Jason logged out, he needed to, even if it was in the afternoon and he still technically still had time to play. After being pushed to the limit in the game mentally and physically when he got out he just sat on a chair staring off into space.

His body wasn't tired, but his brain felt like it was mush, just floating in his head doing nothing.

In other words, he was tired, dead tired. Yet for some reason he didn't feel like he needed to sleep or anything, of course, he was tired but instead of hitting the sack, he decided to head outside again for some fresh air this time when the sun was still out.

He went down the route he went to a few days ago he passed his school and ended up at the river he had explored again. This time he could clearly see the river and observe it. It was a regular man-made river with angled walls on its side. Looking at the bridge Jason had just crossed he could see other high schoolers like himself biking over heading off into a small forest path.

Jason sat at the bank again and started to think about everyone who he had met in the last few weeks. Of course, there were Jackson, Elizabeth, and Lize. Jason was curious about where they ended up in this world but Boops just answered that they were far away from him and that they would meet much later in time.

After trying to negotiate with Boops and utterly failing he started thinking about his schoolmates. He felt a connection with Masuda as they seemed to have similar personalities. Aiden looked up to Jason after his little incident with gaining his skill and when he crushed the competition in the NOU tournament.

Both Mika and Luna seemed to accept him and treat him as a friend while Gabriel was like an older guardian to everyone. Jason thought that he and Colby would get along well.

Then there was Jones and Najimi, Jason had at first approached Jones because of his skill but now after spending time with him he could confidently say that he valued his friendship with him, With his witty remarks and grounded logic he was the person who could lead and correct them when they made any rash decisions like the teenagers they were.

Najimi had befriended him spontaneously, he was the energy that the group needed, he was the one who brought laughs and chaos even though he joined the friend group later than anyone else. He had even gotten Aiden and Mika to agree and work together sometimes in which they would always show remarkable synergy and teamwork.

All in all, Jason was extremely happy of Najimi's addition to the group.

He paused

"Okay enough sentimental crap"

he thought to himself

he looked at the new mission he got after joining the rose knights

[new mission]

[graduate from being a trainee and become a full-fledged rose knight]

[rewards: rose knight benefits unlocked +2000 EXP]

'Boops what are the requirements to become a rose knight?'

Boops answered

'yeah, I'm looking into that, but from what I can see you have to be at least at their level'

Jason finished the thought that Boops was moving to

"so that means that I'm going to be stuck as a trainee for a while huh"

'yeah, but being a trainee doesn't mean you'll be stuck inside the training ground forever, I'm sure you can claim you adventure card and do some things'

Jason sighed

"yeah I hope so"

Boops suddenly remembered something

'ah yeah Jason, the twins want to recruit people but they don't who to recruit'

Jason widened his eyes

"frick we overlooked that didn't we"

'Yeah we did'

"let me see if the shop has anything useful"

Boops quickly suggested

' I think the talent seeker subsystem is the best choice'

"and for what reason?"

Boops explained

'Im connected to all of your direct subordinates and if I'm upgraded to see talent I can assist them in recruiting.'

Jason asked

"but what if they can't approach anyone? remember that they are a few weeks old"

Boops thought for a moment

'well Perseus has the negotiation skill and the backing of the Golden pig group so he should be fine'

Boops muttered to himself

'Arjuna... is a silent person so it would be harder to recruit people and lead them.'

"hmm I don't think he's anti-social it's just that he doesn't like to talk much"

'Yeah that's true but it still will be hard to actively recruit people like that'

Boops suddenly thought of something

'hey Jason you're also a silent person, is that why you understand Arjuna so well?'

Jason smiled Boops seemed to know him pretty well.

"yeah it probably is, but still, we need to figure something out for him"

Jason and Boops started looking through the shop looking for anything to help their little archer brother. They debated getting the negotiation subsystem but since it was so expensive they scrapped the idea. Eventually, they came upon an aura skill that seemed like it would do the job

[attraction aura]

[effect: naturally attracts people of all sorts to you]

[note, as you level up your skill you can determine which group of people you want to focus on]

[cost 5000 points]

The two both sucked in a gulp of air in surprise at how expensive it was. In total from all of the points they had gotten, they had a little over 6000 points but with the talent seeking subsystem they would end up with only a few hundred points left.

Boops started to second guess the decision

'Are you sure Jason? that's really expensive to help just help him recruit people we should just get the talent seeking subsystem and save the 5000 points for later'

Jason answered Boops

"Yeah, I'm sure at this point, I'm not going to recruit anyone anytime soon, and the sooner a person can get this skill the better it is for us."

Boops questioned the decision again

'hmmm I don't know, it feels wrong that you're giving something so expensive like this without equipping yourself first'

Jason reassured Boops

"don't worry I have plenty right now, besides the plan we have right now requires me to gain strength not subordinates and I already have the best place for that"

Boops replied

'Fine I'm convinced'

Jason smiled, Boops really was somebody who wanted the best for them all

he thought in his head

'buy talent seeking subsystem and attraction aura for Arjuna'

[you have bought talent seeking subsystem and attraction aura for subordinate Arjuna]