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Chapter 2 - Coming to Terms

Chapter 2 - Coming to Terms

[Titles:  World Jumper | Stamina King ]

So.. Is my title ‘Stamina King’ because I have a lot of stamina, or is it that my stamina is high because of my title?  Do titles have any sort of effect on people is the question I’m asking.  Perhaps I can call up more information to find out.  

(World Jumper:  Those with this title are not originally from this world.  They may experience abnormal growth compared to others.  )

That’s understandable.   Different rules for those from different places.  Perhaps due to differences in the composition of the environment?    Who am I kidding, the world’s got magic in it, of course things are going to be different.  

Wait!  What if abnormal growth means bad growth, not good growth?  Does it matter?  

(Stamina King:  By reaching over 500,000 stamina, you have unlocked this title.   You have reduced stamina costs on all abilities that require it.  )

So…   I guess that the titles grant augmentations based on what it’s called?  Wouldn’t that mean those who gain a lot of fame become extremely powerful, as they may gain titles from that fame?  That’s actually…  I need to find people.  I might be able to get rid of my thoughts of being a lame secondary character with this!  

Okay, now that I’ve confirmed my stats, what should I do?  I was expecting that someone may come and inform me what’s going on, but all that seems to have happened is…  Well, nothing.  

Is this world seriously so uninteresting?   Wait, it may just be me.  Perhaps I’m so uninteresting that nobody cares.  That may not be right.  After all, I appeared only a little while ago.  I think the problem here is, I wasn’t summoned and ended up here in a different way.  That basically means that I’ve never been heard of.  What I should do then, is locate others?  Brilliant.  

I begin walking in a straight line.  Wasn’t there a story of a guy once, who travelled across the world in a straight line to prove a point, and ended up discovering a new civilization?  There was something like that right?  Oh well, the point is that I’ll probably discover people if I just keep my direction, thus not getting lost.  I sound stupid.  Well, at least I think so.  Is there any point in denying it at this point?  

To be honest, I’m quite surprised.  As I’ve been walking, I’ve seen all sorts of exotic animals yet none of them seem to attack me.  I’d been thinking some of them may be monsters which would attack people.  That thought was completely wrong though.  Isn’t that good?  However if I’m unable to gain stats by killing monsters, how am I meant to go about it?  Don’t tell me I need to read books…  That doesn’t sound enjoyable.

I mean, reading books is a good pastime, but I would hate to have to do it to gain stats.  It would be okay if you could gain it through that and other means, but only through reading books?  Yeah, right.

[Title gained:   The One Who Reads For Pleasure.]  

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That.  Is.  Bullshit.  

I was only thinking of how books are not a very fun way to level up stats, but I gained a title through it?     If there are gods in this world, screw you!  Life isn't a joke!   Well, maybe some lives are, but my life isn't a joke!  

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Well, at least that didn't become a title.  I think I'd cry if something like '[Title Gained:  The one whose life is a joke]' came up.  Wouldn't you?  Wait, that title, does it give an augmentation at all?

(The One Who Reads For Pleasure:  This title is gained when a person believes reading is for entertainment.  When reading fiction novels, certain stats may level up when this title is owned.)

Well, I guess I was complaining for nothing.  This one was actually sort of useful.  If only I knew what stat would level up.  Perhaps it depends on what sort of fiction it is?  That sounds about right, but as I don't have any books on me, it's kind of useless.  I need to find some sort of civilization soon!  

Currently, walking in the straight path I started on, I haven't come across much.  Just more exotic animals and a plants.  It's quite a pleas-

Rat L1: (Atk: 5-7, Def: 5,Agl: 3, Magic: 0)

There's currenty a rat attacking my foot which I didn't notice coming up to me.  It appears I can't see skills or things like HP and MP but I can see the other stuff.  It's sad, but I guess I'll make do.  

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I should probably do something as I'm losing HP.   It looks like even if a creatures attack is less then my defense, it'll still do some damage.

HP: 89/100

MP: 100/100

Stamina:  0,999,990/1,000,000

That stamina is way to overpowered.  I'm fairly sure I've been walking for a few hours.  Actually, given that, isn't it weird that I only just started to get attacked by creatures?   Have I been going in the wrong direction???  

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I kick the rat with as much strength as I can muster.  

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[Rat has been slain.  +1xp.]  

That rat was extremely weak.  Weaker than me!  Haha!

Looking over at where the rat landed, it seems it's not like a video-game.  It's like reality - there's a corpse of a rat.  However, it may be dangerous to leave things like this around so I take to skinning it and wonder where to store the meat and bones.  

[Inventory:  0/50 spaces filled.]

Oh, it's that simple huh?  A dimensional inventory or something like that?  Oh, this world is starting to seem more fun.  Maybe the start was just different for some reason?   A glitch!  Yes, let's call it that.  

Having finished with the rat, I manage to place the pieces in the inventory.

[Inventory:  4/50 spaced filled]

[Current Inventory: Rat Whiskers, Rat Skin, Rat Meat, Rat Claws]

It appears that things such as 'Rat Claws' and 'Rat Whiskers' stack up into one space but perhaps if they're from a different rat, they won't stack.  

Thinking that, I begin to stand up and-

"By the order of Rozia, the King Of Thieves, hand over all your belongings."

Shit.  I wasn't paying attention.