Class

"Haah... Haah... Damn it!"

Dust, exhausted to the point of being unable to stand, collapsed onto the spot. Sweat poured down his face, and he was breathing heavily. None of his punches had landed, so he had added kicks to his repertoire, but even those were dodged. Whether from the front or the back, no matter where he attacked from, he couldn't touch Vergil at all.

His drunkenness had long since vanished, and his face, which had been flushed red, had turned pale. Meanwhile, Vergil hadn't even broken a sweat. He lightly dusted off his blue coat, adjusted his collar slightly, and called out to Keith, who was standing there with his mouth agape.

"Hey, you with the black hair. What's the time?"

"Huh? Oh... Three minutes... have passed."

"Time's up. As promised, hand over the 50,000 Eris."

"Grr...!"

Confirming the end of the match, Vergil demanded that Dust give him the promised money. The three members of Dust's party, who knew how reliable he was despite his superficial demeanor, were speechless. This was true for the other adventurers and guild staff in the tavern as well.

Everyone had predicted that Dust would win this match without a doubt. But when they opened the lid, what did they see? Dust was drenched in sweat, sitting on the floor, while the mysterious aspiring adventurer stood calmly. The guild was abuzz with the unexpected turn of events.

"Wh-What are you...?"

"Just a novice adventurer. No, still an aspiring one. Now, the promised money."

"Damn it! Here!"

Dust clicked his tongue, took out five bills from his pocket, and angrily threw them to the ground. Vergil silently picked up the 10,000 Eris bills fluttering to the floor and, without saying another word to the glaring Dust, walked quietly to the counter.

"This is for the registration fee."

"Y-Yes..."

Vergil placed one of the 10,000 Eris bills he had just received on the counter and handed it to the receptionist.

They thought he'd leave penniless, but instead, he challenged an adventurer and took more than enough money. The new adventurer, who made such an unprecedented entrance, left the receptionist, who had been secretly watching his match with Dust, in awe. She took the 10,000 Eris with a sense of fear towards this unknown man and gave Vergil his change.

"Now, let me explain this adventurer card."

After receiving the registration fee, the receptionist took out a card that looked like an ancient treasure map and came over to Vergil. Although he already had some knowledge about adventurers from books, he paid attention, thinking he might have missed something crucial like the registration fee.

"This card is an adventurer's identification card, which all adventurers are required to carry. Without it, you cannot accept quests. It contains various information such as your name, level, occupation, status, skill points, acquired skills, skills you can learn, the number of days since you became an adventurer, and the types and numbers of monsters you have defeated. The information is automatically updated. Please note that forgery is prohibited. If you lose it, please report to the guild. It will cost money, but we can reissue it."

'This is quite convenient, just like I read in the book.'

It looked like just a tattered piece of paper, but its functions were far more convenient than anything Vergil had seen in his world. If such technology existed in his original world, it would change society significantly.

"All monsters have souls, and when a person defeats a monster, they absorb a part of the memory of the soul, known as 'Experience Points.' Once a certain amount is absorbed, the person undergoes rapid growth, commonly known as leveling up. As you level up, you accumulate skill points, which you can spend to learn new skills. Depending on your aptitude, you might start with a lot of skill points even at level one. To learn a new skill, operate the adventurer card and press the skill that appears in the 'learnable skills list'... That concludes the explanation about the adventurer card."

"Hmm."

"Um... well, could you please fill out this form with the required information?"

Although he responded, his almost expressionless face made it hard to read his thoughts. The receptionist, thinking he wasn't the type she wanted to talk to despite his good looks, handed him a piece of paper and a pen.

Vergil took the pen in silence and filled out the necessary information, including his name, height, and weight. He wondered what to do if they asked about his place of origin, but it seemed that wasn't required.

"All right, your name is... Vergil. Next, please place your hand over this crystal."

After checking the completed form, the receptionist placed the adventurer card under a crystal on the counter. Surrounding the beautiful blue crystal were unfamiliar devices.

'So this crystal reveals the status when you place your hand on it.'

Vergil, already familiar with the crystal from the books, placed his right hand over it without any questions. The crystal began to glow, and the surrounding devices started to move. Then, it began to engrave characters onto the adventurer card below.

When the name "Vergil" was written in the adventurer's name field, the laser moved to the status field and continued engraving characters.

"What the— What is this!?"

"Hm?"

Suddenly, the receptionist next to him shouted in surprise. She widened her eyes and stared intently at the partially completed adventurer card. Her shout was so loud that the adventurers in the guild turned to the counter and started gathering to see what was going on.

"Is there a problem?"

"This is more than just a problem! Leaving your lower than average luck aside, all your stats—strength, magic power, intelligence, agility, are far above average! I've never seen such high values before! And you have skills I've never seen before... W-Who are you!?"

'So, my luck is low.'

The receptionist, who had been scared earlier, now looked at Vergil with sparkling eyes. Although he was a bit displeased to be labeled as having low luck, according to the books, luck was almost irrelevant for adventurers. It shouldn't be a significant issue.

"No way! This is amazing!"

"Another one like that Archpriest!"

"The day of the Demon King's defeat might be near!"

The adventurers in the tavern cheered at the sudden appearance of a promising rookie. The adventurers and guild staff, who had initially been wary of the strange man, now smiled and cheered for Vergil.

"Haha... No wonder I couldn't win."

Dust, having realized the tremendous potential Vergil had, let out a dry laugh.

"With these stats, you can start as a top-tier job, or any job really. An Archpriest, Archwizard, or even a Crusader!" The receptionist exclaimed with excitement

"Is that so?"

Unlike the overly excited receptionist, Vergil pondered his options, touching his chin in deep thought. He considered the myriad of potential jobs available to adventurers, drawing from his extensive readings on the subject.

The list of options included:

Starter Classes:

- Adventurer: A versatile class allowing mastery of various skills.

- Warrior: A frontline fighter proficient in heavy weapons.

- Thief: Skilled in stealth and burglary, but lacking in direct combat.

- Priest: A divine healer and supporter.

- Wizard: A rare class adept in all forms of magic.

Other Specialized Classes:

- Archer: Master of ranged weaponry.

- Knight: Honorable defenders and soldiers.

- Dragon Knight: A spearman who uses a convenance with a dragon to raise their stats and fight alongside them. A super rare-class.

- Creator: Masters of Creation Magic.

- Swordsman: Proficient in blade combat.

- Elemental Master: Harnessing elemental spirits.

- Rune Knight: Knights empowered by magical runes.

- Witch Doctor: Cursing ailments and performing surgeries.

- Lancer: Skilled in spear combat.

- Monk: A cleric who fights barehanded.

- Ranger: Experts in survival and traps.

- Sage: A druid who can use both elemental, healing and support magic.

...

Advanced Classes:

- Arch Priest: A priest advanced class, specialized in healing magic, support buffs and holy magic, with enough combat skills to fight in the front row.

- Arch Wizard: A wizard advanced class, who can use powerful spells as Advanced Magic and Special Brand magics.

- Crusader: A paladin with the highest defense stats, to protect their allies. They can also choose to learn Holy Magic spells.

- Sword Master: A swordsman with the highest attack stats. They can combine both physical and magical attacks.

- Assassin: A thief advanced class, specialized in stealth combat.

- Berserk: Aggressive fighters.

- Sniper: An archer advanced class, precision marksmen.

...

There are other classes like merchant and dancer, but he didn't pay attention to them.

The skills one could learn varied by job. Therefore, he needed to choose a job that suited him best. If there had been a "Demon Hunter" job, he would have chosen it immediately, but it seemed that wasn't an option. So, he needed to choose another job that suited him.

"Then—I'll be a Swordmaster."

With that decision made, Swordmaster Vergil was born.