alex left.
After Alex left leaving Leena alone, a voice said
''What are a reckless boy.''
''Indeed, he is a bit reckless, however at the same time he's interesting,'' Leena replied with a smile.
The voice chuckled before silence returned to the room.
Alex had no idea that there was someone else in the room, beside Leena and him. Silveria knew, however, she chose not to inform Alex about it because the third person had no malicious intent toward her master.
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When Alex left the Adventurer guild under the Diaz and his men jealous stares.
The final ray of sunlight vanished underneath the horizon.
Alex went to a previous store where he bought that meat stew that looks like a kebab. He left the store while eating it.
But right when Alex left the store and looked around, he ended up seeing something unexpected.
''Haah. Ugh."
"Yer stay still, you damn bitch!"
"We finally caught you."
''Fuck, she almost causes us trouble. If the guards saw us, we will be screwed"
A young girl was being dragged into a back alley by three guys who looked like delinquents. They seemed to have chased her down.
"Hold it right there," Alex shouted.
Alex reached out toward his leg strap, wanting to retrieve one of his Black Bettie's before stepping forward when someone suddenly stopped him. It was naturally Silveria who stopped him.
〖Master, what are you planning to do? Don't tell me you want to rescue her? Is she your acquaintance? You know her somewhere?〗
Silveria asked Alex a bunch of questions, he could not answer, he only stuttered.
''No but..''
The girl desperately resisted her capturers but she was gradually cornered deeper inside the alley. When their eyes met. Her pleading gaze struck him.
〖If so, then it's not your business. Leave it be. Do not stick your nose in something troublesome, Master.〗
Silveria warned. Alex became furious so he shouted back.
"You…, How can you say that?" Alex asked furiously.
〖 Master, that kind of thing happens all the time, in every era, I bet it happens even your world. Don't tell me you're going to stick your neck in every time you encounter this sort of situation? It won't be enough, no matter how many lives you have. Those who can't even protect themselves are just prey. It's life. Even if you help her out now, she'll just end up getting into the same sort of trouble later. Or are you planning to take care of her your whole life?〗
Silveria asked. Alex could not offer any reply. What she said was not wrong. He was neither a god nor some kind of superhero. He was just a geek who had a little money in his previous life. And now he is a weak Adventurer without any power.
〖You aren't some protagonist of a heroic saga. You're just one guy who got a little lucky.〗Silveria added.
When Silveria was lecturing Alex, the girl was finally completely subdued and disappeared inside the alley on one of the thugs' shoulders.
Until the end, her gaze was still directed at Alex and her hands kept reaching out to plead for help. But those outstretched hands were simply unable to reach him. She disappeared into the dark alley.
"Yeah, Sil all you've said is true. However, I can not watch them take away the girl like that. I have the feeling that I'll regret it later. Don't worry, I'm not planning to become a hero, just that I couldn't close my eyes and act as though I did not see anything. I'm not that heartless, just let me be this selfish once and who knows maybe this girl may repay me in the future once she becomes a successful person." Alex spat out.
What Silveria's saying has some truth to it. But Alex could stay still, acting like he did not see anything. He was not that heartless, besides like he had said, he had the feeling that the girl was special somehow.
Alex can't just allow it. If he abandoned this girl now, he won't be able to get any proper sleep from the guilt. Every time he would remember that girl's helpless expression, he was sure he would have trouble sleeping, He will be filled with remorse and it's something he doesn't want to ever experience again.
Silveria sighed and says 〖I knew you'll say that. Just do whatever you want, Master. I'm here for you.〗
Immediately, Alex summoned Silveria who was already equipped with a Silencer. As expected of his partner.
"Just give up already bitch and obediently follow us back. it's what good for you." said one of the thugs. Immediately another added.
"Don't struggle or else I'll beat the shit out of you.''
"Nooo! Noooo! Please let me go." The young girl cried desperately.
"Guess I need to hit you good so you'd stay still—" Say the second thug, the third thug was acting as their leader.
When Alex saw the second thug raised fist. He aimed the muzzle of the silver gun at his arm and pulled the trigger.
The bullet disappeared in flash, creating a blueish light in process of piercing the thug fist, a moment after, the thug cried out in a pained voice.
"Gah! it hurt"
"Wha—!?"
The other two were startled by the sudden assault.
Before they could turn back Alex aimed his gun at them and pulled the trigger. He pulled it twice.
Each time a blueish flash ran through the alley, the men miserably screamed and dropped onto the ground.
"That hurts Who hell are you. Did ya know what yer doing? We are The Babato's Brother"
Shouted the leader trying to intimidate him.
"Never heard of, and I don't care, your name sounds too lame anyway. You are probably some third rate bandits.'' Alex replied.
Alex smiled like a devil before aiming the gun at them and fired three times. This time he aimed at their legs. The three screamed like butchered pigs. After threatening them for a while, Alex screamed at the thugs asking them to fuck off or he would shoot at them again, however this time it will aim at their third leg. Also, he will inform the guards about this matter.
They turned pale in fright, they knew that if they are caught, their fate would be worse than death.
So, the thugs hurriedly disappeared deeper inside the alley limping while looking terrified as though they had seen a devil.
Alex spat out a sigh, he did not feel any guilt after shooting human beings, it's quite strange. What is happening to me? Alex asked himself before shaking his head, now was not the time to think about it, besides he has not killed them, he only injured them.
Now that Alex thought about it, the only ones who remained in the area were him and the young girl who was leaning against the wall with disheveled clothes and was staring intently at him.
Alex checked how the girl was doing while still pointing his gun towards the back of the alleyway at the same time he activates his Divine Sense skill. This would end up as a lame joke if, by any chance, this girl was actually an accomplice of those thugs and stabs him in the back or something. These kinds of things often happen in a novel. So, better to be vigilant.
Thankfully, nothing like that happened. Alex sighed in relief.
Finally, now that Alex got a good look at her, she was actually a really pretty girl, although she a little dirty and her clothes were disheveled. Her height was on the smaller side, around 1,61 m if he was not wrong. She seemed to be in her fourteen.
Her eyes and hair were of the same hue, red;. Her skin was white like porcelain, she looks like a porcelain doll, extremely beautiful. The clothes she was wearing were a bit dirty and damaged in some places. You could spot a few holes in them.
The young girl bowed her head to thank Alex.
''Thank you Big brother for saving me.''
Her voice was pleasing to the ear.
''You welcome. Let's me take you toward a nearby guard station. You'll be sent back young miss.'' Alex suggested.
However, the young girl started crying and pleading.
''Big brother, I. I have nowhere to go. Please don't abandon me.''
This was completely out of his expectations.
Alex felt troubled hearing the girl, looking at her he knew that she was not lying. Alex didn't know what to do. When he was planning to ask Silveria's opinion, the young girl suddenly starts falling towards the ground.
Alex quickly moves and caught her body before her head hit the ground. She seemed to have fallen unconscious. Her body was too light, her lips were a little cracked, she looks a little famished. Alex held her in his arms with a troubled face.
Finally, Silveria who had stayed silent until now talked.
〖Why not take her with you to the Inn and let her sleep there. Tomorrow you can come up with a solution.〗She suggested.
After contemplating for a while, Alex decided to follow her advice. He moved the young girl toward his back before starting to move in the direction of the Inn.
What Alex did not know, was that Silveria saw something when she appraised the girl, reason why she suggested taking the girl with them.
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With the young girl on his back, Alex entered the Moonlight Inn.
There were a lot of customers dining inside the first floor and when they saw him with a young girl on his back, they looked at Alex strangely, some smirked.
However, Alex ignored them and continued, he stopped when he saw Lea, Ms. Lana's daughter. She greeted him but when saw that Alex had a beautiful young girl on back her expression turned cold.
Alex was expecting something like so, he asked.
"Lea please call your mother out. I need to talk to her. Also, I would need your help."
Lea looked at Alex for a while before disappearing into the kitchen. Soon, Lea reappears with her mother, when Ms. Lana saw Alex and the young girl on his back, she smiled and decided to tease him.
"Oh my, Alex came back tonight with a young girl. How bold. She seems too young, don't you think?"
Alex sighed before explaining to her what happened, her smiling face disappeared and her expression turned serious. After listening to Alex she asked Lea to take care of the young girl.
Alex excused and went upstairs in his room to clean himself, change into new clothes before coming back.
When Alex descended he saw the young girl dressed in new clothes, probably Lea's clothes. Lea and her sat around a table. Alex went toward the two and sat. Lea smiled while the young girl bowed her head and say.
"Thank you Big brother for rescuing Gracier. I'm grateful for your help."
"Oh, so Gracier was your name. What a good name." Alex complimented. Gracier smiled, happy to have her name praised.
"You welcome Gracier. How are you feeling now?" Alex asked while looking at her in the eyes.
Gracier averted her eyes before answering.
"I'm fine Big brother. It just that I'm a little hungry."
"Oh! Don't worry. The dish will be served soon."
It was Lea who replied, as for me Alex, he only smiled before asking Gracier to correct the way she addressed him.
"You can call me Alexander, Alex if it's too long to call."
"No Big brother, is Big brother."
An instant rejection, Alex was flabbergasted by her reaction. Lea smiled while looking at them.
Now that Alex took a closer look at Gracier, she was different from humans. Her ears were a little longer than human ear, while it was shorter than elves ear. She is a Half-elf.
In book, you could often read that Half-elf is hated by the Elves. Alex wondered if it is true in this world as well.
"Big brother, Big brother Alex."
Gracier shouted Alex's name, he was lost in his thoughts so he didn't hear her. It seemed that she had been called him since a while ago.
"Sorry, I was thinking about something. So, what were you asking me earlier?" Alex asked.
"No, Big sister Lea said that she's coming. She went into the kitchen to help her mother. She will be back soon with our dish. She asked me to tell you that." Gracier explained.
"I see," Alex replied when he wanted to start a discussion and some questions, Lea and Ms. Lana came with their meals.
Ms. Lana sat with them, when Alex asked her if she didn't have work to do, she replied saying that it was okay. The four ate, Gracier ate voraciously, it seems that she did not have a proper meal for a while. She was a little famished and now that she saw a lot of dishes in front of her, she could not control herself anymore, hence she ate to her heart content.
Finally, it was time for discussion. Therefore, Alex asked.
"Gracier, where are your parents?"
The moment she heard the word 'parents', tears started to fall from Gracier's eyes.
''Oh c'mon. Now you made her cry." Lea criticized Alex for making Gracier cry.
"Lea, shut up will you?"
Ms. Lana admonished her daughter, the latter pouted while glaring at me. Alex ignored her.
Gracier started telling them about her story as she cried. It was a typical tragedy.
Gracier grew up happily in a normal household composed only of her and her mother. They lived in a small village located fifty kilometers south of Eria town. She never saw her father. Her father was said to be Adventurer, after learning that Gracier's mother was pregnant, he disappeared leaving Five gold coins behind. With this money her mother raised her, their lives were simple, yet they were happy.
Gracier grew up and made many friends with whom she liked to play around the village. Life in the village was simple, everyone was friendly toward her even when she was a Half-elf. She lived happily with her mother and the other villagers.
She thought that things would continue like this until one day, their village was assaulted by a group of monsters, more than fifty goblins attacked the village. If only there were only goblins it would have been good, however, mixed with the goblin was orcs and goblins shaman.
The hundred and plus villagers were massacred, few women were captured. Her mother was raped until she died in front of her, the village chief and her friends sacrificed their lives for her to escape to inform the guild about the monster invasion.
She flees, running madly toward Eria town without stopping even once, nor she ate as the day went by and soon she saw a caravan. She became happy thinking that the person inside the caravan would help her. Sadly, the reality was cruel, she was caught instead of receiving help, nobody listened to her even when she shouted. Those men planned to sell once they enter Eria town to slave traders.
She managed to escape after entering the town, however, she was soon caught and it was at that time Alex rescued her.
By the end of her story, Lea was already crying holding Gracier's hand. Ms. Lana's expression was heavy. Even Alex felt sad for her.
"You have endured a lot, Gracier. Now, it's okay you can cry to your heart content.''
Ms. Lana said while rubbing Gracier on the head. The latter cried a lot. After a few minutes, she stopped crying.
''What are you planning to do now Alex.'' Ms. Lana asked Alex.
Alex was a little troubled, Alex must report this information to the guild. He bet they would be informed by now. As for Gracier, Alex was planning to let her stay in an orphanage or she could stay here and work in the kitchen with Ms. Lana and Lea.
When Alex explained his thoughts to Ms. Lana and the other, Ms. Lana did not say anything, same for Lea, she was looking at Alex strangely.
However, there was someone whose reaction was totally different. Gracier expression turned pale, she started crying when she heard that Alex was planning to let her stay in an orphanage or stay and work here.
"Um, please… I'll do anything, don't abandon me, Big brother. I went to be Adventurer like you big brother, to kill monsters and repay you my debt. I want to go on an adventure with you Big brother. So, please," Gracier desperately pleaded while bowing her head.
''So she says.'' Ms. Lana and Lea say, not trying to dissuade Gracier, they knew that they could not change her mind after looking at her eyes. It was the eyes of someone determined, someone who is sure of what she wants and what to do.
Alex contemplated, it's good that she wanted to become an adventure to kill monsters and help him but Alex did not need a burden. She may or may not be useful to him. When Alex was lost in his thoughts, Silveria who had stayed silent since the incident finally spoke, and what she said astonished him.
〖Master, accept her. You'll not regret it, I can assure you that. Later you will understand.〗
"Alright, I understand. Tomorrow we will go to the Adventurer guild together to register you and after we will see."
"Yes... Thank you, Big brother, I promise I'll work hard to not burden you."
Gracier says, looking happy, Ms. Lana and Lea smiled as well.
Perhaps she finally felt reassured due to Alex's words. She soon fell asleep and before falling asleep she said that left us bewildered.
''I'll with Big brother. Don't worry I know that Big brother will not do anything to me.'' Gracier announced suddenly.
Ms. Lana chuckled while Lea glared at Alex as though he was guilty.
Spare me from trouble will you? Alex mumbled feeling a headache coming.
Finally, it was decided that she will sleep with Alex because no matter what Lea did, Gracier refused to sleep elsewhere other than in Alex's room. So, Alex was forced to switch to a double bedroom.
After letting Gracier sleep in the right bed, Alex went to sleep in the right bed.
Looking at Gracier's sleeping face Alex's eyelids became heavier little by little until he also fell asleep.
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Late in the night, Alex was awakened by Gracier's screams, normally she should be sleeping in her own bed, but she was sleeping beside him. It seemed like she was having a nightmare. Her body was shaking and she was mumbling. No, don't go, don't take me. Mother, save me. No, mom don't go, stay with me.'
''Sigh!"
Alex let out a sigh and he hugged her body as he started caressing her head while murmuring
''Don't worry I'm here with you, Big brother Alex is here.''
It seemed that somehow she felt reassured after hearing him because her nightmare stopped, then she started sleeping peacefully.
〖What a pitiful child.〗Silveria says.
Indeed she is pitiful. She lost her sole support in her life, her mother. Her friends and the villagers chief sacrificed their lives for her to escape. Alex was sure that she was feeling burdened by all these deaths and sacrifices.
Basically now she is an orphan, her father disappeared before she was even born. She is alone.
〖Oh? Didn't she have you her Big brother Alex? Fufufu! She saw you as her Big brother.〗Silveria says teasingly.
Alex sighed, indeed she is going to become his companion. He was not against it if she sees him as Big brother.
''Let's sleep,'' Alex says before falling asleep again.
...
The next day morning, the gentle rays of the rising sun peered their way through the light curtains and provided a serene light in the room.
Alex woke up and separated himself from Gracier who was using his arm as a pillow. Alex's arm felt numb so he did some little exercises to regain the mobility of his arm.
After finishing he went to take a bath and changed his clothes. Gracier was still sleeping. Alex decided to check his status. As though responding to his thought his status window appears right before his eyes.
『[Status]
[Alexander Touch]
Class: Magic Gunman
Age: 17
Male
「 Rank 1」
Level 10
Experience Value (XP): 130/1100
Magic Power: 1190 1200
Magic: None
Attack: 190 200
Defense: 155 165
Agility: 190 200
Intelligence: 190 200
Luck: 140 150
BP: 20
SP: 10
Gift: Two Guns * Semi-sealed*
Skills: [Normal Appraisal Level 1] [Language Comprehension] [Item box Level 1] [Swift Fingers Max] [Divine Sense Level 1] [Throwing knife Level 3] [Dark Vision Level 1] [Dual Wielding Level 1] (New Skill)
Titles: [Otherworlder] [The one who can't use Magic] [The one whose fingers are faster than Flash] [Goblin Slayer] 』
Alex was surprised by his new status, there were two new things on his status, it seemed that after becoming Level 10 he acquired SP and a new skill named Dual Wielding.
Alex acquired this new skill when he was fighting the rare species. It was because he wielded both his custom made Knife and his gun at the same and fought. It was not the first time he fought like that but he never acquired the title until now. Alex decided to check the information on his new skill.
「Dual Wielding Level 1: Art of wielding two different weapons at the same time. The more high is your Level the more proficient you will become wielding them.」
Alex was happy to have acquired this skill.
''Now it's time to check my SP,'' Alex mumbled.
Back then when Alex was still in the temple of God's, he read in their library that every ten levels, one would receive 10 SP. SP means Skill Point and it was without saying that SP was used on one's skills. It is said that one needs 1 SP per Level on your skill until you reach Level 5 afterward the amount of SP you will need to level up from Level 5 to 6 would double, meaning from Level 5 to Level 10 (the Max level for any skill) you will need 2 SP per level instead of 1 SP per Level you used to use from Level 1 to Level 5.
''Now that I acquired my first SP I must use it wisely, the next time I'll acquire another SP would be after becoming Level 20, How should I allocate my SP?'' Alex starting thinking about how he should use his SP.
Meanwhile, when Alex was lost in his thoughts, Gracier was already awake and when she saw that she did not sleep in her own bed, on the contrary, she was in Alex's bed. She blushed, at last, she knew why she had slept so peacefully after a long time. That's because she was sleeping next to someone with whom she could drop her guards. Somehow, it was strange that she trusted Alex when they just met yesterday. Gracier was sure that Alex will not harm her nor sell her like those scums back then were planning to do.
Gracier could not explain why she felt that if she was beside Alex her fate would change. Call it woman's intuition, however, she was sure that she had not made the wrong choice when she said that she wanted to accompany Alex on his adventures, becoming an adventurer like him. Gracier wants to be strong enough to protect others and not always be protected while she can't do anything. She didn't want to lose someone ever again. The burden was too much to carry.
Gracier shook her head and left for the bathroom, after bathing and changing clothes, she returned to the room to see Alex still lost in his thoughts. So, she called him.
''Big brother, Big brother.''
Finally, Alex heard her, he looked at her and smiled.
''Morning Gracier did you sleep well?"
''I'm fine Big brother Alex. Thank you.''
Gracier's heart warmed, her tensed body relaxed. She was afraid that Alex would scold her because she left her bed in the middle of the night and slept beside him.
Alex chuckled when he saw how Gracier reacted, he knew what she was thinking. Alex remembered the discussion he had with Silveria earlier he was thinking about how he should allocate his SP. Silveria had suggested allocating four SP to the appraisal skill, two SP to throwing knife skill while the remaining four SP he could use on the other Level 1 skill. Alex followed Silveria's suggestion.
『[Status]
[Alexander Touch]
Class: Magic Gunman
Age: 17
Male
「 Rank 1」
Level 10
Experience Value (XP): 130/1100
Magic Power: 1200 ( 20 BP)
Magic: None
Attack: 200
Defense: 165
Agility: 200
Intelligence: 200
Luck: 150
BP: 0
SP: 0
Gift: Two Guns * Semi-sealed*
Skills: [Normal Appraisal Level 5] [Language Comprehension] [Item box Level 2] [Swift Fingers Max] [Divine Sense Level 2] [Throwing knife Level 5] [Dark Vision Level 2] [Dual Wielding Level 2]
Titles: [Otherworlder] [The one who can't use Magic] [The one whose fingers are faster than Flash] [Goblin Slayer] 』
As usual, Alex had used his BP on his Magic Point stat. After finishing allocating his SP and BP Alex asked Silveria why she had suggested adding Four SP on the Appraisal skill.
〖If that girl Gracier come back use your Appraisal skill on her, you will see something interesting.〗Silveria replied.
Now that Gracier had come back Alex decided to use his Appraisal skill on her.
Growl
However, before he could start Gracier stomach growled. Gracier turned red in shame. Even though she had eaten a lot last night she couldn't help but feel hungry, she had not been fed well during her captivity. So, when she eats normally after that her malnourished body craves for more.
Alex chuckled looking at the red-faced Gracier.
''Let's go down and eat, we can chat later.''
Gracier nodded before following Alex toward the first floor.
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When Alex and Gracier descended to the first floor there were lots of customers present, Lea was busy serving the customers, when she saw the two she waved at them,
''Morning Gracier, Morning Alex, just take a seat I'll bring your breakfasts soon.''
Lea disappeared into the kitchen soon she came back with their breakfasts.
''Sorry Gracier I'm really busy as you can see, we will spend time together later and have a girl's talk,'' Lea said apologetically before going back into the kitchen to take another customer's command.
Gracier smiled looking at the busy Lea before looking at Alex as though she was waiting for him before starting to eat. Looking at the impatient Gracier, Alex says,
''Let's eat.''
"Understood Big brother.''
A few minutes later the two finished their breakfasts and went to their room. Gracier sat on her bed while Alex sat on a chair.
''There is something I want to test,'' Alex announced, Gracier nodded her head and stayed still.
'Appraisal' Alex murmured after looking at Gracier, immediately a blue window panel containing Gracier's status appeared before Alex's eyes.
[Gracier]
Class: Magician
Age: 14
Female
Level 1
Experience Value:0/100
Magic Power: 600
Magic: Fire Magic
Attack: 70
Defense: 60
Agility: 50
Intelligence: 70
Luck: 100
BP: 0
Gift: [ ]
Skills: [Cooking Level 4] [Sewing Level 3]
Titles: [Avenger]
Alex became surprised when he saw Gracier's status, the girl is talented, a magician, a Fire magician, even without a Gift she could be trained, it was simply that she wouldn't be powerful as a gifted magician because the latter has his/her gift to amplify its magic.
Suddenly, Alex's was drawn toward the Gift session there was [ ] there, not knowing what it means, Alex decided to turn toward the only person who will know and as if she has been waiting for Alex to notice, Silveria finally spoke.
〖Master you have stumbled upon a hidden gem, this girl is gifted and I bet that her gift is not a lesser one,〗
''Really?"
Alex blurted out unconsciously forgetting that Gracier was present, that it was not necessary for him to voice his thoughts for Silveria to heard him.
''Big brother Alex are you okay?" Gracier asked with concern.
''I'm okay Gracier do not worry.'' Alex reply waving his hands to calm down the concerned Gracier.
Gracier sighed and sat back on her bed.
Meanwhile, Alex started talking with Silveria, If Gracier was gifted why he didn't see anything? Alex asked. Silveria replies
〖It's simply because it is not activated, don't you remember that before you become aware of your Gift, that Goddess Mea helped you?〗
''I see, now that you talked about it, it's normal that I didn't see anything because her Gift was not activated. So, how do we proceed to activate it?" Alex asked.
〖Simple, I'll do it, however, I need to borrow your body for a few seconds to be able to do it.〗
Alex became surprised when he heard Silveria's reply. He smiled bitterly,
''You can even do something like that.''
〖Well, it's impossible without your consent. However, I can do in emergency cases where you're unconscious to save you. Let's stop talking about it, Master do you agree or not?〗
''Okay let's proceed.'' Alex finally accepted, letting Silveria possess him. His conscious became blurred and he lost consciousness. Silveria became the one controlling his body.
Alex (Silveria) grinned and looked at Gracier with predatory eyes.
Gracier suddenly felt goosebumps all over her body, she looked at Alex in the eyes and immediately her body trembled, unconsciously she drew back, Gracier felt like a little lamb that was about to be slaughtered by the big bad wolf. She was the feeling that the current Alex was not the one she knew. She glared at the fake Alex.
Unbothered by Gracier's glare, Alex (Silveria) declared ''Stay still little Gracier, It will be over soon.''
Alex (Silveria) approached the frightened Gracier who back was against the bed frame and extended his arms toward her head. Gracier was trembling.
On the other side Alex who was watching everything from his soul facepalmed. Silveria was acting like a gangster and Alex knew that she was doing it intentionally. He sighed helplessly and wish that she'll get down with it.
When Alex (Silveria) hand touched Gracier head, Gracier felt like she has been electrocuted, she heard Alex (Silveria) started chanting something in a language she couldn't comprehend, immediately following Alex's (Silveria) chant a white coming from his hand entered her body, she felt warm then hot from within her body before falling unconscious.
Alex (Silveria) spat out a sigh, his forehead was drenched in sweat, he was feeling tired.
〖It's down Master, you just need to wait for her to wake up and you'll use your Appraisal skill on her to know what her Gift is〗
Silveria explained before letting Alex regained control of his body, immediately after regaining control of his body Alex felt extremely tired so he was forced to sit on the bed beside the now unconscious Gracier.
In her own dimension, Silveria murmured ''To think that this girl was this gifted, to think that it will be her. My master is indeed lucky don't you think too Big sister?"
Nobody answered Silveria's question, she sighed before everything turned silent.
...
Meanwhile, when Alex regained control of his body, Gracier who was fallen unconscious was in another world.
This world was totally red, no to be more accurate this world was entirely made of flame, the temperature was extremely hot akin to the sun temperature, strangely Gracier didn't feel hot even while amidst this world made of flame.
Suddenly, the world trembled a gigantic shadow appeared, it was a giant red dragon over fifty meters long, when this red dragon appeared the flames in this world became docile like a child that had seen their mother.
Gracier's body trembled, she didn't felt fear when she looked at the red dragon, instead, she felt awe and excited, yeah excited Gracier doesn't know why she was excited, however, she was, she couldn't explain it.
The red dragon golden pupils observed Gracier with interest before chuckling, instantly the red dragon body shrunk back, until she became a human, an extremely beautiful woman, her beauty was out of this world. The now transformed red dragon had long red hair and beautiful golden pupils, she was dressed in a long red robe, she had a pair of curved red horns on her head.
The dragon Lady smiled looking at the Gracier who was opened and closed her mouth repeatedly looking at her in disbelief.
''This queen is sure that you will be a wonderful host.''
The dragon lady says before crossing her arms and added.
''Oh! Forgive this Lady to not have introduced herself. My Ignia, a Fire God Dragon, no Fire Dragon Goddess would be more accurate. Nice to meet you Gracier, my host. Take care of me from now on.''
Gracier became more surprised when she Ignia introducing herself. It took her some time to proceed with what Ignia had said.
Finally, Gracier talked albeit with stutters,
''Likewise, I.. I'm Gracier.''
Ignia was happy when she saw that even under her pressure and even after hearing her name and rank Gracier didn't lower her head.
''Good, you and I become contracted, you'll use my power from now on. Time's up. I'll send you back. Before that let me give you a little gift.''
Ignia declared, Gracier didn't have time to ask what she means by saying that when she was assaulted by intense pain in her left eye.
''Goodbye Gracier, see you soon.''
Gracier was not able to hear the last part of Ignia's message before her body crumbled, the pain still assaulting her left eye.
Once alone, Ignia sighed and mumbled.
''So, it's a time, no wonder you wake me up , thank you. This girl will help your host. It seems that your Big sister hasn't woke up yet. Sigh! We shall wait.''
Everything crumbled afterward disappearing as though everything that happened earlier was an illusion.
...
Back to reality, a few seconds earlier Alex noticed that Gracier started shaking as if she was feeling intense pain, suddenly her closed left eye started bleeding.
''What's happening Sil, why Gracier's left eye is bleeding,'' Alex asked panickily.
〖Calm down Master. It's nothing serious, in contrary it's a wonderful thing, wait you'll understand soon.〗
Silveria says, refusing to explain any further. Alex sighed and looked at the now calm Gracier.
Suddenly, Gracier's body shook, slowly she stood up from her bed and her eyes opened, instantly Alex felt suffocated as though a giant height has been put on him.
Alex was dumbfounded, Gracier has changed, the pressure he was feeling was coming from her, no to be more accurate it was coming from her left eye, her left eye who previously had the same color as her hair, red, had now changed into golden color, it's beautiful and from this golden left eye, Alex could feel immense pressure.
Gracier smiled, an extremely beautiful smile and say ''I'm back Big brother, Gracier can now help you in your adventure.''
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