"First dibs . I claim this . "

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"Why…did a chest appear?" Toru said softly then walked over to peek inside . Harumi's healing wave of warmth and relief spread to the party as they awed at the piled of cash and trinkets inside the chest .

Clyde stashed the book and the secret wad of cash he swiped, into his inventory . He'd check out the magic book later—an amazing find! He found something else and added to his inventory . Someone would appreciate it greatly .

"Clyde, what was that power?" Harumi said, placing a hand on his arm . "I've never seen anything like it . "

He shrugged . "No idea . Long story and I'm tired . Let's call it a night . "

"But—"

"I'll explain in due time," he interrupted the pink-haired anime girl .

"You've got to," Kitome said as she left the chest . "Or else, I'll have to make you in the name of love and justice . "

"Love and justice these n—" he paused . "Yeah, yeah . Let's just—"

"Here, take this," Kitome loudly blabbed . "Found it in that weird chest . Suits you . "

She handed him over a silver necklace with a crystal-like charm .

[Your relations.h.i.+p with Kitome has changed from neutral to friendly . ]

[Your relations.h.i.+p with Toru has changed for neutral to friendly—slight respect . ]

[You received Necklace of Strength . Item rarity: uncommon . ]

"Thanks for saving our lives," Kitome said . "Can't believe we ran into something so nasty . "

"The demon lord's lackeys are more impressive than I thought . We'd better remember that," Toru said .

Clyde put on the necklace, feeling the tiny trickle of strength enter him . He nodded in approval .

"Thank you, Kitome," he said .

The blue-haired girl smiled .

"Is it the nicest thing someone has done for you?" her eyes twinkled with mischief .

He sighed .

"The second . "

Kitome gave him a blank stare .

"Then what's the first?"

"Harumi's hospitality when I moved to this city," he said, seeming to catch everyone off guard with the declaration . "Now let's get home . I'm beat . "

"I'll get cabs for everyone," Toru said then added . "Just this once . "

[Toru and Kitome have left the party . ]

[Quest completed . Reward: $50 and 150 EXP . ]

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"Need a healing sleep?" Harumi teased as she unlocked her door .

Clyde pulled out the item that he s.n.a.t.c.hed from the chest . Sure, Kitome would probably love to do her stupid magical girl cosplay with it, but Clyde needed a better party . And since Harumi was his companion, the choice stood .

"And a hot shower," he answered her question then presented her with a pink wand, embedded with glowing gems and gold flowerily designs .

[You have presented Harumi with the Wand of Roses . Item cla.s.s: Rare . This is ideal for a healer]

Harumi's eyes widened .

"This should help with any ranged healing," Clyde said . "It probably has other abilities, but that's for you to figure out . Take it . It's a gift from a friend . "

He winked and gave her a bright white smile .

[Your relations.h.i.+p with Harumi has increased from friend to friend-closer level 1 . Warning, advancing further will mean effort, but could also, trigger jealousy while other women are around . ]

Clyde shrugged that off . It was just level one . He figured something like level fifteen or twenty would actually be worrisome, not that he knew the max levels with relations.h.i.+ps yet . What if it was something like five . Another thought for later .

After Harumi briefly inspected the magnificent wand, she threw her arms around Clyde in a warm hug . Except …everything hurt . He groaned .

"Sorry," she said, pulling away . "This is amazing . I'm really looking forward to seeing what else you could make happen . "

Clyde shrugged .

"Who knows? Anyway, eh, good night Harumi . To the shower, I go . "

He thought he heard her mutter an innuendo as he unlocked his door . Soon after his shower, he cooked himself a burger . Nothing like a simple dinner after fighting for his life against deadly monsters .

That night, he smiled at his stat increases . And best of all, he could finally buy the d.a.m.n magical printer . That would enable him to check out new areas without getting utterly lost .

His thoughts fell back to that mysterious candy-eating girl…who was she? She was too cute to be a lackey of the demon lord . Clyde knew better . It's anime . That girl felt no threat from his group whatsoever . If that Metpumko housed immense strength, there was no telling how much the girl had . Ah well . Another bridge to cross when he arrived . He could…try befriending her . Maybe without telling the others .

[Quest: guess what?]

"Oh f.u.c.k, please don't, you evil system . You can't do this to me . "

[This quest is mandatory and cannot be refused,]

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Clyde's stat sheet . You may skip to the next chapter .

Name: Clyde .

Level: 13

Type: Main character/ Stone .

HP: 100%

MP: 100%

Attack: 28 (+6)

Defense: 26 (+1)

Speed: 30

Luck: 25

Will: 28

Intellect: 31

Form: 0

Special: ???

Special Abilities: none .

Hidden stats revealed:

Special Defense: 21

Paranoia:

Charisma: 19

Composure: 16

Evasion: 11

Free points: 6 .

Skills:

- Athlete: 10% bonus to speed and Will . [Pa.s.sive] .

-Hostile Detection 3: detects hostiles within a certain range of you . Detects enemy information . [Pa.s.sive] .

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-Heart Protection 2: you're 28% less affected by unwanted mental magic or skills from enemies . You gain a 13% bonus to your ability to convince others to do anything that would protect their hearts . [Pa.s.sive] . 5% chance to break from any magic or charismatic hold .

- Secret sword and martial arts combination . Random unknown increases to speed, defense, and will during battle . Chance to critical increases by 2% . [Pa.s.sive] .

- Crafting 1: enables you to craft items using everyday objects . [Pa.s.sive] .

Unarmed attacks:

-Roundhouse kick . [Attack] – does physical damage . Change of knockdown at 5% .

Sword attacks:

-Precise Slash 2 . [Attack] – does physical damage . Chance of critical at 5%

-Deep Slash 1 . [Attack]- does physical damage . Chance to cause bleeding at 6% . Chance to stun at 2% .

Combat level:

basic . Combat style: basic .

Magic:

-Energy Ball . Type: spiritual . Cla.s.s: mysterious .

-Scatter Shot . Type: spiritual . Cla.s.s: mysterious . Description: Shoot a flurry of energy b.a.l.l.s at multiple enemies . 1% chance to stun an enemy .

Talent:

Main character stuff .

Bonus:

10% boost to relations.h.i.+p stats with Harumi and her friends .

+5% damage for a physical attack .

Inventory:

$ 783

-Map of Lot City, Satovia .

-Smartphone .

-Key .

-Reminder for practice- note .

- Mysterious book .

Equipment:

-Beginner's sword- +5 to attack .

-School uniform or casual clothes .

-School shoes or casual shoes .

-Necklace of strength . (Uncommon)- +1 attack +1 defense .

-no rings .

Cla.s.ses: (year1) .

-Satovia History 1 .

-Romance Literature 1 .

-Sciences 1 .

-Crafting 1 .

Phone numbers:

-Chika .

-Harumi .

-Naomi

Quest log:

-Find a printer . Optional step: raise money(completed) .

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