Quote:Paul then activated humble mask and lowered only his luck down to 50, he left the rest alone. He put his hand on the crystal and the crystal let out a bright light and then stopped. It was exactly the same as last time. Then the first he did was check his title.

-“ Well at least it’s better than the last one.”

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Paul satisfied showed her new title to the old lady who. “Show title to the old lady” . She was surprised by a window appearing in from of her but her face didn’t show it . She was still smiling satisfied at the title. Paul still a bit disappointed that he didn’t get a cool title left the building with his shoulders dropped.

Then she talked to Nori with his bracelet to find out where she is. She said she was waiting for him at the inn. Paul went slowly to the inn, it was the first time in a long time that he was relaxed. He didn’t have anything major to worry about.

As soon as he entered the inn he saw Nori at a table drinking some ale. Paul went and sit next to her at the table.

-“Well look who it is…..The snail finally arrived”

-“Snail? What do you mean?”

-“You are late, two hours late!”

-“I apologise i was…..enjoying the peace”

-“Are you saint i’m noisy?!”

-“What?! NO! I meant that i finally ranked up and wanted to see my stats, title, skills ”

Nori calmed down and smiled.

-“You swear?”

-“Yes, i swear”

-“Now that i have you here, join me for a drink while we talk”

-“Sure….”

They talked for a while about what happened since they met, they laughed about the captain, and then silence fell. Then Nori spoke up first

-“So how can i help you. I know you didn’t come here just to chat.”

-“I figured that, you have some tips about what should i do about my nonexistent fighting skills”

-“haha, that’s true. Well i know of a way to improve yourself. First you are going to need to learn how to avoid and defend against attacks.I only know how to avoid so that’s what i’m going to teach you. Secondly you need to learn how to attack. That’s it. The rest comes with experience from fighting different types of enemies.”

-“I see. When can we begin?”

-“Right now if you want but you can’t use any skills…”

-“In here?

She then left out a weird smile.

-“Yes. Then let’s begin.”

-“Sure”

She stood up and climbed the table. And with a voice louder and clearer than the captain mustered before she yelled.

-“Attention, Attention. I have an announcement for all of you.”

Everybody went silent and watched Nori Who was spreading her arms and talking in a loud crystal voice that shacked their inner core. Then she continued

-“Anybody who succeeds in catching this man here , Paul Silver, until tomorrows last ray of light, will get a Special reward from me.” she said the last part especially loud and then she winked at Paul.

-“If not the reward goes to him” shed pointed at Paul

Everybody in the inn went nuts. They all cheered and screamed at the top of their lungs. Suddenly they all went quiet. All 70 people then stared at Paul, and the time seemed to stop. There was so much killing intent that you could cut it with a knife. At the next second everybody jumped and tried to catch Paul. Paul thanks to his high luck somehow escaped the initial attack and found his way to the door. He ran out with screaming “Damn you Nori!!!!” The villagers hearing him say her name, got even more motivated and their main goal changed from trying to get the special reward Nori mentioned to truing to stop Paul from getting it.

The people outside were shocked to see a man running out of the inn with 70 people running after him. Paul ran as fast as he could not looking back at the mob running after him. After a few hours exhausted and a few close calls he managed to lose them for a few minutes to rest and drink some whiter from a barrel he found. He noticed while hiding that the number of people doubled in size. He now realised how popular Nori was among the villagers.

After resting for a few more minutes he was spotted by a kid. The next second he was surrounded. Everybody then launched at Paul. Paul then started to avoid the hands that were trying to grab him, but it was hard. Just as he avoided a hand, another appeared. After a half hour of struggling he finally broke the circle and escaped.

Every time he escaped and rested a bit he would get spotted and surrounded. The villagers only got smarted and started working together. The made traps, they worked in teams and they were getting faster and faster. Just as he got used to them and started avoiding the attacks easier the numbers increased again, making it more though.

About 15 hours passed, and the villagers only got more motivated. They were like they took the Limit Pill from Paul. The Limit Pill in this case for them it was their desire. The desire to get the reward and to stop Paul from getting it. Sometime in the middle even soldiers started mixing in with the villagers. They were though. Each solider was as touch as 10 villagers. Fortunately the lieutenants and captain didn’t join. Some of the soldiers also were required to keep working.

At the end he was chased by the whole village, kids, men, women, old people and soldiers. He was exhausted, went past his limits, but wouldn’t stop. And just as the last ray of light disappeared he collapsed on the ground. Seeing this everybody’s first instinct was to grab him, but they were all stopped by the appearance of Nori who chuckled at Paul who passed out already. And under the angry faces of everybody, she kneeled and whispered in his ears:

-“That’s what you get for keeping me waiting for you…But i guess you succeeded and you deserve a reward.”

She then looked at the villagers who were watching every action like hawks, and slightly blushed a bit then gave him a kiss on the forehead. Everybody seeing this, became like statues. Nori blushed even more. Then she slapped Paul, who woke up at the shock. The villagers faced then turned from an angry ogre back to their original faces. One left out a small laugh that triggered everybody to laugh as hard as they could. This was the most fun they had in a long time.

Paul confused stood up and looked at the image in from of him. People as many as the eye can see who were all full of sweat, were laughing so hard that some of them had trouble breathing.Some were still standing but most of them were on the ground. Paul seeing this image, felt warm inside and started smiling. He didn’t care about what happened earlier. After they laughed their hearts out the people started leaving. Paul left as well with the help of Nori since his legs were hurting. When they arrived at the shack, Paul fell on the bed. then Nori said

-“Tomorrow we shall see about learning how to attack. Don’t worry, it will be easier than this. Now go to sleep”

Nori left thinking that Paul was going to sleep. She was wrong, Paul decided that before he sleeps he needs to review the last 24 hours to improve himself more. He activated his Memo skill and relived the last 24 hours. He realised how much wasted movement he used while avoiding the villagers. He finished reliving the last 24 hours but in reality since he activated his skill only 30 minutes passed. Realising this Paul used the skill 2 more times .

Then he remembered his bracelet and decided to check the updates.

"Show updates"

Stats updateBecause of your actions since the last time you checked you increased your following stats:

+2 health

+10 agility points

+5 endurance points

+20 stamina points

+50 fame

+54 Fighting Spirit

Skills updateBecause of your actions since last time you checked you got the following skills:

-Insight

“So i did get something out of this…torture.Show skills”

SkillsHumble Mask-Aura shiftIntermediary LVL.2 (12%)Memos--IdentificationBeginner LVL.9 (87%)Mana sightBeginner LVL.6 (0%)Creature tamerBeginner LVL.7 (0%)PerceptionIntermediary LVL.3 (60%)ParkourIntermediary LVL.2 (50%)NaturasBeginner LVL.2 (21%)DetectiveBeginner LVL.5 (23%)DeceptionBeginner LVL.3 (23%)StealthIntermediary LVL.1 (10%)ListeningIntermediary LVL.3 (0%)Iron WillIntermediary LVL.8 (60%)InsightBeginner LVL.3 (66%)

“Show description for all skills”

Humble MaskThis skill is something you were born with. It allows you to decrease any of you stats to how much you want.After activating it you can lower any stats until 0.

Lowering stats is equivalent to sealing your extra stats.

You will not recieve new stats while this skill is active

It activates and deactivates according to your will just like your other skills.

Special:?????????????

Warning:This particular skill will not change no matter how much you use it.

Should you mention this skill to anyone, you would suffer a severe punishment.

AURA SHIFT- Intermediary LVL.2 (12%)This skill is something you were born with.It allows you to emit an aura that you can control how other perceive you, not with their eyes but with their instincts.

The higher the level the more influence you have over people.

Special:?????????????

MemosThis skill is something you were born with.It allows you to memorize everything you see, hear, smell, taste, everything you experience.

You can relive any experience you had in the last 24 hours.

You can learn any language faster.

Languages known:

Human(100%)

Warning:

This particular skill will not change no matter how much you use it.

Identification- Beginner LVL.9 (87%)You can identify items more easily and discover if the respective item has special characteristics.

You can identify instantly any item that has an uncommon grade.

Identifying higher grade items depends on luck.

Mana sight(active)-Beginner lvl.6(0%)You can see the flow of mana in your own body and control it to a certain extent.

Creature Tamer-Beginner lvl.7(0%)Any creature that doesn’t perceive you as an enemy can be approached under certain conditions.

You can understand some basic words from certain creatures.

Any creature that considers you a friend can enter a into contract with you and become your pet.

Number of pets: 0

Perception- Intermediary LVL.3 (60%)On a range of 20 meters all your senses increase by 20%.

You can see in the dark 50% better.

Parkour- Intermediary LVL.2 (50%)You can run, climb over obstacles more easily. You can reach the point you want faster and more efficiently.

Naturas-Beginner lvl.2(21%)While in areas not populated your get a boost of:

10% in speed

15% in sight

20% in hearing

5% in healing

5% in mana regeneration.

Detective-Beginner lvl.5(23%)You can find what you are searching for easier. Some clues that your subconscious notices, your eyes can see those clues starting to faintly glow white.

Deception-Beginner lvl.3(23%)You can decieve people. They are more likely to believe your lies.

Stealth- Intermediary LVL.1 (10%)You are less visible under the cover of the shadows. You also make less noise. While not moving you are 50% less visible.

Listening- Intermediary LVL.3 (0%)You have enhanced hearing.You can hear a whisper up to 10 meters away

Iron Will- Intermediary LVL.8 (60%)The strength of you mind is 100% stronger than the average human. You can focus on a task for hours at an end. Also lowers the pain recieved by 10%.

This skill absorbed the following skill: FOCUS

Insight- Beginner LVL.3 (66%)By looking at the muscles of your target, you can forsee how that target will move.

The next day he got woken up by Nori. She then took him to the guild testing facility. Paul noticing where they are going told Nori that he already went to the testing facility.

-“Don’t worry. That’s not why we are going there today. Many not know but the guild testing facility has a…..method that can also teach you how to fight, although not many know this. “

-“Wouldn’t it be better for you to teach me? Or someone you know is strong?”

-“No. My style doesn’t match you and learning from a teacher is kinda….let’s just say that it could do you more harm than good. So you don’t need to find a teacher ruin your potential. This method i’m talking about is more….flexible. You will develop your own moves and also get some experience fighting.”

-“I hope it isn’t another situation like yesterday”