I ended up picking 5 outfits, each having its distinct features and likable traits. Each outfit consisted of a mix of white, black, gray, orange, and purple. Most being long sleeve shirts and pants. I made sure to throw in some short sleeve shirts and shorts too. I walked out with 6 less silver in my inventory.
' I'm blowing through my money. With only 10 silver I'll probably only be able to buy boots and maybe some accessories.' I walked to the light armor shop and struck up a conversation with the skinny rogue running the shop.
"Can I see what kind of light and flexible boots you're selling? Preferably around the E rank." I asked, eager to hurry up and get my clothes so I can transform out of this body and finally into my real form. "Follow me" He mumbled while walking to the left farthest wall of the small shop.
"Here we are. Pick your boots and come to the counter when you're ready to make your purchase. And don't even try to run out of here, I'll catch you twenty times before you even reach the door." He grumbled before walking back to his counter.
'He wasn't releasing a strong presence like most others, but he's probably using some sort of concealing skill or gear.' I thought while rummaging through the different boots. All the E+ ranked boots were around 8 silver.
'These look nice.' They were solid black and went up pretty high. They looked like the boots a ninja would wear, skinny and long. They gave me +12 agility as well as +5 Vitality. 'They're just boots even if they are E+ ranked. I can't expect much out of them.' I brought them up to the counter and handed over the 8 silver.
I walked out of the store and into a sketchy looking alleyway away from most of the townsfolk. I canceled my morph ability and put on black skinny jeans as well as my long socks and black boots after retracting my claws on my feet which I figured out how to do when farming in the slime dungeon a couple of weeks ago.
I slipped on my long-sleeve black shirt and put my long grey overcoat over it all which went down to my knees, not too far above my boots which went all the way to the top of my calves. My jeans went into the boots before I tied them tight against my legs.
'I'm starting to look like the rogue mage I want to become!' I admired myself for a couple of seconds before walking back into town. The sun had risen pretty high in the sky, marking the time around mid-day. I walked to a dagger shop and asked for a sheathe for my boar tusk shortsword.
He found one that was black and grey that fits it perfectly. I only paid a silver and 43 bronze for it which left me with exactly 1 silver piece left in my name. 'I'm officially dirt poor. Nice' I Stapped the sheathe to my pants which was hidden in my cloak.
I started walking back to the guild to take my evaluation test to complete my ID. I checked my stats along the way with all my gear equipped to see my total battle prowess with my new set up that I would use for a while completed.
'Stats'
[STATS]
Name: Sphar (Rank 1 Basic Mage)
Species: Nyre (1st evolution)
Level: 15 (13/4,873)
Hp: 315/315
Stamina: 83/83
Mana: 210/210
Strength- 64[+] (+12)
Agility- 84[+] (+32)
Dexterity- 52[+]
Intelligence- 67[+]
Vitality- 74[+] (+22)
Attribute Points: 22
Condition: Excited/Happy
'I would say I rank around D or D+ if I had to guess, but I've never seen a rank D mob so I'm not entirely sure.' I approached the entrance to the guild and walked through the front door, a wave of sweet-smelling food hit my nose. Even though I live off of blood, a meal or two wouldn't hurt sometime in the future.
I walked past everyone and approached the lady in the back who never seemed to stop writing whatever it is in her book. "I'm here for my evaluation." I said with obvious arrogance in my voice. She looked up for a couple of seconds, observing my appearance.
"Is that the gear you'll be using?" She asked with little actual interest in my answer. ' That must be a required question. Or maybe she's curious and just sucks at showing it.' I thought before replying. "Yes." Short and sweet.
"Enter the room to your right and walk out to the back yard." She said, resuming her frantic writing. I did as she said and entered the room to my right which looked like a waiting room, however it was empty and a door that led to a huge yard was wide open.
I walked outside and saw a boy that looked to be my age chasing around an older man who seemed to be a veteran. He only wielded a rapier and wasn't even wearing armor. He effortlessly dodged the boy's attacks. Suddenly the boy's sword started glowing blue and three consecutive slashes flew at the old man which he deflected with his hand.
'Woah. That old man is going to kick my ass.' I thought as I continued to watch the fight take place between the two. Except it was less of a fight and just the old man toying with the boy. After the kid ran out of energy the old man complemented his efforts and said he passed for F rank and with a bit of training could hit the E rank in no time.
The boy walked past me and back into the guild with a proud expression despite being played with the entire match. "You're next eh? Well, what are you standing there for? Come at me." He said with a stern voice that seemed to be unaffected by time. I walked to the opposite side of the field before bowing.
"A boy of Honor I see. I can respect that, but your enemies won't show you that gratitude. Now come at me." He said, still not taking me seriously. 'I'll show you what I'm capable of old man.' I cast [Electric Field] Before charging at the guy with my claws.
"Oh? What's this? A mage that likes to fight head-on? That's quite rare." He said while dodging my attacks. Seeing that his speed severely passed mine, I started fainting some attacks which achieved the same amount of pressure while saving some stamina.
"You're quite fast as well." He said while focusing on me intently. I didn't give him the chance to look too hard though as I fainted a scratch with my left hand as I pulled my shortsword out of my cloak and thrust it forward at the old man as fast and sly as I could.
"I saw that one from a mile away. Your cloak makes it obvious you're concealing weapons." He said while moving to my side at a speed I couldn't keep up with until he was right beside me. He punched my side before I had time to even react. I flew around 20 yards in the air before using my wings to slow down and levitate in the air momentarily then landing on the ground.
[Hp - 113]
I used [Thunder] on the old man to which he sidestepped out of the way. "Lightning magic is the fastest magic there is. It seems like the perfect fit for your fighting style, wouldn't you say?" He said while chuckling, obviously enjoying the charade.
'Damn! He still isn't taking me seriously! Even with my [Electeic Field] cast, he could still dodge my fastest attack being [Thunder]. I cloaked my shortsword in dark magic, preparing to try out a new tactic. "You can also use dark magic? You really are a rare adventurer." he said, admiring me.
'Keep talking.' I ran at him at full speed with my shortsword ready to strike. "I can't wait to see what your next plan is" He said while leisurely standing there. I used my equipment skill [After Image] and a clone that looked just like me appeared by my side as it mimicked every little detail I did. I made it run to the left of the old man while I took the right.
I made the After Image attack first to distract the old man while I launched three [Dark Slashes] at him all at slightly different angles so they'd be harder to dodge. But all of a sudden the old man appeared behind my After Image and chopped its neck, effectively destroying it.
'I'm next!' I thought before casting [Dark Cloak] to lessen the damage. He attacked me from the right but suddenly he was on my left side and force palmed me into the ground at an incredible speed.
[Hp - 124]
"GAH!" I had all the wind knocked out of me as he hit me so hard I bounced off the ground a couple of inches in the air before landing once more. After a couple of seconds of struggling to breathe, I finally caught my breath as I slowly got on my feet. "Alright, I give up. I've used every trick and skill I've got." I said while holding my side.