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2.3% My System Powers Up My Crew Except Me / Chapter 4: Rock throwing

บท 4: Rock throwing

'What?! A future crew member?'

Bang was surprised as he saw the quest screen pop up in his mind. He looked in the direction of the fight and saw a teen who looked like his age. He wore a gray shirt and black shorts which was now dirtied and riddled with holes in it's arms and sides.

The slapped man had an unkempt brown hair and his cheeks were clearly red from the slap. He looked down on the ground dejectedly as his shoulders dropped.

The two guys who had slapped the teen into submission looked like they were in their mid twenties. They both wore a leather vest over a plain white t-shirt. They wore cargo shorts that were filled to the brim with tools. He could see some knives and other tools dangling in their waists.

He felt like he had seen this type of uniform before. Or at least the previous guy did. He noticed that one of the men was drunk by the way he swayed left and right. He could see a tiny bit of pink glow in the guy's cheeks.

The other guy just supported his friend and kept quiet. Bang noticed that this guy wasn't drunk.

"Why did you look at me like that huh?! You think I'm useless or something?! You think you're better than me?!"

He heard the drunken man berate the assaulted again even after his opponent got down. Preparing his entrance speech again and again in his mind, he finally felt prepared and coughed.

This cough took the attention of the sober guy. The drunken man and the assaulted guy didn't react and just minded their own business.

"Hello fellow friends, what happenstance led to this kerfuffle? I'm sure we can all work this out together."

Bang said this with an awkward smile. He had never spoken to another human being in this world before. Actually, he couldn't even remember the last time he spoke to a human even before he died and got here.

"Do not come into the business of the Hunter's Quest. Leave now and don't get involved."

Seeing the fierce glare pointed in his direction, Bang stopped in his tracks. He even subconsciously flinched because of how the guy shouted. Bang had never liked confrontations. He always wanted to just ignore a problem rather than solve it.

He had also remembered the name Hunter's Quest. It was one the four powers that truly governed the town he was living on. All he knew about them was that they were fast, agile, and proficient in tools.

He steeled his heart, took a big breath in, and walked towards the man who was slapped. As he went near him, he could see out of the corner of his eye, that the sober man looked at him incredulously.

He kneeled down and talked to the slapped man with a little nervousness on his voice.

"Are you okay? Can you stand? I'll help you get out of this mess."

"........"

The slapped man didn't respond. It didn't even look like he had acknowledged Bang's help.

'What an ungrateful little bastard. Here I am trying to help him and he fxxxing ignores me. Is this guy really a crew candidate?'

Bang ranted to his system. He felt embarrassed and ashamed of being ignored like this. Can you imagine how it feels to offer help to somebody and they are ungrateful?

"......"

Bang ignored his system's silence. He had decided not to help this guy since he clearly did not want it. Hmph...

'I suggest owner to provoke the two hunters'

'What????? What the hell are these prompts that you're giving me, system?!?!'

Bang scrunched his eyebrows together and looked left and right in confusion. He was so baffled at his system because it seemed like it was just saying what it wanted.

'What good would that do????? You're so suspicious, system, why do you want me to die???'

He retorted at his SUStem. He had no trust in his system whatsoever.

Suddenly, a thought rushed in his mind. A sentence came down from the system. It was so sudden and so subtle that he almost blurted it out while he was angry.

'What the hell system?? Why do you want me to say that??'

'I urge owner to say this so as to progress with the quest.'

That was not a valid explanation that Bang could accept. Any word of his might trigger the drunken idiot and the sober man to transfer their hatred onto him.

The thought came into his head again and he finally relented. He turned to the two men and provoked them.

"Drinking in daylight and assaulting a minor.... Is that what a member of the Hunter's Quest is permitted to do?"

Bang said this with no confidence at all. The tone and magnitude of his voice was weak and feeble, in contrast to the arrogant sounding words that came out of his mouth.

Seething in anger, the sober man scowled in Bang's direction. He was willing to let this man go but now, that provocation won't be without consequences.

It was at this moment that he saw a shining sphere tucked in Bang's armpits. It was glowing in temptation. A beacon of light, in the sober man's eyes.

This was a treasure that will boost their power. A chance at taking revenge for his fallen comrades. A coveted treasure by all powers, the essence.

The greed in the hunter's eyes can be seen clearly. This treasure was too attractive to pass by. The hunter readied himself to sprint by contracting his legs.

'I urge the owner to run with the future crew member.'

Seeing both the warnings of the hunter and the and system of an incoming action, Bang did not hesitate. He forcefully took the hands of the UB, ungrateful bastard, and ran back to the forest.

Unprepared, the UB tripped on a rock and fell down. This gave enough time for the hunters to catch up.

Seeing the two hunters in pursuit, Bang panicked in his mind. It was bad enough to run by himself but now he had to slow down because of a luggage.

A sudden thought entered his mind. It was a series of actions that would distract the enemy and give them enough time to sprint away. Probably.

He helped the UB up from the fall, and secretly picked up the stone that tripped UB.

He then held the essence on his hand and prepared a throwing stance. The sober hunter saw this and was grateful. He swore to himself that he would let them go once he caught the essence after the throw and only give them a light spanking.

The sober hunter saw the throw and a blur go past his head. He turned around and followed the direction to where the object would land.

The hunter realized that it was too small to be the essence and his fury reached the heavens. He had been tricked by a kid. He swore to himself that he will kill this kid to satiate his anger.

Before the hunter turned around, he saw the stone hit his drunk comrade. He was not worried that his comrade was hurt because it was just a tiny stone. At worst, it would only cause him bruising.

The hunter saw his friend kneel down in despair. It was only a couple of moments till he saw tears running down his friend's face.

Worried, the hunter immediately stopped his pursuit and ran towards his friend. He could only comfort him in this time. Nothing could bring back their brothers in arms.

"Jose...Jose its okay it's not your fault..... It's not our fault. We were just not strong enough. We will have our revenge. Once we get that kid's treasure we'll have enough power to get justice for Romano."

It was at this point that Jose stopped crying and looked up at his friend.

"Is... is that true? You're not lying to me are you Paulo?"

"No, I saw it with my own eyes. That kid had an essence."

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Running away with hurried breaths, Bang noticed that the hunters stopped chasing them. He didn't know the reason why but he was happy with the outcome.

'System you're a genius!!!'

He finally praised his system after saving him from all those troubles. He might have given the system a bad rap but the system always shows up just in the nick of time.

After running for a little while, they finally stopped. They were in the middle of the forest with no indication of the direction they should take.

Bang took this chance and laid down next to a tree and panted in exhaustion. He had never worked out this hard in his previous life. He thanked the gods that his body was fit enough to run in that pace.

'Congratulations! You have completed a milestone in the quest. 5 wp will be rewarded.'

++++++++++++++

QUEST

-Main Quest

•Save your future crew member

# Ask your future member about his background

++++++++++++++

He looked back at the rumored potential crew member and sighed. This guy was just silent and only looked at the ground. Even after escaping, there was no sign of relief that could be seen on the guy's face.

"What's your name?"

"......"

"My name's Bang."

"......"

After a long silence, Bang's blood boiled in anger. This guy couldn't even answer a simple question from his savior!

As he was about to stand and lecture the kid, the kid finally muttered something.

"Ligi....."

Cooling down, Bang continued his questions.

"Why were those two mad at you? You stole something or what?"

"......."

Once again, the reply he got was the sound of silence. Before he even got the chance to be angry, a new prompt popped up.

++++++++++++++

QUEST

-Main Quest

•Save your future crew member

# Get your future crew member's trust by throwing a rock in the north direction.

++++++++++++++

"Ha.......wha-..........how doe-"

Bang was speechless at that incoherent sentence.

'What the hell does that even mean?!?!?! Do I earn his trust by throwing a rock like this?!?!?'

Bang said that as he sarcastically picked up a stone near the tree and threw it in the north direction.

Following the trajectory of the stone, he slowly saw that it landed near two pairs of feet. Looking up at the owner of those feet, he saw the two hunters from before. They locked eyes for a second and there was only a quiet sound.

'System you're an idiot!!!!!!'


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บท 5: Trust

Ligi was suddenly thrown into chaos. He was just strolling through the forest when he got curious and looked at the two hunters.

The drunk man immediately noticed his stare, which he quickly drew back. He got scared when the drunk man started walking towards him and he subconsciously looked down at the drunk man's feet.

This apparently infuriated the drunk man even more as he felt a slap on his face. Although he braced himself, Ligi could not help but be shocked at the power that slap had.

He fell down due to the momentum and stayed there. This has been a normal occurrence for him. Someone always vents their anger to him. A scapegoat due to his uselessness.

He did not care bout the pain nor the actions that would follow. He just let his life flow in whatever direction it would go. If it led to his death, he did not care. At least this misery would be over.

He then heard a voice

"Are you okay? Can you stand? I'll help you get out of this mess."

This guy must be another one of those. One that pretends to help and then backstab you when the going gets tough.

He just ignored the hand that reached out to him and just let the time flow in it's course.

Closing his eyes, he was suddenly pulled in a direction. it was the guy offering help from before. Is he running?

Unprepared for that event, he stumbled on a rock. He was now expecting the guy to bolt without him, now that he had burdened the guy.

Unexpectedly, the guy threw something and kept running while pulling his arms.

Feeling uncomfortable, he let go of the hand and started to run by himself. He did not know anything about this guy but now it seemed that they were in the same boat.

They were both running away from a common enemy, which made him feel a little but perplexed. This was the first time someone had not abandoned him and instead joined him.

Unexpectedly, the guy was able to throw their pursuers. After running for a while, the guy stopped and took a rest. He also took a rest and looked at the ground.

While minding his own business, he heard the guy speak.

"What's your name?"

'Should I tell him my name? No, I don't know anything about this guy.'

"My name's Bang."

'But he did save me from those guys. Nothing bad will happen when I say my name right? Probably? .......Fine, I'll tell him my name'

"Ligi....."

The guy started to ask more questions and he felt flustered. They just met and already there was a barrage of questions coming his way.

'Why is this guy so talkative? Calm down man, you did save my life but it wasn't that valuable.'

Seeing that the guy turned quiet when he wasn't answering, he finally felt relieved.

Then he saw a weird thing that the guy did. The guy picked up a stone and throw it in a random direction. Feeling confused on the reason for that action, he followed the trajectory of the stone.

Then like a cold splash on his face, he saw the two hunters looking at their direction.

Frozen in fear, he suddenly heard a voice to his right. He turned and saw the guy speaking while reaching out his hand.

"Do you want to have power? Follow and trust me."

'Power?'

That word rang in his mind. Power. It was something that he wanted before when he needed it the most. It was a way to protect himself.

Then, cruel reality reminded him that it was impossible for someone like him. He had to bury that desire deep in his heart.

Now, he heard that word again coupled with a promise. He saw the thing that Bang was holding and saw the fabled essence. Maybe it was possible. Maybe he had a chance.

No. This guy has an ulterior motive, don't trust him. His mind once again reminded him of the cruel reality.

Deep in the recesses of his heart, there was a fire. This was nonexistent before but now, there was a fire as small as a match. This was his will to live. His own self-preservation. Ligi himself did not know this.

He subconsciously reached for the hand in front of him.

———————

'Stupid system, why would you draw their attention????? What now???'

Then like a flash of inspiration, Bang once again received a series of actions. Because they were in a risky place, he decided not to argue with the system. He might have complained, be he still asked for the system's orders.

He looked at Ligi and saw that he noticed the hunters. He recited the words in his mind like it was his own.

"Do you want to have power? Follow and trust me"

".........."

His reached out his hand but the guy was still unresponsive. The guy just stared dazedly at him as if in deep thought.

'What the hell is this guy's problem??? Take your time, its not like they'll be here any second now.'

Just as he was about to forcefully take the guy's hands, it unexpectedly took his hand.

Surprised by the gesture, he helped Ligi stand up and they started running.

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Ligi could not explain the feeling he had while running. It was as if there was some unknown force fueling his body. He wanted to run. Run and run to the ends of the world.

He had never felt this way before. He was excited, worried, and nervous at the same time. He wanted to survive. The emotions surged in him and allowed him to feel the spirit of self-preservation.

Where did he get all these emotions? Was it because he finally felt that someone is alongside him after being alone for a long time? Was it because of the prospect of gaining power? Or was it because of some other factor? He didn't know. All he wanted to do now, was run.

Feeling like his emotions were getting the best of him, he decided to cool down. He had to focus on the task at hand and just follow in Bang's footsteps while still keeping a wary distance away.

He still didn't fully trust the man who called himself Bang. He only knew that he had to get away from the hunters.

—————

Bang felt that he was traversing through the forest much easier than he thought. Without proper knowledge and experience, running through the jungle would have been a hard task.

He found that his movements were like second nature to him. It felt like this wasn't the first time he was running through here.

'Uhhh system? Care to explain?'

'It is the muscle memory of the previous owner of this body. This memory came from purchasing the 'past self' option in the store.'

This reply made Bang happy. This dim start to the adventure is finally starting to light up. The system is finally giving him something useful.

'Oh by the way system, where am I going?'

'.........'

The silence from the system was a bad omen. Bang felt like there was something going on. He frowned at the unexpected situation that was going to inevitably happen.

Right as he thought that, he jumped through the bushes and stopped in his tracks.

What he saw was the four muscle heads chasing him this morning.

He knew this was going to happen. He knew the system would pull out some card in it's sleeves and sabotage him.

The four muscle heads were surprised at the man who came back from the dead. They weren't expecting that after giving up and heading back home, their prey would inevitably bring itself to them.

As Ligi came down and joined Bang, he saw the unfamiliar figures that were doing a staring contest with Bang.

Ligi just stayed back in the rear of Bang and just watched the situation.

Before the muscle heads could move, they heard more rustlings coming from the direction that Bang came from.

They readied themselves as the two hunters joined the stand-off.

With the three parties staying silent and vigilant, no one moved. They all observed each other.

The leader of the muscle heads then noticed that Bang was holding on to a glowing sphere. As a veteran, he knew exactly what this sphere was.

All of a sudden, there was a glint of understanding in the leader's eyes. He suddenly flexed his muscles in an intimidating way and all the other muscle heads followed suit.

Before anyone could even do anything, the muscle heads moved to separate the two other parties. They formed a tight square with one of the sides facing Bang and Ligi, and the other on the two hunters.

They unfurled their biceps and and used it as a barrier between the hunters and Bang. Their biceps and deltoids flared in anger as they showed off.

Out of the corner of Bang's eyes, he saw Ligi come up to him. He heard Ligi whisper quietly.

"Let's run"

This was the first time that Bang saw Ligi initiate the conversation. He was surprised that in the end, the system was right. Ligi did end up trusting him.

There was a slight smile on Bang's face as he nodded his head. Looks like the system is useful after all.

'I urge owner to sell out Ligi in the negotiation.'

'Welp, fxxx.'


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