For a better world.

'Status' Emilie thought.

[Emilie of Nirl

Holder of the support system.

Strength: Soldier (Intermediate) - Veteran (Peak)

Skills:

-Village Doctor (Passive): All your patients heal faster in Nirl.

-Negotiation (Passive): All negotiations have a better chance of success.

-Perfection (Active): After activation, using energy made it becomes purer.]

Various quests were offered to me.

I chose to do a quest for the village, the quest ''Lucas''.

Lucas is a child under my guardianship, who lost his father in the raid a year ago. As the anniversary of his death was approaching, I had to raise his morale and guide him.

...

I sat down next to him and put him at ease before he explained his situation. Basically, he wasn't making any progress. He had vowed to exterminate all demonic creatures to avenge his father but noticed that he wouldn't ever be able to do so in his life. Worse, the very fact of fighting scared him.

''Lucas," I said, "That may sound cruel, but not everyone can fight, and even warriors need rest, takes Alain as an example.'' He listened to me silently. I knew that he would be ready to reject every word I said at the first slip. For logic would be useless against a heart's logic.

''But you know, you don't have to fight on the front lines. That raid was already wiped out, you just can't kill them again.''

''I'' He interrupted me.

''You have the right to fight, but if your goal is their extermination, then you can do it in a better way. Try to go where you are the most successful at, to the path you like best, for that is where you will be the most effective, and not by running to a pointless death at the front.''

I left him with a final word: "Your father, I don't think that's how he would have liked to see you, his son, become. If you really want to avenge him, then do so, but at least do it well.''

- - -

Everything I told him was a lie. And some of the best ones at that: the ones with a hint of truth in them.

Of course, kind people existed everywhere, this world was even full of them. But what about cruel people? These existed too. Nothing is only black or white, but I do know one thing.

Those who are the cruelest aren't the strongest, nor are they the weakest, but those who see their own potential. Potential is a scary thing: even if one had it, he probably wouldn't be able to develop it. And some people become unable to accept the truth, seeing a gap between reality and ideal that became bigger as time flew by.

Does this world really have strong people? Even the Gods aren't omnipotent. Their energy may be useful but still lack strength. In the end, that's just to show that there's a higher entity.

That's what I like to believe. That in this world, there's a higher entity that'll bring happiness.

But you know, you can't expect anything from a hierarchy. Waiting... it doesn't take any effort in itself. You have to act on a local level.

If such an existence really exists - which I sometimes doubt - then my life is the proof that this existence wants and leaves me free. And if I am free, if I am recognized by such an entity, such a power, then that means that my life has a meaning.

And I won't ever let my life end without having accomplished anything. It may just be an excuse, a weakness that pushes me forward, but the reality will never change. At this moment, at this time, in this place, I exist.

And because I exist, I am changing the world. That's why I will do anything to make this world a better place.

And for that, I need strength. And so you do.

Honestly, given your talent, the chances that you will succeed in living the life of your dreams, in defeating your enemies, are low. Extremely low. That's why I preferred to direct you to another path.

Revenge... Emily seemed to think of something.

She shook her head slightly.

If revenge exists, it's also showing it has its own advantages. But letting him achieve his dream would prevent her from achieving her own: creating a better world.

- - - - -

If Alain had chosen the quest of training villagers - which he was currently doing - Eloise had taken a different path: training.

Her reasoning was simple but effective. If other people could train, then why'd she train for? It's when you lose your mind that you start thinking of others before yourself.

Not that she didn't respect that thought. In fact, she didn't respect it at all.

That thought was proof of her incapacity and weakness. Of her mistakes. Because the reality was that training others wouldn't leave her near enough time to excel at anything else. And she couldn't accept being weak.

'Status'

[Eloise Equesant

Holder of the defense system.

Strength: Veteran (Peak)

Skills:

- Energy Mastery (Active): After activation and or one minute, all uses of your energy will be twice as effective.

- Non-stop training (Passive): Increases your chance to level up by 5%].

During her training, Eloise quickly notices something. Although the quest is easy at first, its difficulty increases with each step, as a reward.

If in the beginning, the quest only consisted of a hundred sword strokes or pulls, now the number the quest required was in the thousands.