บท 5: 5 Monstrous Unique Skills.

"But... I am useless..." Shouta said weakly.

"Everyone starts useless, Shouta-kun. Although you may think badly of yourself right now, someday in the future, you will definitely fly out as prideful as hawk in the sky." I said to Shouta, trying to convince him to my party.

And... Fuck this is cringy. What does fly pridefully as a hawk meant? Does a hawk even fly feeling prideful?

However, fortunately, the person I was trying to convince was like an innocent child, he was easily convinced of my bullshit.

"I... I think I will give it a try!" Shouta clenched his fist.

'Unique Skills: Automation... So that kid wasn't lying not only that, it's a Unique Skill Tree. But looking from the explanation of [Auto Run] it does seem useless.'

'There's no merit in being able to automatically run. His personality-wise; like a clean paper, Shouta has a very innocent personality and is easily influenced by the adults.'

'What did you see in him, Rein? His future growth?'

Before creating a party, I saw a girl approach us and my heartbeat suddenly skyrocketed in speed.

'Is she approaching us? Or is she just passing by? Should I just walk like this at normal speed? But, won't I hinder her if I kept walking at this speed so I think, I should slow my walking speed.'

'Fuck, she entered within my [The World] radius.'

"Uhm... I heard you said your name as Rein...-san, right? If it is alright, could I join your party as well?" the girl cutely asked.

"Sure! Why not!" I excitedly answered her.

"Thank you! I was so nervous that I would've refused. My name is Gushavus Tilda. Please call me Tilda, Rein-san and... Shouta-kun?" Tilda sighed in relief before speaking.

''I've never had a girl talk to me this much in my life. (is what you're thinking right now)'' Tilda and Rein simultaneously thought.

'Of course, she's suspicious as fuck and I knew no girl would approach an average man like me for no reason but fuck it, she's cute.' I reasoned with no-one.

I began imagining our future. 'First, we will adventure and level up together. Then we will retire after saving the world. After retiring, we will marry and our son or daughter will be a hidden protagonist that will be the disciple of demon lord or something.'

'Then, later, I will find out that someday in our journey, my son or daughter time traveled back to save us from being killed by the weakest member of four emperors...' I shook my head.

"Tilda-san, Shouta, speaking of the party I haven't made nor named it yet. So if you have any idea, do you guys have any good names?" I asked to the two.

"Vina-san said my naming sense isn't good so I will pass on this." Shouta said.

'I wonder who's this Vina? That cold-elf?'

"Then, how about [Fate] does it not sounds great?" Tilda suggested.

I stuttered at how great the name Tilda came up and the idea I had couldn't come out of my mouth. [Abyssal Jet-Black Dark Hell of Asura's Void] were fated to be sealed...

"Alright, [Fate] it is." nodding to Tilda, I accepted her suggestion and we went toward the registration room.

Apparently, the registration room's official name wasn't the 'registration room.' It did work of registering new adventurers but it can do more such as editing your card or creating a party to affiliate to.

...

"Creating a party would require 20 Gold. However, creating a party would distribute the exp among the party members equally and you get 10% EXP Boost." it wasn't the cold-elf explaining but a different person.

I gave her the golds and after the process similar to when making the adventurer card, occurred and the content in our adventurer card changed slightly.

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[Rein] Lv: 3 - Rank E

Class: None.

Affiliation: [Fate]

= = =

...

"Alright, now that we did our things, let's take on a mission! I've already decided on one thing which I captured with my peripheral vision earlier. Follow me." I was feeling good about 'leading' for the first time.

[Gathering Quest - E Rank]

Search for uncommon herbs named: Manion Herbs (0/25)

Reward: 18 Gold , Bountiful Experience Points.

On our way toward where the Manion Herbs exist, I started a conversation with Shouta.

"Shouta, how does your [Automatic] skill works?"

"It's actually a skill tree called [Automation]... It's only a level 1 so I have only learned 1 skill but the first skill I learned is called [Auto Run]." Shouta explained it carefully while looking at my expression.

Only to be left in relief as I didn't show much-unsatisfied expression.

"Does it have a cooldown?" I asked or a further explanation to know about his skill more.

"No." Shouta tested it before saying.

Honestly, it surprised me. When he turns him [Automation] on, his eyes will lose a life and turn into a cold machine-like eyes.

"Hmm, this description: Will 'definitely' run automatically, trips me on... Alright, how about Shouta, you turn on your [Automatic Run] and head straight to that tree." I pondered a bit before suggesting Shouta.

He hesitated for a while but in the end, he decided to accept what I suggested.

Automation wasn't to be underestimated. Under the effect of [Automatic Run], Shouta moved as lifelessly yet, as efficiently as possible making full use of his agility.

As his body was about to collide with the tree, Shouta's body phased through the tree, causing my eyes to open wide while Tilda looks at him full of interest.

No, Shouta's body phasing through the tree was but an illusion my brain cast upon me.

After focusing my eyes on Shouta, even using my [Clairvoyance], I saw Shouta move at an incredibly fast yet efficient movement, at the shortest route to walk forward again.

In fact, the time it took Shouta to pass the tree from the side was so short that the time loss was nothing. It made me feel as if I'm watching a perfect frame Super Mario speedrun.

A bi bang was cast upon my mind as I watches Shouta pass through the trees from next to next. 'I may have picked up a monster...'