"Don't mind her, Ren. Please feel at home."
When Caroline ran away to her house from all the embarrassment, I was left at the front doors with her big sister, who apparently made the final shot to make the little girl snap.
It was a much stronger reaction than I got from her previously. Maybe Karoline did something before I met Caroline to make her more vulnerable. I don't know.
However, all of my thoughts left my mind the moment I captured Karoline's whole figure. It was a strange feeling.
Till now I only saw her through the screen as a splash art and a character, but now in front of me stood her real self. The doting mother type and one of the best ranged position characters.
Karoline, The Goddess Of Arrows.
She was one of the characters that I upgraded till the maximum and reached her full potential. If I am not wrong she also played in my second or third party as a range damager.
While I was again surfing in my memories, I followed her from behind and welcomed myself in their house.
But before we could advance further, she asked me my thoughts about her house. She, like Caroline, liked to receive compliments or good remarks, however both had two different reactions.
As I knew that trait of her's, it was not so hard to improve her mood a little bit. She even smiled at me with her eyes closed and hand on the cheek.
Shit, I always considered Davis a weirdo, to want to be doted on by this type of woman, but here I am. Feeling exactly like him. I just want to put her in my embrace now.
"Ara? Is something wrong?"
"N-No, just fighting some demons."
"Is that so? Then…"
She placed her hands in front of her and made a fist with both hands before…
"You can do it!"
… she dropped the final bomb.
-PHUCK
"Keugh! T-Thank you, but now I- I am fine."
Luckily my fist was stronger than my demons inside my head. Why am I so desperate now? I have never been like this on Earth. I even avoided interacting with women besides the parties.
Of course, I don't remember what I did at the parties, because I usually get wasted, but now I haven't had any drop of alcohol.
But here, I took a page with Angela with me, teased a cute girl and was seriously tested by Karoline. It's like I am a different person.
"Please wait here. I'll brew some tea for us."
I sat on the coach she guided me to, while she walked towards the kitchen. While she made us tea, I observed the house again. It's the first time I have been in such a rich place.
The couch even feels differently than those in my house. Also facing the sofa was a big TV, which was big as me.
Overall, the place is quite comfortable, but the one thing I dislike is its size. Cleaning it requires a full day's effort. I doubt they do it themselves; they probably have maids to take care of that.
"Where did Karoline go?"
"Did you finally calm down?"
Caroline approached from behind, sporting a different look. Her tailored women's suit had been swapped for casual red pants and an oversized black shirt, though she still wore her ponytail.
This looks way better than her suit. Who even invented women's suits? They hide the real beauty of a woman.
As I admired her new appearance, Caroline's cold gaze pierced through me, demanding answers.
Rather than respond, I gestured toward the kitchen, where Karoline was humming a tune while preparing tea. Spotting her there, Caroline let out a sigh and settled into the single armchair next to the large couch I occupied.
I expected her to say something, but instead, she pulled out the same device she used at the train station and began typing on it.
The tapping of her fingers and Karoline's quiet humming filled the room, while I was silently looking at both of them.
Most of my attention was on Karoline. She wore a casual blue sleeveless dress that draped over her figure, though it did little to conceal her ample bosom.
Seeing her like that, a wave of pity washed over me for Caroline. I wanted to reassure her that everything would flourish in time, but I couldn't help but realize that there was only a two-year age difference between the two of them.
I don't want to tell her white lies.
"You just thought about something rude, right?"
"!"
"The tea is ready."
Is this the woman's intuition I have heard so much about? Ignoring her cold eyes that hid her killing intent, I gazed at Karoline who brought three cups of tea.
With her arrival, Caroline also placed down her phone and took one of the cups. I also followed her after saying my gratitude.
"So, Ren, do you perhaps know a reason why you are here?"
Once we were all settled in our seats, Karoline began the conversation with a calm demeanor. Although she appeared composed and kind, I had the feeling she was watching me more intently now. It wasn't just her, Caroline seemed to be observing me as well.
"I suppose it's because I am not registered in the system."
"You are correct, but that is not all."
"There is more? Then… perhaps to find out what is my relation with World Guardian Headquarters?"
"You understand that yourself, right? While you are not in the system, they recommended you for the 1-S class."
I can understand her frustrations. She, as the principal of the highest rated academy in this world, suddenly was given a mysterious student with no registration in the system that has almost everything in it.
When she received it, she must have been surprised and interested.
"If it wasn't for the Headquarters signature, I might suspect that you are sent by titans, however even with the signature I had my doubts…"
Of course, she would jump to the conclusion that I have relation to titans, the main antagonists of the game. They were the main culprit why the world changed and 70% of the population went extinct in 2020.
From that time, from their descent, the world turned into a completely different planet. Lands were filled with monsters born from titan released energy, while titans themselves hid in their own dimension waiting for another chance to attack.
But there were titans that didn't wait, they were thirsty for destruction and led monster hordes to attack humans. Usually they weren't the strongest, yet tens of people were needed to take it down.
Throughout history there were also titans that were categorized as Catastrophes. Titans that had the power to destroy everything. I don't know the exact number of how many have appeared, but I know that the very first titan was Catastrophe level.
"Then why did you accept me?"
She mentioned that even with the signature she didn't want to accept me. Then what is the reason that I am here?
"Take a look at this."
What she gave me was a document of mine. In the top left corner was my photo and next to it was basic information about me.
{Name: Ren Ivanov
Age: 15
Date of birth: 09/04/2011}
I thought that it was just a regular document when I read it, but when I saw what was written at the end, my heart started to beat faster.
{Gift}
Reading this word again and again, I was afraid to go lower. I saw that there was something written on it, yet I was afraid of what kind of gift I would have.
However, even the most useless gift can be turned into one of the strongest with the right mind.
{Gift: Hands of Creator
Active Skill: Golden Hands - Brings any weapons, accessories or equipment full potential while it is connected to him.
Ren Ivanov has awakened a gift that turns Active Skill into a passive skill. Meaning, his Active Skill is activated all the time.
Ultimate Skill: Heavenly Hammer - Creating weapons, accessories or equipment brings out full potential from the start. There is no need for the item to ascend. With this skill, the ascending process becomes useless.
Ren Ivanov's skills are categorized as dangerous to the world. It is decided by World Guardian Headquarters that Ren Ivanov's gift must be privatized.
Only a few selected people can access this information!}
While reading what was written in the table "Gift", I couldn't help but grin. I don't know how I looked from the side but from Caroline's reaction I can tell that I looked creepy.
I don't care about that. I don't care about anything now. All my worries disappeared after seeing this.
My gift. It's a gift made for me. Perhaps I can tell that this is a match made in heaven.
"What is this document?"
I asked while my expression remained the same. Both of them looked at me strangely because of that. Little did they know that I am in this world only for an hour or two.
"This document was sent together with the recommendation letter. Because it came in paper format, I found it strange, so we decided to look you up into the system."
"And based on this paper you decided to take me in?"
"Yes, but also because of curiosity."
"Curiosity?"
"This document you are holding. That is an identification copied from the system."
This time my face turned serious as I listened to her. How can this be from the system if I don't exist there?
"Even if your gift is hidden and is available to a few people, you still would be registered into the system despite being dead or alive with a different gift, yet you are not. That only means one thing…"
"You were deleted from the system."