I couldnt organize my 'Item List' without stopping, but I could try other things while I walked. I was calm for so reason, so as I walked down the dark corridor, I muttered all the words that I could think of.
"Status, Level, Map, Save, Log, Chat, Logout, Login, Skills"
I recalled so basic words at random, hoping to see a new 'Display' pop up.
There was no response to the keyword Help, which was what I actually wanted the most. There was also no response to the words Log and Chat that you would find in online gas. The only words that created a response were Map and Skills.
The 'Map' was a simple one made of a square display. However, it seed to only show the areas I had already passed. While it was great that it ant I wouldnt have to worry about getting lost, it didnt help the situation at the mont.
On the other hand, it seed like I could get quite a lot of perks out of the 'Skills' nu.
Skills
Innate Skills:
Swordsmanship: 1.01
Freezing Magic: 2.00
Acquired Skills:
Dinsional Magic: 5.00
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Two entries displayed '???'.
At that point, the guy who created this system (I have no idea if they were a man or a god or what, but Ill tentatively call them the 'guy') seed too reluctant to give the full information. Or perhaps, they had other intentions.
Also, there was 'Magic'.
Apparently, I had beco a magician before I knew it. Obviously, what I did next was joyfully speak the words 'Magic' and 'Spells' and such to make a related 'Display' pop up.
Magic
Freezing Magic:
Freeze: 1.00
Ice: 1.00
Dinsional Magic:
Dinsion: 1.00
I had been prepared for nothing.
But when I saw that there were three magics listed on the 'display', I felt like jumping in joy.
I didnt know why I could use magic at all, but Id use whatever I could.
In terms of video gas, there is nothing wrong with having a few initial skills.
In terms of video gas, that is
I decided I should give it a try and choose Ice.
"Errm, co forth! Freezing Magic, Ice!"
I shouted and held up my hand.
I was expecting the sight of a block of ice shooting out from my hand.
After vocalizing the magic, I felt that sothing was slipping out of my hand. Then, the palm of my hand beca colder as sothing seed to gather there. Well, ice did gather, butit was too damn slow.
What gathered were so small shards of ice.
I guessed that ant that the water molecules in the air were gathering in my hand and that their molecular motion was suppressed, causing them to freeze. The Ice magic that took ten whole seconds to finish only produced a palm-sized piece of ice.
By the way, it didnt fly away from my hand. No matter how you looked at it, it wasnt offensive magic.
""
Just, what is magic?
Grrrr
Should I call this rumble in my stomach life magic, too?
I had been expecting so kind of flashy attack to repel monsters, seeing how convenient the system had been, but it was a real disappointnt.
However, since Id already made ice anyway, I took out a bundle of cloth that I had looted from my 'Item List' box and cut out only the clean parts to make a simple ice pack. Well, I did make it, but when I pressed the ice pack on my burns, it caused a dull ache, so I imdiately threw it away.
Next, I tried using Freeze.
"Magic, Freeze !"
The result was the sa as before, though.
All I could feel was the temperature around dropping ever so slowly.
The last magic, Dinsion, gave quite a headache.
The word Dinsion should an sothing like plane or proportion.
Based on the Freezing Magic that I had attempted beforehand, I predicted that Dinsion Magic should bring about an effect related to the aning of that word.
I thought that maybe, using it, I could call forth so kind of Warp Zone and escape from the Labyrinth, but I doubted there would be any magic that lets you get away scot-free from a situation like that. As long as I couldnt fully picture what the magic might encompass, I refrained from using it. To put it bluntly, I was afraid that a black hole or sothing might appear if I wasn't careful.
However, that wasnt the end of my magic trial-and-error.
Since I was doing it anyway, I figured that I might as well imagine using different kinds of magic.
"Err, Recovery Magic, White Magic, Magic Acquisition, New, New Magic, First Aid, Burn, Heal"
I threw all kinds of words, and none of it stuck.
I really wished I had so kind of recovery-type of magic It seed like I had nothing of such convenience arranged for . On the other hand, though, an interesting 'Display' appeared.
Point Allocation
Swordsmanship: 1.01
Freezing Magic: 2.00
Your current skill point count is: 0.
Zero, eh.
Perhaps I can accumulate more points as my level increases
Level?
Level Up nu
805/100
Youve t the requirents
I rembered that when I was looking at my Status Display', there was a column for EXP and the nurator exceeded the denominator. Sure enough, it was possible for to level up.
However, the line, "Youve t the requirents," gave a bad vibe.
There was a high possibility that it wasnt an automatic level up system but rather a voluntary one.
Furthermore, whos to say that the level up thod wasnt severe.
I made it my goal to find a way to level up for the ti being.
"If possible, can you level u! Ouch!!"
Suddenly, my right arm felt hot.
When I looked, I saw that my upper arm had been cut open and was bleeding.
"?!"
Imdiately I checked my surroundings.
I caught sothing moving in the corner of my eye.
It was a 'distortion'.
A 'distortion' the size of a human head was floating in the sky, swaying around with the sound of small wings flapping.
Upon taking a closer look, the silhouette of that 'distortion' was similar to that of an insect.
"Monster?!"
Instantly, I shifted gear in my mind.
I could shift it because reality was not normal, and I was starting to lose myself.
A shift from living a normal daily life to seeing reality like I was playing a ga. My almost-numb brain had grown accustod to seeing everything through ga-tinted glasses.
"Damn you!"
Out of reflex, I slashed up with the sword in my hand.
However, it was dodged right before it hit the 'distortion'.
After seeing my attack was evaded, I imdiately broke into a run.
I distanced myself from the 'distortion' as though I was going back the way I ca.
If my first attack was evaded or my enemy could just tank itdont ever challenge it myself. Thats what I had decided beforehand.
I had taken that path before; I was going back to where I had co from.
I heard the sound of wings flapping and chasing from behind, so I calmly asured the distance between us.
It was natural for an enemy to chase after , but its position was right behind .
Which ant it was all about timing.
With the resources I had in hand, I could fight back.
I started to formulate a counterattack in my mind.
Perhaps it all would turn moot since reality was a ga, but that didnt an it wasnt worth the try.
As my enemy approached, I quickly took out the water canteen from my 'Item List' and poured its entire contents behind .
What ca next was the sound of wings ruffling and a shrilling cry.
I judged that any winged living creatures would likely be vulnerable to water.
And, apparently, it didnt fail, despite the fact that it was an insect in a ga. The 'distortion' began to unveil. Furthermore, the insects movents were clearly beginning to slow down.
After confirming such, I activated my magic under my breath.
"Freeze."
It was just a magic that would lower the temperature, but at that mont, my enemy should be vulnerable to temperature differences as well.
I decided that the safest thing to do was to use my magic and finish them off at a distance.
"I wouldnt hope for it to be completely frozen, just for it to fall to the ground"
The 'distortion' flew towards in what seed to be a vain attempt.
Its movent was feeble, though, and it never did reach in the end. To make sure I didnt miss out on anything, I put my 'focus' on it.
* * *
* * *
Monster
Darkling Fly
Rank 2
Then, a Display appeared.
The Display referred to the distortion and presented with its information.
Awful.
Frankly speaking, it was awful.
I could bet that the Darkling Fly was a type of monster that used its concealnt as its weapon. And yet, the Display continued to point to the location of the monster, without reservation, showing where the monster was.
Suddenly it didnt have much in the way of concealnt.
I used my sword to strike down the distortion that was getting slower as ti went on, swinging it to hit places I thought vital.
The fallen distortion vanished with a burst of light, leaving behind a dull, transparent stone.
By the way, the Display showed that the stone was a 10th-grade magic stone. I also checked the increase in my EXP and judged that Darkling Fly was a lower-ranked monster overall.
"Hm, hmm Was that a waste of resources and MP to spend on a rank 2 monster?"
My remaining MP was at 68.
I still had plenty left, but I had no idea what would happen if I wasted it.
I retraced my steps and continued down the unmapped corridor.
On the way, I resud my investigation into leveling up.
However, after a few minutes of poking aroundconclusively speaking, I couldnt level up.
It seed like I needed to et so kind of special condition in order to level up.
It was vexing since I had accumulated an excessive amount of EXP and yet had nowhere for it to go.
Finished with the investigation, I thought back to the battle.
It was a surprise attack by a monster that was hard to perceive. Had it been a much more vicious monster instead of a rank 2 monster, I would have lost my life.
Testing things out with the Display is best done after Im sure Im safe.
Otherwise, I could be distracted and caught off guard again.
As I was walking along thinking about this, I heard a noise from far away.
There was a huge insect standing at the far end of the direction I was going.
It was the first monster I had encountered.
I focused on the giant insect that had two distinctive and oddly shaped horns.
Monster
Ripper Beetle
Rank 3
I think I could determine its ans of attack from its na alone, but it would be best not to make a move with any preconceived notions.
I positioned myself half-standing, ready to react in case anything did happen.
The Ripple Beetle seed to have noticed and was closing the distance.
It said it was a rank 3 monster, but I had no idea how much danger it had in store.
However, after seeing how disappointing a rank 2 monster had been, I speculated that monsters ranging from rank 1 to at least rank 5 should be able to be dealt with swords and muscles.
When the Ripper Beetle had closed enough distance, it suddenly lunged at .
However, its speed was much slower when compared to the giant wolf.
As we passed each other, I swung my sword.
"Ei!"
A high-pitched sound of steel striking steel echoed as the sword was flicked away from my hand.
It might have been a bad spot to slash. But still, I didnt expect that such a heavy sword would be flicked away so easily. I even tried to play it cool and shouted "Ei!", but it seed like I still couldnt cut itliterally and figuratively.
However, in terms of the enemys movent, it wasnt a problem.
It was much slower than the giant wolf and even a bit slower than the pathetic Darkling Fly.
I took another tool from my Item List to implent a separate plan that I had formulated in the back of my mind.
All the while, the Ripper Beetle kept rushing at .
I evaded its advances.
Of course, I didnt just evade it. The first ti I dodged, I stole a chance to douse it with oil, and the second ti, I used my lighter to set it on fire.
I thought it would take a few tries to successfully light the oil, but luckily, I succeeded on the first try.
The Ripper Beetle caught fire and began to flail around.
"U-uwaah"
I watched as the Ripple Beetle lost its joints and limbs due to the high temperature.
It seed to be an invertebrate, so it was vulnerable to high temperatures. As soon as it stopped moving, I poked it in various places with my sword before it vanished in a burst of light.
When it did, a stone fell.
Then, as I focused on the stone the monster had dropped
Black Insect Stone
Unlike ordinary magic stones, this magic stone is made up of the magic power of the insect attribute.
It possesses no rank, and it can be dropped by any insect monster.
Th-theres so details that showed up
This Display also showed the details, huh.
Too convenient.
Imdiately, I began to examine all the details of the items I didnt know about.
First off, the equipnt.
Articles that had long nas, such as the Elven Cloak and Aurias Greatsword, seed to have so sort of blessings attached to them. The Elven Cloak gave protection against high and low temperatures, while Aurias Greatsword gave you a bonus if you faced an opponent of a higher rank than yourself.
I didnt know how much of an impact those numbers had, but apparently, items have attack and defense values set, so I learned that looking through the details was important.
After which, I looked at the details of the magic I had that I was most curious about.
Dinsion
Consu 1 MP
The foundation of Dinsional Magic. Aids in perceiving the space around you.
It was just a support magic.
I kind of wished I could use so kind of Warp-like magic to return to my original world, but things just werent that convenient.
"Dinsional Magic, Dinsion!"
For the ti being, I should check out what it isthe mont I vocalized the na of the magic, all five of my senses were instantly sharpened.
In addition, sothing that would be apt to be called a sixth sense, or 'a sense outside of the five senses' began to pick up information about my surroundings.
I felt like I could grasp the space clearly in perhaps a radius of five ters around .
"Th-this is good!"
I had various advantages already, but so far, that magic was the most wonderful.
Above all else, I liked how it dramatically increased my ability to spot enemies.
I could feel the danger to my life dropping dramatically.
I proceeded through the Labyrinth, asuring the ti of the effect of Dinsion and using its uncanny ability to spot enemies.
Sotis I picked things up, and sotis I tried out new systems, all the while I continued walking.
With Dinsion at work, I would never be caught off guard again.
After all, I couldnt miss any critter that entered its area of effect.
By making good use of Dinsion, I got a better grasp of the Map.
It was updating that much faster.
It also made pretty negligent, leaving feeling as if I could not get caught off guard.
I got carried away with the overwhelming convenience of the magic.
I was overconfident that I had thought through that ga-like Labyrinth and gave all I could.
It wasnt until thirty minutes into the walk that things turned for the worst.
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