' Wow , this is great! The skill raises my strength by 5% without using any of my mana. Also, the raise is not a defined amount like +1 Strength but an increase by percentage.
In the early stages it won't matter that much, but when my Strength is at a substantial amount the skill will be more useful and maybe if my Strength stat increases....
His mind was filled with all those possibilities. This new skill opened new possibilities for him.
"I wonder if my other stats raise to ten , will I get a stat based skill from them also?
What skill would that be?"
Jack continued to work his brain to find an answer, but it was getting late. If he didn't go now his dinner was going to get cold and because he was starting to get hungry he couldn't concentrate.
"I better eat dinner first and think about it later."
.....
After enjoying his new increase in strength for five minutes he went to join his grandparents for dinner.
"So Jack how was your day?"
"It was fine grandpa."
Jack was sitting on the table enjoying his roasted chicken. Beside him and his grandma there was also a tall and thin old man with a rough, clean shaven face.
It was his grandfather.
"How about school, how's it going?"
" It's fine, nothing worth mentioning."
*Gulp*
"I heard that you had a fight with your father. Is that true? "
*Sigh*
'Here we go again. I was expecting for this question to be asked soon.'
" Yes, it's true."
"Is that right?
So, is that the reason that you came here, to hide from him?"
"Ughh...
'Why is taking to people more draining that fighting for your life?'
"Why aren't you answering? If you are such a big man now why is it so hard to answer a simple question?
Or is it that you left in just a childish whim?"
"Honey, why don't you cut him some slack? We are eating dinner right now so why don't you stop bombarding him with questions.
Leave the boy be !"
" This doesn't concern you woman. I'm having a conversation with him and not you. How many times do you have to interrupt me when I'm speaking to him. "
"Oh hush now. It's unbecoming of you in this old age to argue.Your blood pressure is going to raise again."
"Woman!
If I was just ten years younger I would give you a piece of my mind."
"Heh , I hope you will get used to eating canned food for breakfast, lunch and dinner."
"Woman!"
"What?!"
*Sigh*
"Sometimes I wonder if I should have married you."
"Oh really?
When I met up you only had a pair of underwear to show off, so you tell me if you were lucky."
"*Huff*
Talking to you is just decreasing my lifespan."
Jack was looking at his grandparents bickering and a small smile surfaced slowly.
' I hope that when I get as old as them I'll have a person to bicker with so casually. '
The lovebirds continued to argue while Jack ate faster and faster.
"Thanks for the meal.
I'm going to get an early sleep now, so good night."
He cleaned his plate and was about to go upstairs to dogge any new questions, but was met with the stern voice of his grandfather.
"Where are you going? I haven't finished talking to you yet."
The authoritarian voice of his grandfather stopped him on his tracks.
' Shit, I was so close...
"Why are you still pestering him?
Jack honey , go on I'll deal with him."
' You really are the best grandma on the whole wide world.'
"Night..
*Tap tap*
Jack continued to his room not to sleep as he told them, but try his new strength.
.....
*Honk honk*
" Jack, bring me my gear, I'm getting late.
Hurry!"
"I'm coming, I'm coming."
It was early morning and the clock still hadn't hit 8 am. The sound of an old blue trucks engine was heard for miles.
Jack took a big bag filled with fishing gear from the house and brought it to his grandfather's truck.
*Bam*
"Do you need anything else?"
"No, I have everything.
About yesterday.....
Jack, this right now is not the right answer, you know that don't you. I may have been harsh with you yesterday , but please understand me as I don't want your father to loose his other son to. I , don't want to lose another grandson.
*Sigh*
"I get it grandpa. I've also thought about it, but now it's not the time. He is still mad right now.
I'll do it later, for sure."
"Remember it's your choice, but take it from me when I tell you that it's not worth it.
Well then, take care of your grandma while I'm gone . "
"...got it .Have a safe trip."
Jack answered absentmindedly as the sound of the car got further and further away until it disappeared completely, but Jack still was in his own world.
"Ahh, I better get back to the house."
...
At the forest Jack had his phone in hand . He was at the dungeon section where for the moment there was only one dungeon.
"Time do some hunting .
ENTER DUNGEON."
*flash*
.....
*flash*
In the abandoned mine a human figure appeared. It seemed that this was becoming a common occurrence.
"INVENTORY ."
He took his kusari-fundo out of the inventory and prepared for battle.
"Then , let's begin ."
He continued forward with newfound confidence brought by his increased strength and continued onwards for two minutes until met his fateful enemy.
A slime.
*Slush slush*
"Time to see what I can do."
He started spinning his kusari-fundo , but this time faster than ever before. The increase in strength was clearly seen.
*Whoop whoop....
The sound became more loud and the chain spun faster and faster until the chain let a jarring sound.
' Shoot ...
*Bam*
The weighted end hit the slime with such force that half of its body was smashed. Jack didn't wait and followed with another attack.
"Hat...
*Bam*
He didn't wait for the slime to recover and kicked it with all his newfound strength . The slime was killed it instantly by the attack.
"Wow, it dies in just two strikes! Isn't this getting to easy."
He shouted and opened his battle log to see what had happened.
[Enemy Spotted...
Slime
You attacked...
Critical
Hp -20
Critical
Hp -10
+5 Xp
+ 1 Gold ]