"I am glad we came to a mutual agreement." The words on display fade into nothing. Two abilities, Geographical Lens and Mega punch were erased while Cursed Form was given to the man. Forming on his body was leather armor on his torso, thighs, shins, and arms. Thick leather gloves appeared on his hands whilst light weight steel toe boots were placed on his feet.
"The Adaptable Tutorial System will passively activate sometimes depending on your mental state or can be activated by you choosing the target. Of course, all lessons generated are based off your consent. Now, I will grant you a weapon of your choosing and a randomized item." Potens informed.
"A weapon of my choosing...Before I say my weapon, may I see the item I will be getting first?"
"Sure." Potens held their hand out and an item instantly appeared in their palm.
It was a hooded cloak. It has a black exterior with a maroon hue for it's interior design. A pop-up screen appeared that described the cloak.
"Dark Moon Hood: Made from the hair of the Dark Moon Vampire, Christine, the Dark Moon Hood increases the wearer's natural ability to mix in with the surrounding area. This makes it difficult for observers to locate the wearer. It also mitigates damage by 30%."
"Ah....this is amazing." He compliments the item.
"Now have you chosen the weapon you desire?"
"Yes, I'd like a ballistic knife." An immediate answer.
"I knew this human was unique." Appearing in the man's hand was a ballistic knife.
"Now it is time for you to set off, Dimitri. I have high expectations of you."
"I don't." He placed the ballistic knife in its holster before the God snapped their fingers and made Dimitri vanish.
"Now that that's over." Holographic screens appear across the area of the white room. Each had a human he picked on the screen, showing what they were up to thus far. "Let the fun begin."
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Greenery swept the area. Vegetation for as far as the eye could see. A forest was the first setting Dimitri was placed in. "This is a beneficial starting point." Whilst making this comment, holographic pop-up messages appeared before him.
"Hm?"
"....What?" Befuddled, confused, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, these words did not fulfill their duty to describe his current state of mind.
"Did Cursed Form activate on its own? That's not what the description said!?" In disbelief, the Adaptable Tutorial System activates.
"It activated once I was confused about something." He accepts the lesson without hesitation.
"Indiscriminately. This ability might be more of a liability than anything. It looks like it turned me into King Midas."
In the story of King Midas, Silenus rewarded the hospitality of Midas with wish granting. Any wish of King Midas would be granted by Silenus. King Midas wished for anything he'd touch would become gold. Silenus fulfilled this wish. This was an amazing outcome for King Midas until he nearly starved to death because his food continuously turned to gold upon contact.
"Wait, only my gloves were cursed. So it doesn't seem to be any form of contact. Maybe it's just my hands."
"A branch?" Dimitry's first instinct was too look at the surrounding trees. He'd look for claw marks, the scent of dung or piss, any signs of a predator like animal being in the area. For him at least, there was no signs of this. "The coast seems clear." He grabbed a hold of a branch on the ground first. But nothing happened.
"Weird...it's not working...is it because of the gloves?" He punched the other glove on his free hand and pulled it off. He grabbed the branch and a notification immediately appeared.
"Gah!!!" He dropped the branch immediately and stepped away from it.
"That explains why the gloves give a buff within the curse." He placed his glove back on. He picked up the stick and leaned against a tree.
Taking out his ballistic knife, he shaved the end of the stick.
His Yin Energy increased with the +10 MP he was given. Appearing on his belt was a pouch holding extra blades for his ballistic knife.
Other lessons for his ability, Cursed Form appeared yet were locked except for the one beneath the Curse The World, Lesson.
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{An Hour Later}
Bodies of what seemed to be small Mammals with black and gray fur piled beside him.
He reached level 6 by hunting an animal called a Shadow Quarry. They are squirrel like animals that blend in with the shadows of the forest. Each of them have holes somewhere on them from the Rotten Branch piercing them.
A hole filled with their blood left a scent in the area. An aroma not too pleasant for humans. But Dimitri was not affected by the stench of an animal's dying body. With the new strength he got from killing the Shadow Quarry, he skinned them all and took apart their body.