(Day 2)

I opened my eyes and looked around.

'Fortunately, I am still in this world!'

I thought everything that happened yesterday was just a dream.

I got up from the bed and went to the bathroom.

I brushed my teeth and washed my face while trying to get used to my unfamiliar face.

'Well, I'll practice archery today.'

I was going to practice using a bow properly before I started going to the next hidden Temple.

'Hmm. Which gym should I go to though?..'

After thinking for a while, I finally decided where I should go.

I was about to leave the flat when I heard the door close at the same time from the room next door.

I turned to see where the noise was coming from, and a girl around my age was standing there looking at me.

No, I mean she is looking directly at my face.

After a while, she pointed directly at me and was about to say something.

But before she could open her mouth, she shook her head and waved goodbye to me, and left.

I mindlessly waved back too.

'Sigh. Is it because my face is so ugly that she could see the differences?'

"I wish I had a mask to wear-"

Ah. But ironically, I had one already.

Sigh.

I took the [Hidden Mask] from my space ring and put it on my face.

[Charisma: 6 (Unranked).]

'What an impressive ability indeed!'

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There's even a training quest sequence here. But I don't know if I can accept quests as a Player.

There's nothing to lose if I try, right?

I went inside the room rental facility and booked a private gym for 10 RC.

By the way, I spent around 2 RC yesterday to buy both candles and lighters.

So now I have only...

[Account balance: 83 RC.]

Fortunately, in the 10 RC rental rooms, the food service is included too.

I haven't eaten anything since yesterday, except for 2 [Memory Orb]s and 1 unprocessed ginseng root...

'Ugh. It tasted disgusting though.'

The employee gave me a ticket despite how suspicious I am right now.

I then just need to follow the number on the ticket.

Reaching the room with the number 10 on it, I stopped there and swiped the ticket on the door handle.

The door immediately opened on its own.

A pure white room as if I was in another dimension.

I walked in and then the door just vanished into the thin air.

'Game developer, why did you make the door so detailed?'

'It's just a freaking door, dude?'

"Okay, whatever, let's train."

First, I take out my weapons.

I took the [Iron Dart Rope] and the [Formless Bow] out from the space ring.

'It looks so beautiful.'

Then I thought about what job I should choose.

Archer is also a good job, but it's not the direction I'm going in.

I need to survive better in this world.

[Invisibile] or [Stealth] are both skills of an [Assassin].

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[Assassin] huh?

A job that isn't the strongest but has quite a few benefits.

Because I still have this mask.

[-Hidden

When you infuse Mana into the mask, the User erases a portion of your existence.]

With this ability, I will survive much longer.

Of course, just for the early phase of the game.

Because no matter what, the catastrophe will strike on that day.

My number one priority now is to raise the survivability chance in this world first.

Then slowly I will become overpowered.

'But before I can become an [Assassin], I have to become a [Hunter] first.'

So now I have to meet all the conditions for stats and other things quickly.

And after that, I'll defeat the Job Temple to get my first job.

With the planning done, I held the [Iron Rope Dart] in my hand and tried swinging it a bit to get a feel for the weight of the weapon.

'First, I will practice using dart rope a bit.'

I used to use swords, axes, bows, and wands in the game since those were the only options.

However, I've used too many already, so it's boring to just follow a path that I already know.

That's why I wanted to try learning to use a new weapon.

So I will try dart rope first to see if it worked or not.

Then I'll go back to practicing archery.

Swordsmanship or magic, one day I'll practice those.

After understanding the basics of dart rope, I switched back to archery.

I will now learn how to infuse Mana into these arrows.

Because after thinking and practicing for a while, I think choosing dart rope is a bit too bold of a choice at the moment.

The first reason is that I just started learning how to use it so it's still too weak.

I mean I can't even move it as I would like. I almost stabbed myself like when I met Atsuta yesterday...

I'll probably train using a bow first, and then I'll use this weapon later.

The second is that it will make me stand out unnecessarily.

I think I should temporarily become an extra and accumulate strength gradually and then show the skill later.

So I will temporarily hide the dart rope to use it as my trump card.

In the meantime, I'll use a bow in front of other characters.

So maybe in about a month or two, maybe I will officially switch to dart rope.

I think so...?

Never mind, I'll try archery now and see how it goes.

First, I went online to watch some videos teaching how to use a bow even an idiot could learn.

After watching for approximately 10 minutes, I feel like I have understood the basic steps.

I summoned the bow with an arrow from my space ring and held it in my hand.

Then I imagined a field archery.

A second later, I stood unexpectedly in the middle of a field archery.

Then I choose a suitable archery spot. Next, I hold an arrow and secure it in the correct position by snapping its nock on the bowstring.

It is pretty simple but quite tricky to do, but I have a hard time with this process sometimes.

I drew and anchored the bow.

Aiming is a critical step that requires focusing both on the target and maintaining my archery form

I aimed and reevaluated my stance. Then I made some adjustments here and there.

'Expansion during the release is important because it allows the archer to get a better shot by letting the string go cleanly and smoothly.' - I murmured while trying to remember what the video had said.

I released the arrow, but I lowered my bow right after the release. I had steered the arrow in a different vertical direction accidentally.

'Oh. I dropped the bow too early so my arrow didn't have enough time to fly straight.'

I missed a lot of shots as I made a lot of beginner's mistakes.

After shooting for more than an hour, I also learned how to shoot properly.

'All thanks to the SS+ stat [Alteration] and other talents.'

I quite remember the steps to shoot already because of the effects of [Super Memory],

And not just that, with the help of [Lightning Reflexes], I can readjust my archer stance more easily.

[Achieved potential "Archery" (F-).]

Having new potential makes me a lot more excited.

Thus, I continued to shoot for a while.

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'Oh, finally I hit the bullseye!'

[Potential "Archery" has ranked up to (F)!]

When the "Archery" potential went up to rank F, I immediately unlocked a random skill related to archery.

[Acquired skill "Charged Attack" (Lv.1).]

----Potentials----

[Archery] (F)

Description: You are a beginner in using bows.

-Charged Attack (Lv.1)

When active, each second charge will consume "Stamina" and "Mana" to increase "Attack Power" and "Critical Rate" by 0.4%.

Max: 30 seconds

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Then I shoot again, but this time I try to concentrate Mana on an arrow to increase the level of the potential "Mana".

[Acquired skill "Mana Infusing" (Lv.1).]

Once I had the skill, I tried it again and found it easier to infuse Mana with the arrows.

And when I shot it, I saw a little fire arrow, but when it flew a little more, the fire was gone.

Since the Mana that has been infused is not strong enough to sustain for a long time.

And is also very unstable too.

Thus, when fired, it will fluctuate more easily and cause the fire to fade way faster than it should.

'It's pretty stable now. Let's try the new skill.'

"Ah. Come to think of it, this was the first active skill I got in my first playthrough too…"

"How nostalgic it is."

Huff.

I got into a shooting position. Then take a deep breath and activate the new skill.

'Charged Attack.'

Half a minute later, I released the arrow.

It flew in a straight line.

And straight to the heart.

It made me exhale excitedly.

Specifically, before, it will take about 1 second to reach the target.

Now it only takes about 0.9 seconds to hit the bull's eye.

'So it's true that it's 12% stronger after fully charging it.'

Now, let's check [Mana] and [Magic] potentials.

----Potential----

* [Mana] (F-) (New!)

Description: You are a beginner in using Mana

-Mana Concentrating (Lv.1) (New!)

Efficiency +5%

-Mana Transforming (Lv.1) (New!)

Efficiency +2.5%

-Mana Infusing (Lv.1) (New!)

Efficiency +1%

* [Magic] (F-) (New!)

Description: You are a beginner in using Magic

-Fire Magic (Apprentice) (New!)

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'Pretty good!'

And then I tried a combination of both skills - [Charged Attack] and [Fire Magic].

"I will call this move [Charged Fire Arrow]..."

"No, that name sucks... How about [Super Fire Arrow]?"

"... I will think about that problem later."

However, that move consumed a lot of Manas.

Therefore, when I first tried it, I couldn't even shoot because I ran out of Mana.

Afterward, I rested longer to recover my Mana.

Then, I tested again.

But this time, I have learned from my mistake.

I activated [Charged Attack] first and waited.

When it reached maximum power, I immediately activated the second skill [Mana Infusing].

When the arrow was infused with Fire Mana entirely, I released the arrow.

Arrows fired as fast as before, but this time I covered the arrow in fire.

And by the time it hits the target, it still has some fire on it.

Unlike last time, the fire was extinguished before hitting the target.

'Now I'll spend the rest of the time leveling up both of my newly gained skills.'

'I'll go to the hidden Dungeon tomorrow then.'

Grr.

'My stomach is freaking growling.'

Sigh.

I should go eat something first and then I will practice later.

'Hopefully, they sell burgers or at least a bowl of miso soup with some tofu.'