As I entered the portal I felt like I was submerged in sea water, it was cold and heavy
Right now I was in a jungle, there were many trees and the grass was very tall, so much so that it reached my legs
"Well, use concentration and focus on making sure that all the monsters do the least amount of damage to you"
-Hey, do you want the monsters to hurt me, idiot?-
"Well, if you don't receive some damage, you won't be able to obtain the skill I want to teach you, this time luck will be on your side"
«Now what is he talking about?»
My thoughts were interrupted when I heard the sound of leaves moving until they started throwing stones at me
-Ouch, what the hell was that?-
A small shadow appeared in front of me, seeing it more clearly I already knew who it was, it was a red monkey, a low-rank monster that always comes with a group, it's normal for those weak monsters to appear here
-Damn monkey, I will never forgive you, die!!-
When I stabbed her in the heart, the monkey made a very loud screech for the last time, making the whole jungle hear it
"Hey kid, I think you shouldn't have killed him yet"
-Eh, why do you say that?-
«Well, red monkeys always live in groups... groups... oh no bro»
I could hear the screech of many monkeys in my direction, without realizing it, about 12 red monkeys had appeared
"Well, here's a chance, let's face them"
-These crazy people have the advantage of being in large numbers!!-
"But what a coward"
The monkeys began to attack me, each one threw a stone at me that always hit my legs, I blocked the blows of their hands with my sword but some hit me directly
They began to hit me in the face and then bite me leaving me on the ground all scratched
I got up and quickly killed one of their companions from behind his back, the monkeys became more enraged when they saw my act of cowardice and they all pounced on me
-Now die [Fireball]-
I fired a gigantic fireball burning half of the monkeys leaving 5, I quickly began to kill them mercilessly with my sword leaving their corpses in the process
-Come on, that's for hitting me so much, you damn monkeys!-
"You shouldn't have used fireball"
I didn't understand Nameless' words but I heard a buzzing sound and when I turned around I felt something sharp on my butt
[You're poisoned]
The status window appeared informing me of my status, I looked at what stung me and it was a wasp, a little big but it stung me and now it had poison, I took it out and then stomped on it with my right foot
The wasp's poison was not that powerful but it would leave me weakened for a while, but more wasps were heading my way, I turned to look at my partner with an uncomfortable smile
-I think my spell attracted them, right? Nameless-
"Oh no, your intelligence stat increased by two points, I thought you were hopelessly stupid, and now I can deduce that you are a fool, surely the status window must be wrong with your intelligence since it must be 0"
"Son of a…"
I quickly began to slaughter all the insects while complaining about the pain
"Well, that's how it's done, cheer up, cheer up"
-You shut up, you're not even helping me in anything!-
Right now I was angry, it seems that my advisor was a son of a bitch who enjoyed my suffering, I could even see his sadistic smile
*
5 hours later
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[Talent/Sword]
Rank: Low-lower
Efficiency: 12.34%
[Talent/Magic]
Rank: Low-lower
Efficiency 10.98%
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At least my talents went up a little, I used [concentration] all this time and I didn't develop a new skill
"You see, tomorrow we will return to this dungeon and you will have to do your exercises earlier, understood?"
-Yes sir~-
I said that looking down wanting the earth to swallow me
«I don't want to keep doing this!»
And so my journey began, I spent about two whole weeks in that dungeon, of course my stats increased, but it was exhausting, first doing exercises in the morning, then in the afternoon going to the dungeon, the truth is I felt that my future was not very promising but I had to do it if not I would break the pact and receive another electric shock, I thought I would stay here another week until I got some new skills
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[Physical Resistance]
Type: [Passive Skill][Growth]
Efficiency: 1.12%
Rank: D
Increases resistance to physical attacks in some cases, high resistance to a variety of statuses will be invoked
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[Magic Resistance]
Type: [Passive Skill][Growth]
Efficiency: 1.90%
Rank: D
Your body is now more resistant to negative magic effects and magic, for the moment you can only tolerate curses or debuffs
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[Focus]
Type: [Active Skill]
Rank: C
Increases concentration while active, can also help increase efficiency in talents a little
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[Poison Resistance]
Type: [Passive Skill][Growth]
Efficiency: 0.29%
Rank: D
Your body has developed a bit of tolerance to poison, poisons from lesser monsters such as wasps will not harm you
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"Well with these new skills you are a little decent right now"
-Of course I am decent! I wish you could feel when the monkeys and wasps hit you and stuck their poison in your butt and hitting yourself with your own magic is already something worthy of being called shame!!-
I claimed to the ghost that he would never understand the torment I went through since as he lacks a physical body it is difficult for him to empathize with me
My tears wanted to come out since finally, after two weeks I was able to get new skills and I will never return to this dungeon
"Oh right boy, didn't you have to go to school at your age?"
-Yes, but they told us that there would be no classes for remodeling for 1 month, and with this the month is already complete tomorrow is the return to classes at my school-
I said in a depressed tone
"Is your school that boring?"
-It's not boring, explaining it to you will be too long for you, tomorrow you will see for yourself-
"…Sometimes I don't understand you"
**
I started going back to school, I took the bus since the school was thirty minutes away from my crappy apartment, while I felt depression all over my being, my gaze became darker and darker as I stared at nothing
"So tell me, why are you depressed?"
Nameless kept asking me that all day long
I walked aimlessly until I reached my school, I walked and walked passing through the main door, then I entered inside and then went up the stairs to the third floor
I walked slowly and then sat in my seat near the window
-Hey, get out of our seat!-
-Yeah, get out of the way!-
Some voices spoke to me, I turned my head and they were three very familiar kids to me
-Ah! I-it's you Alan, w-we thought you were still in the hospital, I-I'm so sorry, don't hurt us, please!-
-Yes, please forgive us, we didn't know it was you! -
The three of them began to beg me on their knees not to hurt them
«Holy God, now I look like a bully, this embarrasses me so much»
"These kids..."
Yes, they are my Bullies, well they were my Bullies, when I was 7 years old they would pick on me all the time, until I got fed up and I beat up each one of those idiots to the point that they were traumatized and walked away from me
I am certainly a normal person, if someone hits me I will obviously react and hit them harder, if they treat me well I will treat them well, I am not one of those who are easily intimidated and let their bullies do whatever they want, that is how I could be described by anyone who knows me to the core but many of my classmates ignore that
It seems that they are still bullies, but this time almost no one is afraid of them because of what I did years ago
but...
These guys are bringing down my reputation right now that's why my reputation is falling day by day because of those idiots and most of the school thinks I'm a bully
I got up very angry from my seat, and then looked at them in an intimidating way
-You are real troublemakers, get out or you want to get hit again-
-Yes sir!!-
They all said at the same time and then ran out of the room
"You just wanted to look cool, right?"
«What do you think, my dear ghostly friend?»
After that scene the teacher came in to give us classes
But it is very boring so I will tell you something interesting
What is the Wellston Academy?
It is the largest training institute in the world that has the latest in magic, science and engineering for the benefit of humanity
It is on an artificial island that is almost twice the size of a normal island and can accommodate up to 60,000 inhabitants. The island is called Island X, located in the North Atlantic Ocean near the United States and Mexico
In that huge area, only 4,000 students could be admitted at most for the combat class he was applying for, of which 1,300 are for the first year while the 2,700 non-combatants are engaged in other courses such as science and magic engineering
The Elite from all over the world gather together making it more competitive than ever, if I pass and get into the combat class then I would stay for 5 years
In addition, there were training instructors, cafeteria ladies, cleaners, recruiters who visited occasionally, government associates, engineers who did maintenance and operations, soldiers dispatched as securities, doctors and researchers to take care of the students, shop workers, and more… With all these people, about 50,000 people resided on that island
Naturally, this place was a focus of great importance where the attention of investors was concentrated due to its great popularity and the fact that the strongest hunters studied there, which is why everyone who wants to be a hunter has to go to Wellston so that the guilds accept them more easily
And I am currently in October and the entrance exam starts on February 25, so I would only have four months left for the entrance exams
«I have to quickly raise my stats, otherwise I'll be left behind»
-Well, classes are over, you can go back home-
My thoughts were interrupted by the teacher's voice as he returned to his desk and all my classmates began to get their things ready
Was I so immersed in my thoughts that I didn't notice the passage of time?
After so long I walked out of the front door only to meet a familiar person
It was James
Who was waving at me with his right hand while his left hand was holding a giant black box
-Hi Alan! How are you? Could you lend me some of your time? I would like to eat with you to chat with you for a while-
-Sure, but we will eat somewhere else-
We entered a restaurant near the school, I was a little nervous because of his words although I always disrespected him a little, I respected him because he helped me when my debts were overwhelming me
-I see that you have… grown a little Alan-
-Oh I see that you noticed the change… if now I am 1.87 meters tall, and I am in good physical condition-
I puffed out my chest with pride about my good physical condition
"And all thanks to me"
«Yes, thanks to you, little ghost, who always tortures me with her crazy training sessions»
James stared at me, I knew he was going to tell me something important, so I swallowed hard
-Are you going to enroll in the academy?-
-Yes, I'm going to enroll-
-…I see, in that case I'd like to give you this as a gift-
James opened the box and when he saw it he couldn't believe it
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[Unnamed Magic Sword]
Type: [Magic Sword]
Rank: Rare
This is a sword made by a veteran blacksmith and purchased by a team leader, it was imbued with magic, can adapt to the user's element, increases strength and speed by 30%
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A Rare category weapon, it is a C or D rank equipment for hunters, something that I can buy but it would cost me around 150 or 250 dollars, am I really spending my money to buy this sword?
-Hey... I don't...-
-Alan... when you fought against the Daemon, I could see it, you fought for your dreams and for us, I was still conscious, the only thing I could do was clench my fists in helplessness for not being of help-
At that moment I could see James clenching his fist in frustration and then continuing
-This, besides being a gift, is also an apology for not being of more help to you-
-Hey, I should be grateful to you, the truth is that when I first came to this world of hunters at 15 years old, you were the only one who accepted me in your group, since at that time I urgently needed money and I couldn't use my unique ability because I was good at being a "No Skill" so...-
Before I could speak, James hugged me, he was warm, his robust body made me uncomfortable but I didn't care, I just let myself go with the moment but suddenly two other figures appeared
They were John and Victoria who sat next to us at the same table
-You two…-
-We won't miss out on the fun-
-Besides, James is paying for lunch today-
James looked at me and then spoke with a smile
-Lately I saw you in the association tower, working very hard to become stronger, I know that we are not the best teachers to teach you how to fight but we are determined to support you by teaching you everything about us so that you have more opportunities to enter the academy, I want to see you become a hunter who surpasses us and who can boast that you were part of our group-
Hearing those words I smiled and started to laugh a little
-I promise, I will be a powerful hunter that you can boast that you met him, I will always use this sword to remember you… Mr. James-
-…-
The atmosphere became very uncomfortable for several seconds until James broke the silence
-…You know better, tell me Elder as you always told me-
-Of course I feel uncomfortable now-
-Holy God, they ruined the atmosphere-
Victoria claimed
-I should have brought my camera~-
We all started to laugh at the situation
After that conversation, we ate a pizza and then I said goodbye to my group who were the most important people in my life