Reji City, 24th May, 2075, 9:02 am.
I woke up in an abandoned warehouse. This was where I spent last night.
How did I come here? I found this place after I dropped Enna off at her home. It was late and I was tired.
Why was I tired?
Approximately 13 hours ago, I had to jump over the railing of a skyscraper and catch a girl before she fell to her death.
How did I not die? I used my left hand to grab the ledge. Pretty cool, I know. If somebody asked me to do it again, I don't think I'd be able to.
The next part could have been pretty messy but thanks to the surge of energy, I felt at that moment, I not only pulled her up but also helped her grab the railing before finally climbing up myself.
'That divine buff was pretty useful. Pity, that it's gone now', Lianne was talking to me.
My sore body from yesterday had completely healed. I felt like I had much more energy now.
Since I was able to view Enna's stats, shouldn't I be able to view mine too?
'What are my current stats?'
A screen opened up. It was transparent.
Now that I think about it, Enna never mentioned anything about this screen.
'She couldn't see it', Lianne helped me understand.
'I see. Is this kind of invisible screen unique to me?'
'No, people in this world use transparent screens all the time. Some are visible and some aren't.'
'Then how did Enna not figure out that I was reading something? Surely my expression must have given me away and my eyes were probably moving. It's not like she was looking at my lips or that she was so emotionally shaken that she didn't notice something inches away from her eyes. '
'You kept a very stoic face, Ray.
And she WAS looking at your lips. However, the reason she didn't notice was because the screen pretty much opens directly in front of your eyes. The distance is less than the minimum reading distance of 25 cm. You are able to see and read it thanks to the system projecting and capturing it for you. '
'So it's thanks to you?', I asked her, realizing how much she was helping me with everything.
'Yes. It's my duty as your system.'
I didn't question her further. There were still many things I wanted to ask her but I didn't want to appear rude to my partner.
Let's check my stats first.
[Soulframe username: Ray
Health: 100/100
Emotional Health: 44/100
Mental sanity: 52/100
Social interaction desire: 90/100
Mana: 100/100
Total Mana: 17
Mana density: 5%
Active skills:
Assistant's advice
Assistant's stopwatch
Passive skill: Autoheal
Unique skill: Focal Pain Boost
Current RP: 200
Currently active sponsors: 1
Information compiled by System:Lianne]
After clearing the quest, I got three new skills.
1 new active skill- Assistant's stopwatch.
[Assistant's stopwatch- Drastically increases brain function and neurotransmission speed to slow down time relatively. Skill effect includes the physical body. Physical reaction time decreased by 10%]
Current level: 1
Cost: 5 RP/sec]
Rp means refined points, huh?
I used 1 RP when I used Assistant's advice the second time.
Let's see what it says.
[Assistant's advice- Superfast collection of new information from all sources crossmatched with all previously available information to rapidly process out the best
solution to current predicament.
Current level: Level is determined by Assistant's level.
Cost: Variable. Ask assistant for further details]
So the cost of this skill can change a lot. I'll have to keep that in mind before I plan next time.
'Lianne what does Assistant's level mean?'
'My system is upgradable. Kind of like a software update but more complex.
However, since I am the latest and most advanced system made directly under the supervision of Lord Destiny, only an upgrade provided by my 'Mother Department' will work on me.'
She calls him Lord?
The name Destiny soured my mood.
I wanted to ask her about it but I really felt that I should trust Lianne and take it slow with her. The Gods are probably trying to fuck with me, and Lianne was sent as their agent to monitor me. Even so, I felt she was in this with me for the long run and if she had plans to betray me, it wouldn't be anytime soon.
Regarding her upgrade, I had a gut feeling that I'll get to know more about it soon.
'The passive skill is actually the best one', Lianne seemed to like it.
Yeah. It was truly useful. Like the skill name suggested...
[Autoheal: Enhances and hastens the body's natural healing mechanism.
Actively heals the physical body when the body is unable to heal itself. No limitations to healing as long as the soulframe is active.
Current level: Level is determined by Assistant's level.
Cost: No cost for the user. Charges apply to assistant ]
'You would have injured your arm badly when you were hanging with Enna, had I not activated it immediately after the task completion reward came.'
'Yeah. Thank you Lianne. My body was in bad shape. I think even before I woke up someone messed up the owner of this body badly, hahaha.'
'About that...', Lianne seemed to be saying something.
Just then, the warehouse doors opened.
A group of workers came in. They were noisy and loud.
I immediately hid behind one of the larger boxes.
They were gossiping and acting like a rowdy natured crowd. Outside I saw a tow truck carrying a luxurious sports car.
The car was in shambles.
It looked as if it had seen the worst crash of the century.
It was hard to call it a car as it looked more like a huge yellowish banana.
'Rich people and their stupidity...', I sighed inwardly.
'Ray, that's your car', Lianne told me.
What? I looked back at that car again.
' You mean the real owner of this body drove that car?'
'Yes. He killed himself in a drunk state.'
Whhhhaaaaat???
"Hehe, some stupid rich dude crashed and died. That's one less evil in this world to worry about."
One of the workers was blaring his opinion.
I got closer to listen in on their gossip.
"Hopefully no hot chick died, that'd be a real loss! Hahahaha!"
"Come on guys, stop it. I'm tired of having to deal with all these road traffic accidents on a daily basis."
"Isn't that biker gang again at war with that vintage car group? Do you think they caused it?"
"Nah, that car group is dead. Yo can't see em no more"
"Hahahahahaa"
The workers were laughing hysterically.
Damn, what were you thinking, original Ray? That's such a nice car!
"I heard they didn't find the body. They looked all over the mountain."
"Maybe he became a ghost?"
"No, maybe he is still alive, kekeke."
The workers laughed like idiots again.
My jaw dropped after hearing them.
Holy fuck.