I approached Mrs. Altez at the teacher's table as she was preparing her folders and notes. My other classmates were preparing for the next subjects after homeroom
Some of them started to talk and gossip with each other. Other started bringing out theie notebooks and started to write on it while others asked for other classmates if they could copy their assignments
That's right, the homework from yesterday were supposed to he due today, but that's the least of my worries and I couldn't care less
"Teacher..."
I called out to Mrs. Altez as I stood with my hands on my back. It looked like I was in an interview or something
The teacher's table is also extremely near to the two front seats next to the window, so my classmates at the front could've help but be curious and listen to what I say to our adviser
"Yes, Philip?"
"Uh, teacher, can we talk later in private?"
If this scene was in a manga and I was older, it would be definitely one of those cliche professor x student relationship or a professor love route and the students would be in an uproar or jealous
But this is the second grade and it's the Philippines, no one is thinking about that and they are all innocent. After all, Mrs. Altez is married already
"Okay, find me at the faculty after school"
Mrs. Altez looked at me with extreme worry. She's probably thinking that there's a problem for me to approach her like this
"No, teacher, can I go during recess?"
"Recess? Okay fine, I'll be there before recess"
"Alright, thank you"
"..."
Mrs. Altez looked at me with more worry. My manner of speech and actions were unbefitting of a seven year old and a second grader
I intended it to be this way so she could take me seriously
My other classmates that witnessed our conversation were curious and worried
"Can I go to the comfort room, teacher?"
"Yes, you may"
I wanted to go to the bathroom, but I have other plans. I first went towards Eliseo
Some of my classmates were confused when I didn't go straight for the door
"Oh, what's up Philip? Are you okay?"
Eliseo asked with worry
I placed my right hand on his right shoulder
"Live your life to the fullest and believe on the absolute righteousness"
"Huh? What are you saying right now?"
Eliseo gave a wry smile and I looked directly at his heart. The iris of my eyes would be faintly glowing in golden light, but it should be easily missed by anyone
'Fate Control Level 5: Sacrificial Fate Control'
I rarely used [Sacrificial Fate Control] because I had to sacrifice something to affect larger fates and to have an immediate affect. I once sacrificed one of my senses and once all of my happy memories
I never tried to sacrifice anything after that because I couldn't afford to weaken myself more at that time
But this time, I can sacrifice some stuff since my goal changed to living my best life
'I sacrifice two points of my stamina, the Classification aptitude, and all of the proficiency percentage of all of my abilities in their current level except for Scan, Sensitive Touch, and Emotion Manipulation'
『 You stamina has decreased by 2 』
『 Your aptitude for Classification (Lv.1) has been sacrificed 』
『 Sound Sorter (Lv.1), Eye Vision (Lv.1), Night Vision (Lv.0), Danger Sense (Lv.1), Supreme Sense of Measurement (Lv.9), Pain Denial (Lv.1), and Pain Conversion (Lv.0) proficiency decreased to 0% 』
With this, it should be enough to change Eliseo's fate
'Purify the Curse of Millenium Seal'
『 Alert! 』
『 Sacrificial value insufficient: 1% 』
'What? After all that it's only 1%??'
I knew that this curse is too powerul, but I never expected for the [Sacrificial Fate Control] to be not enough
'Do I need to sacrifice something greater to be able to save him? Like my memories once again?'
No, I have to try something else
'Remove the Curse of Millenium Seal'
Curses are very potent and powerful, especially when it came from the Goddess of Curses herself
Purifying curses meant that the curse will be eradicated in the universe, that's why my sacrifice wasn't enough. Meanwhile, removing curses meant that it will be removed from the host, but it will randomnly manifest somewhere else in the universe and they will suffer from the curse instead
That's the potency of the curses of the Goddess of Curses
『 Alert! 』
『 Sacrificial value insufficient: 78% 』
Of course, I didn't expect it to work this time since removing curses requires more power too
Then, I have no other choice but to do this
'Transfer the Curse of Millenium Seal to me'
『 Sacrifice of self has been acknowledged 』
『 Returning previous sacrificial materials 』
『 You stamina has increased by 2 』
『 You have earned the aptitude for Classification (Lv.1) 』
『 Sound Sorter (Lv.1), Eye Vision (Lv.1), Night Vision (Lv.0), Danger Sense (Lv.1), Supreme Sense of Measurement (Lv.9), Pain Denial (Lv.1), and Pain Conversion (Lv.0) proficiency increased to 50% 』
'What? I'm glad that the proficiency of my abilities were restored, but for all of their proficiency increase to 50% simultaneously? Is it some kind of consolation?'
I should have at least included 『 Scan 』 so it would be boosted to 50% since increasing its proficiency is very hard
『 You have received the Curse of Millenium Seal 』
『 +1 Exp 』
I smiled after confirming with the system. Eliseo saw this and assured me as he pushed my hand off of his shoulder
"Alright Philip, I will. Maybe one day I'll understand it, but you have to live your best life too, okay?"
He stood up and put his fist on my chest
"Haha, of course!"
My classmates saw this interaction and they couldn't help but cringe, but to us best friends, this is a sign of ultimate friendship
Even though this friendship died out in my previous life and I never heard anything about him, this is still my first friendship ever
This time, our friendship will last for longer now that he doesn't have the curse anymore
'Scan'
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Name: Eliseo Hernandez
Age: 7
Level: 1
Exp: 1/10
Strength: 1
Agility: 2
Stamina: 1
Traits: [ Incredible Ingenuity ], [ Firm Righteousness ]
Aptitude: [Comprehension (Lv.3)], [Analysation (Lv.5)], [Insight (Lv.2)], [Inference (Lv.2)]
Status:
Proud
Marked by Hall of Heroes
Blessing of Resplendent Light
Open Blank Status
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'Open Blank Status? I guess this means that since I transferred the curse to me, there is a vacancy to his status?'
I hope that nothing bad would replace that vacancy. For some reason, he also earned 1 EXP
'Did he earn that after the curse was removed from him?'
That's strange. I still wonder how the experience system work, especially since there are no monsters to kill
Perhaps since I earned an EXP after transferring the curse and getting my freedom after separating my mother
From the looks of it, EXP can also be earned from the most impactful part of someone's life
But that surprises me if that's the case since all adults that I have scanned still had zero EXP
After hyping each other up, I quickly went out of the classroom to go to the comfort room after our adviser urged me to hurry
I walked along the hallways. The fenced playground and the fountain can be seen from here adn the comfort room is just at the end of the hallway, next to the spiral staircase up to the other floors
Of course my aim is not the comfort room. That's only an excuse. My goal is the other grade 2 classrooms upstairs
After all, out of six sections of grade 2, two are located at the first floor and the rest are at the second floor, along with the other grade 3 classroom
Each floor has six floors with the exception of first floor since the Principal's Office, Registrar, Faculty Room, Guidance Counselor's Room, and the Secretary's Office are located there. Only three classrooms can be accomodated on the first floor of the main building that is
The connector building is separate since from the second floor and up is the very big Auditorium. Under the Auditorium, at the first floor, the Sciene Laboratory, Homeroom Economics Room, School Clinic, Janitor's Closet, and the Library are located, along with the Boy's and Girl's Comfort Rooms
I went up the stairs and I walked with confident strides. If someone would see me, they wouldn't think of me as a child, despite my appearance
I went to the classroom of 2D-Humble and called for the attention of their adviser from the open door at the front
The teachers have a system when it comes to doors. The front door, next to the blackboard, is only for teachers while the back door is for students. Teacher's Door and Student's Door
The adviser noticed me and urged me to come inside
This adviser already knew me since he's also our Filipino teacher. At this point in time, I was also fairly popular at school, that's why he would urge me to come in rather than him going towards the door and meeting me outside
I was popular only because of the fact that I was hyperactive and funny. That was also reinforced by what happened last year during first grade
I invited everyone in all grade 1 sections to come out and play tag. It was very fun and everyone enjoyed it
But I got in trouble for that of course, after all of them snitched on me when the advisers asked who led the activity
I remember I cried when I got home that day because everyone told on me and I felt betrayed. But now, it doesn't matte rsince everyone at that time were innocent and they didn't want to get in trouble
Anyways, as I walked across the platform, past the blackboard, everyone in the classroom noticed me
"Hi Philip!"
"Hi!!"
"What are you doing here Philip?"
"Ooo, he's in trouble with Mr. Fabula"
Some of them waved and some of them were playful
I approached their adviser and our Filipino teacher, Mr. Fabula, and began to talk
"What do you want, Philip?"
Mr. Fabula wasn't rude nor annoyed. He was more like energetically curious
"I would like to talk to Kurt Ignacio"
"Kurt?"
"Yes"
Mr. Fabula glanced towards Kurt, who was laughing along with his friends in their row of seats
"Hm, normally I would reject your request and have you talk to him later at recess, but since we aren't doing anything and you came here yourself, that talk seems important. Sure you can talk to him... Kurt!"
Mr. Fabula called out to Kurt
"Yes sir!"
Kurt's attention was immediately caught and he stood up and went towards the front
"Philip wants to talk to you, go outside the classroom both of you"
"Thank you"
"Oh, okay?"
I thanked Mr. Fabula and Kurt was just confused
We went outside and the rest of his classmates were confused that they began standing up to listen to our conversation
"Hey!! Everybody sit down!!"
Mr. Fabula shouted and everyone went back to their seats after being spooked by him raising his voice
Eventually, it's only me and Kurt alone. I rested my arms on the barricade of the second floor and looked over
I could see the two playgrounds, enclosed playground, fountain, and the Preschool Building that's only one floor and kinda looks like a house
Kurt was still extremely confused. I couldn't blame him though since this is our first time meeting since he is a new student this year
We are supposed to meet four years later at sixth grade
I looked at Kurt and scanned him
'Scan'
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Kurt Ignacio
Age: 7
Level: 1
Exp: 0/10
Strength: 1
Agility: 1
Stamina: 2
Traits:
[ Superior Understanding ], [ Peak of Wisdom ]🔒, [ Effective Sympathy ]
Status:
Confused
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'Fate Stability Meter: 100%'
A 100% in fate stability
This is my teacher and mentor, another of my friend during sixth grade, my companion that reached the final battle with me against Chaos Himself, and the one who helped me the most when I was isolated away
"What do you want?"
Kurt asked in a feisty manner. This is his personality during grade school after all
He was that one cool manly guy in school that a handful of girls would fall for him
"Nothing, I just want to say hi"
"Huh? That's it? That's an odd first impression...
"Yeah, haha, I just don't know what to say"
"Hmm... You know, I've heard rumors about you"
"Really? What are they?"
"That you're funny but stupid. You're also an attention seeker. Of course I heard that you're pretty smart"
"Ehh, maybe those rumors are true"
"So, you're not denying them?"
"Nah, I couldn't care less. I don't care what they say about me. After all, the truth is revealed from personal observation, right?"
"..."
Kurt's eyebrow raised from interest
"The heart is the true self and you can't believe the judgement of others on someone other than your own judgement..."
"Hmph..."
Kurt is impressed and he smirked. This is his own saying and belief after all
'...Even if you don't have a heart, it would just take longer to judge you... But I already knew you even before we were sent here...'
Kurt's words in my previous life still echoes in my head
We are talking like adults, but Kurt didn't have a hard time following the flow of our conversation
"By the way, Kurt"
"Uh huh, what's up?"
"Do you know what is a singularity?"
"Singulari-huh? I only know singular nouns and plural nouns"
Of course, the Language subject taught us about grammar and the nine parts of speech after all
"Listen, singularity... Singular-ity"
"Singular...ity... What's that?"
"Single point"
"Single point??"
"Gravity"
"Gravi-ty??? What are you talking about??"
"Once you grow up, you'll eventually learn that"
"Huh?"
I snapped my left fingers in a snapping gesture and an audible snapping sound reverberate across the hallway
'Fate Control Level 1: Snap'
Kurt was stunned and I turned around to walk towards the next classroom
'Unlock trait of Peak of Wisdom'
『 Peak of Wisdom has been unlocked 』
[ Peak of Wisdom ], it is a trait that pushed Kurt to the pinnacle of wisdom and insight. This is the reason why he became so powerful, even more powerful than my peak in my previous life. It is also the reason why he naturally became my teacher and mentor
Unlocking that trait now would push him into even greater heights
Just like I said, this life will become different
Using the first level of 『 Fate Control 』 is sufficient enough because it's only a trait after all. It doesn't consider its potential but only the concept itself, unlike the [Curse of Millenium Seal]
"Huh? What happened? Hmmm... Philip, huh? He's quite interesting..."
Kurt grumbled as he went back inside his classroom
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My next goal is 2E-Prudence, just the classroom next to 2D
Before I could call the attention of their adviser, system displays appeared in my vision
『 Alert! 』
『 You have caught the attention of the Goddess of Curses 』
『 The Goddess of Curses has arrived on Earth 』
『 The Goddess of Curses is looking at you 』
'Ah...'
I exclaimed not in fear or worry, but in amazement and ridicule
I did expect for her to show her presence, but not this fast. After all, tampering with any of her invoked curses would alert her
Any being that is able to simply touch any curses that she invoked is powerful enough and she will mark them and observe them
This just tells me that the [Curse of Millennium Seal] is a Malevolent Curse rating
Considering the era that I'm in, I know that she doesn't know that I've noticed her presence. She won't have any idea that I have a system that alerted her arrival
I looked at the clear blue sky, past the atmosphere. I know that she's hovering within the vicinity of the Earth's atmosphere
『 The Goddess of Curses raises her eyebrow 』
She can't descend on the surface because the Will of the World would reject her and the Spirit of the World would not welcome her arrival. Not to mention the World God of Earth, the one who governs this world, would definitely try to kick her away
I raised my right hand and aimed it at the sky
『 The Goddess of Curses is curious 』
I then flicked my hand and showed my middle finger at the sky
『 The Goddess of Curses is flabbergasted 』
『 The Goddess of Curses is trembling 』
"..."
I smiled awkwardly. I quickly pulled my hand away and skipped to the other classroom
No, I did not mess up. That was intended. Showing your middle finger at someone means that you're being rude at them
There's also a reason why she's trembling
"..."
I looked to the side with dead eyes
『 The Goddess of Curses i
s slightly smiling 』
It is because the Goddess of Curses is a [Hardcore Masochist], one level below [Ultimate Masochist]
By the way, I was an [Ultimate Masochist] in my previous life and I'm not proud of it. I couldn't help it since I became that way from the after effects of 『 Pain Denial 』 and 『 Pain Conversion 』
I quickly tried to call out for the adviser of 2E to avoid the attention of that perverted goddess