Bab 8: Stupid Mind Reader! -L-
---Linde's View--- --10:45AM - That Day--
Is that, a game display?
'Status'
[Status:
Name: Linde Millhouse.
Level: 1
Race: Human [Race Bonus: None]
Title: [One who did not choose.]
Effects: [-95% Stats for 252,286,582 Seconds.]
HP: 5/5 [100] + {0}
MP: 5/5 [100] + {0}
Stats: # (True Number)
Strength: 5 [100]
Constitution: 5 [100]
Dexterity: 5 [100]
Intelligence: 5 [100]
Wisdom: 5 [100]
Charisma: 5 [100]
Skills:
Inventory[Lv: --][Capacity: [1/10]
Race Skills:
None
Equipment:
None
Accessories:
None ]
It is...
Well, this is either going to be great. Or it's going to be hell incarnate, I wonder which will emerge from the chaos.
"Linde." I hear my mum call.
"Hmm?" I ask.
"Stop thinking philosophically. This is serious." She replies with a frown.
I frown in return.
How does she know every damn time. It's creepy, annoying and it's like she's a mind-reader with a judgemental attitude.
"I don't like being thought of as judgemental~"
...
Maybe I can find something to improve my mood.
'Inventory'
'Race Pill'
Choices:
Vampire: [Race Bonus: {+5} to Strength, Dexterity, Charisma | {-2} to total MP and HP] [Race Skills: Blood Drain]
Vampires, in some eyes a scourge, in some a saviour. I wonder what I'd be to people. Maybe-
"If you're a vampire you can't stay in this house." Mum says.
...
Next.
Demi/Semi-Human: [Race Bonus: {+2} and {-2} to certain stats depending on the other species] [Race Skills: None]
Ooh, the usual species subject to discrimination in anime, manga or fantasy in general. How would people react if they saw a harpy in front of them? Would they-
"Don't think about copying off George." Mum says.
But he's a parrot. I'd be a harpy. I sigh mentally.
Undead: [Race Bonus: {+10} to Strength, Constitution | {-10} to Charisma, Wisdom, Intelligence] [Race Skills: 'Regeneration']
A zombie it is!
"If you become more brain-dead I'll execute you myself." Mum says.
Damn it.
Shadow: [Race Bonus: {-1} to all stats | {+6} additional MP per level] [Race Skills: 'Shadow Form']
I conceal myself? Or do I disappear? Not like it matters.
With the power of the Eye of Cthulhu I will choose to become one of the twelve great Shad-
"Turn off your inner chuunibyou." Mum says.
Who's more of a chuunibyou here? Me or you with your damned mind-reading.
"You." Mum says.
...
Elf [Variants:
Dark: [Race Bonus: {+2} additional MP per level | {-1} to Charisma, Constitution] [Race Skills: 'Mana Regeneration'],
Wood: [Race Bonus: <Higher Small> Affinity to Earth[Nature: Flora] [Race Skills: Flora Magic[Lv: 1]] ]
I could choose and elf but at this point mum will comment something like-
"If you choose an elf you don't get to leave the house, creepy people live everywhere after all." Mum says in unison with my thoughts.
What. The. Hell. Stop, please. I need my inner voice to balance out your outer voice.
Dwarf: [Race Bonus: {+2} to strength | Automatically Shortened to 1.2 Meters tall.] [Race Skills: Advanced Hammer Use[Lv: 1] ]
Pass.
"But if you're smaller it's easier to give you head pats!" Mum pouts.
Shae: [Race Bonus: {+3} to all stats. | Automatically Shortened to 0.2 Meters tall.] [Race Skills: Engraving[Lv: 1], Enchanting[Lv: 1] ]
Nope.
"But you'd be a doll..." Mum pouts again.
Kit: [Race Bonus: {-1} to Strength, Constitution | Gain Two Wings with customisable colours and a Small Wind Attribute] [Race Skills: Flight[Lv: 1], Improved Balance[Lv: 1], Basic Wind Magic[Lv: 1] ]
Wings huh.
"Wings. Want some chicken for dinner tonight?" Mum asks.
"Sure." I respond.
Dragonoid: [Race Bonus: Penalty: No stat points gained or passive stat increases until level 15] [Race Skills: Dragon Form[Lv: 1] , Dragon Equip[Lv: --]
Finally! My time to join the reptiles of legends and b-
"No burning down anything. If you do that I'll disown you." Mum says.
Yes mum...
What about 'Spirit-Type'
Choices:
Elemental: [Race Bonus: Choose an element for your base powers.] [Race Skills: Decided by chosen element.]
AS MASTER OF F-
"-ire and earth I shall call upon the forces of Hephaestus and Hestia and burn the world! Sound about right Chuunibyou?" Mum says.
Witch.
Spirit: [Race Bonus: Lesser Small Affinity with all elements, only one may be raised to Small Affinity. ] [Race Skills: Element Fusion]
Spirits. Mayb-
"Nope." Mum says...
"Right, what is this, did you choose some kind of race that lets you hear other's thoughts? Did you get some kind of future vision? What. The. Hell." I turn around, face her and borderline shout at mum.
"I shall not say." She replies.
Of course you won't.
"I'm going to be a Vampire, have fun dealing with me."
'Vampire'
I crush the pill. I don't feel any change...? Wait is my vision blacking out?
*THUNK*
"Ow!" I shout from the pain that revitalizes me albeit cruelly.
"You started acting weird so I hit you with a book." Mum says.
I turn to see 'Bunnicula' in her hand and frown. I guess as a Vampire I don't need food anymore though I might still drink coffee or tea, that always helps. How would I go about consuming someone's blood. Do I just ask them or-
"Ahem!" Mum clears her throat.
Ignore~ now then, should I just go ask a classmate who has a crush on me. It'd be easier that way but still... I just don't know, it's quite weird thinking about how you're going to go about drinking someone's blood straight from them. I wonder how it feels.
"No mum, don't join me as a Vampire." I say.
"And you say I'm the mind reader?" She asks.
"No I just know you like to annoy me. Also how does my sentence on its own make sense unless you understood what I was thinking?" I state.
She shrugs. "Intuition?"
You pull all of this and expect me to believe it's intuition? Absolute and utter Bullsh-
"No swearing~" Mum says.
"I'm going out. I need to go to school now." I say.
"School is cancelled is it not?" Mum asks.
I turn on the TV hoping for a miracle.
[ ... And in fact as a result of the meeting and all of that jazz, people are advised to wait to take the 'Race Pill' until the end of the academic year and school is still mandatory for all students enrolled.]
I turn it off smiling wildly within.
"Coincidence~" Mum retorts to my moment of celebration.
"I'm going to school." I say and begin to pack up while looking at my new status.
[Status:
Name: Linde Millhouse.
Level: 1
Race: Vampire [Race Bonus: {+5} to Charisma, Dexterity, Strength | {-2} to HP & MP]
Title: [One who did not choose.]
Effects: [-95% Stats for 252,283,222 Seconds.]
HP: 3/3 [60] + {0}
MP: 3/3 [60] + {0}
Stats: # (True Number)
Strength: 10 [200]
Constitution: 5 [100]
Dexterity: 10 [200]
Intelligence: 5 [100]
Wisdom: 5 [100]
Charisma: 10 [200]
Skills:
Inventory[Lv: --][Capacity: [0/10]
Race Skills:
Blood Drain[Lv: 1] {Levels with User}
Equipment:
None
Accessories:
None ]
Oh wait... I don't have school today.
Damn it. I'll go tomorrow.
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