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Name: Hazel Thatcher

Race: Human

Level: 21

Class: Witch

Free Points: 0

Attributes:

Strength: 7

Agility: 16

Endurance: 20

Intelligence: 78 (+33)

Wisdom: 65 (+18)

Willpower: 22 (+10)

Staring at her stats, a small grin formed on her face. “Well, this is quite the Development.”

She didn’t expect to experience such a large boost in her stats after defeating the Sub-Boss. She used to be at around sixty points in Intelligence, but now that skyrocketed to over a hundred points in an instant.

Even her Wisdom Stat was in the Eighties now while her willpower stat was in the thirties. And this was just from her level up, the ancient power she received along with her Evolved Class. And in such a short amount of time at that.

Hazel continued to grin at her stats, thrilled at her accelerated development. With her stats as they were now, she was confident about her survival as soon as she returned home.

Speaking of which, since they were able to return to their world at any time, they could use this opportunity to make sure all of them had everything prepared.

“Astrid,” Hazel called out to her partner, still keeping her back turned to them until they took care of her eye situation. “I just picked out my evolved class. How about you?”

“I did too,” She replied. “What did you pick?”

“I picked the Witch Class since it increased the curse dmg of my spells and also allowed me to summon more Familiars. And you?”

“I picked the Hunter Class since it gave me some leeway compared to the other evolved class offered to me.”

According to Astrid, she was given four evolved class options like Hazel, including the Hunter Class. There was Arcane Ranger, Beast-Master, Sentinels, and Hunter.

Arcane Ranger appeared to be your typical magic archer where you can cast magic arrows and such. While Astrid was intrigued by the concept, she was curious about her other options.

Beast-Master was some kind of Taming Class where the dark elf could tame creatures and make them her allies. This would let her possess a small group of animal companions that would assist her in battle. Hazel could imagine Astrid having a small pack of wolves at her side, ready to tear apart her enemies at a moment’s notice.

The Sentinel Class was a bit unique due to its specialty in searching for enemies and such. According to the Description, if Astrid chose this class, she’d be able to weed out intruders and the like. Sadly, this class wasn’t nearly as interesting as Arcane Ranger or Beast-Master.

Then there was the class Astrid did choose; The Hunter Class. As a Hunter, Astrid was capable of maintaining her Archery skills while also picking up the ability of a Beast-Master, allowing her to make an animal companion to assist her on her hunts. Hunters were also known for their stealth, hunting capabilities, and being familiar with nature and the forest, which Astrid was an expert in all three fields.

Seeing her options, choosing the Hunter Class was a no-brainer. While she was a bit interested in the Arcane Ranger class since she would be capable of using magic, the Hunter class was the best choice for her.

If it was Hazel, she would’ve chosen that class as well. However, she would also be more inclined to select the Arcane Ranger because she could use magic. Even after everything she’d been through, Hazel still adored magic.

Before she could say anything else to Astrid, a new panel appeared catching her attention

[You have selected your Evolved Class! You are now capable of learning a new spell!]

Hazel’s eyes widened at the message. “I can learn a new spell? Awesome!”

This day was just getting better and better for Hazel.

“Hey, Astrid, are you getting a new skill after selecting Hunter?”

“Yeah, I am...” The dark elf replied. “I didn’t know that would happen.”

“Me neither, but I’m not going to look a gift horse in the mouth, you know? The more abilities we have, the better.”

With that in mind, Hazel waited for the other panel that would display her new spells to appear. A moment later, that notification revealed itself to her.

[Current Skills Available for Player to Determine Path]

Rank 1

User can conjure an invisible floating magic eye, allowing them to see things from a distance without having to move from their spot. Can only summon one Astral Eye, and there are no cooldowns.

Rank 1

Allows the Caster to summon and shoot a poison bolt filled with cursed energy at their enemies. The cooldown is ten seconds.

Rank 1

An ice attack infused with cursed energy. Once inflicted with this spell, the victim suffers from a freezing curse that will slowly envelop them until they're completely frozen solid. Cooldown is One-Minute

Rank 1

Caster can charm their enemies into doing their bidding, depending on their Mental Fortitude. The charm effect lasts for at least ten minutes and Caster can only charm a single person at a time.

Rank 1

Caster can inflict a spell that causes their enemy to feel pain, even though they aren’t even harmed. The false pain lasts for ten seconds and the cooldown is fifteen seconds.

She had quite a variety of options. And from what Hazel could tell, they were all more oriented with her Witch class. She was quite interested in Baneful Poison and Cursed Frost.

Both were cursed-related spells with a second damage effect. With her Witch class, she would be increasing the curse dmg by 20% if she picked one of them.

Sadly, there was another spell that she had her eyes on that she desperately needed because of what happened with the Tablet of Power. And that was the Astral Eyes spell.

Because her Evil Eye powers were permanent, Hazel was unable to turn them off. That meant she was forced to keep her eyes closed or wear a blindfold to keep her eyes from looking at people and activating her abilities.

And with her eyes either closed or covered, she would be completely blind to her surroundings, and would need to rely on Nycteris or someone else to guide her around. But if she picked Astral eyes, those problems would instantly be solved.

So, even if she had her eyes closed, she’d still be capable of seeing things, and without the risk of her Evil eyes being triggered as well. Or well, she hoped the last bit was true. Otherwise, it would be a complete waste of how she intended to use it.

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While it pained her to lose the opportunity to obtain more cursed spells, she needed Astral Eyes, or else she would be quite literally walking around blind for the rest of her life. And that wasn’t going to happen with how things were at the moment.

“I choose Astral Eyes.”

[You have chosen Astral Eyes spell!]

[Astral Eyes Spell has been obtained!]

Upon obtaining the spell, Hazel eagerly tried to use it, conjuring an Astral Eye. A moment later, a floating purple orb appeared in front of her at eye level. It was transparent, almost looking like some kind of ghost.

Hazel was a bit surprised that she could see the orb, considering that its description said that it was invisible. Then again, maybe that meant it was unseen by everything excluding the Caster. Now that made a lot more sense to her.

Regardless, now that she cast the spell, how was she supposed to see through it? Perhaps she was supposed to close her eyes and try and establish a connection.

Running with that theory, Hazel shut her eyes, watching as everything went dark. Then, she attempted to focus on the floating purple orb, attempting to connect to the spell. A moment later, the mage felt a mental click as she managed to successfully make her connection.

Her darkened vision was then assaulted with a burst of light peeking through. Taking a moment to adjust to the sudden change, Hazel then marveled at what she was seeing. Or in this case, who she was seeing.

Standing before Hazel was none other than...herself. She was currently gracefully sitting on her knees with her head slightly lowered. Strands of her black hair hung from the angle, shrouding her face.

It was like she was staring through the eyes of a drone using a VR headset, or that was what it felt like to her. She couldn’t help but feel a bit taken aback by the spell’s usage firsthand.

Hazel stared a bit more at herself, mesmerized by the spell’s capabilities.

“Cool...whoa!”

As soon as she spoke to voice her joy over the spell, she watched her mouth move in response, startling her in the process.

“O-okay...” Hazel stuttered. “I guess I can still talk with my body. Oh, I wonder if I can still move my body as well.”

Testing it out, Hazel tried to stand up using her real body. And sure enough, it worked as she witnessed. Through her Astral eye, her physical body stood up. But, she stumbled a bit due to the bizarre position of her eye.

“Huh...” She mused, raising her hands. “So, I’m still connected with my body and can move around. Though it feels a bit difficult.”

Despite her connection between both her body and the Astral Eye, Hazel could tell that there was a bit of lag when she attempted to move. She’d probably get used to it after a bit of practice, but for the moment, it was a bit difficult to adapt to.

But now came the bigger question. Was Evil Eye still active with the spell?

“Astrid,” Hazel called out to the dark elf. “Can you turn and face me?”

She used her Astral Eye and moved closer to Astrid, curious about what would happen. The sudden motion made her physical body stumble, but it remained standing. Floating behind the dark elf, she waited for her partner to turn around.

“What’s up?” Astrid asked, turning around as Hazel asked her.

She was now face to face with the Astral eye, and so far, nothing was happening.

“Do you feel fine?” Hazel asked, a bit curious.

“Yeah, why?” Astrid answered, sounding a bit confused.

Judging from her tone, Astrid couldn’t see the Astral Eye floating right in front of her. This made sense considering that the spell was supposed to be invisible. Only Hazel could see her little purple floating orb.

From this experiment alone, Hazel had concluded that her Evil Eye spell didn’t transfer over to Astral Eyes. This was perfect since she now had a means of seeing things while keeping her eyes closed.

Feeling satisfied, Hazel deactivated the spell as her vision completely went dark again. She then opened her eyes to notice that she was seeing things from her real eyes again.

“Okay, that spell worked out nicely. Astrid, I think it’s about time we wrapped this up and prepared to leave the dungeon.”

“Yeah, you’re right. I’ll get our bags.”

“Roger that...”

While Astrid went to retrieve their belongings, Hazel reached over and grabbed her Storage Bracelet and Arcane Gloves. She equipped the bracelet first before putting on the gloves. The item felt nice to wear like she was wearing laced gloves for some kind of ball.

With the Bracelet around her wrist, Hazel attempted to test out the item’s storage capabilities. Finding a piece of debris, she lifted it and focused on it, imagining it being stored in the bracelet.

A moment later, the piece of debris vanished in an instant. It was so fast that Hazel jumped from the sight. After collecting herself, she then tried to pull the item out of the bracelet, and much like before, the debris reappeared in Hazel’s hand. However, she managed to keep herself composed when this happened.

“Awesome.” She smiled in delight.

Astrid soon returned with their supplies, and the pair got started in officially packing their belongings into their storage bracelets. Before that, Hazel grabbed her former mage cloak that she used before obtaining her magic dress and ripped a piece of it. With the shredded piece, she wrapped it around her eyes, using it as a blindfold to keep her Evil Eye powers from activating.

With the blindfold, Hazel then conjured an Astral Eye before getting to work in a store with her stuff in the bracelet. She grabbed her bag that contained her stuff like the books, food and drinks, and items she took from the Tower along with her rewards from the Epic Chest.

Placing them all together, Hazel proceeded to then store them in the bracelet, watching all of her stuff vanish in the blink of an eye. Once all of her belongings were stored, she marveled at the bracelet again.

“Man, this would’ve made our travels so much easier.”

“Just be glad we have them now, instead of never,” Astrid advised. “You got everything?”

Hazel nodded. “Yep. And you?”

“All of it right here.” She said with a small grin, showing off the bracelet.

Aside from the bracelet, Astrid was also sporting a green magic ranger’s cloak. According to its description, it was called the Hunter’s Cloak. The cloak could erase her presence when she’s in hiding, allowing her to remain hidden from others. It also granted her a speed boost, allowing her to make a hasty escape in case of emergencies.

There was also the Enchanted bow String called a Kinetic Bowstring. From what Hazel read, the string increased an arrow’s kinetic energy, making them more deadly when released. If she combined that with her [Piercing Shot] or [Rapid Fire] skill, her enemies would stand no chance against her.

And much like Hazel, Astrid also learned a new skill from her Class Evolution, which was [Snipe]. The skill increased her precision when shooting arrows. Considering that her whole forte was archery, having that skill was practically a necessity. And with her experience, she was going to be a formidable enemy.

Hazel returned a smile while calling her Familiar over. Nycteris stood next to her while Astrid stood in the front, allowing them to face one another. For one last time.

“Well, I guess this is where we part ways then, huh?” Hazel said, sounding a bit sad.

“Yeah, I guess so,” Astrid answered while shrugging her shoulders. “You’re a pretty good partner. For a human, that is.” She gave the mage a sly grin.

“Oh, wow, so that’s how you’re going to send me off, huh?” Despite the light insult, Hazel couldn’t help but laugh a bit in response.

Once the pair were ready to depart, they believed that they would return to the place where they were first summoned by the system. For Hazel, it would be in the Cafe shop. And for Astrid, it was likely in her forest near her tribe.

That meant that this would possibly be the last time they would see one another. At least for a while.

“Is it possible for me to come visit you after we return?” Hazel asked. “After hearing about your tribe, I’m a bit curious to see what it’s like.”

Astrid let out a small chuckle. “In that case, I’ll inform my people to keep an eye out for you. How’s that sound?”

Hazel gave an enthusiastic thumbs up. “That’s all I needed to hear!”

She felt a bit depressed that she would be returning without Astrid with her, but after hearing that she could come visit, that brightened Hazel’s mood a lot. Once she took care of finding her family, her next move was visiting Astrid and checking out her home.

“Alright, then,” Hazel said, feeling determined. “Until we meet again.” She waved at Astrid.

Astrid smiled before returning the gesture. “Yes, until we meet again.”

The pair took a moment to bask in the moment before they felt that it was time to leave. They then focused on leaving the dungeon as multiple panels manifested before them.

[You are now leaving the Tutorial Dungeon! You have now officially completed the Tutorial and will now be sent back to Earth!]

[In addition, all party members will be teleported to the same location once exiting the Dungeon. The Destination of where will be random as you are transported to one of the previous locations you were at before being transferred to the Tutorial dungeon.]

Hazel’s eyes widened at the last panel. “Wait...!”

“What?!” Astrid yelled before turning to look at Hazel.

The mage turned her gaze toward the dark elf before getting into a panic. “Cancel the party! Cancel the party now!”

Both players immediately forgot that they were part of a party group. Then again, they didn’t think that they would get dragged someplace else after completing the Dungeon Tutorial.

This meant that if they successfully teleported out of the Dungeon while still in their party, one of them was going to get dragged back with the other. And that could not happen with their new objectives opposing one another.

However, even when both players desperately tried to cancel their party...it was already too late.

[Party cannot be canceled during Dungeon Exit!]

“Oh, you’re...!”

“Kidding me!”

Before either of them could do anything else in an attempt to disband their party, they were both enveloped in a pillar of light and were immediately teleported out of the Dungeon, with no traces of their presence within the Opera House left behind.

With their time in the Tutorial Dungeon finally at an end, they now begin a new journey involving the System back to their newly merged home.