I heard Dain mutter something about me, I couldn't think of what he was saying. Maybe he was evaluating me or something. I wonder how this 6 months of training is going to go.
"Ryan... This must be a trap, something weird is going on here."
"I know Arci, but we cant live in this world without any knowledge... We need to learn about this world, its common sense, laws, nations, history... Then we can live comfortably. Its just 6 months anyways."
"Haaaa... You are right master... Just be on guard against him, he does not look like your average teen."
"Yup. I know Arci."
(Arci worries about me every time... But we need to learn the knowledge here, and whatever this magic is.)
After I thought that, I saw Dain approaching me.
"Alright then! So am I correct in assuming you do not know how to show your status screen?"
"Yep, i don't know."
"Mhm! Okay, just think about 'status open' in your mind. The system will then show your status screen."
System? Whats the system? Okay, whatever... Lets do what he says.
(Status open)
(Confirmed... New User detected. Quantifying...)
I heard a robotic female voice in my head. As I was confused as to where it came from, suddenly a blue screen appeared to me, hovering in midair.
> Ryan Hadrens | LEVEL 1 NO JOB | NO TITLE | NO ACHIEVEMENTS |
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> CONDITION: Healthy, no abnormalities detected.
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> TOTAL HP: 100
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> TOTAL MP: 50
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> STRENGTH: 31
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> ENDURANCE: 43
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> INTELLIGENCE: 143
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> DEXTERITY: 19
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> SKILLS: -None-
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> UNIQUE SKILLS: -None-
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> TALENTS: -Starlight Affinity-
> -Spatial Affinity-
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> Age: 19
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> Gender: Male
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> Race: Human(Common)
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> System Assesment:
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> A young human, Weaker than most adults. The system recommends the user to become a mage specializing in the Starlight branch of Astral magic. Also recommend to learn Spatial Magic as backup.
A blue screen suddenly appeared, hovering in front of me. I jolted a bit, Arci saw me and confusedly asked-
"Is something wrong, Ryan?"
"Can you not see the blue screen that's hovering in front of me?"
"My apologies master, i can not see anything that's in front of you."
"Suprised? Thats the 'status screen' a blessing from the system, but some crazy fanatics believe that it was given to the mortals by the Goddess."
"...?"
"You don't know what I'm talking about? Sheesh, those fanatics i talked about are called the Union Faith,
their religion centers on the Goddess, The Angels, and The System. If you see one of their priests, run.
Those old fogeys can lecture you about the Holy Trinity for 3 days straight with frenzied eyes. Sadly,
that crazy religion is the main religion of the Unosi continent."
"Dain... Va stres ka Unosi ta ma!"
"Its okay Jano! None of those crazy priests are here today anyways... Right?"
"Kava... Dain, ste ra de voin Heole'dam, sa?"
"Oh my! Today's Golden Harvest? mmmhh... Lets hope none of the other knights or priests heard that."
"Haaaaa... Dain..."
It seems like the adult in armor was wearing a tired expression, its as if he was tired of Dain.
I took a look at the 'status screen' before me... It seems like i was referred as 'really weak' by Dain.
Hmm... Whats this, Starlight Affinity? Spatial Affinity? Whats that about? Something that has to do
with the 'magic' Dain referred to?
"Alright then, you can see your statistics right? Good. But sorry to say, you are very weak... Very.
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I think some children can even beat you one on one, and you will also lose in strength to a plain goblin."
Seems like i was really weak. I could lose to children? That really hurts my pride? And what is this plain
goblin? An animal that lives on plains?
"But lets move out of here shall we? It seems like gazes are pouring onto us already."
When i heard what he said, i looked around me... It seems like the knights passing by and the ones on towers were looking at me and Arci with curious gazes. Are they wondering why their Vice-Commander is
talking to a random stranger?
"Alright... Hmm, Jano, could you tell Tere over there to go tell the Commander that i just knighted this man without him going through the Exam? Oh and also, please tell me his reactions."
"... Fan... Karska, teme ta ri dei..."
"Aaah, he'll be fine! Dont worry."
The burly adult went over to an entrance of a building, where i saw him talking to the female knight i saw earlier... So she was watching as well?
"Alright! The fact that you didn't notice the gazes proves that you have super low senses. Also how sharp your senses are and how long it's range is not quantified by the system. It's one of the things that you have to hone and train without being able to see the numbers in your status."
(I see, so there are some things that cannot be shown by the system.)
"Alright then, that's enough for the time being... Let's take a carriage to town shall we?"
"Where are we going?"
"We are going to go through the Katerea Low Hills, and go to the nearest town 40 kilometers northeast, Temere'dan!"
Seems like I'm going to go on a journey.
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*bang*
The sound of a desk being hit by a fist resounded throughout the room.
"He did what?!?! Please tell me what you said was a joke! Please!"
"My apologies, Commander... Its true, he knighted the man without him passing the Exams."
"Noooo!!! Dain you idiot!!! Why do you have to do this to me!??!?!?! Do you not know the trouble this is
going to bring if the Union Faith hears this??? Not only pardoning a Sacred Area Violator, but knighting
him!??!?! Aaaaah! This is it! My days of Commander are over once the royal court and the Union Faith
hears of this!"
"Well, Dain has been like that from the start right? He's a smart adult."
"You are also part of the problem! Why are you so in love with that annoying squeak! At least tell him
the consequences of his actions!!!"
"A man should be given the right act freely, yes?"
"Yes, but actions have consequences! Im on my last red star with the Internal Affairs! Once they hear of this
Im going to get kicked out of this chair! I don't want to be poor! I don't want to be like those poor people! How else am i going to fund my research projects??!?!?"
A man with glasses, and a young girl was inside the room. If someone was told that this was how the
command of the Third Knight Corps acted in private, they wouldn't believe a single word of it.
The man's name was Tetra von Stolekeir, he was not a noble but he still had a last name. His occupation
was a... Mage. Yes, you heard it, a mage. But this man was not a simple mage, he had the unique skills of forming magic on his body, thus earning him the nickname of 'The Physical Mage'. His expertise in magic was so weird, that his fellow mages labeled him as an 'outcast'.
The young girl's name was Terena de Ratia, a swordsman. Or specifically, a magic swordsman. Her rank in the knights was Knight Lieutenant. She was known as the 'Purple Thunder' due to her hair colour and proficiency in lightning magic. However, she was terribly in love with Dain. And she was also the second daughter of the Ratia Margrave. Yes, this girl's family had the noble rank of Margrave.
All of the people in the Third Knight Corps Command were either weird, outcasts, strange, or psychopathic, but all of them were geniuses in their fields.