-----Mike's POV-----
'...okay Mike, no pressure, make something believable...'
*sigh*
"...okay, so my ability is not regeneration...closest thing you can say that it is a side effect of my body being hardwired to recover swiftly..." Looking at her unconvinced look I cringed and continued…" my actual ability can closely relate to a training ability, the more thing my body experiences greater my increase in strength..."
'...'
That made her pause as she stopped to consider my answer.
'...'
"Why is your strength still slow then…?"
'Okay that was a bit harsh but I guess I scraped my ass through that questioning...'
"I...actually figured my ability 2 days ago..." I tried an embarrassed look and rubbed the back of my hair to emphasize my point… Luke scoffed but Jane still looked spectacle before she nodded…' Phew!… that was close'
"Let's test your adaptability then..."
'...Wait what...??'
[You have entered combat mode against Jane Whitmore]
[Name: Jane Whitmore]
[Lv:59]
[Ability: Matter Manipulation [A+] ]
*pained groan*
[-25 HP]
I looked at my hand as my index finger was almost fully disintegrated…' what horrifying ability...' I got into a stance to run before I notice that Jane hasn't moved her finger and canceled her ability seemingly waiting for the outcome. My finger itched as a new finger was emerging when sudden notifications distracted me.
[Ping!]
[You managed to survive a fight with an opponent above your battle strength]
[Granting Exp based on level difference]
[Lv. difference*75 Exp awarded]
[Ping!]
[Levelup!]
[Ping!]
[Levelup!]
[Ping!]
[Levelup!]
[Legendary System quest completed!]
[For completing the quest before half the time limit +10,000 coins granted]
[Binding system to host...]
[Unlocking system...]
'...'
'...maybe I'll turn into a machoist...damn!!'
Looking towards Luke, he was still focused on my almost regenerated finger. Jane, on the other hand, had a glazed look in her eyes as I felt a weird force analyzing me that I didn't feel the first time around…' I would have preferred that glazed look after a kiss but whatever… wait glazed looks mean danger right...hell no 'am not touching her...'
"...hmmm" '...yup that's Jane'
"...interesting" '...more like the devil...save me…*whimper*'
"Do you like being in the shadows…?"
'...where did that come from?'
"What do you mean?" now even I was curious…
"...You figured out your ability a few days ago but there has been no sudden movement in the White clan...so either you like being in the shadows or you don't seem interested in your family business..."
'...'
'...okay seriously reevaluating her ditzy look and all those rumors of her temper due being a redhead as trash...'
"I have always been an outcast..." My intent was clear, even her eyes softened a little as she nodded and moved to leave...before looking at Luke and saying…" would you stop being jealous of every male that has is seated within 2 meters of me...we are already engaged, stop with your vain attitude it's rather unmanly..." After saying that she turned on her heels and left while we watched her back fade away.
'...yup that was cool'
I silently tried to sneak away, but suddenly I felt someone walking beside me…We stared at each other for a moment before Luke fake coughed and said," 'Am sorry about that man! You'll forgive your brother won't you..."
'Like you gave me a fucking choice...'
"Yeah, no problem man! Don't worry about it, I'll stay out of your way..." 'please...accept and leave me alone...be your vain self… '
" Hey!, not cool man! I said we are brothers didn't I… tell you what I'll help you on your sword techniques, you know when you lean to avoid a stab...."
'...' Ignoring my deadpanned expression he went on to explain and gave a detailed view on our fight earlier…
[Gained experience in sword skills]
[Silver skill Military blade mastery proficiency +1%]
[Silver skill Military blade mastery proficiency +1%]
[Silver skill Military blade mastery proficiency +1%]
'...did I ever mention I always admired Luke…'
Seeing me actively listening to him, Luke seemed happy and we proceed to exit the academy and moved towards our dorms. Luke invited me to sit next to him during classes which I had to accept because of his expectant eyes…
"See ya later mate..."
"Bye..."
'...even his back looks handsome...I need to sleep and hope that this wilderness ends tomorrow'
At least I completed the quest and don't have to go to labor camp…
'...status'
'...status..?'
'...system?'
I pinch myself, hard...
[-1 HP]
'...'
'I'll just go to sleep...'
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-----Jane's POV-----
'...and that's how you make a quality exit...'
'...I hope Luke got my hint though...he could be an idiot at times but at least he should have seen that potential...unknown ability check...wronged by family check...no sense of belonging to anyone check...potential trauma since always being excluded...yup even Luke should see that ' I made my way to my dormitory, and my watch kindly reminded me that it was time to grind and try to improve my control…
'...'
*sigh*
'...at least I got some entertainment today...'
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-----Mike's Room 4:53 AM-----
[Ping!]
[Ping!]
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[Ping!]
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-----Mike's POV-----
'I never noticed how weird it was that I never had any dreams, at least that means no nightmares but what would it feel like, actually dreaming about stuff and not sleeping like a robot with an on-off switch...another one of life's mysteries...speaking of mysteries...'
[All System's Online]
[All System's Unlocked]
[AI assistant Installed]
[Good Morning! Mike]
'...Good morning…? What should I call you?'
[My given name was #ZE546, but you can call me Zoey!]
'...Hello Zoey!, can you give me an update on the changes made...'
[Sure Master!, but before I give you the updated stats there is some information that you are privileged to, now that the system is bound to you. You are not the only one with the system on the planet as there are four more users present...You are however the first user to complete the quest. You five will complete World Objectives that have various progressive missions to increase your species technological and military advancement which will in turn help to survive the intergalactic war between the species. You can also kill other system users to gain either some of their purchased abilities or stats or gift their system to someone else...]
[There are 5 people randomly chosen from every species to gain the chance to bind with the system...these people are the best bet their species have to survive the war and also the first people to be targeted by other species players...]
[As for the system menu options you now have access to the shop, abilities menu, and the world objectives]
[The shop contains various items and abilities...]
[In the abilities tab you can increase the grade of abilities bought from the system]
[World objectives are quests, which when completed gives your species access to technologies and weapons…]
'...'
'...well that was pleasant, can I say too much information...'
'Status'
[Name: Mike White]
[Title: The Chosen]
[Level: 12]
[Exp:0/1200]
[HP: 1200/1200]
[Str: 15]
[Int: 15]
[Con:15]
[Dex:30]
[Luck:?]
[Points: 25]
[Coins: 10,000]
[Credits: 9,486]
'...Let's continue with my original build plan...wait...Zoey, there is no stat for speed…? how do I increase it..??'
[The Speed that your body can produce is the average of your Strength and Constitution...]
'...bit weird but makes sense I guess...anyway'
[Str: 20]
[Int: 20]
[Con:20]
[Dex:40]
[Points: 0]
'... Okay, the next point is browsing the new menu's...Shop'
'...woooow'
A huge window containing a lot of weapons and devices appeared in front of me...looking closely the shop was divided into two tabs equipment and abilities...feeling curious I switched over to the abilities tab and looked at the plethoras of abilities available…
'...Zoey, can you provide the average cost of the items in the shop '
[Certainly first look at the equipment tab]
[A bronze grade equipment can range from 10 -100 coins]
[A silver grade equipment can range from 100-1,000 coins]
[A gold grade equipment can range from 1,000-10,000 coins]
[An epic grade equipment can range from 10,000 to 1,000,000,000 coins]
[There are currently no Legendary grade equipment in the store ]
'... as if I could afford them...'
[Now for the abilities tab]
[An F-ranked ability can range anywhere from 100 to 10,000 coins]
[An E-ranked ability can range anywhere from 1000 to 50,000 coins]
[An D-ranked ability can range anywhere from 5,000 to 100,000 coins]
[An C-ranked ability can range anywhere from 10,000 to 800,000 coins]
[An B-ranked ability can range anywhere from 1,000,000 to 100,000,000 coins]
[An A-ranked ability can range anywhere from 10,000,000 to 8,000,000,000 coins]
'...okay what the fuck...can I even earn that many coins ever...'
[You can loot and get rewarded coins from other system users if you kill them]
'...kill...right war...' *soft facepalm*
'...can you point out the most effective things for my current development, Zoey...'
[Analysing host's build...Analyzing shop...]
'...Maybe it will be a while...' as I was making my way towards the attached bathroom...
[Ping!]
[After analyzing the host's current build and thought process, it is advised to the host to either choose a weapon to take advantage of increased dexterity or choose an ability that focuses on speed to and wait to try and complete the bonus version of the Legendary quest...]
'...good analysis...show me the options for feasible abilities...'
[Speedster (D+): 7500 coins - Passively increases user speed by 3x]
[Speed Burst (D): 6000 coins - Boosts user speed by 5x for 5s and has a cooldown of 15s]
[Speedster (C-): 9000 coins - Passively Increases user speed by 4x]
[Sonic (C-): 10000 coins - Boosts user speed by 10x for 3s and has a cooldown of 20s]
'...I guess I'll take Speedster (C-)...for now, I'll save the rest for an emergency...'
[May I suggest an upgrade for your current watch, anyone with good enough hacking skills can take tabs on your location and activity]
'...yeah do that too...'
'...fuck, I was never this paranoid before...'
[Ping!]
'...warm' that was the only thought on my mind for a minute as I stood there and waited for the feeling to fade away…
I came back to my senses in a moment and realized how easy it was to move my body around now, I jumped around my room and ran while figuring out the limits of my ability…
*beep**beep*
Looking down at my watch I notice that rather than the clean white transparent bracelet it was before, now it looked like it had a tinge of golden hue around the edges…
'...'
'...fuck am late...Mr.Jenson is gonna kill me...'
'...'