Class
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“『Class』!”
I muttered that word and in front of me, a new window pops out.
「You have reached level 10; you may choose your first class. The second class unlocked at level 50. Third class at level 99. Fourth class at level ??? and Fifth class at level ??? 」
「Available class: 【thief】, 【fighter】, 【swordsman】, 【merchant】, 【guard】. 」
I clicked on each class to see their explanation.
「thief class: by becoming a thief class, you will have a bonus when using cloaking, pickpocket, lock pick, and extortion skill. This class mostly aligned with the evil faction and some cities may put a bounty on you.
Second class possible progression: 【assassin】, 【stalker】, 【bounty hunter】. 」
I think by becoming a thief, my cloaking skill will get another buff. Not like anyone can see through my existence anyway.
「fighter class: jack of all trades for melee weapon. You can use almost all types of melee weapons and you will become stronger in close combat. Even a bare-handed fistfight is your area of expertise.
Second class possible progression: 【pugilist】, 【gladiator】, 【marauder】. 」
This is an interesting class to choose, but seeing the explanation I think that the second-class possible progression isn’t all listed. This is just an example and I can acquire another class for the second class if I met the requirements.
「swordsman class: specializing in swords, you can use all kind of sword. Starting from short sword to rapier to greatswords. Nothing can stop your sword after you swing it.
Second class possible progression: 【knight】, 【samurai】, 【duelist】. 」
I wonder why all the classes listed for my first class seem to be melee fighter? Isn’t there an option for me to become a wizard or something? If I could launch a ranged attack, it would be perfect. Like a sniper, silently killing everyone. Or launching a great spell that I have prepared beforehand without anyone noticing.
Maybe if I choose to be a ranged class, the arrow I launch would be detected before it reaches the target? Or by using a skill I will disturb the flow of mana in the air and get detected too so it wasn’t listed in my available class to choose.
I could care less since I am happy enough to be able to survive. Even if am not able to use flashy magic, I don’t really care.
「merchant class: the only way to become rich is by becoming a merchant. Increased gold rewards when clearing a dungeon. You may acquire a higher quality of monster materials.
Second class possible progression: 【inventor】, 【alchemist】, 【blacksmith】. 」
I think the merchant class more specializing to be a support class. After the combatant kills the monster, the merchant class will step forward to gather monster materials and sell them or turn them into useful items later. This is good if I am going to play solo in the long run so I could be self-sufficient by gathering my own material and crafting it myself.
「guard class: You want to protect something and finally you are given the ability to protect. Crowd control skill is one of your class main strength. Standing in front of your allies and giving them a sense of reliability. They know that they can count on you with their lives.
Second class possible progression: 【royal guard】, 【paladin】, 【crusader】. 」
This is the only class that seemed to be useless for me. I am someone who will go alone inside the dungeon. Nobody will need my protection and it’s not like I have anyone I want to protect. My family is gone and all my friends are eaten by the chimera. I don’t want to sacrifice my life that I have worked so hard to protect for anyone I just met. I am not a chivalrous person.
So, I guess it is down to three choices. Thief, fighter, or swordsman. Being a thief will boost my current skill set. A fighter will increase my ability to fight in the future and swordsman actually have the most promising second class progression. Just imagining myself as a samurai one slashing anyone I saw. Capable of decapitating anyone with just one sword s***h. How awesome is that?
I was about to choose swordsman but somehow my hand stopped just a few centimeters before I pressed on the button. Seeing the description of the thief class, isn’t it actually the best for me to choose? It is boosting my natural skill and even though I haven’t met anyone that could detect me, it doesn’t mean that I won’t meet with them in the future.
I guess I will choose the thief class after all.
「Do you want to change your class to a thief? Yes / No. 」
“Yes.”
After that, I feel my body is covered with warm lights as I successfully choose my class.
「Congratulations you have become a thief. Cloaking, pickpocket, lock pick, and extortion skill +10.」
「You have murdered someone. When entering a town with the alignment of ‘good’ you will be put in jail. 」
「You have learned the skill 《steal》. 」
「You have learned the skill 《lock pick》. 」
「You have learned the skill 《hide》. 」
「The skill 《hide》 has been fused with 《Unimportant existence》. 」
I didn’t care about the warning that I will be put in jail. If I am just a normal person, I might be afraid but I am not normal. After all the people inside the town won’t even realize that I am there.
I learned the steal and lock pick skill that might be useful later. The most surprising thing for me is that hide actually fusing with my unique skill. Even the skill explanation has changed now.
「Unimportant existence +1 (Unique, passive, max Level): You are an existence that deemed to be unimportant even by the gods. You could hide from god’s surveillance. Your parents already forget that you exist. 《Cloaking》 skill permanently applied. Attacking won’t remove the skill. You are even more concealed from the world. 」
My parents already forget that I exist, does it mean that they are still alive somewhere? Why it doesn’t even mention my sister? I can now hide from god’s surveillance; does it mean that it was still watching me earlier?
Well, I could care less about that. I better check steal and lock pick now.
「Steal (F rank, active:50 MP, Level 1,0%): allows you to steal a random item from a target. 」
「Lock Pick (F rank, active:100 MP, Level 1,0%): lock picking is the basic skill of a thief. There are no doors that can’t be entered, windows that can’t be unlocked, and chastity belt that can’t be opened. 」
Steal skill will be useful sometimes since I am hidden. I might try this out if I found a worthy subject to steal. Maybe I could practice doing it to a monster?
This lock pick skill explanation is hilarious but the effect should be good. In the future, I might come across a treasure chest that is locked and this will come in handy. I need to level up this skill if I have the opportunity too.
Since I have changed my class, I decided to distribute my stats too while I’m on it. Once again it is divided evenly between strength and luck. Strength to fight and luck to survive. What a perfect combination of stats distribution. I have an extra point in luck but it is for the best. A strong person might not survive but a lucky person is sure to survive.
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「Name: Kage
Level: 12 (6% EXP)
Title: cutthroat
HP: 210/210 MP: 210/210
Str: 48 Vit:1 Agi:1
Dex: 1 Int:1 Luk:49
Unallocated stats point: 0
Skill: -Unimportant existence -knife mastery -backstab -dual wield -steal -lockpick」
「Unimportant existence +1 (Unique, passive, max Level): You are an existence that deemed to be unimportant even by the gods. You could hide from god’s surveillance. Your parents already forget that you exist. 《Cloaking》 skill permanently applied. Attacking won’t remove the skill. You are even more concealed from the world. 」
「Knife mastery (F rank, passive, Level 2,5%): increased damage when using knife type weapon by 2%. 」
「Backstab (E rank, passive, Level 2,3%): increased damage and critical chance when attacking from behind. Damage +13, critical chance +5%」
「Cutthroat (Rare): murderous, cruel, and ruthless. You are willing to do anything to survive. Nothing is forbidden and immoral. Sneak attack +10 damage. Cloaking skill +10. Backstab +10 damage. Hesitation -10. Moral -10. Infamy +10. 」
「Dual wield (E rank, passive, max level): Allowing the user to wield weapon on both hands without suffering from any penalty. 」
「Steal (F rank, active:50 MP, Level 1,0%): allows you to steal a random item from a target. 」
「Lock Pick (F rank, active:100 MP, Level 1,0%): lock picking is the basic skill of a thief. There are no doors that can’t be entered, windows that can’t be unlocked, and chastity belt that can’t be opened. 」
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Looking at my status window, I feel happy. In this cruel world dominated by power and riches, I managed to get stronger again.
- Writer
