[Error: The skill can't be removed]
A red screen was in front of Maya that was showing the error.
She couldn't believe that she was unable to remove the skill of the man.
She tried once more, but the end result was the same.
"This can't be happening." She muttered as she fell into deep thoughts.
She decided to test something else.
She tapped on Enraged Slash.
Again two options appeared in front of her.
[Update] [Delete]
She tapped on delete.
[Error: The skill can't be removed]
Again a red screen appeared in front of her that showed her the error.
She made another gesture with her hand, and a different screen appeared near her that showed a different person.
Surprisingly, that person's player name was Big Daddy.
She didn't know that he knew Ryder. It was just an unfortunate coincidence that he was chosen for the testing.
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Since the number of players in the game was high, there were more than a hundred novice villages. Players were sent to one of them randomly.
Most of the things were the same in all these villages.
In one of the villages, a man was walking around.
The man looked to be in his mid-twenties. He looked somewhat fat, and his height was small, but he was walking in full swag.
It wasn't clear how he did it, but he had managed to find some stylish glasses that he was wearing at the moment.
He was going inside the valley to fight level 1 beasts.
The man was the Owner of Dream Corporation, Shu Maxwell. The man Ryder met during the day.
"Brother Ryder still hasn't accepted my request. I'll call him after I log out." Shu muttered in an upset tone as he continued walking ahead with a sword in his hand.
He had managed to find a level one snow wolf. He ran towards the wolf to have his first fight.
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Maya was looking at the screen that showed Shu running towards the beast, but she didn't care about it.
"Show me his stats," She said.
Another screen appeared that showed the status of Shu.
[Name: Big Daddy
Species: Human
Level:2
Experience: 0/100
Strength: 5
Defense:5
Speed:4
Stamina:5
Dexterity:4
Intelligence:2
Available stat points: 0
Skills:
Slash: Level 1 (0% mastery) ]
Maya tapped on 'Slash,' and two options appeared in front of her.
[Update] [Delete]
She tapped on delete, and a different screen appeared in front of her.
[Deletion Successful]
"It works. There's no problem here. Then why isn't it working on the other guy? " She fell into deep thoughts.
She completely forgot about Shu as she closed his screen. She was so engrossed in her thoughts that she even forgot to restore his skill.
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Shu was running towards the beast with full confidence. He had just learned the skill from the Sword Elder and was ready to show off its effects.
"You stupid beast! How dare you terrorize the lands when this Young Knight is here? You shall be punished! "
" Eat the special move of Big Daddy! " Shu let out loud as he raised his sword high in the air.
" Slash! " He roared as he swung his sword.
The sword did manage to hit the wolf, but Shu could feel that something was strange.
There was no power behind that attack. It felt like a normal swing of the sword.
He had expected the beast to either be dead or heavily wounded, but only a small wound could be seen on its skin.
He could see the red eyes of the beast, and he started to regret his decision of coming to face the beast alone.
He didn't know why, but there was a weak voice in his head that was telling him something.
He couldn't understand what it was saying, but he felt like the voice was telling him that he was fucked now.
He somewhat agreed with the voice as tears appeared in his eyes.
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Ryder had no idea that his Janus had not only turned his life into a living hell but it also caused poor Shu to be punished.
Ryder finally found the old woman sitting outside.
He walked towards her and stopped as he stood in front of her.
"Grandma, I found the herb for you," Ryder said with a smile.
"You... you're back so soon? You're not hurt, are you?" She was surprised as she saw Ryder and the grass in his hand.
"I'm perfectly fine. Not even a scratch on me." He said with a smile.
'Though I'm not sure about those 20 guys.' He thought with a wry smile on his face.
He gave the nine sun grass to her.
"Thank you, son. Now I might be able to live for longer and see my son once more. I don't know how I can thank you enough." She said in an emotional tone as he held the nine sun grass in her hand.
"You don't need to thank me, grandma. I'm like your son, after all." Ryder said.
" I shall go now. " He said as he turned back to leave.
"Wait. I want to give you something." She said suddenly.
Ryder stopped in his tracks as a grin appeared on his face.
His expressions returned back to normal as he turned back.
"I don't have any money to give, but I can teach you the skill of mine. " She said in a gentle tone.
" That would be amazing. Thank you, Grandma." Ryder thanked her.
" Very well. " She smiled.
A notification screen appeared in front of Ryder.
[Grandma Wang wants to teach you the skill 'Flame Blast.' Do you want to accept?]
[Yes] [No]
Ryder tapped 'Yes.'
[Skill Learned]
He checked the description of the skill.
[Name: Flame Blast
Skill Type: Magic
Skill Grade: Unique
Level:1
Description: A powerful fire blast that can burn everything to cinders.
Daily Limits: 5
Cooldown Time: 2 minutes]
"Thank you, Grandma." He thanked the woman before he left.
"Finally, the preparation is complete." He muttered with a smile on his face.
"Finally, the preparation is complete," Ryder let out with a smile on his face.
"Nope, everything depends on the execution tomorrow," He said in full seriousness.
He logged out of the game.
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Maya was still trying to understand what was going on.
She ran a full scan on Divinity, but nothing odd was discovered.
"Hades..," She muttered softly as she remembered the name.
Who was the boy who could come inside her world of Divinity and still be out of her control? She had decided to keep a special eye on him from now on.
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Ryder woke up in the real world and took off the Divinity glasses. He put the glasses in his spatial storage that was awarded to him by Janus.
It was already midnight by now.
Ryder had decided to go to sleep and give some real rest to his body.
He drank a little water from a nearby bottle and laid down on the bed.
** Pick up the phone, or there'll be Explooosion... Pick up the phone, or there'll be Explooosion**
He had just closed his eyes when his phone started ringing.
The loud rock music was his favorite, and he used it as a ringtone.
He picked the phone and brought it closer to his ears. He didn't even bother checking the number.
"Brother!!! Why didn't you answer my friend request?" The person on the phone said.
" Who the hell are you?" Ryder said as he felt annoyed.
"I'm Shu! Shu Ma...I mean, Shu! How can you forget me so soon, big brother," Shu said.
Shu's voice sounded like he was quite hurt.
" Oh, fa...I mean, Shu. Sorry, I was a little sleepy. Why did you call me, though?" Ryder asked.
He finally opened his eyes as he began talking seriously.
"I sent you a friend request on Divinity. Why didn't you accept it?" He asked.
"You sent me a request? When? I only got one request, and that too was from someone named Big Daddy," Ryder replied.
" That's me, brother! There can only be one Big Daddy in this world! I'm that Big Daddy!" Shu let out in a determined voice.
It was as if the title of Big Daddy was really important for him. No one should even think about taking a good title from him.
"Wait a minute? That was you?" Ryder asked in surprise as if it was the first time he heard about it.
"Yup. That was me. I told you about it in the morning, didn't I?" Shu responded.
" You did? I must have forgotten then. I got the request from some Big Daddy. Judging by the name, I thought that it must belong to a pervert," Ryder replied.
"That's why I didn't answer the request. If I know that you were that perv...I mean, if I knew that you were that person, I would have accepted it instantly," Ryder shamelessly lied as he pretended to be ignorant about it.
"That's good. Don't forget to accept tomorrow, alright? I'll check on the day after tomorrow," Shu said.
Ryder couldn't help but find Shu's phrasing strange.
" Why won't you check tomorrow? " Ryder asked.
" Well, I can't log in for the next 24 hours. I was killed today. Speaking of that, do you know? Something really strange happened to me today," Shu replied.
" I had learned 'Slash' from a sword elder and was facing a snow wolf outside the beast valley, but strangely, I wasn't able to use the skill. When I tested it before, it was perfectly fine, but when I attacked the wolf, it was like the skill suddenly disappeared. I couldn't use it. The wolf killed me," He further said.
" You know what the worst thing is? I had just bragged in front of the newbies that I was going to solo the Wolf. I still remember their laughing faces as I miserably failed," Shu felt like crying as he told his emotional story.
"Maybe that skill was in the cool down, or you passed the daily limit? It can happen. I think this experience will help you in the future," Ryder comforted Shu.
" Thank you, brother. I feel so much better now," Shu responded.
Ryder could feel that Shu was actually somewhat anxious before, but he felt quite calm now.
"Alright, I'll leave you to your sleep. Good night brother," Shu said.
"Good night, Shu," Ryder replied.
Ryder disconnected the phone and put it back.
He had again closed his eyes and was about to sleep when the grim reaper spoke again.
<A new Sub-Mission has been assigned to the host.
Mission: Apologize to Alice for not listening to her.
Reward: 5 origin points shall be added to the host's account.
Punishment for failure: 10 origin points shall be deducted, and All-Seer will be taken back.
Time Limit: 10 minutes>
Janus said.
"I was wondering when you would appear. You can't let me rest in peace for a moment, can you? Also, when did I not listen to her," Ryder spoke in an annoyed tone as he sat up.
Janus didn't explain.
This time, Ryder didn't argue much as he knew that nothing he said would help.
He stood up and left his room.
He walked towards Alice's room. He opened the door and silently entered inside.
Alice was in a deep sleep in her bed at the moment. Ryder did hesitate for a brief moment, but he took a step forward.
He stood in front of Alice as he observed her calm sleeping face.
He couldn't help but be stunned at how cute she looked when she slept.
He bent forward and whispered into her ears, " I'm sorry for not listening to you,"
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