" So, what should I do with them, System? "
" You can still at least communicate with me, right? " Shiro asks the System while approaching captain Raymond and Tracker 101's location as they're still rejuvenating themselves in their Portable Healing Pods.
< " Of course Astral Player Shiro, if you just ask me to communicate while I'm doing the Astral Core Upgrade Process then I'm still able to do it since it doesn't affect the progress at all (^~^) " >
< " Is there anything that Astral Player needs to ask? (^_^) " > System offers its help very cheerfully as it seems it's having a good mood.
" Yes, regarding these two Soul acquaintances of mine. "
" Is there some benefit or could I entrust myself with them? "
" Or should I also test them to ensure myself that I can trust them first or whatever? " Shiro asks the System replied.
< Processing Answer >
< Processing Answer >
< " There is a way for the Astral Player to trust someone, the System called it the [Bond Status]. " >
" The [Bond Status], explain further, please? "
< " It's the status of how close the Astral Player is to another person, this status will be shown in meter bars from 1 to 10 bars that will show how much the person is getting used to being acquainted with the Astral Player. " >
< " Unlike the HP, AP, EP, and EXP bars, this bar meter can be increased based on the Astral Player's interaction with them which could affect their feeling thus either increasing the meter bar which means the person will get more friendly to Astral Player or decreasing it which will mean the person will hate the Astral Player. " >
" I see, so I can measure, what are they feeling about me, didn't I? " Shiro then gets it since he now had the standards about people's perspective of him.
"( So basically if the Bond meter bar is increased that means they will be more friendly towards me and if it's decreased then they will slowly be my enemy, huh? )" Shiro says as he checks on the Two Souls who are currently going to finish their rejuvenation process.
As it was done, the two immediately pop out from the Pods and Shiro immediately grabs them in order to soften their fall.
" Thanks, young Hollow, at least our landing is quite good enough. " Captain Raymond Says.
< Bond Meter >
< Cpt. Raymond: Bond +20 Points = --________ >
" Yeah, thank you, Mr. Hollow... " Tracker also said to Shiro.
< Bond Meter >
< Tracker 101: Bond +10 Points = -_________ >
" Oh please, you two... "
" Call me Shiro, wouldn't you... " Shiro finally gives them his name, after many hours they've met, Shiro finally can trust them to even know his name since he didn't actually want these strangers to know his name, originally.
" Shiro...? that's your name? " Raymond asks which made his eye sharper, as he stares at Shiro.
" Why are you staring at me? " Shiro asks as he then looks at the captain's Bond Meter which suddenly decreased as it loses 5 points.
"( Is there something? is my name really that suspicious? )" he wonders which let him ask captain Raymond about it.
" Of course, I'm suddenly suspicious about you, I mean... "
" Your name... "
" What about my name...? "
" Shouldn't your name be like more, 'Spanish' since you're a hollow? " Raymond asks Shiro.
" Huh, why should my name be like that? " Shiro wonders as he is immediately confused about what the captain meant to him.
" Because you're a Spirit, a Hollow Spirit to be exact. "
" It is still a mystery to the Soul Knights, but based on our years of experience, the Spirit's name often came to them based on which Spirit Region they were come with. " Tracker 101 says as he then explains based on the basic Astral Soul Knowledge that...
" Huh? " Shiro is getting more confused further.
" What do you mean by that? "
" Well, you see, Shiro... "
" If a Monster in the world of living, dies in a certain way, their Astral Spirit Form will be based on the monster's race and how did they die back then. "
" Not just their form, but also their names will also be changed as after the monsters became a Spirit in the Astral World for the first time, the first thing they found in their mind is their given name, which came out of nowhere. " Tracker explains the very fact.
" Really? a name came out of nowhere in their mind? "
" What is that nonsense, I still remember my living name even after I become a Hollow. "
" My name is Shiro Hallowstone, that's my full name back when I was alive! " Shiro shouts to Tracker.
" Whoa, whoa, slow down, Shiro Hallowstone! " Captain Raymond says.
" Don't interrupt what the Tracker is going to say, he is still continuing his explanation... "
" Thank you, captain... "
" May I proceed? "
" Continue... "
" Okay, so you said that your living name is 'Shiro Hallowstone', right? "
" Yes... "
" Are you sure that is your name? back when you were alive? " Tracker asks.
" Of course it is, I still remember it clearly at day! "
" My name is Shiro Hallowstone, I was born in the Easterion, the East Part of the Neo Earth... "
" My village accused me of bringing some kind of curse to the whole place, thus they wait for me until I turned thirteen and immediately kill me right after that very night! " Shiro explains as he tells them how did he die back then.
" Really, you bring a 'curse' to the people...? "
" I don't really know, but I think that is what they accuse me of since they hate my grandfather first back then,... "
" Even though they fear me for the 'curse' I bring, I didn't feel accursed at all, instead I felt so weak as a human, and believe me, I was actually 100% human during my lifetime with no powers, no magic, no ability, no skills, no enhancement and had no whatsoever to make me even think that I am not actually one! "
" But after I died, suddenly I was given a shocking revelation that 'I' was somehow a monster during my lifetime, despite me knowing when I was one in my life and it really confuses me! "
"( Oh my, I almost slipped on revealing that I had the System on my side. ) " Shiro says to himself while telling Tracker about his life.
After he tells that, both Tracker and Captain Raymond scratch their heads for the two are having some time to understand the situation or even to believe what Shiro claims earlier.
" I see, I see... "
" Oh my even if we explain it to him, I think he will still be confused, including us... "
" Is there some way for us to easily, explain it to him, captain? " Tracker asks which made captain Raymond think for a bit.
" Hmm... you're right, things like this can't be explained by words alone... "
" We need at least a professional in this matter to explain it properly since our knowledge regarding this fact is also limited. "
" So, hmmpphh... "
" What is it? " Shiro asks.
" In order to know and clarify your exceptionalities, Shiro... "
" I think we should take you to one of our Medics. " Raymond says as that is the only way possible for them to do it.
" Medics? " Shiro is confused.
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Extra:
Bond Status Bar:
This Bar is meant to show how friendly the other person is to Shiro.