First Quest (7)

"Oh fuck…"

Vivian raised her right leg and wiggled it.

The sole of her right shoe flapped.

She put her feet down and then she closed her eyes and massaged her temples.

"Just what I need…" 

"Another problem…"

To be fair, Vivian's high-cut leather shoes were already worn out to begin with. In addition to that, it wasn't exactly the type of shoes that one uses to kick things, it was more for tracking.

She opened her satchel and began removing some stones, leaving a few small ones that were as large as an infant's fist. After that, she removed her right shoe and placed it inside the satchel.

She stared at her right foot. She had no socks but it was wrapped with bandages except for her toes and heel.

She wiggled her toes.

Now I must be careful where I step…

And I also can't use this for kicking and stomping anymore…

She raised her head and swept her gaze around the trees.

"Need some sticks again…"

***

Beak!

Beak!

A Bukaroo was flying towards Vivian who was standing in a fighting position with 2 sticks on her hand.

When the bird got within her attack range, she immediately swung one of her sticks.

Whaaack!

Beeeaaak!

Thud.

She immediately rushed to where the bird crashed and then started bashing it to death with one of her sticks.

Tak!

Tak!

Vivian stopped and stared at the bird's corpse.

Hmm… 

The Body Art Mastery] (Dual Swords Mastery) - Level 1 didn't come out…

I need more enemies…

She knelt down and extracted the tail before leaving.

***

Vivian was approaching a group of tiny jumping mushrooms that were charging toward her.

This should be enough…

Whaaack!

Whaaack!

Whaaack!

Poink!

Whaaaack!

She began mowing down each mushroom.

Some time later…

Thud.

Thud.

"Haaa... Haa... Ha..."

Vivian stabbed her sticks on the ground and knelt down on one knee as she tried to catch her breath. Beads of sweat trickled down her face and she could feel some of her hair sticking on her skin.

She wiped her face with the back of her hand.

"Fuck…"

"So fucking hot..."

She raised her head and looked at the sky.

By my estimate, it's probably around 10:00 a.m. already…

Status Panel…

***

Name: Vivian

Class: Thief

Race: Human

Age: 24

Affinity:

• Poison - x1.4

• Fire - x1.2

• Dagger - x1.2

Stats:

• Str - 11 (+20)

• Vit - 9 (+10)

• Agi - 12 (+21)

• Int - 8 (+6)

Mana: 28/28

Skills:

• [Dagger Mastery] - Level 1 (x6.2) (Max/16) - Dagger Stab (10 mana points)

• [Dagger Mastery] - Level 2 (x6.2) (Max/81) - +2 Str, +1 Vit, +2 Agi, +1 Int

• [Dagger Mastery] - Level 3 (x6.2) (??/161)

• [Body Art Mastery] (Dagger Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi

• [Body Art Mastery] (Dagger Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (??/50)

• [Poison Mastery] - Level 1 (x6.4) (Max/16) - Poison Strike (20 mana points)

• [Poison Mastery] - Level 2 (x6.4) (Max/78) - +2 Agi, +2 Int

• [Poison Mastery] - Level 3 (x6.4) (Max/156) - +1 Str, +1 Vit

• [Poison Mastery] - Level 4 (x6.4) (??/781)

• [Leg Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Leg (10 mana points)

• [Leg Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (Max/100) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +2 Agi

• [Leg Mastery] - Level 3 (x5) (Max/200) - +2 Str, +2 Vit, +2 Agi, +1 Int

• [Leg Mastery] - Level 4 (x5) (??/1,000)

• [Body Art Mastery] (Leg Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi

• [Body Art Mastery] (Leg Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (Max/50) - +2 Vit

• [Body Art Mastery] (Leg Mastery) - Level 3 (x5) (Max/100) - +1 Vit, +1 Int

• [Body Art Mastery] (Leg Mastery) - Level 4 (x5) (??/500)

• [Savage Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - +1 Str, +1 Vit, +1 Agi, +1 Int

• [Savage Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (??/100)

• [Body Art Mastery] (Savage Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi

• [Body Art Mastery] (Savage Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (??/50)

• [Throw Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Throw (10mana points)

• [Throw Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (??/100)

• [Body Art Mastery] (Throw Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi

• [Body Art Mastery] (Throw Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (??/50)

• [Sword Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Power Slash (10 mana points)

• [Sword Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (??/100)

• [Body Art Mastery] (Sword Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi

• [Body Art Mastery] (Sword Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (??/50)

• [Dual Swords Mastery] - Level 1 (x5) (Max/20) - Dual Power Slash (10 mana points)

• [Dual Swords Mastery] - Level 2 (x5) (??/100)

• [Body Art Mastery] (Dual Swords Mastery) - Level 1 (x5) (Max/10) - +2 Str, +2 Agi

• [Body Art Mastery] (Dual Swords Mastery) - Level 2 (x5) (??/50)

Lore:

• Village Girl

• Adventurer

• Zhey/Zhem

• Otherworldly - Grants [Growth] - all affinity x5

• Nemesis of Beasts - Animals and beasts have a natural aversion to the bearer

***

Her eyes landed on her new skill and her total number of stats.

Assuming that the average person's stats is 10 for each attribute, now my Strength and Agility are x3 compared to the average person…

Wooosh!

Wooosh!

She swung her sticks.

Yup, I feel faster…

Hmm… 

I wonder how strong the average Copper Rank is…

With the pure non-magic type, I guess I'm between a Copper II and Silver I…?

Meanwhile, for the magic type, assuming that no one is stupid enough to just rely on active skills and not their train passive skills, I guess I'm Copper II…?

A dark idea popped inside her head and she quickly shook her head.

I don't think I'm ready to encounter thieves and kidnappers just yet…

Not to mention I'm a woman…

Speaking of kidnappers, I wonder if there are slaves here…

If there is, and there's also like a magic item or spell that can guarantee their loyalty, I'd buy one…

Given that I don't know anyone in this world that I can fully trust, I definitely would want to buy one…

Yeah, I'll start buying slaves and have them manage my businesses while I earn money from adventuring…

Wait…!

Are there banks or vaults in this world…?

And even if there is, are they even safe…?

I mean, given my strength, I'm bound to get very rich and I can't go around carrying all of my money and rare items with me…

Assuming of course that there's no such thing as a spatial storage…

But if there wasn't any spatial storage, then I need a secure bank or vault to store my money and items…

I need to ask the Adventurer's Guild…

She resumed walking.

Please God, I hope there's such a thing as spatial storage… 

I really hope there is…

Because if not and I have to rely on banks, I'd be at the mercy of that establishment…

And for all I know, they can just freeze or confiscate not only my money but also my rare items…

And also, what if there's inflation or the market crashes…?

Vivian let out a sigh.

"So many headaches…"

"Anyhow, with my Strength and Agility now, I guess I can start punching monsters to death now and unlock [Punch] or [Fist Mastery] and its [Body Art Mastery]…?"

Beak!

Beak!

Hearing the familiar sound sound, Vivian's lips slowly curled up into a smile and she quickly turned toward where it was coming from.

"Come here, little birdie!" Vivian said and beckoned with one of her sticks.

The Bukaroo got into her attack range.

Whaaack!

Beeeaaak!

Thud.

Vivian dropped the stick on her right hand and rushed towards where the bird landed.

Bam!

She drove a fist down.

Bam!

Bam!

She stopped and examined her fist, opening and closing it.

I can't feel that much pain…

Looks like I won't have to worry about it getting swollen…

As a man who had her share of fights in her previous world, she knew how fragile knuckles are. 

Unless one has been specifically training in punching things for years, one can't just go around punching people without expecting their knuckles to get swollen at the very least. And when it gets swollen, not only will it affect their grip strength, but it will also be painful if they try to lift heavy things.

But of course, if she had a healing spell or access to an unlimited supply of Healing Potions, it would be a different story.

She extracted the tail and picked up her other stick before resuming to wander around the forest.