"Well before I spend any of my points, I got to know; does anyone here know any defensive skills? Some sort of magic shield I could use, or maybe a nice passive that I could pick up?" It was then that Mike remember a few of the skill names that Ren called out in the battle "wait a second...you know some defensive skills! Is...is there any you could teach me that MP Armor skill? I'll try to teach you my two pulse moves in exchange if you do" he offered. It was then that Mike got an idea for a character build, one different then his original one; the Crusader. In the very first MMO he ever played, Dungeon Fighter Online, there was a subclass of the Priest that was far less damage oriented then every other class in the game, that was the Crusader. A living tank with the highest combined VIT and SPR (that games equivelent of the WIS stat he had) stats, the Crusader was an indestructible healer with a butt load of buffs. Hell, after his awakening, he got a passive aura that boosted the stats of any party member near him. His mind made up, he began to allocate his points
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The moment Mike would hit 'accept' on the button to apply his stat boosts he would feel a rush of energy in him. He could feel his natural stamina increasing to new heights that would be only dreams for an ex in and out hospital patient. He could feel his body growing tougher and more resilient, and exponentially healthier as well as his HP would take a large leap upward thanks to both his high VIT score, but also his current level as level probably also had an affect on base HP and MP. The Physical Endurance Skill seemed to be contributing a little to his body's new-found toughness as well.
Ren was enjoying the extra stamina he now possessed thanks to raising his VIT, which he probably wouldn't be raising for a while now as he wanted to concentrate more on Int and Wis now. The young, white haired otaku raised an eyebrow when Mike asked if he could be taught MP Armor. "Its not that simple. I learned MP Armor through a Skill I got by chance once my stats and Talents hit a certain point. It is called Mana Focus and it allows me to literally control Mana through my own natural ability and focus. Its not really something I can teach. I don't know if you can get it on your own by chance either, since we are probably going to be getting different skills based upon not only how we raise out Stats, but also how we are mentally as well. So even if I wanted to teach it, I don't think that you could learn it, and I don't really even know how to teach it in the first place".
Ren was enjoying the extra stamina he now possessed thanks to raising his VIT, which he probably wouldn't be raising for a while now as he wanted to concentrate more on Int and Wis now. The young, white haired otaku raised an eyebrow when Mike asked if he could be taught MP Armor. "Its not that simple. I learned MP Armor through a Skill I got by chance once my stats and Talents hit a certain point. It is called Mana Focus and it allows me to literally control Mana through my own natural ability and focus. Its not really something I can teach. I don't know if you can get it on your own by chance either, since we are probably going to be getting different skills based upon not only how we raise out Stats, but also how we are mentally as well. So even if I wanted to teach it, I don't think that you could learn it, and I don't really even know how to teach it in the first place".
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Mike looked over the two new skills that he got; Lucky Strike didn't really apeal to him too much, but Physical Endurance on the other hand "Sweet!!!! A tank passive! This is awesome! Let's see how to level this...just survive hits. Okay, I can do that. No more dodging for me, from now on, if I think I can survive an attack, I let it hit me, but for now..." With an abysmal 2 STR, Mike felt it was safe enough to try this. Taking a few seconds to gather himself, he punched himself in the gut with all the power he could muster "gah! Not even in the top ten worst pains I've ever felt, not even close. Let's hope that gave me some EXP for that, I need to level this passive" He wasn't too concerned about Ren's inability to teach him his defensive skills, by the sound of it, he would be able to learn them on his own eventually "I vote we train some more, I need things to hit me"
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Try as he may, Mike's punching himself in the gut really didn't do much. For starters he only had 2 Strength, which for his 12 Vit was something he could barely feel. Also when one hits themselves its harder to put all of their strength into it, try as hard as Mike may. Ren just inwardly rolled his eyes, ignoring the foolishness that was Mike's apparent attempt at masochism and announcing that he was going to start literally taking blows, which was idiotic and suicidal. Of course while he waited for the others to apply their stats, test out whatever, and give their replies for what they wanted to do now Ren was in thought, trying to figure something out, putting his large amount of Int to work.
Sasha opened her stat and skills windows. After a few moments of deliberation she punched in the points. Dex was important for survival, too. With faster speed she would be able to dodge attacks. Turning her attention back to the group, she saw a new gamer talking to Ren. His name was Mike, and he was trying to hit himself to level up his endurance skill.She chuckled at Mike's comical behavior. Sasha raised her hand and pointed a finger at his torso.
"Hey, how 'bout you try this?" Sasha said aloud. She gave him a second to register what she said, then muttered 'Energy Shot'. There was no way the weak skill would be able to kill him in one shot, Sasha thought after firing.
"Hey, how 'bout you try this?" Sasha said aloud. She gave him a second to register what she said, then muttered 'Energy Shot'. There was no way the weak skill would be able to kill him in one shot, Sasha thought after firing.
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The Energy Shot would easily hit the stationary target right where Sasha pointed it to. Unfortunately, as was the one flaw with Energy Shot, it didn't seem to be powerful enough to do any damage yet as all Mike would feel was possibly a small jab like someone poked him really hard, but it didn't really hurt or deal any notable damage. Still, if Sasha looked at her Energy Shot skill, it did gain a little more EXP. Ren raised an eyebrow at this attempt to try and raise Mike's Physical Endurance Skill, wondering why Sasha would use a magical attack.
"A magic attack, as we will assume that is what all of our special Mana or Energy Skills are at this point, wouldn't raise the "Physical" Endurance Skill". Ren rolled his eyes, saying this a little coldly as he still did seem to have a somewhat chilled demeanor still. Granted usually it was alot worse around other people, but it was still somewhat chilled here. "So lets stop trying to... kill... one another..." Ren's speech got a little slow there for a moment before his eyes widened as if an epiphany suddenly came to him. He suddenly stood up, walked a few steps away from the small group, then turned to face them.
"I figured it out. Your attempts at suicide, masochism, and murder here are all... stupid..., but they have given me an idea". Ren sighed a little, scratching his head as he wondered if this would actually work. "Would this system really allow something so... easily exploitable though?" Still, it was worth a shot. He looked to Lucian before suddenly saying "Request Duel". Sure enough a window would appear before Lucian that both him and Ren could see and a window appearing before Ren that only he could see. The window before Lucian read as thus and had two buttons on the window reading Accept (Y) and Decline (N) along with a timer that counted down from 60, indicating how much time he had left to accept the request before it went away.
Ren Hitori has requested a Duel with you.
"And there's our answer. If we use this... 'Duel System' then we can attack each other freely during it. We won't die, since characters never die in games from Duels, so we can experiment with new combat Skills or grind our current ones on each other safely without having to resort to masochism, attempted suicide, or murder". Ren clicked a button on his own window, or so could be seen from his touching the air in front of him, and the window with Lucian would disappear right after as Ren probably cancelled the request. "So Mike if you want someone to beat you up ask him" Ren pointed to Silas. "And you two can practice your magic attacks on one another" Ren pointed to Lucian and Sasha with that remark. The young boy didn't really mind watching for now. There was something he wanted to test anyway.
"Its either that, or we can go home, keep grinding levels on enemies, or do something else". In truth Ren was somewhat excited that they had something like this, it was the only reason why he was talking so much, but his quiet voice seemed to hide what he was feeling a good amount of the time.
"A magic attack, as we will assume that is what all of our special Mana or Energy Skills are at this point, wouldn't raise the "Physical" Endurance Skill". Ren rolled his eyes, saying this a little coldly as he still did seem to have a somewhat chilled demeanor still. Granted usually it was alot worse around other people, but it was still somewhat chilled here. "So lets stop trying to... kill... one another..." Ren's speech got a little slow there for a moment before his eyes widened as if an epiphany suddenly came to him. He suddenly stood up, walked a few steps away from the small group, then turned to face them.
"I figured it out. Your attempts at suicide, masochism, and murder here are all... stupid..., but they have given me an idea". Ren sighed a little, scratching his head as he wondered if this would actually work. "Would this system really allow something so... easily exploitable though?" Still, it was worth a shot. He looked to Lucian before suddenly saying "Request Duel". Sure enough a window would appear before Lucian that both him and Ren could see and a window appearing before Ren that only he could see. The window before Lucian read as thus and had two buttons on the window reading Accept (Y) and Decline (N) along with a timer that counted down from 60, indicating how much time he had left to accept the request before it went away.
Ren Hitori has requested a Duel with you.
"And there's our answer. If we use this... 'Duel System' then we can attack each other freely during it. We won't die, since characters never die in games from Duels, so we can experiment with new combat Skills or grind our current ones on each other safely without having to resort to masochism, attempted suicide, or murder". Ren clicked a button on his own window, or so could be seen from his touching the air in front of him, and the window with Lucian would disappear right after as Ren probably cancelled the request. "So Mike if you want someone to beat you up ask him" Ren pointed to Silas. "And you two can practice your magic attacks on one another" Ren pointed to Lucian and Sasha with that remark. The young boy didn't really mind watching for now. There was something he wanted to test anyway.
"Its either that, or we can go home, keep grinding levels on enemies, or do something else". In truth Ren was somewhat excited that they had something like this, it was the only reason why he was talking so much, but his quiet voice seemed to hide what he was feeling a good amount of the time.
Lucian was taken back a bit with being told by the window more or less that the treasure wasn't his, he was hoping for a first come first serve drop when it came to the mechanics of the power, oh well, he still got some cash out of it, though he would have to pay 500 of it for the bread Ren had given him.
He stood by in unbelief as he watched Mike hit himself, and then Sasha try to hit him with a spell. As much as he would love to smack around a hyper active child, this really wasn't the time for that. Before he could voice his opinion though, a window appeared, informing him of a duel request, Screw that, even if it is just a duel, I'm not taking on someone of a higher level with more skills than me, but while his finger was hovering just above decline, it disappeared, [i]Ahhh! he was just testing to see if it worked.[\I] THen the idea was imposed of who they should spare with to grind, "To be honest, I'd rather do my own research, on my own time. We may learn slightly different skills when we are together, but I feel to create a greater branch, we should do so separately. The reasoning behind this thought lies with, if we have this power, surely other powers exist as well, which then raises the question of, for how long of they existed, which then raises the question are they pleasant to new comers, which logic would dictate not all of them will be." Taking a breath after expressing his thoughts, "In short, I want a trump card up my own sleeve for when whatever or whoever comes."
He stood by in unbelief as he watched Mike hit himself, and then Sasha try to hit him with a spell. As much as he would love to smack around a hyper active child, this really wasn't the time for that. Before he could voice his opinion though, a window appeared, informing him of a duel request, Screw that, even if it is just a duel, I'm not taking on someone of a higher level with more skills than me, but while his finger was hovering just above decline, it disappeared, [i]Ahhh! he was just testing to see if it worked.[\I] THen the idea was imposed of who they should spare with to grind, "To be honest, I'd rather do my own research, on my own time. We may learn slightly different skills when we are together, but I feel to create a greater branch, we should do so separately. The reasoning behind this thought lies with, if we have this power, surely other powers exist as well, which then raises the question of, for how long of they existed, which then raises the question are they pleasant to new comers, which logic would dictate not all of them will be." Taking a breath after expressing his thoughts, "In short, I want a trump card up my own sleeve for when whatever or whoever comes."
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Lucian brought up a few good points there. It was something that Ren completely had forgotten about in all of the new skills and other new information that has come with the appearance of new Gamers. Well he wasn't planning on doing it anyway until he got stronger, but he figured he had enough strength to pull his own in any fight. Plus being with more people ensured more combat strength to face against any threats. Ren had been putting it off for a while ever since he had met the Messenger of Gaia, but now was a better time than any, especially since he just acquired his new finishing attack, Giga Spiral Bolt, and proved that it could take out a big enemy if used right.
"Lucian's right. We have grinded enough for today". In truth Ren was a little sore and still somewhat tired from all the grinding, especially experimenting with two new hard to pull of Skills. Repulse Wave, his new CC, and Giga Spiral Bolt, his new finishing move. "The Messenger of Gaia did indeed mention that my, or our, power was unique, something he had never seen before. This means there are other power users out there. We could be dealing with Espers, wizards, martial artists, alchemists, warlocks... or anything else along those lines. Just like something straight out of a Manga".
"Our power lets us pretty much see a person's name, basic identity, and strength above their heads. The Gamer is our Class and that is what is above our own heads. So naturally a wizard would have Wizard above his or a exorcist might have Exorcist. So what we need to do, now that there are more of us, is split into two groups. One person comes with me the other three go together. We explore the city for the rest of the day just looking above people's heads to see if any Tags stick out. Not only that, but its a good chance to grind the Observe Skill for anyone who has it, using it on random people you pass will be a nice quick way to level it up a few times".
Ren stood up, beginning to walk away from the group, but stopped and turned to face them. "You guys do what you want, but I recommend that you come with me anyway at least to the gate. After all I am going to have to break this ID, and it would be weird for a bunch of non-uniformed people to be caught on a school campus". With that, Ren proceeded to walk off to the gate. Once there, for anyone who followed them, he would break the Pseudospace and walk out of the campus grounds. Luckily no one was at the gate when this happened, probably thanks to Gaia since she did make the Pseudospaces after all according to the Messenger of Gaia (not that Ren had disclosed this particular piece of information, as it had slipped his mind to do so).
(For plot's and clarity's sake, ill assume everyone went with him. If anyone has any objections, tell me and ill change this next part)
Once on the streets a little further away from Gekkoukan, as it would be weird to be loitering around the entrance or even in front of the grounds, Ren looked at those who came with him. As much as Ren wanted to go by himself, he knew that was potentially suicidal, especially if they encountered some hostile people. "One person comes with me, the other three goes together. Ill let you all choose".
"Lucian's right. We have grinded enough for today". In truth Ren was a little sore and still somewhat tired from all the grinding, especially experimenting with two new hard to pull of Skills. Repulse Wave, his new CC, and Giga Spiral Bolt, his new finishing move. "The Messenger of Gaia did indeed mention that my, or our, power was unique, something he had never seen before. This means there are other power users out there. We could be dealing with Espers, wizards, martial artists, alchemists, warlocks... or anything else along those lines. Just like something straight out of a Manga".
"Our power lets us pretty much see a person's name, basic identity, and strength above their heads. The Gamer is our Class and that is what is above our own heads. So naturally a wizard would have Wizard above his or a exorcist might have Exorcist. So what we need to do, now that there are more of us, is split into two groups. One person comes with me the other three go together. We explore the city for the rest of the day just looking above people's heads to see if any Tags stick out. Not only that, but its a good chance to grind the Observe Skill for anyone who has it, using it on random people you pass will be a nice quick way to level it up a few times".
Ren stood up, beginning to walk away from the group, but stopped and turned to face them. "You guys do what you want, but I recommend that you come with me anyway at least to the gate. After all I am going to have to break this ID, and it would be weird for a bunch of non-uniformed people to be caught on a school campus". With that, Ren proceeded to walk off to the gate. Once there, for anyone who followed them, he would break the Pseudospace and walk out of the campus grounds. Luckily no one was at the gate when this happened, probably thanks to Gaia since she did make the Pseudospaces after all according to the Messenger of Gaia (not that Ren had disclosed this particular piece of information, as it had slipped his mind to do so).
(For plot's and clarity's sake, ill assume everyone went with him. If anyone has any objections, tell me and ill change this next part)
Once on the streets a little further away from Gekkoukan, as it would be weird to be loitering around the entrance or even in front of the grounds, Ren looked at those who came with him. As much as Ren wanted to go by himself, he knew that was potentially suicidal, especially if they encountered some hostile people. "One person comes with me, the other three goes together. Ill let you all choose".
"I'm certain we would have more success in an investigation then the rest of them would together, I'll go with you Ren." Looking over the others of the group, Lucian wasn't really impressed, true he only knew them all for this day, but he wasn't too keen on being with Mike, or a muscle head. "We may have the smaller group then, but I do think that we have more intelligence, which would make up for less people searching around." Looking back at the others he spoke again, "Unless there is an objections from any of you?"
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"The only real objection I have is that we're splitting the party, which in of itself is one of the biggest taboos out there...but I guess it's safe enough" Mike said "as for this setup; eh...we aren't really specialized enough for it to make a difference yet, so I don't think it matters. Of course, in the future we'll need to plan out our party splits more carefully...that is, if we absolutely have to split up the party" Mike added
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For the first part Silas was busy with fighting off the Imps to which he had leveled up a bit, which wasn't unpleasant. He even obtained a new ability again, allowing him to perform one extra move, just like some kind of an ability in an RPG. However this also would take some MP of him, and he didn't have that many to begin with. While the others were talking and doing other stuff, Silas minded his own business. He didn't know exactly how much points he could spend. But he wanted to make his WIS and INT somewhat higher, at least that it would equal his LUK. Because without his Mana he was limited to only slashes, although is passive support abilities do help him with that.
While he was busy spending his points to make his stats better, the others were having a discussion about their Mana and abilities. Silas managed to catch a little bit of the conversation, but not much. Not that he really cared too. He did pay attention when everyone suddenly started to leave the pseudospace. He now found himself outside of the territory of Gekkoukan, which was better as school always reminded him of bad stuff. In the meantime Silas already improved his stats and now listened to the conversation.
Suddenly there was an idea of splitting up the party. Silas didn't know what was going on and just went along with it. Lucian already decided to go with Ren. "It doesn't matter with who I go, or what we are going to do. I'll just go along." Silas said and crossed his arms.
While he was busy spending his points to make his stats better, the others were having a discussion about their Mana and abilities. Silas managed to catch a little bit of the conversation, but not much. Not that he really cared too. He did pay attention when everyone suddenly started to leave the pseudospace. He now found himself outside of the territory of Gekkoukan, which was better as school always reminded him of bad stuff. In the meantime Silas already improved his stats and now listened to the conversation.
Suddenly there was an idea of splitting up the party. Silas didn't know what was going on and just went along with it. Lucian already decided to go with Ren. "It doesn't matter with who I go, or what we are going to do. I'll just go along." Silas said and crossed his arms.
Search for other ability users? Sasha was disappointed at the group's unanimous decision. Since there would be nobody left to hunt Imps with, Sasha had no choice but to tag along. She itched for killing more of those tiny red buggers.
"Fine, fine, whatever," Sasha replied impatiently to Lucian. "What was with about intelligence, anyway? Are we now quantified based on our stats?"
What Lucian said was true. The status window was indeed a quantification of their individual talents and skills, although it made no sense that a single number could give any meaningful information about a person. The gamer system was simply logic-breaking. However, she had yet to notice any changes in her capabilities from increasing stat points.
"Then you two," Sasha barked at Silas and Mike. "Let's get a move on. We'll take the entertainment district."
She stomped off without waiting for the two of them, eager to get this chore done with. All they had to do was identify people with strange classes.
"Fine, fine, whatever," Sasha replied impatiently to Lucian. "What was with about intelligence, anyway? Are we now quantified based on our stats?"
What Lucian said was true. The status window was indeed a quantification of their individual talents and skills, although it made no sense that a single number could give any meaningful information about a person. The gamer system was simply logic-breaking. However, she had yet to notice any changes in her capabilities from increasing stat points.
"Then you two," Sasha barked at Silas and Mike. "Let's get a move on. We'll take the entertainment district."
She stomped off without waiting for the two of them, eager to get this chore done with. All they had to do was identify people with strange classes.
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Silas would feel small changes as he applied his stat points. Since he only put two in Wisdom and Intelligence he would feel his mind growing sharper and his smarts and cognition growing by a small bit. Sasha would have felt the same, her natural qualities improving based upon where she applied the Stats and how much she increased them, which since she only put two in four of her Stats wasn't too great of an increase, but it was there. It really did appear that by applying Stat Points to one's Stats that their physical and mental capabilities increased based upon how they increased them.
"Alright. We shall take the Business District then". Neo-Tokyo was divided into four districts. The Entertainment District. Home to most entertainment businesses like clubs, malls (the main one being Septemberes) and was pretty much like Akihabara in a sense only it was more for all forms of entertainment rather than just otakus. The Port Island District was a combination of educational, residential, and businesses from just simple grocery stores or other small businesses to a few residential areas and the schools, Gekkoukan and Neo-Tokyo U being two of the more prominent ones. The Business District was pretty much mostly shops and stores. Residential here and there with a few schools, but was mostly larger companies, stores, restaurants, and other forms of businesses. Then finally there was the Residential District. This was where the bulk of the residence areas were with more grocery stores, restaurants, and other small shops mixed in. This district had a few places of entertainment like movie theaters or arcades, but those were rather small and people attended them for convenience rather than quality (since one usually went to the Entertainment District (also nicknamed Neo Akiba) for such things). The main thing there was the many residential areas, a couple of schools, and the grocery stores and restaurants. Of course these districts actually all had official names, but people usually referred to them by these nicknames.
"After we are finished searching our respective districts we will contact each other through our Messaging System to see if the other group has learned anything. Also if you do happen to see someone with a strange class..." Ren paused for a moment, wondering just how to word this. Would other power users attack them on the spot? He was unsure, but it was always best to be safe. People like them were probably of much higher levels right now. "Be careful of how you approach... and try leveling up the Observe Skill if you can by using it on random people. It helps. Just don't go shouting it everywhere or you'll sound foolish".
After that the two groups went their separate ways, Ren not really one for goodbyes as he just sort of walked away, expecting (but not really caring otherwise) for Lucian to follow since he wanted to go with Ren. Ren and Lucian went to the Business District while the other group went to the Entertainment District. Ren figured that if there were power users anywhere then perhaps they ran different forms of businesses like antique shops, dojos, or even medicine stores. The Business District was a great place to look for those kinds of special stores. Both groups would have to take the train to get off of the Port Island to get to the districts they would search.
Ren Observation: 71 - 35 Observation = 36
Lucian Observation: 93 - 29 Observation = 64
Ren mumbled Observe during the few hours of searching whenever he could to slowly grind his already high level Skill. Lucian could also take this chance to grind that Skill as well, but to what lengths he would use the Observe Skill were up to him as it could be used on anything from people to objects or even animals (ill let you determine this). Other than the mumbling of the 'Observe' command every now and again Ren really didn't talk much, if at all. If Lucian was looking for small talk or conversation then Ren was certainly the wrong place to look as he was pretty much only paying attention to their surroundings the entire time.
And it seemed that extra bit of attention was indeed necessary as Ren suddenly tapped Lucian quickly grabbed Lucian by the arm and pulled him back a little, as Ren was walking next to, but also behind him a little diagonally, quickly and subtly gesturing his head towards a shop. It was named 'Tatsumi's Antique's', but it wasn't the shop Ren was pointing to. It was a person in a white hoodie, thus obscuring his appearance so that the two of them only got a side view, going into the shop. Ren was quick enough to be able to mumble a quick Observe, the skill luckily still keeping the window up if a person went out of sight as the person entered the store.
Lucian wouldn't have had time to use Observe on the person before they went inside, but thanks to Ren pointing it out quickly he would have been able to read what the tag above their head read. It read 'Tatsumi Saito Lv 15' with the word Artificer above that, indicating his class. Ren sat down on a bench right next to them, fortunately, and wrote down everything in a notebook that he subtly pulled from his Inventory, copying as quick as he could without bothering to read it. After that he closed the window that the Observe Skill showed him.
"My Observe Skill made him out to be a somewhat nice guy, but whether or not he always acts like that I do not know... do you think we should wait before approaching?" Ren normally wouldn't ask for other people's opinions... but this could be a potential life or death situation, so he figured asking for Lucian's own opinion on this matter would be the best, not that Ren didn't have his own opinions on what to do, but getting the opinions of another person could help.
Sasha's group would go by train to the Entertainment District. Depending upon how much they used Observe they might gain some levels in it, but also be more distracted by trying to grind the skill, but it was still a good idea anyway. Still with three sets of eyes, one of those sets actually possessing the Observe Skill, it would be easier to search the crowded Entertainment District for any tag that had a strange class and an out of the ordinary Level.
Mike Observation: 69 - 18 Observation = 51
Sasha Observation: 36 - 16 Observation = 20
Silas Observation: 28 - 8 Observation = 20
Sasha and Silas seemed to be as vigilant and alert as one another while Mike didn't seem to be as much, which was why he probably barely missed a woman walking by. Above her head was the tag 'Sumi Ban LV 23. Heir to the Raijinken'. Unfortunately Mike would have missed her, so there wouldn't have been any time to use his Observe Skill on her, but Sasha and Silas saw her and would either be able to take note of this person with a very high level or even pursuit her if they wanted to as she appeared to be heading down a different street now. Of course they also had ID create, which was an option, but trapping someone of unknown intentions within an enclosed world was probably not the greatest of ideas, but would certainly be a sure-kill method of getting her attention before she got away (although with the tag above her head she would probably be easy to track in a normal chase).
"Alright. We shall take the Business District then". Neo-Tokyo was divided into four districts. The Entertainment District. Home to most entertainment businesses like clubs, malls (the main one being Septemberes) and was pretty much like Akihabara in a sense only it was more for all forms of entertainment rather than just otakus. The Port Island District was a combination of educational, residential, and businesses from just simple grocery stores or other small businesses to a few residential areas and the schools, Gekkoukan and Neo-Tokyo U being two of the more prominent ones. The Business District was pretty much mostly shops and stores. Residential here and there with a few schools, but was mostly larger companies, stores, restaurants, and other forms of businesses. Then finally there was the Residential District. This was where the bulk of the residence areas were with more grocery stores, restaurants, and other small shops mixed in. This district had a few places of entertainment like movie theaters or arcades, but those were rather small and people attended them for convenience rather than quality (since one usually went to the Entertainment District (also nicknamed Neo Akiba) for such things). The main thing there was the many residential areas, a couple of schools, and the grocery stores and restaurants. Of course these districts actually all had official names, but people usually referred to them by these nicknames.
"After we are finished searching our respective districts we will contact each other through our Messaging System to see if the other group has learned anything. Also if you do happen to see someone with a strange class..." Ren paused for a moment, wondering just how to word this. Would other power users attack them on the spot? He was unsure, but it was always best to be safe. People like them were probably of much higher levels right now. "Be careful of how you approach... and try leveling up the Observe Skill if you can by using it on random people. It helps. Just don't go shouting it everywhere or you'll sound foolish".
After that the two groups went their separate ways, Ren not really one for goodbyes as he just sort of walked away, expecting (but not really caring otherwise) for Lucian to follow since he wanted to go with Ren. Ren and Lucian went to the Business District while the other group went to the Entertainment District. Ren figured that if there were power users anywhere then perhaps they ran different forms of businesses like antique shops, dojos, or even medicine stores. The Business District was a great place to look for those kinds of special stores. Both groups would have to take the train to get off of the Port Island to get to the districts they would search.
Ren Observation: 71 - 35 Observation = 36
Lucian Observation: 93 - 29 Observation = 64
Ren mumbled Observe during the few hours of searching whenever he could to slowly grind his already high level Skill. Lucian could also take this chance to grind that Skill as well, but to what lengths he would use the Observe Skill were up to him as it could be used on anything from people to objects or even animals (ill let you determine this). Other than the mumbling of the 'Observe' command every now and again Ren really didn't talk much, if at all. If Lucian was looking for small talk or conversation then Ren was certainly the wrong place to look as he was pretty much only paying attention to their surroundings the entire time.
And it seemed that extra bit of attention was indeed necessary as Ren suddenly tapped Lucian quickly grabbed Lucian by the arm and pulled him back a little, as Ren was walking next to, but also behind him a little diagonally, quickly and subtly gesturing his head towards a shop. It was named 'Tatsumi's Antique's', but it wasn't the shop Ren was pointing to. It was a person in a white hoodie, thus obscuring his appearance so that the two of them only got a side view, going into the shop. Ren was quick enough to be able to mumble a quick Observe, the skill luckily still keeping the window up if a person went out of sight as the person entered the store.
Lucian wouldn't have had time to use Observe on the person before they went inside, but thanks to Ren pointing it out quickly he would have been able to read what the tag above their head read. It read 'Tatsumi Saito Lv 15' with the word Artificer above that, indicating his class. Ren sat down on a bench right next to them, fortunately, and wrote down everything in a notebook that he subtly pulled from his Inventory, copying as quick as he could without bothering to read it. After that he closed the window that the Observe Skill showed him.
"My Observe Skill made him out to be a somewhat nice guy, but whether or not he always acts like that I do not know... do you think we should wait before approaching?" Ren normally wouldn't ask for other people's opinions... but this could be a potential life or death situation, so he figured asking for Lucian's own opinion on this matter would be the best, not that Ren didn't have his own opinions on what to do, but getting the opinions of another person could help.
Sasha's group would go by train to the Entertainment District. Depending upon how much they used Observe they might gain some levels in it, but also be more distracted by trying to grind the skill, but it was still a good idea anyway. Still with three sets of eyes, one of those sets actually possessing the Observe Skill, it would be easier to search the crowded Entertainment District for any tag that had a strange class and an out of the ordinary Level.
Mike Observation: 69 - 18 Observation = 51
Sasha Observation: 36 - 16 Observation = 20
Silas Observation: 28 - 8 Observation = 20
Sasha and Silas seemed to be as vigilant and alert as one another while Mike didn't seem to be as much, which was why he probably barely missed a woman walking by. Above her head was the tag 'Sumi Ban LV 23. Heir to the Raijinken'. Unfortunately Mike would have missed her, so there wouldn't have been any time to use his Observe Skill on her, but Sasha and Silas saw her and would either be able to take note of this person with a very high level or even pursuit her if they wanted to as she appeared to be heading down a different street now. Of course they also had ID create, which was an option, but trapping someone of unknown intentions within an enclosed world was probably not the greatest of ideas, but would certainly be a sure-kill method of getting her attention before she got away (although with the tag above her head she would probably be easy to track in a normal chase).
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"Ayai sir." Silas said to Sasha and went along with her while Ren and Lucian took another district. Silas somehow was walking with two people, who, although in his friend list, still seemed like strangers to him. He was walking behind the other two while walking through the Entertainment District. He didn't know if they were having a conversation or not, but he didn't want to join them in it. He just looked a bit around, maybe he indeed could spot someone who seemed different from the "normal" people. He let out a sigh, loud enough for the others to hear. He kinda was bored, he liked it better when he was battling Imps, then it felt more like a game. Now it seemed like they were doing a story quest, one of those boring ones where you just have to retrieve an item from point B and go back to point A to give it to the quest giver.
However although being swamped in these thought, Silas did not stop looking for people who were different than the others. On that moment he saw a woman walking by. She was quite beautiful. Long pink hair, dressed in black shoes, knee highs, skirt and jacket. And unlike the rest of her outfit she wore a long white scarf and bonnet. He then read the text above her head. 'Sumi Ban LV 23. Heir to the Raijinken'
"Wow, what a high level. At least compared to us. And what does that Heir of Raijinken mean? Well, I guess I should share this with the others." he thought. He did a few bigger steps towards Sasha, as she seemed more serious about this, and tapped on her shoulder. "Have you also seen that pink-haired girl? She definitely is different than the others. What shall we do?" Silas asked her.
However although being swamped in these thought, Silas did not stop looking for people who were different than the others. On that moment he saw a woman walking by. She was quite beautiful. Long pink hair, dressed in black shoes, knee highs, skirt and jacket. And unlike the rest of her outfit she wore a long white scarf and bonnet. He then read the text above her head. 'Sumi Ban LV 23. Heir to the Raijinken'
"Wow, what a high level. At least compared to us. And what does that Heir of Raijinken mean? Well, I guess I should share this with the others." he thought. He did a few bigger steps towards Sasha, as she seemed more serious about this, and tapped on her shoulder. "Have you also seen that pink-haired girl? She definitely is different than the others. What shall we do?" Silas asked her.
"Why," Sasha said with a sly grin. "We'll take her down, of course!"
She made a hand gun and pointed it at the girl, mouthing the word "pow" and imitated the firing of a gun. Picking a fight with a higher leveled person was suicide, even with a numbers advantage. "Just kidding. We probably shouldn't do anything... but leave this to me."
She picked up her pace, following the girl. There was only her baseball bat and the can of pepper spray in her inventory. The baseball bat wouldn't do, so she took out the can and pretended to have picked it up from the floor, in case anyone was watching her. Then Sasha jogged up to the 'Heir of Rainjinken' and tapped her on the shoulder.
"Hey, you dropped this!" she said cheerfully, holding up the pepper spray. When she turned around, Sasha would then exclaim, "Wow, nice hair. Where did you get it done?"
She made a hand gun and pointed it at the girl, mouthing the word "pow" and imitated the firing of a gun. Picking a fight with a higher leveled person was suicide, even with a numbers advantage. "Just kidding. We probably shouldn't do anything... but leave this to me."
She picked up her pace, following the girl. There was only her baseball bat and the can of pepper spray in her inventory. The baseball bat wouldn't do, so she took out the can and pretended to have picked it up from the floor, in case anyone was watching her. Then Sasha jogged up to the 'Heir of Rainjinken' and tapped her on the shoulder.
"Hey, you dropped this!" she said cheerfully, holding up the pepper spray. When she turned around, Sasha would then exclaim, "Wow, nice hair. Where did you get it done?"
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Sumi turned around when Sasha tapped her shoulder, her blue eyes looking back at Sasha. Despite being level 23 she looked like she was still in high school, probably about sixteen or seventeen years old. She was about to remark that she didn't drop any cans of pepper spray, but when asked about her hair she brushed her fingers through it for a moment before pulling out a notepad from her bag, or so she was about to, but she seemed to look at Sasha for a few moments. Before she looked she seemed like a more quiet, shy type of girl, but suddenly she snapped her fingers and underwent a complete change.
A familiar sight would greet Sasha's eyes. The area seemed to become devoid of electric lights, people, and other forms of sounds that were coming from the crowded area. Luckily Mike and Silas wouldn't be too far away so they would have gotten caught in the Pseudospace as well. That was when, all of a sudden, she attacked.
Sumi ???: 13
Sasha Dodge: 78 - 21 Acrobatics = 67
Hit...
What she did would have moved too fast for Sasha to see it as next thing Sasha would know was that the girl, who actually seemed to be several inches taller than Ren, was grabbing her, attempting to throw her down onto the ground using what was probably a judo or other form of martial arts move in the same instant that she grabbed Sasha by the back of her collar and by the hem of the bottom of her shirt.
Sumi Grapple: 1 (not a Crit)
Sasha Escape: 94 - 21 Acrobatics = 73
Sasha would find herself on the ground in that next moment, one hand pinning her down to it by her neck. The hand did not squeeze, but it wasn't unreasonable to say that it would if Sasha tried anything. The other hand was raised in the air, a yellowish glow forming around it as she looked down at Sasha. Her previously more shy demeanor was now a much colder, more sinister one who clearly had the intent to kill Sasha if she made the wrong move.
"Who are you working for? Your power seems weak, but its clearly more than an ordinary person's. Which group sent you after me?" Her voice was direct and to the point, her hand on Sasha's neck applying just enough pressure to irritate her breathing. Not cut it off, so she could still breath, but just enough for it to certainly feel unpleasant. Silas and Mike would have been able to see the entire thing, or more accurately see that one moment Sasha was standing and the next she was on the ground being pinned by this strange girl, who looked like she meant business.
It seemed like there would be trouble unless someone started speaking some sense to this clearly much more powerful opponent.
A familiar sight would greet Sasha's eyes. The area seemed to become devoid of electric lights, people, and other forms of sounds that were coming from the crowded area. Luckily Mike and Silas wouldn't be too far away so they would have gotten caught in the Pseudospace as well. That was when, all of a sudden, she attacked.
Sumi ???: 13
Sasha Dodge: 78 - 21 Acrobatics = 67
Hit...
What she did would have moved too fast for Sasha to see it as next thing Sasha would know was that the girl, who actually seemed to be several inches taller than Ren, was grabbing her, attempting to throw her down onto the ground using what was probably a judo or other form of martial arts move in the same instant that she grabbed Sasha by the back of her collar and by the hem of the bottom of her shirt.
Sumi Grapple: 1 (not a Crit)
Sasha Escape: 94 - 21 Acrobatics = 73
Sasha would find herself on the ground in that next moment, one hand pinning her down to it by her neck. The hand did not squeeze, but it wasn't unreasonable to say that it would if Sasha tried anything. The other hand was raised in the air, a yellowish glow forming around it as she looked down at Sasha. Her previously more shy demeanor was now a much colder, more sinister one who clearly had the intent to kill Sasha if she made the wrong move.
"Who are you working for? Your power seems weak, but its clearly more than an ordinary person's. Which group sent you after me?" Her voice was direct and to the point, her hand on Sasha's neck applying just enough pressure to irritate her breathing. Not cut it off, so she could still breath, but just enough for it to certainly feel unpleasant. Silas and Mike would have been able to see the entire thing, or more accurately see that one moment Sasha was standing and the next she was on the ground being pinned by this strange girl, who looked like she meant business.
It seemed like there would be trouble unless someone started speaking some sense to this clearly much more powerful opponent.
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When the Pseudospace went up, Mike felt a strange sensation. It was one he was familiar with after having been exposed to it multiple times when other people were making their own Pseudospaces......also the people around them vanishing might have also been a clue "oh geez, don't tell me..." the first thing that came to his mind wasn't a pretty picture; that girl from before going nuts and attacking Sasha "I told them we shouldn't split the party! Now look what happens." Running in the direction that Sasha and that girl went, he found her on top of Sasha "oh...OH. I-I'm sorry, a-am I interrupting something?" he asked while blushing
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Silas was first a bit surprised that the girl suddenly made a pseudospace. He would notice it immediately because the other people in the area had disappeared and the sounds of birds and other outside things were gone. It was a bit dangerous to suddenly make a pseudospace in the middle of the Entertainment District in his opinion. But whatever, it is not like he could care that people look weird if he appeared and disappeared out of nothing.
Mike already began to panic and quickly ran towards the cat fight of the girls. Silas rolled his eyes and decided to follow, with his hands in his pockets. Once Silas was at the fight he had heard that the other girl wanted to know for whom we, as in Sasha, Mike and I, were working for. He didn't want to get between the fight but did so nonetheless. "Sorry to disappoint you, but you won't find me working for anyone... ever." Silas said and stared down at the two girls on the ground. Now that he was closer he could examine the girl better. She just seemed slightly taller than that Ren boy. But her facial expressions and the build of her body showed she also was around the age of Ren and Mike.
Mike already began to panic and quickly ran towards the cat fight of the girls. Silas rolled his eyes and decided to follow, with his hands in his pockets. Once Silas was at the fight he had heard that the other girl wanted to know for whom we, as in Sasha, Mike and I, were working for. He didn't want to get between the fight but did so nonetheless. "Sorry to disappoint you, but you won't find me working for anyone... ever." Silas said and stared down at the two girls on the ground. Now that he was closer he could examine the girl better. She just seemed slightly taller than that Ren boy. But her facial expressions and the build of her body showed she also was around the age of Ren and Mike.
Her acting seemed to be holding up against the girl. There was no real reason to doubt her after all, and in response to the girl's denial of dropping the item, Sasha would simply feign a mistake and strike up a conversation, hopefully finding out where she lived or what she did. The smug feeling disappeared when the girl snapped her fingers, and a pseudospace formed around them. Her expression gave Sasha a chill down her spine.
Sumi moved lightning fast. Sasha couldn't defend against an attack she couldn't understand. She tried to leap out of the way, but Sumi was quicker. She wasn't sure what happened, but the next moment she was smashed against the ground, arm twisted behind her body.
"Who are you working for? Your power seems weak, but its clearly more than an ordinary person's. Which group sent you after me?"
How foolish... if we had the ability to perceive other ability users, they probably had a method of detecting our powers too... It was too late for regrets. Sasha's first instinct was to retaliate, but with the large level gap that was probably not a wise decision.
"Oh...OH. I-I'm sorry, a-am I interrupting something?" Sasha heard Mike said, and rolled her eyes. Great. Silas had also arrived at the scene. Now it would be even harder to convince the girl she was innocent. She couldn't think of any other way though, so it had to do.
"Ow fuck! What the hell was that for? I didn't know gratitude involved attacking people!" Sasha screamed furiously. "What the hell is your problem? So what if I'm not a normal human being?"
Sumi moved lightning fast. Sasha couldn't defend against an attack she couldn't understand. She tried to leap out of the way, but Sumi was quicker. She wasn't sure what happened, but the next moment she was smashed against the ground, arm twisted behind her body.
"Who are you working for? Your power seems weak, but its clearly more than an ordinary person's. Which group sent you after me?"
How foolish... if we had the ability to perceive other ability users, they probably had a method of detecting our powers too... It was too late for regrets. Sasha's first instinct was to retaliate, but with the large level gap that was probably not a wise decision.
"Oh...OH. I-I'm sorry, a-am I interrupting something?" Sasha heard Mike said, and rolled her eyes. Great. Silas had also arrived at the scene. Now it would be even harder to convince the girl she was innocent. She couldn't think of any other way though, so it had to do.
"Ow fuck! What the hell was that for? I didn't know gratitude involved attacking people!" Sasha screamed furiously. "What the hell is your problem? So what if I'm not a normal human being?"
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First one, then another. Two more boys seemed to show up and now that Sumi was inside a Psuedospace with no one around she could tell they probably had the same 'strength' as Sasha. She grew silent for a moment, not really paying attention to how one boy thought this was some form of yuri encounter, so it wasn't something she noticed. She got off of Sasha, the yellow glow around her other first dissipating as she looked at the three of them. Sumi could tell that they all weren't normal and that they all had some form of power within them. She could tell because their Ki was greater than that of a normal person's.
She was standing now, letting Sasha stand up on her own. She was still slightly ready to attack at any time, but now she was willing to let them at least explain themselves before she attacked. "If you're not working for anyone and your not normal humans... then who are you?" She was glaring at them still, but not really in a intimidating way, but just with her eyes slightly narrowed and her body in a subtle fighting stance. She was clearly an expert of martial arts from the way she took down Sasha, that yellow glow reappearing around both of her hands again.
"Also why did you approach me if you aren't working for anyone then?" She wasn't stupid. It was clear from the tone of that question she saw through the 'you dropped this' ruse as she dropped no such item. Plus Sasha suddenly having two other associates in the Psuedospace as well weren't exactly helping her case.
She was standing now, letting Sasha stand up on her own. She was still slightly ready to attack at any time, but now she was willing to let them at least explain themselves before she attacked. "If you're not working for anyone and your not normal humans... then who are you?" She was glaring at them still, but not really in a intimidating way, but just with her eyes slightly narrowed and her body in a subtle fighting stance. She was clearly an expert of martial arts from the way she took down Sasha, that yellow glow reappearing around both of her hands again.
"Also why did you approach me if you aren't working for anyone then?" She wasn't stupid. It was clear from the tone of that question she saw through the 'you dropped this' ruse as she dropped no such item. Plus Sasha suddenly having two other associates in the Psuedospace as well weren't exactly helping her case.
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