I’m Shu Shikure. 17 years old Male, and I have full pictures album of my sisters. If you ask me, why do I need them when I record them with P.I.C.S already? It’s so that I can brag about my sisters when there’re visitors. Muhahaha~
…
“White-san. Once again, I-I-I-I want to express my gratitude.”
“No, it’s fine. More importantly, Shifun-chan. I’m Shu Shikure.”
Currently, I decided to tell her the truth. Since the flag has been raised, danger is bounded to happen sooner or later. So instead of dragging the problem longer, let’s solve it now. At least, she wouldn’t be hurt harboring those feeling as well.
However, God’s rule are absolute. Right now, she has ‘Maiden in Love’ in her title. If she knew everything, wouldn’t she turned into a yandere? I don’t think it’s a laughing matter anymore. I can only make her face the truth now, and I can only hope she wouldn’t have any yandere related title attached to her after this.
“Heh? Arh~! I see. Then White must be your nickname. I-I-I-I-I’m sorry I was rude. I shouldn’t use your nickname so easily when I just met you. And beside you save me, s-s-s-s-so – I’m so sorry!”
“No, It’s fine. As long as you get it. Then it is fine –”
Heh? Somehow, her reaction is strange –
“I see. You’re really kind. S-S-Shu-san”
Oh~ She said my name again. However, what’s with this strange reaction! And what’s with this pink atmosphere?!!
“Shifun-chan. I’m Shu Shikure, you know? Shu Shikure.”
“Hmm! I’ll remember it forever. S-S-S-Shu Shikure-san”
Like I said! Why are you getting into your own pink world like that?!! What’s so embarrassing about? Stop it! Stop it, ok?! I won’t be able to handle this any longer! I’m dying of guilt here!
“Don’t you remember me, Shifun-chan? I’m Shu Shikure!”
“S-S-S-Shu-san. You’re t-t-t-too close.”
Before I knew it, I’m grabbing her hand and pulled her close to me. And naturally, she blushed.
Enough with this, already!! What’s with this sudden character change! I don’t recognize you!! I don’t accept this at all!!
“S-S-S-Shu-san. I don’t know what you’re talking about. I don’t think I meet you before. This is the first.”
Like hell it is!
“No, you’re wrong. Please try to remember who I am. You know, the first time we met, you knocked me down cold with your sword in front of everyone.”
I was bitter to say that, but I have to. In order to make her remember me, I have to remind her the deeds she did to me. When she heard that, she was in deep thought. And then she held her mouth looking pale.
OH! It’s working! She’ll remember now. At long last, she will realize her own fault. Sorry to cut your first love short, but it was a mistake after all. Onii-chan don’t want to make you to make such a mistake and hurt because of it. So I’m sorry.
She looked down while glancing at me multiple times as if to confirm something. And then trembled at her word as she tried to say something.
“Don’t tell me, you’re – ”
Hmm! I’m Shu Shi-
“ – John?”
WHO THE HELL IS THAT?!!!
“No, You’re wrong. I’m not him”
“Then Rinsley? Camuir? Walter? Albert? Sam? Lonir? Samuire? Albe? Ramy? Aldom?...”
No! Wait – What’s with that long list of victim?? Did you really go knocking out everyone you met the first time??!!
Enough with the name! Why are you still going on listing down the name? It’s like the whole list of your comrade in the palace, already!!
“HUH!!! Oh my god. Don’t tell me, Lord Athrum?”
She even knocked down the Old man Magician!! Just what are you??!! Is that how you greet people for the first time??!! Is there anyone who know you haven’t been knocked down at all??!!
I tapped on her shoulder and I looked exhausted.
“I understand now. You can stop.”
“I-I-I-I-It’s not like you think, Shu-san. I’m not like that. It was a training accident. For training new trainee to side with Princess Mariona, I have to be serious. Don’t get the wrong idea~”
You’re the one who got the wrong idea.
She’s fidgeting. This girl tried hard so that I wouldn’t get confuse. Haha~ how cute. However, I’m suffering here. It’s too painful for Onii-chan to experience this. What should I do? Oh wait~ there’s one more way!
“Shifun-chan. I’m a Hero”
“Hmm. You’re my Hero~”
I heard something weird mixed in, but I ignored it and the fact that her eyes are sparkling splendidly.
“I’m the hero that you knocked down the first time we met, the time in the dining chamber, and you almost knocked me down in my room as well. Remember me well, Shifun Arun. I’m Shu Shikure!”
“Could it be –”
She was taken back when that hit her like a machine gun. And then she was blushing red. I see~ she got it now. Finally, my words has reached her. It was hard along the way, but now she finally gets it. I’m felt relieve –
“– you heard when I sleep talking?”
*thud*
It was the sound of me falling on 4 on the ground. Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~
I GIVE UP! GIVE UP!
I underestimated idiot.
It’s hopeless. There’s nothing can save this girl. This idiot stupidity is boundless and it is scary in a kind of its own way.
Don’t blame Onii-chan, ok? I tried my best and only to be mistaken further. It’s not like I didn’t try at all. However, this idiot is beyond me.
Is this what it mean that nothing can cure stupidity? I guessed that it is true. Since the rare potion didn’t even have any effect.
*Sigh*
I don’t know how many times I have sighed already.
“Shu-san. Are you alright?”
Shifun-chan asked me worriedly. I turned my face up and looked at her. I stared at her and I thought of what to do with her. I told her everything I can, but she didn’t even listen to me – wait, maybe she did, but she just couldn’t believe it. After all, love made people blind. Could it be that she inwardly trying hard to reject that very thought?
“Shifun-chan. Did you believe what I say?”
“Hmm~ Shu-san love joking. There’s no way you’re that pervert. Beside, you don’t even look like that scum at all.”
My cheek cramped and vein popped in my head. Hohohoho~ so that’s what you think of me. Guess like I don’t have a choice any more. Let’s Onii-chan show you how scary he is.
“Shu-san –”
“Call me White”
“Eh? Is that…really ok?”
“Hmm. It would be troubled for me. You see, I feel better if people call me white.”
“I see. White-san. Then please continue calling me Shifun as well.”
Yoshi! Identity established. This girl’s first love isn’t me. Shu Shikure isn’t the one she love – the white hair me who was the result of Nature Blend is. She mistook my name is White when I accidently blurt it out. So it will serve fine as a temporary identity. Since thing is going in wrong way already. There’s no worry even it drifted off the path a bit.
In addition, the plan is simple. White who save Shifun-chan and became her first love is actually a crazy guy. When she found out, she got broken heart and stay away from him. Cruel? Screw it! I tried my best to explain to her already. It’s her own fault in this.
Hohohoho~ Onii-chan is bad. I have my sisters scolded me later when I got back.
Then, lets the master plan begin!!!
“Shifun-chan. I know this is so suddenly. However, could you tell me your level?”
“Oh, it’s fine. But wait for second. I’m checking it now.”
When she said that, she started focusing as her face looks really serious. And then she relaxed her expression while staring blankly at the invisible screen in front of her.
Ho~ so she can do thought activation. Just like word activation, you can say the right word to open up your status or skill list or even invoke skill. However, that would be just like inform your enemy of what you will do. So there’s another skill to fix that problem.
Thought activation worked inside your mind and you can also invoke everything just like the word activation. However, it requires a lot of concentration and practice. One good thing of this is that, unlike opening your status with word activation that people can peek from behind your back. Thought activation hide it so that no one can see at all.
“Sorry for making you wait. I’m level 26”
Heh? Level 26? I thought that her level is 25 – no, I remember clearly that her level is 25! How come she level up without doing anything?
“What’s wrong White-san?”
“Oh well, I’m just surprise that your level is so high when you’re just this young”
“That’s not true at all. Even I was surprise myself. Actually my level is only 25, but I found out that on my Exp Pool has enough exp point to level up. And so I level up to 26.”
Arh~ it must be the Experience sharing system. The first Elder Antlion was chasing her, so I bet she must have hit it at least once. And when I defeated it, she was able to receive the Experience point as well. However, I just heard she just said something important –
“I think White-san is even better than me!”
Suddenly, she leaned forward and said that with her sparkling eyes.
“Why do you say so?”
“It’s because while I was fainting, I got a message said that the monster was defeated and I received 8900 Exp point. You must have defeated it all by yourself! You’re must be strong!”
Hmm? Only 8900 exp? That’s a fourth of what I get! What’s the different? Could it be that since the level difference is an affected factor on the received experience as well?
Her level is high already so she only receives lower point than me who is level 1.
“White-san. So what’s your level? Are you in the 30s or 40s? That monster is really strong. You must be high level in order to beat that thing”
I doubted that level 40 or 50 can beat that thing, but I beat it at level 1. However that doesn’t count! I’m a cheat after all. What should I do? Should I tell her the truth?
Hmm~ yeah, let’s go with the truth. I mean, what’s the harm? I think she wouldn’t believe me either. Level 1 beating level 67 is a bit unbelievable.
“I’m not strong at all. I’m actually level 1 and I almost die few time fighting that monster.”
“Level 1??!!! WHITE-SAN! Are you stupid?! –”
Suddenly, she grabbed my shirt and shouted. Oi! I don’t want to hear that from you!
“Why did you go and challenge that monster??!! Don’t you it’s dangerous for level 1 to challenge that monster??!! You could have died, you know!!!”
YOU ACTUALLY BELIEVE THAT?!!! It’s true though. However, why didn’t she doubt the fact that level 1 beating level 67??!!
I can feel her hand trembling. Oi~ you don’t have to get so dramatic, you kno –
*Sob*
Tears dropped my face as she cried.
“Why? Why? Why? For someone like me, why did you have to risk your life? If you die, then what’s the point?!”
She cried hard, and she stared in my eyes. However, she wasn’t really looking at me. Reflected in her eyes, it was as if she was looking at someone she knew from the past. The pain, loneliness, and regret are reflected in her eyes. I wondered what she has gone through to get this kind of expression on her face.
Somehow I feel bad making her cry. What should I do? It’s partly my fault that she got involved in this. I can’t stand this feeling at all. It’s too mortifying. I sighed inwardly at myself and I patted on her head.
“I’m sorry. I made you cry.”
“No. I’m sorry. I show you my unsightly self. Please forget what I just say.”
Saying so, she retreated her hand and sat on the bed I made from snow.
“I see. Then I’ll do that.”
*Silence*
Uwaa~ this silence hurt so bad that I’m suffocating here. Should I say something? Somehow, I felt that I shouldn’t say anything. However, this silence can’t go on.
I guessed that I’ll go to take a breath outside. I got up and I was caught from behind when I tried to go outside.
“White-san! Where are you going?”
“Outside.”
“NO! You can’t go!”
“Why? The outside is safe.”
“Still, you can’t go!! You’re still level 1. It’s still too dangerous alone. You won’t know when they will come. I was caught off guard by that monster.”
“Even if you say that –”
I raid this place already, so monster wouldn’t likely to spawn here for some time. And did you just say that you got caught off guard? Antlion are shortsighted, you know.
“No is No! I won’t let White-san risk your life again.”
“Then what should I do?”
“I’ll protect you! I’m a knight. For this life that you save, I’ll protect you no matter what. So stay close to me and don’t move out of my sight.”
“That would be a bit – you know. I can actually can survive on my own.”
“No! Unless your level is higher than mine, I won’t change my mind.”
This is getting troublesome. However, she’s getting in the right track. I was planning to ask her about that as well.
“Hoho~ I see. Then as long as my level is higher than yours, you will have to listen to what I say.”
“That – that’s of course. As a knight, I’ll keep my word! I see. White-san defeats that monster so you must get the experience as well. However, that alone won’t pass my level. You can go to your Experience Pool to check it out.”
Heh? I was going to ask how am I supposed to level up, but she just told me the important keyword.
‘Experience Pool’
I thought and then it really works as an interface float in front of me.
Accumulated Exp1 978 000Current Level1Next Exp2 300 000Next Level74Magic Skill UpClass Skill AvailableIce arrow
Freeze Touch
Mana Freeze
Ice Wall
Ice Pillar
Ice Ball
Snow Ball
Light Heal
Rejuvenate
Light Trinket
Ice TrinketTame
Bind Tame
Contract Tame
Spirit Tame
Soul Tame
Blood Tame
Familiar Summon
Familiar Telepathy
Spirit Vault
All Affinity
Beast Affinity
Plant Affinity
Insect Affinity
Spirit Affinity
Spirit Summon
I was surprise. My whole experience point is almost 2 million. I was even more surprise in the ‘Next Level’ is 74. Then wouldn’t it mean that currently I can up to level 73??!! I’m definitely a cheat!! Want to level, but how?
Oh~ There’s a button at the bottom of the interface. It has arrow pointing up sign. That’s definitely a level up sign! So I can level up after clicking this?? Hohoho~ I can’t wait to see the look on her face after this.
Let’s level up!!!!
*Click*
*Ting*
You have accumulated enough Experience to advance into higher level. Are you sure you want to level up to 2?
Do you even have to ask?? Of course, I am!!!
‘Yes’
*Ting*
You have leveled up to level 2. Overall Stats + 100. Stats distribution will be done according to class.
I leveled up? I didn’t feel anything different.
‘Full Status Open’
NameShu ShikureRaceHumanAge17GenderMaleTitle[The one with Ice], [Monster of Library], [Onii-chan of Twin], [Antlion’s Slayer], [Hero]ClassTamerLevel2HP6850/6850MP10700/23700Strength680 + 10Defense750 + 10Endurance665 + 10Vitality380 + 10Agility875 + 10Dexterity845 + 10Intelligence2030 + 20Wisdom2000 + 20Luck0Charm350World Knowledge1%&%*^$^########&%*^$^#######&%*^$^########Core's AffinityNature, Ice, LightCurrent Status[Ice Spirit’s Blessing]
[King Antlion’s Blessing]
[Pure Ice Mana : 50%]
[Pure Ice Stat Correction]
I dropped my jaw looking at my stats. I didn’t notice it, but after raiding and binding equipment, my stats increase like crazy. There used to be + 50 at the end of the stats before, but they now change into + 10 or + 20. The overall surplus is equal to 100 stats, so maybe this is the level up bonus stats.
So how about my overall 400 surplus stats from before? Did they merged with the original one or something? My Charm is 350 now, so they must have merged together. It’s no longer 50 + 300, but it became 350. Somehow I felt bad thinking that I can’t turn back to normal.
Arh~ my dark hair, why must we part –
*Phew*
Enough with regretting, I can’t do anything about it at the moment. So let’s just deal with it. Right now, I need to level up all the level I have.
Muahahah~ after she see me in level 73, she wouldn’t be able to rebuke me anymore.
As I was about to click the level up again, I noticed the skill list in the interface. Strangely, some of my magic skill are in this place as well. And there’s also skill I never heard before. It’s in class skill column. Are those the skills that I have yet to use?
As I was pondering over it, I tried touching it ‘Ice Arrow’.
*Ting*
Your Ice arrow has reached the maximum level and Proficiency. It is now possible to rank up. Do you wish to rank up ‘Ice Arrow’ with 2 000 Exp Point?
Heh? Rank up? Rank up a skill?!!!! I can rank up my skill here?? This is too awesome!!
‘Yes’
*Ting*
Your ‘Ice Arrow’ has ranked up to Intermediate.
Hohoho~ Let’s see what’s the different.
‘Ice Arrow Detail’
(Active Skill)
Ice Arrow
Level : 1
Rank : Intermediate
Proficiency : 0%
Ice imbued arrow energy. It is possible to inflict frozen and slow status upon contact. Damage upon contact depend on the element and defense of the target. If the target has higher defense or absolute element resistance, the arrow became useless.
Number of arrows depend on the Level, Proficiency, Rank, INT and WIS.
Current arrows : 175
Enhancement
Pure Ancient Ice Mana removed the restrain on damage. Providing pure damage on any element and ignored the element resistance.
Possible Arrow Form :
Ice Arrow -- 1
Ice Drilling Arrow -- 2
Ice Spinning Arrow -- 1
Ice Piercing Arrow -- 2
Ice Burst Arrow -- 2
Hoho~ I can use 3 newer forms of the arrow – Ice Drilling Arrow, Ice Piercing Arrow, and Ice Burst Arrow. However, what’s the meaning of the number next to the arrow? I guess I find out later.
The numbers of the arrows has also increased, but I think it is because my INT and WIS increase. I guess I can’t find much the different unless I try it out myself.
I have to say that it is really great. I didn’t think that experience point could be used to rank up skill or something like that. I used to play game that use experience point to learn magic and skill before, but it didn’t come across my mind at all.
Hohoho~
Since I’m overflowed with experience point here, why don’t I rank up all of them??
And so I started clicking on those skill and have them ranked up. The result was really satisfying.
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Light heal which heal for 500 HP went up to 700 HP and I use thought activation on it 5 times in a row. Rejuvenate has the same improvement on the amount it heals and number of times to use it.
Ice Ball and Snow Ball is considered as ranged attack just like Ice Arrow, and so they also have increased in damage and forms. Now, I can use its newer forms – Ice Boulder, Ice Fragment, Snow Boulder, and Snow Barrage.
Ice wall and Ice Pillar has faster activation and reaction time. Their defense also has improved which I can give layer to make it stronger.
Freeze Touch and Mana Freeze has faster manifestation time and freezing time. With the aid of ice manipulation skill, the mana consumed has lessened.
Ice Trinket and Light Trinket consumed less mana and now they have a newer form as well – Ice Attraction Trinket, and Light Attraction Trinket. They have the attributed of magnet which attract their distinctive energy. Reading the description of this skill, I feel my gamer blood boiled for some reason. I really want to try them now.
However, it would be too rude to keep Shifun-chan waiting. Right now, she is looking at me earnestly. Seeing how I clicked rapidly, she slightly frowned. And then she clapped her hand together while closing her eyes. Is she praying?
“White-san, what’s wrong? Are you done??”
Seeing me staring at her, she asked me.
“Oh no, not yet. I was busy ranking up my skills so I was kind of lost track of time. Sorry.”
She let out a relieve sigh. Are you really that afraid??
“It’s alright. I’m waiting for your answer. If your level is higher than mine, and then I’ll follow you. If not, then you have to follow me.”
Somehow, she changed the deal. Wasn’t it supposed to be I’m being protected? How come it went to her leading me?
“Shifun-chan, you changed the deal, you know! You said that you protected me only and you didn’t say that you will be leading me –”
“I-I-I-I-I-It is the same thing. If I deem some place dangerous, I won’t let you go to that place.”
Hohoho~ seeing her blushing and protesting, it might feel soothing for other people. However, I’m suffering here. She’s again with her abrupt character change making my head hurt. I’m ignoring it now. Let’s just focus on leveling up. I can’t let her controlling or telling me where to go. It’s too troublesome.
Beside I have quest and Bell to find. There’s bound to be danger. So that’s it. Let’s focus on surviving this place with high level. I opened the Experience Pool again.
When I was about to click the leveling up button –
“Wait!”
Shifun-chan abruptly stopped me.
“What’s wrong?”
“White-san, you said that you’re level 1, right?”
“Hmm. You’re right”
“To beat that monster in level 1 is impossible –”
It’s possible for a cheat like me, though.
“It’s not my business to pry, but you must just newly change your class. Am I right?”
Hah? What are you talking about? Changing class? People can change class? Form what she is saying, it’s not rare for people to change class. However, I don’t remember seeing it in any book.
Did she mean by evolving class? Like swordsman to knight apprentice when he has unlocked enough condition like level, and proficient in sword skill. However, it didn’t mention that level dropped back to 1 when performed that class evolving.
If that’s true, then it is quite a helpful information. From now on, I’ll think twice before deciding to class change. Since she asked me so now, let’s just go with that.
“Yeah, I did. And it was awfully a bad time.”
“I see. Then I recommend that you should unlocked your new class related skill first.”
Ho~ class related skill~ I looked at the interface in front of me and focus on what she was saying. It was true that I didn’t have any skill related to my class yet since I couldn’t find them. I slightly click on of them.
*Ting*
Do you wish to unlocked this Beginner Skill ‘Contract Tame’?
Unlocked cost 300 000 Exp point.
Uwaa~ there’s no description and it’s crazily expensive!!! What’s with this skill? Just to unlock this skill, I have to spend even more than ranking up 10 of my skills.
How about other skill?
I clicked through them, and I was crestfallen. The lowest was 300 000 Exp Point, and the highest is 1 500 000 Exp Point. Hahaha~ How is that even possible?!!
This is extortion!! Definitely extortion!! Do I have to choose among one of them?!! What if I made a wrong choice, wouldn’t it be wasted away??!! Even 300 000 Exp point is too much. That’s the amount of 10 Elder Antlion, you know!!
HOLY SHIT! I was absorbed into thinking which skill to choose. I didn’t notice that fact that she was planning for this!! She must be trying to cut down my Exp Point by making choose those skills. How sly! This girl is sly!
When I stared at her, she started breaking cold sweat. Seriously??!! At least hide it!
“Shifun-chan, are you –”
“It’s not what you think! I didn’t plan on making you used up all your Exp Point. Hmm Not at all!”
It’s out of the bag already!! I didn’t even said anything and this girl just went and spill the bean herself.
“It’s true that they cost a lot, but they really are helpful. It’s really important for you who are just change class. They will be your best asset!”
Shifun-chan said it while looking dignified. Did she forget she just admit that she’s trying to trick me?
Well, it’s true that these skills are important to me. I mean, what’s tamer do if he wouldn’t tame a thing? Though, I think I’m still fine without them.
However, it’s not fun that way. I want to try out new things as well, you know. A boy instinct wouldn’t be able to stay still when he know there’s something fun before him!!
So let’s just pretend that I got tricked into this. Hmm. It’s no harm choosing them. By the rate this going, I guess I can choose 3 skills at best. So let’s make them the best 3.
After pondering for a while, I became restless. Why? Because there’s no description at all and I have to choose them base on their name alone. Like I thought, it’s too hard.
*Phew*
Calm down. I’m getting too scared of choosing wrong one that I can’t make the decision at all. It’s fine. Ok, I made my decision.
In the end, I choose 3 skills – Tame, Insect Affinity, Familiar telepathy.
(Active Class Skill)
Tame
Level : 1
Rank : Beginner
Proficiency : 0%
This skill make a special contract with any being making them into your familiar. Your familiar will receive stats boost and stats correction depending on your level. Chance to make a contract with any being depend on level between user and the target.
100% upon target with lower level and critical HP
80% upon target with lower level
70% upon target with the same level and critical HP
50% upon target with the same level
15% upon target with higher level and critical HP
5% upon target with higher level
Number of contracts depend on the Skill Level, Proficiency, and Rank.
Current Contracts : 2
Seeing only 2 numbers of contracts, I’m feeling that I have been fooled.
(Passive Class Skill)
Insect Affinity
Level : 1
Rank : Beginner
Proficiency : 0%
This skill improve your affinity with insect monsters. Improving chance 20% in taming insect monster.
Since I have a feeling that I’m seeing more Antlion soon, so I bet on this skill. Hopefully I can tame an Antlion with the aid of this skill.
(Semi-Active Class Skill)
Familiar Telepathy
Level : 1
Rank : Beginner
Proficiency : 0%
This skill bestow upon communication between master and familiar via thought. Range of transmission is 10 km.
This skill seem assuring because it’s like the common skill played in any game. I mean, you have to have this to get your familiar to do something. Communication is important no matter where you go, so telepathy is the best form of it!
Even if I get my class related skills, I wasn’t really happy. Because I overspend the Exp Point I have, now I can only up to level 10. Without waiting any longer, I clicked them up with bitter in my heart.
*Sigh*
I sigh and then Shifun-chan looks a bit happy. She is enjoying this, isn’t she?
“So, are you finished this time?”
She asked me while smiling. My cheek cramped when I see that smile. No matter how I see it, that’s a provocation, right?
“Arh~ I just finished. And my level is only 10. It’s my loss”
“No, no. It’s fate that we met. And it’s fate that I must protect you as well.”
“I’m a man of my word so I’ll listen to your request. For the time being, you’ll be my bodyguard. Is it right?”
“Hai! Please take care of me.”
She said while bowing to me. A bodyguard, huh? Somehow I have a premonition that she is the one who will be guarded. Is it only my imagination?
After looking at her for a while, I noticed that I missed something important.
“Shifun-chan. Do you have any defensive armor?”
When I said that, she looked at herself and hugged the remaining part of her armor. Right now, she only got some part here and there to protect her vital point. She didn’t have the whole armor anymore. Well, I guess it was obvious. Who would want to put on 30 + piece of armor on yourself? And I bet that when she was putting them on, Elder Antlion ambushed and chased her.
“It’s a shame that I look like this, but I can assure it will not hinder my ability at all.”
“That’s no good! You can’t go on like this??!! What’s the point of bodyguard if you can’t even protect yourself?”
I said that loudly to the point that I almost shouting. There’s a limit to how much you can be reckless. I can’t say that to myself though, I’m a cheat.
However, Shifun-chan is a normal person of this world. Her survival rate depend on her level, skill, and equipment. If she failed any one of them, then she’s likely to die early.
When I said that, she looked at me with awe. Oi! Don’t forget to breathe!
Looking at her body again, I remembered that I have an armor which might be her size. And so, I thought of that armor and brought it out of my ring.
“Take it. Since I can’t have you go around without any armor after all. But you have to deal with it first, since I don’t have any that fit you at the moment.”
I handed it to her, but she was startled to the point that she sat still. And then abruptly, she pushed it back.
“No, No! I can’t accept this at all. This is too precious of an armor.”
“Why?”
“This is Magic equipment, right? It’s too precious of an item. i can’t afford to take your heirloom at all.”
Huh? Somehow, she mistaken it for my heirloom. A magic equipment is this precious? I’m wearing legendary and magic bound equipment all over my body, though. Am I going to be alright? At any rate, I can’t let her go out without wearing that armor. It’s too dangerous after all, and I won’t be able to protect her at all.
However, what should I do? How am I supposed to make her accept this armor? Oh~ let’s put the 350 charm to a good use. Ufufufuf~
“Shifun-chan, please take it. If you’re willing to be my bodyguard, then I want you to take this. I don’t want to see you’re hurt after all. Before protecting me, I want you to protect yourself at all means. Is too much of a request?”
Seducing Line, Checked!
Puppy Eyes, Checked!
Trademark Smile, Checked!
Now, the answer!
“Hai, Thank you”
She hung her head down while blushing deeply red. YOSH!! It’s a perfect success! Shifun-chan, you’re too easy. Onii-chan is a bit worried of your future.
She said that and then, she took the armor from me. She stood up, and held that armor close to her chest. Hmm? What’s she doing?
Suddenly, white light seeped from her and envelop the armor. When it fully covered the armor, the armor burst into light particle. Heh? Did she destroy that?
I was thinking about that, but it turned to be wrong. The next thing is that those light started to cover her whole body, and then they reformed back to the armor. However, the most surprising thing is that armor changed its size to fit her body perfectly. Covering her chest and her waist line, and exposing the right line and curve, that armor sure know its stuff!!
After that, she blushed and fidgeted.
“W-W-W-What do you think?”
“Hmm! Hmm! It’s suit you well. You look pretty.”
I answered her while nodding rapidly.
“So do you find any problem moving in that?”
“No, it’s fit me perfectly. Thank you, White-san.”
After noticing that the armor changed to fit her size, I decided to ask her what she did. And it turned out that it was her class related skill, ‘Artificial Bind’. It was a skill to perform a bind equipment to her. Since I heard similar word, I decided to ask about it.
And then it turned out that, magic bound equipment are much rare and precious than normal magic equipment. A king of a country would like to own one of it. And the best thing about it is that bound equipment can’t be stolen. Once bind to a master, the stats boost and the performance only worked on the same master. Even if someone were to steal it, it would have no effect at all. However, it’s not easy to bind a Magic Bound Equipment. People want the information to bind a Magic Bound Equipment more than the Magic Bound Equipment itself.
Her skill is to imitate that features which formed an artificial bind on an equipment. She said that it was a useless skill that she wasted 10 level of Exp Point to unlock it. Why? Because it only work with magic equipment. And her knew that how hard it is to get a magic equipment.
Since I gave her a magic equipment, she was able to try it out. And it turned out that it worked fine. After that, I also gave her an Elder Carapace Armguard. This time, she tried to say something, but seeing me wearing one as well, she didn’t say anything.
Somehow she’s happy to receive that armguard. My imagination?
I wanted to give her a weapon as well, but before I could give her, she took out a sword from her pendent. I was a little surprise since I thought that item storage accessory was rare. I asked her about it and it turned out that it wasn’t really rare to have item storage accessory. However, it just the size it can hold differ. It seems that to store more than 50 item is a rare one already.
My ring can hold 100 + items and I feel that there’s more space to it. Like I thought, I’m a cheat. Let’s keep silent about this.
Since preparation are ready, she and I started departing for our journey. I got out of the Igloo without a problem, but Shifun seemed to have a bit trouble. And so, I helped her by manipulating the ice.
“Thank you, White-san. That was amazing! Are you an Arch-Mage?”
“Secret~”
I said while playing with my finger. And then she smiled saying ‘I get it’. And so, we ventured the direction I have yet to venture. While walking, I suddenly felt a presence.
That presence wasn’t close to me, and I know that it is far away. I didn’t know what’s going on, but I know one thing that I know that presence well, and one word come to mind – Bell.
“White-san, what’s –”
Noticing that I stopped suddenly, Shifun-chan asked me. With the aid of Sprint, I kicked off the snow and ran suddenly. I heard Shifun-chan shouted, but I’ll ignored it.
In my head, I only focus on the presence I felt and ran with all my might. After a while, Shifun-chan was running behind my back. I was stunned when she was able to catch up with my speed. Well, she has affinity with wind element after all.
“White-san, slow down! What happen?”
“I have to hurry. There’s someone I have to see”
“It’s going to be dangerous if you keep going like this!”
“I don’t care!”
I shouted and sped up. Then suddenly, she rushed in front of me and stood in front of me to stop me.
“STOP!”
I was going to stop before her, but suddenly, the presence I felt lost. I couldn’t feel it anymore and so I grew anxious. Something must have happened, I can’t stop now!!
I rushed forward and avoid her. She didn’t want me to go tried to tackle me. However, I dodged and quickly grabbed her body. And so, I rushed on carrying her in my arm.
“White-san!!??”
I heard that she shouted, but I ignored them. I ran fast and then I came to a cliff.
“White-san??!! That’s a cliff! Why aren’t you slowing down?! White-san??!!”
I rushed and sped up more. I jumped off the cliff and Shifun-chan screamed while holding me tight. I glanced down, and then I saw group of army chasing groups of female, elder and children to a corner.
*Thump*
“What was that?!!”
“Something just fell off the cliff!!”
“Pay no mind!! It’s just a monster corpse or something. Hurry and captures them!! Duke wouldn’t be happy if we came back empty handed!! As long as we have their family in control, those frontline will keep fighting!!”
“But sir –”
“What’re you chicken out?!! Or do you want to go to the frontline yourself??!! Just so you know, I can make you and your family disappear like crushing a bug! Just one word from me, and you’re gone for good!! Don’t hesitate and charge, You stupid bastard!!”
I heard people shouting outside of the snow. Shifun-chan was still hugging me tight. Since we fall from so high, we sink deep into the snow.
Using ‘Ice Presence Search’, I was able to tell that there’re at least 20 people in front of me which are the chaser, and there’re more than 30 people behind my back which are female, elders and children.
From what I heard, those army aren’t up to something good. And since now that I got close enough, I can feel the faint presence that I was searching. I know that I have those people no matter what. Going against 20 people or so will be hard, and so I’ll be needing some help.
Time to put Tamer Class to a good use. I took out the summoning stone and started pouring my energy inside it.
Suddenly, energy swirled around me fast knocking away the surrounding snow forming into a snow tornado.
“What’s going on?!”
“It’s a monster! It’s alive”
“Be on your guard!! Formation!”
Those army sure act quick.
“Mama. I’m scared”
“Granma!”
“Mama!!”
From behind of me, I heard children cry hugging their mother. People are trembling in fear. Seeing this, I peeled Shifun-chan off and pushed her toward those people.
“White-san??”
“Protect them. Shifun-chan”
I said and then I walked forward with the storm swirling around me. The summoning stone started to crack as I poured too much energy in.
“Summon!”
The stone burst and a magic circle spread under my feet. The energy from the stone quickly filled up the circle and then it glowed beautifully.
“Brace yourself!!”
Those soldiers are quick and they completely armed themselves for battle. They are pretty good compare to the soldier in the palace. However, they are trying to harm someone I know in those crowd. Because of that, I won’t let them off easily.
The light died out, and it became the fight of me and my first tamed monster.
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Author's Note
Sorry, everyone. I have been busy in work these days and i just got a free time. And since my boss is bit mad. i might write 1 per week now.
Anyway, enjoy the chapter. Thank you