It didn’t take Kazumichi long to reach the location where the sounds were coming from. Once he got close, he moved cautiously toward the clearing ahead. The first thing he noticed was four people were sitting around a campfire, speaking in quiet voices. However, this wasn’t an issue for him. The second thing he noticed was that among the four individuals, two were clearly human. One of the four he estimated to be about the same height as the humans, though he had elongated ears, which he suspected made the man an Elf. The last individual was around half or less the height of the other three, and he also sported elongated ears, though to a lesser degree than the Elf. He recalled on the knowledge from his previous life of gaming and guessed that the shorter person was either a Gnome or a Halfling.
“Do you think we’re close, Kirk?” The blonde-haired woman asked.
“Don’t worry, Dalia. The information we received is reliable. It shouldn’t take us much longer,” the man, Kirk, replied.
“Yeah, don’t get your panties in a knot. My sources have never failed us,” the shortest person commented.
“How many times have I asked you to refrain from being vulgar towards my sister, Yarkin?” Kirk shot back, his eyes narrowing at the shorter male.
“Sorry boss, it just slipped out,” the one named Yarkin retorted.
“A lot seems to ‘slip out’ of your mouth,” the Elven man chimed in before taking a sip from a small wooden cup.
“Shut it, Vesryn. It’s not my fault the boss has such a hot sister,” Yarkin snapped back.
“Enough!” Kirk shouted, smacking the fire with the stick he had been poking at it with.
“Sorry,” the other three all said in unison. Though Kirk gave his sister Dalia a softer smile of apology.
“It is getting late, and we’re all tired from the long journey so far. We should turn in soon,” Kirk said, his tone softer and more friendly. The others all nodded and then sat in silence for a bit longer as they finished their food and drink.
Kazumichi was curious about this group he had found, but he wasn’t sure if approaching them was the best course of action. If things turned out bad and he had to kill them, then he wouldn’t know what they were ‘close’ to. Thinking for a moment, he remembered the mistake he had made with the Dire Bear, and turned his gaze toward Kirk before activating his [Analyze] ability. To his surprise, the ability seemed to have no resistance before he saw a stat sheet for someone other than himself for the first time.
Name: Kirk
Race: Human
Primary Class: Warrior - Level 2
Experience: 1,322/1,500
Stat Points: 0
Strength: 55
Dexterity: 26
Constitution: 55
Intelligence: 12
Wisdom: 12
Charisma: 12
Luck: 10
HP: 55
HP Recovery: 5.5/second
Physical Attack: 55
Physical Defense: 55
MP: 12
MP Recovery: 1.2/second
Magical Attack: 12
Magical Defense: 12
Movement Speed: 11 feet per second
Accuracy: 3.6
Evasion: 3.6
Critical Hit Chance: 3.6%
Critical Hit Damage: 3.6%
Unique Ability: [Ironheart's Blessing]
Racial Ability Points: 0
Racial Abilities: [Athletic Prowess - Lv10], [Quick Reflexes - Lv10], [Hale - Lv10]
Ability Points: 0
Abilities: [Unfettered Step - Lv6], [Refresh Vigor - Lv6], [Staunch Defender - Lv6], [Empower Strike - Lv6], [Fire Slash - Lv6]
Skill Points: 0
Skills: [Hunting - Lv3], [Tracking - Lv3], [Trapping - Lv3], [Fishing - Lv3], [Cooking - Lv3], [Leadership - Lv5], [Weapon Smithing - Lv5], [Armor Smithing - Lv5]
Kazumichi took a few minutes to look over the information, before deciding to do the same with each of the other people in Kirk’s group. Each time, there was no resistance to his ability, and he was able to easily see their stat sheets.
Name: Dalia
Race: Human
Primary Class: Healer - Level 2
Experience: 1,127/1,500
Stat Points: 0
Strength: 12
Dexterity: 20
Constitution: 20
Intelligence: 12
Wisdom: 56
Charisma: 12
Luck: 10
HP: 20
HP Recovery: 12/second
Physical Attack: 12
Physical Defense: 12
MP: 56
MP Recovery: 15.6/second
Magical Attack: 56
Magical Defense: 56
Movement Speed: 4 feet per second
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Accuracy: 3 (13 when using ranged weapons or spells)
Evasion: 3
Critical Hit Chance: 3%
Critical Hit Damage: 3%
Unique Ability: [Vitalis' Blessing]
Racial Ability Points: 0
Racial Abilities: [Swift Recovery - Lv10], [Marksmanship - Lv10], [Magic Adept - Lv10]
Ability Points: 0
Abilities: [Heal - Lv10], [Holy Shot - Lv10], [Purify - Lv10]
Skill Points: 0
Skills: [Alchemy - Lv10], [Herbalism - Lv10], [Potioncraft - Lv10]
Name: Yarkin
Race: Halfling
Primary Class: Rogue - Level 2
Experience: 1,285/1,500
Stat Points: 0
Strength: 6
Dexterity: 57
Constitution: 10
Intelligence: 10
Wisdom: 10
Charisma: 10
Luck: 47
HP: 10
HP Recovery: 1/second
Physical Attack: 57
Physical Defense: 57
MP: 10
MP Recovery: 1/second
Magical Attack: 10
Magical Defense: 10
Movement Speed: 6.7 feet per second
Accuracy: 10.4
Evasion: 10.4
Critical Hit Chance: 10.4%
Critical Hit Damage: 10.4%
Unique Ability: [Starwhisper's Blessing]
Racial Ability Points: 0
Racial Abilities: [Fearless - Lv10], [Evasive - Lv10], [Nimble - Lv10]
Ability Points: 0
Abilities: [Stealth - Lv10], [Perception - Lv10], [Prowling Strike - Lv10]
Skill Points: 0
Skills: [Alchemy - Lv10], [Survival - Lv10], [Poisoncraft - Lv10]
Name: Vesryn
Race: Elf
Primary Class: Sorcerer - Level 2
Experience: 1,246/1,500
Stat Points: 0
Strength: 6
Dexterity: 25
Constitution: 10
Intelligence: 10
Wisdom: 10
Charisma: 64
Luck: 10
HP: 10
HP Recovery: 1/second
Physical Attack: 0.6
Physical Defense: 0.6
MP: 64
MP Recovery: 6.4/second
Magical Attack: 64
Magical Defense: 64
Movement Speed: 5.5 feet per second
Accuracy: 5.5
Evasion: 5.5
Critical Hit Chance: 3.5%
Critical Hit Damage: 3.5%
Unique Ability: [Ilyndra's Blessing]
Racial Ability Points: 0
Racial Abilities: [Arcane Affinity - Lv10], [Keen Senses - Lv5], [Darkvision - Lv5], [Elven Resilience - Lv5], [Elven Agility - Lv5]
Ability Points: 0
Abilities: [Arcane Shield - Lv10], [Arcane Barrier - Lv5], [Regeneration - Lv5], [Arcane Bolt - Lv10]
Skill Points: 0
Skills: [Spellcraft - Lv30]
As he inspected each of their stat sheets, several things stood out to Kazumichi. All of them were only level 2, and they each had significantly fewer stats than he did. He also found it interesting how they decided to spend all of their points. While some of them focused on leveling up a few skills as much as possible, it seemed Kirk decided to have more skills and abilities, but at lower levels.
Kazumichi also took a specific interest in the Elf man, Vesryn, since he also had the primary class of Sorcerer. Seeing how Vesryn allocated his points, and the different abilities he had was of great help for how he might spend his own points moving forward. However, he was also intrigued by the [Spellcraft] skill. Did that mean what he thought it did? Would he be able to create his own spells with that? Is that how Vesryn had obtained some of his other abilities?
So many questions swirled in his mind, but he then focused on Kirk’s sheet again. Since Kirk had the primary class of Warrior, Kazumichi thought it prudent to take notes from his build as well.
While he continued to inspect each of their sheets, gaining as much information as possible, he found it a bit frustrating that he now had more questions. All four of Kirk’s group had a unique skill that seemed to be a person’s name, followed by ‘blessing’. Were those blessings from deities, or perhaps heroes or champions? Thinking back, he remembered the system had assigned him a random unique ability, but it stated that unique abilities were assigned at birth.
As he was in deep contemplation over the new information, Kazumichi heard the group stir as they began to stand up. Thankfully, they seemed to only be going to their respective tents to sleep. He now had a choice to make. Seeing their stats for himself, he knew that they posed no threat to him, and even if they did, he had plenty of Stat Points he could spend to turn any fight to his favor. However, he still wanted to know what they were close to. He also wanted to see if he could learn more from them and how things worked.
A wicked smirk then spread across Kazumichi’s wolven maw as a plan began to form in his mind. Since he knew what all of their abilities and skills were, even though he didn’t have specifics of what each of them did, he got a pretty good idea that none of them would be able to see through his plan.
The first thing Kazumichi would need to do is make sure he was prepared with some more skills and abilities. So in the meantime, he decided to head back to the cave he had claimed as his temporary residence. Since the group was going to bed, he didn’t think they would leave in the middle of the night. This would give him a chance to look over his own stat sheet and make some much needed changes, just in case.
Kazumichi spent the next several hours deliberating over what skills and abilities he wanted to get, how many he was going to get, as well as how many levels to put into each. With so many points to spend, his potions were nearly limitless. However, by the time the sun came up again, he had made significant changes to his stat sheet.
Name: Kazumichi
Race: Wolf Gijinka
Primary Class: Sorcerer - Level 8
Experience: 12,360/17,087
Secondary Class: Warrior - Level 7
Experience: 11,040/11,391
Tertiary Class: Psionicist - Level 7
Experience: 9,860/11,391
Stat Points: 1,650
Strength: 300
Dexterity: 300
Constitution: 300
Intelligence: 300
Wisdom: 300
Charisma: 700
Luck: 300
HP: 300
HP Recovery: 30/second
Physical Attack: 300
Physical Defense: 300
MP: 700
MP Recovery: 70/second
Magical Attack: 700
Magical Defense: 700
PP: 300
PP Recover: 30/second
Mental Attack: 300
Mental Defense: 300
Movement Speed: 60 feet per second
Accuracy: 60
Evasion: 60
Critical Hit Chance: 60%
Critical Hit Damage: 60%
Unique Ability: [Otherworlder]
Racial Ability Points: 700
Racial Abilities: [Shapechanger - Lv200], [Heightened Senses - Lv200], [Darkvision - Lv200], [Rend - Lv200]
Ability Points: 300
Abilities: [Perception - Lv100], [False Identity - Lv200], [Stealth - Lv200], [Psi-Step - Lv100], [Analyze - Lv100], [Heal - Lv100], [Arcane Shield - Lv100], [Arcane Barrier - Lv100], [Arcane Bolt - Lv100], [Mind Blast - Lv100]
Skill Points: 1,100
Skills: [Hunting - Lv100], [Cooking - Lv100], [Alchemy - Lv100], [Spellcraft - Lv100]