Chapter 4 Tending to the wounds (1/2)
Thank god for the automated walking!
It's already second time when I'm losing my consciousness but still move forward! If I were to just blank out and fall down, my lovely companion would surely notice that something is amiss! While I believe I could figure out some kind of teary story to explain my sudden collapse, with every unusual event happening to me, her guard would be raised higher and higher!
Despite logging out of the real world, I'm still able to read all those messages that swarm my entire vision. Thankfully, finishing off a single message makes it disappear entirely, but it does not make it as easy as I would want it to!
”Blop”
”Resistance stat upgraded.”
”Blop”
”Resistance stat upgraded.”
”Blop”
”Resistance stat upgraded.”
…
Reading through over seventy messages like that could be endured, but finishing all of them didn't even affect how blocked my vision is! Unable to wake up or just delete all those messages, I have to arm myself with all the patience that I have and keep reading!
After what seemed like an eternity, I could finally see the real world again. The first thing that I notice, is how tattered the formerly beautiful robes of the woman are. Sprayed with blood and cut in several places, they serve as a testimony of how many troubles she had to endure. Looking closer, I even managed to see some shallow cuts on her body that were still oozing out blood!
While I would love to help her somehow, I only had a slight overview of what happened to me! Even if the messages that I read gave me some ideas about what happened and what this whole system is about, I still need to test it out before acting!
But what really happened to me? If I were to sort the messages in the most rational order, they would come out like that:
{------}
”Installation of the system complete”
”Opening starter pack”
”Host unconscious, distributing attributes according to the past experiences”
”Distribution is done”
”Launching the starter guide to the reincarnated RPG system by GODalmightyANDc.o. v1.2534”
”Closing starter guide”
{------}
Yes, only those messages bear actually some sense for me. I think that recalling messages like:
”Authorizing access to VYZZKGA.1415323 synapse” or ”Implementation of the H13be451aabba5867 module” would be as stupid as was showing them to me. Maybe I had to reach a higher level to understand them?
All that matters right now is to test how much stronger did I get. What would be the use of those stats if my capabilities didn't change at all? As we are still travelling through the forest, I wait for the moment when the girl will bother herself with defending against another magical beast.
”Blop”
”Aquired skill: Walker 1”
What the hell!
I was simply moving forward in a perfectly straight line, and I get rewarded for doing that? What's the use of obtaining this skill anyway? Can I walk better now? Does this even make any fucking sense?
Putting the matter of testing my attributes to the back of my head, I focus on the way I'm walking to see if there is any difference compared to my usual experience.
Step. Step. Step. Step.
Wow! There are some changes out there!
While it's nothing to be proud of, I can feel my steps being a lot smoother than before, as if my muscles achieved a greater height of proficiency using lesser energy to move my legs forward! Intoxicated with the feeling of the discovery, I pass by the girl.
”Master?”
Only when she shouted out to me, I did realise that even the length of my strides enhanced! Apparently this skill - despite being only at the lowest possible level - can actually influence my everyday ability by a huge margin!
”Don't worry. I think that I regained a bit of my strength, so I can't allow you to take all the hurdle on yourself!”
Taking a closer look at her, she is in a really bad state. Forcing herself to push forward, she chose to ignore all the wounds that she had on her body. If this situation continue, she could even collapse out of bloodloss!
Unable to watch this situation develop in this direction, I stop in my tracks and turn around.