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"So, where are we going?"
I glanced sideways. Rias was walking right next to me in the hallway. I dodged the question entirely, keeping my eyes forward and quickening my pace.
I passed a few classrooms, walked down the stairs, and made it to the front entrance. I thought I'd lost her.
Then, 'magically,' she was standing right beside the shoe lockers.
"You know, it's very rude to leave a girl all alone," Rias said, a slight, teasing pout on her lips. "Especially when all she wanted to know was what you're doing after school."
A sweatdrop formed on my forehead. Okay... did I miss a chapter? Does she think we're childhood friends just because we shared desk space for twenty minutes?
I stopped and turned to face her. "I'm going home. You're probably heading to your clubroom. And listen very carefully, Gremory, we are not friends."
I didn't wait for her reaction. I walked out the doors and headed toward the main gate.
But before I could cross the threshold, she stepped directly into my path, blocking me.
"Do you know who I am?" she asked. She crossed her arms beneath her chest, deliberately pushing up her ample cleavage.
It was a classic distraction tactic, but my Observe skill and high mental stats kept my mind perfectly clear. I kept my eyes locked strictly on hers.
"Your name is Rias Gremory. Third-year student at Kuoh Academy, and my classmate," I said, my voice dropping a fraction. "But right now? You're an irritation."
I heard a few lingering students gasp in the background. Nobody talked to the school idol like that.
"So, please. Move," I added.
She didn't budge an inch. Annoyed, I simply sidestepped to walk around her. As I passed, she reached out and grabbed my arm. Her grip was heavy, laced with the unnatural, dense strength of a high-class devil.
"I thought Sona told you," Rias said, her voice losing its teasing edge and shifting into something more authoritative. She stepped closer. "Every student must join a club."
She tugged my arm, trying to physically pull me back toward the old school building where the Occult Research Club was housed.
I planted my feet. With my Strength stat sitting at 38, I was like a brick wall. She stopped, her cyan eyes widening in genuine shock when she realized she couldn't move me.
"Listen here, Rias." I gave my arm a sharp pull, easily breaking her grip. I turned fully toward her, my expression deadpan.
"I decide if I want to join a club or not, just like any other person in this school. I don't care what the Student Council says, and I don't care what you say. I'm going home."
Leaving her standing in the courtyard in stunned silence, I turned my back and walked away.
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I stepped out of the shower, the hot water turning to steam against the cool air of my bathroom. I threw a towel over my head, aggressively drying my wet hair.
I had just finished a grueling four-hour session in the Skyrim Instant Dungeon.
The Draugr were getting tougher, but my power level was climbing steadily. I wiped the condensation off the bathroom mirror and pulled up my stats.
Name: Shiro
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Title: Thane of Whiterun
Fame: None
Level: 28
Exp: 34%
HP: 385
Mana: 375
STR: 45
END: 50
AGI: 40
INT: 30
WIS: 38
LUK: 20
Points: 59
Money: $2500 / 250 Gold Coins
I exhaled a long breath, reading over the numbers.
My physical endurance was practically superhuman at this point, and my strength wasn't far behind.
I knew I could probably push myself even harder in the dungeon this weekend, but I had to be careful about how much I changed in the real world.
Ever since I rejected Rias at the front gate on Monday, she, and the rest of her Occult Research Club, had been watching me like hawks.
I could feel Koneko's presence trailing me between classes, and Kiba's eyes on me during P.E.
I couldn't afford to slip up. I tapped the blue holographic screen in front of me, swiping over to my abilities.
I swiped through the glowing blue interface, scrolling past my maxed-out Gamer's Mind and Body passives.
My Heavy Armor had hit level 32, and my Destruction and Restoration trees were climbing steadily into the Apprentice ranks. I even had the first word of Unrelenting Force locked and loaded.
But the real prize from last night's grind were the two new perks sitting at the bottom of the list.
Description: All Novice and Apprentice-level spells cost 50% less mana to cast and are 25% stronger.
Description: Ambidexterity achieved. You have no dominant hand. Swords wielded in either the left or right hand suffer no penalties.
I chuckled, leaning back against the bathroom counter. Cheaper spells and the ability to dual-wield perfectly? I was slowly but surely turning into a frontline battlemage.
"Alright," I muttered, dismissing the holographic screen with a wave of my hand. "Time to get ready for my date with an assassin."
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Saturday, 12:50 PM
I stood near the station entrance, checking my reflection in the glass of a nearby storefront. I'd kept it simple: a fitted white shirt, a dark leather jacket, slim blue jeans, and a clean pair of black trainers.
Thanks to my new stats, the clothes fit me perfectly.
I'd even caught a few girls whispering and giving me appreciative looks on the train ride over, which was definitely a new experience.
I shoved my hands into my jacket pockets. My fingers brushed against a cold, silver chain.
During my last run in Skyrim, I'd messed around with the smithing mechanics and actually forged a pretty decent silver necklace.
I originally planned to sell it in the real world for some quick cash, but when I tried to pawn it yesterday, a system prompt popped up saying I lacked the required ** perk to barter game items for real-world currency.
Since I couldn't sell it, I figured I'd use it for the date.
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