Chapter 7- All Eyes On Me

"Oh!" Arthur was quite surprised by what he saw. The system panel was quite large with a lot of information and new things he didn't see before. Apart from his name, gender, and level which were quite normal to see. What caught his attention most was his Main class and its rank.

'This class is SSS-Rank?! What the hell?! Does that mean it's the rarest class possible? Or are there rarer classes?'

Even when he tried to think it through, he could only reach one single conclusion. He had been given an extremely powerful class. He still didn't see what kind of effects it was going to give him, but he was certain Blood Monarch was going to be something out of this world.

'But why? Why was I given something like this? It has something to do with that Divine Bloodline thing. In what world do I have a Divine Bloodline? I was born to two normal parents in a normal city. Hell, even if I had a Divine Bloodline, it probably got ruined by the sheer amount of instant noodles I consumed in the past few years. Divine Bloodline, more like Noodles Bloodline.' He laughed to himself.

There was something about it that didn't sit well with him no matter how much he tried to ignore it. But, with no other choice, he simply decided to leave it at that.

"Well, there seems to be a Secondary Class section. I guess I can require a plethora of classes rather than stick to one. Maybe they're far weaker than the main class which made them secondary." He muttered. "Hmm, other than that, it seems there are secondary abilities too other than the main ones given by the class."

Arthur was already excited to try these abilities since he was certain they were quite amazing purely from their description. 

"The stats are also as expected, except, it seems I'm given 5 points to allocate in my stats?" He asked himself.

This wasn't a foreign concept to Arthur but, he still had to stop for a moment and think. 'Should I use these points now or wait? I can't say for sure.'

Both options had pros and cons so he found it hard to decide. In the end, he simply chose to leave that for later. He knew that he had to first try and see how his body worked in this world and then make a choice.

With that, Arthur finally made the profile window vanish and he tapped on the second option which was the inventory. Immediately, he was met with another window. However, this one was square-shaped and divided into equal columns, totaling 20 columns.

"Very typical inventory." He muttered. "Hmm, my items are stored in here."

Looking at the first 4 columns were occupied by four different items. The first slot had what seemed to be a red potion with the number '3' in the left-down corner and the words 'Healing Potion +1' hovering right above it. The second one was a blue potion with the words 'Mana Potion +1'.

"Hmm, three health and mana potions. That's useful." He muttered. Naturally, Arthur tapped on the health potion. Almost immediately, the potion manifested in his hand out of nowhere.

"Woah!" The boy was taken aback by the sudden occurrence by then looked at the potion closely. 

[Health Potion +1

Description: A potion that restores 5% of health upon consumption.]

"5%? Well, that's not a lot. I guess that explains why it's only '+1'." Arthur rubbed his chin and put the potion back where it came from. Then, he pulled a mana potion.

[Mana Potion +1

Description: A potion that restores 5% of mana upon consumption.]

"Ok, this is fair. Though, since I only have three of each, I can't recklessly use them. I have to make sure to only use them when I need them the most."

The third and fourth items were a red sword and a red ring. The two were the basic items given by the class. Tapping on the sword, it manifested in his hand. The sword was rather long and looked awfully close to a katana except it had a chipped and uneven blade that had a very dark red color.

Its handle was black with thick fiber wrapped around it for better grip. 

"So cool!" Arthur muttered as he examined the sword's blade and even the black sheath. 'I like this.'

[Sanguine Blade

Rank: E

Description: A red cursed sword that deals physical damage and has a chance to heal the wielder a portion of the damage dealt.

Type: Tachi Sword

Damage Type: Physical

Damage dealt: 60

Special Ability: Gives a 5% chance of restoring 5% of the player's health.]

"Hm, this is actually really nice. Though, the chances aren't looking that good. It is still going to be very useful in long battles against multiple enemies, I suppose."

The sword was clearly better against many enemies as that's when its true power would appear and could be crucial if Arthur's health was down and he had no potions to drink.

With that, Arthur put the sword back in storage and pulled the ring out. The item was quite small, perfect to put on his index finger. As for its appearance, the ring was a mix of red and black with beautiful engravings all around it that gave it this mysterious glow which added to its charm.

[Blood Hero's Ring

Rank: E

Description: A ring that symbolizes the glory of an old hero, grants a small boost to Presence.

Type: Jewelry

Special Ability: +5 points in Presence when worn.]

"Hmm, that's good. Though, I wonder what Presence means. It's the only stat that I don't know much about. Is it aura?"

The word Presence sounded vague to Arthur, but he suspected it had something to do with someone's Aura as that is also a part of their Presence.

"Well, it won't harm me either way." With that Arthur shoved the ring into his index finger. "Nice, this looks good on me. Hehehe, talk about fancy."

However, before he could even appreciate the ring fully, he suddenly noticed something. Looking up, he saw several eyes looking at him silently. These eyes belonged to the players around him. 

At the time Arthur was focused on his items and profile, many players started moving to explore the village. However, there were still some players that didn't move. But, nobody seemed to care about him at first, until now.

'Why are they looking at me like that?' He frowned.

The curiosity in their eyes was clear as day. For a second, Arthur was confused. But, he quickly realized something.

'Is it the effect of the ring? Am I more noticeable now because my Presence stat increased?' He asked himself. The boy couldn't say for sure. But, he didn't want to stay there and confirm either as he decided to start moving.

Attention was something Arthur didn't like that much. He wasn't a shy person, but he also didn't like to be in the limelight for long, especially in such a place where he could be attacked by other players.

'Though, it seems this village is a safe zone so I should be safe for now. But, when I leave the village, that can't be guaranteed any more.' He mused as he looked over his shoulder. Many players were still looking at him but nobody spoke to him.

"All eyes on me, huh." He laughed to himself and hurried his steps. "Well, who cares? Time to explore the village and find something interesting!"

As Arthur walked, a wide grin appeared on his face. The time for his most anticipated thing had arrived. He could finally start exploring the Divine Realm. This massive and mystical world was now right in front of him, in its full glory, waiting for a curious fellow to come along and explore it.

The boy was more than glad to be that curious fellow.