Prologue

[Class Reveal Ceremony] is an event where children who have just turned 12 years old gather in one location (most locations are churches) and then bide the time when they are given the first [First Quest] of their life by the [System] in where the reward is [Class] along with random equipment given by the [System] based on their [Class]. If they fail to carry out the [First Quest] given by the [System] then they will fail to get the [Class] and will be given a [Curse] which can prevent their growth of [System] so that they will only end up being ordinary humans with no [Class] and [Attribute Point].

[Class] is a job given by the [System] with the intention of improving the physical and spirituality of the owner of the [Class] as a whole.

[Class] also varies in levels from [Ordinary], [Rare], [Legend], [Unique]. and [Mythic].

The higher the [Class] level, the fewer people who have it.

There are even only 10 people who are known to have [Class] with the rank of [Legend]. [Unique] and [Mythic] ranks? Who knows if they exist now?

Even though there used to be people with ranks like [Unique] and [Mythic] I'm sure there aren't any now. Because after the ancient texts were discovered and told of the origin of the [System] which [System] appeared due to the arrival of an entity called [God].

They ordered the race to make use of the given power because in the future there would be a catastrophe that would wipe out the entire existence of all living things in this world.

At first, all the races in the world believed but as they learned to master the power that had been given, they also secretly plotted something with the power called [System].

That's war.

Endless war.

Until one day in the midst of a war between races, descended an entity [God] called <Aeon >.

<Aeon > was angry at the actions of all the races who had been given the power to survive rather than kill each other.

Finally <Aeon > wants to take back the [System].

However, just as <Aeon > was about to pick it up, a huge crust seemed to appear above the sky and something dark and filled with dark energy shot out from the crust and fell right on top of <Aeon >'s head.

And died instantly.

<Aeon > had died in front of the entire race.

By seeing this phenomenon firsthand, the races finally came to their senses.

They had made a huge mistake and finally, a [God] entity died as a result.

The body of <Aeon > that was stabbed instantly shone brightly like the sun and exploded.

Explosive particles don't hurt anyone there but fix a dying world.

Rejuvenate dead plants.

Heal the sick.

And repairing anything that is broken except bringing the dead back to life.

It even removed the celestial crust and the thing that killed it and left a message that could only be heard in the minds of those hit by the <Aeon > explosive particles.

[Now I have died. No one else can watch over your world except yourself. Look at the results of the deeds you do because that in itself will bring disaster. This is all I can give as a final farewell. Goodbye, weak creatures that are about to perish. I hope a weak creature like you can keep fighting for this dying world. For you who are the chosen.]

Hearing this, the entire race will soon have a meeting between leaders and make peace among each other.

Everything went well but after that, the world changed something from outside their world came and fell into their world.

The unknown object gave birth to a new race called [Demon] and now they are growing rapidly and want to rule the world so a war broke out.

The war between the [Demon] race and the original races of that world.

In the end, the original race of the world was cornered and almost defeated until one day the dark sky filled with the presence of the [Demon] turned brightly shining as heaven had fallen into the world.

A race called [Angel] who believed that they were the servants of [God] had descended from the heavens and had begun to massacre the [Demon] race that had almost ruled the world.

Even though the [Demon] races were massacred but they did not stay silent and put up a fight so many of the [Angel] races died.

In the end, the [Demon] race managed to escape and form their own territory.

As for the [Angel] race, they returned to the sky and disappeared from civilization for thousands of centuries.

Now after thousands of centuries, the original races of this world are still hostile to the [Demon] race because it is clear that they are strangers in this world and must be exterminated. But because the trust between races is still thin and the power of the [Demon] races is still stronger than the original races, it is difficult to make them annihilate. Now the original races are secretly gathering their forces by training the people who are chosen for the next endless war. A war to end the [Demon] race and to rule other races.

And that force begins with children who are now 12 years old.

'This world history really is full of blood.' I thought to myself after reading a history book.

Now in a remote town in the corner of the eastern continent, there is an orphaned boy who is now 12 years old.

Accompanied by the orphanage's caretaker, several other orphans lined up inside a church waiting for their turn to come forward under a statue that was inscribed <Aeon >.

"I wonder if we'll become warriors or priests." said a girl who was wearing clothes too big for her. "Or maybe knights?" She continued excitedly as she looked around.

After everyone had finished lining up, a man dressed in white robes stood before us and began speaking to us.

"Today you're going to receive your [First Quest] to start your journey towards becoming strong!"

All the children who received their [First Quest] nodded and answered cheerfully. Some of the boys were already talking about how cool [Class] they would get after completing their [First Quest].

While some girls prayed that they would get the [Class] they were hoping for and an easy [First Quest].

When it was my turn, I stepped forwards and saw the words engraved on the pedestal. It read <Welcome, child. Please put your hands on the crystal orb top of this pedestal and wait until light shines on. After that, please answer questions that will pop up in mind.>

I began to touch the crystal orb with both my hands and as I stared at the crystal orb, suddenly a question popped into my head.

What do you want to become?

What do I want to become?

...

Nothing.

Just nothing.

If people think I want to be a hero or someone who can end the war, they are wrong and their biggest mistake is trusting someone like me.

What fool would want to do such a thing like that? Me? Sorry, but you got the wrong person.

Then another question pops up in my mind.

What does this mean?

But again, there's no meaning behind these questions. I just want my life to go the way I want it to.

No one wants to die. Not even me.

That's why I won't ever choose the path of the warrior, rogue, wizard, or any other [Classes].

But, then, what does someone like me want?

A normal person who doesn't know the meaning of strength?

Someone who is just ordinary and who cannot even dream of being something greater than others?

A human who is not worthy of being called a human by the other?

A person who doesn't even have a single drop of courage in their veins?

A weakling who can only crawl away when faced with danger and who can only hide in the shadows of death?

A coward who will never have any dreams and who only wishes for death and darkness?

A useless person who only lives to suffer and to die.

A pathetic excuse of a human who only exists to kill and who only has one purpose in life—to die in battle and go to heaven just because they're heroic.

A worthless piece of trash who will never be able to reach their goal no matter what.

A human who only exists in the name of others and who only lives to fulfill the desires of others.

A worthless being who only lives to die.

No, I just want to be free from that all.

The moment I was about to say these things, a blinding flash of light appeared in front of my eyes.

The crystal orb that I had touched began to shine with an intense light. It was as bright as the sun. Everyone was shocked and tried to look away from it. But the light was so intense and dazzling, even with all the people staring at it it didn't dim down.

And then the light began to fade and nothing happened.

Until finally it vanished.

The entire church was filled with silence. No sound of footsteps, talking, or even most of them suddenly forgot to breathe for a second and then gasps could be heard. Everyone was looking at me like I just killed an innocent person or cutest animal in front of everyone and I couldn't help but feel nervous and uncomfortable.

My face felt hot and sweat started to appear on it and it seemed that it was about to burst out of my forehead.

"Did something happen?" The man in white robe asked and he seemed surprised by the sudden disappearance of the light from the orb crystal. He then turned towards me and asked again in a more serious tone, "Are you okay?"

"Y-yeah, yeah, I'm fine," I answered quickly in a small voice and tried to calm myself down as I took a deep breath.

"Do you see some floating visual text in the box in front of your eyes now?" he asked with narrowed eyes.

"Yes, I see it." I lied as I breathed.

Should there really be such a thing? Then why is there no such damn thing as he mentioned in my eyes?

There is nothing in front of my eyes except the normal things that my eyes can see. Nothing else.

It's just normal vision. Nothing special.

I don't want to tell him that there is nothing in front of me.

I knew what would happen if I told him the truth. And that would be too much trouble for me. So I hope my lie can satisfy your question.

"Well, it seems that you have received your [First Quest]. Now tell me what is your [First Quest] and what is the [Reward]?" He said with a smile but it was still cold.

I knew that I had done something wrong.

He would never have a warm expression like that.

It was probably because I told a lie to him. But I don't have anything else to tell him so there's no other choice than telling a lie.

I don't want to become a soldier or a hero. I don't want to become someone that can inspire other people and die for them.

I just want to be free! To live the way I want! So...

"The text said that I need to leave this continent in 5 years to explore the world and the [Reward] is a [Class] named [Traveler]" I said loudly.

The man frowned after hearing the answer and his brows knitted together.

"Traveler..." he muttered to himself and then turned towards me and said, "Traveler are known as wanderers who travel around the world. They're usually explorers who discover new lands and are given rewards by countries that they've visited. They also explore the unknown parts of this world in search of treasures and items but most importantly they are the ones who bring information from faraway lands back to their country in exchange for money."

"Wow!" I looked at him with a dumbfounded expression.

Of course that is all a lie.

I don't give fuck with the thing called [System].

I don't care if I have it or not.

I am only to myself.

I live for myself.

I am worthy only of myself.

I exist for myself.

I don't care if I'm just an ordinary human without [System]

I don't want to waste my life on becoming a corpse on some battlefield.

I created my own path of destiny.

I do not follow this world's principles.

And in the end? I will die for myself. Die in a satisfying way. With no regret at all. That's all I want.

Well with that, I hope my plan to evade the war and not die on some battlefield will success, right?

Then an unfamiliar voice echoed inside my mind.

[That's... Good opinion! I agree with you. I see so you really are a smart boy, huh? Well, I'm tired of being in this village for 12 years. Now is the time for me to see this new world!]

Eh?

Instantly my mind goes blank.

I haven't touched the crystal ball on the pedestal and it can only create questions in my mind but this one is different.

It didn't ask me questions like the crystal orb but it seemed to speak like a living being.

'If this voice doesn't come from there then, where the hell is this voice coming from?' I thought to myself.