Chapter 8: Subclasses
"But that's what you want, right?" Michu smiled broadly, his smile genuine.
He strolled his way to the white-haired player and sat down on his initial position that was not too far away from her.
Her eyes never left him and its glitter demanded more.
Michu said, "You wouldn't help me if you didn't want to become my friend! You also don't look like a bad person, so we can be friends and level up together!" Michu's sister had researched the game forum to help Michu.
However, she didn't have enough time and Michu also wanted her to spend time having fun too.
That was why he just followed one of her first advices which was to join someone's party and find a good friend to play the game with.
He didn't have time to go around newbie players and seek out a party, but a good opportunity finally arrived.
There was a lady that helped him, so she must want something from him as well.
If not, then she would have a kind heart and Michu would be even more glad to have such a person as his first friend in the game.
[Venomous has added you to her friend list.]
"Eh… That name sounds evil," Michu exclaimed, then turned his eyes to a white-haired woman. She just hid her sword in the inventory and took a seat next to him on the ground.
Her eyes glanced at all golden bananas that began to assimilate with each other.
"You are level 1…" Venomous said after glancing at her friend list. It didn't take a genius to infer that Michu had something unique within him.
He had the strength to beat players with higher levels and without any skill behind his staff. A raw talent could play some role, but not in this early stage without any proper equipment.
Venomous then spotted one banana appearing in Michu's hands.
He glanced at the banana with a drool leaving his lips, "I did it… Hehe! I did it!"
"Don't stain your happiness with unsightly saliva," Venomous commented, her hand somehow holding the handkerchief that wiped off the saliva from Michu's chin.
He glanced at her and said, "This is what all those players wanted, but it's my hard work and luck! It's rude to take it away, right?"
"Right," She replied.
Michu instantly got more convinced that she was a good person, "I will check it now! Excuse me!"
"Don't shout too much," Venomous just rolled her eyes and waited for this man's excitement to wear off.
[The Monkey God's Banana!]
[The Monkey God's banana has turned into Monkey God's Inheritor Banana Grade: Common!]
[Usage: Upon eating this banana, The Monkey God's Inheritor can unlock one of the random stats.]
[Normal Player's Usage: Upon eating this banana, you won't get hungry for a whole day and your stamina wears off slower by 50%]
"Venomous, do you know some random stats?" Michu asked.
He carefully thought about this question, but it shouldn't reveal much.
However, the white-haired player asked back, "So this banana can give you random stat? There are many random stats out there. This world is just too big and I haven't even explored it too much. Check my level please,"
"You are level three," Michu replied.
"Yes, so we can only research through the forum and videos about random stats. But if I had to guess, then something random like higher critical chance, sticky foot skill or maybe even flying ability should come out from it." Venomous responded.
Hearing her, Michu's eyes went wide, "How smart! It might be true! No, it should be true!" Michu laughed out loud and raised his golden banana, "When I was small, I imagined myself flying a lot! Now, I can achieve it! It brings back some nice memories! Hehe!"
"Good for you," Venomous faintly smiled, which was rare, and she stood up. Her hand extended and Michu took it without any pause. Both of them took a stroll as they couldn't stay in this place for too long.
The mysterious item could notify higher leveled players, so Venomous would rather speak somewhere else, "Why do you play this game?" She asked as a friend and Michu didn't hide much.
He said, "I want to become… strong!" He was close to spitting out the truth! Now that he had the monkey god-related class, Michu had to be really careful just like his sister had said before.
The young man smiled awkwardly and continued, "If I become a strong player, I will be able to get a lot of money through this game. This should suffice!"
"Money, then." Venomous responded, "Then, you have to do a lot of research beforehand and be careful with your abilities. Should this golden banana event happen again, you will just lose everything."
"..." Michu looked at the ground, slightly sad. He had been lucky so far, but Venomous words were right. He couldn't rely on luck for too much and be careful.
"I didn't know that this world has so many gangsters!" Michu came to an understanding which wasn't what Venomous had been anticipating.
Nonetheless, she said, "I have a lot of time to play this game. I don't have any doubts about my skills because everything has been easy so far for me. The problem is that I lack people… Would you like to team up with me? It's not a party, but more like a guild instead."
"Sure! But why do you play this game?" After Michu asked the same, Venomous looked around as if her reason was too serious.
She replied, "I want to create a guild, just as I said. The guild for a sole one purpose…"
"What purpose?" Michu's curiosity got piqued. He tilted his head and looked at her with shining eyes.
But Venomous put her finger on his lips, "Don't ask too many questions. Ladies don't like that. If you follow me, then you will eventually get to know it. By then, you will decide. I can assure you that my guild won't stop you. I want to reach the top as fast as possible."
"I see… A gangster." Michu nodded with understanding.
She must have been hurt by the gangster, so she wanted to repay him back in this game!
Michu imagined some lame scenario, but he wasn't too far away from the truth.
Venomous' eyes turned a little colder and Michu felt like distancing himself, "A gangster is too nice for that person. But you can fuck up a lot of lives through this game. I know it and you will learn about it too with that special class of yours-"
"Don't curse," Michu said after putting his finger on her lips, "Isn't it improper for ladies to curse?" That was what Michu's sister said and he followed her closely, "And I don't have a special class! I am a staff holder!"
"There is no staff holder class at such a level," Venomous retorted, her handkerchief brushing her lips.
"You would need to get a subclass for proper staff skills. Do you know about subclasses?" The lady asked.
"I don't-"
"Of course, you don't. I could already tell. In this game, subclasses direct your path. If I had to tell you the easiest comparison… then Archer who would learn fire spirit art through his subclass would become Fire Archer… No, that's a bad comparison… I think the paladin is the easiest example; a warrior and believer subclass equal the paladin class. You get one subclass at level 25, then another one at level sixty-five."
"What?" Michu scratched his hair roughly.
He clearly didn't understand much of those subclasses. Just what did she mean? Oh, that was a mystery for Michu…
"Tell me, do you have a unique class?" Venomous couldn't explain it easier, so she demanded that information.
Though she was close to 100% sure of it, she wouldn't explain if Michu ended up with the normal class.
"I don't!" Michu replied instantly.
"I could help you with your golden bananas if I had proper knowledge about it. Since I read the forums and the most important game aspects, I can at least guide you towards the first subclass. Anyway, I am still foreign-"
"You are my friend, but I can't tell you yet. It's because I have yet to see every facet of yours!" Michu innocently laughed and Venomous just blanked.
She couldn't face too much innocence and she was too foreign with it. In her life, she had met various people, but no one was like Muchu.
Her eyes turned away, "You should think about your first subclass. It's best to keep working towards it from the beginning. At least that's what people said on guides."
"I will…" Michu thought inwardly. If he has the golden banana skill, then should he think of a farmer subclass? Would that help him get his banana farm and sell the good quality bananas for money?
Of course, this desire was also hidden from Venomous, but it wouldn't be long before she would learn of that.
Michu laughed and said, "I think I know what to do! Thanks for your help! I will rely on you when it comes to the game! If you want bananas or need some help, then call me! I will help you too!"
"Banana… Why would I ask you for a banana? Don't you have any second thoughts?" Venomous asked with a sharp tone.
But Michu just laughed, "Hehe, you will know in the future!" His words made her eyebrows knit.
Thanks for reading! Have a nice day!
Chapter 9: I want to speak with that Venomous
"I have met my first friend in the game, little sister," After leaving the VR Capsule, Michu tumbled his way towards his sister whose eyes had been glued to the laptop for a good time already.
Her brother's voice pulled the attention, however.
"Welcome back!" Nana called her brother out, then curiously asked, "It's not hard to find parties in the game, right? Who is the first lucky friend?"
Since Michu became the player with a unique class, Nana obviously labeled the first friend as a lucky person.
But her brother just giggled and told her about the story, "I got a unique banana with a random stat bonus. But the process had been so weird that I gathered a lot of attention. So many players wanted to snatch away my bananas, but I fought them all after getting the special quest. She was one of the people that helped me."
Nana blanked, then looked deeply into her brother's eyes.
For many, this would be the beginning of a close relationship that could deepen in various ways.
However, Nana was smarter than Michu and she could see more meaning behind her mother's tears. It was just not the hard work and loans that made her saddened in the past.
Right now, Nana grasped her clothes tightly, bit her lips, and closed her eyes as if holding back something really precious within herself.
Michu tensed from seeing her like that, then asked quietly, "What's wrong?"
"She must know, big brother!" Nana's voice was opposite. She roared despite the stars already shining above them. "She must know about your special class! In other words, she wants to use you."
A little sister immediately proposed to cut that relationship, even now through social media. Even if Michu wasn't a big-shot, he had a high chance to become one. If this woman's schemes turned him into a toy, then all his hard work would be stolen in the future.
The thought of it pained Nana's heart and she shook her brother to wake him up from his stupor.
Michu just awkwardly laughed, "But she is really helpful and I hadn't felt any bad feelings…"
"You must've seen her melons close!" Nana wasn't that easily convinced.
"No, I haven't! I was actually pulled by her eyes! Those seemed like eyes belonging to a snake!" Michu replied!
"Oh my god!" Nana stood up, her body trembling. Her brother's sixth sense was more than 90% times on the spot and he couldn't be mistaken in this case.
There was a viper behind his back, waiting with its slithering body to snatch all his hard work!
Now, he had just one banana, but in the future, he would have a hundred more! "She would strike then!"
Michu just ruffled his hair from behind, "But she is really helpful… Did you know about subclasses, little sister?"
"I just read now…" Nana replied with her eyes on the floor.
"We also went to beat some monsters. It was funny and exciting! I am level six already, you know? Hehe"! Michu proudly puffed his chest out, but Nana blinked her eyes at this statement.
She then sat down, typed something on the keyboard, then turned the laptop screen to her brother's face.
"Look, big brother. You have just begun grinding your level. It's your first day and you are level six? Don't you think there is something suspicious?" Nana asked.
On the screen, Michu could see the guide for the beginners.
[The first ten levels are one of the hardest. You have to kill a lot, way too many monsters with your weak strength. It's because the developers want you to get used to the new world, its dangers, and fighting systems.]
"See?" Nana nodded languidly. She then opened one eye and glanced at Michu whose face was glued to the screen with beady eyes.
He looked like a cute monkey and his sister's lips turned into a triangle as she held herself back from commenting on it.
"Sister! Where are the subclasses? I want to learn about subclasses." Michu asked
"Don't ignore our previous topic!" Nana slapped the table, then scrolled with her mouse. On the page, the subclasses for beginners appeared and Michu began to read closely.
His sister commented, "He must've seen melons. Hmpf, I won't believe you otherwise, stupid brother."
After ten minutes of reading, Michu scratched his head and turned his eyes to Nana. She had been scribbling on her notebook but turned her eyes when Michu called her.
She asked with a dull tone, "Michu, did you finally understand more about subclasses?"
"Little sister, don't be that angry. I will be fine. We got a lot of levels because we were just fast when it came to killing monsters. And it would be weird if I just cut our relationship after so much fun," Michu replied.
Nana just sighed and said, "So what about subclasses? Have you found any idea?"
"I think farmer class is the way!" Michu crossed his arms and nodded a few times.
His sister added, "Unique class is a flexible one… For example, the warrior wouldn't benefit from farmer work that much other than stamina and strength stats I assume. But there should be better subclasses that give far more of those stats."
Michu nodded a few more times.
Nana continued, "But if it's you, then you can go for a farmer and get a lot of random stats from bananas! Those Monkey God's Bananas can also become your weapon in the future, so a proper farm is a must."
The farm sounded too good for Michu.
He would fulfill his goal and get a moneymaker banana farm that would not only give money for him, he also would enjoy some bananas to his heart's content.
His innocent laughter rang out, then Michu raised his arm, "I will do it! I can do it!"
"Yes, you can, Michu," Nana cheered him on, but then her words poured cold water on his face, "But it's only at level 25 and you have to make proper preparations."
"Ugh…" Michu's face distorted as if he ate a lemon.
In his mind, Venomous' words rang out, 'In this game, you can either be a grinding idiot who levels up and does all possible quests to his class or a player who thinks a few steps ahead and builds relationships with various people. You are clearly the first type, but want to be the second.'
"Michu?" Nana tilted her head, "What's wrong? Did you get a headache? I think we have medicine from mom's job…"
"No… No… It's okay, sister! Haha!" Michu glanced to the side, avoided his sister's gaze clearly, then decided to roll into the futon.
Nana stood up and said, "Have you faced preparations already?"
"Venomous said about these…" Michu's muffled voice rang out from the futon.
His sister massaged her forehead, "It's fine… You just need to become friends with the noble, get land and maintain it... " Nana stopped talking…
"Big brother…" After a minute or so, Nana shook the futon, "What's her ID on social media? I want to speak with that Venomous."
Thank you for reading! Have a nice day and take care of yourself!
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