13 Courage

The harder you work for something, the greater you will feel when you achieve it.

Right now, this can be said about Dreamer who was feeling great.

Although, from the perspective of others they will think that Dreamer didn't work all that hard but for Dreamer he thinks that he worked very hard.

'So, what will you do next?' Helix asked Dreamer as now that the skill was created, he should move forward.

"Huh? Do you even need to ask! Of course, I will be going to take Liberi's sword back, but before that…" Dreamer said and looked around his house as if he was searching for something.

"Ahh, there it is!" Dreamer said and picked up the beast core which was lying under his bed.

'Oh, so you are planning to sell it in order to earn some money first. I see.' Helix said and it seemed like he was a bit disappointed by Dreamer.

"No, I don't plan on doing that. Money can wait." Dreamer answered.

'Is that so, if not money then what?' Helix said as his tone changed from disappointment to a curious one.

"Oh, come on Helix! you ask too much!" Dreamer said annoyingly.

'I ask too much! seriously? I didn't hear you right? Can you repeat that for me?' Helix said in an amazed tone as if Dreamer's statement made him shocked and somewhat angry.

"Ahem, Fine. So, you were asking what I am gonna do with the beast core, right?" Dreamer said as he changed the topic.

'Yeah.' Helix also understood that Dreamer changed the topic but he didn't get fixated on it.

"You see, I am going to a place where I am going to steal something and from a person who is not some weakling but a principal of an academy.

So, a fight is inevitable and as you know my fighting power is not very strong. And of course, the skill that we created will surely come in handy there, but it will not help me win against a strong opponent" Dreamer said.

'Yeah, you are right about all this, but what are you actually trying to say here, how is it related to the beast core?' Helix asked Dreamer about his plan.

"Do you remember, you once said that my subordinates will use my mana to perform various skills?" Dreamer said.

'Yeah, I remember that...Oh! I see. So, that's what you are talking about.' Helix said as he understood what Dreamer meant to do.

"Exactly! When I will visit the academy and steal the sword, a fight will definitely break out and then me and Liberi have to use the skills and for that I need something that can recover my mana faster.

It was something called ahh, what was it yeah, it was called a mana potion.

So, I will go into the city and ask around the shops if they have a mana potion in exchange for the beast core. There is also something else that I want to know. You will find out soon. But before that, let me see my status." Dreamer said as he revealed his plan.

Although Dreamer's father didn't tell him all the things, he still educated Dreamer about the things which were to be carried by people if they were going to fight.

[ GODLY DEMON SYSTEM (Lv.1) ]

[ Name : Dreamer Heart (host) ]

[ Race : Human (currently) ]

[ Title : None ]

[ Job : (After Reaching Level 100) ]

[ Class : (After Reaching Level 100) ]

[ Level : 2 (Early Beginner) (100xp/200xp) ]

[ Stats ]

[ Strength : 5 ]

[ Stamina : 5 ]

[ Agility : 10 ]

[ Speed : 6 ]

[ Dexterity : 6 ]

[ Intelligence : 12 ]

[ God's Charm : 7 ]

[ Demon's Luck : 14 ]

[ Available Stat Points : 0 ]

[ Soul Power : 25 ]

[ Mana : 14 ]

[ Ring's Current Stored Magic Power : 0 ]

[ Skills ]

[ God's Eye (Lv.1) (S) (Passive) ]

[ Soul Snatcher (Lv.1) (SS) (10Sp/100Sp) ]

[ Fire Arrow (Lv.1) (F) ]

[ Leather Skin (Lv.1) (E) ]

[ Created Skills ]

[ ..... (Lv.1) (F) ]

[ Souls In Possession : 0 ]

[ Subordinates : 1 ]

"Ohh, the 50 XP I got as a reward for creating Liberi is added too and now it is also showing my rank and my skills' rank, nice.

And Ring's Current Stored Magic Power is 0 now, which I guess is because of using Skill Creation. But It is also showing the created skill which is level 1 now so it was worth it.

But the thing I want to see is my mana which is 14 and my Intelligence which is 12. The mana is very low. If I were to fight someone I will mostly last for 10 minutes at most. Looks like my decision for buying a mana potion is right after all."

Dreamer said while looking at the interface. He checked his status because he was confirming whether he really needed a mana potion or not but it turns out that he really needed it.

"Liberi!" Dreamer closed the system interface and called Liberi and then through Dreamer's chest a white light came out and Liberi appeared in front of him.

"Yes, my lord." Liberi said while sitting on one of his knees on the ground.

"I am going to give you two skills, which I think will definitely help you." Dreamer said as it was high time now and he was also planning to depart as well.

"Thank you, my lord, I will definitely use them well." Liberi said, feeling grateful.

"Here" Dreamer extended his right hand and touched Liberi's shoulder.

'Just think about giving the skills to Liberi and it will work.' Helix spoke in Dreamer's mind and Dreamer did the same as Helix said.

Dreamer thought of giving both the skills that he got from Sullivan Bour's soul to Liberi and an interface appeared in front of him.

[ Do you want to give the skill 'Fire Arrow' and skill 'Leather Skin' to your subordinate Liberi? ]

'Yes' Dreamer answered the system's question in his mind and soon a tingling sensation coursed through Dreamer and then Liberi and with a white light it ended.

[ Congratulations on giving skills to your subordinate for the first time. ]

[ 50xp Rewarded ]

'Oh, great! Another 50xp. Let's see how close I am to the next level up.'

Dreamer said in his mind and again an interface appeared but this time it was small as Dreamer only wanted to check how much exp he needed for the next level up.

[ Level : 2 (Early Beginner) (150xp/200xp) ]

'Just 50 XP. Good. But Helix, will I always get a reward whenever I do something for the first time?'

Dreamer asked Helix in his mind because he was thinking that if he indeed gets rewarded every time whenever he does something for the first time then he could do anything for the first time and get rewarded.

'No, you will only get rewarded if you did something related to getting strong for the first time and this will probably be the last time you get a reward like this because you have mostly done everything for the first time.

Like, you have already killed a beast and taken its soul, you have already created your first subordinate and right now you gave the skills to your subordinate for the first time. So there's nothing left for you to do in order to get strong for the first time.' Helix explained.

"Is that so!? Too bad, but it can't be helped. Anyway, moving forward!" Dreamer said in his mind and he didn't feel down as he knew it would not help the matter. So, he just focused on Liberi and moved forward.

"So, do you feel it?" Dreamer removed his hand from Liberi's shoulder and asked Liberi.

"Yes, my lord. I can feel it. Should I show them to you?" Liberi asked Dreamer as he wanted to show his prowess in front of his lord.

"No, not now. You will definitely get a chance to show them later." Dreamer stopped Liberi to show the skills as, if he were to use the skills now, then Dreamer's mana will decrease which was not a good thing.

"As you wish, my lord. So, are we departing, my lord?" Liberi asked and he sounded somewhat eager to go, which didn't go unnoticed from Dreamer.

"Listen, Liberi. I know you want your sword back really bad and we will definitely get it. But, first tell me what is the rank of the principal? And how strong is he? What are his skills? And everything you can tell me about him." Dreamer asked as he knew that one has to be well informed before fighting.

"Thank you, my lord. And about the principal, well, I am really sorry my lord but I can't really talk very much about him as he didn't showed his true power in front of me or any other person. Whenever I asked him to do some practice with me, he would just say he wasn't in the mood to practice.

No one in the academy really knows his true power, but he is the principal for 15 years so everyone knows that he should be very strong. Apart from his name that is 'Vrama Lascot' and his rank that is 'Pro Intermediate rank' , I can't tell you anything about him.

Although he had told everyone his rank but after seeing his true colours, I am really not sure if what he said about his rank was true or not. He can be stronger than his said rank or he can be weaker. I am sorry my lord, I can't answer perfectly."

Liberi told everything he knew about the principal and his rank which was Pro Intermediate rank and this rank was way higher than Dreamer's.

After explaining, Liberi looked at Dreamer and right now Dreamer was standing with his hands crossed in front of his chest and he looked like he was thinking deeply about something. Liberi just kept watching Dreamer and didn't say anything as he didn't want to disturb his lord.

And Liberi was right, Dreamer was indeed thinking very deeply in his mind.

'Seriously! A Pro Intermediate rank and he can be even stronger and without knowing anything about him how can I pull it off? Should I wait and get stronger and create more subordinates, then do the task or should I take the risk and go for it. Ahhnggh, Helix, what should I do?'

Dreamer said in his mind and it's not like he can't think of a way, it's just he became utterly confused about the next step he should take. So, with no one to take advice from, he asked Helix.

'Why are you freaking out kid? You are disgracing yourself right now.' Helix said in an agitated tone in Dreamer's mind.

'Seriously!?, You are asking me why I am freaking out. Didn't you hear me, how can I, an Early Beginner rank individual can fight a Pro Intermediate rank individual?

And even if somehow I prepared myself to fight, what about the experience? The principal or this Vrama is sure to have a great amount of experience in killing, how can I fight someone like that?

And how am I disgracing myself? Why did you say that?' Dreamer retorted.

'Do you remember the words that you said to Liberi, or did you forget? Should I remind you?'

'I remember th..'

'Don't talk! Just listen.'

Helix shouted at Dreamer which made Dreamer shut up instantly and Helix seemed really angry right now.

'You said something about being a man and taking responsibility which was taught by your father. And now you are going back on your words.

Let me tell you, I also know something about being a man, and that is, a real man never goes back on his word. And by going back on your words you are not only disgracing yourself but your father as well.

What were you saying? Ahh yes, you were saying that you will get strong and create more subordinates than fight that principal, then, you should have said this to Liberi instead of saying that you will get his sword back.

But now that you had said to Liberi that you will get his sword back then you will! Discussions end there. And now look at you, going back on your words. You don't deserve to be a leader, if you can't even fulfill your promise to one of your subordinates.

The opponent is many ranks higher than you! So what? Now that you have given your word to Liberi that you will get his sword back then no going back from here. I don't want to be owned by a person who isn't a man of his words.

What worst can happen to you? You will just die by the hands of the principal with your only subordinate, you have nothing to lose.

But imagine this, if you pulled it off, you will gain many things like confidence, courage, experience and Liberi's loyalty.

Now, the decision is yours. Sit here and make excuses or go out there and be a man.'

Helix said in a harsh tone because right now he was really angry. Helix was angry because Dreamer kept on saying we would go and take Liberi's sword back but when the time to go came near Dreamer got cold feet which made Helix furious.

So, he gave Dreamer a piece of advice in a rough manner so that it should go through Dreamer's head.

'Helix! Your words cut deep, deeper than any blade. I will definitely go there and give it my all, although I am still scared.'

Dreamer made up his mind but he was still afraid of the principal. Seeing this Helix decided to give him a little more push.

'I know you are scared and it's fine to be scared but I have something that will make your resolve more absolute.' Helix added and then the system's sound rang inside Dreamer's mind.

[ Ding! ]

[ New Quest : Retrieve Liberi's sword ]

[ Time Limit : 24 hours ]

[ Reward : 50 XP and Level up twice ]

'Hmm?' Dreamer said as he looked at the screen. 'By looking at the rewards I can assume the risk and difficulty I am going to face.'

'So, do you still want to give up because of fear?' Helix asked as he wants to know Dreamer's reaction.

'What are you talking about, I will surely go there.' After saying this in his mind to Helix, Dreamer opened his eyes and by looking towards Liberi he said.

"After all, the real courage lies in knowing what not to fear!"