Suddenly a vague memory appeared in Wim's mind
??? :" Wim, I hope you like it "
someone claiming to be his mother gave him something in the form of a magic book
??? :" thank you mother, I will become a great Arcane for you"
this is a memory of the player character from Victori Shard, and the name depends on the name used by the player. Wim himself uses his own name
??? :" yes, I hope you can do it "
the player character comes from a line of ordinary people where his mother cannot learn magic while his father works in a steel factory with minimal income
somehow his parents managed to buy a new expensive magic book. With that the player character is dedicated to learning to become a great Arcane
but there is a wall that prevents the player character from becoming the greatest Arcane
??? :" forgive me ma'am and sir, but the money is not enough to send your child to school, plus your child has a mana leakage disability that makes him not have enough mana"
??? :" please sir, give my child a chance, I promise I will do anything"
??? "so please put our child in the academy sir, we beg you"
??? :" forgive me sir and madam, this is the decision of the superiors and I cannot change it " while cleaning his glasses
not only because he does not have enough money to enter the academy but the player character also has a mana leak disability which makes him not have enough mana to perform magic attributes
mana leak is a condition where someone's mana leaks so that they only have a little mana
this disability cannot be cured, but it can still be overcome with some magic tools that help him collect enough mana
??? :" forgive me, the money is not enough to buy this tool"
??? :" please sir, I will pay next month, so please give me that device"
unfortunately even though such a device already exists, the price is still very expensive because the number of its manufacture is very small
in the same world as the 19th century Victorian era, power here is still based on magic power so people like the player character's family are in the low hierarchy
even though the world has cursed him, the player character does not give up on his dream of becoming an Arcane
even with his Mana disability he managed to use another type of magic and managed to stop his mana disability
that's how the memories should be
but the problem is a change
instead of trying hard he experienced severe depression to the point of crying because of his mana disability
while he was contemplating his situation in a forest he met someone
??? :" who are you"
??? :" Hi, my name is Art and I'm looking for my partner, Will you be my partner? "
??? :" eh? "
For some reason the memories were never in the game
But before I could see the memories in depth a voice came, saying to wake up
Art:" Wake up"
Art:" hey, wakey-wakey wake up now"
Art:" come on don't keep sleeping, wake up quickly"
Art:" WAKE UP...! "
Wim:" Huuuh"
At that time Wim opened his eyes and started to inhale air into his lungs, then lifted his upper body
Wim:" Ouch... eh! "
he experienced an excruciating pain in his head and couldn't help but hold his head tightly, the pain arose because of the emergence of a flood of strange and familiar memories
Art:" oh you're awake, that's great now we don't have much time, we have to hurry"
Wim:" What the hell is this? " at that time Wim realized that the place he was sleeping was in an abandoned hut
Art:" hmm, what's wrong?"
Ring.
a wooden board from the roof swayed because of the winter wind and fell to the ground
cold air penetrated into the hut, making the atmosphere inside it cold
while crouching in the hut, Wim saw a mirror
the mirror had broken into several pieces and was lying on the floor
Wim's instincts told him to act
when he picked up the large mirror shards, he saw his face shocked without holding back the doubt in his eyes
Wim:" What in the bloody hell is it"
He swearing
Wim:" this... is... this... really... me?"
Wim looked younger
previously he was 27 years old
but now he saw his face looked like he had returned to his junior high and high school days
for Wim this was really unbelievable
Art:" hey Wim, what are you doing we have to hurry they're going to chase us"
Wim:" ehh? "
when Art told Wim about it a message appeared floating in the air, blocking his view
[Starting the Prologue Quest, Escape from the pursuers]
Wim:" ehh? "
Rather than being surprised by the floating message, Wim was more surprised by the fact that it was a familiar phrase
Wim:*isn't this the Prologue of the Victori Shard game*
Wim didn't have much reason to stay still, so he got up
Wim was wearing old and worn commoner clothes with a touch of fantasy. A dagger was tied to his belt for self-defense along with a nearly empty bottle of water
In his waist pocket, there was a healing magic potion and various items such as a few pennies and a certificate of admission to Unio Academy
Wim: "So this isn't a dream huh"
He hurriedly pinched his own cheek, but the reality stuck in his head making him realize this wasn't a dream
Art: "Wim, what are you thinking about, hurry up"
Wim: "Ah uhmm, yes"
Hearing Art's words made Wim realize to postpone his problems and decided to understand the situation in front of him
Snowy mountains, abandoned huts, plus the extreme weather outside
Wim: *As far as I know, after I wake up the bandits will come to the hut...*
as his thoughts crossed, he suddenly heard footsteps from a distance
??? :"Shit, where are you!"
??? :"Look, there's an old hut over there!"
??? :" Go and search there, the kid is probably hiding there"
Wim:* Damn, it's so chaotic out there*
He crouched down and hid on a half-broken board so he wouldn't get caught right away
Wim also saw the equipment the bandits were wearing through the holes in the board
Most of the bandits were wearing armor plates with weapons that had magic symbols on them
Not only that, one of them was wearing a gun and a grenade in his pocket
In this world, those weapons were something that only street mercenaries with the lowest combat power could use, replaced by more modern magic weapons
Wim didn't have any combat abilities while he was on earth, so he was thinking about how to defend himself
Wim:* How is this, what should I do? *
Art:" You can use my mana to deal with them"
Wim:" Wait, what? "
Then another message appeared
[You can use the 'Blink' skill]
Win:* Wait, this is no joke? *
[Blink, basic skill
Maximum Range: 10m
Maximum: 1
Cooldown: 2 seconds]
The only skill that can be used by the player character during the Prologue is Blink
The problem is that Wim usually uses Blink on his keyboard and mouse and never uses the real Blink
But there is no choice for him because he starts to hear the sound of footsteps getting closer
Wim:* I have no choice but to do it! *
Wim:" Art"
Art:" Are you ready? , let's start"
Bandit:" I found him! "
Bandit:" Catch and kill him! "
The advantage of using Blink is that it can penetrate objects in front of it, and therefore Wim will penetrate the wall of the hut using Blink
Wim:" It's time, LARRRY! "
Blink
In an instant his body managed to penetrate the wall of the hut and started running away from the bandits
Bandit:" Blink, could it be that the kid is Arcane? "
Bandit:" What's wrong, hurry up and chase him! "
Some bandits panicked, while the rest continued to chase Wim
Wim kept running while using Blink every time it was full, causing some Bandits to be left behind by their prey
Bandit:" Damn it!, that kid keeps using Blink non-stop"
Even though they had used magic boots to speed up their pace, they still couldn't catch up with Wim
Plus the rough terrain with many rocks, trees, and even stones floating in the air. They really had a hard time chasing him
Bandit:" damn, call the 'Magus' here. Shoot your magic"
Art:" uhmm, Wim we have a big problem there"
Art told Wim who was running that the Magus Bandit was casting their magic to attack him
A magic arrow was flying towards Wim
When the arrow reached Wim, he immediately used Blink to avoid it. He matched the right time so he managed to avoid it
but that was just the beginning, many magic arrows started flying towards Wim and Art. They both dodged all the arrows
Usually Wim could dodge every object behind him because of the monitor's help, but now he had to dodge the objects without the monitor's help
More precisely through his instincts
One by one the arrows missed the two of them, then a new message appeared in the air
[You have successfully used the passive skill 'Mana Detection']
[Mana Detection skill: increases one's instincts and abilities]
Thanks to the Mana Detection skill, Wim can immediately feel that an object is approaching him. His ability is almost similar to Spider-Man's 'Spider Sense'
Blink
The arrow that was shot towards Wim's head missed his head because Wim used Blink right before it hit
Bandit:" damn!, I've used all my mana"
Bandit:" who can still run, chase him!"
two of them were Magus who had run out of mana and stamina while the other 4 people chased Wim
Wim:* darn it!, they're still chasing us*
surprised by the bandits' guts to chase him, Wim had to think of a way to escape from them
a dagger wouldn't be enough to finish them all off, so he had to think of another way
Wim:* would it be better to kill them, like in Assassin's Creed by UbiS#ck*
right now, this is reality and not a game so there is no unwritten rule not to kill them
so Wim hid behind a big tree with a dagger in his right hand, waiting for the bandits to approach
he never had any experience killing using a knife, at most he only used a knife to cut vegetables and meat
so the only way to kill someone with a knife is by attacking their vital points
Bandit:" damn where is he hiding?! "
the bandits who were chasing them were looking for where Wim was hiding
thanks to the snowstorm weather that blocked their vision, they didn't realize that their prey was waiting to prey on them
Wim:* the first one to use the gun first*
Blink
while the bandit holding the gun was walking, he was suddenly surprised by Wim who was already in front of him
Puuk
Bandit:" ... Huh? "
Wim stabbed his heart