“Now we will start with the basic training. First run around the training grounds.” well the training was quite a slacker... Just run around, do sit ups, push ups... need to get bald and I could join superheroes. Well no need to tell that I was the best? Oh and I got a few points in physical stats, except vitality and vigor. The most miserable of the trainees was 'Honor'-dude. He needed a healer after a third lap, and the trainer even said that it's okay to stop running when we get out of breath, but no... I guess he thought 'I am protagonist! I will overcome this obstacle!', which only got him a healer, and not a cute nurse in sexy outfit or an innocent priestess, but some old monk with very strict personality.

So after that training we have gone to the mess hall... actually that dinner hall. We are considered some sort of messiahs or something, so only royal type services. Oh and because of such relations between heroes and royalty... Royals got more support from the common folk, dunno about pigs though. Oh right and all nobles, I mean ALL of them even the royalty, are fucking pigs! Heard about Roman Empire? Patricians? So this assholes got even better way to stuff themselves, Magic! Why would you eat more than needed? As I say pigs, and that was shown to us on the royal feast. But some of us are not better. Especially that 19th century dude. He stuffs himself with food like there is no tomorrow.

Nothing much happened at the lunch, so after it we came to the 'Gendalf' the magician.

“Greetings my name is Ozelot Murom. I will be teaching you in the ways of magic, but first you need to understand what it is. So magic is-”

Some type of energy that dwells in everything, on this world at least. Basically there are three types of mana or the world energy. First one is Primal or Wild mana, it can be found in the surroundings anywhere... well almost anywhere in the world. Second is Pure mana, which is located in lei lines of the world, by the way it's the purest type of mana, but it's easily deducted from the name. Third and last type is Essence, which is the mana of living things, but according to [Basic Knowledge] they misunderstood it. The mana we have in us is Mana, while Essence is a combination of our Life force, Mana and Soul energy, dunno what later means. Also there is Primal Essence for each affinity, so they are like additional mana? Oh and he showed us some sort of crystal that can be used to measure our affinities.

Right... forgot to tell that dwellers of this world have access to [Status], but only on basic level. They can see their basic parameters, except for carrying weight, level and experience. They can't see their attributes, but by using some slabs or orbs they can see their affinities, attributes, race, titles and masteries. They don't know about skills though. That is why the old geezer asked us to put our hands on this slab. Oh and difference between slab and orb is in the information provided. Slab gives more information and can be used to view everything that I mentioned, but need the to be tuned for the affinity, attributes etc. while orb only shows specific parameters and only the strongest of them all, usually no more than three. Oh and now to the group stats.

Zealot actually have 30 in holy and light magic, while no other affinities were shown.

'Justice Jerk' has whooping 0 in elemental magic, except light which is at 5. Hey at least he get Air, Water, Earth, Fire, Light and Darkness.

'Pervert One' has Air, Water and earth, while 'Pervert Two' has Ice, Air and Water. They are all in the range of 0-3.

'Brain Dead Loli' got 10 in light, water and nature affinities, other girls also got nature affinity and one of either air or earth both at 5-6.

Otaku actually got the most of it. All Elemental affinities are ranged between 3-8, Ice is 4, Lightning 19, Nature 1, Shadow is 6, and Illusion 7.

Others got one of the elemental affinity each at 0-1.

When it was my turn... Gendalf got even bigger hysteria then at the time with Zealot, JJ or Magical Otaku.

“Say... how did you got such a fire affinity?” That's it?

“I like burning things. In the military I was a sniper and demolishing expert. I love fireworks...” which is partly true...

“That don't really explain it. Also Why your holy affinity is negative? And so much at it?”

“Dunno. I killed a lot in my time. Maybe it was because of a cleanup missions? We had to completely wipe out some cities along with population.” he looks at me quite strangely. What? I really got once a mission in purging a city... maybe that's why I got a [One-Man Army]. “Oh and I'm not religious.”

“Ahem... Let me show you my affinities.”

So his affinities are Fire 40, Air 11, Water 4 and Earth 7.

“Now as you see I am way more proficient in fire than any other element. Let me explain you what affinities actually do..” and so he created spheres of fire, water and earth... oh and air... it's quite hard to notice air... “The better your affinity in one particular element, the more power your magic will have, and at the lower mana siphon. For-” yeah already know it...

…

Finally... he showed us how to meditate and get in tune with Raw mana, so we will begin in our magician training soon... oh and I got increase in INT... by 1 point though...

So after the lecture we were taken to the castle entrance, from where we would travel to the city and will get our first tour and, probably, slaves.

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So we are now at the city of Vertgass... strange name for a capital. Anyway we are here... and our 'girl club' decided to go on shopping for cute pets and clothes, while me and others from 'boy club' gone shopping for weapons, armor and some creepy creatures. Well we got into the weapon shop and... yeah... mostly copper, bronze, iron and sometimes steel. As the kingdom was financing our little troupe the guys were on a shopping spree. But they just looked for something fancy, not practical. Anyway I got myself a set of steel daggers, steel rapier (good for cooking meat and marshmallows), bow and a quiver with 60 iron-tipped arrows and ten bronze throwing knives. I decided to buy light armor as I really liked the looks of that black leather. When I finished with the choosing, one of the guards came to pay for my gear. Total cost of the gear was 14 gold and 70 silver, and the steel equipment were the most expensive, 2 gold 50 silver for a dagger and 6 gold for rapier.

And my shopping bin was quite light, if you compare it to others. Zealot got himself some iron plate, steel mace and shield, I knew he was a Zealot. Oh his gear had the cost of 53 gold, along with chainmail and aketon. Justice-maniac also had the plate, just steel one, and a zweihander, dunno how he would use it though, anyway the cost was of 130 something gold, mostly because of the lavishly decorated stuff he got, and that sword was actually enchanted, so maybe that was it? Anyway MO got himself a dagger and a sword, both steel and had a total cost of 12 gold, so the sword costs more? Maybe it's because of a material? Others mostly got themselves some swords, plate mail and, after they were told about it by the accompanied guard, aketon. Costs ranged from 40 to 60 gold.

Next we traveled to the general store and there I got myself 4 set of clothes for 20 silver each, they were considered expensive, but they were much better than other clothing. Oh and a heavy leather cloak in black color for 60 silver. Total costs were 140 silver or 1 gold 40 silver. MO got himself three robes in different colors for 1 gold coin each, and six sets of clothing for same 20 silver. Zealot got himself lavish clothing for 3 gold a set, and he got himself at least five sets. Others were similar in the taste of clothing... Why do they like such useless stuff? I mean I would understand spiked armor, as it's useful in hand-to-hand combat, but gold trimmed silk trousers?

Anyway after we finished with the shopping it was time for us to buy a slave or two, so we were escorted to the slave market.

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… I bought a dark elf, female... probably because we were escorted to the trader that specialized in females... anyway I'm disappointed... Zealot is actually a pedo, just like JJ... MO is a fan of beast girls. Others are more or less normal... anyway I spent a would've spent a thousand gold on dark elf, if not for the agreement... She should be good enough for assassin I think...

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After getting back to the castle, I moved to my room, with my slave in tow. She's a Dark Elf female 154 years old by the name of Novotha Grimbinder, I'll call her Nova for short. By the way 154 for elf is like 15-16 for human. Basically a kid.

“Master?” Nova started undressing, dunno why though...

“Why do you undress? Is it hot here?”

“No... master does not desire my body?” her body?

“Yeah, but I wouldn't call it desire, but necessity.” she looks strangely at me. “I really need an assassin companion, and from what I know dark elves are supposed to be quite good at it.”

“Assassin? Master I'm not-”

“Oh come on! Why would you cost thousand gold if not for your skills?” seriously... “Besides you were told to be highly skilled, considering your species and age you should be a prodigy when it comes to killing, no?”

“Master... that was not the skills you think...” her gaze is quite strange... why does she look at me?

“Um no? Then are you perhaps a mage?”

“Yes I have aptitude for magic, but-”

“If you have then it's good. I need an info... what are your affinities by the way?”

“It's Darkness, Shadow and Air. Master that's not-”

“Oh triplet? Good... you will attend the classes with me, will help me in the darkness and shadow magic.”

“MASTER! I am not a sorceress!”

“And who are you then?” really she costs so much then surely she must be quite-

“I'm a pleasure slave.” -strong... wait you mean that...

“... What was that place again?”

“That shop is named 'Purple Lotus'. That shop is famous for their pleasure slaves.”

“Wait pleasure... you mean sex? Sex slaves?” oh shit... I took wrong slave... still three affinities? Not all is lost... probably.

“Was that not the reason why master bought me?”

“No! We were taken to the best slave market, so of course that should mean the best fighters!” only those perverts would think of slaves as... oh... now I got it... “Say why did you cost so much in first place?”

“Skills and virginity. Master does that mean that-”

“Yes! I thought that you was a fighter! Anyway... I think that we will need to train you a bit too... and I need a new slave...” mentioning that she became quite pale... whatever “OK... stay in this room. I will go see the king... I need to find a good fighter...”