A big thanks to Edradred! Your comment in last chapter really made my day. :)

Next day, after having breakfast and freshening up, I dived in again.

"Welcome back!" Trichia greeted me with her usual smile.

"Good morning. Or good afternoon?"

I noticed the sun was high up in the sky.

"Hihihihihi." She giggled.

I sat down on a nearby rock and opened my status window.

(Let's do this!)

I had already decided how I was going to set up and status build in the morning. I was a agility oriented player, and I'd still be, though with a lot of HP and MP to boot. I think the reason there were only 3 main stats(not counting luck) was so that players could do everything they want.

I took a huge breath in and started clicking. Trichia quietly came and sat to my left and leaned on me. I was clicking with my right hand so I didn't have any problem. Why don't I ask for her help, you say? That's because I've decided not to. I made a decision to not rely on Trichia anymore. She already did too much for me. I know she just wants to help me, but..... Well, I'll just come out with it. I don't wanna become a lazy bum who gets whatever he wants. I've decided to use my own strength from now on to get better(Probably too late to say that, huh?).

Somewhere in the middle of the clicking, we started talking. I don't remember who initiated but I was still grateful, since the clicking was boring as hell. Trichia told me she missed mom and sis, and I told her they miss her back, but it turned a bit awkward since we didn't know what more to say. So we moved on to other topics. I told her about my school life while they were away and about my new class. She gave me a suggestive look and asked about my progress with Pauli. I proudly told her that we were great friends. She facepalmed, then giggled and hugged my left arm. Soon, after doing this and that, I was finally done. My status screen now looked something like this.

Name : RotaSTR : 1580LVL : 327HP : 15800/15800AGI : 2100Race : HumanSP : 21000/21000INT : 1000Title : ChampionMP : 10000/10000LUC : 1000Points Remaining : 0

I even increased my luck to 1000. Now all my attacks would be critical hits. For someone like me who uses hit and run tactics and sneak attacks, the more I finish the fights in less hits, the better. Just for checking, I had tried adding another point to luck but it didn't work. There seems to be a limit to this one. Well, that should be obvious, since there's no reason having a 101% of critical hit, right? Satisfied, I closed my status and..

Congratulations for being the first person to have over 1000 points in strength.

Title obtained: Strongest

Effects: Each point in STR increases HP by 20.

Congratulations for being the first person to have over 1000 points in agility.

Title obtained: Fastest

Effects: Each point in AGI increases SP by 20.

Congratulations for being the first person to have over 1000 points in intelligence.

Title obtained: Smartest

Effects: Each point in INT increases MP by 20.

Congratulations for being the first person to have over 1000 points in luck.

Title obtained: Luckiest

Effects: Everyday the first monster killed will drop the best item.

I gained another bunch of titles, which made my status go even more ridiculous.

"Status."

Name : RotaSTR : 1580LVL : 327HP : 31600/31600AGI : 2100Race : HumanSP : 42000/42000INT : 1000Title : Champion, Strongest, Fastest, Smartest, LuckiestMP : 20000/20000LUC : 1000Points Remaining : 0

Holy. Mother. Of. GOD! This is too OP! My stats were already close to that of a level 1000! And that's the max level! And my actual level is still far from it! The potential!!

This is because of those titles. They doubled each each stat. Well, not exactly, now that I think about it. They doubled the HP, SP and MP but the damage and speed remains the same?

Haaaah. I sighed.

I got up feeling a bit exhausted.

"Are you done?" Trichia asked.

"...Yeah." I somehow had the feeling that there was more and I was not yet 'done'.

"Open your inventory." She said with a smile.

Instead of asking her the reason, I chose the easier path.

"Inventory."

I opened the inventory.

And there it was. A ring.

I took it out and examined it. It looked straight out of a fantasy even though it was very plain. With a smooth and constant colour throughout, it had a weird shine. Then I realised something...

This...

This...

THIS...!

(I don't have the skill to appraise this!)

I sighed again and put it back in the inventory.

"Where'd it come from? The dragon emperor, I presume?" I asked Trichia.

"Yes. It is one of the rarest items in this world and can only be equipped by the person who killed [Dragon Emperor: The Destroyer of Worlds]. Thus, as a special item, it is stored in the inventory of the person who made the last hit."

"Alright. I see. I get it. One other thing though, are there other items from the dragon emperor?"

"There 'were'. Dropped items stay in this world for an hour before they disappear or if someone picks them up. Since you logged out and no one else was here, they disappeared. Do you want me to tell you about the drops?"

(Do I want to have salt rubbed on my wounds? No thank you.)

"That's alright. Forget about it." I said.

"How about the ring?" She asked again.

"Na. I'll figure it out on my own. Just tell me one more thing though, would it be better it I equipped it?"

"Definitely." She answered with confidence and puffed out her chest.

(Maybe the ring was the main reason she had me do all that?)

I smiled and patted her head. She giggled and knowing I didn't have more to ask, disappeared.

I equipped the ring but didn't feel any different. There wasn't any change in my status either.

(No clues, huh?)

I left the thought and decided to continue hunting.