//------------------------------// // [Insert Creative Chapter Name Here] // Story: The Egotistical Gamer // by Pachi //------------------------------// [Jin Isagi - The Gamer: Lv 1 EXP: 0/1000 HP: 1000/1000 MP: {LOCKED}/1000 STR: 10 VIT: 10 DEX: 10 INT: 10 WIS: 10 LCK: 5 CHA: 10 EGO: 10 Bonus Points: 0] I stared at the strange screen It's been here for a few days, and I've convinced myself that I'm not hallucinating Why on Earth… Y'know what? I'm not gonna question it I give up trying to find a logical solution to this dilemma It just exists Well, I might as well try and make use of it… I swiped away the blue screen and sighed “I've got school tomorrow…” I say to myself as I rub my temples I need to go for a walk… Okay, this is much better! A good change of pace The cool breeze, the orange autumn trees in this backwater town, the ungodly stench of mud and dog The dog park! It's a bit weird to be here without a dog though… Eh, it's fine Totally normal… right? I mean, is it normal? Am I just looking like a creep? Maybe I should go, this isn't good for me either…. I swallowed a mouthful of saliva and got up from my bench with shaky legs Pull yourself together man! It's fine, everything is gonna be fine [Skill ‘Gamers Mind’ has Levelled Up!] Suddenly, I felt a wave of overwhelming calm rush over me Maybe it's best if I just stay sat down… Reading the pop-up, I decide to try some things out Skills, Skill Tree, Abilities, Ability List, Ability Tree, Perks… ’Skill List’? [Gamers Mind: Lv 2 - 23.46% Mastery Type: Passive MP: N/A Allows User to calmly and logically think things through -3% Decrease in Mental Damage Taken] Huh, I only have one Skill… Swiping away the screen in front of me, I look around at the park and study the levels and titles of the people around me Most people were around level 5 or 6 But one thing that struck me as odd, was a certain green skinned girl with orange hair [Tree Hugger - Dryadkin Genius: Lv 12] She had a yellow bandanna imprinted with daisy's on her head of messy braided hair. Lavender eyes that were half lidded, making her look sleepy, as well as a pendant of a tree, the leaves being red and shaped as a heart, that was nestled between her breasts [Through Special Action, Skill ‘Observe’ has been created!] Hmm… ’Observe’? [Tree Hugger - Dryadkin Genius: Lv 12 A woman born from a Dryad mother and Human father. She has no knowledge of her unique bloodline, nor the fact that she's a perfect mix of the two species she is formed of. Uses Marijuana Recreationally] Rather bare bones… Maybe it'll have more information when I level it up? More useful information… It's not like I care for her use of weed, it's legal here Which is a bit of whiplash for someone like me who used to live in Japan, but whatever Anyway, back to the main point. What interested me in her was her tits title I had never actually seen someone with a title before When I looked at my reflection, I had [The Gamer] next to my name, but I had initially thought that was me specific… Also, that description… Dryadkin? Does that mean species other than human existence? I mean, I doubt this system can lie to me… Well whatever, not my problem Getting up from my bench, I decide for my next job to be finding out the lay of the land I've only been in this town 3 days, but I haven't left the house once, because I've been unpacking I do some small stretches, cracking my back and making my way around… First thing first, I should probably find a route to my new school… Pulling out my phone, I turn on mobile data and search up a route to Crystal Prep High-school on Google Maps Here I am! It's a Sunday though, so I doubt there's gonna be anybody here- “Uhm, Excuse me…” I felt someone tapping on my shoulders, and I looked behind me to see a young girl, maybe a year older than me, with dark blueish hair with a purple and pinkish stripe, wearing the Crystal Prep academy uniform with a pair of nerdy glasses, books in hand All in all, she looked like a typical teenage nerd character Wait a second… if I remember correctly, the school is open on Saturdays and Sundays for extracurricular activities… though apparently barely anybody uses them “You're blocking the way…” She mumbled under her breath “Oh, it seems that I am…” I say, quickly getting out of her way Whilst she was walking away, I noticed her name and title… [Twilight Sparkle - Magic Nerd: Lv 8 A huge nerd that loves to try and explain the unexplained. Whether it be a bigfoot sighting or an influx of mysterious energy, she's always one step ahead of anyone else trying to figure it out] Huh, she's only slightly higher level than the average population but she has a title, interesting… So are titles and levels not directly correlated? I begin walking into the reception behind her, as she signs in and enters the school I see a desk worker on a call, before walking over to her “Uh, hello! I'm a new student at this school starting tomorrow, I would like to know where I could get the uniform?” I asked the receptionist when she got off the call I ended up getting myself a two uniforms and a PE Kit Welp, time to go back home and pass out I had decided to try and spam [Observe] on everything I saw, in order to level it up And by the time I had made it home, [Observe] had gotten to Lv 6 I was sitting alone on my PS4, a headset connected to phone, which was connected to a discord call “GOD FUCKING DAMN IT” I shouted at the top of my lungs as I threw the controller halfway across the room “PFFT” I heard Nyxish start to burst out in laughter over the mic “FUCK YOU”  “COME OVER HERE AND FUCK ME YOURSELF COWARD” “Ayo Pause” There was a small silence… before we both started bursting out in laughter “Ain't your ass like, 30?” “24!” “Yeah whatever, still illegal” “Age is but a number” “And jail is just a room” “Kill yourself” “Nuh Uh” “THE FUCK YOU MEAN ‘NUH UH’?” She shouted into her mic “LUNA IT’S ALMOST MIDNIGHT, SHUT THE FUCK UP” I heard in the backround of her voice chat More laughter ensued “God, I've missed this…” “Same here bucko” “Hey, where have you been these last few weeks?” “I was moving house” “Fr? Where did you move” “As if I'm gonna dox myself to you” “I wish for you to Cease to exist on this plane of being” she said in an incredibly monotone voice I kissed my teeth in an exaggerated fashion “Well, I gotta go to bed, I'm already up pretty late” I say, about to leave the call before she spouted the forbidden words “C'mon man, we can't end on a loss…” We continued to bicker back and forth as we lined up into more matches…