The morning rises as Eugene opened his eyes to the sun’s rays. As he yawned, he noticed that everyone else was already up. There were sounds of activity going on in the other room, though he couldn’t quite hear what was going on.
As he laid at his bed, Eugene thought back about all the crazy stuff that happened to him yesterday. From the multiple familiars, the out-of-control demon attack, and Eugene’s whole card system. All that was still a lot to take in, as he got up ready to tackle the day but jumped in surprised when he saw Abdul standing before him bowing.
“Ah master Eugene, a good morning to you. This unit is here to prepare you for the day and is ready to help you dress.”
“O-oh that’s ok Abdul I ca-”
“This unit insists, it would be happy to provide the service it was created for you.”
The hope strangely radiating off of the robot was too much for Eugene who ended up letting relenting. The robot was efficient, it didn’t take too long for him to get the man dressed.
“And here is your mana crystal master Eugene.”
Abdul offered the deck case to Eugene who instinctively grabbed it, but as he did a new notification was unlocked.
Update complete. Now unlocking Card store feature. 200 Coins distributed for beginner package.
300 Coins have been rewarded for survival against high level enemy.
New messages suddenly appeared in front of Eugene. Card store, Coins? It was starting to remind him more of one of those online card games he sometimes plays. Curious about how to open this he tried thinking about it, which seemed to do the trick.
Card Store
Please select from available card packs
New Beginnings
Beginner’s pack, providing basic cards usable for multiple scenarios.
Cost: 300 Coins
Seeing that it was his only options, He bought the pack which materialized in front of him and open revealing ten new cards in front of him.
“M-master Eugene?” An astonished look appeared on Abdul’s face when new cards appeared in front of Eugene, who noticed that he was only able to see the cards and not the pop ups so tried to explain.
“Guess you can only see the cards, so it seems my abilities gave me a sort of menu pop-up thing and it seems like only I can see it.”
Abdul cocked his head in a bit of confusion but took Eugene’s word for it who proceeded to check on the contents of the new cards.
Fireball
Speed Booster
Barrier
Thunder ball
Cast a ball of fire
Increase Speed of target depending on amount of MP used
Shield target from incoming attacks for 5 seconds
Cast a ball of electricity
Cost: 5 MP
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Cost: 1/more MP
Cost: 5 MP
Cost: 5 MP
Instant
Instant
Instant
Instant
It seems he acquired 3 Fireball, 2 Speed Booster, 3 Barrier, and 2 Thunder ball cards. He tried to insert it on to his deck only to receive an error message.
Error. Selected deck is currently full, returning to storage.
All the cards disappear into an empty void afterwards as Eugene pondered more on what the message means. Though he decided to handle it later for now he was growing hungry.
As Eugene entered the living room, yawning and stretching as he tried to stir himself awake with Abdul happily following behind, only to see Ryuze having a one-sided argument with Sife, who was still relaxing on the couch without a care in the world.
“I said get your lazy butt off of the couch already!”
“Nah I’m good, couch is too comfy you should join me~”
“I will not! I can’t stand how casual you are being with our summoner’s home right now! We need to be on our best behavior or otherwi-”
“Otherwise, he could force us with an order I know, but hey this guy gives off the impression that it’s the furthest thing in his mind. So, I say you should relax a little especially since he’s right there~”
It was then that Ryuze noticed Eugene awkwardly standing there while rubbing the back of his head, “M-morning…”
The dragon immediately kneeled before him “A-apologies my lord for having to see such a rude display. I hope you had a good sleep?”
“Y-yeah, I feel fully rested and recovered.”
Sife waved his way, giving the usual relaxed expression as before, “Morning boss, so hey guess what, the news is saying because of that incident yesterday, school will be delayed till next week~”
“Interesting information, this unit shall begin preparing breakfast. Please relax until then Master Eugene, you could use the extra time to plan for today’s events.”
And just like last night the robot got to work in the kitchen, preparing the ingredients for fried eggs, sausages, and toast meal.
Eugene nodded as Sife waved for him to sit on the other couch who in turn offered the other side for Ryuze to sit in.
“So, what is the plan for today oh bossman~”
“Honestly… I was actually curious on figuring out my mana crystal. Things were so crazy last time I barely got to understand what I could do with it. Maybe even get some training done.”
Eugene then proceeded to hold out the deck case, getting a curious look from Ryuze.
“Now that you mention it my lord, that is a peculiar shape your mana crystal has taken. I must ask though, what exactly is this supposed to represent?”
Eugene then proceeded to explain what a deck case is for, as well as explaining what a card game is for extra measure. He also told them about the game HUD and pop ups he received.
Ryuze was stroking his chin as he listened to the explanation “I see… I must confess my lord it sounds kind of like a toy. But not to say it’s weak, the fight last night proving otherwise.”
Sife could only laugh, finding Ryuze’s comment hilarious “Right you are!! It actually reminds me of a comic I once read of a teenager reincarnating from another world! The situation sounds very similar, maybe we can use that as reference. ~”
Eugene was a bit surprised to hear that the bull had read a comic before, he had shelves full of them from different series. Maybe he could ask to join in a reading session with him in the future if he can work up the courage to do that is.
“This, card games you mention my lord, is it possible you could teach this humble servant more about it if it isn’t too much to ask?”
Eugene was practically beaming with excitement after being asked that. “S-sure anytime Ryuze....”
“Breakfast is ready! Everyone please gets seated, and this unit shall prepare the table.” Abdul bowed as he already had the chairs ready to be seated.
“Alright I’m starving, let’s eat!” with the sound of food Sife immediately got up from the couch and happily sat and dig in. The other two followed behind and joined in. Abdul, after making sure everyone was enjoying their breakfast, proceeded to clean up, starting with the kitchen and quickly moving to the living room.
“My that robot sure is efficient, a lot more advanced than the last time I saw them~” Sife nonchalantly said.
Eugene couldn’t help but noticed that comment “Wait Sife…you make it sound like this isn’t your first time being summoned….”
“HAHAHA That’s right! I believe this is my fourth, maybe fifth time being a familiar! You can say I’m a bit of an expert on the matter! ~”
Eugene immediately spit out the food in his mouth as he tried to calm his wild coughing. He did not expect to hear that he was summoned that many times. He was about to ask how old he was but stopped himself, thinking it might be rude to ask for his age. He then looked at Ryuze, wondering about his experience.
“A-and how about you Ryuze, is this your first time being summoned?”
The dragon shook his head, denying the claim “No my lord, this will be my second time as a familiar.”
Abdul called out from Eugene’s room “If you are curious master Eugene, this is the unit’s first time as a familiar. This unit was actually manufactured only a few years ago.”
“I-I see I have heard that there were some people who had familiars with experiences being summoned, but I never thought it was that common.”
“It’s actually quite common boss, you humans summon us so often, it would be weird not to have those cases from happening. ~”
Eugene was fascinated by the information; he was always curious about learning about the other worlds and was glad to get some from the source.
Afterwards, everyone finished their breakfast. As Abdul grabbed all the dishes, Sife got up from his seat, a serious smile was plastered on his face.
“Now that we had our fill boss, it’s time we got started on that training you were interested in. ~”
“N-now?!” Before he could say anything else he found himself immediately picked up from Sife.
Seeing what was unfolding, Ryuze immediately had his hand on the handle of his blade. “W-what are you doing you oaf! Put lord Eugene down!!”
“Now now Ryu, you heard the boss earlier. He wants to train, and I have the best experience with helping him. This is what our summoner wants after all~”
“You…may have a point…” the dragon put his hand away but folded his arms, still having a crossed look on his face. “But I’m coming too. Need to keep an eye on you so you don’t do anything reckless to my lord….and don’t call me that!!”
Eugene could only give off a look of worry, wondering what kind of mess he was about to put himself through.