When I first arrived at our home, I didn't have the mood to greet my family. I just laid down my bed.
As of today, I learned a new lesson: Knowing too much can tire you out.
With the panel, not only can I see the panels of other people, but also the descriptions of their traits. Me, for once, saw something that truly shocked me.
[Regression (LV?)]
-A power granted by the world itself to its chosen person. That said person carries the world's hope and salvation from ruins.
-Allows the possessor to travel back through time once.
Key note, "World's hope and salvation from ruins". It basically told me that "Hey, the world will get destroyed. This man here is our only hope!"
Destruction of the world.. What about my family? My friends? Myself? Fuck, would it be better if I hadn't discovered this?
As I am in a dilemma, I saw the panel. Right, this thing. It should be my own "hope" amidst this bullshit.
Earning exp.. I am sure as heck that I can do almost anything just to get this exp. It will be my own source of power. But how?
In annoyance, I slapped a mosquito to death.
[Experienced gained. +0.000001]
Killing? It gives me exp? So that's how it is. Just like in the novels, killing means level up. But that doesn't mean that I'll cause a massacre just for exp; I still have my own bottom line.
Killing.. killing.. That's it! A slaughterhouse. My classmate has one. It'll be my key to victory.
"Dinner's ready!"
Before going down, I prepared a bunch of excuses for my parents. Right now my current objective will be to do that part time job 'secretly'.
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"So you decided to have a part-time job?"
"Yes dad."
Right now, I am in the dinner table along with my parents and older sister. Just like what I've prepared before, I told them that I'll be having a part-time job.
"You'll just help with the stuff on their store right?"
"Yea, I'll be helping with their store for 2-3 hours every weekdays."
"Are you sure about this?"
Not only do I have to deal with my dad, but also my mom. Thankfully, I came rather prepared.
"Yep, It's just a small job to earn pocket money."
To be fair, we didn't have any financial issues at all, thus my reason should come out as reasonable, I think.
Thanks to my older sister as well, she didn't made this that hard for me.
As a habit, I opened their panels.
[Brian Austere Bayer]
Rank: B- (SS-)
Latent Potential: SS+
Strength: B- (SS-)
Agility: B- (SS-)
Stamina: B (SS)
Vessel: C- (S+)
Wisdom: D+ (S)
Traits:
[Sword Mastery (LV8)]
[Light Control (LV7)]
[Fire Control (LV7)]
[Jade Flammingbird Bayer]
Rank: B (SS)
Latent Potential: SS+
Strength: C+ (S+)
Agility: B- (SS-)
Stamina: B (SS)
Vessel: B+ (SS+)
Wisdom: B+ (SS+)
Traits:
[Four-Element Control (LV8)]
[Space Control (LV6)]
[Supercomputer (LV7)]
[Rin Flammingbird Bayer]
Rank: C
Latent Potential: EX
Strength: C
Agility: C+
Stamina: C-
Vessel: C-
Wisdom: C-
Traits:
[Gun Mastery (LV5)]
[Ice Control (LV4)]
[Judgement (LV6)]
What the heck.. I shouldn't have seen this.
Wow, both of my parents used to be SS-Ranked, as seen on the parentheses. Even my sister is a C-Rank..
Why do I feel like left out?
"Are you alright?"
This time, dad asked me. I am in 'quite' a shock that I've been in a daze for a dozen seconds.
"Yea, I just remembered something."
"Is that so.."
Can I cry right now? Most people on my surroundings are OP, yet I have this Trash stats.. As I've thought, World Travel will be the only way..
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"Yawn.."
What a great day to start. Thank god I have the ability to keep some matters in the back of my head.
Since I won't be able to do anything to prevent the world's destruction at the moment, I decided to focus on my goal first—killing chickens.
Though, some anxiety still managed to seep out of me.
Preparing for school, breakfast, and so on.
"Good luck for today's school!"
My mom, as usual, encouraged me before I go out.
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"Good morning."
"Oh-G' Morning!"
I still couldn't shake off the aftereffects the the revelations yesterday it seems..
"You cleared it?"
"Nah, not yet. I forgot.."
"Nevermind then, I was about to show you my clear results.."
"Wait, what is it?"
"AP'd it." (All Perfect)
"Whoa.. As expected.."
I should really say, as expected of someone who has a D rank Agility.. Well, none of it matters though.
"Class is starting, get ready for the roll-call."
Our homeroom teacher, a male in his mid-twenties, started calling out our names when all of a sudden..
"NOOOOO!!"
Red Steelheart, the average guy-turned protagonist, screamed so loud that he got everyone's attention.
Meanwhile, my attention was caught by another thing.
[Regression (LV?)]
His Regression talent was now greyed out. Come to think of it..
"It would be around the time when school starts will a protagonist regress.."
"What?"
"Oh, nothing."
The Regression trait isn't the only one that changed. All of his LV0 Traits now became LV1. Talk about being broken.
"Huh?"
Aria, no, Dan seems to have sensed something in Red's direction.
"This temperament.."
"??"
"Nothing."
HAH, it's her turn to speak her thoughts out loud. But oh well, Aria isn't the only one who sensed Red's sudden change. The remaining three beauties, the girls with EX+ Potential, also saw it and looked at his direction.
So this is how you feel watching a Harem Rom-Com Anime in the flesh..
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"Time flies so fast.."
In a blink of an eye, the school ended. Me and Dan parted ways. As for Red and the gang, how should I say it? It looked like an episode 1 of a Rom Com Anime..
Confrontation, humph, curious gazes, and so on.
Well, none of my problem.
Right now, I am heading towards the slaughterhouse. I texted that classmate of mine last evening and he gave the green light.
"Hah.. Can't imagine I am about to kill chickens when I still couldn't kill a rat.."
After half an hour of walk, I finally arrived. One thing greeted my sight: blood, blood, blood, and blood.
"Are you the part-timer that Kain mentioned?"
A bearded middle-aged man greeted me at the front.
"Yes, it is me."
"Ok. Follow me to your booth."
This slaughterhouse has divided work divisions. There would be some who kills the chicken, some who skins it, some who drains the blood, and so on.
Naturally, I am on the "kills the chickens" booth.
"Here it is. Do call me if you have a question."
"Thanks."
Phew.. Killing chickens.. I first wore the gloves and the apron before picking a butcher's knife.
Live chicken.. I am sorry..
Obviously, as someone who doesn't even kill a rat, I have a psychological barrier in regards to killing living beings. But then, that "World" and "Ruins" kept popping up inside my head, thus I was able to kill the first chicken.
[Experience gained. +1]
Whoa. Its so different in regards to the mosquitoes..
2nd, 3rd... 35th.. 50th.. 75th.. 100th..
[Experience gained. +1]
[Experience gained. +1]
[Experience gained. +1]
...
We finished butchering all the chickens allocated for today, which is 100. Though it may seem like a small amount, they also butcher pigs, cows, and so on.
Though, I am very satisfied with killing chickens already. As its my first time, I got tired not only physically (swinging my arms every damn time), but mentally too.
Chickens are enough, no more..
Thakfully, there's a shower room here to wash off the fishy smell of blood. After washing, I went straight home.
My life then became steady ever since. I don't know for a certain protagonist, though.
But I am quite sure that he's at ep 3-5 already..