Chapter 26: Return To The Estate
"I guess I'm still getting the hang of learning my Skills and stuff..."
As Rey mumbled those words to himself, he set his eyes on the few things that had dropped from the Boss Monster.
The crimson core was much larger than the ones Rey had collected thus far, and that wasn't the only the thing he saw.
There were a few gleaming things on the ground, and he approached them slowly.
'It's not just the Monster Core this time, huh? I guess that's what you'd expect from a higher-quality monster.'
Sharpened claws littered the floor, like a trophy left behind after the Kobold Boss' demise.
'Since this is like a game, I guess these can be referred to as Drops.'
Rey added them to his inventory and sighed in relief when he was done with everything.
'Looks like all went well...' He smiled.
He was now all alone in the Sixth Floor, and from the looks of it, only a few hours had passed since he began this entire escapade.
'Now that I think about it, that Boss Monster displayed a Skill at the end of our fight. I should have used Doppel on it.'
However, almost as soon as he had this thought, Rey realized he wasn't really missing out on anything.
'It was most likely an inferior Skill compared to the ones I have.'
When he remembered how the monster acted berserk after activating the Skill, Rey was even more convinced that it was not what he wanted.
'I think I should be fine with what I have for now.' Rey thought to himself.
'Right now, I should do my best to master the Skills at my disposal.'
If he did well in it, he could even go to the Seventh Floor or further below to test his abilities.
'Yeah. That works. I should focus on that for now.'
Rey could feel his heart race and his body tremble in anticipation.
He hadn't ever been this excited about anything else in his life. The idea of having so many Skills, and finally being able to explore them all by himself...
... They gave him so much satisfaction.
'I should probably start tomorrow, though. Right now, I need to head back.'
It took almost an hour—even with his uninterrupted flight—to travel from the Royal Estate—to the Sixth Floor.
If he used the same metric on his journey back, he would have to leave at least two hours for his travels back and forth.
'Feels like a waste, but there's no other choice. It's a shame that I don't have a long-range teleportation Skill.'
That would have made all of this much easier.
Once Rey decided on exactly what he wanted to do, he proceeded to leave the Sixth Floor.
'I'll be back tomorrow!'
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Using his [Flight] Skill to reach the ceiling, and his [Phase] to make it past the locked gate that separated the Floors, Rey was able to leave the Sixth Floor.
He was unable to disguise as a worker in the mines due to the regulations involving their work—since no miner was to leave their designated work area until their shift was over.
Once he turned into a bird, Rey activated [Flight] and [Greater Warrior's Mantle] to improve his speed while he traversed the air.
~WHOOOOSSSHH!!!~
Without looking back, or being distracted by anything else around him, Rey departed for the Royal Estate.
The darkened sky above him, and the many clouds that drifted in the night sky were his only company as he drifted by himself.
'Can't screw this up!' His bird eyes furrowed as he increased his speed.
~WHOOOOSH!~
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Rey arrived at the Royal Estate's walls in no time, and swiftly using [Stealth] while approaching it, he was able to gracefully land in one of the trimmed bushes closest to the walls.
~GLOP~
He slowly returned to his original form, glad to see that the cover of the night was able to mask his presence very well.
He could see some guards patrolling the Royal Estate, but they weren't going to give him any trouble since he was one of the 'Otherworlders,'
'I did it! I'm home free!'
Rey had been worried for a second, but everything ended up going according to plan.
"Hehehe... hehe—!"
"What are you doing there?" A sudden voice shattered his thoughts, and a presence approached him.
The voice was feminine, and so was the silhouette that now stood right beside the bush that he was hiding behind.
Her cold gaze greeted him as her brown hair swayed with the wind.
It was Alicia White.
'What the hell is she even doing out here at this time?!' Reg thought to himself, but unfortunately he was unable to ask her that.
Instead, he felt the pressure of her gaze while contemplating what to say.
"I... um..."
As Rey stuttered, Alicia narrowed her gaze on him, causing all his words to be trapped somewhere behind his throat.
'Crap! This is bad!'
Of all the people that could spot him, it had to be Alicia White—the most skeptical among all his classmates.
'What should I do?!'
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[A/N]
Well, isn't this hilarious?
What do you think Rey should do?
Also, remember he is a socially awkward person and he isn't very good with attention.
This isn't him being a simp.