Chapter 5: Your na will be…
[STATUS]
Na – Lucian Foster
Race – Human
Titles – [LOCKED]
Bloodline – ??? (Dormant, Sealed)
Affinity – [LOCKED]
Talent – [LOCKED]
Rank – [LOCKED]
[Attributes]
Strength – 1
Agility – 1
Constitution – 1
Intelligence – 7
Will – 1
Perception – 1
Charm – 4
Stamina – 1
Mana – [LOCKED]
Attribute Points (AP) – 0
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"I'm fucking weak as hell."
That was the first thing that ca out of his mouth.
Staring at the screen showing his status window floating before him, Lucian narrowed his eyes.
Almost all of his stats were sitting at 1.
"What are the maximum stats for an average person?"
He asked in concern.
He genuinely had no idea what a normal human's attributes were supposed to look like.
Even before the apocalypse, Lia had never ntioned anything about people being able to see their stats.
And looking at his stats now…
He was sure that they were pathetic.
And he was right.
[For your understanding, a normal human can only reach 10 points in each attribute. That is their natural limit before awakening or without the presence of mana.]
Lucian paused.
[Even a NEET has around three points in each attribute.] The system added, a faint edge of amusent slipping into her tone.
[So… congratulations. You're technically competing with soone who hasn't left their bed in months.]
"So now I have a system that makes sarcastic comnts about ,"
Listening to her dry remarks, Lucian let out a tired sigh.
"Perfect. Out of everything I could've gotten after dying and coming back, I ended up with one that roasts ."
'Should I be grateful… or just offended?'
"Haa… whatever. So how do I get quests?"
The mont the words left his mouth—
[Ding!~]
A chi rang in his mind, followed by a new screen flashing before him.
[New Quest Generated!]
[Quest: On Your Feet.]
Main Objective:
– Move your body.
– Stand on your own two feet.
Reward: 1 AP
Bonus Objective:
– Maintain balance for 10 seconds.
Bonus Reward: 1 AP
Difficulty: F
Failure Penalty: None
— — —
"Haha…"
Seeing the panel before him, Lucian let out a weak chuckle.
"Finally, sothing I can actually do—and get sothing out of it."
For the first ti since waking up, sothing warm flickered in his chest.
Hope.
Hope he had lost all these years.
Then his brows furrowed.
"But why is there no penalty?" He asked.
"And these Attribute Points… or AP—can I increase any of my stats with them?"
He was excited since he could finally grow stronger, while having sothing no one else had.
[For your first question, there is no penalty because penalties are based on difficulty, and this quest is just F Rank.]
She paused briefly before continuing.
[As for the Attribute Points—yes. They can increase any of your stats… unless those stats are locked.]
"Locked?" He frowned.
"Why are they locked? And… what about my bloodline? Why is it sealed?"
[So functions are locked due to the absence of mana. As for your bloodline… I cannot tell you.]
His chest tightened.
"You'll tell when I'm strong enough." He guessed.
[Correct.]
"...Can't you tell now?"
He didn't know why, but the bloodline part felt important.
More important than his stats. More important than the quest.
[No.]
Her reply was firm and final.
[Just know this—your bloodline is strong enough to kill you. That is why it is sealed.]
Those words made him pause.
Lucian went silent.
"...Then why didn't I die before?" He asked slowly.
"I an… I just got you now, right? What about before? I was paralysed, but still alive."
[You had not awakened your bloodline at that ti.]
Her tone made it clear the subject was closed.
"Oh.. okay."
That was all he said.
He could tell that she wasn't telling him everything—but he didn't press further.
Strangely enough, he was trusting her.
Easily. Maybe too easily.
It was odd, especially for soone like him—soone who rarely trusted anyone.
After a mont, another thought crossed his mind.
"By the way… what do I call you?"
[Huh? What do you an?] she asked, genuinely confused.
Only then did Lucian notice it.
Her voice was… beautiful.
Eerie, inhuman, but to him, it was strangely comforting.
"I'm asking what your na is." He said.
"I don't want to keep calling a woman 'System'. It sounds cold—especially with a voice like yours."
[Why does it sound like you're flirting with ?] Her voice carried a hint of teasing amusent.
"Huh?" Lucian blinked.
"How?"
He honestly didn't understand.
[…Nothing.] This ti, she sounded like she had been caught off guard.
[Anyway… you can na , if you want.]
'Does she sound... excited? Or am I just thinking too much?' He thought internally.
"I'm not really good at naming."
[Uhh… just think of a na. I'll decide if it's bad or not.]
"Haa… fine."
He fell silent, thinking.
Then—he rembered sothing.
He had read a few novels, and so of them contained a system.
A universal system.
Sothing that recorded everything.
A keeper of records… per se.
The na they often used was…
A small smile tugged at his lips.
"I've decided," He said quietly.
"Your na will be… Akasha."
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