Is Claud following after me? Is he going to help?
He has no reason to help them. He's a mean person too. N-no. I shouldn't take it to heart.
It's just because of his foul mouthed trait. People with the foul mouthed trait can't control their words.
I shouldn't have cried. I'm still weak.
I'm sure he doesn't mean what he said. That's why he offered to take me as his partner.
He may be selfish but he asked to take me as his partner. He knew I was weak, that I would drag him down. He must've felt.. sorry.
He used up precious Willpower, didn't he? In order to say something out of character and apologize.
I mustn't judge people based on their traits and personality. I'm sure he'll come help.
"Hey, please help us!"
"I'm on my way!"
These goblins.. don't have skills. We can win as long as Claud helps us.
"Damn it, Sophie you stubborn mule! I didn't want to get involved in this troublesome situation."
-Claud Branford's Foul Mouthed Trait: Active-
I could hear his voice echo across the forest. He must be fuming after all.
Somehow my heart felt lighter seeing his slightly evil looking face.
Eh?
[Claud Branford
Personality: Foul mouthed, entitled, calculative, selfish
Skills: Heal Lv1 Introspective Eye Lv1 Speech Lv1 Throw Lv4]
Why? When did his personality have calculative?
His face looked a bit sour.
Is my expression showing? I have to hide it. If he finds out I can see people's statuses..
"What're you looking dazed for?! Focus!"
"R-right!"
I-I can't trust him. I don't wanna show my back. I can't concentrate on the fight..
[Owen Helix
Personality: Entitled, Vain]
[Silas Felt
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Personality: Cowardly, Entitled, Kind]
They don't have any skills.. They must not have unlocked a class yet.
As I'm thinking all of this, the goblins distracted by our presence allowed the two boys to escape towards us.
Silas reached his hand out.
And.
Pushed me?
Why?
They ran past me.
"Shit! Sophie!"
Didn't he have a Kind personality? I don't understand.
The four goblins are closing in but I can't stand.
Claud is so far away. What if he chose me so that he could abandon me when danger came? I'm going to die. I'm sorry Mum, Dad.
"Don't give up, you naïve fool! Get up!"
Claud? But he doesn't have a weapon.. what's he going to do from so far away?
"Don't think about fighting, just run!"
I should not fight. Run.
Run.
What is Claud doing? That strange form? He's raising his leg.. and his arm descends in an arc so violently.
Suddenly a rock whizzed past my face.
I heard a heavy thud and screech very close behind me.
Was that his Throw skill? It was abnormally high levelled and didn't consume Willpower. It was awe inspiring. His form was strange but beautiful, the motions so obviously trained.
The rocks continued flying past me but none ever came close to striking me. Goblins cried out with every rock thrown.
"Turn! It's time to fight!"
Turning around as he instructed, I saw goblins badly battered and bruised.
He didn't abandon me, maybe he's thinking of wanting to pass this exam. But then why not choose a stronger partner? I don't know what to think.
"Sophie, try to get me one of those clubs."
He wants me to retrieve a club. Okay.
I can feel it. A new skill.
-Swordsman skill: Deflect-
-Deflect- A well placed strike at the enemy will knock their weapons out of their hands-
Did I do it well? The club flew behind me.
On cue, Claud, dashed in, bashing the unarmed goblin.
The goblin mired with injuries, could not avoid the blows.
-Claud Branford's Foul Mouthed Trait: Active-
"Sophie, never move without my permission again. Don't get conceited, thinking you can help others while you're still a weakling."
'Don't get conceited, thinking you can help others while you're still a weakling.'
If I filter out the coarse language he's using... He's saying to wait till I'm stronger to help others. He believes that I can get stronger..
I'm sorry, Claud.
His trust in me will eventually fail. I came here because there was no other way. If I died here as a soldier of the academy, my family would receive the compensation money.
But I don't want to die. I want to live. I'll fight!
My body it feels lighter. Is this because of the Swordsman class? My footwork has improved. I don't feel like I'm going to fall over with each swing.
Eventually we manage to kill the last goblin.
"We did it, Claud. We passed the exam..."
"Don't jinx it, idiot. Don't say that till we're out of the woods. Huff Huff."
On the way back to the academy, Claud, reprimanded me at every step.
But I didn't feel upset.
"Thank you for helping me, Claud."
"Don't think so highly of yourself. I didn't do it for you. I'll fail if my partner dies after all. I'm only helping myself!"
His face is flushed red. He's not good at hiding his expression. He turned away after meeting my eyes. I could be mistaken but I don't think he means what he said.
Even though he's a foul mouthed bully who picked on me, I'll try to put my faith in you, Claud.
This skill I have which lets me see people's personalities and skills. I still think it's an accurate indicator of people. But in dire situations, people make different choices. I'll have to see and judge for myself.
"By the way, once we find those rat bastards who left us for dead. I'm gonna bury them."
"It's okay, Claud. We're still alive."
I don't want to confront them. It's unpleasant just thinking about them.
"No it is not 'okay', you idiot. We have to screw them over, like they tried to do to us."
[Claud Branford
Personality: Foul mouthed, entitled, calculative, selfish, vindictive
Skills: Heal Lv1 Introspective Eye Lv1 Speech Lv1 Throw Lv4]
He has a new negative trait...
"C-Claud, you can't do that. You can't kill them."
"Who said anything about killing? I'm just going to make them regret it."
What is he going to do? I'm worried...