Given the trashy circumstance I found myself in, you’d think I’d have thought of an appropriate measure to get out of it. Well guess what? I found the stupidest thing to say.
“Yeah, well I’m a King as well so you can go and suck on a rats tail you peasants.”
…
Please don’t take me seriously. I don’t know why I said it, okay? I thought it’d be funny. But it’s better just to go with it than to try and explain myself. While thinking these things, their faces are stone still. Until-
“AH...AHAHAHAHAHAHA. THAT. WAS. BRILLIANT.”
“Couldn’t have done it better myself. Best reaction so far.”
“Is this my new big bro~?”
That last one sounded off… Oh, there’s a little girl among the bandits who were about to rob me. Is this really such a world where that’s possible? Argh, to hell with it.
“Thanks, I think?”
The biggest guy from the lot comes up to me and then slaps me on the back. He seems to be enjoying himself. Is he drunk? Wait, are they all drunk? If they are drunk, they robbing me while they were intoxicated… That’s kind of impressive, to be honest.
No, no, no. What am I thinking? There’s something more concerning at the moment. What are they planning on doing with me? I hope it’s not like in those erotic novels which I once saw left in a hotel - one in particular left me scarred for life.
I shiver.
“Come with us!”
The man slapping my back grins widely while saying so, then drags me by my arm. OW! That hurts you know? Also, where are you taking me?
Being dragged along for a good half hour, you’d think I’d have lost HP, but it appears the man had good control over his strength and prevented that - or it could be that it was just taxing on my stamina.
HP: 89/100
MP: 100/100
Stamina: 999,000/1,000,000
Haven’t really used anywhere near a lot of my stamina which I’m kind of glad of, but I wonder if there are really people who have the same amount of stamina as me. Surely there would be right? Though, it does seem it may be rare as getting over 500,000 is the requirement for the Stamina King title.
“Who’s this person?”
A deep resounding voice suddenly resounds. Did we finally get to the place where they were taking me? Come on, this took way too long. It took me less time to run over rooftops back in my original world. Mmm… That’s a fun memory. Ended up with a bunch of cops chasing me. Somehow wasn’t arrested though, which is probably the most surprising thing of that entire endeavour.
“He’s a stranger who claimed to be a king when we were about to rob him!”
“He had such a good face.”
“He’s my new big bro, right~!?”
She said it again. Is she really wanting an older brother that desperately? She’s what, twelve? Aren’t they usually past the stage of wanting an older brother by this point…
“I see. You, do you want to become my son?”
Well that escalated quickly… WAIT, WHAT DID HE JUST SAY? Did he just ask if I wanted to become his son? Why would I want to be a thief's son? Also, why would you casually ask such a thing?
“Please, big bro!”
What is this power? Oh, it’s the fact I wanted a little sister at some point. It’s probably that tempting me to say yes but is this really a good idea? What if I end up in trouble from accepting this? Hang on, never mind! I was searching for people and this is what I got. I don’t care who they are, it’s the best I’ll get, probably.
“Sure.”
[You have been adopted into the Thief Clan]
[Title gained: Son of the Thief King]
[New skills have been unlocked]
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Skills {30p}
Language Comprehension: {10}
Hero’s Whim: {10}
Creation: {}
Destruction: {}
Hero’s Blade: {}
Hero’s Wish: {}
Knight In Shining Armour: {}
Demon’s Whim: {}
Thievery: {}
UNIQUE: SIBLING BONDER {1}
UNIQUE: HABITAT {1}
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I’m not sure what else I was expecting, but it looks like the converse to Hero’s Whim has shown up now. Do I want to? Is it really something I should unlock… To hell with it, It’s a waste of Skill points but it sounds like fun!
Demon’s Whim {0} → Demon’s Whim {10}
Man, 10 skill points per level is way too much, but maybe I just don’t have enough points.
[You have learned: Demon’s Whim]
[You have unlocked: Demon’s Blade]
[You have unlocked: Demon’s Wish]
[You have unlocked: Darkness Overcoat]
Oh. Hahaha. The last skill sounds so lame. What the hell is a darkness overcoat anyway? Seriously. It seems it’s the counterpart to ‘Knight In Shining Armour’. Thinking of it now, they both sound really lame. Do they actually have any use? Probably. Will I activate them yet? Nope.
If somebody were to ask me why, I would probably answer like this - “It’s currently not useful so I don’t need to activate it.”
They would probably then go on to scold me how I just wasted some points on just seeing what they were in the first place. Dear people in my mind, please shut up. I can do what I please. Clearing his throat, the Thief King began to speak.
“Hmm… So you accepted, good, good! Now then, my new son, you are to take my daughter on an adventure with you. She’s not known as my daughter, so you shouldn’t be in trouble with the law. Off you go then!”
The little girl races over to me, and tugs at my arm.
“C’mon big bro! We have so many places to go.”
“...”
Didn’t even get any good information out of this and it seems I’m being kicked out. Wait, never mind, I do have a partner now who can tell me stuff. Hopefully nothing too bad happens that makes her no longer trust me… Perhaps the new unique skill ‘Sibling Bonder’ is meant to help me in that sort of situation?
Pushing that problem aside, did the title of ‘Son of the Thief King’ give me any good buffs?
(Son of the Thief King: Grants the owner increased agility of + 10%. It will round up to the nearest whole. )
Oooh, this one actually did have a clear effect. It even rounds up rather than staying in decimal. That’s either convenient or weird.
[Attack: 9-9]
[Defense:6]
[Speed:5]
[Agility:5(+1)]
[Magic: Undiscovered]
Having checked that, it seems the thieves are now about to chase me and the little girl out if we linger any longer. As I’m about to take my first steps, she jumps up on my back and holds on tight.
“You’re going to carry me~!”
“Sure, sure. Now what’s your name?”
“Aliz!”
“Well then, let’s go.”
I begin a light jog in the direction which the sun is setting. We weren’t even in a cave! It was just an open clearing. I think the weirdest thing is not that, but that the Thief King was perfectly happy to let his daughter go off with a complete stranger…
Those thoughts in my mind, the clearing got further and further behind us.