Noticing Skyler's silence in response to Zack's offer, Mila stepped forward.
She had a preference for attractive individuals, and Skyler was undeniably one of them, even though he appeared younger and weaker compared to them.
"It's not safe to wander around here alone. You can join us. Don't worry, even though Zack's sudden invitation out of nowhere seems suspicious, he's not a bad guy."
She said with a smile. Mila could easily sense that he was a 1-star Light who had recently formed his first elemental crystal from the faint aura—a subtle Evol field that surrounds awakened individuals after they create their first crystal—around him.
Lights can sense the strength of those equal to or weaker than them, but not of those who are stronger.
If someone lacks Evol, that means they are ordinary individuals. But there are abilities and artifacts that hide the aura of Lights, so sometimes it gets confusing to believe that the person in front of them is just a mere mortal, as there is a chance they might be hiding their aura.
Skyler glanced at her.
"Do you know him personally? Why do you believe he is not a bad guy?"
Mila was stunned. This handsome youth was so suspicious. She could understand, though, considering he was weak, but what puzzled her was why he was so weak.
Everyone in Eldoria awakens at the age of 16. They are teleported here at 20.
During the 4-year timeframe they have in between, they enter academies, join guilds to gain combat experience, or train under their elders to prepare and grow stronger.
A thought suddenly struck Mila, and her eyes widened. She managed to hide her surprise, but Zack noticed it and inwardly clicked his tongue when he saw that she had focused on unnecessary details.
Well, he would not expect anything less from the side characters he picked for his team. She and Oreon were supposed to die in this test, but he had changed their fate.
Mila sat down next to Skyler. Oreon followed suit, and Zack could only remain silent for a while, feeling very annoyed. She thought for a second.
"Trust is a significant word... I won't say that I trust him completely, but we are from the same academy, and we have fought the monsters together over the past few days, so I believe he is not a bad guy."
Skyler nodded. She was right. After what Jenny—his own sister—and her team had done, he couldn't trust anyone to watch his back. But that didn't mean he couldn't join a team. They were strong, and right now, he couldn't fight powerful monsters alone. He also lacked food and clothing. So, it was best to team up with them.
'I can just not put my trust in them.'
He looked Zack directly in the eyes.
"My name is Skyler. I am a Light elementist. Thank you for inviting me to your team."
Zack smiled on the surface, but inside, he was cursing the Keeper of Time. Why the hell did this insignificant side character take so long to join his team?
Even the protagonist, Max, wouldn't have taken this long to agree if he had invited that jerk! And why was this kid so handsome? Wasn't he supposed to be an unknown side character?
"Good, Skyler. Welcome to the team. I am delighted to hear you are a Light elementist. Our team lacked that element. Now you can fill the role of a healer for everyone."
Skyler blinked in surprise. A healer?
He had heard that, according to the elements that Lights awakened, they could choose different classes—a specific role or specialization that one could adopt—like fighters who wield weapons infused with elemental power, tanks, mages who have high intelligence and can cast many spells with their elemental power, healers, and many more that he couldn't even count.
One could choose multiple classes or change their classes, but that would cause them to fall behind in strength, so usually, people only picked one class to focus on.
He had never thought he would want to become a healer. No, the truth was, just a few days ago, he didn't even know he would be selecting a class for himself since he was someone with no future as a Light.
"A healer? I can try since I don't have a particular preference for any class, but I have no skills, as I have never entered another realm to fight."
Zack stared at him, his eyebrow twitching and polite smile cracking a bit.
"What about spells? You could have at least learned a basic healing spell in the past few years since you awakened..."
Skyler shook his head. He hadn't learned one since he couldn't use Evol. Also, spell books and scrolls aren't available online, as their distribution is controlled by the royalty and they are very expensive. Why would he buy one when he had no use for it?
Mila and Oreon looked at him with wide eyes. They could tell that Skyler was one of those unfortunate souls who got teleported to this place due to some error. But if he had no abilities, how had he survived the monster wave?
Zack's smile faded completely. Seeing Skyler's condition, he had planned to give his team's future healer some time to heal and rest, but now he no longer wanted to.
No one on his team possessed the Light element, which meant they couldn't teach Skyler any spells related to it. Even if they could, what were the chances that this boy, who had never heard or seen spells before, would be able to learn them? Learning even the simplest of spells wasn't easy, as they were quite difficult to memorize.
Heck! Even he took some time to become familiar with how to correctly chant spells, despite having seen all the memories of the body he inhabited, which had already learned many spells before he arrived.
Zack started to regret giving away the expensive water and nuts he had bought at the academy with his hard-earned money.
He couldn't help but doubt the paragraph in the novel he read in his past life that stated Skyler was destined to be the greatest Light elementist in this universe when he clearly hadn't learned a single spell yet!
'Don't tell me I made a mistake and included a dead weight in my team? The novel just mentioned Skyler's death, saying he was destined to become the best Light Elementist, not that he would. Shit... What are the chances he would now that I've changed his fate of death?'