Chp 4, Making a deal and Caelid exploration

I expected a little bit of pain but had completely forgotten I was wearing the invisible prisoners helm.

Crack

"Ahhhh shit it hurts it hurts" flash yelled holding his now broken hand.

"What a pussy!" I muttered not even bothering to punch him back as he ran to the nurse.

I couldn't help but think of the few times I've died and the constant pain I experience when adventuring in the lands between and in comparison to that a broken hand is nothing.

Liz tried to follow me but I got in my car and drove away before she could stop me.

Little did I know someone was recording and by the time I arrived home the video had already spread around school.

*Comments on video*

Holy shit talk about an iron Jaw.

Maybe the school should invest in a boxing team.

Imagine getting disrespected in front of your girl like that. Couldn't be me.

While everyone was laughing at Flash's misfortune I was comfortably lying in the bathtub soaking all the pent up stress from the day away.

Ring Ring

Hearing my phone go off I reached over and answered by throwing it on speaker.

Yo who is it?

It's Liz and Peter they said from the other side of the phone.

Uhh what's up I guess?

The fuck do you mean whats up why'd you drive off after what happened the principal is gonna have a heart attack. He was yelling about how he cant believe he let you get assaulted on the first day and how he's going to lose his job.

Fuck, fine Ill come back in I figured getting hit would be enough to get the rest of the day off but it seems I was wrong.

Yeah you probably should get back here Flashes dad is on his way and his hand is definitely broken.

Fine Fine i'll be there in like twenty bye. I hung up before they had the chance to keep talking my ear off.

Enjoying the peaceful ride I slowly made my way to the school and pulled into the parking lot.

Once I made it to the door I was escorted to the principal's office by a teacher that looked like she would sell her left kidney to just go home and not have to deal with this bullshit.

As I drew closer to the principal's office I heard Flashes dad screaming about what a bastard I was and how he wanted me out of the school.

Without so much as a knock I opened the door and took a seat stunning the parent and principal alike.

So you're the bastard that broke my sons hand huh yelled Flashes dad!

I mean technically but considering he broke it punching me in the face I don't know why you're acting like I'm in the wrong I said back playfully.

Honestly I was having a shit ton of fun here I could barely take it seriously.

I don't fucking care how it happened you broke his hand and that's all that matters yelled the flashes dad.

I'll teach you to think before you hurt a cop's kid Ill throw you in jail you little piece of shit.

Yeah whatever man just wait a few minutes I don't get paid to deal with you bullshit.

Right as i was finishing this sentence a well dressed man with a briefcase walked in and started talking.

Hello my name Harvey named partner at Latham & Watkins and I am Mr. Akihito's lawyer. I would say great to meet you all but considering the situation and since based on my clients wishes I may be taking you to court I will refrain.

At this point the principal was nearing tears as he knew full well I was the son and sole proprietor of a massive Japanese conglomerate and if this situation becomes public it is very likely he will be out of a job.

With a lawyer in the room, Flash's father's expression changes from pure hatred toward me to an amicable middle aged cop.

I hardly think a lawyer being present will be necessary don't you think so Ban we wouldn't want to waste his time. They are very costly as you know he says with sweat dripping from his brow.

Considering the tone I heard you speaking to my client while I was waiting outside I believe my presence is very necessary here and I would suggest you keep quiet as I talk to my client.

Showing me the video I was a little surprised it got filmed but wasn't concerned considering I showed no powers.

Given the video evidence of Flashes' wrongdoing and the recording of how Flashes' father was intimidating you while in full uniform, if you would like to press charges we can definitely have him fired and have Flash suspended or expelled.

However I didn't want to deal with it so I decided not to press charges and let the principal deal with the matter by giving him detention for a few weeks and letting me have a week off for emotional distress or some bullshit my lawyer came up with.

No reason to waste good blackmail material on a cop and flash.

I figured if I disappeared for a week after an incident like this not only would it give me time to get stronger and enjoy the lands between but it would also help me get even more infamous within the school and I found the idea intriguing.

So with the rest of the week off It was back to the lands between.

Teleporting to the grace where I had killed Margit not long before I slowly made my through the castle running by all the Mobs and finally arriving at the secluded cell grace, Resting there I ventured back to Margit's grace and took the left path making my way to the stone hammer.

While It wasn't the best weapon it had a S rating on STR scaling so I would abuse it until I found something better.

Finally having it in hand I decided to do something I knew I would hate.

It was time to die.

I wanted to get to the round table to be able to upgrade my weapons and spirit ashes but to do that I had to die five times. So I did what any mentally unstable thrill seeker would do.

I jumped off the nearest cliff available.

I gotta say the first time I hurt like a bitch I wasn't sure what to expect but it wasn't nearly as instant a death as I thought.

So learning as I went I tried different ways to die ranging from decapitating myself to getting stabbed in the heart.

Finally reaching Five death Melina showed back up and took me to the round table hold.

It appears they were somewhat trapped by the story line so I was unable to talk to them except during the time they would originally talk to me during the story.

However once I had completed their quest line They would finally be free from this restriction and I would be able to save them from their solitude.

There was so much sadness in her when she had to leave that I couldn't help but feel a little bad since my wish caused this. But I wasn't going to beat myself up over this; instead I would just fast track the story to New Game plus as soon as possible so that I could get Renna's story line and Melina's story line both done as soon as possible.

Plus as amoral as it may be It would earn me the undying love of two excessively beautiful women so no use in complaining.

Finally at the round table I talked to Smith Hewg.

I leveled the Stone Hammer to +10 and returned to the Farum Great bridge to continue grinding and to get bloodhound steps.

During the night the horse rider turned into the massive night's watchman and our underwhelming battle began.

I was a bit of a pussy during this fight as getting stabbed didn't feel so great so I just ran around him and spammed spells until he died.

Disappointing I know but I wasn't about to get stabbed if I didn't have to.

Changing my ash of war I noticed something beautiful. I was able to equip two ashes and use both of them so I equipped the Blood Hound step for now and thought about what to get next.

Now it was finally time to get back to grinding. I promised myself I would do nothing but ruin farm for six days and I was going to stick to my word.

Each night and day was an exhausting repetition of the same exact path and the same exact mobs. It got so boring I started using different combos and used those little fucks as a way to hone my combat abilities and dodge timing.

Invincibility frames in real life were one of the strangest things I had ever seen.

No matter if the attack hit or not if I rolled correctly It did no damage and didn't hurt at all.

So just like that 6 days passed and I had leveled up an insane amount of times.

I took one last look at my stats before my exploration of caelid resumed.

Stats

Vigor: 35

Mind: 40

Endurance: 35

Strength: 40

Dexterity: 40

Intelligence: 40

Faith: 25

Arcane: 30

Leveling up was a feeling I couldn't describe. I Felt an immense amount of strength flowing Into my body and a feeling of pure euphoria that differed depending on the stat I upgraded.

Every stat point I gained felt like I was taking the best drugs known to man and it was the only thing that kept me going for Six days straight of grinding.

The down side was no matter how good or strong I thought I was getting, those little bastards still occasionally got the drop on me. Let me tell you that getting a chain sword embedded in your back is something you will never get used to and I was not keen on repeating it so improving quickly as I went was a necessity.

Now finally finished with that nightmare of repetition it was time to explore this beautiful yet dangerous world.

I made my way from the top to the bottom of caelid getting ever grace including the dungeons but never explored them. For now I just wanted to explore. I also got a hip attachable lamp so it didn't take a hand while In a cave. But now it was time for a Red Mane Castle.

Getting to the grace was annoying enough with the catapults lobbing rocks at me but once I was in there I had to run from a massive black lion with swords attached to its feet.

After a few excruciating deaths from the blades and getting eaten alive once or twice I finally made it to the Chamber Outside the Plaza where the Star Scourge Radagon's fight would Begin when I progressed farther In the story But honestly my mind felt like it was breaking.

Something In my mind was slowly getting worn down from the constant death and I needed a good stress relief outlet and I knew It. Though I did not know what that outlet would be at the time.

Returning back to the grace In my loft I landed directly in the pool due to the location I had placed it. After getting out and drying off I checked my phone which had been unattended for a week and noticed a bunch of texts from Liz as well as a strange app.

Checking the app first I felt like I was being mocked. It was a death counter as well as a highlight reel showing all the times I died as well as the fight I had with Margit in perfect 4k.

I took a look at my death count and finally put a number to how many times I died. 27, I had died 27 times 4 self inflicted and the rest from stupidity while I was grinding mobs.

I found myself watching each one watching the pure agony I was putting myself through for strength.

Eventually I snapped out of it and checked Liz's texts.

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