Skills? Items?

[Skill Shop Available! Current Skills Available: 3]

| Basic One Sword Style: 60 points

| Basic Hand-to-Hand Combat: 50 Points

| Basic Gun Management: 50 Points

"Hm, I don't really know how to use a sword, fight nor shoot a gun yet. So I'll be starting from square one for all of them. System, which one do you recommend?"

[I would recommend One Sword Style, as it benefits you much more than the others. As it is also the hardest to learn. However, Basic Hand to Hand Combat and Basic Gun Management are also great options]

Sword Style huh, well my father always used the sword so I'd like to follow in his footsteps, and since hand-to-hand combat is taught in the marine training camp I don't need to learn it as my core style. If anything I can purchase that skill after accumulating points through doing good deeds or hunting pirates but I need to be able to fight in the first place. I could go the route of purchasing both Hand-to-Hand combat and Gun Management but I don't have a gun, wait I don't have a sword either.

"How do I get a sword now....."

[User may check the item shop in order to find a suitable sword. Does the User wish to check item shop]

"Oh yeah. There was that, yes please"

[Item Shop Available! Current Items Available: 4]

| Basic Katana (Rarity: Common): 30 Points

| Basic Firearm (Rarity: Common): 40 Points

| Basic Long Sword (Rarity Uncommon): 50 Points

| Basic Weight Vest 40 lbs (Rarity: Uncommon) 40 Points

"Well, that's quite helpful."

If I purchase the one sword style I can only purchase the Basic Katana as a weapon since I don't use firearms and the weight vest would help but I'm trying to learn the way of the sword. If I were to purchase the Hand-to-Hand combat with the gun management then I won't have enough for a weapon. I could also go the full firearm/gun route but that wouldn't be beneficial as I wouldn't have any close combat styles. I'd rather fight close combat than fight long-range and have chances of being helpless when they get closer.

"Ok system, please purchase Basic One Sword Style and Basic Katana."

[Accepting User Request! Purchases have been made]

Then all of a sudden a sword came out of thin air, I reached out my hands to catch the sword, and it beautifully landed on my hands. It was a katana with a black hilt with white dots and a basic white blade, it came with its own scabbard which was also black with lines crisscrossing throughout. Right when I caught the katana, I received a massive wave of information going through my head, causing a headache that made me kneel on the floor from the pain.

"Wha- what's happening?!"

[As User has purchased a skill, you are getting the information from that skill drilled into your brain. It is the most efficient way.]

Not even a minute later the headache stopped and instead of looking exhausted from the pain, I felt more energized for some reason. It felt like I learned years of teachings at once. Once I looked up I saw the same text box displaying what I learned.

[Basic One Sword Style]

| Proficiency: Basic

| Definition: A one sword style that utilizes the body to its fullest potential and requires strong dedication/will to perfect.

"Wow, this is a really weird feeling."

Right after speaking those words, I stood up and grabbed my new sword. I then removed the scabbard and began doing basic training such as slashing forwards or defensive positions or attacking while moving. At first, I was really bad and almost injured myself multiple times. It felt like I knew how to do it but my body doesn't and when I tried some of the more fancy moves, I just ended up looking like a toddler playing with a stick. I didn't intend to stop as I've already dedicated so much to this style and the 'system' did tell me it'd be harder than usual since I purchased it through the shop.

---7 Days Later---

'Swish! Swish!'

"Ok, that's enough for today..."

I have been practicing non-stop this past week and although I still can't pull any fancy moves as it's only been a short amount of time, I have somewhat mastered the basics. Ake and his family sometimes even come to see me practice but to my surprise, his wife is the one that comes the most as she is always in the house. At first, I was nervous about letting them watch me screw up during practice but now I'm more than thankful since they give some pointers about how to improve and the motivation to improve.

"Ryle! You've improved so much this past week, it's like you've been learning swordsmanship for a year now. Are you sure you have no past experiences?"

"Eh thank you, Sarah. I seriously don't have any experience as my father never used a katana but the basic swords used by marines."

I bowed towards Sarah for her praise but couldn't help but ask,

"How comes you know so much about swordsmanship, are you... one of them?"

It doesn't make sense how she knows so much about it. She always watches me which I thought was for entertainment at first but now she is the most diligent out of the family when giving me pointers and motivation.

"Ah... yeah when I was still in the marine, I used to be a sword user but now I've retired and almost never use my sword since..."

Seconds passed and she never finished her sentence, I'm guessing it is a sensitive topic for her so I won't push it. We all have dark times in our lives.

"Oh sorry about asking that, thank you for your guidance. I will try to become a strong swordsman and bring pride to this household."

I bowed once again towards Sarah and began walking into the house to clean up and review where I had messed up. I haven't stopped doing basic exercises as that is the main mission, I always do a couple of hours of exercise before trying to practice the skill. I see my progress and I should be grateful that I'm learning at this fast of a pace but I feel like some things missing. While I was getting ready to lay in bed after a show I heard a knock on the door.

"Come in."

"Heya Ryle! I saw yah learning how to use a sword, wanna practice together?"

It was Rachel, Ake and Sarah's daughter, and now my sibling. I interact with her the least as she's always outside the house or doing her own thing but I don't think she's a bad person. Plus she has a very big physique and looks really fit so she shouldn't be a bad training partner. Maybe, that's what I was missing, I've been learning all these moves but I haven't had the chance to use them in an actual fight. This should be really helpful to my understanding of the sword style and may boost my training by a long shot.

"Oh yes, please. I've been wanting to train with somebody, so what style of combat do you use?"

"Me? I use a sword haha!"

A sword hm. Well, that's literally perfect! This is really convenient for me as I've been stuck at my current understandings. Since her mother is Sarah which used to be a swordsman then she should've also learned how to properly use one at an earlier age.

"Thank you very much then. I shall be in your care from tomorrow onwards."

"Haha don't sweat it! I'm also planning to join the marines next year."

She exclaimed as she kept patting my shoulder with a somewhat painful force. Well, it isn't that surprising that she's joining since her father is a high-ranked marine and her mother was an ex-marine.

"I wish both you and I the best of luck for the next and following years."

"Yeah, sure! Thanks, dude! Get a good night's rest because tomorrow we'll be trainin' real hard!"

She kept patting my shoulder and shouting her words. For someone as beautiful as her you'd expect a more shy personality but this, works just fine I guess...