All the people on Earth are born with individual abilities whether strong or weak, it must be used to help each other. Azelus, Ignis Caeli Aquila Terrance Quint, age 16, wondered why people start to abuse their power for no good, they use it for crimes, use it for greediness, and use it to obtain more power by stealing each other's ability. 

Quint wants to restore the world, then he pondered...,

 "What if the world continues to be in its chaos? 

"Will there be a hero to save it? 

"Will there be unselfish people who want to restore it like me?"

"Will I be able to save it just on my own? ,"

Lurep Village. Morning.
Rose and Thorn were heading toward a branch of Zelu's Blacksmiths to sell Dani Zelu's armor. Besides his armor, he had had 2 golden and 30 blue coins, which was basically 230 blue coins or 23 000 silver coins. Of course, Rose was very happy about this. These spoils of war would speed up her plans by at least a few weeks after all.
"Will you have enough money after selling that armor?" Thorn asked.
After remembering how much money she had to accumulate, Rose answered somewhat downcast: "I wish it could be that cheap to make a contract with a good ship designer. *Sigh*… We'll need at least 5 black coins…"
"Wow, that's 50 000 blue coins. We received just 20 blue coins from the White family as payment... It'll take us quite some time to gather that much…" Contrary to his whining words, his expression was nonchalant, as he had no lack of time.
The reason why Thorn was familiarized with the monetary system of the modern world was because Rose had briefly explained it to him yesterday at their inn before going to sleep.
After talking idly for a while, they arrived at a beautiful eight-story building which had the shape of the torso of a luxurious white armor. They went directly to the eighth floor because, for some stupid reason, the most expensive items were always on the highest floor.
Once there, they chose a random shop and entered into it. The shop wasn't too big, but it was full of B-class zenanium suits, armors, and weapons. In it could be found suitable equipment for any civilized race.
The owner of the shop was a dullahan wearing blacksmith clothes. His pitch-black smoke had the shape of the plus sign [+]. Seeing that some customers have entered his shop, he said with the characteristic dullahan's vibrating voice: "Welcome to Tom Zelu's Shop, is there something in particular you're looking for?"
"Well, actually we just want to sell this." Thorn gave Tom Zelu a big sack.
This didn't surprise Tom Zelu, there were many occasions when something like this had happened. After placing the content of the sack on a table, he inspected carefully the armor that appeared before him. Seconds later, he said impressed: "A noteworthy A-class zenanium armor in perfect conditions, this is a rare sight in Lurep Village."
"How much are you willing to pay for it?" Rose asked with a businesslike expression on her face.
"Umm… before that, I need to ask something. Why does the armor have a blood stain?" The shop owner asked nonchalantly while pointing at a very small red mark on the interior of the armor.
Without losing her cool, Rose looked at the mark and said: "Oh, it actually has one." She put on a thoughtful expression. "What could it be…? Oh! Perhaps…"
She quickly grabbed Thorn's hand and secretly used her nail to cause him a tiny wound in one of his fingers.
"Just as I thought! You must have hurt yourself by accident when you put the armor in the sack!" Rose exclaimed with a look of understanding. She turned her gaze toward Tom Zelu, and said with an innocent smile: "Well, mystery solved!"
Tom Zelu: (Whom is this brat trying to deceive?! Really, what a shameless scoundrel! Is she looking down on my brain? Is she actually looking down on my brain?! Hehehe… How ironical, because of her actions I'm the one who's looking down on her brain now. She didn't need to recur to such means! It doesn't matter from where they've got this armor since the Zelu family is backing me! So, whatever its provenance may be, there shouldn't be any issues if I buy it… Unless this armor belonged to a Zelu family member, but that is impossible. How could they have the guts to rob and offend the Zelu family, and above all, the guts to sell what they robbed from the Zelu family in the Zelu family's territory?! Hahaha… there's not enough courage in the world to do such a thing with their pathetic level of cultivation!)
After thinking up to this point, he offered: "I'll be fair, 10 golden coins. I won't pay more than that."
"Ok, yes, it's fair enough to me." Rose didn't bargain because she had realized that her lame excuse had been seen through.
She took the money, and without looking back, she ran away with Thorn.
After some time of walking, Thorn couldn't hold his curiosity back anymore and asked: "Why is he wearing blacksmith clothes? I mean, it's just a shop, not a blacksmith factory."
"Ah, it comes with the job. Usually, customers prefer buying their equipment from someone wearing blacksmith clothes rather than from someone wearing another kind of clothes." Rose answered showing off her knowledge.
Thorn commented smiling: "Oh! It makes sense." But then he frowned: "Wait a moment, doesn't that mean he uses underhanded psychological tricks to sell his goods? Humph! What a shameless scoundrel!"
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Lurep Village Library.
The name of the elderly gargoyle librarian who wore a white librarian uniform, the gargoyle who had attended Rose some days ago, was Blan Ton. He was sitting in a comfortable chair reading a fist-thick book with the demeanor of a sage.
"Hello."
Suddenly, a voice interrupted him. He slowly turned his gaze upward. (Oh, she's that girl from a few days ago. Mmm? Second Level Basic Awaken?) Chuckling, he said: "Hehehe… Hello. It seems you managed to break through, congratulations!"
Of course, that girl was Rose. Thorn was by her side. She beamed proudly: "Actually, it was easier than I thought it would be. Hahaha…"
"Was… it?" Thorn murmured lazily.
At that moment, Rose put on a solemn expression: "I'm here to buy a copy of The Rose Mountain by Lin the Lonely Adventurer."
"Mmm? Was there a book of Lin the Lonely Adventurer with that name…?" Blan Ton was taken aback.
"When I found it, I was surprised too. There's indeed such a book in the section of exotic methods to break through bottlenecks." Rose replied chuckling. She didn't find Blan Ton's reaction odd.
"… Wait here please, I'll look for it." Blan Ton was a little skeptical, but in the end decided to check it out anyway.
Walking toward the stairs to the underground of the library, he soon disappeared from Thorn and Rose's sight.
Within this underground floor, there were copies of every single book the library had.
After walking for some time, flanked by immense bookshelves, he finally found the book Rose was searching for. "It truly exists! It is official then, I'm a total failure as a librarian!" He shook his head, feeling incompetent.
It must be known that Lin the Lonely Adventurer was not an ordinary writer, on the contrary, she was one of the top five best writers of this era. That's why Blan Ton didn't think he was exaggerating in the least with his critique.
Nevertheless, the discovery of this book still brought him immense elation.
He grabbed the book without hesitation, and immediately after, his hands started to quiver. This was because the book had the mark of a blue feather on its top-right corner. That mark meant: 'There's a request from the author regarding this book'.
"A request from Lin the Lonely Adventurer!" He exclaimed, loosing completely his demeanor of a sage.
He dashed toward a classified room of the library. With his speed, he reached the room in no time.
The room was full of neatly arranged metallic boxes, and a pair of numbers were inscribed on each box in this way: 350 500 to 351 000.
He looked over at the blue mark on the book and saw on the feather the number: "238 724!" He then searched for the box he needed.
Soon, he found the box and opened it. Inside it, there were D-class zenanium papers. After a while, he pulled the 238 724 paper out and earnestly read it.
Written on it was: "I am leaving my Energy Signature on this note, so please, contact me if you suspect that the mystery of The Rose Mountain has been solved."
These words left Blan Ton trembling in fear and excitement: "T-the Energy S-S-S-Signature of Li-Lin the Lonely Adventurer…" He now found himself holding the piece of paper with utmost care and nervousness. It couldn't be helped, after all, he hadn't held–in his one hundred and fifty years of life–something more precious and valuable than this Energy Signature.
After some time, he barely managed to calm himself down.
"Oh, right! The mystery of The Rose Mountain, I need to read this book!" He opened the book and started to decipher every word in it as if he were reading the most important book in history.
After finishing reading, he exclaimed: "That girl has definitely found that legendary plant!"
His breathing became unsteady as he wondered: (What should I do? What should I do?!... This is just too much for my old bones to manage… Ah! I'll just follow the instructions mindlessly, in any case, that style of life has allowed me to reach my actual age…)
Five minutes later.
He entered into the Butterfly Room of the library. It was a huge room where butterfly monsters were hovering about aimlessly. They were really beautiful. Most of them were blue, and there were a few green, and a single red one. Of course, the butterfly monsters of better quality were fewer in quantity.
He didn't hesitate to call the red one with a grain of special food. After the red butterfly monster finished eating, it stood on the Energy Signature of Lin the Lonely Adventurer for a few seconds. After that, it caught a small piece of paper from Blan Ton's claw. And it then disappeared into thin air.
(It is done. Now, I only have to make a copy of the book to give it to that redhead girl.) He thought.
Another five minutes later.
"Here it is, by the way, just for curiosity, do you live in Lurep Village?" Blan Ton handed over the copy of - The Rose Mountain - to Rose and asked that.
"No, I don't. But I think I'll be hanging around Lurep Village for at least a few months. Are you sure that you are asking that just for curiosity?" Rose responded while giving two blue coins to the librarian.
"Oh, well, I suppose I'm really interested in the person who introduced me to a rare book of Lin the Lonely Adventurer." He answered with his usual demeanor of a sage.
"Hahaha… If that is the case, I understand your feelings very well! Though I stumbled upon it just by luck. Hahaha… Anyway, what can I say about myself? Right now, I'm just a novice mercenary. My team consists of just my sister and me." She said pointing at Thorn. "Other than that… Oh! Lately, I have been starting to feel a special love for money. Hehehe…" She then kept on laughing shamelessly about it.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mercenary's Guild.
Thorn and Rose arrived through the main entrance. Thorn commented amazed: "Wow! So, thanks to that book you found me. Really, what a big chain of coincidences…"
"Right? In any case, I'll need Lin the Lonely Adventurer to join us in the future, so I was thinking that this book could be a good excuse to create a connection with her." Rose explained her 'little scheme'.
"Mmm? Will you need more than one person to join us? I assumed that you just need the ship designer." Thorn asked, his face turning pale in fear.
"I don't know who will be the ship designer. And including Lin, I have in mind six persons. So, it'll be seven in total. But of course, if we meet someone who could be useful, then I'll ask that someone to join us as well." Rose answered, not giving any details about the other persons she had in mind.
Thorn then let out a deep sigh of relief. "*Sigh*… Seven. I was afraid you'd say, without a hint of shame, something like a trillion."
"Eh?! Do you think I am that shameless?! Why?!" Rose asked, so shocked she didn't notice she was shouting.
Thorn just shrugged avoiding her fierce gaze.
"Here you are! May I have a word with you?!"
Suddenly, someone said out loud. That was a familiar voice to Thorn and Rose, so they turned around to look at the owner of this voice. It was Vei Dal!
"Hello, what is it?" Rose asked somewhat puzzled.
Standing before them, Vei Dal said fired up: "I was wondering if Miss Thorn is interested in participating in the Lurep Village Mercenary vs. Adventurer Novice Tournament."

Everybody has an impossible dream. It could be as selfless as world peace or as selfish as eternal fame, but it never mattered because they were still impossible and no one took them seriously.
This is the story of those who did pursue the impossible in spite of everything, challenging an unforgiving world ruled by violence.

{Gran: Now you get it proceed left if you have no magic and proceed right if you have magic} Now I look closer to the room there are two door in the back if i may assumed the blue door is for magic test and the green door is for knowledge test, mm... Gran-san I have no magic yet so i have only to go to the left door? {Gran: Yes you have to go to the left, the name of the test examiner there is Xyreil also good luck Yue-chan} hmm... I will

I open the door to the knowledge exam and I see a long black haired early 20's man or a woman? with a scarlet pupils wearing glasses and the man/woman has a tail like a arrow head resting on the table top and he/she reading a book ¤A/N: obviously he has clothes on but i don't know how to describe complex clothes¤ hmm... maybe a demon?, system i need info [Yes]

[Name: Xyreil
Class: Grand Sage
Rank: SSS
Other Info is hidden]

Hmm... an SSS rank again *sigh* Just I base it from Gran and Natalei I think the SSS ranks are common here [You are wrong host they lived over 500 years ofcourse they are not push overs the average lifespan of a beastman is 1,000 and the apex is 2,500 demons are semi immortal but it's hard to lvl up and elves has the blood of the fairies so they are mostly Immortal as long the balance of the world is stable] *clearing up my throat* Excuse me sir...

{Xyreil: *startled* Oh my..., what a surprise to have a guest in this particular day} her voice it's like a smooth flow of river very mellow and comfortable she is really is a woman, Umm... Xyriel-san I'm here for the exam for being a adventurer {Xyreil: Exam right hmm... where is the papers *finding something in the drawers* hmm... here? no it's not, maybe here... not here too, just wait a second}

~5 minutes later

hmm... I think sages has different personalities and this one is clumsy {Xyreil: Here you go I hope I didn't make you wait} no its not problem (it's very nice to see you clumsily finding the papers in the shelves) hmm... the questions are not that hard for example this question:  how would you handle when you are surrounded by a pack of monsters higher level than you, and this: If fighting a boss would you do it solo or party, It's pretty simple so I can do this

~2 hours later

*sigh* the question are so many and some of them are history of the kingdom or continent so i have to ask the system for some answers [Be grateful because I am here also worship me as you please] system your ego is bloating [Ohh... my dear host because of you who watched over 1000 movies, cartoons, and animes my personality adapting as a human] (i should have learn the manual how to bully a system because I'm going to be defeated in arguments everytime) I saw Xyreil absorb in her reading, umm Xyreil-san here is the papers {Xyreil: okay, pls seat on the chair for the time being} hmm... when i see Xyreil for the first time I think her attitude will be like those cold hearted CEO's but she is like a child if her guard is down {Xyreil: May I know your name?} it's Yue {Xyreil: Yue-chan your answer is perfect I think you studied well before going to the guild to become an adventurer} uwu... I feel guilty for cheating [Ohh... you still have guilt left] hey I still feel guilty you know [like the time you pick the pen of your classmate that falls on the ground and said to yourself that once fall will have no owner, or like the time that you finished all the chocolates but blames on your younger sibling that she ate it all, or perharps that time you squander your money for food and blame the school for having to many projects tell me dear host where are your guilt?] it's not fair system... your cheating... your reading my memories... it's not fair it's not fair it's not fair it's not fair it's not fair... [*speechless because the host acts so childish*] ¤A/N : In her mind there is a chibi her that communicates with the system¤

(Xyreil thought's
Hmm... Yue's aura has a tinge of guilt but suddenly it change to a full sorrow aura and her eyes has sign of tears, maybe she is touched because i praise her and recall her past struggles but strangely her face it's still neutral *sigh* it's still hard for me to understand a human)

I have calmed down, Yes I studied well and got some pointers from my parents {Xyreil: Hmm... Is that so? well you can get your guild ID in the Registration Receptionist} ¤they can send message by telepathy¤ well I'm off Xyreil-san {Xyreil: take care and if you want you can come here when you like and if there are info you want (so i can understand you much more)} mmm... I will, Then I arrived infront of the receptionist, miss I finished my test {receptionist: here you go, you can start quest a rank higher than you} I look at the metal plate that she gave me
Name: Yue
Rank: F
Class: Thief
It's super simple but it's an essential, so miss how to rank up? {receptionist: You can upgrade you rank if you do 5 quest rank higher than you if your rank F and it goes up every rank up so 5 quest to promote to E, 10 for D, 15 for C, 20 for B, 25 for A, 40 for S, 80 for SS, 150 for SSS, but you will do twice if you complete quest same level as yours also you can easily ranked up if you conquerd some dungeons is that all the info you need miss} *nods* thank you miss, and I begin to walk to the quest board to check some quest.
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Stats ☆ weakend due overexertion☆
3 days of recovery, all phy stat will deduct by 30%

Name:Yue
Class:Thief
Level:14
STR:11 -> 7
CHR:8
SPD:17 -> 11
LCK:5
INT:21
SE:45/45
Mana:210/210
SP:0
Abilities
cooking C, enhance hearing C, enhance perception C, run away B, lessen presence A, hiding A, poker face S, fade A, Dagger Arts E

Skills
Provoke F, sprint C, lose focus B, Invisibility A, Twin slash E, spot weakness B, tsukomi F, Scan A,
Overall evaluation:C

[First Novel In My Entire Life So I'm Sorry If There Are Too Many Mistakes and I'm Suck at English so Enjoy]

What is more harder?
A system that task random things
or
A system that task the same thing
or
A system that task everything

Follow Yue for a Face-slap, Counter-attack, Slice-of-life, Villainess, White lotus, Female-lead, Side character, Last boss, cannon fodder, monster, A gang leader, student council president, A boss of an organisation and many more you could've think of











[I will make this novel over 5000 chapters even if you hate me in the end]

I've always been working hard. 

Waking up early 

Take a bath, eat and then catch my 6 am train but if I'm unlucky and get stuck in a long line of people getting tickets for the train then I'll have to catch an 8 am train and sprint through 4 blocks just for me to arrive in my office on time. 

OR maybe I just can hail a taxi, sit prettily and wait for my grand carriage (taxi) to take me to my destination but I'm too broke to afford a taxi fair every day! My budget can only afford train tickets. 

Yeah, I'm low maintenance but if you're a person who only lives in a minimum wage even tho you work your a*s so hard you have to be practical in how to save money so you can survive every day. 

But even tho my day is always been busy and constantly at a fast pace at the end of the day, there's one thing that inspires me to wake up and do this all over again. 

That's my love for books, 

Books let me escape from reality just for a while. 

Be on my own world 

Where I can decide what can I do to my life 

Where I can I truly be the person I want to be

Or where I can feel a little bit of happiness. 

I wish that if I have been given the chance to choose, 

I'll choose to leave inside a romance book, where I'm the Main Character (MC) and a shining shimmering Male Lead (ML) will come, save me from my distress and will live happily ever after. As simple as that.

I know it may sound cringey but I'm too tired with my life. 

I just want to have a happily ever after and live simply because in real life it will never be easy. I want to live in my own world. 

Is that too much to ask.

My life has been always at a fast pace. I don't have time to think about myself, to go out with my friends and I don't even have the time to find love. But even with my life going at a fast pace I always find time to read books. Reading books makes me escape reality for a while, be on my own world inside my head. The characters in the stories I always read have a perfect story and that always ends happily ever after. I wish reality can be that simple. 



or maybe a simple wish of mine may come true.

After the meeting with their father, Bai Shen returned to his room. He took out an old looking book that his father gave to him earlier. Because his talent in cultivation was low, in his 18 years of life, he was just a Beginner Fighter. The average rank for an 18 years old was that , they must be a intermediate fighter/mage while some geniuses were at advance stage. His father told him to practice until tomorrow before the banquet so that he can advance even just a little.

When he open the book, he saw written in golden words were 'Celestial White Tiger Manual'. Unlike the outside of the book, the pages inside looks new. The pages were clean and there were no sign of any damage. Bai Shen continues to look at other pages but he found that there were no words written on it which makes him confuse.

"System, can you scan this book?" unable to think of why it was empty, Bai Shen asked the system.

Ding... Scanning...

...

..

.

Ding... Scanning complete...

"Host what do you want to know about this book?" the system said with its robotic voice.

"I want to know why is there nothing written inside the book" Bai Shen replied inside his head.

"Unable to answer host because system doesn't know either. The system only know things about animes, so please don't ask the system silly questions." the system instantly replied to his question.

*Ack*

*Ack*

Bai Shen choke in his own saliva when he heard the reply. 'Why the fvck did you ask me what I wanted to know if you also know nothing' he thought.

"T-hen system, what can you do about this book?" Bai Shen take a deep breath and ask the system.

"Host can use it to exchange to the system. Don't worry the system is fair when it comes to exchanging items, probably.." the system replied while the last word was a whisper.

"What will I receive when I exchange this?" 

"The so called Qi in your body will disappear meaning you won't be able to cultivate like the people in this world do. The system will change your Qi into spiritual energy and will give you the 'Hogyouku' from the anime 'Bleach'. The system will also give you 1,000,000 system points as the system felt this book is very precious." the system said.

"Do you want to exchange it?"

"Yes exchange it" without a second thought Bai Shen agreed to the system. He was thinking that it was a fair trade with the system.

Ding... Exchanging the 'Celestial White Tiger Manual'...

Ding... Exchanging complete...

Ding... Host receives the following:

•Hogyoku: the host will automatically fused with the hogyoku granting him a tremendous upgrade in his powers and abilities. Host will acquire the power of hogyoku being fused with it.

•1,000,000 System Points: for exchanging the item, host receives a generous trade from the system.

 After the notifications of the system sounded inside his head, Bai Shen immediately felt his body changing. The Qi inside was disappearing while a strong power was coursing on his whole body. His bones and organs were constantly destroyed and repaired at the same time. The extreme pain he was feeling right now was so intense that he almost lose his consciousness. A bright bluish ord slowly fused in the center of his chest and a warm and cold feeling instantly flows inside his body.

After a couple of minutes, Bai Shen opens his eyes and felt his body. His body felt so light like he was just a feather. He clenched his fist and release a simple punch.

*bang*

Bai Shen look in shock at his fist, in front of him the wall was easily destroyed. He knew that the wall of their mansion was made from precious stones and was covered by Qi. Especially his room, his father personally make the walls and infuse his Qi to protect his son that he loved so much. Ordinary cultivator won't even leave a scratch to those wall, but with his simple punch, it was destroyed.

*thud!*

*thud!*

*thud!*

*thud!*

A series of hurried footsteps enter his ears, he knew that the punch he make alerted the people in the mansion.

*BAM!!*

Bai Shen was smiling helplessly at the people who enters. His father and sister entered inside the room with a worried face. Bai Shen look at this familiar scene.

"Son!" "Little brother!" his father and sister shouted at the same time. His father was already wearing his sleeping robe, while his sister was covered in towel with her hair and body wet clearly she was in the bath and immediately run here when she felt the commotion.

"Son what happened here? Are you attacked by someone?" his father said as he inspect his body and the destroyed wall when he notice some changes, "S-son w-why don't you have any Qi in your body?" his father nervously said.

"W-what?!" Bai Mei still covered in towel instantly grab his hand and check, "I-it is true, brother what happened to your Qi?

"Haiss" Bai Shen take a deep breath and continue, "It is because of the book that father gave to me"

His father's face turned pale as he thought that he just destroyed his own son, while Bai Mei look at her father with deadly eyes.

"It is not what you guys think, look at this" Bai Shen remove his shirt and show them the 'hogyoku' in his chest. "This is what happened when I opened the book. My Qi suddenly disappear and this emerge in my chest. There is also a different type of energy flowing inside my body, and it is extremely powerful. Look at what happened, i just release a simple punch and it completely destroyed the wall in my room." he said. He wanted them to think like that so that they won't ask any further questions in the future.

His father and sister thought for a little before accepting what he said. They know he was hiding something but they don't want to ask any further.

"Son can you show me how you did that earlier" his father said with a serious face. He wanted to see what type of power his son receive from the ancient manual that he and the previous generations of the family failed to comprehend.

Luckily for Bai Shen, his room was at the top of the mansion. He walk to the broken wall and look up at the cloudy dark sky, it was already night and the moon was illuminating the capital. He clenched his fist and punched towards the sky.

*SWOOSH*

His father and sister felt a huge gust of wind containing an unknown type of power released when the punch was made. They look up and their eyes and mouth open wide, there the clouds in the sky were blown away revealing the beautiful starry sky. It was a magnificent view that the three of them just look up.

Bai Chen then look at his son and hug him tightly. Tears were forming at the corner of his eyes. He had not expected that his son, the so called trash of the empire because of his acts would one day be able to comprehend the ancient manual and become this strong in just a single night. He was feeling extremely bless right now as he hug his son. 

Bai Mei watch her father and little brother with her eyes full of different emotions. She knew that this was the start of her brother changing, her mind and heart were confuse if she should be happy or sad at this changes. She close her eyes as a single tear fall from them.

Follow the journey of the human trash in another world.

"We shouldn't be doing this brother, we are siblings"

"Siblings my ass, here take this(thrust forward his hips)"

"No no don't come closer, I am your brother's fiancee"

"Everything belongs to my brother, also belongs to me"

"Little Shen, what are you doing in my room?"

"Aunt, I want to eat you"

*IIIIIIYYYYYAAAAA!!!!*

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Arthur did not like the fact that the conversation was slowly led away by Doctor Patrick so he demanded with seriousness, "Don't try to change the subject, I asked you, how did you know my name and who I am?" 
This only made Doctor Patrick smiled even larger and Arthur more enraged... or at least that was how Arthur wanted the man to think. This Doctor Patrick seemed to have a penchant for toying with people's emotion and Arthur was playing the role of an offended young man perfectly. Arthur wanted the man to believe that he had the upper hand, so he would not notice the Jade Rabbit that was creeping closer to target. 
"Now, now. We sure have a feisty one with us," Doctor Patrick said with amusement. Arthur had to admit he did not appreciate the feeling of being treated as a plaything. Seeing the anger on the young man's face, Doctor Patrick chuckled, "Fine, I'll tell you the truth. There's no need to get all enraged over something like this. I found out all about you at Armana's local business online registry." 
Well, Arthur definitely did not anticipate that answer. He expected the source to be something magical like a crystal ball or a dark abyss, not something as mundane as a government department's website. Although now that Arthur gave it some thought, it did make sense. As weird as the place was, The Midnight Emporium did count as a store and would be fair to have it registered at the local merchant registry. 
Then again, that begs the question, who registered it because Arthur definitely did not... The previous store owner?
"Now that I've answered your question, it's your turn to answer mine," Doctor Patrick said. "It's only fair." 
Arthur hated to admit it but the man had a point and he had to keep the conversation going so the man would be distracted. "Fine, what is your question?" Arthur assumed the man would repeat the same question that he asked earlier about why he was there. He was busy trying to come up with a reasonable excuse when Doctor Patrick surprised him with a completely different inquiry, "Are you the man who demanded to see me? What kind of cooperation are you proposing?" 
"Huh?!" Arthur was slightly confused by the sudden turn in the conversation when he remembered the lie that he told using Melissa's voice earlier. He did mention something about a stubborn customer seeking collaboration with Doctor Patrick. It seemed like the man had bought that lie and associated that customer with Arthur. 
"Oh? Are you not that person?" Doctor Patrick commented when he saw the flash of confusion on Arthur's face. Then he added with a sigh, "This is such a waste because I see a bright future if a cooperation is possible between us." 
Right then, the Jade Rabbit hopped and it ended up dangling by the edge of the table in a cartoonish manner. Its hind legs kicked rapidly in the air as it struggled to climb onto the table. If this wasn't such an intense moment, Arthur would have burst out laughing. 
Even though Arthur had no interest of a collaboration, he played along so the Jade Rabbit could proceed with the plan, "I mean, don't decide that so soon. I can be persuaded, what kind of cooperation are you suggesting?" 
"Oh?!" Doctor Patrick demurred. "Looks like I've spoken too soon then. The terms of the collaboration is perfectly simple. I can provide you with all the money in the world, more than you can ever spend as long as you give me one single thing from the Midnight Emporium." 
"What is it?" 
"It's a yellowing book with the insignia of a full moon on the cover. Perhaps you've seen it lying around the shop somewhere. It's just an old tome, a collector's item if you may. It is of sentimental value to me but it is practically useless to anyone else. I would be over the moon if you're willing to part with it. Of course, a life of endless riches await you if you do, don't forget that." 
Arthur's heart skipped a beat when Doctor Patrick named his condition. It was quite clear that he was talking about the Book of Thoth. Even though Arthur saw the book as even more unreliable than a normal phone, people that he had met on his journey seemed to value it a lot. Even Miss S. was caught flipping through it earlier. Just what kind of secret was it hiding that all these individuals were trying to lay their fingers on it? Arthur doubted Doctor Patrick would come clean and tell him even if he asked. 
Other than that, there was another detail that caught Arthur's attention. Doctor Patrick mentioned the sign of a full moon on the cover of the book but last time Arthur checked, the moon on the cover was of a crescent. Why the discrepancy in that particular detail?
"Well, what do you say? Do we have a deal?" Doctor Patrick prompted. 
Arthur did not really know what to say. Things were also winding down on the other half of the plan. The Jade Rabbit had got its hands on the mortar and pestle.
According to the plan in Arthur's mind, now was the time to run. However, instead of heading towards the open window like the young man expected, the Jade Rabbit held the mortar and pestle and hopped towards Doctor Patrick instead. 
'Abort! Abort! Mr. Rabbit, what are you doing?!' Arthur screamed internally and the anxiety in his heart must have reflected on his face because Doctor Patrick asked, "Arthur? What's wrong with you?" 
"No! Everything's fine! I've not seen the thing that you mentioned at the Midnight Emporium before. Perhaps you might want something else instead..." Arthur started to blabber and this only aroused the man's suspicion even more. 
Doctor Patrick noticed the young man's gaze kept wandering to the space behind him and he turned around with a confused frown. He definitely did not anticipate what was coming.

Officially stopping the book to rewrite it into "the Disciple of Aoide", a similarly-themed book that is more WN style.

Loot Drop:
-10 silver coins
-x3 Shadow Wolf Hide
-x1 Concentrated Demonic Beast Core
-x1 Shadow Fang Sword
-x1 Shadow Necklace
-x1 Eye of the Wolf Ring
-x1 Skill Book: Shadow Movement

What an amazing loot drop! The rarest thing that dropped was without a doubt the skill book! The chances of such a thing dropping were astronomical, most likely less than 0.0001%, but because it was the first kill on this world boss, their chance increased greatly and they were lucky enough to come across it!

Even though the skill book was the most valuable item, that did not mean the other items were useless. In fact, there were accessories which were quite difficult to get a hold of, especially this early in the game. Their gains from this would cause those with bad intentions to have a great deal of greed, especially if they knew about that skill book! But, none of the three present were stupid enough to disclose the items they received so lightly to others.

The silver coins, on the other hand, that would obviously just be divided evenly between them. 1 silver coin was equal to 100 bronze coins! That meant 333 bronze coins for each of them with 1 bronze coin to spare, of course, it would most likely go to Izroth.

The first item that Izroth had picked up and sighed at amazement because of was the skill book. When he read the description of the skill, he could not help but react that way.

Skill Name: Shadow Movement
Skill Level: MAXED
Skill Rank: A
Requirements: 50 Agility
Active: Increases your Agility by 200% and fuses the user with their own shadow so that they may move freely for 30 seconds, or until their shadow state is released or broken. The user cannot attack or perform any other actions while in this state. The user can still be attacked while in this state if discovered.
Skill Cooldown: 7 minutes

An A ranked skill that was also a lifesaving skill at that! One could choose to launch a stealth attack and catch their enemies off guard, or even escape an encirclement with relative ease! This was an ideal skill for a rogue. If Ryder was here and saw that skill he would be so green with jealousy and feel endless regret for not being able to obtain it. That was an A ranked skill! Even later into the game, they were going to be quite difficult to come by!

Izroth did not have the agility requirements to use this skill quite yet, but he did have some stat points he could invest, after all, he leveled up a total of 4 times!

Luna and Halls could not help but sigh with amazement as well. If only the skill book would have been suitable for one of them they may have had a chance to obtain it. But, since neither of them was an agility based class and could not bother wasting points on such a thing, it could only belong to the Izroth who was obviously very fast!

"Since neither of you belongs to an agility based class, this skill is most suitable for me. Do you have any objections?" Izroth looked over at Luna and Halls.

"Even if we wanted to fight with you over it, we should at the very least be a class that can use the skill. So it only makes sense that this skill belongs to you" Luna gave a reassuring smile.

"Indeed, if it was a warrior based skill or a cleric based skill then we might have something to say, but there is not even much need to think this choice over" Halls sighed with a bit of regret that it was not a warrior based skill. How amazing would that be to own an A ranked skill? If he knew that Izroth already had 2 A ranked skills and was about to obtain his 3rd, he would probably curse him for his good luck and drown in sorrow!

Izroth nodded and did not hesitate to use the skill book as soon as it appeared within his inventory!

System Alert: Are you sure you wish to learn this skill?

"Yes" Izroth responded before another system alert went off soon after.

Ding! Congratulations, you have learned 'Shadow Movement'!

The skill was grayed out on his skill list showing that he did not have the requirements to use it yet. But he was not too worried about this since he would have what was required soon enough.

The next thing Izroth did was divide up the silver. He received 3 silver and 34 bronze coins while Luna and Halls received 3 silver and 33 bronze coins. Neither of them was going to make a fuss over 1 bronze coin so it did not matter very much.

The next items he divided was the 'Concentrated Demonic Beast Core' and the 'Shadow Wolf Hide'. Halls offered to give up his piece of 'Shadow Wolf Hide' for the 'Concentrated Demonic Beast Core'. Izroth had no problem with this and neither did Luna, he had contributed much to this victory so he deserved certain benefits.

Izroth gave all three pieces of 'Shadow Wolf Hide' to Luna, after all, he had gotten a skill book so giving up that item could be seen as a small token of his appreciation. Luna did not bother being shy about it and received the x3 'Shadow Wolf Hide' from Izroth. She would not use them but sell them for silver. This kind of material was extremely rare at this stage in the game and a lot of the big guilds would pay a nice sum for it.

Next up was one of the accessories, the 'Eye of the Wolf Ring'. It was an uncommon item, but that did not take away from its value at all.

Accessory Name: Eye of the Wolf
Accessory Rank: Uncommon
Accessory Level: 10
Requirements: 50 Magic
Mana: 100
Accessory Skill: Eye of the Wolf(Active) - Allows the wearer of the ring to perceive the battlefield with the heightened vision and senses of a shadow wolf. Last 2 minutes.
Cooldown: 10 minutes

"What a useful ring.." Izroth thought to himself as he glanced towards Luna's direction. Her eyes were sparkling while looking at that ring. Most women loved accessories be it in real life or a video game. Even in the seven realms where Izroth was originally from, women loved jewelry and all kinds of accessories.

Most would probably be disappointed that the skill did not do anything but give you heightened senses, but Izroth knew how amazing that would be, especially in an intense or confusing situation. It would allow for one to gain an almost perfect understanding of the battle happening around them! That was a huge advantage in group fights!

Izroth and Halls did not even need to think or speak about it as the ring obviously went to Luna.

Luna had the requirements to equip the ring and so she instantly put it on and a lovely smile blossomed on her face as she admired her new piece of equipment.

Izroth without even taking a moment to decide tossed the sword to Halls. When Halls received the sword his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets and he almost shed tears of joy! Izroth threw him a weapon like this so easily?! He wasn't dreaming, right? He would not wake up the next moment and find out this was all just a dream right? He was so excited that the smile on his face would not go away.

Luna was also quite shocked by how generous Izroth was when she saw that weapon he gave to Halls. She let out a long sigh... If only more players were so fair when dividing loot then a lot of problems could be avoided. Most players in this situation would do their best to get all the items possible, but Izroth was instead sharing fairly just like he stated he would. She gazed at Izroth, her eyes filled with endless admiration.

Izroth already had a good sword, so he would not bother taking an item he would not be using.

Weapon Name: Shadow Fang Sword
Weapon Rank: Rare
Weapon Level: 10
Requirements: 70 Attack
Attack Damage: 30
Weapon Skill Shadow Pressure(Active) - Releases an intimidating pressure in the atmosphere causing those within 10 meters to be 'Feared' for 3 seconds. Deals 50% of the user attack as damage every second the enemy is feared! This skill damage ignores physical defenses!
Cooldown: 5 minutes

A rare sword with an active skill attached to it! This would make Halls one of the top tanks on the server at the moment! One had to know that most people had only common weapons right now and those who had uncommon weapons were considered extremely lucky! Those who had rare weapons or items at this moment could probably be counted on just one hand!

Halls had to control his breathing as he equipped the sword instantly after spending his stat points! The sword sat on his side, it was a dark black color with a smooth body and an incredibly sharp edge. It gave off a light milky aura that was the trademark of all rare weapons.

Izroth had a slight smile appear on his face from the way Halls reacted. He could not help but be amused by it, as he retrieved the very last item the 'Shadow Wolf' dropped which was a necklace.

Accessory Name: Shadow Necklace
Accessory Rank: Uncommon
Accessory Level: 10
Requirements: None
Agility: 30

The necklace itself did not have any sort of special effect, but it gave an insane amount of agility to make up for it.

Luna and Halls were already very satisfied with the items they received, especially so for Halls who received a rare weapon! Neither of them would have any problems with the 'Shadow Necklace' going to Izroth.

Izroth saw that neither of them had any complaints so he put the necklace in his inventory and instantly equipped it. Izroth felt as though he became a bit lighter when that necklace equipped onto him. As soon as he equipped the necklace, the grayed out 'Shadow Movement' skill became like all the other skills, he could now use it without a problem.

They finally finished looting the corpse of the 'Shadow Wolf' as it turned into energy particles before dispersing in the atmosphere.

Izroth had a small grin on his face as he looked at his character window, "I never thought that these video games could be so rewarding and exciting" he mumbled to himself.

After thinking about it for a moment, Izroth decided to save his stat points for now and spend 1 skill point to finish maxing out 'Flickering Steps'.

Skill Name: Flickering Steps
Skill Creator: Gear
Skill Level: MAXED
Skill Rank: S
Active: For the next 20 seconds, the user Agility is increased by 400%.
Cooldown: 3 minutes
Description: A skill created by the Famous Adventurer, Gear of the Flickering Steps. His trademark move allowed him to remain untouched on battlefields and only a light flicker of his silhouette could be seen before a foe is slain just moments after.

Name: Izroth
EXP: 367/2,800
Level: 7(Stat Points: 15)
Title: None
Class: Combat Master
HP(Hit Points): 300/300
Energy: 100
ATK(Attack): 90(60+30)
DEFENSE(DEF): 20
AGILITY(AGI): 60(30+30)
MAGIC(MAG): 0

Gear Equipped:
Nameless Blade - Main Weapon
Shadow Necklace - Accessory(1)

Skills: (Skill Points: 1)
Breaker of Limits(Passive) Level: MAXED (S Rank)
First Baneful Sword: Destruction(Active) Level: 1/3 (A Rank)
Flickering Steps(Active) Level: MAXED (S Rank)
Shadow Movement(Active) Level: MAXED (A Rank)

Inventory: (Gold: 0 Silver: 4 Bronze: 4)
-x1 Demonic Boar Hide

Fame:
World Fame: 210

Izroth was fairly surprised, it had actually upgraded to an S rank skill! He actually received an S rank skill from Gear! It was only at A rank because he had not mastered it completely yet but now that he had, it had become a monstrous skill. A 400% agility boost for 20 seconds! He could practically toy with his enemies during that entire time and if he wanted to escape and used that along with 'Shadow Movement', no one could even think of catching him!

Ding! You have received a friend request from Luna, do you accept?
Ding! You have received a friend request from Halls, do you accept?

Izroth snapped out of his astonishment when he heard the system alerts going off. He looked over at Luna and Halls with a curious look on his face.

"We should party some time when you're free. We could even run dungeons together in the future if you're up for it. You can call us any time you need something, we are in your debt" Halls said with a friendly smile on his face. It was rare to meet such strong players randomly, so he would like to be friends with Izroth.

"If you ever need a Cleric for a quest or hunting you can feel free to contact me. You seem like the reckless type to go into dangerous situations alone after all" Luna had a small smile on her face and looked very gentle and serene at that moment.

Izroth nodded before accepting both of their friend requests.

Ding! You have added Luna as a friend!
Ding! You have added Halls as a friend!

"We have not had a chance to properly introduce ourselves. I'm Luna, a Cleric. Nice to meet you" although they could tell each other's names from the party member list, it was still a show of respect to offer a proper introduction.

"I'm Halls, a Warrior. Hahaha, I'm not all that good with greetings and stuff"

"I'm Izroth, a Combat Master. You're both quite skilled"

Halls and Luna blinked a few times being fairly surprised when they heard him say that. Coming from a player like Izroth who was monstrous, the fact that he called them good should be considered a huge compliment. Though they could only blush in shame as they knew they could not compare to him, at this moment.

"You really know how to give someone face huh? Hahaha" Halls just laughed it off playfully.

Luna could not help but to release a light giggle by how straightforward Izroth was. She had met a lot of guys before and they either tried to hit on her or were utterly repulsive to talk to. They always whispered sweet things to you but never meant any of it. Honest guys like Izroth were quite rare, she could not help but become a bit more interested in him.

"We're going to head back to town for now and meet up with the people we originally formed a party with, do you want to come along?" Halls offered even though he knew the most likely answer.

Izroth shook his head while responding, "That's alright, I plan on exploring a bit more since I'm already out here. You can head back without me"

Ding! Player Izroth has left the party!

"Take care of yourself, there are a lot of dangerous monsters in this forest" Luna warned Izroth a bit worried for his safety. Although she knew that he was strong and could take care of himself, she could not help but show a bit of concern for him being out here all by himself.

"You two as well, have a safe trip on your way back. Also, if those guys from earlier give you any trouble let me know, I'll come over as soon as possible" a cold glint flashed in Izroth eyes. He was referring to Mick, Ryder, and Tina. Those three were no good people and now that they saw that world boss slip away right through their fingers they might try to get revenge.

"Heh, don't worry if those guys dare try to bully us, let's just see how they like my 'Shadow Fang Sword' hahaha" Halls said confidently.

Luna and Halls then headed off back towards the direction of Opal Town.

Izroth looked towards the opposite direction heading further into the forest before finally starting to walk that way. But what he did not notice was that not far from where he was, a lonesome shadow was peering at him from within a tree.

This person had to be extremely skillful in order to avoid Izroth's natural detection abilities. How terrifying!

"Heh, how interesting..." the shadow said before vanishing from his position leaving no trace behind.

Jin, a hardcore gamer who still lives with his mom at the age of 24. He could never hold down a steady job since graduating, his girlfriend since high school dumped him for his best friend and he's constantly getting beat up by a group of local gang members. His dad left him and his mom when he became rich from the lottery and got a new family, one free of debt and burdens as he called it. His mom works 3 jobs to keep everything from falling apart, except for herself slowly. One day on his way home with the very first and new fully immersive VRMMORPG called Realm of Myths and Legends or RML for short, he died from a hit and run car accident. RML was advertised as the worlds first fully immersive VRMMORPG, allowing for players with skill sets in the real world, like sword training, martial arts, archery or reaction time, to benefit in the game itself! Though Jin died and at that moment a soul from another world crossed over into his body and inherited his memories. The man known as Izroth once hailed as the greatest cultivator in the seven realms, soul reincarnates into the modern world year 20xx in the body of Jin.

"What are all these strange memories flowing into my mind..? I've been to all seven realms and have never seen one like this. Earth is it?"

"M-My cultivation..! It's back to nothing! This body is so weak and spiritual essence here is scarce. But my soul strength is untainted."

"I'll make right all the wrongs that have been done to you, your revenge shall come."

"It's called a video game? I'll play it! Since you've given me this body even though it wasn't planned, I'll accomplish your goal of becoming #1."

"So sects here are called guilds... I'll make the strongest one there is!"

"Ha? World greatest gamer? Don't think you can bully me and not pay the price!"

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Ahoy World!

It's me again, your captain of this blog ship.

Remember when I said that I wanted to update weekly? I know I'm three days early on this post but let's not sweat the small stuff, shall we? Rules are created by humans and so they shall be broken by humans too. Besides, the law is simply a guideline as many adults would agree with.

Anyways, I digress. I've been trying to look out for interesting humans to report in my spy missions but none of the ten-year-olds in my class made the cut. Neither did the teachers because they were all giving the same vibes… "Sit up straight!", "Be quiet!", "Listen to me when I'm talking!", "Where do you think you're going, young man?" etc etc.

Between napping in between lessons and reading, I found myself watching a certain background character in closer detail. For the sake of protecting his identity, we shall call him Janitor Jones.

Janitor Jones is a very thin man with tanned skin, crooked yellow teeth and smells badly of smoke and body odor. I don't think very highly of him but I don't think anyone can blame me for that. You'd be surprised by what you can learn just by sitting in the toilet for an hour.

It wasn't intentional on my end but I definitely heard the lunch lady and the head janitor 'discussing' about Sir Janitor Jones. Apparently the man is in his late fifties and has three children who are all grown up and have flown the coop. His wife is a fat lady with an unhealthy obsession over food and Jones doesn't own a house yet. He still lives with his old mother in a rundown apartment with his wife.

Of course, you captain isn't one to judge a book by its cover as proven many times by a terrible design but a good read from my school's library. *Ahem* I digress. So I went to do my homework and investigated Janitor Jones discreetly.

By discreetly, I meant putting on my innocent face and asking around or following behind him when he thinks his boss isn't looking. I wasn't disappointed at the very least when Jones showed his true self.
It happened yesterday when a poor kid lost his lunch money after getting knocked down by bullies. I don't know how those bullies missed a two dollar bill but they did. The poor kid whose glasses got stepped on missed it too but I was there, watching everything from a vacant classroom during break time.

Along came Jones with his broom and cigarette. It was clear that he was looking for an afternoon nap. No, don't question it. I know his routine. It isn't rocket science. *Ahem* I digress.

So Jones took a look around and frowned when he saw litter on the grounds he just cleaned two hours ago. However once he bent down to pick it up, he realised that it was a two dollar bill. Now, here's a question.

What would you do if you found a two dollar bill on the ground at a school that work at?

Remember, there isn't a right and a wrong answer… just a likeable and hateful one.

a) Looked around to see that nobody was looking before keeping the bill in his pocket
b) Pick it up and return that bill to the lost and found office
c) Donate it away
d) Buy something with it
e) Others

-inserts drum roll-

If you chose the option b or c then you're probably the kind of nice people the world needs more of. I can't express my frustration of having to deal with not only stupid but also selfish people all the time. But if you're the kind of person who would do b or c, I hereby give you the title of "Small Marshmallow".

If you chose option d or e, there's nothing wrong with that. It's a fair game out there. Finders keepers, losers weepers. I can understand that perfectly well and it's totally accepted. Not hateful at all.

If you chose option a… you should be ashamed of yourself and apologise to your parents for being human trash! Unfortunately, I'm not the God of Judgement. I couldn't smite Janitor Jones for choosing option a and acting on it. In fact, I was rather impressed that he thought nobody was looking. I wasn't even trying to hide!

While I tried to give Jones as much benefit of doubt that I could, I simply don't think Jones deserves a life any better than he is currently living. You do you, just stay out of my face and we're good.

So that's it from me for now, I don't know what kind of blog this is but it should've proved entertaining enough for you to be reading it up till this point.

Last but not least, I would like to thank the two poor souls with nothing better to do who read my previous blog post and decided they would like to join my crew. Welcome to the nameless ship but I guess I now have a first and second mate.

That's all from me, folks! I'll see you next week.

Fair Winds!
Pirate S.

At age 10, Scarlet Liu Xiu Wen was tested with a Mensa IQ of 156.

By age 12, she was publishing books with the pen name Permanent Frost. By age 14, she was a successful vocalist-composer in the band called Britannia. By age 16 Scarlet had a successful career as a model and actress going by the stage name of Liu Xiu Wen.

However, there was a secret that the world didn't know. Away from the limelight, Scarlet took on yet another persona online as Pirate S - the eccentric half-genius. Everyone who lurked in the forums knew her name. Known for her unusual takes on life and mostly popularly for her "Human Observation Diary" blog, Scarlet enjoys the nerd life in secret.

Human Observation Diary has always kept to a very standard format but one day, a reader pointed out that the blog has recently been differing from its usual format. Intrigued by the trigger, Scarlet investigates her latest human observation - an online NEET by the name of Jedd77.

From further interactions, Scarlet finds herself helplessly drawn to him. As their friendship develops into something more, Scarlet has to make a choice.

To give up her secrecy and allow Jedd77 to be a part of her life? Or continue the game of cat and mouse even after the face reveal.

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I woke up scared, what was I scared of?
I don't remember my dream.
Yesterday's events played over and over in my mind like a dream.
I walk out, bumping into Blade. We both fall on the floor.
"S-sorry!" I shuddered and slammed myself back into my room.
"Wait! Noah!" Shouted Blade, banging on the door.
"Just leave me alone for now," I mumbled.
"Ok." Answered Blade, the banging stopped.
Tears streaming down my face.
"I'm s-sorry," I whispered to myself in the corner.
I hate my past.
Was I the reason my family is broken?
Why did my family throw me away, not my brother?
I'm smarter, but because I'm younger, I'm thrown away like trash?
This isn't fair.
Blade was knocking on my door.
"Um, do you want breakfast?" Said Blade while opening the door.
I looked up.
Blade was about to leave.
"Blade...Please don't leave." I cried in a soft voice.
Blade sat next to me on the floor.
I leaned my head on Blade's shoulder and hugged him.
"I'm sorry," I whispered.
"It's ok." Blade said whiling hugging me back.
"I'm going to eat breakfast," I said, walking out the bedroom.
After I ate breakfast I sat on the couch and watched tv.
"Are...you ok now? Like from yesterday?" Worried Blade.
"I'm ok," I replied.
After breakfast, I sat on the couch and watched tv.
"Don't you have work?" I asked.
"No, I got fired the last time I went." Blade explained.
"Then how do you get money to eat and live, and for school, and because-" I didn't get to finish my sentence.
"Don't worry about it." He said coldly.
"I'll go outside for a while," I said. I don't feel comfortable inside.
"Bring the umbrella, it's raining." Said Blade, reading a book.
I left without the umbrella.
I took a bit of cash Blade left me on the counter.
I put on my hood, and walk out.
I sit down on the bridge where Blade and I first met.
What would have happened if Blade didn't save me that day I fell into the water?
What would have happened if Blade and I had never met?
Would I even be here?
I buy some fast food for lunch. I sit down as I eat slowly.
After I was done eating, I got up and started wandering around.
"Hey, idiot." Say's an unknown voice behind my back.
I ignore whoever it is.
"Hey! You! Don't ignore us!" They pushed me and pinned me against a wall.
"w-what do you want?" I muttered, they hit me on the head so hard I was holding back tears.
They dragged me into a back ally.
"Give us all your cash, and you won't get hurt." they threatened.
"W-why should I?" I spat.
"Don't make me repeat." They said.
I turned around and twisted their wrist.
"Ah!" They shouted.
Both of the guys grabbed my arms and restrained me.
"Damn! What did I tell you?!" The first guy yelled.
He started to beat me. My head throbbed at each heartbeat.
My vision became a bit hazy.
They threw me on the ground.
I couldn't move.
I think at least my arm was broken.
Damn! Only if I wasn't so weak!
"if you don't listen to us, this is the result you get." He laughed.
He talks too much. Reminds me of my brother, the person who's life I supposedly ruined.
I close my eyes, and once I reopened them, It was dark. I think I passed out for some time.
"Noah!" Someone shouted. I think it was Blade.
"Noah! Thank god I found you!" Gasped Blade.
"Noah! Oh, no...Blood!" Blade hugged me after calling an ambulance."
"I'm sorry..." he repeated over and over again.
What's he apologizing about?
My vision started to fade out when I started to hear sirens from afar.
"No! Noah! Please...Be ok.." Blade whispered at the last part.
The pain overwhelms me, and the world becomes dark.

Memories aren't always there for us, but some of our best friends are, and the ones we love.
Life Isn't perfect.
watch 2 people's love blossom into a flower.

The day started off with Corvig showing Donis the "classroom" that they'll be staying in. Calling it a classroom was a bit of a stretch. It was closer to a modified office with a single desk and chair for Donis. The rest of the office was filled with neatly stacked books, papers and what looked like metallic trinkets.

It was a spacious enough room, with a sun facing window outfitted with blackout curtains. The floor was made of a teal soft looking carpet, and the walls were once again littered with bookcases. 'It seems the people of this world love their bookcases,' mused Donis.

"First things first Donis, even though you are gifted, you have no prior knowledge, nor do you have any experience in studying. So we shall start off with the absolute basics for you. Here," said Corvig as he passed Donis a book titled "Mana Manipulation – Classroom Basics". 

It was a medium sized violet book with a leather-bound cover. Donis eyed it curiously wondering what ideas or gifts of wisdom it would hold. He knew he couldn't expect much from it, seeing how it was the classroom basics, which is aimed at 10 year old kids since that's when kids normally learned magic. Still, it was better than not having anything at all.

"I want you to read it all. There will be words you do not understand here so you are required to ask me for their definitions, or uses. I will guide you through this book, and so each time you finish a chapter, I'll test you on it's contents and provide further, and deeper, explanations that should help you going into the next chapter. A lot of this though will be self study, because I have my own research to get to," said Corvig taking a seat behind his desk, opening one of the drawers.

Donis nodded, opened the book and began reading with a drunken fervour. It helped that he knew how to read better than even his older sisters. One of the positives of actually being an adult mentally.


-[Basic Mana Emission 1/100]-[0% EXP] [The ability to use your will to influence mana from within] Ability Gained-

'Oh a new ability based on what I've read? So not only does it show that I've understood the concept enough, but the exact name of the skill being taught. Interesting,' thought Donis studiously.

The book described the basics of mana manipulation. How to sense it within, how to move it, how to control it, how to sense it around you, how to bring it in, how to change it and how to finally emit it from oneself. These uses seemed arbitrary at the beginning, but once combined with some practice and dedication you could use this level of magic to achieve very basic effects.

Donis read the book in silence for hours, with Corvig stealing glances at him while making a mental note of how devoted Donis seemed to studying. A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

Donis saw that if he used his will to shape the mana, or guide it in a certain way, he would be able to move very light objects, or even change the colour of his mana emission. He looked at his hand startled when he changed his mana emission to red from his normal gold. 

'It's actually this easy to manipulate it? I thought this would take me years like it always does in those novels' chuckled Donis excitedly. He began using his incredibly limited mana pool to affect the objects around him. He first cycled his mana emission through the colours of the rainbow, then he noted that it took him 3 mana to fully cycle the colours. 

-[Mana: 62/65]-

'Hmm, that feels sort of expensive, but I guess it might be cheap since I already have 65 mana without even leveling up yet. I'll ask Corvig about this when I run out of mana to practice with,' thought Donis.

Using his will, he ended up levitating a pencil using his mana emission condensing under it, then noted it drained 2 mana per second (2MP/s).  Then did it again while changing colours and noticed it drained 5MP/s. 

- Ding!

[Basic Mana Control 2/100] - [2% EXP]-

'Oh hell yeah, finally, a level up in that elusive skill. It's such an addictive feeling, I can genuinely feel a minute change in my ability to control it... I suppose that's why it's called that.. anyway. Hmm, changing the intrinsic state of the emission seems to up the cost considerably. I wonder if this affects users who use spells that combine multiple elements. Fuck, every time I explore magic, I'm just filled with more questions,' grumbled Donis.

Corvig had long stopped his own research to watch this 5 year old use magic as if he were studying it for years. The kid picked up the book and after a few hours grasped the entire content of it, being able to not only use the mana within him, but even Mana Emission to influence the objects around him. 'He's also a fucking genius too. The worlds not really fair now is it,' mentally sighed Corvig, slowly getting up.

"Kid be careful, don't over-exert yourself, mana sickness is a real pain to deal with as an adult, let alone as a kid. Come, lets take a break, we'll get some food and talk to me about what you learned," said Corvig ushering Donis towards the door. As soon as Corvig said food, Donis realised that he's actually starving.

"Yes sir, I'm starving! My tummy hurts I'm so hungry!" said Donis, acting his age once again. 

"Sure sure, come along don't lag behind too much," Corvig said as he led them out of the office.

The rest of the day Donis spent practising [Basic Mana Control] and [Basic Mana Emission]. Corvig eventually got used to the idea of teaching a genius and went back to his own research, scarcely peeking at his student. In the absence of prying eyes, Donis's abilities went up a whole level already.

-[Basic Mana Control 3/100] - [7% EXP]
[Basic Mana Emission 2/100]-[55% EXP]-

Satisfied at the results of the first day, went up to Corvig. "Sir, I have a question," Donis asked trying to sound awkward.

"Sure, what's bothering you Donis?" said Corvig, looking up from his research.

"Why does my mana run out so quickly? I have 65 mana but it doesn't last long at all! It's unfair I want to keep changing the colours, they're so pretty!" asked Donis half pissed, half curious.

"... You have 65 mana? Why do you have so much. Kids normally at 10 years old have 30. Ugh.. Okay so, the very basics of Mana Emission are highly inefficient because not only are you using mana which is not attuned to any element, you're also using the equivalent of a river to lift a pencil. The amount you output is far too great for the size of the object you're lifting. For the colour change, it's a bit unavoidable to lose some efficiency because you're changing the colour of the emission outside of your body and not from within where it originates," said Corvig with a more and more exasperated voice. Teaching this boy will not be as tame as he previously assumed.

"Does that all make sense Donis? If there's anything you don't understand please tell me now, I don't want you ruining your learning speed with a poor foundation," said Corvig, fully resigning to being pestered by endless questions.

"It all makes sense sir, thank you!" beamed back Donis.

 'I have that much more mana than kids my age? Is that to do with the title I have, or is it because of my intelligence stat influencing my mana growth? Is there mana growth? Fuck, I have to stop asking questions or I'll give myself a headache,' grumbled Donis, yet he was still sporting a smile, the idea of having an advantage made his greedy heart happy.


The evening eventually came. The amber hues dyed the sky and a sleepy atmosphere took over the office. The carriage picked up Donis, who obviously practised the hell out of those abilities on the entire trip back. 

He'd run out of mana constantly but found out he regened about 15 mana per minute (15MP/m). This allowed him to further progress his abilities. This time only [Basic Mana Control] hit the wonderful level up.

His family swarmed him the moment he left the carriage, unable to hold back their questionnaires to the confines of the kitchen. Donis swam in the love before being asked to be put down. They all entered the house, ate some dinner and eventually retired to bed.

'So every day is going to be like this. I cannot wait. I can finally get questions answered on how this all works! I can finally get a proper education and maybe even get ahead of everyone else for when I officially join the Academy. I wonder if they'll let me join soon, or will they keep the age restriction to avoid something like bullying..." thought Donis incessantly. Eventually, his mind drifted off to sleep, and his first official day of learning magic ended.

-Accepted, Welcome Donis. This is the [Mana Star System].-


This book is about our protagonist, Donis Laurent, exploring the magic world of Erazar. Knowing nothing of this world, he'll have to face whatever this second try at life has to throw at him. 

A world where everyone has a system, knows of magic, and is ruled by the strong. His ability to thrive in this world will only be limited by his drive, and not his aptitude. Born with the rarest blessing, seen only once before in the last few hundred years, Donis will have to face the greed of all the old monsters of Erazar.

Hi, this is Nospacess, and it's my first novel. The uploads will be slightly erratic at first as I'm still trying to figure out a writing schedule, but I hope to release a chapter a day, and if things permit, two chapters a day. Each chapter will be 1.5k-2.5k words at least. I would love any and all criticism, and want to make the story grow with the reader. So if you have anything you want to point out, add, or question, I'll read every comment.

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