《World's way》


 Prologue- Every one

    *Rumble


    *Shakes


    Oh shit, again!?


    June, 2089 multiple earthquake happen around the world. At dawn where you are still sleeping, in the glaring sun at work for one and class for other, evening where it is the time to relax or the beginning of the day for some.


    But when you hope there would not be any earthquake, it surprise you at the least moment you can expect.


    Worry and anxiety became a norm which one after another people refuse to live inside their own house and decide to just lay a camp on the open field.


    Just when a young mother try to lullaby her toddler, elderly shivering in cold, and religius one pray in the night, heavy storm came and wreck out everything.


    *Whooosh


    Everyone just sat there dumbfounded by such a turn of event while the quickwitted one begin to intsruct their families to prepare. What can they do?


    They decide to just go back home, where they can take shelter from all of this absurdness. The lucky one manage to get a good night sleep that night because no earthquake happen that day but a flood begin to again messed up everything for others.


    In other side of the world, snow storm that wreck a havock, some a typhoon, forest fire, and volcano eruption.


    Numerous casualties began to accumulate and for those injured one, it is still questionable whether they have money for medical expense considering just how much money needed for all of the natural disaster they experience way before.


    In the air there is a "Plane Crash", the sea "Singking Boat", the road multiple "crash accident", and some are the collapse of sky crapper building.


    Of course there would be a lucky places which get that all but not really come worse because of strategic geography.


    But the public order becoming worse and worse at every accident broadcasted on TV make their inhabitant still take the brunt of it. Human is such a fragile being. Where they feel insecure, it ended up making their judgement clouded and more primal.


    After news of casualties become a norm and inject the feeling of fear toward people, kill steal rape and terrorism start to pop out one after another.


    What can they do except become corrupted? This month alone, some country experience an earthquake in one of their region around 232 Times with small ones included.


    Judgement is it? Maybe you could say that.


    A certain religious organization, with the of chance to promote their belief start to appear one after another like a mushroom.


    WE NEED TO ASK FOR SALVATION!!!


    OUR EARTH HAD BECOME SO WEAK, HOW COME YOU ALL HUMAN REFUSE TO ASK FOR FORGIVENESS!!?


    Every kind of name they use, kind of secret and different God, even the crazy one create their own God just to make themself feel better.


    But if it is really that messed up, isn''t that mean humanity mental awareness and thought process began to take a turn for worse?


    Within all of that mess, some of the shrewd, or maybe a smart one begin trying to rack a profit from such development.


    "Donate to Nell church, we are new and devote ourself toward Nell the God of salvation. Your donation Will be donated toward every people around the world in need. Donate and you Will be given a spot in heaven. We promise in the name of "Nell", our God of salvation." They promise in the name of God which might never exist.


    "Every time you buy our product, 10% of it Will become food and studying material for those in the ****. Coordinating with "National volunteer" organization, we bring the brighter day for them". You all never bring the legal prove that show such intention, where the heck such revenue went I wonder?


    But on the day at 1 january''90, a change which would shake the whole world come toward us humanity. 2 day before that, weirdly enough all of the earth experience only nightime. That is right, all over the world for 2 days straight.


    Some corporate wouldn''t careless about such a thing thats why they don''t off work their worker but some did care.


    Within that time, religious organization frantically offer their "salvation", crime appearing one another, families mourning over their decceased family member, and hospital plus any other health related place still operating.


    No one, not even one people care about what is happening in sky that particular day that is black fog start to enveloped the earth.


    Including me at that time.


    On the changed day, rain begin to pour ever so slightly. It is only aa drizzl, no one care about such a thing when they have a whole lot natural and unnatural disaster almost every day. But it come to every corner of the earth including a vast ocean, not one missed.The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation.


    Judgement you can say. That is the most fitting word right now.


    The one who touch drizzle began to feel different. Become younger, feel energetic, and rejunevated for human. Fast growth, lush and green, sturdy wood block and tastier fruit for plant.


    ...And stronger and more agressive change on animal.


    Mangled, tore, eaten, crushed, and poisoned to death are the result of such a change. Human become more disordered but when they notice the "Rain" might be the reason, they frolicking toward it to gain power in order to fight back.


    And they one after another begin to explode.


    Judgement is it? This might be my end, even though I too have such ideas to touch it but not yet ended up like that, there is no way I Will survive in this kind of world.


    At such crucial time, a notice appear at every being retina''s on earth with their own native language.


    "Earth have been chosen as a next projects and will be given a second chance."


    All of being on earth Will be given instruction as such :


    "What the hell is going on now?" Ask one confused.


    Uuuu?? Growl an animal around the wolrd weirdly toward that text on their retina and some did not care but having fun with their madness.


    1. Every one who died after having a contact with "Salvation water" Will be revived and teleported toward the safe zone with the very last best condition you have in normal circumtance onto the place that already prepared but on the other hand those who didn''t would not.


    "Eh? Where am I?"


    "Hey you over there, did you know where is this place? I swear I just..." But when they start to wreck a havock...


    "Silent you immbeccile! Be quite or else I Will kill you! I need to know what is going on" they have been silenced in a blink by someone with lean but well proportioned youth. His Charisma is overflowing so much with his blonde hair, and handsome face.


    ''I too very sure am just die but let''s read thoroughly first, Richard. It might save your life in the future''


    "What is is this? I already... give up¡­ and just want to die... because my old age." Crawl an old bones on the ground with determination and somewhat scary smiles on his eyes toward the outside of his cottage that manage to survive without no one within.


    2. The water give a benefit to those who touch it but as a caution, please to don''t overdosis it.


    "HEY I FEEL STRONG, LIKE OVERFLOWING WITH¡­"


    *Boom


    A certain guy''s body start to bloate before exploding into mince meat and bloody rain.


    Those around it began to fall back and start screaming scared to even walk outside of their shelter.


    '''' Haaa, oooh~¡­"


    *Pant


    Panting a person in the dark and closed room with a lot of anime and idol poster including figurine in it.


    "¡­I begin to feel weary with just one shot. Why am I so useless. Mu?" When that person become depressed after flirting with his hand, his eyes start to shine right after.


    "You mean this? Heh..hehe..hehehe" laugh him creepily while watching the rain outside of his window.


    3. Within the safe zone, no one allowed to kill. On the other hand, if it is calculated that your intention will bring the casualties, you too will be punished. If one spoted, you will be forced teleport outside of the zone for 1 week for the attempt and 1 day for intention to. If one happen to die, he will be teleport back inside after the time passed. This is a warning.


    "Hahaha, that is what happen for always bullying me! Mu? Where am I? Oh shit, you should told me sooner!" Shout a fat guy that had been killed after he touch a lot of the rain and happen to be teleported beside his enemies right after he exact his revenge.


    "¡­ The intention to kill? That term is too vague. On top of that, all of this just pop out of the blue so there is no way we can calmy accept all of this information." Analize a glasses mature woman with office suit, and ponytail black hair inside of her house. With her leg crossed, she keep gazing toward the window on her back which make her so tempting.


    "Sister, why are you wearing a suit?'''' ask her seemingly little sister with the same feature but with youthfulness in it who wore a pajama with 2 cup of hot chocolate on her hand.


    "...As expected from my sister, you can react calmy against all of this." Evade her while taking the cup of it from the little sister.


    4. The first pour will happen for a bit longer but afterward, it will periodicaly happen once every week. This have no notice so please take caution.


    At a certain place within the boundary of the so called safe zone.


    *Pant


    "¡­ugh, I thought I was a goner. But, why the heck did they stop chasing me?" Exclaimed the girl with somewhat rough way of talking and gesture. In front of her was a bunch of animal with a strange appearance. They somehow have a lot of muscle, move faster and always screaming or growling.


    " Lucky me that these beast fighting with each other too and not only me or else¡­" just thinking of it make her body shivering, but after reading that information, she shiver for entirely different matter.


    "This might work!" Said her with pumped hand. But she was afraid of overdose, that is why she get back to go inside and start to look for a shelter.


    On another place right outside of the safe area in another part of it, the big muscle guy was panting frantically. He didn''t bothered with all of the rain and power that seep inside of him.


    "You bastard kill my son before he manage to touch the water! He is my only families!! Who the fuck care about kill banned rule, I will fucking haunt you, follow you! And kill you multiple times over." Said him with a gritted teeth so much that it probably cracked.


    "Just you wait. Wait¡­" said him last time before he go deep not to a safe zone but toward the now green forest behind him which actually a city from before.


    5. The safe zone and the revived status Will be lifted after 5 years of time so it should be on 1 july''94. After that, please do what it takes to survive for 1 year and you will be rewarded.


    In one of the meeting room inside of government office. There are a round table and 12 chair on it with every one wearing a black suit and a tie seemingly a public figure.


    *Clamor


    "Silence! Have you write everything?" Ask one of the probably leader within that group. Weirdly, 3 seat was vacant but not one of them bothered by it.


    " Yes sir, not a word Miss!" Answer a young guy around 26 years old within that group of old fox that sitting right across the leader. With that answer, every 8 people looking toward that leader with a face of worry, anxiety and fear.


    " Good, we need to prepare a counter measure plan. For now, let''s begin the meeting"


    ''This is absurdness. So much that I want to retort but there is no time left or the public might create chaos that couldn''t be repaired!''


    Thought him with a gleam of determination on his black sharp eyes.


    6. This is the rejunevated earth plan. Please do what it takes to strive for the better.


    And so, the change that happen to the whole world have officially started. Within the crowds, some regreting their families who died but not revived, some confused and ended up Going with the flow, some too scared to even go out of their shelter, some feel like they are being released by the cage people called law, and some create a group to make them feel better.


    Within it, of course there would be someone who stand out, some who never stand out, and some who does things with their own pace.


    All but in order to survive. But not only that, It is to get what they call freedom.


    In order to do that, they need to become stronger so much they wouldn''t be pushed around with their own definition of ''strong''.


    And thus the curtain have been lifted.


    To the new begining.

 1-Reizen city

    In bright sunny day with a lot of pedestrian passing by each other while wearing a simple clothing and some even wear the same exact pieces on them making one wonder whether that is some iconic fashion nowadays.


    A shirt under the vest with simple design but different colour with each of the same piece, long pants with around 6 pocket on side, back, and below plus a boots laced one on their foot.


    No matter for elderly, different gender, child, even toddler wear the same thing excluding babies.


    In one of it''s Cities building calledCentral Hall, there is a teleporter circle which brightly lit without stopping for a whole time. This area with size that of a footbal stadium actually crowded with so much people and shop making this place so lively even at dawn.


    In this kind of place, the circle begin lit with more vigours which afterward a lone guy appear in it. No redeeming feature with an asian unique appearance and light brown skin, height around 175 cm and and seem moderately build.


    The guy looks irritated while grinding his teeth so much as if wanting to Polish it into some kind of terifying weapon.


    "¡­That bastard, next time I will fucking kill it for sure" said the guy with very low tone as if swearing to none other but himself.


    While he still immersed in his own world ignoring the crowd which do exactly the same as them, the weird text appear on his retina making the guy almost jump backward in caution.


    Welcome to reizen city


    This is the 12 server and you will receive a books regarding this city rule and basic knowledge.


    ¡­Detecting new host


    Congratulation for individual named Jalak Triana for surviving the 7 days trial.


    Processing data¡­


    ¡­process succeed.


    Bonus have been added to your basic stat.


    Bonus have been added to your skill menu.


    Bonus have been added to your basic pocket bag.


    Welcome and enjoy your day.


    A good thing that Jalak didn''t make any suspicious behaviour or else he will be suspected to be a survivor and it will be troublesome. Why you ask? Because no matter what, human are curious creature who want to collect infromation as long as it is around them.


    It have been exactly 7 days after the first rain on january 1. He is on the middle of the hunt when something unexpected occuring making him cornered to almost dying.


    That is right, almost. If not for that damn monster whose really annoying making him frustated even when he is almost revived here.


    "¡­Bonus stat huh? And where is the supossed bag?"


    He is not surprised at all with this spectatcle even though it is the first time he saw something like this. Jalak first receive the information regarding this weird game like experiences from his families who revived first through the phone.


    Now what should I do? - thought him in wonder while contemplating his next plan for the future. It is for the sake of getting his revenge toward that abnormal being.


    "Is it worth it to survive? Dead are not bad of a thing. Just look at different angle when you are in choice, huh"


    That guy really too wise, thought him while remembering it''s view toward jalak useless pride at the time.


    Enough with reminiscing, jalak decide to take a stroll first while checking his supposed to have bonus of status.


    It is what you would expect from a game like feature where it''s differentiated between strength, ability etc.


    Name? : Jalak Triana


    Level? : 1


    Exp??: 0 %


    ATT??: 34???????STR?? :32


    DEF??:25???????INT??:16


    SPD??:28???????LCK??:10


    EVA??:31???????LDR??: -


    Skill??: -


    Title??: -


    Status?: Healthy


    He don''t even know whether he is strong or not compared with other nor do he find the bonus that the system'' mention about. "So where is my bonus??" Said him in dissapointment. If they give us bonus at least make some kind of differentation, complain him while he walk to nowhere in particular.


    This hall seems a nice place to start your first craving for information but he actually planning to call his family to him up so he need to find a place that is more open and easy to find.


    .While checking the now game like system in order to get used to it, Jalak making somekind of mental note to find someone to compared with.


    '' I mean, I don''t even know whether 510.000 coin supposed to be many or not'' said him in his mind regarding what is inside of his portable pocket. Though he complain, deep on his heart he kind of expect that the money are considered to be of higher end compared with others.


    Before he realise it, jalak already arrived in the center of reizen city. Looking left and right, he saw a lot of people in this place maybe because there is that huge fountain in the middle and a lot of bench surrounding it.


    ''This place is so clean.'' feeling amazed by this trivia information that he know exactly wouldn''t be possible in normal world where a lot of people gather. After all, this city are real even though there is this weird game like interface.


    Deciding to take a sit, he again playing with his system and then go to the contacts menu. In it, there are only his families and all are online in the moment.


    Hesitating a little, he then decide to call his brother to pick him up. The contact menu have a call button on it, status, and PP as if somekind of chat app.


    "This is not considered phone. What am I Suppose to call it?" Question him toward no one in particular. This habit of always questioning a trivia detail what make him survive for 7 days in the now forest city so he actually take pride of it.


    ''I need a guide'' the blatant intention that he convey toward his brother on the phone.Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings.


    Jalak call his parent too but they both busy at the moment it seem.


    -I have a meeting right now- said them but in apology. Though his brother supposed to be the one who will come, he said that he will be a few hour late because he is in the middle of some research.


    ''Somehow my family seems like a stranger to me'' feel him weird because the different of attitude they actually show after the judement day 7 days ago. Bored and having no plan at the moment, Jalak make an observation toward his surrounding and find this people even more weird.


    If it is not wrong, some of them actually die atleast once for them to be here and on top of that, some actually lost their family member and yet the anxiety that supposed to be there doesn''t exist on theirnow smilling happy face.


    Feeling like a good observant, he begin to ask one after another detail that might interest him. What happening in this world? What is server? Who are these people? NPC? Where are they coming from? Health bar are different in real world right? There should be health recovery rate so is it possible to have your injury healed in due time?


    One after another question come and dissapear in his mind. Of course he don''t have any answer as of now but there are some who be can test right away.


    Checking his pocket bag that attached like a belt on his waist, he retrieve the beginner knife that god''s know where it come from and gripping it with serious gaze on. While having a stare contest with it, old guy with weird uniform while gripping a broom actually get close to him.


    "Young man, you have a grudge at your knife" Said that man with a wonder gaze toward jalak. Realising that he is not alone and others might observe him, he decide to test the injury system on hold at the moment.


    "Oh oy, what we have here?"


    Yet not even anhalf hour ariving here, the tug event already appear on his journey.


    "Look brother, that guy gripping a sword, how scary!"


    "Back off guys, this dude are dangerous. Hey young men, you shouldn''t threaten others in the middle of the city"


    "That is right! If you don''t want us to report you to the guard, give us something valuable and we might change our mind"


    Said the trio with cheapskate act. Normally, the guy named Jalak are nothing but plain individual so when threatened, it will have more than 50% chance of success.


    But right now, his brain actually rorating in highspeed while looking at the trio head on without the slighest of fear in it.


    Kill them? Never do that other than monster so it is risky considering how much it can affect his mind.


    Apprehend them? As if telling the crowd that he is indeed dangerous.


    Ask for help? Help for what? It is too vague that others might don''t want to get involved. These people actually waiting and just watching with the clear intention of just wanting to watch the show.


    Giving in are out of question so the last one probably just ignoring them.


    Deciding so, his focus go back to the sword on his hand again ignoring the now red and ugly faced of these tug.


    Just when the trio want to make a move while the passerby waiting the should coming drama¡­


    The crowd become noisy and this supposed to be disordered people actually partway letting a group of six people passby. Who are they? - Thought Jalak in wonderment but a kind guy near him actually giving him the info the need while he talking with his friends.


    The six people actually a part of a group who call themselve RedRoyal. They are an adventurer group consisting of fighter, tank, support, marksman, mage, scout and assasin. Very balanced group who actually clear the place called Training Tower until 4th floor and in the 5 floor as of now.


    ''Wow, how amazing'' Said jalak on his mind when he realise that he don''t understand just what is so good about it. While thinking as such as his eyes follow them toward who now walking away.


    "Fuuh, they are so cocky. Do they don''t know that we are by no means weaker than them?"


    "Ssst brother, we need to hide our strenght or else we will be crowded with informant every single day just like them"


    "That is right 2 second brother, third brother. Because they have their own role, we have one too. That is disciplined unruly newbie just like him"


    Boast them with their chin high up and their eyes directing at jalak. They are so annoying if what all of their word are bullshit but if it is true, Jalak might need to get involved with something really troublesome. Looking at the cleaner oldman on his side who kindly talk to the stranger that is him, he ask ''What should I do'' to him thorough his gaze.


    "sigh, you three over there. Just stop it or I will call the guard"


    "What!? What have we done wrong? We are trying to act nice by stopping that dangerous guy. You should be thankful instead oldman"


    "That''s right, get over here and we will protect you"


    "Good, I will aprehend him before he make a ruckus!"


    The trio move in very practical order and all of them seems like a messenger of justice. If Jalak fight back, it will be no surprise if they act like a victim with exageration movement and claim they are being attacked by him in retaliation. If he dodge, Jalak might be accused of trying to run away out of guilty. This situation really annoyed him so much that he actually readying his beginner knife in reverse grip but just after the last tug who said will apprehend Jalak rush toward him...


    "Stop it, or we are the one who will aprehend you all"


    Said someone with blonde hair from the group who just passby that is RedRoyal.


    ***


    They are a good guy, Thought Jalak after the incident a moment ago. The blonde man call himself Richard and actually just finishing their group training and now deciding to rest in the inn. This city actually a foreign place for every revived person so if you don''t want to live on the street, one need to earn money to atleast live in some cheap inn.


    Jalaknow are walking toward the place called Training Center in the very Center of Reizen City that the Richard guy recommend to earn money from. That info actually very timely considering he still don''t know how to pass the time while waiting his brother. Texting his brother to go to Training Center instead to pick him up, Jalak become more excited for the interesting place he is going to.


    What? The tug? There is no face slapping event nor do any violence in it. They just left after confronted by RedRoyal and run away just like that. A good help for Jalak who don''t want to create any attention drawn to him.


    Walking in light step while savoring the fantastical view this place offer, he humm while look over here and there like a country bumpkin. There is so much place that he intent to visit after looking around in meanwhile. Actually, most of them are just shop which sell adventuring tool.


    In modern era, there is no way a street shop would sell a steel weapon in broad daylight right? Even owning one might make other question your intention by buying such a thing let alone carrying it like what he witness ever since he came here.


    After a whole1 hour ofwalk and asking random passerby for direction, he manage to get here in jubilant mood.


    ''This place look like a tower with I don''t know maybe around 100 m wide.''


    "Hey do you hear that RedRoyal group manage to..."


    "It seems like I can reach higher floor today"


    "Did you know that some kind of C-Class Monster actually already appear in the wild? Yes, and it seems that this tower have one for training purpose too"


    As expected of the place recommended by famous figure, it seems like this place actually more popular than business hall from before even though it is much smaller if compared. On top of that, the atmosphere really lively and a lot of strong looking group actually very easy to find here than outside.


    "So this is the place huh?" Mutter him while walking with the not seem busy enough receptionist other than 5 others.


    "...Welcome to Reizen Training Center may I help you?"


    "um, excuse me. May I know what is the service this place offer?"


    "Are you new? May I know your''e name?"


    "It is Jalak"


    "Understand Mr.Jalak, I will give you brief introduction of this place"


    After having the conversation with the reception lady, I summarize it into a point.


    1. A place to train any survival ability that is for all of basic job available. They also offer a trainer and all of necessary item in order to nurture young generation of adventurer. ( Though some actually already old )


    2. This place a wide library boast of their resource of book that come from all over the world. ( From what world exactly? )


    3. Consisting of a Practice area where you fight a real monster based on which floor you are in. It is connected to a man made dungeon so it will be fine even if a lot of people get inside together without beingcrowdedunless you are partying up in advance. ( Do they mean we will fight the monster one on one unless partying up? )


    4. They offer a job vacancy for a graduate and a certificate in order to get a title that can boost your ability so it is recommended to take your training seriously. ( Certificate boosting ablity? What happen if that paper get burned? )


    5. The place will reward you in any kind according to your achievement in this tower so it is the place where even veteran comeback again.


    After hearing all of that, he decided to take a look at the training area to get a feel of what is the difference between what he fight outside of this city before he died.


    "It will be 10.000 coin for 1 month member. It is not included for intermediate and above training menu so please come to me again if you ever want to sign in"


    Said the receptionist filled with sweet smile. It is indeed great if you are being greeted by such friendliness huh?- say him on his own mind.


    "Ah, I forgot to mention that once every seven days, the mosnter will be boosted in ability for 40%!!!"


    Unfortunately the reason thisladiesjob not that busy because the other customer already now that she is prone to make a mistake in explanation which might endanger you considering she is still new.


    Of course Jalak Already get inside of the telleport circle without hearing the guilt filled shout of the receptionist.


    ***


    Extra :


    "Alright! It finish much faster than expected. With this I can pick Jalak up in...mu? Change of place? Training center?... It seems like he want to train first so let''s give him some more time." Said the guy while finally deciding to postpone his errand by going to the next experimentation step.

 2-Monster Taming

    "Pretty simple of you ask me"


    Right know, jalak already inside of the so called training center. It actually resemble that of a forest, with a lot of hidding spot that could be used by the monster or even us a trainee taker.


    Feeling the nostalgic environment, he begin taking a stance unconciously due to habit but...


    The training will begin in a short while. Please prepare your necessary tool in advance.


    "...minus one" what the heck with the notice dude? You cannot expect that a notice will appear before you are attacked right?- thought him with a little irritation.


    Just when he feel abit dissapointed, the first monster that he should fight finally coming at him...from the front that is.


    "...are they designing this place seriously?"


    What is the point with all of this environment to begin with? A simple background?


    No, it is just a normal first level so maybe the intensity might be reduced for safety purpose- reassure him as such to himself. If he know that this kind of level actually already enchanced, he would deduce even more point'' for sure. Though it wouldn''t affect them much.


    Heightened his contentration, he try to predict the monster movement and attack pattern of the monster which resemble a wolf as big as normal dog ( or maybe it is a dog? ).


    Unfortunately, the wolf just run straight and make a jump on him without any difficult pattern. It move quite fast, almost 3 times compared with normal dog attack on top of the really dangerous looking fang and claw but if it not hit the target, then it Will be useless.


    Dodging effortlessly, waiting for the next movement, dodging again and wait again. Probably still thinking the monster might change it''s attack pattern, he still don''t dare to undestimate this seemingly easy attack of it.


    Jalak really experience too much for the past 7 days of hell, and he met a lot of monster as such esspecially the one who actually way smarter than him. They actually reading his movement just like he did to them, counter attack, even bait him by acting injured, scared, or idiotic.


    The idiot and naive Jalak are no more, thought him which actually making he doubt himself even more.


    "...it looks like it is not faked?" That is based of what his experiences told him.


    "No, don''t be a fool who understimate your opponent!" But yet try again to convince himself to not let his own guard down. That devilish cycle actually happening for 30 minutes before Jalak actually give up from denying it further.


    "They are just too weak" cry him with any actual tears of regret. There it goes the wasted 30 minutes of mine!


    "You damn... little... mother..." Very much wanting to curse toward the monster who manage to fool him yet again, he stop himself from doing it cause of how tired he is mentally.


    "Better take note. Believe in your judgement, be flexible and not binded with past experiences" mutter him in order to make himself more stronger even just a little.


    Looking at the wolf who actually become tired from moving around too much, he walk and bend on his knee to check that monster body state.


    The wolf want to run away but cannot get away from jalak grip and the killing intent that coming from the seemingly plain guy.


    "It is actually only 3/4 of the power of normal beast in the wild"


    "It is no wonder that I cannot feel any threat from it the first time I saw it." Said jalak with a little tear that appear at the corner of his eyes out of shame.


    The wolf in his grip look somewhat pitiful actually, especially with knife wound on it''s abdomen. They might be the victim of the incident that happen to the whole world just like us. He don''t know why they become aggresive nor do how this place actually work.


    Where is all the monster that this place have come from? What is Going to happen to them once they are injured? If some die, where would this place find the new one?


    When Jalak do a double check toward requirement for leveling up the difficulties, and realise that you need to kill this wolf in order to get a step further it make him feel weird inside.


    "Every level will have 5 state of difficulties. Each one you need to kill all of them and you can decide whether to move on or not. What about the monster?" Checking it all over again, he decide to just ask the receptionist to confirm it.


    Killing the wolf with his barehand ignoring the congratulation notice in front of him, Jalak decide to not continue further and get out from here.


    Outside of Training Ground training center in front of receptiont desk.


    "I am very sorry!"


    "...?"


    What is going on- thought Jalak because such spectactle what welcome him right after he go out.


    "Because I forgot to tell you that the monster in this place buffed every 7 days. This is the first buff ever so it is unforgivable for me to forget it."


    Twitch the corner of his lips after hearing her apology.


    ''If it is unforgivable, then don''t apologize.''


    "Wait...How much is it buffed? May I know the standard monster in this tower in normal case?" That weak ass monster actually stronger than normal? It might delude any newbie you know?


    -Waah, I can fight them on equal ground! Let''s test it in the wild!!- That kind of death flag might appear you know?


    "Do you forgive me?"


    ''No use looking at me with that teary eyes girl, it won''t change the fact that mistake of yours''


    "Doesn''t matter, I just want to know the answer of that question for now"


    *Fiuh sigh the receptionist with a sigh of relief.


    Who said that I will forgive you? It is not like I will give you a punishment myself but the fact that you give a wrong or incomplete information might lead someone to death in the future is the truth so it is fixed that I will complain to your boss later.- decide Jalak in his mind.


    "It is around 40% about it''s strength and all it''s skill."The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.


    "Skill? I fought a wolf like monster. May I know what kind of skill it normally use?" Don''t you always curious just to what extend one could be considered a skill? I even receive a bonus in skill status but it actually not written there at all.


    "Skill are every move one do while using a certain extend of mana"


    Here we go with another game term. I don''t have interest in it as of now, so lets just cut to the case and test the so called skill later.


    "What happened to monster who have been killed?"


    "Eh?"


    "Eh?"


    "hmm?"


    What? Is it really weird of question? Or rather, so you are actually eavesdropping huh? In this crowded place, normal people won''t bother with other conversation let alone with the official worker cause it is kind of rude. And yet here we have a guy next to you actually eavesdropping your conversation with other.


    "Hahaha, I am sorry for the rudeness. Let me introduce my self. My name is Riki, a news agent so this kind of unique question caught my ears. I am a revived one so you don''t need to get awkward with me. Nice to meet you?" A question? And you know it is rude huh, guess you are not to the point of helpless anymore. Wait, Revived?


    "What? You don''t know? Revived one refer to us earthling and the real inhabitant of this city are called Native people based on their testament."


    This guy really a quick one. He manage to realise I am not familiar with the term and went right to explain it to me before I even thinkingsaid it out yet- Thought Jalak amazed with that unexpected fact coming not from a fighter but a news agent instead.


    ''Native people as a real inhabitant of this city? I never heard city named Reizen, so not sure whether this place actually really exist on earth or not''


    Jalak really wanted to ask whether they are programmed or a real human but decide not to considering he cannot tell the difference either way.


    "Are my question really weird?" Ask him again toward the miss receptionist after thanking Riki for the information.


    "It is not weird actually. It is just that the truth kind of..."


    She manage to recover and begin explaining it in the most simpled way possible.


    "They revived. To fight again." Said the girl with a little tint of sadness. Jalak didn''t realise it because reading someone facial expression are not his specialty but the other one is.


    This fact confuse Jalak even more. Why they keep revived just to die again? Under what circumtances that they are treated this way? Is it possible for them to get stronger in the future if they aren''t going to die?


    "...Hey, you said this place is have a lot of job training menu right? Do you have beast taming one?"


    "Beast taming are on the section F over there" Point here toward a certain place with a little doubt.


    "Thank you" said Jalak while he go there alone leving them behind.


    Looking at Jalak who go to the place, having a little conversation a little before going to the training ground again with his hand still on his chin al the time as if thinking about something which couldn''t be missed by both Riki and Reception girl who still looking at him weirdly.


    "Is he going to be alright? Fighting in thought like that are dangerous isn''t it?" Ask Riki toward the girl that too confused by Jalak behaviour. But they both decide to just let him be remembering he won''t die anyway.


    ''Just let it as my experience, and for him too'' Clutch her little hand with an ever more sadness expression which she cover by turning back.


    ''I need to pay my debt up as soon as possible. No more mistake, Rita!'' Do job properly or not might decide her future, but her clutzness really are inborn so it might be difficult for her to pay it back any time soon.


    On the other hand inside of training ground, Jalak still waiting for his might be enemy. A few second of waiting, the bush in front of him bustling before the wolf at the size of normal dog appear before his eyes.


    The wolf jump in front of him with the usual notice while it taking a fighting stance with it''s claws and fangs ready. But right after it saw who is the one whose going to be it''s enemy...


    "Trembling? Why? hmmm..." the wolf actually trembled and hesitating to attack or not. He have some doubt regarding the wolf behaviour that''s why he make a sudden quick move leaving a blur behind and appear right in front of it.


    ***


    Taming Skill ( Basic )


    Once upon a time, a great Hero named Ricantia feel helpless with all the monster who goes on rampage destroying alot of village on it''s wake. The villager who don''t have a talent in magic nor have good inborn body ask for the Hero''s help for protection. But she cannotanswer every single time when a village destroyed so she come up with a plan to train a monster to figth on their stead and come up with a still incomplete taming method with 5 years of researching.


    Requirement :- Have atleast 10 of INT


    Description?:The skill to tame E rank monster and below who have low level intelligence


    Reading the description of the book he just buy with a whooping 10.000 coin, he open it with a little curiousity over what is the content actually is. Even living at the Inn for one day plus breakfst took around 1000 coin so this price actually not that cheap. But when he look at the paper inside, he understand just why this book have that much price.


    "The information actually flown inside my head just like that. No wonder, the magical capabilities is what make this book a bit pricey"


    Just buy one and you are mastering it within a moment!


    That kind of tagline might becom a really hot sale if used for a treasure kind of skill book.


    Looking at the experimental object that is the wolf, he make a wicked grin that teriffied it so much it actually run away. Of course it cannot outrun Jalak so it get caught and only helplessly pretend to be dead on his hand. Following the guide he receive from the book that feel like his own experience, Jalak feel some warm current flowing from his abdomen toward his hand and then envelope the wolf head.


    The wolf tremble from his act and then began to struggle fericiously. Jalak who use the skill, actually feel some kind of resistance making his brow frown in thought but before long that resistance dissapear and the current stop flowing out anymore.


    "It''s dead" Said Jalak dumfoundedly from the stuborness the wolf actually display. A congratulation notice appear in front of him asking whether he want to proceed to the next step or not. Of course Jalak refuse before he success with the taming skill.


    Within a few second, his enemy appear again that is a Cat like one this time. He have no interest with this monster but still use it either way in order to get used to this newly aquired skill of his but then kill it right away when almost succeed, refuse to proceed, fight, and repeat again until he find the wolf from his first fight.


    "This wolf is kind of different"


    Said Jalak in wonder when he first touch it. A sense of familiarty butrejection that it is making him feel uncomfortable with the contradiction pique his interest. Catching the ''run away right after witnessing it''s opponent'' wolf, Jalak use the taming skill to it again.


    And it choose to die still by consuming his own mind to resist.


    "It is really..." This prideful sentience remind him of a certain monster he fight on his 7 days trial.


    ''In the end, we fight to dead and it still refuse to lay down it''s intention to figth'' shakes his head as if wanting to erase the unpleasant memories that suddenly pop out on his mind.


    When the third time they met again, Jalak didn''t outright use skill on the wolf. He catch and direct it toward Jalak face and said something with a stern tone.


    "Take away that useless pride of yours. You realise that by doing this you cannot get stronger right?"


    Of course the wolf wouldn''t understand a thing out of it''s low intelligence or else the taming skill won''t work in the first place. Starting the skill again but slowly, Jalak didn''t force it out this time but continously flowing the warm current that probably his mana toward the wolf''s head. Once he feel the resistance get even a little stronger, he will stop until it toned down then continuing again.


    When the wolf become tired and Jalak worried it will die due to mentalexhaustion, He will let it rest a few minute before taunting, beating, or using a bait such as food and healing potion that he get from taming shop based on it''s shopkeeper recommendation before using the skill again.


    It work wonder as expected of someone who run in this related business field. The wolf begin to stop resisting little by little until it decided to give up after a whole 2 hours rally.


    "This kid is seriously fucked up. Now I realise that this little wolf actually even more stubborn than that guy." No wonder for Jalak to complain like that considering that process took quite a bit of his taming material.


    Looking at the now disciplined rather than obedient wolf in front of him, he took a deep breath and start his skill yet again. Now, The resistance actually only came out a little before dissappear right after, letting Jalak''s mana branding it''s own mind relatively easily. The process took around 5 minutes which quite a long of time considering he compared it with a certain pocket beast Anime in the past.


    "Now then, let''s see what happen"


    Said Jalak proudly of his own success after overcoming a difficult hurdle. If he know that the quickest method actually just beat the monster half to dead so it cannot resist anymore and forcefully brand it ignoring the mosnter ressistance, he would yet again cry a tears of grief. It seems like 7 days are not enough at all to change someone bad habit of making a rash action.


    Congratulation for the individual Jalak Triana to tame a monster for the first time.


    Title Beginner tamer have been added to your Tittle Column


    A bonus stat have been added due to your achievement


    Please Name Your Tamed Beast


    Reading the notification carefully, he smiled then said with a clear and bright voice.


    "I Refuse to Name It!"

 3- A Scam

    Naming are the procedure to tame a beast. Would you like to skip it?


    "I have zero intention of making such a weakling as my tamed beast." Said Jalak with clear disgust in his tone of voice while he make a looking down posture that is pick a nose with frowning eyebrows.


    *Grrrr


    The link that almost established between the two become incomplete, at least that is what the system'' told him but he didn''t care much. But of course the wolf are growling so intensly at the moments.


    ''You bastard!''


    ''mu?''


    Jalak feel like the wolf actually cursing him. Well no surprise there considering it is showing clear hostility toward Jalak but clearly not having any intention to attack.


    Warning


    Current loyalty of yourbeast are exceedingly low. Please raise it with care or it might break the link between you two on it''s own.


    "You want to break the branding I put on you?"


    *Bam!


    Kick him toward that pitiful wolf who being harrased for 3 whole hours just to be looked down upon and kicked right after.


    What make it deserve such a cruel treatment?- yet again such feeling flow toward Jalak''s mind.


    ''So it work huh?'' said him in mind after confirming that he actually manage to communicate with it. In no way a monster could talk just by being tamed by human but their feeling that come across actually become some sort of communicator.


    Walking toward the now wimpering wolf in hurt, he grab the fur on top of it''s head and held it up to match the now on his knee gaze of Jalak.


    *Snicker


    It is only a sneer that the wolf in the human face that is his master at the moments show which it doesn''t even know what that expression imply. But the feeling that transmitted to it suddenly bring the now exhausted wolf to its feet with a lot of vigour compared from way before.


    ''Such a weak ass monster think he is strong?''


    How dare that animal look down on him!?- Thought the wolf with more hatred which give Jalak even more caution notice.


    But he throw that wolf toward the nearby tree, causing a bam sound telling everyone who might heard that it must be painful.


    ''I am strong compared to before, even stronger than yesterday!''-such a strong belief radiating from the wolf''s eyes. That is what hold Jalak back so much from taming the wolf which he realise after making the link with it.


    "So that is the reason?" He wondered just how come it is so difficult to tame such low level monster but it turn out it actually delude itself as somekind of higher being that musn''t yield to anyone after getting a boost in power.


    Well, he does feel the hatred it had toward himself are quite strong but of course Jalak ignore such an obvious thing.


    At that moment, Jalak gaze turn empty all of sudden while he walk slowly toward the wolf and kick it''s head bringing it into near death.


    What happen after your monster die? - ask him in his mind while checking his Taming Menu.


    The Monster that already tamed will be revived as long as the owner want but it will consume the Tamer mana according to the level of the monster.


    ''Just like how human got revived right after death? Just who have such high capabilities designing this on the entire world?''


    *Bang


    Kick him toward the wolf to death after he read that statement.


    Congratulation for clearing the 1st level of the 1st floor of Training Ground. Would you like to proceed?


    You just kill your own tamed beast, a minus in loyalty have been deducted.


    ''There is no reward, huh?''


    Thought himself while he look at his stuck still current status of his. The exp column didn''t increase either so killing monster in training ground won''t make you stronger.


    ''Then why is Richard recommend me to go here to earn money?''


    You just killed a ''Aggresive Dog''


    Agressive Dog'' fang have been collected.


    Agressive Dog'' claws have been collected.


    But he get the answer right away after he realise a loot actually pop out on his pocket.


    ''So it is indeed a dog who get mutated huh?''-Thought him with realisation.


    After making a mental note that he will sell them for money later though he didn''t get what use of the Dog''s fang and claws for, Jalak decide to proceed to the next level.


    In the same place and the same environment, 2 beast jump out of the bush and making a stance right after. Looking at them that ressemble a rabbit but with muscled and bigger body, especially the bigger teeth, Jalak then revived and summon the wolf that he just killed.


    After a magic circle appear in front of him that shining quite gaudyly and might attract monster if used within the dark, he then leave his tamed monster and let it fight both of them.


    And the result was quite tragic. They ganging up on the wolf, torture it just like a worn out cloth. Summoning the wolf right away and feeling the mana that it took actually quite a lot compared to before, Jalak look at the prideful wolf in sneer.


    Your Beast Loyalty Have Decreased.


    "Haaa~ So embarassing"


    Said Jalak taunting the now feel humiliated that of a wolf.


    I fight both of them! It is unfair!- such an excuse transmitted toward Jalak. Of course he know the wolf, or rather the dog would say that so he hold one of the rabbit and let the other to fight once again.


    And the dog got killed again.


    "You idiot! Don''t fight it head on when fighting someone stronger than you!"


    Yet it keep with it''s straight and monotone attack as if a robot maybe thinking that itself actually stronger.


    "Use your environment to your advantage! Hide, Deceit! Use everything that can be used! Just swallow some dirt and blurt it to your opponents eye!"


    Yet it chocked the dog and making it''s guard down and then bitten by the rabbit to death right after.


    "Don''t complain! What kind of weak minded dog are you!? Even my pet that is a cat when I was child never complain once!


    Of course because I never have a pet cat in the first place.


    That kind of humiliating experience actually happening for 1 hour and yet that dog finally manage to beat it''s opponent though barely. Once the dog died, Jalak catch the wounded rabbit and release the one that still healthy.


    In this place, the monster actually will be healed in due time if they are not receiving any attack for around 5 minutes so once he realise that fact due to coincidence, he make sure to not use too much force when holding it. If there is a time that the rabbit injured too much, he will go out terminating the entire training process before entering again.


    Dying after dying, the loyalty keep lowering giving him a warning notice but because Jalak give it food that raise the loyalty point'' of the tamed monster that he got from the shop and praise it once in a while, Jalak barely maintain his status as a monster owner.


    ***


    "What? You don''t believe me?"


    This kid make too many excuse, should I beat it up again?- consider Jalak toward the dog that finally manage to kill both rabbit at the same time.


    "You just manage to kill 2 rabbit! A ''rabbit'' are you kid me!? Do you know that a lot of animal are stronger than you!?"


    Point his finger toward the dog that showing blatant unhappiness toward his owner. There is Lion, Rhino, elephant, crocodile, and any other kind that he doesn''t know about. Yet that dog actually dare to say that the rabbit it just fight actually a rare strong monster so it is no wonder that Jalak get real mad.


    "¡­it is easier if I just showed you"


    Useless communicatiion with a low intellegence are a waste in the first place so better if it look at the reality itself.


    Agreeing with the system to go for the next level, he keep the dog by his side while 3 beast show in front of him. They are 3 cat that actually almost look like cheetah in size, maybe overgrown cat with scary looking fang and body.


    Taking the pitiful dog that actually get scared for the first time as it compare it''s own body that much smaller yet stared at by three of them, Jalak just stood still while giving a command of ''just watch'' letting the 3 of them coming at him together.


    Only a mere 4 second.


    If including their dash and the time for the monster to actually take it''s last breath, maybe around 6 second not more.


    Just like any other monster on the last floor, they got overconfident and run straight for their prey without minding their own coordination. Jump over them while stabing one of their back neck. Two come again and he just move one step back kicking one of their head making it collide with their companion that attack alongside each other. During the confusion he stab one of them through the eyes and kill the last one after it stupidly rush to him once again.


    "¡­That is what happen to you if your attack dodged. Next!"


    The dog just stand there dumfoundedly. The image of death actually appear on it''s mind even when it just fight one of them and yetthe ''though don''t want to accept'' master of it''s actually capable of killing them all in a second.


    This scene appear again in the two next level that is 4 bulging lizard that really ressemble komodo, and the surprising 5 rat on the last level with the size of a normal cat. How come a lizard one level below a rat?-thought both the master and owner but the dog feel like slapped awake after witnessing the rat actually manage to stand it''s owner for 20 second longer which it look down upon than lizard that it feared who only manage a mere 12 second.


    Truth be told, Jalak can kill them both much faster according to how he did it but he didn''t when the much weaker than lizard monster actually fight better than any of the monster on the first level.The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation.


    ''Look at how these brat fight, weakling'' that derision like command transmitted sucesfully toward the can''t blink that of a dog.


    Their movement are much smoother and they actually not attacking together but 2 at a time while the last one attack from else where. They use the bush to hide, run away when their attack blocked, waiting for a chance, climbing the tree, clinging on jalak knees, shouting on his ears, and any other annoying thing.


    Why are they fighting that weirdly?- thought the dog as such. Feeling the long awaited question, Jalak show a wicked smile while he give it a command to fight one of them just like before.


    And then the dog get thrased, literally both body and mind.


    Rat are indeed weaker than the dog but they are faster and the weapon are deadlier than other. The fang actually contain paralyzing poison though not too potential but enough to dull one sense.


    "The term ''As cunning as Rat'' didn''t come out of nowhere afterall"-Smile Jalak wrylywhile he yet again summoned the dog. The warning that he get from both system and the mana inside of him as telling he must not kill it again or else the link between them will be broken.


    *Sigh


    "Next."


    On the second floor and the first level inside the Training Ground, Jalak and his Dog yet again ready to fight.


    "There is something different"


    Thought both master and owner. After waiting for almost ten second, he never receive any notice regarding the attack but he is for sure feel some beast actually preying him in silence.


    "Now that what you call a ''Training''" Praise Jalak toward no one in particular. But He yet again disappointed as if he want to make a protest toward this shitty game designer.


    "They are practically no different compared with the first floor exceptfor the first attack!!!"


    They only hide at first but their attack pattern have no change at all. Well they are stronger if compared individually but it is no use if the attack never landed.


    "Just look at them! At least they try!"


    Shout him toward the dog with almost barely loyalty left after that curse while pointing at the bigger and stronger kind of dog and cat. There are differentbreedsbefore the mutation so it wouldn''t be weird if one find the same species but scarier if compared with it''s own kind. Sighing in helplesness, he decide to have a go again for the next level without letting his dog fight.


    ''I want to at least take a look at thefourthfloor''


    The RedRoyal got praised so much after reaching that stage after all. Leveling up on his Training difficulty level and actually forgetting that he asked his brother to be picked up, he decide to leave after finishing the 3rd floor letting the dog have a look at his dog''s delusion got smashed.


    ''The difference between Stupidityandignorance are indeed only a hair thin away''


    ***


    "Fiuh it took a longer time than expected it would be"


    Outside of the Training Ground Magic Circle, Jalak said as such with an exhaustion on his voice. He look left and right and decide to go toward receptiont to sell his loot. Once he got there, he slam the receptionist desk softly so he wouldn''t get other attention too much.


    "...Hey, I want to ask you something"


    "What is it dear customer?"


    Even though Jalak manner kind of rude, the girl actually respond quickly with a proffesional smile on her face.


    "...How strong the fourth Floor beast is?"


    "It is difficult to explain except for they are really strong. I am sorry for my rudeness but dear customer actually struggled with the first level on the first floor so I don''t know how to compared it with"


    Jalak feel like his face actually twitching so much as if in spasm. The very observant of course manage to see that so she actually back away a little thinking that the customer this time might be a bad news. She couldn''t even more wrong...


    ''It is misunderstanding!'' Shout him on his mind but have zero intention of clearing it considering that it actually a pain in the butt.


    "Just explain it in the percentage" Suggesthim as such.


    "Hmm, I will differentiate it with a adventurer system then but the difficulty cannot be measured with a mere level so please take it cautionly"


    "Understand"


    "If what you fight on the first floor until 3rd are a monster for a beginner adventureraround level 1-30, then the fourth floor are for intermediate one around 30 and above. But just as I said, level are not every thing so actually the fourth floor need an entire party to fight just for the first level."


    "...Understand. Thank you for the information. Here is the loot I get from the first floor. Could I sell it here?"


    "Of course you can. Please wait a moment while I count your reward."


    The conversation went smoothly and he wait patiently while his mind messed up.


    ¡®A good thing I ask beforhand! This place is a complete scam!¡¯


    He felt a sweat trickling on his back went he almost sell all of the loot he got from the 1st until 3rd floor. He don¡¯t want to gather any attention attention toward himself so that little action relief him so much but...


    ¡®The third floor indeed difficult but not enough to survive in the wild!¡¯


    Just how many times he got beaten by little monster over there. This training ground only give the training taker a little stronger opponent with a little bit different attack pattern each level.


    ¡®Do they think the opponent we had to face are only the visible one?¡¯


    You cannot count the difference in strenght with a mere level, but cannot with a mere number too.


    ¡®It is no doubt you need at least past the 4th floor before going out. It is true that you are qualified to get out after the 3rd but for his opinion, that requirement are valid went you are passing it alone than with a group.¡¯


    That is right, Jalak actually manage to get past all of the 4rd level almost going to the 5th floor. Bringing the dog with him, Jalak got surprised with the 3rd floor because what he faced are the same monster on the first floor but much more cunning and difficult.


    It realizing the difference in strength between them before even fighting. And when Jalak get close, it make a distance then hide in the bush while running over here and there before attacking. If the chance of him ever block it¡¯s attack, it will stop and hide again for a long time.


    When he wondered just what is happening, it actually calling one of it¡¯s comrade and it become 2 vs one with the same attack pattern. But unfortunatelly no matter how long jalak delayed the fight, their number won¡¯t get past two so Jalak just finish them.


    He won¡¯t let the dog fight them because it is no brainer that it will get killed in the matter of second. All of the 3rd monster are the same as in the 2ndt floor but all of them are more cautions with their attack and have a ¡®Calling for comrade¡¯ pattern but still fight you to death nonetheless so Jalak manage to kill them all and then get to the fourth floor.


    On the fourth floor, the completely different monster are what await him. A few bird like beast on the first, 2 monkey beast on the 2nd, 3 Goat on the 3rd, 3 Cow on the 4th, and 3 Lion on the 5th with of course undergo mutation but unfortunately, their attack pattern go back to become monotone again.


    ¡°Here is you reward! Thank you for your hardwork and don¡¯t give up okay!¡±


    ¡°..I will¡±


    ¡®I got pitied by something I don¡¯t deserve!¡¯- cry him on his mind but have no regret over doing it, only a little pain in the heart.


    ¡°...By the way¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°I am sorry for my last mistake from before (You still hadn¡¯t get over it? ), so I want to make up for it right now.¡±


    ¡°No need to worry so just said it¡± Answer jalak with a little bit of helplessness.


    ¡°How about your Taming Skill? I saw that you go there before taking the training.¡±


    ¡°...I fail¡±


    Of course he is not.


    On the last level on the first floor, Jalak kill the dog with his own hand. At that time, the notice said that He had lost a loyalty from his Tamed Beast so the contract have been severed.


    ¡®You understand now right? Fight like a weakling that you are. If you manage to get as strong as the first level on the 3rd floor, then it means you are getting stronger.¡¯


    Said him as a last order from the master before ending it life.


    "I know that going to happen"


    That is what Jalak intention from the very beginning. All of the requirement to go outside, training place, a group party, kill to get stronger, even thinking are not the only thing that human have but beast too have all of these.


    Just a little capable of fighting back doesn''t mean you are qualified to survive, just qualified to survive doesn''t not mean you are capable of getting stronger.


    ''I hope the change in inteligence that little dog have might alert all of these ignorance newbies that not only them that can get stronger but monster too''


    ''The weak only get weaker while the stronger could keep growing''


    "...Wait, what do you mean?"


    "I just remember after I show your dispirited face. The beast in this tower are alot difficult compared with outside because they are already under influence of this place magic..."


    "..."


    "...Of course it is still possible so if you really want to, you can just try more harder!"


    Receptionist : *Shining Smile


    Jalak??? : (??Òæ?£©? ©ß©¥©ß


    ''Ahhh!'' I want to find a hole! Where is it!? Me and my own quick conclusion! What is with this bad habit of mine!?


    He have a bad habit of finding an anwer he is quriousabout but when he cannot find the answer, he will come with his own answer. If he knew such a thing beforehand, he will not creating a money making, unknown result plan like this. Especially it will be alot harder to tame another beast anymore considering that he got a penaltythat make him harder to convince other beast because of killing his own and losing it''s loyalty at the same time.


    ''That bastard of the Taming Shopkeeper not even warning me at all.''-blame himon his own mind.


    Just when he is being aggravated and want to go back asking for the Dog forgiveness...


    "Yo Jalak, what are you doing crying in front of the receptiont for?"


    ''Mu? Who is calling for me?'' Ask him in mind when he got called by someone whose voice somewhat nostalgic, the crowd around suddenly become restless and rowdy.


    "Wow! Isn''t he Junnar Triana?"


    "Ehh? Who is he? A famous person?"


    "Of course you idiot! He is the sole person in this server who actually manage to get accepted as Herion Magic Academy Teacher''s direct disciple!"


    "Wow! I don''t get the amazing thing about it! Am I weird!? Ow...!"


    "You deserve to get hit! It is normal to look for a place to make us stronger first when we got here! To get accepted, you need a good aptitude, brain, adaptibility, and some even ask for their looks and yet he got recognized from one of it''s teacher. Tell me whether it is amazing or not!?"


    "...That certainly amazing"


    "...Thank you for the introduction youuseless crowd. Why are you smiling brother?"


    "Nothing, just got a little bit big headed"


    ''That annoying smile never change''


    Thought jalak while being helped to stand up by his brother with a smile under the gaze of a lot people. This unseemingly trivial meeting really warm Jalak''s heart because it is feel like along time he met a people he could call family.


    ''It feel really uncomfortable though''


    But that truth still cannot be ignored - said Jalak with helplessness.

 4-Difference between them

    In the Restaurant called Reizenees on the second floor right beside the window inside Training Center, two individual looks like having a warm conversation under the curious gaze around and regretful expression for some who cannot get upstair.


    "Why are they so hyped up?"


    "Well I am kind of famous you know?"


    "...I already heard that part. What I mean is why they make a fuss by us eating here."


    "Oh that! It is because the second floor only can be sold to those who have a certain status. Unless you belong to some famous organization, one never allowed to eat here. First floor are for everyone"


    Such a rule only happen at the place who like to caste every single thing. It wouldn''t be weird if this kind of place actually having a nobility and commoner rule too.


    "By the way, how did it go?"


    "What is?" please ask properly oh brother of mine.


    "Living in the wild" Answer Jalak''s brother in a huss.


    ''...It is quite exciting and I cannot wait to go there again later''


    Jalak feel like there might be something going on with the term of ''living outside'' so he use communication feature on his system. This feature is really weird because it manage to get where Jalak even though there is no system whatsoever over there but it connected to his smartphone instead. Even when his phone actually out of batteries or there is no signal, the call would still get through no matter what but in exchange, he cannot call back with his phone.


    ''...Why using phone call?''


    ''...Why are you using a huss voice?''


    "We can talk normally you know?"


    ''...I like talking in this manner so let''s get to the topic. Do you have anything to ask me with?''


    ''Well cannot be helped. Tell me everything. From how you survive, where are you going to hide in that place, a quirk of monster you fight over there, the posibility the rain can do to your body, plus how and when you die'' Ask Jalak''s brother with serious expression. Finally getting serious huh- thought Jalak as he tell the brother of his about everything from days one until the days he died.


    "That''s been hard on you."


    "Not at all, actually it kind of...what are you doing?"


    In the middle of explaining, he got surprised seeing his brother actually lowering his head until it make a contact on the the table. This gesture even bewildered some of the curious gaze that have been monitoring them from the beginning.


    "I am... No, we are very sorry. We mean it!"


    "..."


    Haha... please stop it brother. I am never bothered by such a thing so could you please...raise your head.-with a wry and strained smile he thought that way.


    ''Yeah, suck it. Who am I trying to fool anyway?''


    "If you all really meant it, you all should rush here once you get my phone. What kind of family you all are exactly? Meeting? Research? Am I really that unimportant to reject my request even though you all ask me to survive in order to get an information from the outside?"


    Junnar is still lowering his head so he don''t know what kind of expression his brother make but that monotone and liveless voice are enough to tell him everything.


    "...An apologize won''t cut it" Said Jalak once again in very aggrieved, sighful remark.


    Truth be told, the first thing he want to once coming back is just talking to his own family.


    ''Father, mother, I am surviving in that wilderness you know!''


    ''Bro listen to this story of mine when I fight that beast...!''


    ''Wah, We are so proud of you, Jalak! ''-That kind of Imagination produced in his mind on its own so he cannot ignore it away just like that.


    The cruel fact but slapping him awake with their heartless reply. I want to look for something fun! is there anything I can do? Oh hey, Richard guy refer me to something really interesting so why don''t we just check it out first? -That flow of ideas appear on it''s own in order to protect the almost breaking mentality of it''s host.


    Truth be told his brother are the closest one to him and the most bsatard of a person even way before so he can get his careless remark from before, but...


    "Can you explain what happened to Father and Mother?"


    At least he want to know their well being that forced them to not meet him right away''.


    ''Yeah who the fuck care about my own health! I can go kill myself and got revived as an healthy one anyway but there is no way I could get by without asking that worryful of a question.''


    "They are behind you"


    "...?"


    He is confused at fir ls but when He is looking back, he saw two person that he miss very much on his painful day.


    The some strained of white hair that of a father, that wavy black hair of her mother, even looking only that feature he can guess with absolute certainty that they are his parent as if he will kill whoever said otherwise.


    Jalak cannot see their expression, heck he cannot even tell whether they are trully doing it in all honesty by performing a dogeza. Quivering body though so little to be noticed, poor hair grooming...


    "...we are very sorry"


    ...and a bit frail of moaning that of an apology make the before liveless eyes of Jalak gaib some little light.


    "Actually...we are regret cannot come right away"


    "Don''t make excuse dear...You can hate us all you want jalak"


    He is not very sure at first but now he understand that they are doing it out full regret for real after hearing the weird vibrating voice of theirs.


    "Haha...ha...Haah~" laugh him full of exhaustion and relief.


    ''Even an amateur like me can understand''


    *Drip


    He can only bit his lower lips and shake his head helplessly while looking up for no reason whatsoever. He don''t dare to talk fearing that what come out might be only an incomprehensible snuffled voice of his. Walking toward the table, palm closing his face, he just sit in the chair with no sound that can be heard from around even though there are a lot of people but his brother who still didn''t raise his head.


    ''I am glad''


    Sigh of relief pouring out of his eyes warming not only the face but too his heart and mind.


    "...I am truly glad"


    -That they are alive and well- said him again with an audible voice.


    "Hey who is that dude? They are doing a dogeza you know? Are they a japanese oriented family?"


    "Must be their family, but don''t know why an entire family doing that"


    "Junna, Yuudi, Luisa, all of them are a famous figure within the Revived one but never saw that last dude"


    "Hussed, let''s just observe them for now"


    No matter how much you try to be secretive, that voice actually not that low which make one wonder whether they truly seriously doing it or not.


    ''Their annoying comment really start to get on my nerve''


    ***


    It is already his 4 plate of dish that Jalak eat right now but they are still annoyingly stay behind even though there are no food left on their table.The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.


    The silent but surrounded with a lot of murmuring around it atmosphere he get really make Jalak feel uncomfortable. Junna already eating with a carferee smile on so he don''t want to even bother with that jerk of a brother but his parents really make him helpless.


    "..."


    They are still doing the dogeza up till now and his brother not even asking or suggesting Jalak to let them raise their head already really qualiffied Junna as unfillial son. Unfortunately, Jalak have no intention to do that anyway for now atleast so he too qualified to be unfilial son.


    Eating like someone who starved for 7 days, Jalak decide to forgive them after finishing his fill because he knew that they will say something like asking for some kind of punishment so he will say the punishment are that pose afterward.


    That is the kind of plan Jalak have so he ignore the weird gaze that coming from the other ''Choosen One'' customer around him.


    ''Even 3 of them doing dogeza toward that bumpkin, who dare to protest such a trivial thing?'' maybe that kind of excuse was made automatically between themselve considering they know each of the 3 status among the revived one.


    The sad truth is, an idiot always exist within a sea of people and coincidentaly that block of a head are someone he met before.


    *Bang!


    The reverberated slamming sound echo around giving the others something going to happen kind of interesting show to watch.


    "You bastard, bumpkin like yo...*Guah!"


    Thrown that bulky guy rumbling the wall which he colided into.


    All of the revived one that manage to eat here really feeling it. A cold supressive aura that make one unable to move forgetting the thug that dare call themselve strongest even to famous party group on the back of their mind.


    "Woah."


    "*Whistle"


    But all of the restaurant staff only look at Jalak with shining interest eyes with the spectacle on their shop having no intention to stop such an event except for that certain Black Suit Girl with black ponytail hair than watching the spectacle with a wry smile.


    Continue eating with the slowly retracting feet, he ignore the surprised expression of Junna and their parents confusion with a closed blisful eyes.


    *Slurp


    *Burp


    ¡°...it feels like forever since I eat a vegetable and egg. Very delicious treat¡±


    ¡°Thank you for your compliment dear customer. If you have any problem or need our assistance, do not hesitate to call our waiter or me please¡±


    ''Since when has she been there!?'' shocked Jalak but still maintain his calmness.


    ¡°...Thank you for the service umm¡±


    ¡°You can call me Fany sir, I am the Manager on duty for todays. Nice to meet you.¡±


    ¡°Please for the politness Ms. Fany, your restaurant truly a great place to eat at. Thank you for the food¡±


    Such is the conversation of a nobody with big shot from famous restaurant, leaving a gasp of surprise from every revived one who think themselve as a chosen one and confusion for other who realize her weird sudden appearance.


    ¡°Wow Jalak, you become a monster¡±


    ¡°You are the last one I want to hear that from¡±


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°Ask mom and dad for further confirmation please. And you know what? Please get up already. It have been thirty minutes, are you all not tired?¡±


    ¡°...Finally¡±


    ¡°*Sob I miss you son!¡±


    Junnar remark, the serious answer of Dad,and the warm worry that coming from the now hugging her son that of a Mom was a daily conversation that exactly make his lips curled up relaxly.


    The reunion really feel out of place when the people around you actually going down from this stair one by one in hurry after the unpleasant condemn gaze the manager''s put toward those who just sit for the show, while others who still have money still wanting to stay for a bit longer.


    A little pleasantry, few stupid remark, careless answer, negligible scolding, and a repeated hug went by with a blink and they finally went into meeting mode after Junna retell everything about Jalak¡¯s life outside.


    ¡°I can only say thanks for the hard work, son.¡±


    ¡°Jalak, you can just live here afterward. Finding a job that not related with figthing actually not that hard¡±


    ¡°It is fine Mom, Dad. I feel worry at first but...( Really!? Can I do that!? ) could you shut up for a moment bro?...I am fine because I need to beat someone I met at the outside¡±


    ¡°¡±¡±...¡±¡±¡±


    ¡°Heheh, Jalak, may I know the bastard?¡± Your smile creeping me out bro. Just what the heck happened ever since the last time we met?


    ¡°Tell me the detail Son.¡±


    ¡°Revenge is kind of bad I think? But I want to at least hear what¡¯s going on between you two¡±


    Answer both parents from adults point of few. In the world where killing might be the fastest way to end an argument, the word ¡°Beat someone up¡± would be a new kind of statement one use to take someone¡¯s life.


    They are decided to live in the city because that hotblooded, thrilling way of life already out of their scoope of interest so they think it might not be so bad for their son to do so but it is different for him so he need a reason to go outside again.


    ¡°Nothing in particular. Just want to get a bit of revenge to that annoying dude¡±


    Brush Jalak off of their question while proping his back with a relaxed half closed eyes but the now leaned forward and raised eyebrows of his family starting to make Jalak feel like he is being burned by their hot gaze so he clarified his sentence again.


    ¡°It is not killing me or rather, it help me to improve so much that I cannot be thankful enough. Beating it up only my way of saying thanks. That¡¯s all¡±


    Propping the chin on his palm, he answer half heartlessly while he is looking at the outside street making the now slumped familiy of his dispirited. Maybe he is still angry-Thought them with a forced laugh.


    ¡°Stop it please. I am not making a distance. It is just personal issue so please just let it be¡±


    But Jalak of course deny it strongly in order to not make the now harmonious atmosphere between to be awkward.


    ¡°It is quite embarassing anyway¡±


    ¡°¡±¡±...HM(?)MMM. IT??¡±¡±¡±


    ¡°You are not into some kind of fetish ar...¡±


    ¡°I AM NOT¡±


    "Explain to me in detail pl..."


    "I WON''T"


    "SON, WHY DON''T YOU JUST LIVE WITH ME AND..." Ask mom with, he don''t whether it is a question or a command, father worryful question, and brother disbelieve gaze altogether.


    "I am sorry for interrupting mom but, I am not interested" Jalak still answer her negatively.


    ''Is there something wrong with me?''


    Ask him worriedly in heart for he is actually happy with this new kind of distrust they have toward him.


    "Yes, ''it''. I am talking about a beast who actually reshape me into someone who can survive outside. But because of ''It'' too that I am revived here. That bastard really piss me off and No. I am not embarassed by something sexual. If you all ever think so even for a moment, then go for a check up already"


    The irritated voice of Jalak really made them feel relief for their youngest member actually not corrupted as they feared.


    Because the convertation might not get anywhere, Jalak ask their parents about their well being and their plan from now onward. He is planning to hunt outside while he don''t bother about his brother considering he will tell Jalak without even being asked so only the parents plan remain.


    "We explain to you that each one of us still on the middle of meeting, right?"


    Ask dad with confirmation but continuing without waiting for the reply.


    "For dad, it is the government meeting. They are confused too but they need make their place here as fast as possible in order to Refrain the revived one to doing something troublesome."


    "For mom, I ask for the library commitee to let me join them and this meeting is my first so it is kind of crucial time for me"


    Still not getting the important part from there- kind of rude remark that Jalak have toward that explanation but it seems that his thought still quite shallow.


    "Both of us position are important information source in order the get the news ahead of time from the perspective of both revived and native one."


    That is the true meaning behind their time consuming plan.


    "I already ask mother on the way and she said that she can read as much book as long she not neglecting her work"


    "With that, I can maybe find some clue to know just what is happening to us, what is this place imply, and any other crucial information. As for dad, please ask him."


    "¡­Our last meeting are the plan to send the first ever qualified party to hunt outside."


    "..."


    "¡­"


    Their explanation silenced both akan of theirs who still having a confused and curious gaze on.


    "What I am qurious out of all, how did you manage to do that within 7 days only? Government are secretive organization, and gaining someone trust are not that simple"-said Jalak asking for information. Junna still looking at his mother with his curious gaze but it seems he is not planniy to say anything at the moments.


    "Actually¡­"


    But just when the dad just want to answer, a hurried footstep companied with a few others following it are heard by them especially the somewhat desperate voice some of them make.


    Every one on the scene, waiting on still for what who is the people who make a ruckus in this restaurant but when the father and other guest Saw who is communicate, they stood at the same time as if their button have been Pressed.


    "Richard?"


    Ask father full of confusion toward the RedRoyal with clean and fresh attire but anxiety and alert gaze expression on their face. Looking left and right as if looking for someone, Richard raise his eyebrows and hurried himself toward Jalak''s father before grabing both of his shoulder.


    "Do you know someone who kick a guy flying and eat here a moment ago?"


    "¡­Why do you ask?"


    "Just answer it!!"


    *Rattle


    Frown Jalak and Junna who stand up at the same time with a half closed eyes looking at Richard that dare commanding their father questioningly.


    ''Should I tell him?'' ask his father toward Jalak but before he could reply.


    "That''s him! Apprehend him right now!!"


    "Yes that''s him! Not only he dare to kick big bro, he even threatened to kill us!"


    "He said that if not giving extortion money, he will follow us if it''s possible!"


    ''If you all want to make a lie, at least try a little harder trio monkey. Even the monkey outside who mutated are way smarter than you all combined.''


    Jalak want retort so much with their nonsense but the now gritting his teeth that of richard are way important.


    "You are the one who did that?"


    "Yes I*swoosh¡­did"


    "¡­You can dodge my attack from this distance so it must be true."


    Attacking someone from almost pointblank range all of sudden you want to get away just like that? As if his bar meter that rapididly rising become almost reach his peak.


    "Wait Richard! Aren''t your planning to venture outside? That''s our agreement."


    "SHUT UP!"


    *Bang!


    *Crash!


    """¡­."""


    Warning


    The individual Richard Raich health meter almost dissapear. If he died because of your attack, penalty will be given accordingly.


    Exciteness, eagerness, confusion, then fear. As if a mental rollercoaster, their feeling jumbled upside-down until they realise what happened.


    "Someone just kill a person!!"


    "Hey just what happened?"


    "That dude just attack Richard. Still, it is weird because that kick on the head should not be too much for someone as Richard capabilities."


    The only thing Jalak did was kicking his opponent head and there should be no blood whatsoever but how come the people around know that Richard already dying?


    "OH MY¡­JALAK, help your dad to apply health potion on him or else you will be Kicked out of the city!"


    "Thanks for the kick bro, I very much want to that before thought I thing you will be alright considering the exiled place you are going to go to are way softer compared with you story"


    "Dear, why don''t you just let him be? Wait, Jalak Will be given to the punisher so it can''t be helped huh?"


    "Richard! You bastard! What have you done!?"


    "Yuudi Triana, you better explain yourself or we eill report you to the council!"


    "Richard! Hang on there I will heal you!"


    As if hell break loose, the chaos make this quite peacefull atmosphere became heated at this moments. Shout and cry, desperate command from richards closed one, and sneer from the opposite make it really unbearable place to stay.


    The worker and manager became pissed with how rude their conduct are. She look at the guy who she just acquaintance with, shaking her with a low sigh before deciding to butt in again but of course no intention to help.


    "¡­why don''t you just let him die? He eill be revived again anyway"


    But Jalak remarks silenced all of them again.

 5-What family meant

    "Am I wrong?"


    ''Why are they exagerating so much? I know dying and killing are something that normal civilized person not used to see but I know that you are just like me''


    "You all feel it too right? There is actually no sense of urgency in your heart. You just have that respons out of habit"


    Yet what appear in front of Jalak are only silence.


    ''Jalak, I recommend you to just shut up for now. Unlike you, we are traumatized by a beast''


    ''There is this one case where one Kicked out to a dungeon for a Day. He got revived in in healthy condition for both body and mind but you cannot erase the memory''


    ''That guy go crazy until collapse and and then waking up forgetting everything all of sudden''


    ''...Then what the use of the lesson if you forget it?''


    ''''''His body still remember''''''


    Said the three of them at the same time while narating how much the guy ended up always trembling at the sight of blood and beast.


    Just what kind of crazy thing experiences for him to be like that?


    Do the lost memory are normal thing or systems doing?


    Their fear toward the unknown make the revived one whose already blending with the rule widen their eyes in shock. On the other hand, someone who never even know the rule still understand the guy who got kicked out from that story.


    Jalak feel weird at first. What would you do in order for those unfamiliar people to get used to every absurdness that smacked their face?


    The answer seems to be through force.


    They learn through experience so this city keep giving them an example.


    This place are absolutely safe and we will keep you here for a few years, so please abide our rule.


    This is what happen to those Kicked outside and if you don''t believe in me, we will provide the place for you to experience it again that is a Training Tower.


    Feeling that they are capable enough, in ignorance they would try their luck and again will be ''Killed'' awake from the cold hard truth.


    Already know that killing someone mean your mentality might be broken and yet this guy still dare to act nonchalant- Such is a thought that pass every Revived thought that availabe.


    ''Is there a conspiracy going on here? Are they intending to reshape us or to tame us?''


    But on the other hand, Jalak who look at things with suspicious eyes miss the fact thathe doesn''t feel a thing even though he almost kill a person bare handed.


    "How is it?"


    "It seems that he already passed the critical condition. Better if we just let him sleep at this Tower''s Inn even though it''s rather expensive"


    "You bastard"


    Almost uncover the the City''s dark truth but stopped midway because of hostile gaze radiating from the party in front of him, his lips twitched in wonder to just what will become the ''don''t want to attract attention'' life of his.


    "Wait, you are the one who being helped by richard in the town right?"


    "Now that you mention it, he is that guy from before!"


    "If its like that, is it really the way to pay you debt toward your benefactor?"


    ''Wow! I know he help me out of kindness. But if you compare from selling only your appearance to insulting your parents in front of you, there are nothing to calculate about anymore so he really deserve it with no doubt.''


    Keeping in mind that the conflict might solved peacefully or not depepending on how he solve this problem, he decide to just apologize at least for now.


    "I now that it is indeed too much to act in violence even though Richard shout, grab the shirt, and cursing your father in front of you, at least as an adult, I need to ascertain everything just why he do that and not blaming other indiscriminately before responding like a uncivilized wild monkey. It is completelly my fault, Is there anything I can do to pay for it?"


    So he bow deeply with a perfect posture describing the art of an apology to it''s fullest. Unfortunatelly, there is no response from the receiving party which make Jalak think it is not enough so he goes way further and do a dogeza afterward.


    ''I even ask them to let me know how the repay the damage but they didn''t answer?- Thought Jalak in wonder.


    "You!! Ar...are you indirectly implying that we are unciviled wild monkey!? "


    "Eh?Wh? No no. You just get angry out of ''reflex'' when your closed one being ''hurt'' right? As a ''wise'' and ''tolerant adult'' that I am, there is no way for me to exagerated thing right?"


    Of course acting like that when someone almost killed your friend by no means still can make anyone calm


    But there is no way they can respond you with welcomely when you are indirectly cursing them. Of cousre he do that on purpose considering he really can''t stand his dad being treated that way but he indeed apologizing so it''s still count. In his eyes, even if they are his long life friend, he will do the same even though what is happening just now repeated again.


    Well, Jalak never expected his mere kick manage to make that kind of injury so he will become more careful from now on.


    "When one apologize, it will be not perfect if I cannot repay it with honesty so please just consult with me"


    "You...yeah! We will kick you to almost..."


    "What?"


    Tilted Jalaks head with the still deep bow and perfect manner, waiting for the last sentence that got stuck to the healer girls throat.


    "...stop it Hanna. You are being played by him. My name is Lexa, an assassin. Why don''t you give me your name too?"


    ''The calm one finally appear'' thought him while finally raising his head.


    "My name is Jalak Trianna, Yuudi''s second son"


    "Jalak, is it? Yuudi''s son? Then how do you plan to show your sinceritiy?"


    "Wel, let''s the rule decide"


    "...Didn''t you say that you will pay with anything you can do?"


    "I will decide after hearing your request first"


    Hand on his chin with downward gaze, Lexa ponder a moment before bringing his party to the corner and seems like debating about something. With a drama that unfold by just looking at their varied expression, Lexa finally walk toward Jalak and said with serious low tone.


    "Join our party"


    Ding


    Lexa have ask you to join his party. Would you like to receive it?


    ''Dad...''


    ''...His party should be full already''


    ''Okay''


    As expected from one own blood. With a mere glance and a little facial gesture, Yuudi manage to make sense what his son asking for.


    "Shouldn''t you ask for Richard opinion first?"


    "I already ask the whole member except him. He is indeed our leader but doesn''t mean he is the sole decision maker"


    "...a party where their member make a decision on their own might collapse at any moment. Ask me again when you already ask Richard opinion on the matter"


    Backstabed or traitor are the most normal thing in organization even to the smallest group of elementary school children let alone an adult one. On top of that, Jalak still doesn''t know what are they planning to do by asking him that so he decide to just delay his answer in a roundabout way.


    With an okay and the arrival of the town guard that surprise Jalak quite a bit, he leave the just met family of his and dragged by two guards on both side. Not even taking the first step on the staircase, a clack sound appear behind him giving a dejavu feeling that a certain woman do a minutes ago.


    "Is there anything I can help you with?"


    "Can we talk for abit?''


    "Is it really alright?" tilted Jalak''s head gazing questioningly toward the guard on both his side.


    "...1 Minutes"


    ''Isn''t that harsh?'' Rais his brows with the short allowed time that given bythem.


    "So he said"


    "Don''t worry, I will make it fast."


    *Ding


    Fany''sRequest


    With the rise in restaurant''s customer flow, she and her cook''s decide to try something new in meat base dishes.


    Bring 6 kg of meat she never use for cooking before from the Prison Dungeon for her to experiment with.


    Difficulty??: E


    Time limit? : 2 Days


    Reward?? : Depend


    Fany''s Favourability


    Would you like to receive it?


    Notice : Decrease in Fany''s Favourability if refused


    ''Hmm? She is giving me quest? Is she the part of the system too? And I saw something that cannot be ignored here''


    "Prison Dungeon? Not wilderness outside the town?"Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site.


    "You can ask the guard after this because of the limited time. Then?"


    "The reward are vague and yet there is no punishment attached if I fail. Can you explain?"


    "Simple. Because if you bring E rank meat and B rank meat, both qualified all the same even though the difficulty on aquiring it completely different right? As for punishment, there are none. I don''t hope too much so don''t worry about it"


    "...What if I refuse"


    "...None. Again, I am not hoping too much in the first place"


    ''Such a blatant lie and yet no clue she is lying at all. Whether she is hiding it too brilliantly or just think that way even though it is not.''


    "Understand. I accept"


    Said Jalak''s shaking the surprisingly delicate hand of Fany''s while adding her as a friend.


    ***


    "I thought the system will be the one to give a punisment but it seem I couldn''t be more wrong.


    This world really messed up. "


    You think just because a random text appearing in front of you, people would believe such a thing?


    Yet, just like a heaven decree, every single person in that restaurant have the same thought when Jalak almost kill Richard in that conflict.


    "There must be somekind of existing Ruler for them to believe in. And the most logical thing would be a native"


    "Your sentence will be given in due time so be prepared and don''t do anything stupid"


    "I understand officer."


    "Who is officer? We are town guard! I already told you multiple times you know?"


    "Sorry, a habit of mine from before"


    "Seriously. You call yourself revived one just because you cannot die right?"


    "¡­"


    "But no matter how far you run away, at the end of the day, you all are still human. In front of absolute power, we are the same"


    "Why are you become sentimental all of sudden?"


    "I am warning you not to kill just because one cannot die! You will experiences what your victims feeling when faced with near death before long so please do repent okay?"


    "I just never though he is that weak"


    "I am tired talking with you, seriously"


    "You are really kind to talk with a death convict. Normally, the one in charge should be a cold blooded one for convenience sake."


    "I try to be but I think that you will understand anyway so I stop pretending"


    "By the way, how far is it? We both already walking for around 20 minutes. You are not tie me up, only just wearing a town gurads uniform with only a sword on hand, and yet only two of you escort me there? How bold"


    The convertation between a prisoner and a guard should be a tense one but they both talk so casually so some might misunderstand them as acquaintance . Especially Jalak, he just walk beside the guard without being tied and treated like a prisoner that he is. Based on the rules, he will be kicked out of town for 1 days and not allowed to be revived inside. As how the process work, they say Jalak will be sent inside a dungeon full of monster and be killed all over for him to repent just like how the wilderness work.


    "One beside you, one behind you, that is enough if you ask me. But If you dare to attack us, the city guards will hunt you down so don''t need to worry about that except if you are an idiot"


    "¡­if that idiot actually me?"


    "You are not an idiot I bet"


    These guys really...


    Truthfuly, Jalak already realise what is going on with the so called native of this city ever since he met the oldman carrying a broom at that time.


    ''That oldman. I still can tell how strong he is but they are completely different. I cannot imagine myself what will happen to me after attacking them at all''


    "By the way, could you please stop playing around?"


    "I don''t think I do, you know? For me, a system are something that need to be used to as fast as possible so checking it''s feature on the way there are the way to cut corner"


    Answer Jalak without moving his gaze from what infront of him while swipe and tap over here and there. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, others could''t see just what he is playing at so it would only looks like he is swiping on thin air.


    "By the way, may I know why I am not kicked out outside but instead send to a dungeon prison?"


    "I will tell not because you are special but we are intented to tell all of the revived who lived here with us so please don''t think to deeply into it ok."


    ''Why not tell them from the get go?"


    "Well, it is the result from our heated meeting just 2 days ago. The rules only stated that you are not allowed revived into the town and will be kicked out when doing a certain crime right?"


    "Yes"


    "Prison Dungeon are considered outside the town too so it''s still counted. Helping us clear the dungeon inside, the monster already one we know, and we still abiding the rule so it is 3 bird with one stone"


    "...I thought we will forced by the system directly? What''s going on? You can change the system just because doing a meeting ? And clearing the dungeon?"


    ''Could it be they think a convict would have the cappabilites to do that? Or maybe they think far ahead in case we become stronger?''


    "Hahaha, you will know later because it will be no fun otherwise. Anyway, you get the quest because of that reason so it might be not too bad right? Well, if you can finish it, that is"


    ''Haha, your''e right. Never thought I get a quest from that incident''


    Looking the Quest menu as hearing the warm laugh the town guard with smile give all the time, he remember what happened to him way back after he kick richard and realize you don''t need to ask them but instead they will give you one if you are qualified to certain extent.


    "Oh yeah, I need to go to A weapon shop called Dorr Blacksmith. You know where?"


    "Preparing for the dungeon? It is not allowed you know."


    "Not to buy a weapon but to receive a quest. Fany''s say that he is an acquaintance of her and I can just ask him a whether he need other material othen than the meat."


    It is not a must but he receive a recommendation that really not much of a hassle if compared with the possible reward.


    "Well, cannot be helped then." said the guard both behind and beside Jalak as they turn back away and walk to the opposite direction.


    "...Don''t tell me that we are already bypass it?"


    "Yeah, and quite far away at that you know? You should just tell me earlier"


    "...I really want to skip it."


    Yeah of course he wouldn''t as he shake head with a slumped back following the ever smilingguide of his . A good thing though they are not pass by it for too far as he gap his mouth from the shop that quite differ from what he expect.


    "...is it a HP counter you can find in the back alley? How come a weapon shop only sell a handfull of weapon and accessories without armor?"


    ''Well, just check it first and complain later'' - tap tap heknocked the counter of that shop with no one attend it for as he can see.


    "Excuse me! I am Jalak Trianna, anyone there? "- Ask Jalak as he try to take a peek inside this small beside the main street shop''s that almost no one in sight, a lone young guy with the height of 167 cm and wavy hair black hair that reach hiswhite a bit brownish of his pointed nose and circle black rimmed glasses on, Jalak greet the guy with a radiating eyes.


    "You must be the blacksmith!"


    "Eh? isn''t that obvious?"


    "Of course not! The most opposite impression I get from normal blacksmith are your entire being. Because I always met unexpected things for the past few days, I somehow became suspicious but never though I guess it right!"


    "...You just reject my entire existence as a blacksmith you know. You are not someone that my sister recommend. I assure it"


    ''Sister?''


    "Wait, wait! I am sorry okay. Actually I just want to ask whether you want to entrust me with something considering that I will go to the dungeon in a minute"


    "Haaa~ Don''t need it. I thought sister recommend someone she is familiar with but never though you are not even reizen''s resident"


    "Is there something wrong with it?" frown Jalak in puzzlement with the new kind of discrimination he don''t know about.


    "Please don''t misunderstand, it is just...As a new resident, you are not even familliar with a beast isn''t it?"


    ''Hmm...could it be? Let''s test it''


    Swipe Jalak atthe pocket bag on his waist, as he lifted the corner of his lips.


    "...Oh yeah, I need to take it manually"


    A tint of redness appear as he smile embarassedly while taking a something that seems to be a fang and claws of the monster that seems clipped roughly. No matter, what make the cannot see his expression because covered by his bangs that of the blacksmith to widen his mouth a little was because all of those things origin.


    "...Why do you show me that?"


    "Nothing. Because maybe I can sell it all to you after hunt them down myself"


    Said jalak while shrugged his shoulder nonchalantly. The blacksmith and 2 guards that follow Jalak inside in order to prevent him from buying a weapon secretly only look at him with widen eyes in wonder. Is he lying? So where did he get those? How come a so called revived on manage to do that?


    "...So that''s how it is" smile him creepily as the blacksmith looking at Jalak''s up and down as if inspecting a product. Of course Jalak don''t know what that imply but he don''t care about it as long as he got the quest. What hedont manage to seeactually both of the guard too, look at him but with different manner.


    "I wil not buy your loot for now, but I will ask you a request then"


    *Ding


    David''s Request


    As a young blacksmith who aspire to make a name for himself, david decide to only sell unimpressive product until he manage to craft more impactful weapon and surprise people in one go. Bring something that cappable of making him surprised to help his dream.


    Difficulty??: E


    Time limit? : 2 Days


    Reward?? : Depend


    David''s Favourability


    Would you like to receive it?


    "What a vague request. And your name are not ''Dorr'' but David"


    "How is it? Giving up?"


    "Well, it seems you are not expecting anything so let me take it"


    Smile the both of them as they shake hand confirming with an add friend with each other as the last parting. Different from Fany, there is no decrease in favourability rating maybe because it is still zero in the first place so he really feel like there is no loss in receiving it. The time goes by and with the guide ( Supervisition ) of the two guard.


    He finally reach the supossed prison dungeon that surprisingly in the middle of the town andacutally underground while the 3 people standing in front of 5 door around 5 meter high that only shown a black shadow in it as it''s doors possibly because of how dark the inside of it.


    "This dungeon named ''The Great Lokingya Forest'' that have an environment of a complete forest even though it is underground. When the city build, our people don''t realize it''s existence untill there is a beast break out so we decide to kill the monster inside periodically"


    "On the other hand, you all give them a food that is a human that doing a crime in order to make them satiated, right?"


    "Didn''t I say thatrule of sending a criminal here only reached 2 days ago?"


    "Yeah, and you didn''t say that it is only for us revived one but certainly Reizen''s city resident are not only us"


    "...Apologize for not saying it. Yes, for the resident of this city, such a rule already normal so I omit it out of habit"


    "Hahaha, please don''t worry cause I will not mind it at all"


    "Thank you for your consideration. Anyway, you need to enter this place and only capable of get out until 24 hours. But if you are not coming out in 2 days, we will drag you out forcefully so please rest assured"


    ''So that is the reason for 2 days limit. I don''t want to ask why though, considering he might omit the info again''


    Said him in mind with an hidden suspicious toward that smiling guard who might do it on purpose.


    "I am sorry for saying abruptly but is it alright if I ask a favour too?"


    *Ding


    The town guard requesting your permission for asking a quest. Detailed info will be given afterward.


    Would you like to permit it?


    "Well, that is so nice of you to ask for the permission first but actually, I want to refrain from accepting more. Sorry"


    "Hahaha, don''t worry about it. That is my mistake for asking still even though I know it is quite forceful of me."


    Said the guard wryly smiling for how much unbearable his conduct was but of course Jalak only replied him with a reassuring expression. Feeling that apologizing might not enough, the guard reach something out of his pocket and giving it toward Jalak.


    "It might not much but please take this"


    StareJalak''s with a curious smile toward the ring that have been put on his hand.


    "Just consdier it as a small token. A ring that allow you to cast a simple spell that might help in critical condition."


    It is just a normal ring with a little intricate carving that show no impressiveness. Jalak''s feel hesitant with his eyes wandering all over but decide to just receive it anyway. He try to inspect it just like how you did in a game but what shown only a general information.


    Having a little more pleasantry as if going on a trip, Jalaks walk toward one of the gate but abruptly stopped midway.


    "By the way, where would I need to go to?"


    "All of them actually the same but if it is alright with you, I recommend going to the very leftmost because that place will teleport you into one of the most deserted place inside the forest"


    Thanks for the info-said Jalak''s as he wave his hand without looking back while his figure dissapear as if sucked when walking toward that door''s.


    The guard standing there without moving for 1 minute before finally left and then close the only way out from this underground place with double lock of magic and tool.


    Jalak unfortunately, couldn''t see that the guard that always talking with him while smiling begin to darken as he wave his hand toward his companion.


    "Sent the this information toward his highness. Troublesome contender might appear as Reizen''s representative for monthly warrior ranking. They will decide what should we do later"


    "Understand. But, is it alright to just left him as it is? Isn''t he going to be our city''s rival?"


    "...we are only asked to infliterate for information gathering not decision making. That is why I give him that ring in the first place. It will give a signal so that our companion from inside can monitor him from a far"


    "So that''s the reason why you recommend him that door in order for him to be teleported as close to them as possible. Understand, I will take my leave first"


    So they both go for different direction. Jalak might not expect him considering he is only meet Jalak for a few minutes while always give a favourable impression.


    Persenting a gift out of gamble and yet the dunce actually receive it without much suspicious make the always smiling guard turn into a sneer.


    "It seems he is more naive than expected"


    Ridicule him toward the guy who take a suspicious ring from a stranger he just met while planning to prepare for the next step. What the guy didn''t realise was, Jalak actually coming out again from the door even though he should be teleported right away after entering.


    "A good thing this teleporter asking me first instead forced teleport. Good thing this door have a dark feature that cannot be seen from outside." Look jalak back toward the ever dark gate of dungeon.


    Looking at the supposed gift and the message he got from his family that full of caution warning about the guard make him lift the corner of his lips sneer.


    Always playing with the system all the way here, he is actually chatting with his families all the time instead of playing with it thouhtlessly. With a mere casual remarks from his dad at first who already wise enough to see through people, Yuudi''s suggestion to be careful with the guard suddenly become a suspicion when even Fany''s warning him about that too


    Considering there is no way the quest giver forgot to give David''s shop location, he decide to just delay the time by making them pass by it for not too close but not that far either in order to not arouse the ''enemy'' suspicion.


    In the meantime, Jalak ask his families a favour to gather info as much as possible about dungeon and the guard which make his heart warmed for their help and comeout with a warning from his dad.


    "Don''t believe in them"


    Shaking his head while walking to another door that the rightmost side, the figure of Jalak again eaten by the darkness after which he finally teleported toward execution place


    "I don''t know what is your plan by giving me this ring but I will definitely not letting it goes as your plan" said Jalak for the last time in mumble with a serious expression on him.