Ch 1: A bit of luck is not bad
Warning: This novel started being written in a non-traditional code/format. After many requests from my readers, I decided to change the code/format to a more traditional one, but it will take so ti to edit all the chapters already published. I am slowly editing the chapters and checking for any grammatical problems they might have. I will be updating the chapters ten by ten every so often.
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My na is Emir, and I have black eyes and hair. In terms of my appearance, I am slim, 1.8 ters tall. Ever since I was born, I have seen strange images and symbols before my eyes. I rember that when I talked to my parents about them...
"Daddy, I see things"
Dad: "…"
That sa day, my father spanked until my butt was red, and from then on I never brought it up again.
At the ti I was 4 years old, I didn't know how to read, so I didn't understand what those words ant before my eyes, nor did I understand that circular image that constantly moved.
Only at 6 years old did I understand that this was a moving map. All the places I've visited are recorded on that map; those I don't know about are simply transparent.
"Let’s play hide and seek!"
With the map, I never lost in that ga. After all, the map also records people's movents.
When I was 8 years old, my parents taught to read and write. It was a very strange process since they said so complicated things and I miraculously understood them.
I know that they are not good teachers, and I, a less-than-genius, later understood the reason for this strange situation.
Well, when I learned to read, I was able to understand the words before my eyes.
[Emir Lvl 8] [Human] [Class: None]
HP=10 || MP=10
Agility=10 || Strength=10
Intelligence=10 || Luck=1
[Resistances]
Physical=1 || Magic=1
Poison=1 || Curse=1
[Click here to hide the status window]
I ntally pressed there, and then those words disappeared.
Emir: "…"
'For 8 years, the window was open! I finally closed it! I want to cry; those words have always blocked my view. Who opened that window? Tell !'
[Status] [Skills] [Magic] [Inventory] [Settings]
Calr, I began to learn how to use this skill.
I noticed that its na is [User Interface] since there is an option called [Customize User Interface], hence its na.
There are nurous options in the nu to manipulate the status. So are locked, like [Skills], [Magic], and [Inventory], while others are enabled. The most notorious are [Reset Status Points] and [Experience], located in [Settings].
But since I am a healthy child, I never used them… At least I didn't until I was 15 years old.
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"I enrolled you in the knight's test; if you can pass, you will get the [Warrior] class, and with it, you can live on your own. With enough strength to protect you, and with the honor of a knight!"
"You are already 15 years old, you are an adult. With our family luck, you will surely get the class in a blink!"
Emir: "…"
'In a blink? Your grandmother!'
My luck attribute only has 1 point. It's as standard as it gets!
My father and mother are both forr adventurers. The stories they tell about their past can be hard for anyone to believe, but…
[Emilia Lvl 45] [Class: None]
[Luck: 57]
[Joel Lvl 51] [Class: None]
[Luck: 54]
My parents' luck is beyond normal! No wonder I was born with this user interface! Thank you, parents!
"Can't I just live here in this peaceful town? If you want to work, I can be a farr"
The farr class can be obtained after a few years of doing specific farr actions. I don't know what actions are, but everyone who tills the land for a while will naturally get that class.
"You need to have more faith in yourself. We have no way of proving it to you, but our luck is unbelievably high. You almost certainly inherited so luck from us."
"Identification magic only shows our level and class; otherwise, you could see how high our luck is." Father sighed.
'Yup, I know.'
But your child only has one point in luck. All the family luck was deposited into this user interface! Even the girl next door is luckier than !
I'm afraid that because that status window was open for 8 years, my luck didn't increase at all. If negative numbers existed, my luck would surely be in the red!
By the way, it is normal to have 2 or 3 points in luck.
"Haa, alright. I'll go."
"Well said! Then prepare your things, tomorrow the carriage will co to pick you up"
'Tomorrow?! They don't even give ti to ntally prepare? Haa, my parents must be so reckless because of those 50 points in Luck...'
***
The next day.
"Here is our parting gift"
My mother gave a bronze sword and chain mail. A window appeared on them simply by looking at them closely.
[Bronze Sword] [Slot: (Empty)]
[Chain Coat] [Slot: (Empty)]
'Empty slot? What will it be?'
It's the first ti I've seen such a description.
"Although the knights will grant you weapons and armor, I hope that these will serve you on your long journey as a knight"
"Goodbye, I will send you a carrier pigeon when I arrive"
""Goodbye"" My parents waved their arms goodbye.
You don't know how much I wanted to retract and go back to my quiet days as soone with [none] class in his status. But, in this world, everyone is ranked by their level and class. You can marry or remain single for the rest of your life, depending on them.
I'm not lying when I say that a person from this town never acquired a class, and, because of that, no woman approached him…
So, even when I want to go back, I don't want to be a virgin for life, so I'm going to take that knight’s test.
'I have to take it, right? Hmm, anyway, I'm going there!'
With that resolution, I put on the mail shirt under my clothes and hung the sword on my waist. With my suitcase in hand, I got into the horse-drawn carriage.
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The na of the town is Dominir, and since my birth, I have always rembered living there. It is a quiet town with farrs and ex-adventurers like my parents that is located in the Castemira kingdom, whose capital is Altamira.
The city of Altamira is located four days away from the town of Dominir, and that is where the greatest order of knights is found. So, that is where I must take the test to beco a knight.
'I don't know what the conditions will be for the warrior class to evolve into a knight, but I hope my luck with 1 point will do sothing…'
[Reset Status Points]
'What if I change it? Hmm, I wonder if this "reset status points" feature lives up to its na and allows to freely change my status. Then, adding so points to luck wouldn't hurt, right? But what if it's 'reset' of type back to zero? Would I go back to level 1 with only 1 point in each attribute?'
[Reset Status Points]
[Except for the most important ones, all status points will be freed, giving the user the freedom to set them to any attribute they want.]
'Mm? Did I think about the button so much that a description window actually popped up? So helpful!'
Without hesitation, I ntally pressed the button, then… Nothing happened!
No, wait. A button appeared that says 'Release All'. Pressing it, all my status points disappeared, leaving only 1 point in each essential attribute.
[Emir Lvl 15] [Class: None]
HP=1 || PM=1
Agility=1 || Strength=1
Intelligence=1 || Luck=1
[Resistances]
Physical=1 || Magic=0
Poison=0 || Curse=0
[You have 48 free points]
I feel clumsy and slow. I have a hard ti rembering why I have the status window open and why I'm sitting in this carriage. After several seconds of going around in circles, I rembered everything.
Looking at my status window, I feel like I can draw a lot of conclusions, but nothing cos to mind. It's as if I can't hold on to any thought for more than a few fractions of a second.
'These are…. the consequences of having one point in intelligence?'
[Intelligence=10]
'Yes, now I feel better.'
Then all the points marked for MP, Magic, Poison, and Curse will be put into Luck. I will leave all the others the sa, as I am afraid that this lack of habit will lead to make mistakes in my daily life.
HP=10 || PM=1
Agility=10 || Strength=10
Intelligence=10 || Luck=13
[Resistances]
Physical=1 || Magic=0
Poison=0 || Curse=0
[Do you want to save the profile of this status?]
'Ohh. Can I save it?'
I quickly agreed and nad it [First Trip]. That way, I'll imdiately rember what changes I made to it.
Having a single point in [MP] has not produced any change in my body or mind. Apparently, it's like the rumors say, MP is only needed by mages, and ordinary people won't be affected in any way.
"Are you okay? You were pale a few seconds ago"
A dark-skinned man, who appeared to be 38 years old, spoke to .
'Does my status make pale from low HP?'
"Yes, do not worry"
My HP is now 10 points. My complexion is back to normal.
"If you say so... are you going to take the knight’s test? These days, I have seen many young people heading to the capital"
"After all, I'm 15 years old."
The age at which people beco adults is 15 years old. In other words, I am currently an adult according to the laws of the Castemira kingdom.
Since the carriage ride will take 4 days to reach its destination, I decided to talk to pass the ti. And, so quickly, 8 hours of travel passed, and we decided to camp for the night.
In total, we are seven people, counting the driver. We are all n. So, a romantic situation with a beautiful woman in danger can’t happen.
'What a pity.'
"Emir, you're already an adult, right? Co! Co with us to drink!"
"Huh? Um…ok?"
"That's the way to talk. Drink, drink!"
One of the passengers I spoke with earlier in the day got drunk and wanted to lead astray… Since everyone was staring at , I had to agree.
After having a cup of beer, my status changed…
[Emir Lvl 15] [Class: None]
[(Drunk Lvl 1)]
'I still feel normal, so that level 1 has a good chance of increasing if I keep drinking.'
When they gave the next cup, I checked the status again…
[(Drunk Lvl 2)]
I was right; if I keep drinking, my level of intoxication will increase and, with it, the effects will beco noticeable. I'm actually feeling a bit drunk right now, so the best decision I can make at the mont is… Not to raise it to level 3.
"Here, here, drink, drink!"
Emir: "…"
'Damn! When everyone looks at with those eyes, it's practically written on their faces that they want to get the rookie drunk!'
I gritted my teeth and drank again.
[(Drunk Lvl 3)]
"That’s it! Have another one-…! AHHHH!"
The man tried to give another cup of beer. Then I felt a deep pain in my ear, and, at the sa ti, an arrow passed by my side, piercing the man's arm. The cup fell to the floor, breaking into pieces.
"The thieves are attacking us!"
'That arrow just missed my ear. If it wasn't for my luck attribute, would that arrow have hit in the head?'
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