Progress
[Rune successful]
With his doubts having vanished, Yasuo was purely excited that using magic transfer paper worked, and that he now had the ability to place a rune on any part of his body if he wanted to, making rune placement not an issue anymore.
Not being able to wait anymore, Yasuo clicked on the hologram to reveal the grade of the new rune, full of anticipation.
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Rune: [Mana barrier rune]
Description: Mana barrier uses mana to form a spherical barrier around the user. The more mana that is used, the bigger the mana barrier.
Rank: Rare
Grade: Superb
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'What?!' Yasuo thought surprised.
'This rune had the lowest grade out of all my current runes, so I was hoping to match its grade to the other ones, but I actually got an even better grade than Excellent, a Superb grade!'
Seeing the Superb grade of the rune, another hologram popped up with latency.
Achievement [Superb Rune]
Description: Achievement for drawing a 'Superb' grade rune for the first time.
Reward: New rune selection. ~ Press [Yes] to receive reward ~
Yasuo could hardly process the fact that he got a superb rune, so much so that he forgot that it was the requirement for one of the achievements he wrote down for this week.
It was an achievement he didn't fully believe he could be able to obtain this week, but on the first day, - No, the first few hours of the first day, Yasuo had achieved one of the most challenging achievements on his list for this week.
Yasuo was overstimulated with the positive unfolding that was happening at this moment, and when he finally calmed himself down, he noticed the reward of the achievement, it was another rune selection reward.
Without hesitation, being in the moment, Yasuo clicked the [Yes] button, to which the unforgettable hologram popped up, spinning three different slots like a roulette.
Hoping to get a strong rune that he could use, Yasuo waited for the roulette to stop spinning.
'Is it spinning longer than usual?' Yasuo thought, thinking that it was taking longer than normal, full of anticipation.
But then it suddenly stopped like normal, revealing the three new rune options.
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~You may choose one of the three runes to obtain~
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1. [Electrostatic Rune]
Description: Using mana, an electrostatic force can be generated to attract metals.
Rank: Rare
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2. [Body Strengthening Rune]
Description: Using mana, the body, or a part of the body, will be physically strengthened.
Rank: Uncommon
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3. [Fire-arrow Rune]
Description: Using mana, a fire-arrow can be shot.
Rank: Rare
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With the three new rune options having been revealed, Yasuo was strangely drawn to only one of them, the [Body Strengthening Rune]. Even though it was the lowest rank rune out of all three rune options, it stood out to Yasuo for some reason.
Yasuo not being a superstitious person, he didn't immediately pick it just because of his gut feeling, and started reasonably thinking about the three options.
But the more he thought about it reasonably, the more the [Body Strengthening Rune] seemed like the best option. In the last augmented reality session with Nari, it became apparent that Yasuo was lacking in raw strength.
Because of that reason, they invited Beom to their group. Despite Beom being able to perfectly negate that weakness for their team, Yasuo still wanted to make up for his personal weakness so that he could carry some of that burden and not have to rely on someone else, which Yasuo wasn't really accustomed to yet, always having fought alone until now.
With the strange attraction to the rune, and after thinking about it reasonably, Yasuo quickly made the decision and selected the rune.
[Body Strengthening Rune]
Description: Using mana, the body, or a part of the body, will be physically strengthened.
Rank: Uncommon
Seeing the hologram pop up in front of him made Yasuo's expression brighten up even more than before.
Yasuo's mindset was the most positive it had ever been, thinking about how quickly progress was being made, literally getting stronger by the day.
Being in the moment, Yasuo wanted to draw the new rune immediately, but after remembering that he had no mana left after drawing the [Mana Barrier Rune], he thought to himself that it would be best to go to the library first, not wanting to deviate from the schedule he had set up for the week.
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After following his schedule for today of four hours of lectures, two hours of self-study in the library and eight hours of physical training and trying to obtain achievements, Yasuo finally lied down in bed.
Even though he was beyond exhausted from the busy day, a big smile formed on his face.
'That might be the most productive day I have ever had in my entire life.' Yasuo thought himself, which made him chuckle as he could feel his muscle aching from every small movement.
In this day alone Yasuo had gained so much usable knowledge, both for improving his rune drawing and his dagger wielding ability, which made him be able to obtain more achievements than he thought he would.
Yasuo even added a few more achievements on his list for that week, which he first thought to be impossible to achieve within that timeframe. But with the progress of today, they seemed much more realistic.
With a positive mindset Yasuo continued to follow his schedule day to day, each day seeming more fruitful and rewarding, both in theoretical knowledge and physical skill, as well as obtaining achievements.
Yasuo's days were long and packed with straining activities, but despite that, the days seemed to fly by, and five days passed by in an instant.
Yasuo was once again lying in bed, thinking back to how fast these last five days had gone by.
'Tomorrow will be the first augmented reality session with Nari and Beom!' Yasuo thought with a warm feeling in his stomach, not being able to fall asleep because of a sudden energy burst thinking back on the week and the day to come.
These last few days Yasuo had made use of every single second, so much so that he hadn't even looked at the progress he made from a different perspective.
Yasuo knew that he had gotten stronger, because his runes had become of a higher grade and he could easily notice that his fighting technique had improved while training and fighting in the augmented reality, but there was one thing he hadn't looked at the entire week.
Thinking about this made a smile form on Yasuo's face, before quickly saying:
"[Status window]!"
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Name: Yasuo Mun
Age: 16
Gender: Male
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Class: [Rune Possessor]
Titles: [Goblin slaughterer]
Achievements: [First: Hidden Awakened], [Rune completion: 10], [Good rune], +31
Skills: [Passive: Rune drawing x], [Passive: Dagger wielding], [Active: Slash], [Active: Stab] +3
Runes: [Mana barrier rune], [Mana circulation rune], [Ice Spear rune], [Body Strengthening Rune], +1
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Strength: 110 Stamina: 80
Agility: 90 Endurance: 40
Defence: 33 Mana : 800/800
Unassigned stat points: 50
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Looking at the status window, which was in front of his eyes, made him truly realise the progress that he made. He couldn't help but be speechless for a good few minutes, just looking at everything that was displayed in front of him.
The boost in stats was very noticeable, with the mana stat having improved the most, almost having doubled. That just goes to show how much Yasuo had improved his rune drawing capabilities under the teachings of Mae Hoon and his own efforts.
But that wasn't the only significant change, as all other stats also had around a thirty percent increase. And on top of all of that, Yasuo still had fifty unassigned stat points left, which he could use at any time, boosting whatever stat he deemed fit.
Yasuo wanted to look at his status window as a way to pass the time and calm down a bit while he couldn't sleep, but it had the complete opposite effect. With Yasuo's heart beating harder and faster than before, he had gained even more energy.
Yasuo tried to calm himself down as fast as he could as he wanted to be in top condition for tomorrow, but to no avail. Only about an hour later he finally fell asleep, getting his well-deserved rest.
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*Beep-Beep-Beep*
Turning off the morning alarm, Yasuo stretched out his body with a smile on his face, having slept better than he thought he would.
For the first time this week, Yasuo didn't have his day scheduled out, but still being in the rhythm, Yasuo decided to head out early, eat breakfast and follow four hours of lectures and do two hours of self-study at the library.
At this point, this had become a routine. And seeing how many results this routine had resulted in, Yasuo couldn't stop himself from keeping up this schedule as he wanted to keep progressing at this pace.
But of course Yasuo hadn't forgotten that today was the day he was finally going into augmented reality again with Nari and Beom.
With the three of them having agreed to meet at the cafeteria at twelve, Yasuo still had one hour to spare, which he decided to spend every last second of at the library.
Engrossed in the books, the time went by unreasonably fast.
"Yasuo! It's twelve o' clock!" A womanly voice suddenly yelled out.
It was Julia Levine, the librarian, who Yasuo had become more familiar with in the last week from being the only one who regularly came to the library.
'Oh no I am going to be late' Yasuo thought to himself, before yelling from all the way on the third level of the library. "Thank you Julia!"
Hearing Yasuo call her by her first name made Julia Levine chuckle. Julia Levine had told Yasuo to call her by her first name, but as this was one of the first time he actually called her by her first name, she couldn't help but form a satisfied smile.