*BANG*
[You have gained 10 XP]
That was the 7th grey wolf that I sent to the afterlife today,
For almost an entire month now, I have been occasionally sneaking past the guards to grind my art in this forest I now know like the back of my hand.
At first, I thought, damn was it that easy to get rich in this novel? but that soon got destroyed as the concept of supply and demand existed in this world.
[1000 XP have been reached]
I shook off that depressing thought as I see a window pop out of thin air.
[Art of the Assassin is now reaching
I may have singlehandedly reduced the population of wolves in this forest just for this translucent screen to pop up.
[
{Choose a skill to attain}
As I sat beside a tree my smile was beaming and a single sentence was repeating in my mind.
Give me an overpowered skill, Give me an overpowered skill.
Give me an overpowered skill, Give me an overpowered skill.
Give me an overpowered skill, Give me an overpowered skill.
(Authors note: No.)
[Muffled Mana]
- Mana of no power, Mana of no sound.
[Restitution]
- Cuts and wounds, they were never there.
[Bearer of Arms]
- The mark on your chest holds the devices of death.
Upon reading the vague descriptions of the skills, I started thinking.
[Muffled Mana]
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I may be able to use mana but how useful would it be if it doesn't leave a single scratch?
[Restitution]
I was about to pick this skill immediately as this was clearly a healing skill that would save me some bells from buying health potions in the future, although, I haven't even used the two remaining ones in my bracelet yet.
But then, I saw the last one.
[Bearer of Arms]
My grin became brighter, it seems that the system isn't giving me random skills after all.
I've been pondering it for some time now, how would I be able to hide my gun, my mask, and my dagger in the academy?
If I don't take it out from my bracelet, it would easily be detected by security.
And, I don't have any other alternatives to hiding them, but this skill,
Judging from the description, an inventory?
I hurriedly pressed my finger on it.
[
There was a horrifying burning sensation I felt on my chest,
I grunted in agony while clutching my hand on it to relieve some of the pain.
After a minute, there was now a tattoo on my chest.
It wasn't big or small but could be clearly seen if I take my shirt off.
The outer line was a circle, and inside it were closed eyes drawn in ink.
I grabbed my dagger laying on the ground and slowly got it nearer to the mark.
Then the countless eyes soon opened and a purple light shined from within, like a magnet, it took my steel dagger from my hand.
I was smiling like a child and hurriedly tested it on my sword and mask, without fail it swallowed them with ease.
The grin on my face was shining brighter,
Will this work on anything?
Next, I took my 12 patches of grey hides from my bracelet,
I soon got it closer to my chest.
And.....
No matter how hard I tried, the eyes on the mark won't open.
I let out a sigh, well looks like I won't be able to store my hard-earned loot inside.
Shame,
After that I picked myself up from the tree and made my way home, the forest not hearing a single thing.
*****
As I got back home, after selling all of my hides for a mere 4k bells, I look at my bracelet.
It is currently September, 6th, 4:46 PM, and in about a couple of hours, the academy arc would start.
I soon started packing my clothes and other necessities in a sling bag, which took me a couple of hours to finish.
A week ago the academy sent us a message via the bracelet,
It was basically announcing that the dorms were now open, and students can now move in,
Inside it was also my room number and other instructions,
I wore my sling bag and looked at my apartment one last time,
It may probably take a long time before I could come back here again,
I bid my goodbyes and closed the door behind me.
Even at night, the city brims with life, there were bars open, street vendors on the side, and the numerous streetlights that made this world shine brighter than the stars.
Times like these made me remind of my old world, well except for the floating cars of course.
These small glimpses of the past calms my mind, in the novel countless people died, and at the time I felt nothing, as they were only a piece of text describing an event in a sh*tty story, yet now.
I look around me, there was a couple, their eyes full of warmth locked within one another, holding each other's hand as tightly as they could, love was present in the air as they take a step on the concrete floor, a girl gazing upon this city with her mouth wide open as she sat in the comfort of her father's shoulder, a group of men with untucked uniforms, all laughing in unison as they enjoy the taste of cold beer after a long day at work.
Amidst all of them, I stand, carrying the burden, of being the only one who knows, who's aware, of what will happen in the near future.
The misery in my mind grows louder.