A light passing through his eyes as he regaining consciousness– despite having a difficulty to move, he stretch his hand on the ground to slide his body to the nearest rock and lean on it. He smell the scent of salty yet refreshing that coming from the ocean and heard the sounds of waves crashing nearby.
"Where am I again?" He asked as he move his head left and right to observe the sorroundings.
Suddenly– a pain struck in his head and remember the horrifyng incident that traumatize him. He heard once again the agonizing screams of his people getting killed– recall how Pino got pierce by spear and Gio's party getting killed mercilessly. His pulse sped up as he hears his own heartbeat, he was shock that make his pupil enlarge and turn his skin to pale– it just continously haunting him.
'boing'
Gluttony bounce in front of him– tilted its body and stretch to touch Klein's hand.
'boing?'
"No matter what happen, you should survive in every situation. When you did that you could be much stronger and face again your struggles." He remembers Gio's word that so meant to him.
He cried for a moment realizing everything changes but– not gone.
Klein clench his jaw and pick himself up to sit on rock. "I am still here as the Sol survivor." He said. "I will definitely make them pay." His eyes radiate a gaze of confidence and fierce.
"Status!" He said then a transparent square window in front of him showed up. He swing his finger to browse his progress.
"I need to level up and make Gluttony much more stronger to deal with them, but I need to hide my identity first."
He then clicked on 'Status concealment' and 'Facade Information'.
Name: Arpada
Class: Alchemist
Lvl 3
Str: 7
Int: 13
Dex: 9
Agi: 11
Luck: ???
Arpada tilted his head and look thoroughly into his stats. "My name and class changed but my stats did not, also I don't know what is my luck." He clicked on the luck stats and a new window appear.
"The user doesn't meet the requirements"
"I don't know what this is so I will just let it aside for now" he said and closed all the window.
'Boing'
Gluttony jumped into his lap and release a glass bottle with a green liquid inside of it.
"This is the potion that I made." He said. "I forgot that I have due to the tension that I felt there." He added.
He drank the potion and feel the heat surging throughout his body– his wounds are recovering and feel energetic.
He is amaze on its effects– suddenly got an idea.
"I could be a merchant for awhile to hide my identity." He said.
'Boing!'
"That's a great idea right, Gluttony?"
'Boing Boing'
He stands up radiating an intense courage and resilience.
"We will go to the city– let's go to Porto City."
***
Arpada rides Gluttony while using 'dash' and 'Agility up' to speed up their travel.
Porta City is located on the northern part of the country, and well known as merchant's paradise for its unique economy and equal treatment to every race– So everyone is welcome to buy and sell.
"That's all I know about the city because I only heard it to Gio and others." Arpada said.
A tall white wall that protects the city from monsters are visible in their front.
Arpada stopped and walked on foot towards to the city while Gluttony used 'mimic' as a bag. He reached the queue that entering the gate and saw everyone had a card.
"Excuse me, sir." He asked the guy in front of him, he is small but have a big body and wearing a thin clothes.
"Why?" The guys reponded with a hint of confusion.
"What are those card?" Arpada asked.
"This card contain your information and checked by those soldiers wearing a silver armor, you will get this one when you are awakened." He explained. "How old are you?" He asked.
"I just turned 10 years old–"
"So you're here to get awakened? Don't worry you still can get pass through and go straight to the church." He said.
"Next!" The soldier shouted into the guy.
"Goodluck to your awakening, boy." He said before entering the gate.
"I think that will hide my identity." Arpada said to himself.
"Next!"
Arpada stepped forward with a bit of nervous on his tone explaining that he is about to get awaken.
"I'm here to get awaken, sir" he said.
"I see, just go straight in this path, go to left and you will see a white building there." The soldier said.
"Thank you sir."
Arpada walks through the city and mesmerized to all of the things he saw. A glass on the front of the building, a light coming from the floating bulb, stone-paved road, different design of houses and buildings, and the products in sale at different stores.
"This is a huge place!" He shouted.
There was a man wearing a dark color clothes– appears to be an adventurer as he has a giant axe in his back. "Hey! Young lad" He called our protagonist with his manly voice but Klein looks around before pointed to himself as a clarification.
"Yes you, young man in a tattered clothes." The man said. "Are you new here?" He added.
Arpada scratch the back on his head and shylessly answered "Yes".
The man nodded as if he understood something. "My name is Helson, and if its fine for you I can tour you around here."
Arpada narrowing his eyes intensely looking to Helson; He is suspicious about the offer. "Why would you help someone you don't know whom wearing tattered clothes?" He asked.
"Helson!!!"
A young girl appeared to be an elf running towards to Helson. "What are you doing?" She asked and saw Arpada. "Does this big muscle-head troubling you?" She asked to Arpada.
"Not really, but he is offering me a tour to this city" He replies.
"Yeah, I'm not doing anything bad, Lita." Helson said.
"You're new here?" Lita asked.
"Yes, I just got in a minutes ago and I am heading to the church." Arpada said.
Lita squinted her eyes then look to the left and right then suddenly asked. "You're going through awakening?"
"Yes."
As Arpada answered it then Lita quickly dash towards Klein and hold his hands. "Let me tour you then." She said while radiating a passion and excitement around.
Arpada tilted his head; confuse about the situation but got distracted when he notice Lita's boing boing. Arpada slowly evolving into tomato when he look to Lita.
"Hey! I found him first." Helson said.
"So this is where you guys went?"
A white guy with a black hair, equipping a red sword in his waist walking towards them. "You guys causing a trouble to a new guy." He added.
"Tyson, we found a new awakener" Lita said.
"To explain the situation, due to the low birth rate in this city we are lacking on adventurers to join the guild or to create a party. That's why we get excited knowing you are going through awakening." Helson explained.
Arpada understood it and realize he might join their party to collect information in this city.
"That's it, we got a new request from the guild so stop making a trouble to the new guy and let him be." Tyson said.
Lita got unmotivated and let go our protagonist as she walks towards Tyson. "Whats our request this time?" Lita asked.
"Before that, I would like to know the class you will get later new guy." Tyson said.
"Arpada, my name is Arpada." He said.
"Nice name, I'm looking forward for your progress, Arpada." Tyson said and they left while discussing their request.
"I will get their information later, I need get a new card first and register as a traveller merchant." He said to himself.
Our protagonist observe the sorroundings as he headed towards to the church.
***
"So this is what the church looks like." He said, while walking through the hall and heading to the nearest assistant.
"Are you here for your awakening?" The assistant asked.
"Yes." He replied.
The assistant explained the awakening, detailed information on the status window and the levelling system.
*When you reached your 10th birthday, you are able to be awaken and acquire your class. Note: Class can not be change.
*When you are awakened you will acquire the system that helps you to monitor your status or progress such as experience points to level up, STATS, SP (Status Points) and skills.
*STATS: STR/INT/DEX/AGI. There are some unique STATS but we do not have a credible information about it.
*When gaining a level, the average people will gain +1 status points on every STATS and +2 SP to freely allocate them. Skills of your specific class could be acquire in Lvl 3/5/10/15/20...
*Skills could be ranked up from E to S. It progress through proficiency %. There are also unique skills but we do not also have a credible information about it to tell.
"That's all of it for now but if you have more question, you are free to look at it on Guild receptionists or Church Library." The assistant added.
"I did not get this information before, I think because this is a church." Our protagonist said to himself.
"Just put your hand on the altar to start your awakening." The assistant said before walking to the corner of the hall.
Our protagonist puts his hand to the altar and it starts to radiate a blinding light throughout the hall.
It lit different colors accordingly:
Blue...
Red...
Green...
Brown...
Dark...
Light.
Then suddenly a golden light burst out and fade immediately.
The assistant seems shocked for she saw. "What was that light?" She asked to herself.
A card appeared at the altar with our protagonist information.
[Name: Arpada
Lvl: 3
Class: Alchemist
Hidden Class: Tamer
STATS
STR: 6
INT: 12
DEX: 8
AGI: 10
LUCK: ???
SP: 6
Skills on the next window...]
"I guess that's it?" Arpada said to the assistant. "Where could I register as a merchant?" He added.
"You can become a merchant through inquiring at the Guild." The assistant answered.
"I see, thank you for your help. It really helps me a lot." Our protagonist said and waved as a sign of leaving the place.
***
Arpada finds his way and successfully reached the Guild.
As he entered the Guild, there are only 10~15 adventurers that are present and he caught their attention. As Arpada walks towards the receptionist, everyone are intensely looking at him and he could feel their gaze through his soul, draining him.
"Uhm" He stuttered and forgot the words he is going to say.
The receptionist looks at him and asked "Are you here to register?"
Arpada nodded quietly and a burst of excitement coming from the adventurers blown up the whole building.
"Told ya! He is a new guy!" One adventurer said.
"We have a new guy to rely on." The other said.
"But what could be his class is?"
Everyone again stares at him intensely.
"I'm an alchemist and I would like to register as a merchant." Arpada said.
The receptionist took his papers and confirmed that he is an alchemist.
"That's rare! But I thought he is a combat class." Adventurer said.
"Alchemist could be a supportive class, you know." The other said.
"By the way I am Lora and I am one of the receptionist on our guild. If you have some questions you can ask it to me but I will process your papers first to register you as a merchant." Lora explained.
"Thank you for that, Lora." Arpada said.
Lora process our protagonist paperworks for a minute and he got his merchant license and card.
"You are now currently a rank E merchant, after completing a quests or tasks you will be able to rank up eventually so keep up the good work." Lora explained.
"Are there any quests that could fit on my rank?" Klein asked.
"Currently there is–"
"Lora!!!!" Tyson enters the guild walking quickly through the room. He looks so worried as if he is in urgent. "Are there any store or merchant that sells a potion?" Tyson asked.
"We do not have a resources of potion this week, we will get it tomorrow and it still not sure due to inconsistent distribution." Lora explained.
"I need at least 1 potion, Helson got hit by a–"
"Do you mean this?"
Arpada pulled out a potion from Gluttony and looking proud about his creation.
"This thing that I created have a high potency" He confidently explaining his creation. "But, this one also is quiet expe–"
'Bang'
A loud sound coming from Tyson smashing the table and looking at Arpada "Just name the price."
"D*mn, I forgot I don't even know the currency here." Arpada said to himself.
Tyson throws a bag full of coin on the table. "If that's not enough then we will repay it later." Tyson said.
Arpada gave the potion. "Deal!" He said.
"I will get this for now and check later the information on market later" He said to himself.
Tyson walks out and the room remain in silent.
"I think you could use that to buy your clothes first." Lora said.
"Oh" then he realize that he walks to the city, talk to everyone while wearing a tattered clothes. "I actually forgot that, but thank you hehe."
Arpada walks out the guild and look at the sky. "I hope those guys are alright, but this is somehow a great start."
"I will collect information here and become the strongest!"
'Boing'
"I almost forgot you're currently a bag now, Gluttony."
'Boing Boing!'
"I'm just joking, lets get our new outfit before starting our next step." Arpada said as he walk through the city.
To be continued... By