Hey guys, Sparetime here. After reading the greatly appreciated reviews I have on this story I'm just gonna clear a few things up.
The Falna and The Gamer. While the stats of each respective power are different, they more so just mirror one another. Though normally in a Gamer Fic the MC can get more Stats by training, while Bell can still do that he has to update his Falna to reap his rewards. There is a little bit more on this in this chapter.
I do also plan to change the plot a bit, some things will still happen. But won't happen in the same manner, or will have a different outcome.
Also, I don't really have a schedule for updating things as anyone can see by looking at my fics. But I do enjoy writing this so I'll write as much of it as I can in my, currently very little, spare time. The next update will not be till the new year, seeing as I have Christmas exams and then more mock exams in early Spring. But I will have it out as soon as possible, that I promise.
Now, get readin'!
Bell cracked open an eyelid to see scorched earth all around him. Had the War Shadows run away? He put his thoughts aside as he saw the windows in front of him.
First off, his HP was down to seventeen. Not. Good.
Secondly, Physical Endurance had levelled up!
Thirdly, he had levelled up! He had also apparently killed all of those War Shadows and was given seven of their fingers, which were very effective knives.
And last, but definitely not least. He had used Magic!
Fire Manipulation Lvl:1
Allows for the summoning and / or manipulation of fire, be it magical or not.
Cost: 40 MP per min.
Special Moves;
Burst Lvl:1
Release a sudden burst of pent up flames on to your foes. Cost: 100 MP
His other Skill, Liaris Freese had also changed partially. It now granted seven additional Points per Level up, instead of the original five.
Bell jumped in excitement but stopped almost immediately after realising he was very vulnerable at the moment. So he gathered himself and fled the Dungeon, killing two more Kobolds on the way, into the night.
When he got back to the abandoned church's basement he saw his Goddess soundly sleeping, he smiled. He took off his gear and got into bed beside her.
And if anyone was to ask as to why, it was because it was actually really cold down there.
Bell woke up to a new blue screen and a blushing Goddess.
You have slept in a bed! HP and MP are fully recovered! All negative status effects and ailments are cured!
His Goddess sat up and tried to come up with an excuse, but he cut her off by patting her head and chuckling.
"Well it looked like you were pretty cold, so I hopped in beside you to warm you up." He explained, not really lying. His Goddess gushed and gave him a hug. She then jumped off the bed and got ready for her day at work.
Bell did the same and they left the church together, before splitting apart when they began to reach the main district of Orario.
The white haired teen hummed to himself as he strolled down the street towards Babel.
All of a sudden, a voice called out from behind him.
"Hey, Whitey!" Bell turned to see a young waitress with light grey hair waving to him. He jogged up to her and greeted her.
"Hiya, is something wrong?" He asked. She shook her head and held out her hand. "Here, you dropped this." He took a Magic Stone from the girl and realised this was an act of some kind, all of his Magic Stones were automatically stored in his Inventory after all.
"Oh! Thanks for that miss..." he waited for her to give him her name.
"Syr Flova, it's no problem mister..." she gave him a grin.
"Bell Cranel, I'm an Adventurer and I'm gonna be a Hero." The young man anwsered in a confident voice. The waitress' smile seemed to falter, hearing so many similar declarations had dulled their effect on her. But she steeled herself like most waitresses could.
"Well to be truthful..." She trailed off and Bell grew sceptical. "It's only right that you repay me by coming back here to eat tonight, right?" She tried to pull some kind of puppy dog look but Gamer's Mind immediately clamped down and negated any effects it may have had.
He gave her a stare to see if she would break, but sighed as she didn't let up.
"Fine, but don't be expecting any larger-than-necessary tips." Syr beamed at him and nodded, running back into the 'Hostess of Fertility' as she gave him a fair well.
Bell shook his head and continued walking to the Dungeon.
'That girl was kinda cute, but... I don't like the manipulative type.'
As Bell punched a Goblin in the face, killing it in the process, a new screen appeared.
New Quest Created!
Side Quest;
Because I am G..!
Slay fifty Goblins!
1/50 Slain
Rewards:
5,000 Valis
New Title!
Hidden Rewards (1)
After reading through it a second time Bell nodded to himself and set out to slay some green Goblins.
Bell continued to mindlessly kill the Goblins on the first few Upper Floors, when a thought came to him.
'Why amn't I using my magic?' He then focused on his right hand and envisioned a flame appearing there and sure enough a flame came to life. Bell's grin threatened to split his face as he tested out his new power.
A new Goblin came out of the wall ahead of him and he held his arm out in the direction of the Monster. He gave a slight thrust of his arm and visioned a stream of flames reaching for it. After a second he heard the screaming of immense pain from the Monster. His enemy soon perished and Bell stopped the flow of fire.
He looked to his MP and saw it was still at full capacity. He grew curious but soon saw that his MP Regen was at fifty MP per minute. He could use his fire Magic as much as he wanted!
He raised his hands to shoulder level and let loose a torrent of flames from each hand, unknowingly killing a Goblin and a Kobold trying to sneak up on him.
Remembering that Skills could be levelled up through constant use, Bell kept a small flow a fire coming from his hands at all times.
After melting a Goblin's face off, a screen appeared before him.
Quest Completed!
Because I am G..!
Kill 50 Goblins: Completed
Rewards;
5,000 Valis
Title; Lesser Goblin Slayer
Amulet of Conquered Monsters
Bell paused his slaughtering to read through the rest of the tabs he had up.
Title: Lesser Goblin Slayer
Grants a bonus of 5 to all Stats when fighting Goblin-like Monsters.
Disclaimer; Slayer Titles will evolve after defeating even more of the same Monsters.
The teen mentally noted to remember that disclaimer and equipped the Title.
Amulet of Conquered Monsters
An Amulet that can either attract or repel Monsters you have already defeated.
Current Mode: Attract; Goblins
Note; for a Monster to be registered to the list of 'Conquered Monsters' you must at least have a Lesser Slayer Title for that Monster.
Bell whistled at that description and took out the amulet. It was a simple silver bell on a silver chain, yet the metal itself was a lot sturdier than the aforementioned type of metal. The tip of the clapper was actually a very small red gemstone that seemed to enhance the sound of the bell as it hit its walls.
The Adventurer clipped the 'amulet' onto his neck and smiled at it, he thought it looked nice. But that could've just been the irony that it was a bell of all things.
He turned to the four other screens when he was done admiring his new chain.
Fire Manipulation has Levelled up!
Fire Manipulation has Levelled up!
Fire Manipulation has Levelled up!
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Fire Manipulation Lvl:4
Allows for the summoning and / or manipulation of fire, be it magical or not.
Cost: 36 MP per min.
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New Special Move for Fire Manipulation has been unlocked!; Blue Flames.
Increases the heat of your fire to the upmost limit for natural flames.
Cost: Base cost x2
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New Quest created!
Side Quest;
Furry Fiends
Slay 50 Kobolds!
18/50 Slain
Rewards:
7,000 Valis
New Title!
Hidden Rewards (1)
Bell paused as he re-read all that was in front of him.
From what he gathered, if he continued to use Flame Manipulation he could level it up so far that it would cost practically no MP. He would also finish his new Quest as soon as possible, as the Title system worked in tandem with his new amulet and that was going to come in very handy for grinding mobs or traversing through the Dungeon.
He also wanted to test out how to go about creating Quests. If they always offered a reward, it would be much more beneficial for him to do more Quests.
But it felt like he had been down here for hours and he wanted to take a break and maybe a quick nap, but first he needed to head to the Guild.
He had a lot of Monster Stones to cash in.
Walking out of the Guild thirty six thousand and two hundred Valis richer proved to be a good way to shock Miss Eina. She was so shocked that she had almost accused him of stealing. But he told her a little white lie and that they were built up from his previous week's adventuring. She believed him and sent him off.
He strolled the streets of Orario and casually Observed things here and there. By the time he had reached home it had levelled up twice, it now also showed the target's Level and their opinion of him. The Skill was going to be essential when dealing with shady characters and for fighting Monsters.
As he sat down on his couch, he pulled up his Status.
Bell Cranel
HP-250 Regen: 11 HP per min
MP-250 Regen: 50 MP per min
The Gamer
Title-Lesser Goblin Slayer
Lvl-9
Race-Human
STR-10
VIT-9
DEX-24
INT-12
WIS-10
LUC-?
Points-12
Money-43,670V
Bell whistled at his Valis count and told himself to treat his Goddess to something. On that thought, he pulled out four of his Kobold Pelts to stitch together for later.
Bell selected his Points and a plus symbol appeared beside all of his Stats, bar Luck that is. He didn't really feel like he was lacking too much of anything, so all he did was put a point into Vit to bring it to ten. He got an additional twenty five HP points.
He dismissed his Status screen and started to browse his Gamer interface. His trip to the 'Hostess of Fertility' was still hours away after all.
Bell dismissed all of his tabs and stood up.
He had found out quite a few things about his new power.
Firstly, he could create Quests for himself if he focused hard enough on it. He had also managed to create a reasonable Quest as well.
Side Quest;
Green Goblins
Kill 100 Goblins to improve your Slayer Title!
0/100 Killed
Rewards:
10,000 Valis
Improved Slayer Title
He felt proud of his accomplishment. The teen had also found out he could sell the items in his Inventory, he had sold all of his crude daggers from the Goblins and had earned 530 Valis for them.
He had also tried to see if his Falna and his Gamer power were connected. It seemed they were actually very closely linked. When he levelled up through his Falna he would 'Rank Up' and his level would reset, but his Stats would remain the same. Though he would receive an increase in Stats along with a few other things the system wouldn't tell him about.
Bell stopped thinking about his powers and the other little bits of 'common knowledge' he had learnt about and got ready for dinner. He put on a white button-up shirt, his black trousers and his brown boots. He sighed as he looked at his lack of choice in clothing, he really needed to buy some more clothes.
Shaking his head free of thoughts, he left the abandoned church and made his way to Syr's working place.
He hummed along to the soft tune of 'Fly Me To The Moon'. The Music option was definitely a welcome discovery, in his own opinion.
The tavern was bustling with activity, friends laughed together and Adventurers told others of their stories. Cute waitresses took orders and brought food to the various patrons. A comforting feeling came over him and he smiled at the Dwarf woman behind the bar. She gave him a blank stare till she remembered something and went into the kitchen.
Syr came out and greeted him.
"Evening Bell! Here, I'll take you to your seat." She spoke cheerfully to him, she guided him to a seat at the bar and showed him the menu on the wall behind him. He thanked her and she started her shift.
After a quick breeze through the menu, and singling out the cheapest dish, he called for the huge Dwarf woman working the bar.
"S'matter kid? Want a drink?" She teased him at the end and he blushed a little.
"A-Ah, no. I was just wondering if I should tell you what I'd like to eat, or one of the waitresses?" She smiled at him.
"Names Mia, what can I get ya kid?" She sent him a questioning grin.
"I'd like the pasta of the day and a pint of water, please." Mia's grin widened at his politeness and relayed his order in a series of shouts back into the kitchen. Another patron called her over.
When the woman turned her back he Observed her.
Mia Grand
'Mama Mia'
HP-?
MP-?
Rank-6
Race-Dwarf
She thinks you're a good kid
Bell froze, this woman was a fucking beast! Gamer's Mind activated and calmed him down. The white haired Adventurer took a deep breath and breathed out deeply.
He would definitely try and not piss her off in the future.
Syr brought his meal over soon enough and started to talk to him. He only grasped half of what she said as he hungrily ate his spaghetti, even if he hadn't felt hunger for the last two days. He gave the waitress a series of 'Ya's and 'Uh huh's as he ate, but lifted his head as almost all noise in the pub stopped all of a sudden.
A group of what he presumed were High Class Adventurers, led by a cute brown haired catgirl.
The first of the group was a God... actually no, it was a Goddess. With a flat chest, not that Bell minded, and red hair and eyes. After her was a blonde male Pallum and a pair of Amazonians which looked similar enough to one another, twins, or sisters at least. After them it was a gray haired male Werewolf, a green haired female High Elf, a short brown haired male Dwarf, a redheaded female Elf and behind her was Aiz Wallenstein.
Bell thought that all the girls that had just walked in were all rather pretty and Aiz herself was looking much prettier in a dress than in armour.
He would have said hello to her, but he didn't want to embarrass himself in front of so many High Class Adventurers.
So he continued to chat with Syr for the next hour, who had opted to sit beside him, and enjoy his meal.
It was getting late and various people started to leave the pub to make their way home. Bell had a full stomach and was cheerily chatting with Mama Mia, who he had found out was actually an ex-adventurer!
She told him a couple of stories and a little of the waitress as well. Apparently all of them had a pretty dark pask, bar Syr, and were all high levelled. His red eyes had widened at that and he found himself being very respectful to them.
He handed Mia his dishes and thanked her for the meal. He hummed a little to himself, a nice and calm tune playing in the back of his mind.
He would have to rush home as to not worry his Goddess. She wa- his thoughts were put on the backburner as one of the High Class Adventurers, the grey haired Werewolf, started to drunkenly shout out.
"Aiz! Think its about time you tell us all about what happened the other day, it was fucking hilarious!" He laughed. The girl in question grew confused.
"What do you mean Bete?" She asked.
"When all those Minotaurs got loose, remember!? You had to save this little bitch from the big bad Monster, remember? The little guy was covered in a shit ton of blood! Then when Aiz saves him, he barely even talks to her and just runs off!" He started to shout louder and louder.
Bell didn't like the fact that the Werewolf was talking shit about him, he found he really didn't like the man. Anger grew inside of him and he tried to keep it under wraps.
Bete continued to make a mockery of Bell, those guys shouldn't be laughing. Right? Adventurers were supposed to help people! The laughs grew louder and he realised something.
His grandfather had warned him about this.
He had often told Bell that Adventurers weren't like Heroes, they didn't do something for someone for free. Bell didn't want to believe it at the time, bet he realised now that he was wrong to ignore his grandfather's words of advice.
'Ah, great. Now I'm choking up about Grandad too.' His anger was harder to control now and he felt his temperature rising, his Magic was responding to his emotions.
"I mean come on! How could any girl like a guy like him!?" His head snapped to the Werewolf who froze under his gaze, but before he could even get a good look at Bell. He was gone.
He'd show them.
He'd show everyone.
They wouldn't mock him when he was stronger and he was going to get stronger.
He muttered a brief apology to the air before he sprinted to the Dungeon.
He didn't even notice the notifications that had just appeared. Or the blonde haired girl watching him run off.
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See you next decade!
Sparetime101