//------------------------------// // First Day? // Story: The Egotistical Gamer // by Pachi //------------------------------// “I fucking hate you…” I say with half closed eyes into the mic I had been up all night gaming with Nyxish, otherwise known in the real world as Luna We first met when I was playing a duos battle royale game as kid with randoms, and she just so happened to be doing the same I was initially playing on American servers in order to get better at speaking English without an accent. I had already known how to speak English due to my dad being British,  But, things escalated from there and we're now friends Though we have no idea what the other looks like, nor where the other lives, other than “Somewhere in America” and “Somewhere in Japan” “Boohoo, now one more round” “Bitch, I've got school and you've got work, it seem we can indeed end on a loss” “Really… wait what time is it..?” “Of course you don't know you fucking game addict” “I don't wanna hear that from the guy who was up all night with me!” “...valid…anyway, it's… 5 AM…? 5 thirty ish” “Good, more than enough time for another round-” I hang up the call with a deadpanned expression plastered on my face There's a good chance that my mom is gonna be home in a few hours from the night shift at the hospital… if she doesn't have overtime I rub my temples and do a bit of stretching, before I get a notification [Through Special Action, Skill ‘Sleep Resistance’ has been Created!] Instantly, I felt my tiredness get relieved and my mind freshen up Nice… Opening the Skill List, I look at the description of the skill [Sleep Resistance: Lv 1 - 34.17% Mastery Type: Passive MP: N/A Due to your sleep deprivation, you have gained the ability to resist the temptations of Hypnos! -2% Chance ‘Sleep’ Status Effect is Negated -13 Hours of being awake before Sleepiness hinders your ability] Yay! It's the perfect skill for me! And probably a skill Luna already has. Seriously, I'm pretty sure that old hag has stayed awake for an entire week straight grinding an item drop during an Easter Event… Though to be fair she had like thirty Monster Energy Drinks with her As I continue to ponder the probability of Luna having the [Sleep Resistance] Skill, I take a shower and change into the Crystal Prep Academy Uniform Dress shirt and dress pants with a reddish-purple wool vest and blueish tie “Looking Dapper” I say to myself in the mirror, as I take my long dark greenish hair and tie it into a pony tail, not getting all of it, so a small bit dangles in front of my face Walking into my room and getting two dot earrings, as well as some black nail polish on my hands, and lip balm on my… Well, lips “Need to brush my teeth” I think out loud, and so I did, before finally putting the finishing touches on my look. A pair of black cosmetic glasses to complement my Green eyes and some grey woolen arm warmers to help my complexion look less pale and… Well, as if I never spend more than 10 seconds outside at a time Now I look good It's turned 7 AM, so it's best for me to make my way by now. Don't wanna be late Picking up my phone from charge, I take my wireless earphones and put them in, pumping phonk music straight into my cranium (more specifically ‘Laidback’ by Memphis Cult) I take my backpack and stuff it into my ‘Inventory’, before running outside, I unlock my bike and begin on my way to school [Through Special Action, Skill ‘Preparation’ is Created!] I check out the skill on my way to school [Preparation: Lv 1 - 00.00% Mastery Type: Passive MP: N/A Due to your incredible preperational abilities, you have gained this skill! -10% Time To Prepare Yourself] Nice! If I level this up, then I might be able to cut down my usual 2 hours of preparation time to mere minutes! How the hell would this work though… Maybe it makes me more efficient? But that doesn't account for the time it takes for the nail polish to dry… Ugh, whatever, it's game logic, don't question it After 30 Minutes of deliberating, I finally arrive at my new school It was a pretty normal school all things considered A big school, but a normal one nonetheless Like, Holy shit, it's three floors tall! If you count the Attic then probably 4…! There seemed to be a Crystal theme, but even so, everything seemed… dull As if someone sucked the colour out of something previously very lively Taking a deep breath, I calmed my nerves before [Gamers Mind] even had a chance to work [Skill ‘Sleep Resistance' has levelled up!] One thing I noticed, is that mastery for [Sleep Resistance] continuously goes up the more I stay awake Another thing I noticed, is that Leveling up isn't the only way to increase stats Because due to my physical exertion of biking uphill, I managed to get 1 extra point in STR! Well, time to stop waiting round the outside and actually get in this place… Walking in, I am instantly greeted by a bright pink skinned woman with multi-coloured hair consisting of a white chocolate like creme colour, bright pink and finally a light lavender She was wearing a buttoned up darkish blue blazer, an aquamarine shirt and greenish blue pencil skirt, with golden accessories As well as a Crystal Heart pin over the left side of her chest “I'm guessing you are Mr. Isagi?” “Oh, yes, I'm guessing you are Dean Cadence?” I say, Reading her name and title over her head [Mi Amore Cadenza - Dean of Crystal Prep: Lv 14] Definitely above average in level… “Yes I am, and this here is Twilight Sparkle-” She gestured to her side Huh? I didn't even see her… weird “-She will be your guide around this prestigious academy” “Nice to meet you, I'm Jin Isagi” I extend my hand for a handshake, which she accepts and leads me off into my homeroom… which just so happens to be on the other side of the school “As you may have heard, my name is Twilight Sparkle… wait, have we met before…?” “Oh yeah, we have. Yesterday, do you remember?” “We Have?! Sorry, I've just been preoccupied with a personal project of mine, so I'm quite scatterbrained at the moment…” She seemed kind of embarrassed by that fact, as we headed towards our destination… It's the end of the school day, and I've gotta say, this is just as boring as I remember I got a few skills from this though… [Mathematics: Lv 4 - 67.89% Mastery Type: Passive MP:N/A Math is very complicated, yet, it is essential to everything. Math is the basic understanding of numbers, amounts, distance, time and anything else -40% Mathematical Processing Speed] [English: Lv 2 - 54.68% Mastery Type: Passive MP:N/A The english language is dumb, but this skill makes it a little less dumb -20% English Processing Speed] [Zone Out: Lv 10 - 23.18% Mastery Type: Active MP:N/A Zoning out due to boredom, sleepiness, or just plain idiocy, this skill allows you to force a condition known as ‘Zoning Out’ onto your mind -Whilst ’Zoned Out’ Menial Task 100% Efficiency Bonus] All of them are pretty useful if I do so say myself I get a buzz from my phone, and I look down to see a discord message from Luna (Italics is messages) Nyxish: Guess What? Egoist: Fuck you Nyxish: Gladly ;) Egoist: Your ass should NOT be a teacher Nyxish: But I am XD Egoist: the second I find where you live I'm sending all my files of you being outta pocket Nyxish: You wouldn't dare! Egoist: LowTierLuna Clips go crazy Nyxish: If I was unemployed, then how would I buy you Nitro? Egoist: Fair point, you live another day… Nyxish: XD Putting my phone in my pocket, I bike my way home… As I was halfway there though, I had realised something… The entire world was quiet… Too quiet Not a single car on the road nor pedestrian on the pavement Everything was quiet Then, around the corner, I saw a horde of people with disgusting, rotting skin “HOLY MOTHER OF-” [Skill ‘Gamers Mind' has Levelled Up!] Another overwhelming sense of calm First off, let's try and see what I can do Maybe if I fought, I could level up? But I could also run… Looking at the titles and names of all the zombies, they all seemed to be Lv 7-9, but one zombie was a little different [Zombie Shaman: Lv 15] I could probably tell he was a mage from the dark purple robes on his body, or from the big stick he had, but Shaman wouldn’t be my first thought I heard the zombie smack his staff on the ground, as a green mist came rushing at me faster than I could do anything My thoughts were dishevelled, and all I could think of was fighting… I tried to restrain myself, but before I could even think, I got off the bike and dashed forwards…