"Brother, this isn't the right way to use any ability or skill," Mira said firmly.
"First, you need to know the rune that stores this skill. Then you have to translate it into words. For example, my first skill, Mountain-Crushing Sword, has a rune that looks like this."
Mira took three minutes to explain the basic rune shapes. Despite this, Leo, with his sharp mind and intelligence, managed to grasp all of them.
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You have learned a skill.
Basic Rune Translation.
Rank: White.
Description: Allows you to translate various basic rune shapes from the lowest blue rank.
Mira's Note: Excellent! You've learned the first rune shapes.
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"Excellent! You've learned the first rune shapes," Mira exclaimed, jumping onto Leo's head.
"Okay, thanks, but why are you jumping on my head?" Leo asked with mock anger.
Mira flew away angrily and disappeared. After a minute, the sound of wings flapping was heard, and Leo found Mira fluttering her wings against his neck, making him almost die of laughter.
"Okay, okay, stop it, haha, stop it! I won't ask," Leo choked out, hearing Mira's next words.
"Get to work, big brother. You're weaker than a tiny ant."
After a minute, Leo focused on his eye and found a strange rune shape. He tried to analyze it but couldn't.
Mira approached him, placed her tiny hand on his eye, and said, "This ability is beyond your current capacity to decipher. I'll give you the proper words to activate it, but it will be very weak in comparison. So, in your spare time, you need to discover it rune by rune."
"Samaroosa Hatana Estonajakamara."
Leo opened his eyes and said, "Samaroosa Hatana Estonajakamara."
A small golden light emitted from his eye. Leo then managed to scan the entire forest, identifying everything within it, including thirty apples. "Let's find those apples," he said.
Leo walked for three continuous hours searching for the apples. Despite feeling extremely exhausted, he did not give up. He found all thirty apples and then saw the notification he had been waiting for.
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Mission Completed.
Find the apples: 30/30
Rewards:
• Mira's admiration, respect, and appreciation
• Basic information about the world
• 20 copper coins
Mira's Note: "Well, it seems my older brother is improving quickly."
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"Mira, I want to go now, okay?" Leo asked.
"Where to, big brother?" Mira asked with suspicion.
"Mira, I will be back soon, I'm sure," Leo replied honestly.
"Okay, brother, but I'll think of another game for us to play. Listen, I'll give you this ring. Just press it against me, and I'll disappear inside it," said Mira.
"Alright, I will," Leo said, then he proceeded to place the ring on Mira. Slowly, Mira turned into particles of light and vanished inside the ring, which Leo then wore, examining his status.
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Leo Inaros
Age: 16
Abilities:
• Golden Eye, Vital
• Sun Emperor, Imperial
Bloodline:
• Bloodline of the Unknown Emperor, The Destroyer
Skills:
• Rune Translation, White
System Menu:
• Status
• Friends
• Map: Locked, cannot be opened
• System: Illusory, for players only
• Settings: Locked, no system in this world
• Shop: None, locked, no system in this world
• Logout
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Leo pondered these options but didn't take long to log out.
"Guys, guys, are you there?" Leo asked those still in the program.
"Yes, what is it?" Andy asked. "We're here."
"What do you think of the game?" Leo asked.
"It's amazing," Mark replied.
"I like it, we can finally see," Jassim said.
"Okay, where are you?" Leo asked.
"I'm in a city called Morning Light," Jassim said.
"I'm in Morning Light City too," Andy said.
"And I'm in Sunset City," Mark said.
"Where are you, Leo?" the three asked.
"I... I don't know," Leo hesitated before saying.
"What? Don't you start in a city?"
"I don't know, I'm in a strange forest," Leo replied.
"Okay, so what will you do now?" his friends asked.
"I don't know, I'll see. Someone is helping me," Leo thought but didn't speak about his connection to the fairy.
"If we ever meet up, we'll complete the missions together," the four said in unison.