1 The Variant Gamer
The port town of Hargeon was as its name suggested, a port town. Ships docked and stopped by for supplies as merchants loaded off their goods to be shipped away.
It was lively as all manner of people moved about the streets, from shady hooded figures to half-naked marines, one of these people was a handsome young man with light blue eyes and black hair; He wore a simple black T-shirt and blue pants.
Unlike most others who seemed to focus on what was around them, this young man focused on something right in front of his eyes. This did draw attention from others passing him by, which was why people made sure to stay away from him.
After all, seeing a man staring at a fixed point in front of his face without caring about anything else as he walked would make most people think of him as crazy.
'But how?' The said young man thought as he stared at the floating screen that only he could see.
[Status
Name: Eren Ray
Occupation: The Variant Gamer
Level: 1 Next Lv: 0%
Health: 100% Stamina: 93% Energy: 100%
Power: 14 Speed: 13
Endurance: 15 Energy: 10
Stat Points: 0]
He sighed as he stared at the blue sky with an exasperated look, 'I have transmigrated into Earthland with a Gamer System of all things... How ridiculous is this!'
It had been a few days since he had randomly awakened in this body. In the beginning, he had not panicked at all strangely, instead, he had simply thought it was a dream but a few hours later, he had been proven wrong.
Then, he had spent the last few days coming to terms with the situation, it was a very shocking experience, to suddenly wake up in another world in another body, even more so when one thought it was a fictional world before.
He sat on a nearby bench in the park he had arrived at and thought back to the first day, he had not felt any extreme panic or fear due to a very certain skill...
'Skills' He mentally commanded.
[Skills
-Gamer's Mind (Lv: Max)
Allows a peaceful state of mind. Immunity to mental disorder.
-Gamer's Body (Lv: Max)
Grants a body that allows for the user to live in the real world like a game.]
He looked at the 2 skills and didn't know how to feel, he knew that his strange calm state was due to the 1st skill; And he knew that he wouldn't take any visible damage as long as his health was not at 0%, only slight pain when damaged, falling from the bed in the 1st day made him sure of that, courtesy of his 2nd skill; He also would be cured of all things after sleeping.
'This ability is broken...' He concluded and closed the skill screen. He seemed a bit frustrated, it was perhaps due to the fact that he didn't gain any skills by doing things like how it was supposed to like the original gamer.
He closed his eyes and enjoyed the breeze. It carried the scent of the sea, it was quite pleasant.
The past few days he had wandered the town and read some books on the common sense of this world, even if he knew many things about it from an anime he had watched before.
He opened his eyes and looking at the position of the sun, made him sigh again.
'Whatever the reason it may be, I am here now, so I might as well make the best out of it.'
Eren had a family on earth but having siblings made him sure that his parents didn't need him to take care of them. And his gamer's mind helped him to deal with the whole new world/new life thing better than he had expected.
He had already accepted his new life in this fictional world with a gamer ability, even if it sounded crazy, it was his normal now.
The previous owner had no family in Earthland for him to deal with, all killed by bandits years ago. The previous Eren had helped run errands for some shops to make a living...
He sighed, 'It's as if it was designed for me to come here.'
However, the one thing that occupied his mind most of all...
'Quests' the mental command summoned another screen.
[Quests
1. Join a Magic Guild.
Reward: The Title 'Wizard' (+?% Experience Gain) '?' Depends on the popularity of the guild. | 100 Exp.
2. Join the Rune Knights.
Reward: High-class magic weapon. | 100 Exp.
3. Git rid of the Local Bandits.
Reward: Energy Manipulation Skill. | 100 Exp.]
He closed the quest window with a frown, 'It's as if the system is giving me a choice, to become a dark or light wizard, a rune knight, or go solo...'
He naturally didn't even need to think too much about it, 'The exp boost from the title is good in the long run, the magic weapon will give me a good start, but the skill is essential. The problem is, how do I get rid of bandits? I never fought people before...'
He was stuck in a dilemma, he sighed again, he had done that a dozen times in the past few days...
Eren was not a great fighter, so how was he supposed to defeat bandits whose life depended on fighting?
He smiled, 'It's obvious, I must outclass them in power to compensate for skill... Thank god that I can gain stat points by exercising.'
All his stats had started at 10 when he had arrived in this world. He had put some effort in the past few days and they had advanced a little. Except for energy, he had no idea what to do with it. He tried meditation but no extra feeling came. He had decided to ignore that for now.
'I should get my stats to 20-25 then buy some equipment and train a little, and come up with a plan.' He decided after days of hesitating.
The only magic shop in Hargeon was Proper Grocerm. Its range of products was rather poor and Eren was aware of that, but he still decided to visit there.
After walking for half an hour, he reached the shop. It looked familiar to Eren, he had seen it on a screen before after all. He had a very good memory.
He entered and saw a variety of items, some looked strange and others plain normal.
The owner was a short balding old man with a green pointy hat on his head. 'He looks normal enough...' Eren thought.
"Hello, How can I help you?" The owner put on a business smile.
Eren didn't beat around the bush, "I want a magic sword, do you have any?"
The owner nodded with an elated smile and went behind the shop, a minute later he returned with a few swords.
"I bought these a few months back, unfortunately, no one fancies items like these in this town but they are top quality. Please take a look."
Eren inspected them.
There were 3 swords. All looked the same but their handles were different colored.
The 1st one was red.
"This one can use magic to set itself on fire." The owner explained as he took it and flames came to life on the blade.
Eren was impressed, 'A fire sword then.'
The 2nd one was blue.
"This sword can summon a ball of water and shoot it in a direction." The owner waved it and a ball of water appeared then hit the wall harmlessly.
Eren didn't like it that much, 'Not that useful in combat, but can be useful in a Sahara or something... Maybe annoy the enemy?'
The 3rd one was yellow.
"This one can turn bright for a moment." The sword lit up like a lightbulb but its light died down instantly.
Eren scratched his head, 'A flashbang? Can be useful to stun the enemy...'
The owner used a piece of cheap cloth to show how sharp they were, they were good.
Eren checked his pocket and his eyebrows twitched, 'Enough to cover 2 swords, some essential things for my plan, and food for 3 days, the savings of this guy was so little. At least he owns a house...'
He observed the swords for a few seconds and came up with an idea. "I will buy the yellow and red."
So he spent the previous owner's saving that had accumulated for years to buy 2 swords.
He bought food to last for 3 days and returned to his house. It was a small old one in the east of the town.
He sat down on a chair with the swords in front of him, 'I am broke now, there is no way back. If I defeat the bandits, there is a reward of 80 thousand Jewels for bringing them in, if not, I need to work...'
He put those thoughts out of his head and began doing push-ups.
