《The Magic Swordsman》 Arc 1 - Prologue The Main Protagonist Clark was leading an army that his majesty the king ordered him to the demon king¡¯s territory. The military he commanded was a large standing force from the surrounding kingdoms. Aiming to save the humanity from the demon king''s invasion, they rallied together and sent a subjugation army to defeat him. Next to Clark''s side, was Elena. She was Clark¡¯s childhood friend as well as one of the guild leader of the S-rank adventurer guild from the Kingdom of Heoryn. Followed by the guild members who accepted to go with her, she assisted Clark in his subjugation. Entering the demon king¡¯s territory, the army who saw the devasted lands that were once fertile began to become pessimistic. ¡®Do we, humans even stand a chance to win against the demon races?¡¯ Such a question haunted the soldiers during travel. After all, the demons were a race that existed in this world even before the birth of the first human. They were one of the most powerful race who dared to compete with the Gods themselves thousands of years ago. Even now, defeated and supposed to be suppressed by the Gods, they still existed and were still as strong as they were in the past. The thought of them fighting against those mighty demon beings frightened the soldiers. They started to believe that they¡¯ll eventually fail the mission of defeating the demon king. Even worse, they began to worry about their own life and started to fear death. Their morale was below zero. But even so, the soldiers didn¡¯t escape the brigade and kept advancing. One of the reasons was the fate of those who run away from the army, they¡¯ll become traitors, and only death awaited them. The second reason was that of the chosen ones leading them, Clark. Clark was only a commoner until the day that he awakened the class [Hero]. After defeating a demon at the young age of 6, Clark became a knight serving the king¡¯s daughter. Obtaining wondrous deeds by protecting the princess more than once, the king promoted him to a knight commander. He then trained his troop and, with them, became one of the most influential forces in the country. Later on, Clark even surpassed the king¡¯s expectations by awakening the class [Paladin] after discovering his talents for light magic at the age of 16. Being one of the youngest [Paladin], he was assigned to defeat the demons that threatened his country until that the order of the demon¡¯s king subjugation came. He was a real source of courage for the soldiers who followed him. ***** In the blink of an eye, one month passed since the army entered the demon king''s territory. During that month, Clark and his army defeated all the demons on their way to the demon king''s capital. They conquered one by one the destroyed cities that were once human cities and overthrow the generals defending it. Thanks to that, Clark¡¯s army was now high-spirited and more trained than before. They were now confident enough to defeat the demon king. Located in the centre of the demon king¡¯s territory, the city where the demon king lived was once a human city. Ten years ago, the demon king revealed himself from the humans and invaded an empire. Bringing 2000 demons and 12 demon generals with him, they crushed the 500''000 soldiers from that same empire. He conquered the capital of that empire in a single day without any casualty on his side. It was an unbelievable achievement that frightened the surrounding kingdoms. Watching the city from afar, Clark was standing on the top of a hill 500 meters away from the city. Him, Elena, and his army have finally reached the destination and were preparing for the incoming assault. They already planned the strategy to conquer the town several months ago and didn''t need supplies preparation. They were only adjusting themselves psychologically for the unknown amount of day that they''ll fight in this town. Because today was the much awaited day, the final fight between the humans and the demons. ***** On the top of the city walls, the demon generals of the demon king were observing the army of humans approaching them. They were already aware of the invasion by the scouts, and they already prepared the defence. They were only waiting for the right opportunity to attack. Behind the generals, one thousand and two hundred demon sorcerers were waiting for the signal of their general. As for the main army, two thousand and three hundred demon soldiers were outside the city, in front of the walls and ready to defend the city. ¡®One meter more and you are dead!¡¯ One of the general thought. He was the one who led the sorcerers'' corp. One more meter was the distance they required to reach them with their magic spells. With a smirk, the general was impatiently waiting for that moment. But unfortunately for him, that moment never came. The man who was commanding the humans suddenly raised his arm, stopping the soldiers to proceed further. For whatever the reason implied, it allowed the humans to prevent the surprise attack from the demons. Curious about their sudden halt, the general couldn¡¯t help but mutters. ¡°What is wrong? Why don¡¯t they move forward?¡± But his answer was left unanswered. They weren¡¯t aware of the fact that the human side already prepared a strategy to demolish the city walls. It was only after that Clark waved his arm downwards that the response came by itself. *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* The moment Clark waved his arm, countless of four-wheeled wooden machine suddenly appeared. Hidden by large magic cloaks making them invisible to the naked eye, the engines emerged right after he ordered the surprise attack to start. Carrying a rock on a wooden spoon-shaped object, two humans operated one machine. The cadence was extremely fast, and since the demons didn¡¯t expect a surprise attack all of sudden, they didn¡¯t have the time to retreat.The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. In less than 15 seconds, the city walls were destroyed entirely by the catapults. The smoke was hiding the walls; thus, Clark didn¡¯t know if the attack worked. But after hearing a shout from one of the general, he concluded that the surprise attack failed. ¡°Destroy these machines! Hurry up! Charge!!!¡± Hearing the shout of their general, the demon soldiers reacted to the orders. It was easy for them to dodge the collapsing pieces of rocks, allowing them to be perfectly fine. They charged towards the humans with an angry expression as if they were ready to eat them on the spot. This view from the demon soldiers frightened the humans who saw them. Although Clark didn¡¯t know if the casualties on the other side were severe or not, he still needed to order the attack. They couldn¡¯t retreat anymore anyways due to the large-scale magic spells the demon sorcerers could use. It was a battle that was going to decide their survival, and if they were to run, more humans lives were going to die during the time they were going to prepare for another subjugation. Clenching his weapon firmly, Clark resolved himself and ordered the assault. ¡°For the humanity!¡± Watching Clark who charged towards the demon soldiers, Elena followed him. Clark inspired his army, but alone it won¡¯t help much. But she believed that with her and her party members, they could somehow give them more courage than a single man charging alone. And as she has expected, her thought was right on the spot. The soldiers motived themselves after seeing Elena and her guild members departing. They followed them from behind right after that Elena, and her party members left. The battle was a veritable bloodbath. There were as many casualties on both side, and it was only the start of the fight. The humans were more numerous than the demons; they fought in a 5-man group against a single one. But the veteran demon soldiers were physically far stronger than human; a 5-man group couldn¡¯t defeat a veteran demon soldier. Noticing that the battle could no longer continue like that, Clark ordered to Elena. ¡°Elena! I need you and your guild members to cover me!¡± Acknowledging his order, she nodded her head and followed him. Sneaking through the demons, Clark, Elena, and her guild members arrived in front of the castle¡¯s gates. They were concealing their presence with the help of a magician from Elena¡¯s guild members and were using invisibility cloaks to hide their group. Of course, the generals detected them and chased after them, but they didn¡¯t anticipate the group to split into two groups. Continuing his run, Clark turned his head towards Elena and shouted, ¡°I leave the rest to you! Please stay alive, Elena.¡± The group has already organised to separate and let Clark challenge the demon king alone. Elena trusted Clark¡¯s decision and didn¡¯t protest about such dangerous idea. Seeing Clark¡¯s back fading away to the castle, she turned her head towards the demon generals and engaged her battle with her guild members. Without stopping, Clark keeps advancing. Thanks to the back-up of Elena and her guild members, he could safely invade the castle. But he was short on time because he understood that Elena and her guild members couldn¡¯t hold the demon generals for too long. On his way to the throne room, he killed all the demons he faced. They were elite demons, but he was on a different level compared to them. It was a child¡¯s play for Clark to wipe the whole castle in the blink of an eye. When Clark arrived in front of the throne room, the demon king was already waiting for him. He was relaxing on the throne, smiling with an excited expression as if he expected that someone was coming to challenge him. Gripping his sword firmly, Clark clenched his teeth and rushed towards the demon king, determined. That was the final battle against the demon races that was about to end. Not only did Clark must to hurry due to Elena holding back the demon generals for him, but he also wanted to decrease the number of losses from his side as well. The more time he takes to defeat the demon king, the more soldiers outside are diminishing. The fight was close. Both sides were using their full strength to overpower the opposite party without holding back. Both of them have suffered light wounds during the infinite exchanges they had. None of each other undervalued the other individual. Fortunately for him, Clark was faster than the demon king, hence inflicted more damages to him. But the demon king¡¯s strength was overtaking him by far; it was a fight between speed and brute force. The battle already last for thirty minutes, and both of them sweated profusely. They were exhausted from the fight and take an opportunity to rest their shaking body. But at that moment, the generals of the demon king came back at the worse timing possible with Elena¡¯s group in hostage. The demon king then proposed to Clark, a duel between him and his generals to settle this fight. It was only a plot to reduce Clark¡¯s strength and weaken him further, allowing the demon king to restore his injured arm. But knowing that fact, Clark still accepted the proposal without hesitating. He couldn¡¯t allow himself to let Elena die here. Because not only she was his childhood friend, but it was also a promise that he made with one of his deceased best friends. That promise was similarly crucial than saving the world. Moreover, Clark didn¡¯t intend to lose either. Crushing one by one of the generals of the demon king, only Clark outlasted in the end. The demon king didn¡¯t interrupt the fight and valued his promise. But Clark¡¯s moves became heavier and heavier due to the continuous battles he had. He was gradually entering a weakened state. During the last match, the demon king discerned that he might lose to the duel that he arranged. Such thinking entered the demon king¡¯s mind as he watched the final fight between his most trusted general and Clark. And without the demon king realising it himself, he leaked a killing intent from his body which Clark noticed during his fight. Once the match between the last general of the demon king and Clark was about to end, the demon king released his entire strength and immediately rushed at Clark. He wanted to finish this fight as quick as possible as long as Clark was still weak and without any magical power left. But Clark already suspected such outcome, and with his strong determination, he prepared to end the combat between them. ***** ¡°Phew, I finally managed to end this game. The last boss was unexpectedly hard to defeat.¡± After having heaved a sigh of relief, Hiro Miyagawa watched the ending of the game in the giant TV screen in front of him. On the screen, the main protagonist Clark was holding Elena unconscious on his arm. ¡¶The Invasion Of The Demon King¡·, it was an RPG game that Hiro bought three days ago. Not only did the game was the best among the solo-RPG games within the market, but the game contents were also even more spectacular. The anime-like RPG in addition to the realism of the game on top of the multiples functions available brought the players many charms that one couldn¡¯t found in any other game. Although the price was a little high, costing 10,900 yen1, it was definitely worth the price. Looking at the ending of the game, Hiro smiled, totally satisfied. Without a single break and during three straight days, he cleared the game without any of his party members dying in the extreme mode. It was a fantastic feat that none of the players has yet to achieve since his release. Saving the data, Hiro was about to switch off the game and go to bed, but an announcement appeared on the TV screen.
You unlocked a new difficulty mode. Do you wish to play the game on the ¡¶Hardcore Mode¡·?
Even though he was exhausted from the lack of sleep, Hiro still pressed on his controller the ¡°Yes¡± button. A sudden white light flashed on the screen of the giant TV, blinding him who was in a dark chamber without any light. Closing both of his eyes, Hiro¡¯s brain who didn''t rest for three days in a row, forcing him to fall into a sleep-like state. Without him realising what was currently happening, the ¡¶Hardcore Mode¡·of, the game ¡¶The Invasion Of The Demon King¡·, has started.
110,900 yen is around 98 dollars. Chapter 1 Reincarnated into a support character The moment Hiro Miyagawa opened his eyes, an unknown wooden ceiling appeared in front of his eyes. The woods on the roof were made of oak and seemed to deteriorate. Realising that he was lying on a bed and not sitting in front of his TV screen, Hiro tried to stand his upper body up but then noticed that he couldn¡¯t move at all. Turning his head to look around him, he succeeded to move his head. There were wooden fences surroundings him, and after a closer observation, he understood that he was lying on a wooden cradle. On his right side, a young woman in his early twenties was occupying herself near a kitchen cooking something. Hiro could only see her back, but that woman had long black hair and was wearing a white blouse and dark brown pants. Finishing the preparation of the meals, she then turned her head towards Hiro and noticed his glances towards her. She then washed her hands on a water bucket and walked towards him. When she was close enough, Hiro¡¯s eyes widened. Because he recognised the face of the woman, who was in front of him. She was none other than Solene Girault, Theo Regnard¡¯s mother and a game character from the game ¡¶The Invasion Of The Demon King¡·. ¡®Did I reincarnated? No way¡­¡¯Hiro Thought. But before he could disprove that possibility, he then recalled the white flash on the TV screen. ¡®Maybe this is the¡¶Hardcore Mode¡·? That must be that or¡­ a dream.¡¯Still not believing that it was reincarnation, he tried to persuade himself that it was not the reality but the ¡¶Hardcore Mode¡· of the game or a realistic dream. But unconsciously, deep inside his heart, Hiro already knew that it was neither a dream nor a game but the reality. *knock-knock* Lost in his imagination, someone knocked at the door. The young woman known as Solene Girault walked towards the door and opened it. Seeing the face of the man, Solene welcomed her and guided him to the table placed in the middle of the room. ¡°Welcome home, my sweetheart.¡± ¡°I¡¯m back. Today was tiring. Is the dinner ready? I¡¯m starving.¡± ¡°Yeah, the dinner has been prepared.¡± Directing towards the kitchen, Solene brought the plates on the table. After hesitating for a short while, she said. ¡°By the way darling, I found a baby in front of our door a few minutes ago. It seems that his parents abandoned him and requested us to take care of him. ¡± Taking out a piece of bread, the man widened his eyes in surprise. ¡°Really? Can I take a look at him?¡± ¡°Yeah, he¡¯s over there.¡± Conducting his husband in front of the wooden cradle, Solene took out a piece of paper inside her pocket and resumed. ¡°His name is Theo Regnard. Since he has the last name, he probably came from nobility. Here¡¯s the note that I found near the basket. There was also a cradle next to the basket.¡± The man didn¡¯t even take a look at the piece of paper that her wife was going to give him and stated with a smile while approaching the wooden cradle. ¡°You know that I can¡¯t read more than a few sentences. And besides, I know that you won¡¯t lie to me right? Since they requested us to take care of him, why should we refuse their offer?¡± Solene¡¯s husband was aware that her wife couldn¡¯t bear a child due to her body being frail and fragile from birth. It was the reason why he readily accepts to adopt the child. He thought that it was a good idea to let Solene take care of him since she was unoccupied during the day. Solene took Hiro out from his wooden cradle and carried him in her arms. She then started to breastfeed him. Although Solene couldn¡¯t bear a child, her nipples still could produce mother¡¯s milk. ¡®I truly reincarnated uh...and top of that as Theo Regnard.¡¯Looking at the couple in front of him, Hiro couldn¡¯t deny anymore the fact that he reincarnated into the game. Everything was too realistic to be a simple game or a dream. The two game-like characters in front of him were the evidence that it was the reality. According to the story, Theo Regnard was a support character who died after saving Clark when they encountered their first demon at the age of six. It was only after that incident that Clark awakened the class [Hero] after avenged his childhood friend, Theo. ¡®I need to strengthen myself as quickly as possible¡­¡¯Assuming that he was fated to die at the age of six, Hiro resolved himself to become stronger. Even if he needed to alter the future, he didn¡¯t want to accept his fate to perish in the hands of a lesser demon. It was one of the weakest demon race within the game. It was unacceptable for a gamer of his calibre to be defeated so early at the commencement of the story. Hiro believed that with his knowledge, he''d be able to survive in this world and managed to help Clark to clear the good ending, which was the downfall of the demon king.Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on the original website. Even if for it, he needed to choose an unknown route of the game story, Hiro refused that destiny that was awaiting him. As he sucked Solene¡¯s breast to drink the milk, Hiro resolved himself to survive in this world where his new whole life was about to start. ***** During the night of the same day, Hiro who just woke up two hours ago couldn¡¯t fall asleep. After calming down from the sudden event that happened to him, he was looking at the wooden ceiling dazzled. On the upper left, on the corner of his eyes, Hiro saw two bars. One was a light green while the one below was blue¡ª It was his health and mana bar. On the upper right, was a mini-map and in the corner at the very bottom to the right, was a bunch of small icons which probably were the bags, character profile, settings and several others options available. It was as if he was playing a virtual MMORPG. Touching the character profile¡¯s icon, a large blue screen appeared in front of him, showing his current stats.
Name Theo Regnard
Race Human
Level 1
Job None
Title [The Gamer], [The Reincarnated], [The Fallen Prince], [The Fallen Noble], [The One Who Was Cursed By The Demon God]
Status Cursed
EXP 0/100
Health 20 Mana 40
Strength 2 Agility 1
Endurance 4 Vitality 0
Wisdom 0 Intellect 8
Luck 0 Charisma 5
Unique Skills
?Menu? Lv. Max
?Identify? Lv. 0
?Inventory? Lv. 0
Active Skills
-
Passive Skills
?Rapid Growth? Lv. Max
?Gaming World? Lv. Max
?Cursed By The Demon God? Lv. Max
Magic Resistance
Fire 0% Water 0%
Earth 0% Wind 0%
Light 0% Dark 0%
¡®This is my character profile¡­ I already have three unique skills and three passive skills.¡¯Touching at the [Unique Skills] tab, a blue window popped in front of his eyes.
Unique skills are skills that can''t be obtained through training, learning and can''t be copied either. They are unique skills that can only be acquired by obtaining titles.
After reading the description written on the window, Hiro touched the ¡¶Identify¡·unique skill, and another window appeared.
¡¶Identify¡· is a unique skill obtained by the title [The Gamer]. This skill allows the user to identify any item, object, person and material in a range of 5 yards. The information and the distance are different depending on the level of the skill.
¡®I see, the reason why I obtained three [Unique Skills] and three [Passive Skills] is a gift given to me after reincarnating¡­ I need to take advantage of those to become stronger in the next six years to come.¡¯Hiro thought. Hiro never expected to have such a tremendous advantage after reincarnating and was relieved to have a good starting point. As an advanced gamer such as him, it would be a shame if he didn¡¯t succeed to get stronger after having a whole six years of limit time. Using his ¡¶Identify¡· unique skill, Hiro started to increase the level of the skill by identifying everything that was on his sight and close to him. He re-used his ability on the same object again and again. Without him noticing, the light entered the house, announcing Hiro that the morning had come.
Chapter 2 All three against one Located around 2 kilometres away from Rockberry City within the kingdom of Heoryn, was a village in the name of Varaan. It was a small village numbering less than 50 people in total but was a peaceful place where one could enjoy hunting, fishing, and drinking. With a forest next to the village and a river near it, hunters could hunt in the woods and fishers could go fishing in the river at their need. In that small village, two young boys were running at full speed through the houses. One of them has dark brown hair and blue celeste eyes. He was none other than Theo Regnard, the son of Joe and the daughter of Solene Girault, a simple villager of Varaan. Behind Theo, a white-haired boy with dark pink eyes was trying to overtake him but to no avail. He was at the same age as Hiro and was his childhood friend who lived two houses next to him, Clark. Stopping in front of a blacksmith shop, Theo entered the shop. It was the only blacksmith shop in the village and Theo wanted to learn from the shop owner who was a dwarf as well as an experienced blacksmith. Arriving in front of the shop, Clark saw Theo entering the shop. ¡®Why is he so determined?¡¯ Clark thought. He couldn¡¯t understand his childhood friend at all. After taking a few breaths of air due to the fatigue from running, he entered the shop as well. Upon entering the blacksmith shop, Clark heard the shop owner laughing loudly. ¡°Bouhahaha! You sure are stubborn. I already told you that unless you become a bit taller and sturdier, I won¡¯t take you as my disciple.¡± ¡°But I¡¯m already five years old now, and I can also correctly use a hammer. You are the one who¡¯s stubborn there! I already told you, I don¡¯t care about becoming your disciple. Just let me regularly use the forge every day!¡± Theo argued. After two years of coming to the blacksmith shop, the shop owner didn¡¯t let him used the forge once. With [Gaming World] passive skill, Theo learned blacksmithing two years ago and since then wanted to train it but the shop owner has rejected him for two whole years. Amused by Theo¡¯s request, the shop owner retorted,¡°If you want to use the equipment in my shop, you need to become my disciple. Just wait a few years until that you¡¯ve grown up enough to be called a man before coming back!¡± before resuming his work. *Clang Clang Clang* Carefully observing the work of the shop owner, Theo harrumphed, ¡°You don¡¯t even know how to forge a good weapon, yet you wanted me to become your disciple?¡± It was only an act to provoke the shop owner, but he ignored him and remained focused on his work. ¡°It¡¯s inappropriate to talk to an adult like that Theo. Just give up and let¡¯s go to mister Hudson¡¯s house.¡± Clark said, trying to convince Theo. ¡°I¡¯m not leaving until that old geezer taught me blacksmithing.¡± Theo pouted. He then noticed a broken sword, walked towards it and took it out from its barrel. Approaching the shop owner with the broken sword on his hand, Theo said, ¡°Old geezer, at least give me a hammer and let me train with that broken sword. You¡¯ll throw it anyway, so you don¡¯t mind me deteriorating it right?¡± Stopping his work, the shop owner turned his head towards Theo. After a sudden thought, he let out a depressed sighed and said, ¡°Alright. But don¡¯t blame me if you get hurt by hammering the word.¡± Even if he was to refuse Theo, he was probably going to come back tomorrow harassing him again. He thought that maybe after giving him a try, he''d eventually give up on blacksmithing. If that could work, then he will be finally free from this brat and could concentrate on his work. Getting the shop owner¡¯s agreement, Theo joyfully pumped one of his fist, the one who held the broken sword as if he has won a boxing competition. Receiving a hammer from him, he directly walked towards the second anvil next to the shop owner and started hammering the broken sword on his hand. Amazed by Theo who managed to obtain what he came for, Clark watched him with widened eyes. Until now he never succeeded once to forge a weapon after visiting every day to annoy the shop owner. And today, he quickly convinced him. Clark learned from that moment that one who was determined and never gives up one something could obtain what he wanted one day. He kept that motto deep in his memory to never forget about it.Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there. *Clang Clang Clang* After hammering the broken sword for thirty seconds, the blue screen that Theo was waiting for finally appeared.
The Crafting Skill ¡¶Blacksmithing¡· has levelled up to the level 1!
¡®Nice! It¡¯s only on the first level, but it should be quick to level up.¡¯ Theo thought. Thanks to the ¡¶Rapid Growth¡· given by the title [The Reincarnated], Theo received 200% experience points instead of 100%. It was an unbelieved passive cheat that he received after reincarnating and probably one of the most useful to become stronger. With ¡¶Gaming World¡· passive skill, Theo could learn any skill by a simple glance, and with ¡¶Rapid Growth¡·passive skill, he could easily level up the skill he learned. Both of them was the most cheated combination possible. Thanks to those two passive skills, Theo believed that defeating the demon king was only a piece of cake now. Resuming his hammering, Clark sat on the corner of the room as he watched Theo levelling his blacksmithing. He didn¡¯t know much about blacksmithing, but he was glad for his childhood friend who was hammering the broken sword with a joyful expression on his face. Watching the little brat¡¯s expression from the corner of his eyes, the shop owner recalled the first time he hammered a sword. With a smile, resumed his work and decided to let that little brat train blacksmithing from now on. ***** Two hours have passed since Theo started hammering the broken sword. Of course, he used several other broken swords and not the same one since the first one has already reduced to fragments of metal after hammering it for hundreds of times. After breaking dozens of broken swords, Theo left the blacksmith shop satisfied accompanied by Clark, his childhood friend. His crafting skill ¡¶Blacksmithing¡· reached the level 3, and he could now forge any weapon made from mithril. The reason for that was simple. Not only did the passive skill ¡¶Gaming World¡·allows him to learn any skill after watching someone using it in a single glance, but it also gives him the knowledge necessary to the related skill based on the level of the learned skill. Which means that if he learned a combat skill like ¡¶Fire Magic¡·, the more level he has on the combat skill, the better he becomes regarding ¡¶Fire Magic¡·. ¡°Why are you so much resolved to learn blacksmithing, Theo? Didn¡¯t you said that you wanted to become an adventurer?¡± Clark asked Theo during the travel to Hudson¡¯s house. Hearing Clark¡¯s sudden question, Theo looked at the sky. Remembering the reportage of a champion of kendo in his former world, he said, ¡°The better the sword, the stronger the swordsman. In my sword, I trust, in the victory, my sword will bring me.¡± After a pause, he continued, ¡°I¡¯d rather craft my sword and trust in my sword than choosing a sword that someone has crafted. Because the sword is your soul and your own will, a weak soul and a weak will are only going to pull you down.¡± ¡°I see¡­¡± Looking at Theo mesmerised by what he said, Clark couldn¡¯t believe that such profound words came out from a boy having the same age as him. After a thought, Clark declared, ¡°As long as you are the one who¡¯s gonna craft my future sword, I¡¯ll trust your sword, Theo.¡± ¡°Of course. As long as I¡¯m the one who crafts your sword, you¡¯ll become the strongest swordsman in the world.¡± Theo proudly said before turning his head towards Clark and continued. ¡°Which is why you need to become stronger, to fit the sword I¡¯ll entrust you.¡± With a smile, Clark answered, ¡°Of course.¡± Before promising to himself deep in his heart that he¡¯ll become strong enough to match Theo¡¯s expectations towards him. Approaching Hudson¡¯s house, a young petite girl was waiting in front of the house. She has long light brown hair and eyes. With her soft and cute face, she seems like a little angel who could charm anyone with her voice. Noticing her, Clark approached her and said, ¡°Hey Elena, sorry to make you wait for so long. We were at the blacksmith shop.¡± Seeing Clark and Theo approaching her, Elena turned her head away pouting. She was mad at them for making her wait for so long. Hearing that they were at the blacksmith shop, she said to Theo in a mocking tone, ¡°I¡¯m pretty sure Theo got rejected by the shop owner once again.¡± Forming a V sign with his hand, Theo smiled and said, ¡°He let me use the hammer on a broken sword.¡± And I also levelled up my blacksmithing he wanted to declare, but he refrained himself from doing it. Elena harrumphed and coldly said, ¡°Humpf, so what? You think you are going to make a good weapon by hammering a broken sword? Dream on!¡± She became a little more angered compared to before. Knowing that Elena and Theo were going to argue for the whole afternoon if he let them like this, Clark entered the conversation by asking Elena. ¡°Is your father there? We wanted to practice swordsmanship under his guidance.¡± Elena¡¯s father was a former knight and was now one of the current patrol guards of the village of Varaan. He was knowledge regarding swordsmanship and Theo, and Clark often comes to Elena¡¯s house to train under his guidance. ¡°Yeah, he just came home thirty minutes ago. He was waiting for you two to come.¡± Elena said before guiding them into her house. Once they entered Elena¡¯s house, Elena¡¯s mother, Lena Hudson welcomed them with a smile as she asked. ¡°Oh, good afternoon Clark and Theo. Are you there for the swordsmanship lesson?¡± ¡°Good afternoon Mrs Hudson. Yes, we are here to ask for Mr Hudson¡¯s guidance.¡± Both of them replied politely. Hearing the conversation, Elena¡¯s father, Peter Hudson closed his book and put it on the table in front of him before standing up. Approaching Elena, he patted her head and said, ¡°Alright, let¡¯s start the swordsmanship lesson then.¡± Before leaving the house. Following Elena, Clark, Theo and she took out each of them a wooden sword inside the barrel next to the fireplace. Leaving the house, they went behind the house, which was the usual training place for the swordsmanship lessons. When they arrived, Elena¡¯s father was already there, waiting for them with his wooden sword in his hand. Looking at them with a smile, he confidently said, ¡°Today, all three of you are going to fight against me.¡± ''That is why I hate to train with father...he is even more childish than Theo when he started fighting...¡¯ Shaking her head as if she has given up on her father, Elene silently thought.
Chapter 3 Not getting stronger When Theo, Clark, and Elena arrived behind Elena¡¯s house, Peter Hudson was already there, waiting for them with his wooden sword in his hand. Looking at them with a smile, he confidently said, ¡°Today, all three of you are going to fight against me.¡± Using his unique skill, ¡¶Identify¡·, Theo observed Peter¡¯s stats and smirked as he was excited to have the chance to fight Elena¡¯s father, Peter Hudson.
Name Peter Hudson
Race Human
Level 15
Class Knight
Title [The Deserter], [The One Who Defend The Weak], [The Doting Parent], [The Wanted]
Status Normal
EXP 0/160
Health 550 Mana 30
Strength 8 Agility 4
Endurance 10 Vitality 5
Wisdom 2 Intellect 6
Luck 9 Charisma 7
Unique Skills
?Disarm? Lv. 4
Active Skills
?Body Hardening Technique? Lv. 3
?Sword Strike? Lv. 2
?Body Strengthening Technique? Lv. 2
Passive Skills
?Guard? Lv. 7
?Defender? Lv. 5
?Knight''s Training? Lv. 5
?Sword Mastery? Lv. 4
Magic Resistance
Fire 0% Water 0%
Earth 0% Wind 0%
Light 10% Dark 0%
Using regularly his unique skill everyday¡¶Identify¡·, it was now level 5 and was able to gather as many information than his character profile. He couldn¡¯t see one¡¯s weaknesses yet, but it was already amazing to have most of the target¡¯s strength, skills, and magic resistance. As the son of the Hudson house, Peter was a former knight working for the kingdom of Heoryn. Even though he didn¡¯t manage to earn much glory during ¡¶The Third Conquest War¡·, he was still a top-tier knight within the country until the day that he retired. Back in the game, Peter joined ¡¶The Demon King¡¯s Subjugation¡· after learning that her daughter, Elena was joining it as well. After learning that the demon general Sargatanas have captured her daughter, he received Clark¡¯s agreement to lead an army to Beirun and conquered the city back in less than three days. It was a feat that amazed Hiro as he recalled the epic cinematic of Hudson Peter piercing through Sargatanas¡¯ army with his army. His strong point was his astonishing high defence which allowed him to protect his allies, the damages the soldierssuffered during that attack amounted to less than a few dozens of soldiers; it was how amazing his defensive abilities were. To receive the training of such a strong knight, Hiro felt honoured. Not only could he strengthen himself, but Clark and Elena also benefited from him as well. As Theo was Identifying Peter, Theo also looked for a way to obtain Peter¡¯s skills that could not get until now. The reasons for it were the few combat skills he had as well as the excellent defensive abilities he had.Reading on this site? This novel is published elsewhere. Support the author by seeking out the original. After thinking of a good plan to force Peter to use, at least one of his skill, Theo then tapped Clark and Elena¡¯s shoulder before whispering, ¡°We need to cooperate to win against him. I might have a good idea. Elena you are going to¡­¡± Finishing to plan their strategy, Theo, Clark, and Elena took their position by surrounding Peter. It was one of the advantages they had from him. ¡°That plan is interesting.¡± Seeing them surrounding him, Peter couldn¡¯t help from congratulating their intelligent thinking. Elena was facing him while Clark and Theo were taking him on the side. It was a triangular formation which was Peter often used during his training as a knight. But since he already knows the weaknesses of such formation, Peter only smiled wryly and indicated them to come at him by waving his left hand which didn¡¯t hold the wooden sword. Nodding their heads, signalling that they were going to start the fight, the three of them attacked Peter simultaneously. They were closed enough to him thanks to the advantage given to them. Nodding his head, Peter acknowledged that it was a good attack. He then blocked Elena¡¯s strike with his left hand, and with a spin of 180¡ã, he attacked both Theo and Clark, using his wooden sword. His hit was not that strong, but it was still strong enough to send both of them flying a few meters backwards. ¡°Elena, now!¡± Predicting such outcome, Theo shouted at Elena while he was still in the air. Waiting for that opportunity, Elena released her wooden sword before lowering her upper body and swept with her right leg, Peter¡¯s left leg. With Elena¡¯s agility and strength, it was quick and strong enough to take Peter in surprise. Losing his balance due to Elena¡¯s sweep, Theo and Clark rebalanced in mid-air before charging once again towards Peter to attack him simultaneously. Now that he lost his balance, it was more difficult for Peter to block their attack unlike before. But it was only what Theo, Elena, and Clark thought at that moment. Peter, who remained calm, received both Theo and Clark¡¯s strikes with his ?Body Hardening Technique?. He didn¡¯t sustain a lot of damages due to the technique and with his wooden sword, sent flying both Theo and Clark once again. Sheathing his wooden sword, Peter clapped his hands and said, ¡°I truly underestimated you guys. You¡¯ve quickly progressed a lot, and I needed to use half of my strength to win against the three of you. But apart from my daughter Elena, both of you need to improve your swordsmanship. You guys are still too reckless and don¡¯t use your sword proficiently.¡± He never expected them to have such good teamwork and even planned such a strategy. They were already powerful enough when they team up together, and it was unnecessary for them to train their collaboration anymore. Receiving Peter¡¯s guidance, both Theo and Clark nodded their head. Seeing that they accepted his advice, he nodded satisfied and instructed, ¡°I saw that you guys have good coordination, but your individual experience is lacking. We¡¯ll now start the individual training, Clark you¡¯ll start first.¡± The lesson continued with individual training. Clark, Theo, and Elena fought against Peter one by one until the sun started to set. To be honest, it was more a one side beating instead of a fight, but it still improved each of them effectively. Heading back to Elena¡¯s house, Theo and Clark put back the wooden sword they borrowed. Peter asked them if they wanted to eat there, but they politely refused. They then left Elena¡¯s house and headed back home. Once they were in front of Clark¡¯s house, Theo separated with Clark after saying goodbye to him. He then walked towards his house and entered it. ¡°Welcome home. Did you have a nice day?¡± Seeing her son entering the house, Solene welcomed him. ¡°Yeah, I had a good day. I played a lot with Clark and Elena.¡± Theo answered. ¡°I see. The dinner will be ready within 1 hour. You can still play around the house until then.¡± Nodding his head, Theo said, ¡°Hum. I¡¯ll go to train outside behind the house.¡± Before leaving the house. He then went behind the house and started his evening training which consisted of 5 different technique of pumps numbering in a total of 50 pushes up, 50 squats, and 50 abdominal crunches. It was daily training that he first started after reaching three years old, of course with lesser exercises compared to now. Finishing his evening training, he wiped off the sweats on his forehead and headed back home. Entering the house, his father had already returned and both of his parents preparing the table. After eating dinner, Theo washed his dish and quickly headed to his bedroom before laying down on the bed. ¡®It has been more than five years since I reincarnated already¡­There are only two months left before that event, but I still didn¡¯t become strong enough.¡¯ Theo thought while looking at the wooden ceiling, depressed. The event he was referring to was the attack of the demon as well as the beginning of the game. It was also the day when Clark awakened his class, the class [Hero] and the day of Theo¡¯s death. Opening his character profile, Theo wanted to confirm either he learned the active skill that he obtained from Peter.
Name Theo Regnard
Race Human
Level 1
Class None
Title [The Gamer], [The Reincarnated], [The Fallen Prince], [The Fallen Noble], [The One Who Was Cursed By The Demon God]
Status Cursed
EXP 0/100
Health 230 Mana 50
Strength 5 Agility 3
Endurance 6 Vitality 2
Wisdom 4 Intellect 10
Luck 1 Charisma 5
Unique Skills
?Menu? Lv. Max
?Identify? Lv. 4
?Inventory? Lv. 1
Active Skills
?Heal? Lv. 0
?Body Hardening Technique? Lv. 0
Passive Skills
?Rapid Growth? Lv. Max
?Gaming World? Lv. Max
?Cursed By The Demon God? Lv. Max
?Knight''s Basics? Lv. 1
?Sword Mastery? Lv. 1
Crafting Skills
?Blacksmithing? Lv. 2
Magic Resistance
Fire 0% Water 0%
Earth 0% Wind 0%
Light 0% Dark 0%
Looking at his current stats, Theo let out a depressed sigh. He was weak, way too weak. Theo didn¡¯t even level up once since he reincarnated in this world. The only reason for that was because he couldn¡¯t exit the village at all due to Elena¡¯s father, Peter Hudson being a gatekeeper. And since he couldn¡¯t level up, he couldn¡¯t become stronger as well. It was a vicious cycle which haunted him for two years. The only way he knows to raise his stats without levelling was to hard work physical training, which means practising exercise. He discovered that way after starting his first physical training on the day after his third-year¡¯s birthday. After finishing his first physical training, Theo noticed the +1 strength notification he received after exercising. Since then, he started training all his stats when he could train it, by running, studying, practising physical training, and fighting. There was another problem he had on top of his stats. It was the lack of people with useful skills. Although Theo could learn a skill after watching it for the first time, it was meaningless if there weren¡¯t people with those useful skills such as Magic Skills, Crafting Skills, and Combat Skills. It gave him a headache just by thinking about it because he couldn¡¯t learn much of those in this village. Fortunately, he learned a few useful skills thanks to his mother, the shop owner of the blacksmith shop, and Elena¡¯s father. He first obtained the active skill ?Heal? from his mother, Solene after getting injured when he was still a child. He then obtained the crafting skill ?Blacksmithing? thanks to the shop owner and the active skill ?Body Hardening Technique?, the passive skill ?Knight¡¯s Basics?, and the ?Sword Mastery? thanks to Elena¡¯s father, Peter, this very day. Another problem was that after learning them, he needed to level up those skills. It was too much time-consuming to level them up. The earlier level, the level 0 to the level 4 was not that hard, but it still took Theo more than several days to do that. But the main problem was after reaching level 4. He tried to level up the unique skill ?Identify? to the level 4 but never managed to succeed once since last year. Theo didn¡¯t know if he gained experience points after using it but also didn¡¯t know the remaining experience points he needed to level up as well. It was like a runner who ran an endless race without seeing the final goal. With all those problems, there was no way that Theo could reach his goal which was to become stronger than the lesser demon. Not only he didn¡¯t even require the minimum to stay alive; he even believed that goblins, who were the weakest monsters in this world could even defeat him. Although Theo was showing a happy and leisure attitude during the day, the night was the exact opposite, he was depressed and was genuinely thinking about how he could survive. As he was still pondering about a way to get stronger faster, his eyes closed on their own due to the exhaustion of the day. He was extremely tired due to the physical training, the running, and the fight he had and fell asleep as if he didn¡¯t sleep for several days. Chapter 4 Theo''s decision (Clark¡¯s PoV): The first time I metTheo and Elena was during the harvest celebration of the village, on October 20th. That day, each group of children were playing together as usual. Excepted for one boy, staying at the side of his parents. This boy was none other than me, looking at the other group of children playing together with envy. I was shy, and due to that, I have no friends. In the small village of Araan, there were only a few groups of children who played together, and I didn''t integrate one because of my timidity. I didn''t try to approach them because I couldn''t face rejection. Therefore, I could only watch them from afar with envy. With the intention of making friends, I conflicted with my timidity and tried to gather my courage to approach them. While I was still in hesitation, I suddenly heard a commotion. "As I previously said, stop following me!" "No, I won''t! Mother requested me to play with you." Out of curiosity, I turned my head towards the voices, and not far away from me, I saw a boy who tried to get away from a girl who followed her. Seeing that I was looking at him, the boy walked towards me closely followed by the girl. ¡°Hey, you are free, right? Wanna hang out together?¡± The boy asked. Listening to the boy, the girl took one of the boy''s arm and showed a displeased expression. "Come on, are you kidding me? Our mother told us to play together. Why are you even asking someone else to play with you right after you refused to play with me?¡± the girl complained. Seizing one of my hand, the boy then ran away from the girl and my parents. ¡°Because I don¡¯t want to play with you. That¡¯s all. See ya!¡± The boy responded as he turned his head behind him and grinned at the girl. I didn''t understand why he tried to run away from her back then, and I still didn''t found the answer to it now. But one thing is sure; he freed me from the solitude I had and became my first friend. Even now, I can''t thank him enough. Waking up from the dream I''ve made which was my first meeting with Theo and Elena, I realised that it was already the morning. The sun bathed my room from the window, revealing the arrival of a sunny day. Standing up from my bed, I went out of my room. In front of my room, my mother has already prepared the breakfast and was about to wake me. I sometimes sleep too much during the morning, and she presumed that it was the case today as well. In my half-asleep state, I greeted my mother. "Morning, mom." "Ara, you woke up early today, Clark. Good morning, the breakfast is ready." With a surprised expression, she greeted me back. A potato stew with bread, the meal was the same as usual. It was a standard meal and what my mother always prepared every morning, but that never bothered me. After that I finished my breakfast, I washed my bowl before going out. Since my mother knew I''d stop by my neighbourhood''s house, to play with Theo, she didn''t go with me. Once I arrived in front of Theo''s house, I knocked on the door twice and waited.Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site. A few moments afterwards, the door opened, and a good-looking woman with long black hair appeared. She was Theo''s mother, Solene Girault. She was taller than my mother and as gentle as her. Recognising that I was her neighbour''s son, she smiled at me with a gentle expression. "Good morning, Clark. Are you here to play with Theo?" Solene asked. "Good morning, Mrs Girault. Yes, but I came to greet you since I already know where he is." I said with a smile as I directed behind the house. As I expected, Theo was having his morning training behind the house. It was the daily training that we did every morning after we ate breakfast. Because the both of us yearn to become stronger. Theo told me that he wished to become a full-fledged adventurer who was the reason why he wanted to get stronger. He desired to travel around the world when the opportunity arises. He already knows what he aspired to become and is trying hard to realise his goal. I have to say I''m a bit jealous of this side of him. I told him that my dream was to become an adventurer too, but in all honesty, I still don''t know what I want. I just said that lie to him because I want to stay on his side. But I know that I won''t be able to hide him the truth, and one day, I''ll eventually be going to slow him down due to my lack of motivation. If that happens, I won''t be able to forgive myself. And for this reason, I needed to find my path by staying at Theo''s side. I believed that with him, I''d discover what I truly wanted one day or another. When I arrived behind the house, Theo was doing his morning training as I expected. Fortunately, it was only the first exercise, and I wasn''t that late. "Theo, sorry, I''m late. Can I still join you?" I said while showing an apologetic expression. Noticing that I arrived, he stopped his exercise and stood up from the ground. And with a dumbfounded expression on his face, he looked at me. "No, no, don''t worry, why are you even apologising? I''m used to it now. It''s just that I''m amazed that you didn''t come after I finished my training." Theo answered as he walked toward me. Isn''t that rude? I''m not always late. It''s just that I''m bad regarding waking up and sometimes come late. Yup, that''s all. "You are most of the time late." "How did you read my thought?" I asked, dumbfounded. Frowning his eyebrows, he looked at me as if he was looking at an idiot. "Didn''t anyone ever told you that you were easy to read?" Theo asked while showing a mocking smile. "Ugh..." I couldn''t argue, because my mother constantly mocked me, saying that I was easy to read as well. Seeing my gloomy face, Theo scratched the back of his head. "Well, anyway. Let''s start the morning training, shall we?" "Yes!" ***** After finishing our morning training, Theo and I went to the blacksmith shop. There, he trained his blacksmithing while I was watching him from the side. It was always amazing to see him reducing dozens of broken swords into fragments. I could see that he improved a lot since yesterday. I couldn''t believe the fact that he only learned blacksmithing a day ago, and I wasn''t the only one to think so. "It''s only the second time you''re hammering, but you''ve become better at it. You learn fast." The shop owner said to Theo. Crossing his arms, the shop owner closed his eyes for a brief moment before opening them once again. "All right, I''ve decided. I''ll take you as my disciple." Hearing, Theo stopped hammering and tilted his head while looking at the shop owner. "I never said once I wanted to become your disciple though?" "Buhahaha! Don''t you want to forge your weapon? I''ll help you realise that." Pondering for a while, Theo then smiled at the shop owner. "Fine, I''ll become your disciple. But don''t forget your promise." Theo said before continuing, "Oh yeah. By the way, I need to forge three weapons and not only one." "Are you serious?" The shop owner asked with an ugly expression. "More than serious. Don''t forget your promise, okay?" Theo said as he grinned ***** Three hours later, we left the blacksmith shop and headed towards Elena''s house. Once we arrived in front of the door, we knocked on the door and waited for someone to open it. Unexpectedly, it was Elena who opened the door and not her mother. "Today''s swordsmanship lesson''s cancelled. Mother and father left for Rockberry city due to work. They won''t come back before this evening." Elena reported. "Is that so... Then what are we going to do this afternoon?" I asked them as I exchanged my glance with Theo and Elena. "I have an idea but..." Theo muttered after a pause. "I have a bad feeling about that..." Elena complained as she looked at Theo in the eyes. Well, I understand what she meant. When Theo''s hesitating for an idea, it''s always an absurd one after all. "Elena, can you take our wooden swords?" Resolved, Theo finally asked. "Yeah, sure. Just wait a sec." Elena answered as she returned to the house. Several seconds later, she came back with three wooden swords. "Do you still want to practice swordsmanship?" I asked. "No, I want to go to the forest. What about you guys? Want to come along?" Theo replied with a smirk on his face.
Chapter 5 An unexpected encounter in the forest The Araan Forest abounded many beasts and monsters. That forest was not as risky as the Rockberry Forest, but varieties of different species nested in there due to the fertile environment of the woods. Entering The Araan Forest, Theo, Elena, and Clark attentively monitored their surroundings as Theo checked at his map radar. Multiples red dots with the identities of the creatures indicated on the map radar helped them to avoid contact withdangerous animals such as wild boars, wild wolves, and wild bears. "By the way, Theo. Why the forest?" Clark asked as they followed Theo. "Don''t you want to become stronger? It''s the best and quickest way to strengthen ourselves" Theo answered in return as he keeps looking at the map radar. "But isn''t that dangerous?" Elena inquired. "Don''t worry. I have a skill that can monitor our surroundings. And besides, a real fight experience helped more than practical experience." Theo pointed out. Passing through many trees, Theo suddenly stopped walking. "We''ve finally arrived!" Theo exclaimed as he showed a joyful expression on his face. In front of them, was a small grass field surrounded by trees. And on the herbs, countless slimes were sunbathing in that area. "Slimes are the best training partners to earn fighting experience. On top of that, it''s the less dangerous monsters within the forest." Theo revealed as he unsheathed his wooden sword. "Aren''t horned-rabbits supposed to be better opponents compared to slimes? They at least, move faster than slimes." Elena suggested as she unsheathed her wooden sword. "Horned-rabbits are too swift for us I think. They''ll probably dodge all our strikes, and they''ll rather run away instead of fighting." Clark said. "Clark''s right. Even though it''s better to fight horned-rabbits, we aren''t good enough. Slimes are the best choice. You guys ready for the hunt?" Theo asked. "Yeah!" Both exclaimed. "Let''s go!" Theo said as he charged towards a slime in front of him. ***** Three hours have passed since Theo, Clark, and Elena hunted slimes. At first, they took over five minutes to kill a single slime. Their strikes were not strong enough to slice through the body of the slime, and since its core moved according to its will and instinct, it was even harder. But after getting used to their slow movements and how they reacted depending to the sword''s strikes, they slew them more rapidly. In the end, they defeated quite a few of them during those three hours. Satisfied by the result, Theo looked at the sky. The orange scenery above him made him realised that it was already quite late. Turning his head towards Clark and Elena, Theo said, "It''s getting late, let''s head back to the village." Nodding their head, Elena and Clark sheathed their wooden sword. But they were about to leave the grass field. They noticed Theo staring in another direction. There was absolutely nothing in that direction. But they both have an ominous feeling about it. And as they thought, they heard something running towards them louder and louder. It was a four-legs beast, and a huge one on top of that since the noise was loud enough to shake the earth. When the four-legs beast came into sight, Theo, Clark, and Elena no longer remained composed. Theo already identified what kind of beast would arrive through his map radar but didn''t predict the corpulence. "An adult wild boar!" Clark exclaimed, alarmed. An adult wild boar differed from a normal one. Four or Fives times bigger, they reached one half the size of an adult human. For Theo, Clark, and Elena, it was comparable to a small rabbit standing in front of a big wolf. ''Identify!''
Name Adult Wild Boar
Race Beast
Level 15
Status Healthy
EXP 0/100
Health 600 Mana -
Strength 30 Agility 21
Endurance 10 Vitality 15
Wisdom 2 Intellect 1
Luck 0 Charisma -5
Unique Skills
?Boar Language? Lv. Max
Active Skills
?Charge? Lv. 4
?Intimidating Eyes? lv. 1
Passive Skills
?Strong Smell? Lv. Max
?Thick Fur?Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit. Lv. 2
Magic Resistance
Fire 0% Water 20%
Earth 10% Wind 0%
Light 0% Dark 0%
Using the skill¡¶Identify¡·, Theo stared at the adult wild boar displeased. The beast standing there was level 10, and his stats couldn''t compare to the three of them. The difference was way too huge. But right now, they couldn''t escape the incoming fight. If Theo, Clark, and Elena were to leave the field grass, other monsters and beasts were awaiting them, and it was too dangerous to leave that grass field without looking and the map radar. Besides, an adult wild boar''s speed surpassed their own and could catch them back fast enough. Thus, without any choices remaining, the best one available was to fight. Unsheathing his wooden sword, Theo resolved himself to fight against that huge wild boar. Clark also drew his weapon as well after seeing him doing so. The only one to remain paralysed by the beast was Elena who''s legs were trembling. She experienced her first real battle a few hours ago, but fights against slimes and one against an adult wild boar differed too much. She didn''t have the same courage as Theo and Clark. Seeing his enemies unsheathing their weapons, the adult wild boar no longer remained still. Using his skill¡¶Charge¡·, he charged towards the easiest prey, Elena. He neared her in the blink of an eye without giving both, Theo and Clark, the time to respond correctly. Even though the beast didn''t have high intellect, it was logical for him to target the weakest prey before targeting the strongest ones. Noticing that Elena was too frightened to move, Theo ran towards her and saved quickly her. The boar was nearing them with unbelieved speed, but since he was too far, it was still manageable for Theo to save her in time. The adult wild boar couldn''t stop his charge, he crashed into a tree and blocked his defences into it. Trying to get out of the tree, the defences of the boar were perfectly stuck, and he, unfortunately, couldn''t succeed to get out. "The boar is stuck on the tree. Let''s escape now!" Clark shouted. Regaining her composure thanks to Clark''s shout, Elena stood up with the help from Theo, the three of them left the grass field. Thus, with Theo''s help, they managed to leave the forest without encountering any beasts or monsters. ***** As Theo, Clark, and Elena returned to the village, Theo was looking at his character profile dazzled.
Name Theo Regnard
Race Human
Level 8
Class None
Title [The Gamer], [The Reincarnated], [The Fallen Prince], [The Fallen Noble], [The One Who Was Cursed By The Demon God]
Status Cursed
EXP 0/100
Health 150 Mana 50
Strength 7 Agility 5
Endurance 7 Vitality 3
Wisdom 5 Intellect 12
Luck 3 Charisma 7
Unique Skills
?Menu? Lv. Max
?Identify? Lv. 5
?Inventory? Lv. 1
Active Skills
?Body Hardening Technique? Lv. 0
?Charge? Lv. 0
?Intimidating Eyes? Lv.0
Passive Skills
?Rapid Growth? Lv. Max
?Gaming World? Lv. Max
?Cursed By The Demon God? Lv. Max
?Sword Mastery? Lv. 3
?Knight''s Basics? Lv 2
Crafting Skills
?Blacksmithing? Lv. 3
Magic Resistance
Fire 0% Water 0%
Earth 0% Wind 0%
Light 0% Dark 0%
Not only did he learned the active skills ?Charge?, and?Intimidating Eyes?, but he also levelled up from the level 3 to the level 8 after running away from the adult wild boar. ''How did I levelled up?'' Theo thought. Only by killing the adult wild boar then Theo could level up. Which mean that there was only one explanation of what happened to the adult wild bear; someone else killedit after that he got stuck on the tree. ''But who?'' "What''s wrong Theo?" As Theo was still thinking about it, Clark asked him. "Nothing..." Theo muttered. "Are you feeling better now Elena?" He then turned his head towards Elena and asked. "Yeah, I''m fine now. Thank you." Elena answered. "Sorry, because of my idea, I endangered both of you..." Theo said. "It''s fine. We also got stronger and faster than we planned." Clark responded as he smiled at him. ***** In The Araan Forest, in the grass field area. "Thanks to those kids, I managed to catch an adult wild boar for free." A man said as he stored the adult wild boar inside his bag storage. "I should head to the village to express my thanks to them." He muttered as he directed towards the village of Araan. Annoucement for journey Hey guys, The Books Otaku there. I just finished my school exams two weeks ago and was celebrating it last week. To be honest, I could have written some chapters before departing from my city, but I was not really in the mood for doing so since many of my friends were coming back there during holidays.Stolen content warning: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. My friends and I planned to visit East Europe (4 cities in total) within those two next weeks which is why I''m just writing to you guys this post, to announce my absence from today until the 9th of the next month. I hope you guys enjoy your summer vacation and hope to see you again on the 9th July when I''m back. PS: Finally summer, my favourite season . The sea, here I come!