《One Eyed Wanderer》 Prologue - One Eyed Wanderer Prologue -One Eye''d Wanderer ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two Months After The Release of Grand Quest Online ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 pm at Seiko High. "Hey Rikyo, Have you heard about the One-Eyed Wanderer" (Mika) Mika Serato who is Saito Ushiba classmate and friend started getting into gaming due to Grand Quest online, in fact, most of the world has gotten into gaming because of this specific game. "One Eyed Wanderer, is there anyone who hasn''t heard of him" (Arata) Rikyo another one of Saito Ueshiba''s friends, he is considered a hardcore gamer and is one of the leading players in Grand Quest Online, however not many people know about this, in fact, he has only told Saito and Mika. "i just wish i could meet him once to express my feelings towards him" (Mika) She began to daydream about the how she would react in front of her idol. "Hahaha Mika, do you really think you''re the only one who wants to meet him almost everyone in the world knows about him, what makes you think out of everyone he would meet you" (Rikyo) Rikyo looked towards Saito who was trying to catch some sleep before his next class began. "oiArata stop being a mood killer, also what''s so good about him he''s just a normal player" (Saito) Saito laid his head back down on the desk as if that one sentence had sucked the life out of him. "Normal player?, He can destroy the strongest guild in Grand Quest single-handedly is that average?" (Rikyo) he gazed towards the half-dead Saito who was trying his best to sleep. "Saito are you listening to me!" (Rikyo) "what a bummer" (Saito) Wack! Arata slapped Saito''s head with his book to get his attention. "Stop ignoring me!" (Rikyo) "Sorry master" (Saito) Mika who was watching the boys arguing let out a warm smile as she laughed. "hehe, so Rikyo or should I say ''Lord Rikiro'', want to run a dungeon with my party after school" (Mika) "i can''t today I''m leading my guild to Zanos one of the great Dungeons so that we can raid it, ill share some of the loot with you once were finished" (Arata)This narrative has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. If you see it on Amazon, please report it. He looked at Mika with an expression of confidence as he finished his sentence. "Saito-San why don''t you try playing Gran.." (Mika) before she could finish her sentence Saito lifted his head and replied. "Not interested" (Saito) ---------------------------------------------------------After School-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Bye Saito" (Mika & Arata) School had ended Saito would usually go play basketball in the backcourt of the school, however nowadays it''s mostly empty due to Grand Quest online, but this wasn''t his only reason he was feeling extremely irritated. "Finally im home" (Saito) Saito lived alone, his parents had passed away due to a car accident and he doesn''t have any siblings as far as he remembers, however sometimes he has flashbacks or dreams of his childhood with an older brother but he just ignores them as it could be delusions since he feels lonely. Saito closed the door behind him and headed towards the bathroom sink, he lives in a small flat consisting of a kitchen, living room, a bedroom and a bathroom. the flat was quite new and looked surprisingly good for its price. there was a mirror near the bathroom sink which Saito was staring at. he slowly placed his finger onto his eye and removed a small round circular object. "ugh I hate wearing contact lenses, they are so irritating" The circular objects which Saito had now removed were brown contact lenses, he had his eye''s closed and slowly opened them it revealed around dark Pink pupil. Sato stared at the mirror as he examined his eyes. "i guess they won''t magically disappear huh?, this is all because of that stupid game I''m stuck like this for the rest of my life now at least it doesn''t look bad" (Saito) Saito then took a bath to relax his muscles, he dried himself and put on some clothes his hair had which was Black a few minutes ago now had magically changed colour and turned pure white. Saito ran his hand through his hair as he looked at his reflection. "I guess the hair Dye wasn''t strong enough, itcame off after one wash" (Saito) Saito closed his left Eye and looked at his reflection, he suddenly remembered what Mika had said about the one-eyed Wanderer and blushed. "It''s not like I like her or anything.." (Saito) Saito looked towards his bed, A virtual reality helmet laid on top of his bed staring right back at saito. "It''s been more than a month right.." (Saito) Saito gazed at the Vision helmet remembering what had happened. "i wonder what''s going on inside the game" (Saito) He walked towards his bed and picked up the helmet, he slowly laid on his bed and placed the helmet onto his head whilst making sure he was in a comfortable position. [Welcome *Blank* To Grand Guest Online] "System Checking for updates" (Vision) Vision is the guide of the game which helps users connect to Grand Guest Online "Updates found, installing Updates" (Vision) "Game Updated" (Vision) "Log In" (Saito) "Logging into Account Name *Blank*" (Vision) ----------------- (*Blank* is there as Saito doesn''t have a user) Saito was currently sitting under a tree on the outskirts of a local village, he stared at the sky as the wind hit him he could feel the breeze and hear the birds chirping nearby. "Last time I was here the whole world was filled with a frightening silence, I wonder if people know what the One-Eyed Wanderer looks like" Saito got up onto his feet and walked towards the village in a distance. he a gave a faint smile and thought to himself. "I wonder if Vision is still looking for me, how troublesome" [Title Unlocked: Nameless Hero] [Title Unlocked: White Haired Demon] "hehe troublesome indeed" he faded into the distance as the leaves of spring flowed around without a destination. [Title Unlocked: One-eyed Wanderer]
Author Note: Thanks for Reading the Prologue hope you enjoyed it! Chapter 1 - Misfortune Chapter 1 - Misfortune 2 Days Before the Release of GQO
"Excuse me where''s my mom and dad" (Saito) Saito had just arrived at the hospital upon hearing about his parents, they had gone for a night out but had not returned which caused saito to be worried. The bodies of two adults had been found the night Saito''s parents had left for their night out, after confirming the identity of the two bodies the police contacted saito who then rushed to the hospital. "Hold on a minute please" (Receptionist) She had eyes filled with pity as she picked up the phone to contact one of the police officers who were involved in the case. She did not expect Saito Ushiba to be so young. "Mr Saito is here" (Receptionist) "Send him over" (Officer) The receptionist then put down the phone and looked at saito with a frown, she got up from her chair and left the counter. "Come with me" (Receptionist) Saito obediently followed without uttering a single word. "Th-They are inside the room.." (Receptionist) She looked down as if she was guilty for what had happened. she didn''t want a child as young as saito to experience their parents deaths, no 7 year old should experience something like this. "i''m sorry" (Receptionist) she whispered as she walked back to the front desk, she was not ready to see saito''s reaction. "Mum, Dad?" (Saito) Saito muttered as he entered the room, there was 2 police officers standing besides the bodies. "Mom.." (Saito) Saito looked at his moms body which had been covered in blood. "Please mom.." (Saito) He had began to tear up, he couldn''t hold back his emotions although he was a kid he understood what was going on. "Please wake up don''t leave me" (Saito) The officers were looking at saito as he stood besides his parents, even though they wanted to confront him they couldn''t. they couldn''t possible imagine the pain saito was feeling right now and they did not bother pretending to understand it. "i''m sorry kid" (Ishawa) one of the officers came forward as he laid his hand on saito''s shoulder. his name was Ishawa kisaragi a new officer who was under training. it was his first time experiencing something like this and it broke him. Suddenly a blurring image of a boy 1 year older than saito appeared besides him, he stared at saito who was crying and whispered. "Mom and dad are in a better place saito" (Blurring Image) They Blurring image had tear drops flowing down his cheeks. *Gasp* Saito wakes up as he tries to catch his breath, he is currently alone in his room. "Weird the same dream again" (Saito) " ''Dream'', if only i could call it that" (Saito) Saito looked at the ceiling as he frowned, he had just been reminded of his parents deaths. *Knock Knock* "Saito were gonna be late!" (Ishawa) "Damn what time is it" (Saito) he looked at his phone, it was almost 10:00 am "oh no, Wait a minute i''m getting ready!" (Saito) Oshawa has been looking after Saito for the past 10 years, after the incident Ishawa felt some what guilty and wanted to take care of saito, from them on Ishawa has become an uncle figure to saito. "ok im here!" (Saito) he rushed towards the door to open it, ishawa was planning on taking him out today so that they could spend quality time together. "Hi uncle, sorry i overslept" (Saito) "it''s fine, let''s get going then saito" (Ishawa) They headed down the stairs and towards ishawa''s car. "so where are we going?" (Saito) He looked at ishawa with a smile, saito liked spending time with Ishawa since he had taken care of him for most of his life. "how about shopping, i heard there is a new restaurant near the shopping district" (Ishawa) "Really?" (Saito)Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more. "Yea they have great mexican food, wanna try it?" (Ishawa) "Ofcourse!" (Saito) Saito and ishawa got into the car and drove off into the distance. a few moments later they had arrived near the shopping district. "ok let''s go" (Ishawa) They both left the car and headed towards the shopping center. "Hey Saito so you''re turning 17 in 2 days huh?" (Ishawa) He looked at saito who was gazing into the distance. "Yeah i''m not planning to hold a party" (Saito) "Come on, sometimes it''s good to invite a few friends over" (Ishawa) Ishawa wanted saito to spend some time with his friends, Saito hasn''t really focused on his social life which kind of made him look like a shut in, he would play basketball from time to time just to relieve some built up stress. "i would rather spend my time with you" (Saito) he mumbled as looked down with embarrassment. "Aww, how cute of you" (Ishawa) "Shut up you idiot!" (Saito) both of them laughed as they continued their conversation. They had spent some time within the shopping district talking about how they have been doing lately. Ishawa then dropped off Saito as the sun was setting. "Hey saito, i''m sorry i can''t see you as often as i used to" (Ishawa) he looked at saito with a frown on his face "It''s fine you have been there whenever i needed you" (Saito) Saito smiled as scratched his head. he had a lot of respect for Ishawa as he knew that Ishawa was a busy man even then ishawa spent a lot of time with him. " I''ll see you in 2 days kid " (Ishawa) "Bye" (Saito) Ishawa drove off as saito waved at him, he soon disappeared into the fog. Saito walked up the stairs to head towards his room. he unlocked the door at got into his flat while letting out a sigh. "Tomorrow is saturday and we have monday off, i wonder what i should do.." (Saito) He walked towards him room and jumped onto his bed, while he looked up at the ceiling he thought to himself. [Why do i keep seeing that kid in my dreams] Saito slowly closed his eyes and fill asleep. in a blink of an eye saturday had gone by, he didn''t do anything special as he stayed in his flat for the whole day. he watched a couple of movies to pass time and soaked himself in hot water before he fell asleep. *Buzz* *Buzz* "its monday already" (Saito) saito stretched his arms as he got up. he then walked towards the bathroom and freshened up, after having breakfast he looked around his social media page to see if anything was going on. !Grand Quest Online! "huh what''s this, a new game?" (Saito) Saito clicked on the add which redirected him to a page full of information about The game.
Grand Quest Online Welcome to vision we are a leading gaming industry who plan to change the future of gaming as you know it, due to are efforts on research we have invented a product that allows the user to transfer their consciousness into another world, a world of virtual reality which was only heard of in fictions......
"i can''t be bothered to read the whole thing, so it''s about a virtual reality game huh" (Saito) He stared at the screen with a expression of amazement, he had never thought the technology would become advanced enough to make a virtual reality game. *Knock* *Knock* "Coming!" (Saito) saito walked towards the door and opened it, ishawa was standing on the other side of the door with a wrapped present. "Happy birthday saito" (Ishawa) He handed the present to saito and told him to open it. "i wonder what''s inside" (Saito) as he unwrapped the present he could see a box with huge letters spelling ''Vision'' "no way" (Saito) Saito unboxed the present and there was a helmet inside with many other parts, it was a virtual reality headset. "hehe, my friend works in Vision he gave me a pre released version of the headset, it should be publicly available tomorrow" (Ishawa) He looked at saito with a warm smile "i don''t know what to say.. thank you uncle" (Saito) he was surprised that he had received a virtual reality headset which has not been publicly released yet, this way he would be the first person to log into the game. "No problem, i am going away for a few weeks so i bought you this to keep you busy while i''m gone." (Ishawa) Saito looked up as he tilted his head. "Going away" (Saito) "yeah dont worry ill be back in no time, i just have some work to do" (Ishawa) after ishawa and saito finished their conversation, ishawa left as he had work to do and saito tried to set up the headset in order to test it out. "That should do" (Saito) he looked at the at the helmet which was looked quite different from the ones that will be sold publicly. it was Pure white with black lines running across the front to the back. saito examined it closely and found some writing at the back of the helmet. " ''Suitable for testing servers'', that''s weird does that mean i can get on the game before the servers become public?" (Saito) He layed down on top of his bed and slowly placed the helmet onto his head. [Welcome to Grand Quest Online] "System recognised tester headset" (Vision) "System adapting to headset" (Vision) "adaptation complete" (Vision) "Access granted" (Vision) "hmm what''s with the voice?" (Saito) " Hello i am vision, i am designed to guide you to Grand Quest Online" (Vision) "ok, take me to the character creation screen" (Saito) Suddenly saito''s vision changed as he appeared in a white room, he could view his reflection which was right in front of him. "Please Describe The Characteristics You Want To Change" (Vision) saito was still staring at his reflection which seemed life like. "umm, change hair colour to white" (Saito) Suddenly Saito''s hair began to change colour. "Woah, yes and change eye colour to dark pink" (Saito) "Make skin colour slightly tanned, never mind i''m already slightly tanned" (Saito) he looked at the reflection who had changed into the characteristics he described, saito didn''t make much changes besides his hair and eyes. "Please choose a username" (Vision) "hehe, i don''t want to" (Saito) "User name *Blank* (Vision) Saito looked surprised he didn''t expect it to work. "Choose spawn point" (Vision) "what are the options" (Saito) "Kingdom of Zeliria" (Vision) Saito looked slightly confused. "you''re only giving me one choice, i guess they haven''t finished the guide yet" (Saito) he clicked his fingers and answered Visions question. "ok, i choose Zeliria" (Saito) Saito had a expression of excitement on his face, he is going to be the first person to experience this virtual world. "You have C-C-C-C-Chosen De-D-D- Layer of Lucifer" (Vision) "Huh what!" (Saito) Suddenly a blinding light appeared as his consciousness drifted into the game, saito slowly opened his eyes to find nothing but darkness.
Thanks for Reading! Chapter 2 - Trapped Chapter 2 - Trapped
Saito opened his eyes to find himself in a room full of darkness, there was a beam of light hitting the corner of the room which revealed piles of bones and ash. "i''m pretty sure this isn''t Zeriria" (Saito) He got up on his feet as he was intrigued by the source of the light. he stretched his arms and clicked his fingers getting himself ready for whatever is waiting out there. "im guessing this is ''Layer of Lucifer'' well atleast thats what vision mentioned" (Saito) He looked around as he focused his eyes, there was piles and piles of bones laid on the floor there was no trace of flesh all that was left was ashes. Saito walked towards one of the skeleton which was lying opposite to the source of light, it was holding a sword on his right arm and a dagger on the left. "They look pretty realistic, this is kinda creepy" (Saito) Saito reached out towards the skeletal body and retrieved the dagger and sword, right now he needed equipment incase he faced any monsters. "ill be borrowing these.." (Saito) Saito slowly walked towards the source of light with the dagger on his left hand and the sword on his right, there was a hole large enough for him to fit through, on the distance laid an enormous castle worthy of a true king, it was far larger than the ones Saito had seen in real life. before the castle stood tall tree''s covering the grassland it was quite strange the tree''s looked as if they were dyed red with blood there was a scent of death in the air and no sound could be heard. "i was expecting something more sinister" (Saito) He climbed out of the hole to get a better view of the landscape. "Looks like i was in a cave" (Saito) Saito noticed something in the distance he concentrated his vision onto the target, there were small buildings scattered around a small portion of the land. -------- Time in the game flows 3 faster so it actually took him 20 min "is that a village, i wonder if it has Npc''s" (Saito) Saito decided to head down from the mountain which he had spawned in. it took him quite a while but an hour later he managed to reach the bottom. "Well that was time consuming" (Saito) Saito turned his gaze towards the village which he had pinpointed from above. "it was somewhere around there right?" (Saito) He starting walking towards the village without a goal in mind, as he arrived at the gates of the village he looked around, there was no sound being emitted from the buildings, the village was deserted it had become a ghost town. "heh it seems i''m alone" (Saito) He looked at the tattered buildings which surrounded him, there was no sign of life at all he could only hear his own breath. *Creak* Saito instantly turned his gaze towards the sound, it came from the building behind him. "Hello?" (Saito) He slowly walked towards the building while watching his steps. "is anyone here?, i''m lost" (Saito) He approached the building whilst keeping his guard up. "Was it just my imagination.." (Saito) He entered the building whilst slowly looking around for any sign of life, everything within the building was shattered and broken into pieces there was nothing left in tact. *Bang* "Oh Crap!" (Saito) a demonic humanoid cladded in black with horns growing out of its forehead jumped towards Saito. Saito got blasted back as he hit the wall. "ugh why do i feel pain?" (Saito) Saito looked up as he tried to track the Demon, it was gone the demon had disappeared from his vision. Saito got on his feet as he regained his balance. "Hehe, you scared me there" He looked at the sword which he was holding, it had shattered into pieces as it was used to shield Saito''s body. "Tch, that would have killed me" (Saito) Saito gazed around the room trying to track the demon. *Creak* Saito let out a smirk as he turned around and put all his power into the dagger which he was holding in his hand. the demon jumped back as it lost its balance. "Im not letting you escape!" (Saito) Saito jumped towards the demon who was now off the ground, he waved his left hand towards the demon trying to land a hit on it, however the demon used the wall behind him to jump out of the way. "Try evading this!" (Saito) Saito changed the direction he was looking at whilst keeping track of the demon, he placed all his strength onto his left hand and released the dagger as it shot out of his hand. The dagger managed to reach the demon and pierce into its chest.This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there. "Got you!" (Saito) The demon fell onto his knees as it slowly turned into Ash. [Skill Unlocked Dagger Throw] [Title Unlocked: Demon Slayer] : Adds 15% more Damage When Fighting Against Demons ----{Title''s are Rare drops} [Congratulations y-y-you have l-l-leveled up] "Woah thats creepy!" (Saito) The sound system of the game seemed to be glitched as it emitted sinister voice, it sent shivers down Saito''s spine. [w-w-w-would you lik-like to equip the title ''Demon Slayer''.] "um yes please" (Saito) [New Title Equ-Equipped] "i wonder why the demon died with one hit, this game doesn''t seem to have hp points so i''m not sure if it was damaged or just glitched" (Saito) "Lets see how does this work again, ''Open Status Screen''." A glowing blue screen appeared in front of Saito.
Name: *Blank* Level: 12 Title: Demon Slayer (15% Dmg boost against demons)
Attack: 12>32 Endurance: 11>42 [Skill] Lvl 1Dagger Throw: Increase''s the speed of the thrown dagger and damage by 10%
Agility: 15> 47 Magic: 13>27
Magic Def: 14>32 Wisdom: 10>24
{Max level is 200} {Max for Stat Points is 500} {Stat Points Are Raised Through Actions E.g Training}
"Hehe, that actually gave me quite a lot of xp" (Saito) Saito walked towards the demon who was slowly turning into ashe''s and picked up the horns which were left behind. "i should have done some research, i don''t even know the max" (Saito) He placed the horns in his inventory. "i guess i''ll keep these" (Saito) He looked back at where the demon was kneeling there was only piles of ash left, he picked up his dagger and left the room. "There should be more of them around, i''ll farm for an hour and then leave" (Saito) Saito wandered around the village and killed any demon that came into his sight, the demons died as soon as they came into contact with the dagger. he spent 3-4 hours [Real time] to clear the surrounding demons "Lucky me, it seems all the mobs are glitchy as they die from one blow" (Saito) He crouched down to pick up the drops from the ashes. "i''ve cleared the whole village, there aren''t any more demons in sight." (Saito) He got back on his feet as he finished placing the drops into his inventory. "Although there were some troublesome ones, i managed to kill most of them with sneak attacks." (Saito) He said with a confident expression. "Lets see how far i have progressed " (Saito) "Open status Screen" (Saito)
Name: *Blank* Level: 182 Title: Demon Slayer (20% More Dmg Against Demons)
Attack: 438 Endurance: 453 [Skill] Lvl 9Dagger Throw:Increase''s the speed of the thrown dagger and damage by 40%
Agility: 482 Magic: 378
Magic Def: 426 Wisdom: 327
Note: The reason why Saito has leveled up so much is because the demons are extremely high leveled, they are known ''Fallen Guardians'' and highly evolved version normal demons. Due to a glitch the mobs in this dungeon cannot use their skills and have almost no endurance.
Saito turned his gaze towards the castle. "The boss is probably there." (Saito) The distance between the village and the castle seemed to be vast, it would probably take him quite a while to get there so he decided to save it for another time. "ok ill leave it at that, lets log off now" (Saito) "Log off" (Saito) [Access Denied] (Vision) "Vision is that you!" (Saito) [Hello user 1] (Vision) "how do i logout" (Saito) Saito began to panic. [T-The game has not been released] (Vision) "What does that have to do with anything!" (Saito) He screamed. [Leaving the game in its current state can cause changes to your body.] (Vision) [In fact since you have already joined the game in its current state has already made changes to your main body] (Vision) Vision responded with a emotionless voice. "Changes to my main body?, wait firstly how are you able to respond to my questions surely this isn''t implanted into your system" (Saito) He asked with a panicked expression [I am a self learning Ai] (Vision) "H-how do i get out of here" (Saito) He couldn''t understand what was going on, it him kneel in fear he did not want to be trapped here forever. [I recommend you defeat The Fallen Angel and leave this dungeon] (Vision) "Why, i want to leave the game help me get out please" (Saito) He frowned as he looked at lucifer''s Castle. [Once the game is released this dungeon will be deleted along with you] (Vision) "D-Deleted!, Along with me?" (Saito) Saito stared at the castle as a cold sweat ran down his cheek. [Do not worry as long as you follow my instructions you will be just fine. You have 3 weeks in game and 1 week in reality to complete your journey.] (Vision) Saito looked up at the sky as he imagined what would happen to him after the planned release. Meanwhile outside of Grand Quest Online. "Hello ladies and gentlemen" (Shojiro Kurasaki) Shojiro Kurasaki the Ceo of Vision. "Sadly i am here to Announce the postponed release date for Grand Quest Online" (Shojiro) Shojiro Kurasaki was in his mid 30''s, he was wearing a matt black suit which blended in with his black hair and dark brown eyes. "Due to some glitches we will not be releasing Grand Quest Online tomorrow, as it is not currently in a playable state, we are extremely sorry for letting you down but the game will be released this time next week" (Shojiro) He left the scene as the announcement ended, people who were looking forward to the game had frowns in their faces as they felt disappointed. Shojiro who sitting behind his desk stared at a tablet with the picture of a young boy around the age of 16 with dark pink eyes, Shojiro frowned as he let out a sigh. "Kid, who ever you are i hope your alright" (Shojiro) He stared at the tablet without wavering. The doors to Shojiro''s office slowly opened, a tall man with blonde hair and blue eyes walked in. "Miyoko, did you find anything about him?" (Shojiro) Shojiro looked up at Miyoko who was standing in front of him. "We do not know his identity yet, however i think this is linked to the missing Tester headset. (Miyoko) a few days ago the tester headset had been dispatched with the normal headset''s to the branches which will sell them on release. "can we somehow get him out" (Shojiro) he asked as he looked back at the tablet. "i''m afraid not, if he was lucky enough to get into the game without any extreme damages to the body he will be able to logout of the game safely, however that isn''t guaranteed." (Miyoko) Miyoko turned around in order to leave the room. "Miyoko, finding that boy is crucial to us however if he is not found by next week release the game as planned." (Shojiro) he looked at Miyoko with a unsatisfied face "Yes sir" (Miyoko) Miyoko left the office and the room slowly fell into silence. "I need to find this boy before the media gets a hold of this, the company''s future is depending on it" (Shojiro)
Thanks for reading hope you enjoyed the chapter. Chapter 3 - The Fallen Angel Chapter 3 - The Fallen Angel
After hearing what he had gotten himself into Saito decided to stay at the abandoned village for the night, he had not yet recovered from the shock, he didn''t to expect a game to have this much impact on his life to begin with. After finding out that his life could be taken away from him if he did not complete this dungeon in time made him believe that it was a dream and he would wake up any time now, Saito laid on the rock hard floor as he slowly fell asleep. Saito slowly opened his eyes to the sunlight as the warmth hit his face, he let out a sigh as he got up on his feet he picked up the dagger which was resting on the ground and placed it on his left hand. "Vision guide me to the castle" (Saito) [well ofcourse] (Vision) Saito left the house that he used as shelter for the night. [May i ask you somthing?] (Vision) Vision asked in an emotionless voice, after revealing her identity to Saito she had decided to help him out by becoming his guide. "Go ahead" (Saito) [Why do you seem so calm?] (Vision) Vision had noticed Saito''s confidence and calm sense''s, normally hearing the news that was broken to him normal humans would need quite some time to recover from the shock. "What do you mean?" (Saito) He replied as he jumped on top of a building, he decided to look around for demons before heading towards Lucifer as it was the most logical thing to do. he needed strength to fight Lucifer and the demons around the village were a perfect source of xp, however most of the demons around the village had already been turned into ashes by his hands. [It would be natural for a human to panic for a little longer if they ever face the situation you''re in, why is that you have recovered so fast?] (Vision) "Grieving won''t give me back what i have already lost, i decided to take action instead of wasting my time on grieving about it." (Saito) He said with a confident face as he spotted a demon, he merged all his strength with his left hand in order to throw the dagger at full speed, the dagger started to glow as it released itself from Saito''s hand. *Swoosh* The demon didn''t get the chance to react to the incoming dagger, it pierced straight through its head and flew towards the building which was located behind the demon, the dagger pierced the buildings wall and went straight through it as if piercing through paper. "i guess i over did it" (Saito) Saito let out a wry smile as he headed towards the demon''s body to retrieve the drops, after he was finished he jumped towards the roof of the building which the dagger had pierced through, Saito found his dagger which had sank itself into the soil. "is there any more demons around the village?" (Saito) He asked as he pulled his dagger out of the soil. [There is no sign of life within the village besides you, i suggest you head towards Lucifer''s castle you will most likely meet demons on the way.] (Vision) "Are you sure?" (Saito) He looked towards the castle which was in the distance, there was a forest full of scattered trees which stood 7 feet from the ground. [Head towards the forest if you want to get to Lucifer''s castle the fastest option would be going through the forest, however there is a high chance of encountering demons so you should be careful. ] (Vision) Saito began to walk towards the forest, he couldn''t afford to waste more time than he already had in order to survive. He wanted to reach Lucifer''s castle as soon as possible which was understandable as his life was on the line. Along the way they had faced a few demons which was easy to take care of since Saito could attack them from a distance, he tried to avoid any close combat but there were times which forced Saito to engage a close combat battle. The reason why Saito tried to avoid close range battle''s is because it was time consuming it was better to surprise the enemy and take them down swiftly to avoid wasting much time. Once Saito approached the forest he jumped on top of a branch, he came into the conclusion that traveling within the forest was dangerous and being attacked by surprise was going to be very common. In order to avoid surprise attacks he decided to travel from branch to branch, this also allowed him to pinpoint demons within the forest who were on ground level and launch a sneak attack. "There''s three of them underneath us, should we just avoid them and move on i don''t want to waste too much time? " (Saito) Saito was beginning to lose his patience he wanted to get to Lucifer''s castle as soon as possible, even if they did have some time left. Saito also did not know what would happen to him once he died, so it was natural for him to avoid useless fighting. [i would not recommend that, at your current level it would be extremely hard for you to land a hit on Lucifer i suggest you level up to the maximum capacity.] (Vision) Saito had not yet hit the max level which meant that he could not fight Lucifer to the best of his abilities, not only was he lacking in equipment he didn''t have a class either which put him in a disadvantage. {Classes: These are chosen by new adventurers once they reach level 10, Classes allow adventurers to use Class skills which are extremely useful in battle for example a mage would be able to unlock elemental magic. An Adventurer is able to choose a sum of 3 classes.} {First Class: Lvl 10 Second Class: Lvl 25 Third Class: Lvl 50 } "I guess we don''t have a choice" (Saito) Saito jumped down from the branch as he threw his dagger towards the first demon, the dagger pierced the demon''s head as it collided with the demons skull. Saito landed near the demon with a pierced skull as it slowly turned into ash, he crouched down and picked up his dagger. "One down" (Saito) He dashed towards the other two demons with swift movements, he was too fast the demons could not keep track of his movements which resulted to their deaths. "its surprisingly easy to kill them now" (Saito) He picked up the dagger which was now placed on his right hand. " ''kill'', why does it satisfy me it''s as if killing i natural to me now" (Saito) he looked at his hands as he remembered the first time he killed a demon, although it was just a mob designed by the game company it still felt real. [Don''t worry these aren''t real beings.] (Vision) Vision spoke with an emotionless voice as she tried to comfort Saito. Vision had slowly learn how humans behave, and what their feelings mean to them. "i guess you''re right, even if they were real it would be foolish of me to hesitate in battle. At the end of the day it''s either my life or my enemies and don''t plan to lose mine." (Saito) he jumped towards one of the branches and headed back up to continue his journey. [Interesting it seems like the changes to his real body are advancing faster than expected, it has also started to alter his personality.] (Vision) She whispered to herself as Saito steadily moved from a branch to another. A few nights have past since they had entered the forest, Saito eliminated any demon along the way to gather xp and level up his stats. They had reached the end of the forest and decided to camp there for the night before continuing their journey. "it took us two weeks to get through the forest, hey vision how long has it been in reality." (Saito) He dropped the wood which he was carrying, he crouched down and picked up a two pieces of rock. [Approximately four days, so you have around three more days to defeat Lucifer.] (Vision) Saito forcefully collided the rocks together to make small sparks, a small fire emerged from the pile of wood as it illuminated the surrounding area. Vision had checked for any signs of danger however there were no demons around so Saito decided to make a small fire. Saito had spent quite a lot of time with Vision, which caused his to view Vision as a companion or friend. "Vision" (Saito) He softly spoke as he placed his hands on top of the fire to keep them warm. [Yes saito?] (Vision) "i wonder how you see the world, since you don''t have a physical form." (Saito) he had always wondered how Vision viewed the surrounding area, since Vision did not have a physical body. [I don''t understand what you''re trying to ask, i do have a physical body however it''s more convenient like this.] (Vision) "Wait what?" (Saito) [i have a physical body, wait let me show you.] (Vision) a blue light emerged in front of Saito causing him to close his eyes, after a few seconds the light had disappeared Saito slowly opened his eyes. "Hi saito" (Vision) a girl almost the same height as Saito was seated in front of him, she had straight long blue hair that reached to her waist and bright blue eyes which stared at Saito. She was wearing a blue one piece dress which reached towards her knees and light blue gloves covered her hands.Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel. "uhh.." (Saito) Saito was speechless he hadn''t expected Vision to have a physical form so he could not believe his eyes, Saito suddenly realised that he was gazing at Vision and quickly turned around to hide his embarrassed face. "You look very nice" (Saito) He muttered as his face turned red. "Thank you" (Vision) She looked at Saito''s reddened face as she let out a smile. "Uh i should get some sleep." (Saito) he got up and walked towards a tree to rest against, he sat down and laid against the tree which was now behind him. he turned his sight towards Vision who was still gazing at the fire. "can you keep guard while i sleep?" (Saito) "That''s fine" (Vision) Saito slowly closed his eyes and whispered. "Thank you" (Saito) The next morning saito had packed up all his belongings and exited the forest with Vision who was still in her Physical form, Saito had managed to reach maxed stats due to the demons that he faced along the way. Saito let out a sigh as he stared at Vision. "Is something wrong?" (Vision) Vision turned around to face saito. "why are you in your Physical form, i thought it was less convenient" (Saito) "Do you not like it, if so i can leave my physical form." (Vision) "That''s not it.." (Saito) Vision tilted her head in confusion. "Never mind" (Saito) The duo walked for hours as they finally reached Lucifer''s castle, it was standing right in front of them with its sinister aura. In Front of them stood ominus gates cladded in black, the castle itself did not have any windows or openings so the gates were the only way in or out. "So what do we do now" (Saito) Saito muttered as he glared at the terrifying gates in front of them. "im not sure" (Vision) She let out a wry smile as she looked towards saito. "what do you mean, wasn''t this dungeon created by you guys." (Saito) He looked at vision with a puzzled face, he expected Vision to know everything about the game since she was an ai designed to monitor the game. "I''m not sure, it do not have much information about this dungeon or its mobs. The only information i am aware of is the location of Lucifer." (Vision) "So how do we get insi..." (Saito) As Saito was about to finish a terrifying sound emerged from the other side of the gates as if signaling the end of their lives, the gates slowly moves as it opened a path heading towards the castle. Saito who was now on his knees struggled to regain his balance, as he got up he focused his vision onto the gates which had revealed a huge throne room. It seemed like the castle was built without rooms or walls from within, there was only a throne room insight without any hallways or stairs. a huge room empty room filled the castle and at the end of the room laid a throne which was occupied by someone. "All this trouble caused by a lowly human" (Lucifer) Lucifer who was seated at the end of the room, looked down at saito as he entered the gates. His voice sent shivers down Saito''s body it was already hard for him to move under his presence but his voice felt like it was piercing through his soul. "I am sorry to disturb you but i did not choose to be here." (Saito) He had managed to calm his body down and gain his composure, he looked at Lucifer who was seated in his throne with his sinister black wings laid on his back, Lucifer was wearing a thin black robe which suited his matt black hair and black pupils. "You dare stand in front of me in my territory." (Lucifer) Lucifer stood from his throne as he flapped his wings and landed a few meters away from Saito. "I don''t have time for your chit chat, it''s either my life or yours so let''s get this started." (Saito) He dashed towards Lucifer with his dagger. "How arrogant" (Lucifer) Lucifer let out darts of feathers which zoomed towards Saito, however they were ineffective as Saito managed to avoid all of them. Saito who was now right next to Lucifer flung his hand as he tried to pierce Lucifer''s chest with the dagger. "What!" (Saito) Saito jumped back as he tried to recover from the shock, Lucifer''s left wing had clashed with the dagger and stopped it from reaching his body whilst his right wing left a cut on Saito''s left eye. "Thats troublesome, he can use his wings as a form of protection" (Saito) A cold sweat ran down Saito cheek, he knew that Lucifer would be hard to defeat however he was not expecting his wings to be indestructible. He had to change his plans in order to adapt to the new situation. [Be Careful if you die we don''t know how that would affect your body.] (Vision) She had left her physical form in order to avoid Lucifer''s attention. "i know that." (Saito) He glared at Lucifer who was smirking. "You are not my match, you haven''t even seen a glimpse of my power" (Lucifer) Saito suddenly let out a Laugh, he looked at Lucifer who was expressionless. "Quit bluffing i know you can''t use your power''s" (Saito) Lucifer looked at Saito with a disdained face, he didn''t expect Saito to know about the loss of his powers. "Who are you!" (Lucifer) "Were you sent by the Holy Church, and do they know about this!" (Lucifer) Lucifer glared at Saito who let out a smile. "i don''t know what your talking about, i am doing this for my own survival so quit wasting my time with words and start talking with action." (Saito) He somewhat felt proud he was able to corner an angel with his threatening claims. Lucifer spread his wings and dashed towards Saito whilst darting his feathers at him, however Saito was able to avoid them with ease due to his agility.
[Outside of Grand Quest Online] *Knock* *Knock* *Knock* "Saito" (Rikyo) Rikyo and Mika were standing outside of Saito''s flat, they had been worried since Saito stopped attending school a few days ago so they decided to visit him. "Saito!" (Rikyo) Rikyo turned around to look at Mika''s worried face. "Should we knock down the door?" (Rikyo) Mika looked at Rikyo with a blank face. "Yeah you''re right the door is too much well i guess the window''s fine as well." (Rikyo) "No you idiot we aren''t here to break anything!" (Mika) She shouted as she swung her bag towards Rikyo which collided with his face. "Awww!, i was joking.." (Rikyo) "Hey Rikyo, i think we should go" (Mika) "Saito might need some time alone to recover, he must be sick" (Mika) She looked at Rikyo with a worried face. "i guess you''re right, besides this isn''t the first time Saito has done something like this." (Rikyo) Rikyo looked at Mika''s worried face, he felt guilty as he did not know how to cheer her up. "Don''t worry he''s going to be in school by monday." (Rikyo) He smiled as he tried to comfort Mika. They headed down the stairs and into the distance, it was currently saturday two days away from the new scheduled release for grand quest online.
"Damn it, i can''t get a hit on him." (Saito) Saito complained as he jumped back to gain some distance from lucifer, they had been fighting for countless hours. Saito was starting to run out of stamina and he couldn''t afford to lose the dagger which looked worn out, it could shatter in any moment. "i need to get him in the next hit" (Saito) He wiped the sweat off his face as he looked glared as Lucifer who seemed to be enjoying himself. "What happened to your confidence human" (Lucifer) He looked down at Saito with a smirk on his face. "Vision how long do we have until the release" (Saito) [Around one hour] (Vision) "Ok do you remember the plan we only got one shot at this" (Saito) [Yes] (Vision) Saito clenched his fist and ran towards Lucifer, he closed the gap between them and swung his dagger towards Lucifer''s face. Lucifer raised his wings to block the dagger''s path, however they did not collide. Saito jumped back as he reverted his attack and placed all his power onto his right arm allowing his to throw the dagger at full speed. the dagger darted towards Lucifer who had his eyes widened. Lucifer swiftly positioned his body allowing him to avoid the dagger by an inch. "That was close, however it ends here human" (Lucifer) He slowly walked towards Saito who was kneeling, Lucifer raised his wings as he got ready to pierce them through Saito''s body. "Say your prayers human" (Lucifer) "ill do that in my time of death" (Saito) Lucifer launched his wings towards Saito in order to cut him into pieces. *Swoosh* Lucifer was startled a dagger had flown passed him which caused his wings to stop for a second. Lucifer''s wings collided with the ground as it sent cracks around the castle, dust had covered Lucifer''s Vision so he could not tell if the hit had landed or not. As the dust slowly settled a figure appeared behind Lucifer. "i let my guard down.." (Lucifer) Saito was positioned behind Lucifer with a dagger in his left hand which had pierced Lucifer''s back. "i did not expect you to bring along a partner, how stupid of me." (Lucifer) Vision could be seen in a distance, she had a wry smile on her face as she looked at Saito. "Uhh, i''m sorry i missed" (Vision) She scratched her head as she started walking towards Saito. "You idiot that almost hit me!" (Saito) Lucifer let out a warm Laugh as he withered away. A black feather the size of Saito''s palm slowly descended in front of him. "Whats this?" (Saito) he caught the feather and examined it with a confused expression. "An item!" (Vision) "well let''s place this in my inventory for now, i want to leave this place as soon as possible" (Saito) he placed the black feather in his inventory and looked around for a way out. "So how do we exit this dungeon?" (Saito) "Back here!" (Vision) The gate that they had come through had disappeared, a blinding white light had appeared in its place. Saito and Vision walked towards it. "it must be the exit" (Saito) Saito reached out towards the blinding light and touched it with the tip of his finger, suddenly his body was pulled in as the brightness increased it caused Saito to shut his eyes. A few seconds later Saito raised his eyelids to find himself standing near a tree, he examined his surroundings and managed to find a village in the distance. he was teleported to a grassland as the area was filled with light green colour much different to Lucifer''s Realm. "Vision?" (Saito) [Yes i''m here] (Vision) "Why did you leave your Physical form." (Saito) he asked with a confused tone, Vision had come along with him however she left her Physical form so Saito could not locate her. [The game is going to be released in a few minutes so you are going to leave very soon, its also convenient.] (Vision) Saito let out a sigh. "Thank you for helping me, i don''t think i would have survived without you." (Saito) [3 minutes until release] (Vision) "oi stop ignoring me" (Saito) Saito raised his head and looked at the sky, he couldn''t wait to get out of the game since he had been trapped here for weeks. after 3 minutes of silence vision spoke up. [The game has been released, you can leave now] (Vision) "Dont you want to see off?" (Saito) [Hmph, Why would i] (Vision) Saito frowned as he looked around at his surroundings once more. [Saito are you going to come back?] (Vision) Saito could hear the sadness in her voice, he knew that he was the first friend that Vision had managed to make it would be hard for her to say goodbye. Saito decided to not say anything as he was not sure if could force himself to play this game again. "i''m sorry" (Saito) [I hate you] (Vision) She heard vision mumble with a tearful voice, her voice broke Saito he did not want to hurt her in anyway however he couldn''t bring himself to play the game after all that had happened. "Log out" (Saito) A blue light covered Saito''s body as he slowly withered away. He opened his eyes as he laid on his bed, Saito slowly got up and removed the helmet from his head. He Decided to head towards the bathroom to see if the game had caused any physical changes to his body as Vision had mentioned. As he got into the bathroom he faced the mirror to view his reflection, his hair colour had changed from black to white and eyes from brown to dark pink. His skin had gotten a little darker as if he had been tanned however it did not look much different from his usual skin colour. "MY BEAUTIFUL HAIR!" (Saito) he screamed as he slowly recovered from his disbelief.
Note: Thank you for reading! Chapter 4 - A Name After recovering from the shock Saito left the bathroom and went to his kitchen, he hadn''t eaten for a week but strangely enough, there was no sign of hunger. Even so, he decided to eat as he needed to maintain a healthy body, after finishing his meal Saito looked out his window and found out that it was way past his bedtime. The time was currently 12:32 Am which meant that Grand Quest Online was released 32 minutes ago. "I guess everyone is rushing into the game by now, especially Arata" (Saito) He let out a faint smile and headed back to his room, he sat down on his bed and stared into the void. He had a cup of hot chocolate with him which he had missed out on since he had been trapped within the game, he took a sip and placed the cup onto a table placed next to his bed. "Hmm, since my appearance has changed I wonder if my Physical abilities were affected" (Saito) "What if I''m able to..." (Saito) "Inventory" (Saito) A blue screen appeared before Saito, it contained all the items which he had gained by completing the dungeon. Saito gazed at the inventory screen in disbelief, he reached towards a demon horn which was placed in his inventory. Saito''s hand slowly entered the blue screen as it rippled he pulled out the object that he had placed his hand on, the demon horn was placed in his right hand it had a physical form and was tangible. "This is a dream right.." (Saito) Saito could not believe what he had just done, he managed to summon his inventory in reality outside of the game. Judging from what he had done Saito assumed that he had transformed into his game character. This meant that he was able to execute things out of the norm, such as magic if his character had unlocked it. "This is amazing" (Saito) He removed placed the horn back into his inventory and got rid of the inventory screen, he laid on his bed as he stared at the ceiling. "How do I hide my hair and eye colour?" (Saito) He let out a soft sigh and slowly shut his eyes, he was extremely tired after all he had been through. He lost his consciousness as entered a deep sleep. *Buzz* *Buzz* Saito got up from his bed and turned off the alarm, he had placed the alarm to wake him up at exactly 5 Am so that he could buy some hair dye and contact lenses before school. He got ready and left his flat after finishing his breakfast, after leaving he decided to head towards a body store near his house. all I need is a black hair dye and brown contact lenses He thought to himself as he entered the store, he looked around for a few minutes and managed to find what he needed. "Hi I would like to buy these" (Saito) He faced the woman who was standing behind the counter. "Hello?" (Saito) The woman was staring at Saito''s hair and eyes which had caught her attention. "yes, sorry about that I zoned out for a second" she took the hair dye and contact lenses which Saito had placed on the counter, She continued to stare at Saito''s face as he scanned the items. "do you happen to be a Kpop star?" "uhh, what?" (Saito) Saito tilted his head in confusion. "Nevermind will you pay by cash or credit card?" Saito took out his credit card and placed it in the machine, he put in his pin and played for both items. He did not have any time to waste, he didn''t want to be late on his first day back. "Uh thanks" (Saito) Saito left the store in a hurry and headed towards his flat, he ran inside as soon as he arrived and dashed towards the bathroom. "let''s see how do I apply these" (Saito) After a few minutes, he managed to apply the dye and contact lenses which made his appearance really similar to the way he looked before the change. "ok that should do" (Saito) Saito exited his flat and headed towards school, he made sure to check his hair properly to see if he missed any spots and looked around for any more changes in his body. "I''m finally back" (Saito) Saito always walked to school as it was refreshing in the morning, he looked around the area''s which he had passed and let out a smile. he had missed everything about his daily life ever since he was trapped, although it had been for a week he still missed the little things that he got to do daily. A large building appeared in the distance, the entrance was blocked by two large gates there was a sign on top of the entrance reading out ''Seren High''. Saito attended a Seren High it was a private school in his neighbourhood which required payments, of course, Saito could not afford these payments so Ishawa paid the fees instead. "I never thought I would ever miss this building" (Saito) He smiled and carried on walking towards the gates. "Saito!" (Mika) Mika shouted from a distance to catch Satio''s attention, she had been extremely worried about Saito since he stopped attending school last week. Rikyo who was behind Mika caught up with and approached Saito, Rikyo had dark eye bags due to the lack of sleep he had decided to pull an all-nighter on GQO. "Whats up?" (Saito) He looked at both of them and let a warm smile, Mika and Rikyo were both Saito''s close friends so he had missed them during the past week. "Why didn''t you come to school last week, we even tried to visit you but you didn''t open the door" (Rikyo) Saito quickly searched for an excuse, he didn''t want them to find you in his current condition. "I went somewhere with Ishawa" (Saito) "You should inform us next time, we were worried" (Mika) She spoke up as she started walking towards the gate, Mika looked quite annoyed as Saito didn''t apologise. "Hehe, She''s pissed" (Rikyo) "Shut up your mood killer" (Saito) The trio entered the school and faded into the distance. [2 Months after the incident] Saito was standing in front of a mirror which was placed in his room, he stared at the mirror as he examined his white hair and pink eyes. He slowly shut his left eye and his cheeks reddened. Saito shifted his gaze towards his bed, a helmet laid on top of the bead facing towards Saito. He slowly walked towards the helmet and picked it up as he seated himself, he placed the helmet on top of his head and slowly laid down as he stared at the ceiling of his room. "Turn on System" [System online] Saito''s consciousness drifted into the game as he arrived in an empty white room. [Checking for previous Data] [No data found] "Weird did they do a data reset" (Saito) [Would you like to create a new character] "Yes" (Saito) [Name the Race of your character] "Race?" (Saito) [Current Available options are: Human, Dark Elves, Elves, Dwarf, Kobold, Murderer, Demon, Demi-Human] [Special Options: Angel] {Special Options: An option only available to certain people} "I choose Angel" (Saito) [Race Chosen, Angel] [Would you like information about your class]Stolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. "I would" (Saito) [Angel: This class raises the max capacity of stat points to a sum of 1000 instead of 500. Angel exceeds other race''s in most states allowing them to stay at the top.] "isn''t that a cheat.." (Saito) [Would you like to change your appearance] "I already look like my game character, so that''s unnecessary." [Please choose an area to spawn in] [Available options are] Zereria - The land of human, the majority of the population is human''s there are signs of other race''s, however, it is minor and most are taken in as slaves. "Wait!" (Saito) "you don''t have to explain everything, I choose Zereria" (Saito) He couldn''t be bothered to waste time on the other options. [Character created you will now be teleported to Zereria] A blinding light appeared as it took Saito''s consciousness away from him, he opened his eyes to find himself sitting under a tree which shaded him from the sun. [Title Unlocked: Beginner] "I spawned here" (Saito) Saito got up on his feet and faced the village which was in the distance, he walked towards the village in order to gather information about the area. "I wonder where Vision is" (Saito) He scratched his head as he remembered their last moments together, Saito had decided to leave Vision without thinking about it too much. He was sure that Vision was angry at him. [Title Unlocked: Nameless Hero] [Title Unlocked: White Haired Demon] "whats with the title''s" (Saito) [Title Unlocked: One Eyed Wanderer] "Oh right I''m a Myth in this game" (Saito) he let out a wry smile as he approached the village. "How troublesome" (Saito) He entered the village which was now full of people, the last time he was in the game there were no signs of life around the area. The village was dead silent, however this time the same village was filled with cheers of joy and happiness. "oh right before I enter I should change my title I don''t want to cause any commotions" (Saito) [Title Screen] A luminous purple screen appeared before Saito''s vision.
Title Screen
Beginner: +1 To all Stats
Nameless Hero: +5 To all Stats
White Haired Demon: +10 To all stats
One Eyed Wanderer: 2x XP / +20All Stats
"it seems like the game really wants me to use one of the abnormal Title''s, is that how badly they want to find me. Either way, this spells out trouble so it''s best if I avoid it" (Saito) [Equip Beginner Title] [Beginner Title Equiped] (System) Saito opened the status screen in order to check if it worked, he wanted to avoid any drama along the way.
Status Screen
Name: *Blank* Atk: 22 End: 26
Title: Beginner Level: 1 Agi: 28 Int: 22
Race: Angel Luk: 20 Wis: 20
Class: None Dex: 25 Vit: 24
Saito gazed at the screen with a disdain face, he was sure he hit the max before he logged out of the game. But his stats had reset he had lost everything. "My beautiful stats, it''s all gone.." (Saito) "CURSE YOU, ADMINISTRATORS!" (Saito) after calming himself down Saito decided to enter the village, he remembered that he had no name which was the biggest clue to his identity. The first thing he wanted to do is change his name, well give himself a name since he did not have one. Saito asked around for information about legally changing names, he was directed towards the building in the centre of the village. The building was slightly bigger than the ones surrounding it, there were people buzzing in and out of the building and it seemed quite busy. On Top of the building, there was a large sign which read out ''Adventurer Guild''. Saito entered the building and headed towards the main desk, he avoided any eye contact with the Adventurers within the building. He was not looking forward to any unwanted attention, once he reached the front desk he was accompanied by an elven woman. She had long pointy ears reaching out of her Long silky blonde hair, Her eyes were pure blue which caught the attention of many men with just a gaze. "Hi, My name is Ashera can I help you in any way?" (Ashera) "Yes I would like to legally change my name" (Saito) Ashera let out a sigh as he looked at Saito. "Do you happen to not like your current name?" (Ashera) She gazed at Saito with an annoyed expression, recently a lot of adventurers have come to her in order to change their name instead of trading goods with the guild. When adventurers sell materials to the guild the receptionist who accompanies them gets 5% of the profit. "I don''t really have a name, so I''m not here to change my name I''m here to get one" (Saito) Ashera looked at Saito with a puzzled expression. "Sorry?" (Ashera) "I want to give myself a name.." (Saito) Ashera continued to stare at Saito, Suddenly she widened her eyes. She realised something, white hair a scar in his left eye and no name. "You''re..." (Ashera) Ashera was shivering in fear, he had identified someone who perfectly fit the description of the Mythical One Eyed Wanderer. A being that was rumoured to travel the lands and destroy anything in its path. "I''m?" (Saito) "One Eye..." (Ashera) She slowly backed away to gain some distance from Saito. "Wait I understand why you''re reacting like that I''m not who you think I am, you can check my Status for proof" (Saito) Ashera was still on guard as she slowly backed away even further. "Lies, your appearance matches the description." (Ashera) Saito let out a sigh "I just happen to have white hair and a scar on my left eye, I know what you''re thinking but once you check my level you will believe me." (Saito) Ashera slowly lowered her guard "wait here" (Ashera) She went into a room behind a counter and came back out with a crystal orb in her hand, everyone in the room was glaring at Saito who did not want any attention. Ashera placed the orb on top of the counter right in front of Saito. "Pour some mana into this" (Ashera) Saito wasn''t expecting Ashera to actually test him, he would be in a lot of trouble once they view his race. he slowly reached towards the crystal clear orb. "I mean we don''t really have to do this" (Saito) He let out a wry smile as he looked at Ashera behind the counter, he was not planning on unmasking himself in front of so many players. "Then you are the One-Eyed Wanderer" (Ashera) "How annoying" (Saito) he placed his hand on the orb and poured mana into it, the orb started to glow as it opened up Saito''s status screen. However something was different, the screen did not contain any information about Saito''s race or Title. "See I told you" (Saito) Ashera glared at Saito for a moment. "Your stats are abnormally high but other than that you seem pretty normal." (Ashera) She slowly frowned. "I''m extremely sorry for causing you trouble, I accused you without proof." "it''s fine I can understand why you mistook me for the Mythical Destroyer" (Saito) he had a smile on his face as cold sweat ran down his back, he was relieved that the status screen did not contain information about his race. "So what would you like your name to be?" (Saito) Saito placed his right hand on his chin to help him think of a name. "hmm let''s see why don''t we go with Kirito...." (Saito) "Never mind everyone will call me a weeaboo if I do that, let''s go with Saito" He looked at Ashera who was nodding senselessly. "Ok would you like to sign up for an Adventurer card?" (Ashera) Saito looked at Ashera as he thought about the question, he knew that he would obtain some advantage if he became an adventurer he had heard about it from Rikyo. Adventurers are able to accept quests which allows them to gather money, there is also a rank system which allows them to increase the difficulty of their quests and gain new privileges. Adventurers can also access the Grand Market which allows users to sell items for in-game money, this allowed people to consider Grand Quest Online as their part-time jobs. "yes please" (Saito) Saito replied as he nodded with satisfaction, earning money from a game was something every gamer would dream of. "ok we will use the information from the Crystal if that''s fine with you" (Ashera) After Saito had finished his conversation with Ashera about the adventurer''s card he was told to come back in 2 days to collect it, mean while Saito left the guild hall and began to search for a blacksmith. He urgently needed equipment in order to defend himself from monsters. After half an hour he managed to locate a blacksmith, it was surprisingly empty once he got inside, in fact, he was the only person in the building beside the shop owner of course. The owner of the shop was an old man in his 80''s he looked like a retired adventurer due to his big physique. "do you need something kid?" (Dandre) Saito was beginning to get annoyed with the Npc''s attitude, they all seemed to hate Saito for some reason. "I''m looking for some equipment, preferably daggers and a good quality armour." (Saito) Dandre stood there like a stone statue as he stared at Saito, he was examining Saito''s Physique in order to find a suitable armour. "wait here kid" (Dandre) The old man disappeared into a room and came back out a few minutes later, he carried a red leather armour and two short daggers cladded in red. "Fire Lizard armour and extremely durable yet flexible armour that new adventurers would die for, Magnum daggers crafted from the shards of a Fire Lizard Egg extremely sharp and light." Saito was staring at the armour and dagger with an amazed expression. "if you want to buy both of them it will cost you 86 silver" (Dandre) The equipment was of good quality, however, Saito knew how hard it was to earn money in this world, Rikyo had told him about the struggle and hardship he went through in order to gather 5 gold which is the amount of money he needed to make a guild. "Inventory"
Inventory Lucifers Feather: x1 Gold: x24
Black Demon Horns: x278 Hp Potion: x5 Black Demon Orb: x256 Silver: 87
Black Demon Skin: x288 Mp Potion: x5 Carnwennan Dagger: x1 Copper: 22
Saito was a little shocked he did not expect to see his inventory full of the items he obtained from Lucifer''s Dimension, Saito took out 86 silver which he needed for the set. "here you go" (Saito) he placed the silver on the counter and picked up the daggers and armour, he decided to wear it as he did not have sufficient space in his inventory. Once he put on the armour and dagger''s he left the store to find an area he could use to farm XP, Saito managed to gather some information about a goblin cave near the village. he decided to head towards the cave which was located north of the village.
Thanks for reading. Chapter 5 - Murder *Clash* The sound of two metal colliding with each other filled the cave After leaving the village Saito had decided to head over to the goblin cave which was considered a low-level farming area in order to level up. Upon reaching the goblin cave Saito entered but was startled by the sounds which emitted from withing the cave, inhuman screams vibrated as it bounced off the walls of the cave causing Saito''s curiosity to drive him mad. Not being able to hold it in any longer Saito decided to enter the cave to investigate the strange screams. "Why do I keep getting involved in abnormal activities, I just wanted to farm normal goblins!" (Saito) Saito who was carrying two daggers on each arm was currently standing a few feet away from a mutated goblin king, it was three times the size of Saito with skin as red as the blood which was scattered on the ground. "Filthy human die already!" (Goblin King) He swung his massive blade which he was carrying on his back towards Saito, However Saito managed to easily evade the blade in fact while the blade was forcing itself towards Saito it seemed to go in slow motion. "Filthy?, you''re eating your own people" (Saito) Upon entering the cave Saito was welcomed with a horrifying scene, the crimson Goblin stood in the middle of the room as it feasted on lower goblins within the cave. Its body was covered in blood as he ate everything in its way not even leaving the bones of its prey. The goblin King became enraged due to Saito''s words, it forced its blade up and swung it down at Saito who was standing in front of him. Saito managed to evade the attack however due to the forceful impact from the blade and the surface of the ground around the area began to rumble which caused Saito to lose his balance. "You filthy human, I''ve got you now!" (Goblin kIng) The goblin king raised its sword directly aiming at Saito who still laid on the ground. "Shit, why can''t I move!" (Saito) [Your body has been stunned from ''Heavy Smash''] The blade was now at the peak of its height, the Goblin King stared at Saito with a smirk on his Crimson face which made him look like a demonic beast. "Take this!" Saito charged his right hand as it cladded itself with crimson Aura, The dagger in his left hand started to vibrate a little as he released it from his hand. *Swoosh* The dagger pierced the Goblin king''s left eye causing it to kneel in pain, Saito repeated the same actions with his left hand but this time aiming for the goblin king''s heart causing it to pierce through the Thick crimson skin. The goblin king coughed up blood leaving a puddle underneath him, he could not keep track of Saito due to the extreme pain which he was suffering from. "How does it feel to be on the other end!" (Saito) Saito ran towards the kneeling goblin king and retrieved the dagger which was in his left eye, He jumped back in order to avoid any incoming attacks after he retrieved one of his daggers. "I must admit I did not expect you to escape from that situation" The goblin king let out a smirk as he got himself to stand up, he threw the blade which he was holding with his right hand away. "But at your current stage, you''re no match for me!" "Vinaquirem miopiar akular sinur jistrathar qaziem sinur qaziem.." (Goblin King) Before it could finish its incantation he was stopped midway with a puzzled expression, He gazed at Saito was running away from him heading towards the exit. "HA!, you think I''m gonna take that head on?" (Saito) Saito ran out of the cave in order to avoid contact with the high-rank magic. "YOU COWERED!" (Goblin King) The goblin king was amazed usually when he fought people they would rather die fighting than run away as a coward. Outside the cave Saito laid against a tree whilst trying to catch his breath, he looked at his hands and noticed he was missing a dagger. "Great now I''m one dagger short" (Saito) Eventually, Saito decided to check his skills as he was able to use dagger throw he might have various other skills which could help him fight the Goblin King. "Open Skills Screen"
Available Skills
Dagger Throw (Increases throwing speed by 50%) [Advance Available] Lvl 10/10
Divine Eye (Increase reaction speed and vision distance +10 all stats) [Race: Angel] Lvl 1/10
"Upgrade Dagger Throw" (Saito)Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there. [Dagger Throw Advanced] [New skill created ''Advanced Dagger Throw''] [Advanced Dagger Throw Increases Throwing speed by 55%, Add''s 10% more Sharpness Lvl 11/20] Saito closed the Skill window and got back up on his feet, he managed to spot a few goblins that had escaped the cave with his ''Divine Eye''. "I see free xp" Saito was wearing a sinister smile on his face as directed himself across the field towards the goblins, he managed to get close to them without catching their attention as he decided it was faster if he launches a surprise attack. Saito''s arm began to surge with power as it cladded itself with crimson aura, he launched the dagger towards the goblin near him and manage to pierce its heart. The goblin was not able to let out a sound to warn his fellow companions as he was instantly killed. [Level up] Saito ran towards the corpse of the goblin which laid on the floor, he managed to pull out his dagger and throw it at the goblin in front of him whilst picking up a damaged sword which the corpse carried. [Level up] "Ugh" (Goblin) The goblin fell to his knees as it let out a cry causing its companions to turn around, They clearly had an expression of fear on their face''s it''s as if they understood the situation they were in. Some of the goblins started to flee as they feared they would face death if they faced the enemy in front of them, however, Saito ran towards the goblin''s whilst pulling out the dagger from the corpse. He carried the sword in his left hand and the dagger in his right, he had tried to use dagger throw again however it did not execute he gasped as he tried to force the air into his body, it seemed that the skills caused him to grow tired after a few uses due to his level. "Dammit!" (Saito) He launched himself at the fleeing goblin and managed to stab its leg causing it to fall over, he stood up on his feet and made his way to the goblin. The goblin who laid on the floor cried out in pain, it was trying to drag itself away from Saito. The goblin managed to raise his sword and aimlessly swung it at Saito as his last hope of survival, it slowly calmed down and laid on the ground as it whimpered in fear the goblin knew he could not escape his death so he laid there lifelessly as Saito approached him. "This is kinda sad" (Saito) He frowned as he raised the sword which he was carrying and swung it down to put the whimpering goblin out of his misery, Saito took a last look at the goblin who laid on the cold floor lifelessly with its eyes wide open. it genuinely felt like the goblin was alive rather than a computer generated mob, he thought to himself as he stared at the crimson blood flow out of its body. "there''s no way this is fake" (Saito) Saito had hints of fear in his face, he was sure that these goblins were real and not computer generated. He also wondered how he could feel the breeze which hit his face every now and then and feel the pain inflicted by his enemies, he could smell his surroundings and feel his skin as if it was actually real. "This isn''t fake there''s no way, it''s impossible to create something like this" (Saito) Saito regained his consciousness as he looked at the dead goblin, the corpse was still there it had not vanished like it would in normal RPG games. He looked around and set his vision on the cave, he frowned as started to head towards the cave. "Oi, muscle head!" (Saito) He entered the cave as his voice echoed the area catching the goblin king''s attention, a huge crimson figure appeared from the end of the cave as he walked up to Saito. "Your back coward" (Goblin King) The goblin king gazed at Saito as he gave out a sinister smile. "Have you heard of Vision or any strange changes around this area." (Saito) the goblin king had a puzzled expression on his face as he looked at Saito. "Your the strangest thing that I have come across ever since my creation?" (Goblin King) "Have you noticed any significant changes which took place around 2 months ago?" (Saito) "ill answer that question to your dead body" (Goblin King) The goblin king raises his blade as he stared down Saito. "Has anything strange occurred lately in this world?" (Saito) The goblin king was beginning to lose his patience. "What a foolish death." (Goblin King) The goblin king swung his blade towards Saito trying to hit him however it was evaded as Saito dashed backwards avoiding the tip of the blade by inches. "ARGGGH!" (Goblin King) Saito dashed towards the goblin king as he swung his dagger leaving a cut on his arm whilst the goblin king raised his blade trying to ignore the pain, a few seconds later the blade landed onto the surface of the cave causing the ground to tremble. Saito jumped back as he avoided the impact, the goblin king dashed towards Saito with his blade to his left. *Swoosh* The blade flew towards Saito causing him to panic, Saito quickly jumped out of the way however his arm was struck by the blade causing it to break. "AGHHH" (Saito) He cried out in pain. "Hahaha, I got you filthy human" (Goblin King) The goblin king dashed towards Saito as he aimed for Saito''s head with his fists, Saito pulled out a sword and pierced it through his stomach while throwing his dagger which pierced the goblin king''s right eye. The goblin king cried out in pain as he stepped back, his punch had landed on Saito''s chest causing him to cough up some blood. Saito walked up the goblin king and pulled out the sword had pierced its stomach, the sword shattered into pieces as Saito repeatedly stabbed the goblin King. "T-Tell me H-H-Have y-you noticed anything s-strange lately?" (Saito) *Cough* Saito dropped onto his knees next to the goblin king as he coughed out blood. "Now that you mention it two months ago the whole world was changing causing every being with a soul to tremble on their knees, after the horrifying event the population of adventurers raised abnormally causing my army to fall back." (Goblin King) The goblin king slowly closed his eyes. "Your a-army?" (Saito) "h-hehe filthy human i do not have t-time tell you a s-story, c-consider yourself l-lucky you won bec..*Cough*.. internal injur..." (Goblin King) The goblin king let out his last breath as he laid on the cold floor. Saito dropped as he had no energy left in his body, he was slowly dying due to injuries gained from the goblin king. "I''m sorry" (Saito) [You have defeated a Mutated Goblin King] [Level up] Saito vision blurred out as he lost his consciousness, he could feel his consciousness being dragged through an endless void as he finally reached a surge of light. *Gasp* He opened his eyes as he tried to catch his breath, he was back in his room laying on his bed unharmed. He took off the Headset and placed it near his bed, Saito''s body was covered in sweat his shirt was soaking wet and his body was shivering. Saito slowly raised his hands and stared at them they were trembling with no signs of stopping. "...." (Saito) Saito sat on top of his bed without moving for almost half an hour, his hands were still trembling with fear. He had just killed a living being with intelligence similar to that of a human, in his eyes he had just committed murder which was an unforgivable crime in his world. "i-I''m sorry.." Darkness covered the room as the sun set, Saito felt a shiver run down his body as he stared through the window which revealed the dark sky filled with burning stars. Chapter 6 - Legendary Demon Remains *Buzz* *Buzz* Saito opened his eyes to the sound of his ringing phone which was sitting beside him, He did not waste any time getting out of bed which was out of the norm as he usually did the exact opposite. Saito decided to wake up early in order to gain some knowledge about the information that he gathered due to his encounter with the goblins and Goblin King. Upon doing some research Saito managed to catch up with the past events that had taken place in Grand Quest Online, however, what caught his attention was the discarded event which had been swept under the carpet exactly 1 month and 2 weeks ago. It turns out that many players experienced what Saito had been through last night and complained about it due to their suspicions, but Vision managed to convince the world that what they were experiencing was a highly advanced NPC and Mob system which responded by assessing the situation. Saito, however, was still not convinced he was sure that what he experienced was not man made, but he didn''t have the power to bring up this topic. Even if he managed to catch the attention of a large crowd who would believe a teenager who claims that goblins and fairies are real. Saito let out a sigh as he browsed the internet for information about the event, however, there were no active groups who were trying to light the truth behind Grand Quest Online. "I guess I have no choice" After a few minutes Saito decided to explore the GQO Auction Site, he had already heard the details from his classmates. One of the main features which GQO offered was the Auction Site which allowed players to sell in-game items for money, believe it or not in past 2 months there have been a number of people who managed to monopolise the system allowing them to make a living out of it. "Umm lets see how does this work?" After a while Saito managed to link his account to the website by going through an effortless process, the website only needed a physical image of Saito which was converted from the Headset. "I guess ill auction an item" Saito decided to put up some of his items for auction, it was a fairly straightforward task as Saito only needed to select items which were going to be auctioned from his inventory which was located within the website. Once the Transaction is complete the item is converted from the seller''s account to the buyer''s account, and of course, the money will be transferred to the buyer''s bank account. "Let''s see, one Demon Horn and Demon Skin should do for now" Saito decided to put up two legendary items with a starting bid of 12,000 Yen ($106). ''with this ill be able to buy a new pair of shoes'' Saito thought to himself. Upon setting up the auction Saito left his flat heading towards his school by taking the same route he usually takes, he managed to reach the front gate in time as it was still open and the guard let him in without making much communication. Saito, however, greeted the guard and rushed towards his class which was now full of students, however, something was strange as everyone including the teacher was staring at their phones blankly. "Good morning" (Saito) he walked towards his seat after greeting the teacher who was still staring at her phone, the class was in chaos as everyone seemed to be screaming at the top of their voices. "SAITO LOOK AT THIS!" (Arata) ------------ {Akijos new name}Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site. Arata rushed towards Saito who was seated and placed his phone in front of Saito''s View. "What exactly am I looking at" (Saito) Saito slowly examined the screen and was puzzled he was currently viewing the Grand Auction House (QGO Auction House), but what seemed to catch his attention was the item which was going to be on sale within a few hours. "You are looking at a legendary DEMONS REMAINS!, and on top of that, it''s the rumoured black skinned demon which was slain by the One Eyed Wanderer! " (Arata) Saito was starting to understand the situation he was in, he did know legendary items were rare but to cause people to react like this surely the Company will hear about this. "I am bidding on it, in fact, I have already contacted my parents and they are backing me up with the money" (Arata) Arata had a huge smile on his face as he looked at Saito. "Your going to bid?, surely you jest with your families wealth you won''t stand a chance" (Kyoko Sasaki) The voice of a female silenced the room as she walked towards Saito and Arata, she was glaring at Arata with her mesmerising blue pupils. Kyoko Sasaki the was a name known by everyone in japan due to her prestigious family name, she was truly the beauty of Seren High as many have tried to ask her out but none have succeeded. "I have already contacted my father and soon I shall be the rightful owner of these items so don''t even think about bidding on them" (Kyoko) Kyoko set her gaze on Saito who seemed to be ignoring the situation as he had his head laying on the table, Saito set his gaze towards Kyoko and frowned. "Can you go away now you,re annoying me" (Saito) Kyoko''s face turned ugly as rage filled her body which was about to explode at the careless Saito. However, the class the majority of the class glared daggers at Saito who had just humiliated Kyoko, well it wasn''t anything unexpected Kyoko was actually a well-known player in Grand Quest Online within the Human continent. Due to her older brother who had established a clan within the kingdom of Zereira known as the Twilight Order. A young man the same age as Saito who was stationed beside Kyoko stood firmly in front of Saito, His name was Takeo Sasaki who was Kyoko''s cousin. "You sure talk big for a worm, do you even have the money to play Grand Quest?" (Takeo) Takeo smirked as he looked down on Saito who still looked as careless as ever. "What are you saying Takeo, of course, he doesn''t have the money to buy something like that after all he doesn''t have parents." (Kyoko) Upon hearing Kyoko''s words Saito slowly raised his head as he frowned. Saito didn''t really care about insults which were aimed at him however once his parents were mentioned he couldn''t help getting enraged. "Kyoko what I said before was rude and I apologise, but you are going to far please refrain from insulting my parents they do not deserve it." (Saito) Saito did not enjoy causing trouble without a reason so to him the most logical solution was to talk it out well that would have been the situation before Saito experienced the change, Saito''s hands were curled up into a fist and blood was dripping from each hand due to his nails which were digging into his palm. "Hahahaha what a disappointment you truly are walking the path of your useless paren.." (Takeo) Takeo was stopped just as he was about to finish his sentence, the whole class had their eyes wide open from shock including Arata and Kyoko. Saito''s hand was currently placed on Takeo''s through neck who choking, Takeo''s face had turned purple as he tried to gasp for air but he was unable to. After a few more seconds Takeo fainted and only then did Saito release him from his grip. The teacher who was staring at the scene could not react from shock, no one could track Saito''s movements when did he get up and grab Takeo. During the event, the teacher tried countless times to move but her body was frozen as she sensed danger within Saito which disabled her movement. "Would you like to carry on with the conversation or is this enough?" (Saito) Saito turned his gaze from Takeo who laid on the ground to Kyoko who had a horrified expression. "...." (Kyoko) Kyoko couldn''t bring herself to even respond to Saito''s question due to the scene which had unfolded in front of her, Arata, on the other hand, was half pleased and half worried as he hadn''t seen Saito use violence ever before. After Saito had left the classroom the teacher ran towards Takeo and checked his pulse which was still beating, the room was filled with silence as not even a breath could be heard. after leaving the classroom he headed out of the school and wandered aimlessly with a clear frown on his face, he was reminded of that horrible day which stole his happiness from him. After a while, Saito arrived at a bridge and stared at the setting sun. "Hiromi.." (Saito) Saito whispered to himself as he took out a bracelet from his right pocket, he set his gaze on the bracelet and stared at it for a while. After the sun had set he walked off with his hands in his pocket whilst gazing at the night sky. Chapter 7 - Consequences Saito was again woken up by the sound of the ringing alarm, however this time he did not rush to get up instead he laid on top of his bed staring at the ceiling. Saito had tried logging into GQO last night, however, he was unable to as he was killed within the game, Saito managed to find out that the Consequences of dying leads to a 2-day lockdown and loss of a random item from his inventory. He got up from his bed to check on the selling items in the Grand Auction House which should have ended by now, it was currently nine in the morning which meant he would have been late for school. However due to the events which unfolded the day before the school decided to expel Saito, well it wasn''t surprising as Kyoko''s family had the power to influence the school decisions. ''Wait what''s this...'' Saito stared at the screen in disbelief the items that he had put up yesterday were on the top page and the bid was still going with only a minute remaining, The 2 legendary demon remains were currently at the price of 900k Yen and the numbers were still increasing bit by bit, Saito was still staring at the screen in disbelief. Although he knew the items would sell for quite a lot because of the commotion that took place yesterday, he could never dream of handling this amount of money at a young age. Saito selected his items which were sold in order to dispatch them to the buyers to account only then will he have access to the money, However as he was about to dispatch he suddenly realised the reason why he had been expelled in the first place. ''By any chance could this be Kyoko''s father'' Saito decided to contact the buyer through the messaging system which was provided by the website, he managed to get through and convince the buyer to talk to him through a phone call. *Ring* *Ring* The call was picked up immediately as soon as Saito dialled the number, he was interested in the buyer and wanted to find out the identity of the account. Ifit truly was the Sasaki family he could use this opportunity to play around with them. "Greetings, I am the buyer of the auctioned items" (Mr Sasaki) "Hi sorry to bother you but could you give me your name" (Saito) He was looking forward to the identity of the buyer if it truly turns out to be Kyoko''s father he would have the chance to reduce his punishment given by the school. "Ahem, You can call me Sasaki" Upon hearing the buyers name Saito''s faced turned sinister as he gave out an unbearable smile. He goes straight to the point without trying to extend the conversation. "I am sorry to inform you, but I did not intend on selling these items it was just a miss understanding" (Saito) Sasaki was currently puzzled why was the seller cancelling the purchase he does not remember saying anything which would put him off. "W-wait, can we talk about this in person. I am able to meet you tomorrow if you do not mind." Sasaki was grinning at Mr Sasaki''s words, he was convinced that Sasaki wanted to buy the item no matter what which gave him the chance to torture them. "Tomorrow?" (Saito) "I do not usually hold unplanned meetings but I can make an exception." (Sasaki) "That''s fine with me ill come by tomorrow afternoon if possible." (Saito) Kyoko''s father let out a sigh as he heard Saito''s words. "I will personally send someone to pick you up" (Sasaki) "No, I can manage" (Saito) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Dad did you purchase the items" (Kyoko) Kyoko''s father placed the phone down as Kyoko entered the room, she was the one who insisted on purchasing the items which would cost his father a billion yen. Kyoko was truly a spoilt child as she was the only daughter which caused her parents to spoil her quite a bit. "Not yet, the seller wants to talk to me face to face." (Mr Sasaki)Stolen content alert: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. "Oh I get to see the player who originally owned the demon remains, I wonder if he met the One-Eyed Wanderer by any chance" (Kyoko) She was clearly excited which could easily be determined by looking at her expression. "Dad I also want to buy him and make him my personal slave" (Kyoko) "Sweety you know that slavery is banned, this isn''t Grand Quest Online its reality" (Mr Sasaki) He was quite worried as the game was changing her daughter''s behaviour, in fact, it had already changed societies behaviour as high ranked players were considered celebrities in reality. "Whatever, just make hire him as a servant or something." (Kyoko) "Also have you gotten rid of that worthless trash?" (Kyoko) Kyoko turned around as he was about to leave the room. "Yes I managed to get the headmaster to expel him from the school" (Mr Sasaki) He frowned as he remembered the situation, Sasaki did not want to expel Saito as he thought it was too harsh when he found out about his situation. "Well i wanted him dead but expelling him is fine to, if only this stupid world was similar to Grand Quest." (Kyoko) She left the room without waiting for his dad to respond. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saito immediately hung up the phone and launched towards his bed, he was excited to meet Kyoko''s family as it was the perfect time to carry out his revenge. Saito realised how important those materials must be due to a number of people who are willing to spend millions of yen on it. After a few minutes, Saito received a message containing the address of a first class restaurant which was located an hour away from his flat. *Knock Knock* ''who could that be'' Saito walked towards the door and slowly opened it, on the other side Arata and Mika were staring at Saito with a puzzled expression which made Saito feel quite uncomfortable. "It''s rude to stare at people!" (Saito) He broke the awkward silence which was bothering him quite a bit, judging from their reaction Saito understood what was going on. "It''s contact lenses have you not seen one before?" (Saito) Mika blushed from embarrassment, even though she did not have feelings for Saito it was clear that she had a shy personality. "S-sorry about that" (Mika) Arata was standing beside Mika, but strangely he avoided any eye contact with Saito. Obviously, this was because he felt bad, after all, it was his fault Saito got kicked out of the school. Upon seeing Arata''s behaviour Saito frowned, he knew that Arata would blame himself, however, Saito didn''t hold him responsible even in the slightest. He knew there were alternative solutions, however, it was ultimately his choice which led to this outcome and he didn''t want anyone else other than him to pay for it. "Arata it''s ok, it''s not your fault you were humiliated by a girl" (Saito) He smirked as he tried to get a reaction from Arata. However, it only made Arata frown, he knew Saito was trying to make the situation lighter, however, the reason why he was expelled was because Saito defended him. "You should stop standing up for me Saito, this isn''t the first time." (Arata) Saito''s lips curved down as soon as Arata finished his sentence, the reason why Saito stood up for him was because Arata and Mika were his close friends which he considered as siblings. In fact, Saito was eager to tell both of them about what had happened to his body however he did not want them to get involved in this troublesome situation. "Arata for the last time, I make decisions for myself and you do not have the right to tell me they are wrong even if it costs me my life." (Saito) Arata turned his gaze towards Mika who was trying to avoid the conversation. "Mika stop standing there and say something" (Arata) "Arata I know that you blame yourself but, if what he did was for you then it would be rude to not appreciate it and make full use of it." (Mika) Although Mika was usually silent she when it came to these type of situations Mika could clearly understand the feelings of his friends and take them into consideration when speaking. "Wait why aren''t you guys in school.." (Saito) "Uh..." (Mika) "Let''s go inside" (Saito) He let both of them into his flat and headed towards his room, Saito was quite responsible when it came to managing his property as it was well-organised and not typically messy which would have been expected from a usual teenager. Upon entering the bedroom Arata and Mika set their gaze on the Headset which laid on the surface of Saito''s bed, they both had a puzzled expression as they did not know Saito played the game. However, there was a Vision headset right in front of them although it was unusual and looked different from a normal one. ''Oh crap'' upon realising his friend''s expressions Saito looked towards the headset remembering that he had left it there this morning as he cleaned his room. Not a chapter just a notice iWONT beABLETO pOst Ch3pters Th1sW33k Because I''mBuSy,alright ill stop. Anyways as i was saying im kinda busy so cant post anything this week, however ill most likely start posting chapters frequently next week. Also here''s a preview of the next chapter Spoiler: Spoiler Its in the next one trust me Spoiler: Spoiler keep going Spoiler: Spoiler not much furtherThe story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement. Spoiler: Spoiler you got this Spoiler: Spoiler damn your very skilled when it comes to clicking Spoiler: Spoiler Drum rolls Spoiler: Spoiler Chapter 8 Desire "well i got it as a gift but i only recently started playing" The three of them had taken a seat as saito tried to clear up the misunderstanding. Arata and Mika had constantly urged Saito to play the game but after a while both of them had given up convincing him. "You should jump on every now and then its quite fun" Saito let out a sigh of relief, he couldn''t be bothered to share the event which he had unwillingly gone through. "Anyways im alright besides ill be back in school soon enough, so you dont have to worry" "i hope thats true, anyways me and Mika have to get back to school so take care of yourself" Soon after the two left leaving Saito in his apartment. "i guess ill be meeting Kyoko''s father tomorrow" Saito took as seat and turned on the television as he laid back and tried to find a comfortable position to rest in. after a while his eyes began to slowly shut as he drifted into sleep. *Tv* "There have been reports of Students from Seren high remembering class mates who seem to have disappeared, an investigation was carried out proving that these students did attend Seren High however it seems that the investigation was dropped due to unknown reasons. We also have information about the movement of Behemoth, it seems they are helping Light achieve their goals by giving them a hand. The cult (Light) has openly claimed that Lucifer will be revived, yes you heard right Lucifer the fallen angel. it is up to you do decide whether they are a bunch of fanatics or a real threat but know this we will always have people out there who are willing to risk their lives to help...." ------------------------------------------- Oh so those idiots are back how lucky they managed to stay in school, well it doesn''t matter they are just stepping stones. The one named Saito has been expelled huh, well thats what he gets for trying to get in my way i get what i want when i want and no one has the right to tell me i am not able to do so. Kyoko gazed at Mika and Arata whilst smirking. "Useless worms" it was quite surprising though, how did Saito manage to display such moves when facing against Takeo. He was trained in martial arts and has quite the talent for it. Kyoko thoughts drifted as she tried to make sense of the situation but she couldn''t help but shiver as the image of Saito appeared in her head. it doesn''t matter besides he isn''t coming back any time soon. Ooh i cant wait until i get my hands on the demon remains, i wonder what type of equipment i will be able to craft with legendary materials. it would be good if i got my hands on some chest plate and a sword from the Demon Horn, i will be able to get one step ahead of the other major powers on Grand Quest. Tomorrow i will be able to meet the original holder of the demon remains, i wonder what type of situation caused him to get his hands on such materials. and has he actually met the one eyed wanderer. heh haven''t i got quite a lot of questions which need answering maybe i should invite him to the Myriad, he could prove to be useful in the future. After school had ended Kyoko arrived home and headed towards her fathers office. "Dad i wanna meet the seller as well so send a driver for me after school, and hold onto the seller until i arrive" "Sure thing ill make sure you meet him tomorrow" Ok now thats dealt with ill need to check up on my guild, after all we were going to raid a dungeon today. "Kyoko why dont you spend some quality time with your dad today" "haven''t we already talked about this?"This tale has been pilfered from Royal Road. If found on Amazon, kindly file a report. ------------------------------------------------------------------- The next day Saito arrived at the designated destination chosen by Sasaki. Saito was currently sitting on the same table as Sasaki who had two well build men standing behind him. "Are you trying to intimidate me?" Saito flicked a glance towards the two body guards. "My apologies i didn''t mean to frighten you, they are here to keep me safe from harm after all these old bones cant protect themselves" Thats strange i was expecting him to be a bit more arrogant, but it seems he has manners unlike her daughter. or is it because he isn''t aware of my identity. Saito hadn''t put on any contact lenses or hair color. "If you dont mind may i ask about you unique features?" "Ah well i was born that way, im not very fond of it though infact I''ve hidden it up until now" Sasaki frowned as he apologized. "it must have been quite hard for you, but why choose to reveal it now" Its strange for some reason i feel like Sasaki is genuinely friendly, Kyoko doesn''t deserve someone like him as her father. "Well its been bothering me for quite a while but i guess i cant hide it forever" i feel slightly bad for lying to him. "Well anyways about the materials, i plan on buying it from you but it seems you were unwilling to sell it to me. is there a way i can change your mind?" "Well i didn''t really plan on selling it but if the price is appropriate i might be able to change my mind, besides my future is in a critical condition i recently left school" Maybe i shouldn''t have said that, but its fine if my identity gets revealed I could use the opportunity to get back into school. well it''s not like I was doing anything in school but Mika and Arata seemed worried. "i that so, well let''s get strait to the price the highest bid on your items was $250,000 and I am willing to offer $300,000" Wait the price had already reached that stage?, $300,000..... Saito''s eyes gave out a glint of surprise for a second before it retracted back to normal. "well, i guess that fine with me but.." "if there is anything else i can provide i will do so immediately" "As i said i have recently been expelled from school and with your status i am sure it would take a few connections to get me back in" Saito gazed at Sasaki as he revealed his intentions. "Might i ask why you were expelled" "i prefer to keep that to myself" Sasaki placed his hand on his chin whilst drifting into thought "i could use some of my connections to get you back in so it wouldn''t be a problem" *Ring Ring* "Could you give me a moment please" Sasaki reached into his pocked and took out his phone "hello sweetie, ah yes we are still here. your about to arrive?, alright we are waiting for you" Well this got a bit complicated judging by his tone that was Kyoko, i guess ill just have to sit and enjoy the expression on her face once she gets here. "That was my daughter, she wanted to meet you if thats alright" "Its alright with me but.." Saito stopped himself from finishing the sentence, a light smile was shown on his face as he shifted his gaze from Sasaki and onto his phone surfing through the internet. a few minutes went by as Kyoko arrived with a driver behind her, she made her way towards the table and took a seat. "Are you the seller?" Kyoko examined Saito with a confused expression. "Yes is there anything wrong with that?" Saito placed his phone down as he smiled and set his sight on Kyoko "No but i think I''ve seen you before, i just can''t remember where" Saito let out a soft laugh "i get that a lot" She must be blind, does she not remember my face. well i can blame her she hasn''t seen me with white hair and pink eyes before. "Well that doesn''t matter, have you managed to but the items dad" "I was able to settle with a reasonable price" Kyoko completely ignored Saito''s presence and started a conversation with her father. but after a while Kyoko''s attention was diverted back to Saito. "Oh your still here, since we''ve met by chance you must feel quite lucky" "Lucky?" Saito looked at Kyoko with a puzzled expression. "Well of course you are, after all, i am inviting you to join the Myriad as a Rookie. Usually, people beg to join us even as servants but there''s hardly enough space lately" Saito burst into laughter, he couldn''t believe the scene that was getting unraveld before his eyes. this is quite comical how does such an arrogant bitch exist on this planet, does she really think i will gladly kiss her feet and accept her offer. "Whats funny?" Kyoko glared at Saito as she stood up. "Sweetie lets not cause a commotion here" Kyoko completely ignored her fathers words as she continued to intensely glare at Saito. "Well do you really think i would gladly accept your offer?, how deluded are you" Saito continued to laugh as he stood up from his chair to confront kyoko. "YOU!" Without a word of warning Kyoko''s fist swung towards Saito, but yet again for some reason everything had slowed down it almost seemed as if time stopped. This again its almost as if the world has stopped spinning, but thats not whats bothering me right now what is this urge. this urge for revenge the thirst for destruction. Saito''s pupils had changed colour yet again but this time it looked sinister as if the flames of hell were burning inside them. in a mere instant Saito had appeared behind kyoko and with a swift movement, his hand flew towards Kyoko piercing the air. it was as if a sword was cutting through the air swinging towards kyoko''s neck, just as it was about to reach her neck Saito''s movements stopped. No i dont want this, whats going on. [But it is what you desire..] Chapter 9 - Saito slowly retracted his hand upon gaining his composure, he was initially surprisedby what had happened but managed to link it to his recent transformation.But what about the voice? The tempting voice which urged me to kill Kyoko. Beads of sweat rolled down Saito''s cheeks, however, he had no time to think about what had happened. What was he going to do to turn the situation, he had almost laid hands on an influential figure that itself is a crime. "My apologies Mr Sasaki, I practice mixed martial arts I can''t help but rely on my instinctsin such situation. I hope you are not deeply offended by my action" Sasaki And Kyoko who had witnessed the scene where dazed, Kyoko was mostly frozen in fear. What type of martial arts allowed someone to move at that speed? "Saito I may not seem intimidating as an influentialfigure but I will not tolerate any sort of action against my daughter, even if she is wrong as a father I can only stand beside her and support her" Kyoko who managed to gather herself togethertook a seat reaching out for a cup of water, the incidenthad caused her to reconsider her opinion of the other side. "Wait, Saito...." Upon realising his father mentioned the name Saito she slowly turned her gaze towards the boy with white hair only now noticing the resemblance. "It cant be you don''t play GQO" "Kyoko you have already met this young man?" Kyoko gulped as she realised her situation, although she was prideful, Pride wouldn''thelp her gain power within the game. although its only been a month since the release of GQO most influential companies have started investing in big guilds and setting up branches within the game. Grand Quest was seen as the second world and with enough power, anyone could strike rich as long as they were at the top. She couldn''t afford to let go of these legendary materials according to rumours they are artefacts which can no longer be obtained. "Father he is the one that bullied cousin" Sasaki immediately understood the situation, compared to this he had been in many worse situations. all he had to do is turn the situation to his advantage and complete the trade. Even Sasaki knew that the future of business would prosper in virtual reality which was why he was so fond of her daughter who had managed to raise her guild to the top 10. "Why don''t we all take a seat" Sasaki signalledhis bodyguardstake step back before seating himself. "Saito I don''t play the game so I wouldn''t know the worth of these items if you don''t mind my daughter and you can converse about the trade"Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation. "Of course" Saito was going to use this opportunityto get back into school, he also had a chance to embarrassKyoko in front of her father. "S-Saito, do you still plan on selling the materials?" "Well of course, what happened in the past won''t affect this trade. Is that what you wanted to hear?" Saito grinned enjoying Kyoko''s misfortune. "Saito I need these materials, I can increase the price if that''swhat you want. besides, the value will drop once people realise that at the current stage of the game there are no legendary blacksmiths" Saito frowned at Kyoko''s words, what she had said made complete sense. even though the materials were legendary there were no blacksmiths that could use them due to their low level. "But why would you want to buy them?" if there were no legendary blacksmiths why did Kyoko look so desperate for the materials? "My brother the leader of Twilight Order found a unique skill that allows him to forge items ignoring thetier of the material, however, it only gains 40% of its original stats. as long as I give him the demon horn he will make me a robe from the demon skin, I play as a fire mage so it will be advantageous to me" Kyoko hesitated a bit before replying. "Although its only 40%, at this stage of the game a weapon of that calibre could still be considered overpowered. now that I know it has a value what makes you think I won''t raise the price" "The price cant exceed $350,000, although the equipment has high value if you don''t sell it to us you won''t be able to sell it such a price to any other guild" Saito weighed the ups and downs before deciding to sell it. what Kyoko said was true, the value would drop greatly once the large guilds realised its value. besides, it was only one horn capable of making a dagger, so it was only limited to certain classes such as thief. Saito also needed money urgently, he could no longer rely on other people he had to stand up for himself. "Alright ill sell both items for $350k, I also need you to retract my exclusion as well as apologise to me in front of the class" Kyoko''s veins started to appear due to her contained anger, however, she couldn''trisk the trade. Pride at this moment was nothing to her what she really needed were the materials. "F-Fine, But you have to answer one of my questions" "Did you meet The One Eyed Wanderer, and whats with your new appearance" "I''m not sure when I first joined the game I met someone who was clearingher inventory. Once she noticed me she asked if I wanted her Junk and traded me the two materials. And for my appearance it has always been like this, I was born this way but decided to hide it until now to not stand out" Kyoko was eagerly listening to Satio not daring to disturb him whilst he was speaking about the legendary player. The one-eyed wanderer had never been spotted before so this encounter to her could only be described as heaven-defying luck. "Wait did you just say She?" "Yeah it turns out he is actually a she" Saito obviously made the story up, it would make it more difficult for people to recognise him in the future. if he was captured by the gaming company who knows what would happen to him. "Anyways transfer the money to my account and ill see you in class" Saito left his account details and headed out, once the transaction was complete the other part would automatically receive the materials.
As soon as Saito arrived home he made his way towards his computer visiting the auction site. he confirmed that transaction allowing the money to come through and the items were sent to Kyoko. "I won''t be able to log in until tomorrow, what I experienced the other day with the goblin king. It must have been advanced Ai, how could they produce life forms such as goblins and place them into virtual reality it wouldn''t make sense. But the conversation we had, it didn''t feel like a game at all. I guess all I can do is wait till I find concrete evidence" After confirming that he received the money he shut down his Pc and went into the living room to pass some time. soon the sunset as darkness engulfed the city. Saito went to sleep immediately as he had nothing else to do. Chapter 10 - Class Unlocked "Whats Kyoko doing" Saito had arrived at school as planned, Mr Sasaki used his connections to get him back into school. However, a part of their deal hadn''t been fulfiled yet. Kyoko stood in front of the class with a blazing red face, she had never apologised to anyone since her birth and found it to be embarrassing. The class was also confused due to her actions, she had been standing there for a minute now trying to get herself together. "I would like to apologise to Satio Ushiba, the incident was not his fault but mine" Kyoko bowed towards Saito before making her way towards her seat, the whole class was dazed due to her actions. Kyoko who came from a family with influence and power had bowed down to a normal student. Saito who was currently sitting in his seat glanced at Kyoko with a faint smile, he hadn''t expected Kyoko to actually go against her pride and fulfil the promise. Arata and Mika who were seated next to Kyoko were also dazed. "How did you get her to do that? and whats with your hair, are you getting into Kpop" Arata was yet again confused with Saito''s behaviour. Saito had come in without any hair colour or contact lenses since he found it too tiring to go through the process every morning. "It''s not hair colour, hanging around with you made my hair go white at a young age. I feel like I''ve already lost 50 years of my life." Mika who was sitting nearby giggled due to Saito''s comment. it took a while for the class to recover no one expected Saito to be back in class anytime soon, or the fact that Kyoko apologised. even though it took place right before their eyes they couldn''t accept it. "So are you jumping on during the holidays?" (Arata) "if I get time then sure" (Saito) "Whats your username?" (Arata) "I was going to go with Kirito..." "Please don''t..." "Let me finish! my username is Saito" "that''s not creative at all" The school day ended without any trouble since it was the last day of school the teacher didn''t bother going through a lesson allowing Saito to sleep for the whole day. Saito waved goodbye to his friends and made his way to the flat since his last trade Saito got a hint of how much he could make whilst playing the game. He decided to reach the top rankers and set up his own guild to attract various companies, this way he could make life easier for himself and for Ishawa and his family.
''System Starting'' ''Syncronising'' ''Logging in'' "I''mfinally back" Saito had spawned near the town hall inside the village he had visited previously, he immediatelychecked his inventory for any loss of items. however, nothing had dropped which was quite strange since he had surely died at the hands of the goblin king. "System Log" [Player Saito Died, Killed By The Goblin King] [Choosing Random Item To Drop From Inventory] [Error] [Random Item Drop Restricted] "huh? I guess my account is glitched" "Status Screen" All his stats remained the same except his level since he had killed the Goblin King which was a level 25 monster the amount of experience he received was huge, he had instantly levelled up to 6. "every 2 levels I get 1stat points which I can distribute, which means I should have3 stat points" "System how many stat points do I have available" [you currently have3 stat points available, And 6 Skill Points. Skill points can be distributed to skills to level them up] "Since I don''t have a class yet I don''t know what stat to focus on, it''s better to not waste them" Saito accessed his inventory and took out a black feather. [Item Name: Lucifers Feather Item Type: Class Item Item Tier: God Tier Item Description - The soul of Lucifer Morningstar was trapped within this item upon his demise.(Unlocks God Tier Class ''Lucifer'')(Soul Bound)]If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it. "A Class item? I guess the fight was worth it after all" Saito used the item after a while of thought, what kind of effects would the class have on his body outside of the game. however, if he wanted to make progress and catch up with the others he had no other choice. [Contract Initiated, Would You Like To View The Contract''s terms and conditions?] "I don''t have any time to waste" A rolled up paper appeared before Saito floating in front of his face. Since Saito couldnt afford to waste anymore time, he decided to skip the terms and conditions. [Would You Like To Accept The Contract] "I guess its a fancy way of acquiring your hidden class. Yes" [Contract Signed Players Soul Has Been Combined With The Contractor] The Paper suddenly lit up in black flames disappeared in mere seconds. [Hidden Class Aquired] [Characters Status has faced changes] [New Skills available] "Status screen"
Name - Saito
Level - 6 Atk - 30 Con - 30
Title - Beginner Agi - 30 Int - 30
Race - Angel Luk - 30 Wis - 30
Class - Fallen Angel Lucifer Dex - 30 Vit - 30
"My Stats have increased yet again!" Saito stared at his status screen in shock, each stat point was precious in Grand Quest this had been repeatedly explained to Saito by Arata. One stat point could make the difference between life or death in battle, villager Npc''s usually had 1-2 stat points on each stat whilst players were born with 4-5 stat points distributed randomly. Due to the angel class, Saito had started with an insane amount of stat points distributed between the stats. upon using the new class item all of them have been balanced to 30 turning him into a monstrous player. "Skill Screen"
Personal Skills - Advanced Dagger Throw (0/10) - Allows the player to throw daggers at an astonishing speed Sub Class Skills - Special Class Fallen Angel - Fallen Wings (Max) - Allows Player To Fly Freely without any restraints Notice! - Player Has Not Reached The Requirement To Reveal All Skills
''So I need to fulfil some requirements to gain access, Still being able to obtain flight must be quiet amazing and its already at max level. And there''s also a subclass, I need to ask Arata about it if I have the opportunity I wanna go with theif. Although being able to use magic outside of the game is cool I feel like a class such as a theif would help me get away from trouble easily whilst maintaining a low profile. besides when I''m pretty sure the Fallen Angel class will provide magic as long as I continue to unlock its skills'' Grand quest online does not focus on damage, as long as a player has the skill they are able to fight bosses without relying on the level. Although stats such as strength do have huge benefits, equipment, on the other hand, does not provide damage boosts unless it has increased sharpness or other special effects. in the recent update, the developers have also taken down Hp bars to make the experience feel more realistic. ''Since I don''t know what type of class "Fallen Angel" is ill refrain from using my stat points until I can gather more information'' "Ok let''s test out my strength now" Saito Headed back to the fields in search of goblins, although he had faced them before and experienced the unusual event. Even if they are real and are living beings, In Saito''s eyes they are no more than animals. Without killing them Saito won''t be able to progress in life, and without that, he would be holding back Ishawa and his family making them go through financial problems in the future. "I can make them live a hard life, he has a family, a son that he has to take care of. instead of saving up for his university fee''s he treated me like his son and got me into a private school whilst paying for my accommodation. I cant keep living like this for their sake and for mine" Saito picked up a rock which laid in front of him aiming for a goblin in the distance, without any signs of hesitation he launched the rock with his full strength. "...." Without giving the goblin any chance to retaliate the small piece of rock had pierced the goblins head leaving it lifeless, in fact, the goblin didn''t even notice his death. "This strength..." Saito was truly shocked, henow understood why stat points were so precious to players. a difference of 2 stat points could be considered as a decent gap. "A warrior at the current stage of the game should have around 11 stat points on strength, Which means I''m around three times stronger than a level 26 warrior." Since it has already been a month and a few weeks the players on the leaderboard range from level 29-31 after level 30 players are meant to face their first wall making it extremely difficult to level up due to the amount of XP needed. The developers of GQO have announced that there is no level limit, however, they suspect that they won''t be any player going beyond level 100 due to difficulty in levelling at that stage of the game. in fact, only a few players may reach that level and could be counted in one hand. Defeating bosses first allows you to secure your seat as one of these five for the future since first clears give two times the amount of XP that a player would receive from clearing the same boss after the first. Saito wasn''t clueless when it came to this, he had already noticed that by obtaining the Fallen angel class he had an overall of 240 stat points distributed. This was truly a god class, even if a player reached level 100 they would only be able to obtain 50 stat points adding the 40 which is distributed randomly as soon as the account is created they would have an overall of 90 stat points that''s not even half of what Saito has obtained already. Upon understanding his situation Saito decided to save up his stat points which he would accumulate in the future, that way he would be able to distribute it on stats which he finds useful outside of the game and inside. he also needed to learn how to control his strength in case of emergencies. Saito continues farming goblins by throwing rocks, even without using his skill "Advanced Dagger Throw" he was able to pierce through the goblins as if they were thin sheets of paper. after hours of farming the sun started to set within the game, Saito decided to head back to the village satisfied with his gains. He had massacred all the goblins around the village leaving none alive, this allowed him to gain enough exp to reach level 10. "System Log Out" After logging out Saito made his computer in order to research monsters since he had the stats it would only make sense to use them to his advantage, farming stronger monsters would give him more exp allowing him to catch up with the veteran players level wise. BlueFlames -Goblins are the worst to farm stay away from them- Sparkles -Yeah I agree its a waste of time to farm them, they have pretty good defence and don''t give much exp- KillerX -I saw a veteran player with his team trying to farm Kobolds they give high exp, but do really high damage, so the veteran gave up- "Hmm seems like people don''t like sharing much information about their farming routine, I guess ill farm kobolds as long as I keep my range I should be ok" Chapter 11 - Kobold Farming "Hi I would like to hire a carriage to Sickle valley canyon" Saito had already gathered information about the Kobolds, it turned out they were located in a canyon near the sickle valley. This was an area under the control of the Sickle Valley Clan, although it is a small area to control land as a clan was considered to be out of the norm. The size of a clan is much smaller than a guild and usually, consist of 500-1000 members whilst a guild could have up to a million members depending on its size and structure. "Sickle Valley must consist of elite members, to hold such a feat with at most 100 members I can''t help but admire them" Upon arriving at Sickle valley he made his way towards the town, the Sickle valley was protected by mountains from side to side only leaving one exit. the buildings resembled old Japanese structures whilst the surrounding was covered in greenery and lakes. it gave out a peaceful and calm aura representing the peaceful nature of the Sickle Valley Clan, the city Lord of Sickle valley happened to be the clan head. The town consisted of many shops and stands to sell various equipment and items, Saito''s who was slightly interested in the structure of the town decided to have a look around. The daggers which he had purchased from the previous town seemed to have low durability since they were completely destroyed by the goblin king, Saito decided to buy a dagger and a 10 poisoned knives which cost him 50 silver. since he had run out of silver he decided to use gold allowing him to get 50 silver as change. He didn''t waste too much time in the sickle valley, after buying the daggers and throwing poisoned knives he headed towards the Canyon which wasn''t far from the sickle valley. his armor which had been slightly damaged wasn''t replaced, he felt it would be a waste to buy a new set of armor so he decided to keep his current one. "Ok, I''m all set, since I have poisoned knives I can keep my distance whilst farming" Around 30 minutes passed before Saito arrived at the Canyon, he took out a few throwing knives before getting into position. He currently had two daggers a normal steel dagger and a special dagger which he received from Lucifers dungeon, all his items were in check. Saito made his way down to the canyon whilst keeping his guard up, although his stats where insanely high he did not dare to underestimate his enemies. "There are various other creature within the canyon, ill have to be careful when moving around I should avoid catching any attention from the stronger monsters" After a few minutes of slows moving around whilst paying attention to any movements in the surrounding ended up with nothing but the sound of air blowing into the canyon and the sight of dust riding the waves of wind going deeper into the canyon. "That''s strange, continuously farming a species of monsters can gradually decrease their population outside of a dungeon. However, I''m pretty sure at this stage of the game even the elites shouldn''t be able to pull off such a feat." Saito continued to sneak around in the canyon trying to look for any trace''s left behind by the kobolds, they were draconic like creatures so hiding their footprints would be a challenge. using this Saito was able to finally spot a trail of footprints leading deeper into the canyon. and judging by the size of the footprints they seemed to meet the description of a kobold. SWOOSH! an arrow pierced through the silent air making its way towards Saito''s head. "Slow" Due to Saito''s reflexes boosted by his agility, he was able to easily evade the arrow, with 30 agility even avoiding bullets would be considered as normal. "CHARGE!!!" The silence was broken yet again with a draconic cry emitted by a kobold located right behind Saito with a spear piercing towards Saito. "Not good" Saito equipped one of his daggers and a throwing knife whilst lowering his head to avoid contact with the spear, the kobold archer who was positioned in the distance took his stance as he readied another round of fire aiming for Saito without any hesitation. As soon as the kobold managed to aim for its target Saito threw the knife launching it towards the Kobolds hand, whilst positioning his dagger and piercing towards the kobold warrior. "KUHAA!" With the amount of strength placed onto the dagger, the kobold warrior''s skin had been cut through like butter spurting a pool of blood as it cried out in pain. on the other hand, the knife which had been launched towards the archer had caused it to lose its composure firing off the arrow into the air. Saito hadn''t let his guard down yet, he quickly equipped another throwing knifethrowing it towards the archer aiming straight for his head this time. "That was easier than expected..." The archer had dropped dead instantly as soon as it came into contact with the knife.The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. "Now it''s your turn" Saito retracted his dagger and swung towards the Kobold warriors neck before the kobold could react it had already lost its life. with Saito''s tremendousdexterity there was no way a Kobold could keep up, and his. [160 Exp Accumulated Lvl 6 160/1,100] "Huh, suddenly its become much harder to level, at this rate I''m going to have to kill 13 more to reach level 7" Saito continued to track the kobolds and finally managed to find a group of them gathered at one spot. Since Saito had the ability to take them out one by one with his throwing knives he didn''t hesitate to do so. although it was a cowardly move, to Saito it was the most effective way to raise his level. Right now he didn''t need battle experience, what he needs the most are levels in order to catch up to the elites. After only 10 minutes the horde had been completely cleared, without being able to track Saito the kobolds had entered a state of panic not knowing what to do. one by one their comrades had been taken out with knives, and every now and then a shadow would fly past them collecting the knives before instantly disappearing. Saito collected the materials from the horde he had successfully finished out. he felt slightly relieved, at first he thought it wouldn''t be possible to catch up with the rest of the players however at this pace it wouldn''t be a problem. [Level Up!] [2400 Exp Accumulated Lvl 7 1460/2,200] "That was far quicker than I expected since Kobolds haven''t been farmed there should be a lot more of them left. ill continue with this method until I hit a wall" Saito collected all of his throwing knives and dashed out of the scene with a grin on his face, staying any longer could attract unwanted attention.
"HOLD!" A boy around the same age as Saito spoke up, he wore a purple heavy fitted armor which covered most of his body. although the armor seemed rather unusual what attracted the eye was the metal badge located at the center of the armor. it resembled a sword with a small purple gem located in the middle of the blade, this badge was in fact well known in the continent. "What business do you have with the Twilight Order!" Upon hearing the boys words Arata frowned, he had been invited by Kyoko''s older brother Kiyoshi Sasaki for a guild meeting. Although he didn''t know the details he did not dare to decline, such an opportunity could allow him to strengthen his guild relationships. "I am here to meet Twilight Sword" "The leader? for what reason?" "I was invited" The guard placed his hand on his chin as he began to analyze Arata. "Blade? so you''re the guild leader of Syndicate?" The guard opened the door before Arata could respond to his question. "Well go on ahead the boss is waiting for you. Oh and good luck in there." "Good luck?" The guard completely ignored Arata''s comment closing the doors. Arata who had arrived at the main hall was slightly nervous. After a few minutes, a voice from the other side of the hall called out signaling him to head to the room located in front of him. "Come in" Before Arata could knock, the voice of a young man called out from the other side. Arata slowly opened the doors making his way into the room. "Welcome Blade, I hope the guards didn''t give you any sort of trouble." Arata seated himself in front of Twilight Sword trying to fight off the pressure. Twilight Order was an influential guild within the game, although they weren''t at the top they still had large companies as their backing. a small guild such as Arata''s could not afford to offend them in any way. "Thank you for inviting me, however, may I ask what the reason behind your invitation is?" Twilight Sword adjusted himself to face Arata, his golden eyes stared into Arata causing him to shiver ever so slightly. "Well of course. You see recently I sent out one of my talented commanders to conquer a certain dungeon, now this dungeon means a lot to my commander as he requires some of the materials that the boss drops. Not only that the first clear is also something that Twilight Order have been setting their eyes on for this specific dungeon." Although a month had gone by since the release of the game, only 6 dungeons had been conquered. Conquering a dungeon was quite simple, all it required was the first clear for a dungeon. Upon conquering a dungeon the guild would receive various benefits such as a rise in their reputation and as well as territory, once the dungeon is conquered guilds have the right to take control of that dungeon and monopolize it. there are many people who would enter a dungeon either for loot or exp, before a dungeon is conquered they can do so without any trouble however after a dungeon has been conquered the owner is able to set an entrance price allowing them to make a huge sum of money. "Now I am sure that you understand the benefits of conquering a dungeon for a guild. Twilight Order has not been successful in conquering a dungeon yet, and there are six guilds who have already achieved this. So to sum it up we are falling behind, and this dungeon is ours no matter who comes in our path we will not stand down." Arata who had been seated opposite of Twilight Sword had begun to lose his composure, he now understood why Twilight Sword invited him into his territory. "I assume you are talking about Zanos?" He tried his best to regain his composure. "Blade, your guild has just started to surface and the need for a dungeon is not of importance to the Syndicate at this stage. So I ask you to step back and leave this to the Twilight Order" Arata had expected this, upon hearing Twilight Sword he began to fume in anger. "Twilight, we may be a new guild but I still desire to conquer this dungeon and right now is our best opportunity so unless you can offer us a partnership I will not stand down easily. Even if we do fight it out I am sure you will weaken your fighting power in the processes, wouldn''t that give the other guilds a chance to strikeat Twilight Order?" Twilight began to laugh, after a few seconds of his mockery, he began to calm down. "Partnership? you have got this all wrong. I didn''t invite you here for a partnership, you are here so that I am able to witness your reaction" "My reaction?" Twilight Sword pulled out his message screen ignoring Arata''s existence. "And there we go, well let''s have a look at your reaction" Arata was confused for a moment, however as soon as Twilight finished his sentence messages began to appear in Arata view causing him to stare in shock. [Guild Member Striking Flame Has Left] [Guild Member....Has Left] [Guild Member....Has Left] [Guild Member....Has Left] [Guild Member....Has Left] [Guild Member....Has Left] .............................. After a few minutes, the messages began to calm down clearing Arata''s view, on the other side sat Twilight with a grin on his face as he stared down at Arata. "You see Blade, in this world power is everything. With a simple promise, I was able to influence your guild members and convince them to join my guild, as I have already mentioned Zanos will be mine and no one will stand in my way. You may leave now." Chapter 12 - Kobold Elder "I feel somewhat sorry for them" His white hair which had been dyed red by the blood of his enemies leaked an unsettling aura, if anyone were around they would surely mistake him for a monster. "Let''s check the amount of Exp I gathered, if I calculated correctly I should have killed around two hundred of them" "Exp Log" [16,000 Exp Acumilated] [Leveled up to 10] [Lvl 10 2,060/6,600] "Honestly I was expecting more, how on earth did the elites reach level 31. Forget level 31 at this point even level 29 can be considered amazing" [New Ability Unlocked ''Lucifers Flames'' Enables User ToBorrow Lucifers Flames] [New Ability Unlocked Flame Manipulation Allows the user to manipulate any type of flame] "Borrowing his Flames?" "System give me detailed information about ''Lucifers Flames''." ["Lucifers Flames" Enables User To Borrow Lucifers Flames. To Add More Information Please Collect Data On The Fallen Angel Lucifer] "Uh What?" [Warning System Interference User Is Adviced To L-L-Log.....] "Whats going on!" [May I ask you a question?] "this voice..." It was completely different from the voice of the system, it was life like with a hint of anger hidden deep within the voice. Saito who had been calmly conversing with the system broke into a cold sweat. ''This voice it sounds so familiar yet I cannot identify it'' [A King who massacres his peopleto get his message across] [A devoted follower who seeks the throne] [Who is the sinner?] ''The sinner? am I supposed to answer the question if so it would be the king?. Wait no what if its a trick question there no context I cant answer the question without any context'' [Who is the sinner?] The voice rang out yet again but this time with traces of heated anger as the voice slowly deepened causing Saito to slowly step back. "T-The King!" [Then why am I the Symbol of sin?] The anger which kept fuming up darkening the surrounding, caused him to drop onto his knees without any power left in his body. [He rules unjustly if he was really benevolent you wouldn''t have lost your path. Since every form of existence sees me as the symbol of darkness I shall play my part in this useless play.] The voice suddenly disappeared leaving him on his knees. he didn''tdare move until a few minutes after, making sure there were no signs of danger. ''W-What just happened'' ''is it because I unlocked a new skill?'' He continued to walk whilst trying to think of a reason for the recent events, he felt as if he had heard the voice in the past yet he had no memories of it.This tale has been unlawfully obtained from Royal Road. If you discover it on Amazon, kindly report it. ''Could it be...'' ''I guess I''ll have to wait and see'' "Human?" Saito armed himself whilst diverting his attention towards the voice. A Kobold with thick red skin and beaming orange eyes stared at him, a crown made out of bones with a red gem placed at the center could be seen on top of the kobolds head. ''What type of Kobold is he? he seems different from the usual ones and he can speak." "Where is he?" ''He?'' He took out a throwing knife with his left hand without alerting the kobold. "What are you talking about? actually, why can you even talk?" The kobold who seemed to be excited frowned upon hearing his answer. "I felt his presence. Human, you darelie to me do you not value your life?. As long as that sinner exists my clan cannot rest in peace" ''Is he referring to the voice?'' "As I said I don''t know what you''re talking about" Swoosh The knife flew towards the kobold with great speed. "Fool" The kobold didn''t move even an inch instead it raised his hand waiting for the dagger arrive. However to its surprise as soon as the dagger came into contact with him he got sent flying before smashing into a wall of rock. ''It didn''t pierce him!'' Cough Cough The dust settled down revealing the kobold who had hardly sustained any sort of damage. "I comen..." Before the kobold could finish his sentence another dagger appeared right before his eyes this time aimed at his head, the kobold hardly had enough time to react before getting hit. Boom! Another cloud of dust appeared as the kobold''s body dug into the wall of rock. "Oho you''re stronger than I expected" ''What! that should have pierced him'' The kobold was perfectly fine although he had sustained minor injuries it was nothing compared to what Saito had expected. "How?" The kobold smirked whilst wiping the dust from his shoulders, he showed no sign of anger as if Saito was no threat to him. "Now you''re willing to listen?" The Kobold ran towards him without any intentions to answer his question, it jumped towards him with its right hand raised aiming towards his chest. ''too easy!'' He easily evaded the claw by jumping out of the way as soon as it approached. However, the Kobold simply smirked whilst rotating midair aiming at him withits tails. Bang The kobolds tail directly hit his chest sending him flying back, as soon as he landed Saito jumped to his feet getting himself ready to evade the kobolds next move however without any luck he was unable to evade directly facing the force of the Kobolds Claws. [Warning player has sustained minor damage] ''At this rate, I''ll die'' The kobold smirked with a gaze of hatred looking down on Saito. "Now tell me boy, where is he?" ''I can''t pierce his skin, however, the force of my strength is able to push him back. He might have an ability which allows him to ignore piercing damage If that''s the case then.'' Without answering the question he flew towards the kobold focusing all his strength towards the kobold''s chest, as soon as his fist connected with the Kobold body flew and smashed onto the ground spitting out blood. ''Alright now it''s my turn'' With his superior speed, there was no way for the kobold to avoid his fists. before the kobold could regain his composure Saito forced another hit towards its face yet again sending him off towards the opposite direction. "THAT''S ENOUGH!" The kobold quickly raised its claws predicting his movements, the claws landed on Saito''s chest causing him to jump back quickly. [Warning Bleeding Effect Inflicted On The User] ''I need to get rid of him quickly, its time to use it'' "This is goodbye human" However, ignoring his words he placed his arm forward concentrating his energy. Something unusual appeared at the tip of his index finger although it had no color it felt hot and anyone could clearly feel something was there, the flame seemed to reek emotion. ''Although I cannot tell what exactly type of emotion it is, it feels dangerous...'' The kobold who was determined to kill him had quickly retreated, with a clear expression of fear in his eyes. "Those eyes, it''s you its all your fault!" [My fault?] ''My eyes?'' ''Huh whats going on'' The invisible flame which emitted heat a few seconds ago head settled down. ''Am I out of mana?'' ................. ''Wha...'' The scene in front of him left him dazed, the Kobold who had been standing right in front of him had been ripped into pieces from limb to limb. ''How not even a second has gone by!?, you''re telling me someone was able to do this in a blink of an eye?'' He began to survey his surroundings trying to pick up any signs of life, he couldn''t afford to face someone with that much power. However after looking down at his hands which felt soaked his eyes widened in shock. "Blood!" His whole body was soaked in blood, although he had gotten used to the gore through fighting countless kobolds what surprised him wasn''t the blood. It was the fact that he was somehow related to the kobolds death, although his strength had risen through unlocking his new class even he knew that it wouldn''t be possible to leave the kobold at this state with his current strength. The kobold had been ripped to shreds and there was no sign of blood on his dagger which meant he had somehow done this through sheer strength. ''Whats going on? it couldn''t have been me'' "Exp Log" [20k Exp Acumilated] [Leveled Up To 14] [Level 14 4000/7000] ''I killed it...'' After pondering for a few minutes his expression began to darken, He collected the remaining materials and the crown from the kobolds shredded body before logging out. Chapter 13 - The Contractor ''The changes made to my body, when I first realized it took me a while to recover from the shock. Changes to my body within the game could end up affecting my body, in reality, luckily death doesn''thave any effect on my physical body so even if I do die within the game I should be alright'' After leaving the game he decided to get his thoughts straight, although he did not pay much attention to his new body until now, he decided he would no longer ignore the events that have unfolded after the changes to his body. ''Firstly the voice which I heard inside the game, it may be connected to what happened to the kobold. If that happened to me outside of the game...'' beads of sweat slowly formed on his face as his heart began to race. ''I can''t afford to hurt anyone outside of the game, now that I think about it during the incident with KyokoI heard a similar voice temptingme to take her life. Could it be, the way he talked to me and the questions he asked them all resembled... If I connect the dots it actually makes a lot of sense...'' "Lucifer...." As soon as the word left his lips the air around him began to feel heavy causing him to gasp for air, the pressure which had appeared dispersed a few secondslater. "W-Who.." Saito retreated back quickly getting away from the figure which had appeareda breath away from him. A lean figure with smooth almost greyish skin stood still without a hint of emotion, glowing gold eyes stared at him whilst his short lifeless black hair further emphasized his eyes. "Refrain from calling me with that name" The figure wore two earrings resembling the sigil of Lucifer, with a plain black suit which surprised him completely ruining his personal image of the devil. ''I don''t remember him wearing a suit when I fought him, wait that doesn''t matter right now. Isn''t he meant to be dead'' "It seems you are not too surprised" The figure raised his hand slowly forming what looked to be a chair, seating himself in front of Saito. "Confused would be the perfect word to describe my current feelings, Although I did expect this to happen It was more of a theory. I Should have known If the inventory outside of the game is updated every timeI pick up itemsinside the game it means changes to my body continue to happen as I play" "Well do not be alarmed I am here to talk about the contract" He suddenly remembered the contract which he had accepted within the game without giving it a secondthought.Love this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit. "Contract, do you mean the class contract?" Lucifer continued to stare at him with a face void of any emotions, he placed his hands together before continuing to speak. "It seems like you have not read the contract, this makes the situation slightly more complicated. However, I preferably want to talk about the first contract since it doesn''t need to be held for any longer" Saito began to ponder trying to figure out what Lucifer meant, however, no matter how much he tried he couldn''tremember signing any other contract causing him to wear a confused expression with a slight hint of fear lingering within his heart. "I see, so you have not yet awakened. Worry not the contract has been fulfilled so no harm will be caused to your body, although I was hoping to use your past to motivate you for the upcoming events" ''My past? and what sort of events. There''s too much information which I seem to be missing, however, I can''t show any sign of weakness if he truly is a character from the game there''s no telling what type of influence he could have in this world "You cannot hide your weakness from the devil, its part of my job to know your weakness. The job that I was forced upon..." At the end of the sentence, lucifers voice seemed to carry an intense rage, although his facial expression remained emotionless. He began to clench his fist trying to fight off the bloodthirsty aura emitting from Lucifer. ''He can read my mind....'' "I do not wish to waste much time here so you will quietly listen as I explain your situation if you wish to disobey my command..." Lucifer formed a dagger which had appeared in his hand, the chair as well as the dagger seemed to appear out of thin air. "Then please pick up the dagger and take your life instead of wasting my time, however, if you wish to fight back I must warn you I have not been in a good mood lately so relieving some stress would be beneficial to me" Saitoswallowed his saliva instantly nodding towards Lucifer respecting his commands. ''He can create metal out of thin air...'' "Not only metal, I am able to anything I wish. But there is a cost to everything, means of equivalent exchange you cannot create something out ofnothing. For example, when you tried using my flames to fight off that hideous monster you were willing to sacrifice your soul, I presume it was subconsciously" Saito began to panic as he tried to take in Lucifers words, he hadn''t expected such a strong backlash from the skill. "What would happen to me if my soul is sacrificed in the game" "You do not seem to understand, this is no game. I can understand your confusion, however, I do not have time to waste, I am not computerized character and neither is the other world which you refer to as a game. We made a deal and I personally promise to keep my end of the bargain, however, if you set your sight of the track the person you tried so hard to protect will die" Suddenly a blurred image of a girl flashed through his thoughts causing his expression to change from confusion to an expression of great pain. his eyes began to water whilst his thoughts began to dry, slowly blurred images flooded his head causing him to remember bits of his past. "It seems you are slowly beginning to remember your past, I could help you recover your memories, however, I believe it will leave you emotionally unstable which might compromise your task. It must be hard, but please refrain from crying I do not have much time to explain" "Your first task is to increase your level in the ''game'' in order to collect the materials I need from that world since I do not have much time that is all for now once you reach the required level you will be contacted, also please refrain from making a risky exchange when casting your abilities" The voice began to dim before disappearing leaving nothing but silence within the room, Saito who had no idea why he felt such emotional pain sat there without any movements.