~Name: Homura Ryobe~
~Job: None~
~Level: 1 (5036/10000)~
~HP: 85/205(+5 from Equipment)~
~MP: 250/600~
~STR: 14 -> 16~
~VIT: 18 -> 20~
~INT: 57 -> 60~
~LCK: 10~
~TP: 25.360~
I just got back from the Dungeon and just rescued myself from being killed by a horde of zombies. I become greedy when I arrive in the area where level four zombies are roaming around.
I decided to go into this area because I get a new skill and level up my old skill.
[Archery (Passive) (Level 8: 60/700)]
[Skills that show you how much you love using Bow or Crossbow. Bonus 40% of damage to all Bow and Crossbow attack]
[Swordmanship (Passive) (Level 1: 10/100)]
[Skills that show you how dedicated you to become a swordsman. Bonus 5% of damage to all Swords attack]
When I see the damage bonus, I become overconfident with the thought that I will find a camping base where I can snipe zombies from the higher ground. However, I underestimate how fast the zombie in that area.
~Zombie (Lvl 4)~
~HP: 1600/1600~
~MP: 0/0~
~STR: 40~
~VIT: 160~
~INT: 0~
~LCK: 0~
The level four zombie status is not something I can beat when they try to kill me in a group. The physical stats alone is more than double my physical stats. Not only that, the HP is massive. I cannot kill it in one shot, and that's it a problem.
My usual strategy is to kill the zombie with one shot and go to the other one to kill it as well. I can fight the zombie in close combat, but I would rather not because of the number of level four zombies. If it was a boss battle and only the boss that I fight, I might fight it with my sword, but instead, I fight a group of level four zombies, which is not good.
I can kill two of the level four zombies from far away in a few seconds, but there is a problem with my usual strategy. The level four zombies can rally other zombies to their location. So every time I kill one level, four zombies, their last scream will attract another zombie.
Anyway, before I get into that situation, I learn something about my magic. I cannot use any magic before I get the said skill, and I get that said skill other than from the gacha shop. I try the way the gamer from a fanfic I read in my previous life about how they get a skill from trying to use their magic.
The result is me hurting my body.
Every time I try to manipulate my mana, my body gets hurt, and my HP slowly reduces every second, I try it. I don't know if I don't have mana manipulation skills or not, but I will not try to manipulate my mana anytime soon. Not only because of the pain, but I also don't want to die because of experimenting with something that I don't know.
The only way I could get skill is through the Gacha shop, which means I need a lot of Gacha Token. However, there is a slight problem with this. Gacha Token is a Rare item. It can only be collected through a quest or maybe finishing a dungeon level.
I can't buy the Gacha token with TP or real money, which is a shame. I guess that makes sense because the Gacha shop can give me a skill that can save my life and kill a high-level monster. However, just like any other Gacha, there is a chance that this shop will give me something stupid, like maybe a bottle of water or something.
Anyway, I need to prepare as I still have to go to school.
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"Please have fun, Yuka-tan!"
"Father! Please stop!"
"B-But Yuka-tan!"
"Arghhhh"
I ran away from my father before he could make more commotion. Why do I have a father like him? Can't he be a normal father? I love him very much, but his behavior makes me think he is a child.
"Haaaaa"
I stop in front of my class, and when I open up the door, I see there is only Ryobe-kun sitting on his chair while working on something. I walk toward him and see that he is making an original Manga.
The drawing style is not bad, and his speed at drawing the manga is astounding. While I don't know the full plot of this manga, by the look of it, it was not a mainstream genre where it takes place in high school or something. By the look of it, the protagonist is fighting an immortal vampire. They are talking about some stone mask that gives power to the wearer.
However, why does the character in this story always do some weird pose? Weird.
"Ne, Ryobe-kun? Do you have an intention to publish this manga?"
Ryobe-kun looked at me before nodding at my question.
"Yes, but I don't know any publisher that will accept my manga. Not only does this manga have a different genre than the mainstream manga, but it also has a different art style."
"Yeah, this manga is not following the trend of the school life genre and following a fantasy genre by the look of it. The art style is different, but it gives a refreshing sense to a reader. As for the publisher… Why not let me publish it?"
"Let you publish it?"
"Yeah, I know someone that can help me publish this manga."
Technically it was the truth. The owner of this publisher is my father, not me, and I know my own father. We Akagawa family has several businesses around the world. From technology to the manga industry.
"Yeah, sure."
"Great! Can you give me all chapters of this manga? The one that you currently have right now. I will take care of the rest of it."
Ryobe-kun takes out a stack of paper from his bag and gives it to me. I look at the stack of paper and widen my eyes. He already finished drawing thirty chapters. I don't know how long it has been since he started working on this manga, but I think he has already been working on this manga for a month by looking at his drawing speed. That is something worthy of praise as one chapter can take at least a week for one chapter, and Ryobi-kun has already finished thirty chapters.
"Why?"
"Hmmm?"
"Why do you do this? We are not that close, and you only know about me for a few days. Why do you do this?"
"Well…"
Hmmm… How should I explain this?
"I guess you could say that this is an investment and my way of befriending you. I like to read manga from time to time, but the genre of this generation of manga is boring. It is either a school romance or a school brawl. There is nothing creative about it. Just by looking at your manga, I know that this manga will become a famous manga as not only this manga did not follow the mainstream genre and a unique drawing style that never seen before. This is my investment if this manga is successful? Then I will get a little bit of the money, but if this manga fails? Then I accept it as a failure on my part."
"... Then, about the part you befriending me?"
"Well… I want to become a friend of someone that saves me from a youkai."
"... Fine."
Yes! Ryobe-kun says that he wants to be my friend!
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What a troublesome girl. Why do I get a troublesome girl as my first friend in this world? So troublesome.
I guess I can become her friend as she is the only one that helps me publish the manga I just drew, and I can get myself some money from the manga I will publish in the future.
*YAWN*
Ahhhh, I'm sleepy. I already know all the high school material because I already graduated from college in my previous life. It is really boring listening to something that I already know and understand.
Anyway, it is time to eat my lunch. I walk to the rooftop where I usually eat as this place is where I usually enjoy some calmness as the cafeteria is filled with a loud teenage boy and girl talking at each other.
While my body is the body of a teenager, My mind is the mind of an adult. I wouldn't say I like hearing some teens talking about how they want to have sex or how handsome one of their seniors is. No, thank you.
However, my peace gets interrupted when I see Akagawa Yuka come with me to the rooftop.
"What are you doing here?"
"I want to eat lunch with you!"
"... You know what? Do whatever you want."
I sit down on the ground and take out my bento box from my inventory.
"Ne Ryobe-kun? Is that a space-time magic spell?"
"Yeah, something like that."
I'm technically not lying to her because Inventory skill is, in fact, a space-time skill, not a magic spell.
"Amazing…"
"Hmmm…"
I ignore her and begin to eat my bento. Seeing me ignoring her, Akagawa Yuka began to eat her own bento.
A few minutes later, we finished eating our lunch. Before I could get up and walk to the class, Akagawa Yuka stopped me by saying.
"Wait! Ryobe-kun!"
"Yes?"
"I want to talk about the Mana Core."
"Ahhhh"
I take out the mana core from my inventory and give it to her.
"Here you go. I'm willing to sell it to you. You can give me the money tomorrow or when you are ready."
"Really?!?"
"Yes"
"Thank you!!! I will give you the money for the mana core together with the money from the thread selling. I will give you the best price! I promise!"
Wait… Thread?
Before I could ask about this thread, she had already gone from the rooftop.
"What a troublesome girl."