A Duel

His lack of skill wasn't anything unusual, he was just shocked by how reliant he was on his stats, mana, and runes. As soon as those were out of the equation, he would be an amateur that relied on his instincts to fight. 

He had a good battle sense, his judgments were always on point, he simply lacked the technique to go beyond the simplest of moves. 

As he left the capsule, Arthur looked around and saw that Emma was still playing. He stood up and left the virtual realm before heading toward the library. 

He was new to the world of awakeners, that didn't mean he couldn't learn. It was the opposite; he had the infinity of the runic spectrum to help him. 

As he entered the library that all the runic knowledgeable accessible to him, he found someone he knew. Well, know wasn't an accurate word. He had only met the man twice before.