Chapter 125: New Skills

"Does it still hurt?" Sitting in the car, he asked the person sitting beside him.

"I-I'm good." Svety was still in shock for his behaviour a while ago. 'Is he taking me for granted? I seem to have become the perfect stress reliever for him.' With a rueful smile, she thought. As she thought deeper, she thought that his actions made sense. Not only because he himself had the risk of dying but also because of herself. 'Come to think of it, I… possibly did worse to him back then.'

"Svety. I'll be honest with you." Rewen said as he calmly drove the car.

"What is it?" 

"I don't particularly like or dislike you. With that being said, I don't think I can see you as a friend for what you had done."

Svety lowered her head. "You have changed." She paused for a while, then continued. "You were so gentle, scored at the top of your class and did everything well. My friends looked up to you and wanted to have you as their boyfriend. Every time I heard that, a smile bloomed on my face. Even after you had interference, I thought you would be strong and eventually overcome it. Now that you overcame it, you…"

"I didn't become the person you hoped I would? When did you become the person I hoped you would? Why is it always my job to be the perfect person for you? When did you even support me? Did you mistake me for a prince charming in your mind? If that's the case, I'm sorry. I can't."

"..." Svety's lips were shut. She couldn't bring herself to retort. If it was her from a few days ago, she would have retorted but currently, she realized what kind of person she is. 'He isn't lying. I depended on him and wanted him to become stronger while I continue to depend on him. No wonder he dumped me.'

"I'm a vulnerable person just like you. You cry when you are sad. I don't have the time to cry because… dealing with X is not the only problem I have at the moment. Every day, I'm getting plummeted onto the ground with the new responsibilities that I have to deal with. My fundamental beliefs in life are breaking apart. All I could do is watch myself turning ugly." 

He dryly laughed. His mental state had almost collapsed. He was merely an ignorant villager a few days ago. Even with his strong exterior and interior, he couldn't keep up with the changes. 'Looks like I'm not as strong as I expected. Perhaps I should really stop being so stubborn.'

"Anyways, why don't you come to my place and have a chat with Denny?"

Svety couldn't hear the question. Her mind was fixated on the words and expressions from him. As someone who had been by his side since childhood, she believed that no one knew him better than herself. But now, she is having second thoughts. In seconds, she understood that the man beside her is…

"You are not an ordinary person. If you try hard, you have the ability to change the world." Svety's eyes were bright. The look in her eyes changed.

Hearing her, Rewen couldn't hold back the urge to laugh. "Yeah, right. First, let me change myself. I'll worry about the world later. "

"You don't need to change yourself."

"You don't understand." 

"Why would you want to change yourself? Change isn't necessarily bad but are you that weak to let a few things change the way you perceive things!?" Svety herself didn't know what happened to her but she felt all sorts of emotions in her head and released them.

Rewen's face was dark and he went quiet.

Soon after, Svety recovered her senses. "I… I'm sorry. Without knowing your circumstances, I said…"

"Svety." Rewen's tone was grave. "You give some good advice once in a while." By the end of his sentence, the usual laid-back smile resurfaced on his face. "With that out of the way…" 

***

Klofar Residence.

When Rewen returned to his home, Denny took Svety into her room. Feeling left out, he wanted to join but was denied entry. Taking a shower, he fell into thoughts.

'I have daily missions left. I'll first complete that.' 

Standing in front of Denny's door, he knocked.

A while later, it opened. "What is it?"

"Give me the phone number of your female friend. Don't worry. I'll delete them right after you send it."

Denny suspiciously looked at her cousin. 'Why is he even asking for the numbers if he doesn't want to use them?' She turned back and upon seeing Svety sitting quietly on her bed, she whispered to him. "You shouldn't cheat on her. She is a good girl."

Rewen had a strange face. "We broke up. Now, hurry up and give me the number."

Denny glanced at him as if she didn't believe his words but eventually, messaged a number to him.

[Ding! Daily Missions from 'Male God System' completed! Would you like to see the rewards right now?]

[Yes] [No]

'Yes.'

[Ding! The Host has received a Tier 1 Bronze Lottery Ticket! Would you like to use it right now?]

[Yes] [No]

'No.'

[The item is stored in the inventory.]

"Here you go, deleted." Rewen showed his smartphone to Denny who snorted.

"Who knows? Maybe you memorized it."

***

After that, Rewen jogged in his neighborhood for ten minutes, then bought a drink from a nearby shop.

[Ding! Daily Missions from 'Bloodline System' completed! Would you like to see the rewards right now?]

[Yes] [No]

'Yes.'

[Ding! There are three rewards presented for the Host but the Host can only pick one of them.

1. 5% Bloodline Activation

2. 2x Power Spike

3. Luvin's Star Ticket

[What would the Host like to choose?]

'Option 2.' Rewen picked without any hesitation. 

He returned home and practiced [Freestyle Knights Combat] for ten minutes. It seems that he could practice but not activate. 'It's weird. It's said that only upon activation would the moves be generated. But now, I'm practicing the moves even without activating the skill.'

[Ding! Daily Mission from 'Basic Knights and Magic System' completed! Would you like to receive the rewards?]

[Yes] [No]

'Yes.'

[+10 Mana Storage Capacity]

'I speedrun the daily missions. It feels awesome.' His thoughts then turned to the ranks. 'If this continues, I might reach the requirement of having 3000 MP within this year. The problem is the skills… no, they aren't the problems. I'm too overpowered for my own good. If I get the time to grow, I'll become strong within a short time period.' He seriously pondered about a few things.

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[Grappling (Elementary)] - No MP required. Specifically designed for close combat. Can be used to grab the opponent's neck. If used properly, it can even kill.

[Circuit (First Stage)] - 100 MP required. Once used, any skill below Rank 1 can be used without using any additional MP. Time Limit - 120 seconds.

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"Interesting." Rewen made a motion with his hand to grab an imaginary thing in the air.

*Swish*

His hand was extremely quick. It practically disregarded his stats. "Not bad. If my estimate is correct, then this speed is at least 20% faster than my usual hand speed. Useful, very useful."

For the next few seconds, he debated whether he should learn [Petal Dance] or not but then eventually decided to keep it for later. 'I'll learn it later.'

He went back to his room and logged into CHAOS.