"Uhh- sure. Sounds good to me!"
Jack left the room and came back around 5 minutes later.
"They should be back from a raid within the hour. You'll have to wait around for a little while."
I nodded.
"That's fine."
Jack looked me up and down.
"Rei told me you got a new sword at the city center. Want to go to the training rooms real quick? I'd love to see how much you've improved! Swordsman to Swordsman."
I grinned.
"Sure, but I'll have to go easy on you."
"Hey come on now!"
We both walked out of his office and entered the white-walled room. Once I drew my sword Jack's eyes lit up.
"Oh-huooo! Look at that!"
He drew his sword as well.
We began to spar casually for almost an hour. Neither of us used full strength of course, but we had a good time. Clashing blades with a swordsman is like sitting down and listening to their whole life story, I learned a lot.
"Good warm-up, you're not half bad!"
Jack smirked and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Oh yeah? Breaking 3 practice swords in less than an hour is what you call a warmup?"
I glanced at the shards of steel in the corner of the room.
"Not my fault this sword is so strong!"
We both had a good laugh and sat down by the resting area and replenished our HP and MP.
*Knock* *Knock* *Knock*
The training room door opened and two familiar faces popped their heads through.
"Jay!!! Welcome back!"
Maria came running in with a full set of lightweight armor on head to toe. Rei poked her head in close behind.
I instinctively used inspect and appraisal as she ran toward me.
[Lv. 156]
Active Items:
[Steel Sword] +125 Strength
[Steel Chest Plate] +100 Defense
[Steel Wrist Guards] +75 Defense
[Steel Shin Guards] +75 Defense
[Enchanted Boots] +100 Speed +100 Agility
[Golem's Pendant] +30% Mental Strength
Active Skills:
Combat Magic [Ice Summoning]
She wore light-colored clothing under the thin sheets of steel armor plates that fit around the curves of her body perfectly. Also... level 156? Jack wasn't kidding. She's been power-leveling like crazy this week!
Maria jumped through the air and put her arms out wide. Moments later she hugged me tight, I returned the favor. This is a surprise.
"Good to see you too Maria!"
She dropped down to her feet and looked up at me with a smile that quickly turned to a mildly annoyed pouting look.
"Did you get my note??"
I raised my hands in the air with a confused look. All these emotions at once caught me off guard.
"I- uhh. Yeah, why??"
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Dungeon Diver: Stealing a Monster's Power
FantasyA story following a young hunter named Jay. He has grown up in a world where dungeons, monsters, and humans with leveling systems are a cultural norm. At the age of 20, he awakens a skill that allows him to steal the abilities of monsters. While oth...
