Ka—Boom!
"Ha... this satisfying feeling deep within ...Did I level up again?"
Mia murmured after sending a few fireballs at the group of slis in the distance. She didn't know where the feeling ca from but from what she understood for the past few hours of spending her ti here, it was most likely due to leveling up. it was faint at first, but she could definitely feel it and thought she was just imagining it since she was simply too happy upon finally seeing her level increased to 2. But as she progressing further, the mont she levels up the second ti, the feeling grows a bit stronger but not as strong as just now which is the third ti as her level now stood at 4.
Mia just pulled out the card out of her pocket to look over her status and she was right on the mark. She does level up.
『 Mia LV.1->4 』
『 HP: 15/15->15/25 MP: 10/50->10/75
Class: Mage
—STR: 4->10
—INT: 10->15
—AGI: 4->6
—VIT: 3->5
—LUCK: 2 AP: 15->0 』
"I can feel it... I can feel the mysterious strength deep inside of ."
Mia couldn't help but uttered a line that one would mistake her for having an eighth-grade syndro after feeling her strength increasing at an alarming rate. The feeling was just like a drug that can make one addicted to it, it was to the point that one thought they beco an omnipotent god who could destroy anything with a simple flick. Of course, that was all rely an illusion of becoming stronger.
Just like the other tis, once the smoke dispersed from the explosion spot, nothing remained other than a blackened ground. Once she was sure of that, Mia could finally take a breath since that ans she had completed another quest which in turn, makes the zone becoming safer since the slis have all disappeared upon quest completion. To be honest, she had wanted to accept another quest right after leveling up to 2 when Sheila had left. But to her disappointnt, she couldn't take another one unless the tir of thirty minutes disappeared.
Mia didn't need to guess further as she judged it must have been the work of Sheila. It seed Sheila had prepared in the situation that Mia won't listen to her advice and implanted a counterasure against it before leaving. With no other choice, Mia finds herself seated on the ground before looking for sothing to do inside her inventory. She could just exit the Trial Tower and reenter which would put the tir rendered useless, but she didn't do so. After all, Sheila went out of her way to do this for her own sake, it would be rude of her if she disregards the advice completely.
Most importantly, just as Sheila said, if she went too far without taking any break, sooner, she would be overwheld and die at the hand of the slis. Dying, that's not a topic she or any normal person would like to joke around. If she dies here, everything's over. She still hasn't repaid her adopted family just yet, and the kindness from her teacher who still supports her till the very end. She needs to repay them before moving on to another life, at the very least.
Plus, she also wanted to know about her real family's identity and, are they still alive sowhere out there. Moreover, why do they left her alone at the Orphanage Center? She had so many questions for them. There's no way she would let herself get killed at this point in ti.
"Hmm? Why is there a book in my inventory?"
While Mia was browsing through her inventory, she stumbled upon a few things which she didn't rember adding in. The books were one of them.
"Is this... Light Novel? A fiction one at that?"
Mia slowly muttered while she was flipping over the pages and managed to read a few lines which she imdiately concluded as fiction light novel. She had never read a novel before, but at least she did know that there exists a different type of novel out there. If she rembers correctly, was reading one of Sheila's hobbyist? Mia still wasn't sure whether her guess was right but, she still faintly rembers finding a few books in Sheila and Ria's bedroom. She didn't know what kind of book it was but certainly, the size of the book was almost the sa as the one in her hands, that's for sure.
The only one who could access her inventory was also none other than Sheila beside herself, so it has to be her. It seed Sheila has thoroughly been prepared for any kind of situation. If Ria had co to know about this information, she would begin to doubt whether the lie was the truth because of how unbelievable it is to her.
Without anything to do other than staring at the endless field of grassland or the always-sunny sky, Mia decided to read the light novel to pass the ti. When she was living in the Orphanage, reading is considered as studying rather than sothing like a hobby where one spends their ti leisurely. It's not that kind of luxury. Rather than doing that, it would be much more productive if she studies instead. A family would prefer adopting smart kids than idiot one, after all. Of course there a few cases differ.
Mia didn't believe it at first yet still diligently studying when she heard so of those kids who only cares about having fun wasn't able to get adopted due to such a reason. If she had decided to ignore the advice given by the Caretaker, she might still live in that Orphanage. It wasn't bad living there but it wasn't good either. She ca to know about it after living for a few years with her adopted family. She ca to know about the luxury of spending her free ti on so of her hobbies after finishing the howork given by the adopted mother.
For the first few days though, she used the free ti studying like she did when living in the Orphanage. It was when her adopted mother found out about it that she begins to look for sothing else. But even so, she never ca across a ga in the ti she was discovering hobbies, this explained why she didn't know anything about 'status' when it popped out in front of her surprised gaze. Once Mia gets ho that day, she imdiately went up to her computer to look for a few gas with a 'roleplay' genre that was recomnded by Sheila. It was a very surprising and exciting experience that would forever live as one of a few good mories.
Just like that day, she was surprisingly enjoying reading the light novel in her hands. When the main protagonist didn't realize the trouble coming after his loves one, Mia didn't expect to finds herself worried about the fictitious character. Or the ti when she ca across a farewell lines from the main protagonist when he cos upon a realization that his presence caused his loved one to be in a dangerous situation, she couldn't help but feel sympathy for him, the bearer of a cursed fate. When she cos to her sense, a few hours have passed and that she had already finished six volus of a light novel. Yet, she still didn't feel like she had enough and wanting for more.
Since the tir had surpassed the half-hour mark, Mia has to put a stop on her reading to resu training herself for the duel with a heavy and unsatisfied heart. After putting the book back into the inventory, she imdiately equipped with the wand before accepting a quest that required her to kill a lot of slis. The reward completely gone outside of her perception as she only took a glance at the required kill amount on the quest, other than that, she didn't bother looking at them. And thus, that's how Mia spends for the rest of her day, whilst she was on her break, she would resu reading the book as if it becoming part of her life now.
***
"Man, have you heard about that?"
"What is it? Are you talking about that ti when you were being a complete moron, massaging your at in the break room thinking that no one would enter during that ti on your break but unfortunately for you, the manager entered the room and saw the ridiculous sight of your—"
"STOP! I WASN'T TALKING ABOUT THAT, DUDE!"
"What else is there to talk about? That was still the hottest topic of this week, you know?"
"I was clearly talking about sothing else!"
"But still, I couldn't help but beco curious, you know? Can you tell where did you get the will to actually 'do it' in the break room? Did you beco even more aroused upon thinking that soone might enter the room during the ti you—"
"PLEASE STOP, I BEG YOU! I..I already had enough of people looking at as if I was a disgusting poop at the side of the r-road."
Slowly, the man mutters slowly becoming faint and his friend could eventually hear him sobbing and almost choking in his word at the end of it. The man even begins to think that he must have been possessed at that ti of the day, for him to dare as far as doing such a ridiculous thing in the room where one would usually enter during their break. Of course, he didn't dare to ntion this to anyone but, that was the best orgasm he had in his entire life. The look on his manager's face at that ti was simply speechless beyond word. For clarification, the manager is a beautiful woman in her mid-30s.
"Anyways, I was talking about that crazy girl. You know the one who always causes trouble everywhere she goes."
After calming himself, the man whispered such a word to his friend while looking around at his surroundings as if afraid that people might hear of him talking about taboo. After all, there was an accident where the girl coincidently overheard soone talking bad about her behind her back and the result of it? No one ever heard of what actually happened to that person anymore after he retired from the job a day later. It was very obvious to others but they couldn't do anything other than keeping their mouth shut since they didn't want to be another victim like him.
"Crazy girl? Ah, you an that girl. What, did she caused trouble again sowhere?"
"No, not yet at least. I heard that she will be having a duel or sothing, with soone who had already dropped out of the academy. Isn't that simply bullying at its finest?"
"Mhm, Indeed that's the case. So, why are you bringing the topic? There has to be sothing interesting for you to suddenly ntioning about it."
The man smirked for a mont at his friend's remark before returning his expression to what he believes as 'being mystery' and continues.
"Of course! Actually, this rumor has already been verified this morning so trust , it's the truth!"
"Well, speak then. What was so interesting that you have to be all mysterious about."
His friend grumbles under his breath at him.
"Alright then, I'm looking forward to seeing your expression after hearing about it... you see, I sohow overheard that the Chairman will be coming here to watch the duel between that crazy girl and the unfortunate one. That very Chairman, you know?! Isn't it crazy? I know you might not believe now but just wait for it. Surely, tomorrow or on the day of the duel that the Chairman will make his appearance."
The man ended the discussion there amidst his friend sending him weird gaze to him, believing completely that he was spouting nothing but bullshit. After all, it was the Chairman they were talking about, not so random Tom, Dick or Harry. If the Chairman would truly be coming here, it won't be this silent in the building. But still where in the world did his friend get his confidence from? Or is it truly true that the man went crazy after that day he was caught in the act by the manager? Either way, one thing that he still believes until now is that he definitely won't get any closer to the man for various reasons.
The man is simply too dangerous to get closer to. He also could indistinctly rember hearing the manager cursing in her room about how she couldn't forget about the scene she, unfortunately, had to witnessed that day, which would occasionally appear in her dream that causes her to stay awake for the rest of the night. No wonder the manager was still mad at his friend even to this day. It wouldn't be surprising if his friend were to be fired for such reason, yet the manager was simply too kind for her own good. Although both of them ca to know about the supernatural side of the world when they were hired, they were still at the end of it, a normal person who simply have knowledge regarding it.
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