Chapter 72: Anime

"There is a pattern in every kind of skill. [Attack-type] starts with connecting the first three Primary Mana Points. [Defense-Type] starts with connecting the first three Secondary Mana Points and the first Primary Mana Point. [Stealth-Type] starts with connecting the bottom five Auxiliary Mana Points and two mid Secondary Points. [Evasive-Type] starts with…"

Only the pattern to begin the skills have been given. As for customizing a skill, Rewen needs to do that on his own. 

"How should I create a skill? I don't know very little about <Sequences>?" Rewen turned around and asked Yeri who was still playing cards.

"Like I said, you need to have a <Purpose>. As for the <Sequence>, it will automatically occur to you depending on the <Purpose>. Remember, don't make the <Sequence> too long though. It might do temporary damage to your system."

"System?"

"Have you not learned about the Mana System? You'll learn it soon."

"Cool…" He turned to Svety. "What's the time?"

"2:15. Why? Are you going?"

"Yes, I have some work to do."

"I'll drive you back."

"No, it's fine." Rewen got up. "See you later."

***

'I have three days to defeat the Blood Squad. Peak Rank 1 Mage huh… I don't know how I will fare. I also don't know if I'm ready to have a death match. From the location, they are probably the cannibals. As for who they work under, it's fair to conclude that they are from the REAL WAIFU CORPORATIONS LIMITED. Never heard of the word. Maybe it's a word from the pre-apocalyptic age.'

"Rewen?"

"Hm? Gill?"

"What are you doing here?"

"I was visiting Svety. What are you doing here?"

Gill showed him a plastic bag. "Running errands."

Rewen, Gill and Svety lived in the same neighborhood so they met each other quite frequently.

"Thought so." 

"Do you have any plans for the day?"

Rewen thought about his plans for the day. 'Go home, eat, virtual world, completing daily missions, go to the club, practice [Custom]...'

"I will log into CHAOS. Why don't you come to my continent. I'll show you my family in the virtual world."

"That doesn't sound bad. The reason I asked was because I thought you might be interested in the Welcoming Party thrown by the sophomores."

"You too? Why bother going to the party?"

"Everyone is going. Why should I be the only one to be left out? Are you coming?"

"Nope. Not interested. Tell Junar and the others to not shout for me standing outside my house." Rewen's friends had a really bad habit of shouting his name from outside disturbing the neighborhood instead of just ringing the doorbell.

"Okay. I heard that you didn't come to the Academy yesterday."

"That's right."

"Why?"

"Now that I think about it, I didn't tell you… Look, I had interference for the past two or so years."

"Huh?"

"Yes. I hope you don't spread the matter too much. Telling Junar and the others would be enough."

"W-wait, I need time to process. You had interference for the past two years!? And you kept quiet about it till now?"

"Till recently. Didn't you notice my grades? As a top student in middle school, how can I score so low?"

Gill scratched his head. "This doesn't make sense… are you good now though?"

"I'm fairly good."

Gill had an uneasy face. "Rewen. Look. I-I'm not the brightest person. My EQ is also below average. I-I-I… I don't know how to put it in words." Pausing, he inhaled and exhaled. "I'm sorry. I have no excuse."

Rewen's eyes widened. '…' Rewen didn't have any close friends in his eighteen years of life. Sam was more than a brother than a friend to him. He had a couple of friends who he talked to occasionally but none of them could be called a 'close friend'. He himself didn't think too much about friends. Not to mention, the memories of 'previous' Rewen from highschool made him a bit averse of people his age. 

After a while, Rewen flashed a rare genuine smile. "It's not like I have blamed you for that. No need to awkwardly apologise. It was my fault for not confronting about it in the first place."

"Are you fine now?"

"I'm fine… Hm… do you have your Sister's number?"

"Of course, I do. She is my sister." Gill was confused at the out-of-context question.

"Give me her number… and before you say anything, do I look like a pedo? Rest assured, I'll delete her number right after you give it. You can bear witness to it-"

"It's alright. I understand. Some people are just born different."Gill had an understanding face which soon turned serious. "But you are not allowed to cross the line. She is only sixteen this year. Keep it in your pants for two more years."

"..." On this day, Gill developed a goofy misunderstanding.

[Ding! Daily Missions from 'Male God System' completed! Do you want to receive the reward right now?]

[Yes] [No]

***

Rewen's House.

"Denny! Do you have something I can eat?" Rewen shouted from the kitchen.

"Make something on your own and eat! I'm not your maid!"

"Whoever marries you will be the unluckiest man on Earth! Eat shit!" Rewen was furious at this difficult cousin of his. 'I should have eaten at her place." Rewen took out his smartphone and ordered food. 

Fifteen minutes later.

Rewen was browsing through the internet while sipping from his drink. "Wow, memes about me are still present. Hm?" He noticed a message has come from…

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Richard123: [Understanding and Speaking Fluent English in 5 Easy Steps. PDF]

Richard123: [Simple Guide to Japanese. PDF]

Richard123: [100 Most Popular Sites of 2020. PDF]. There is also a list which I have sent in the email. If you have any doubts, go to the list. I have explained things in details there.

Rewen: Thanks. I appreciate it.

Richard123: Anytime.

Rewen: Can I really access all the pre-apocalyptic websites?

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Although he knew why he knew why it happened, he still found it unbelievable.

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Richard123: Haha, of course. 

Rewen: That's just… awesome! Do I need to know anything before I dive into the forgotten history?

Richard123: Yes. Don't comment. Also, if you meet anyone of the 34 people, don't tell anyone your nationality. You know how the world is. 

Rewen: Makes sense.

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With that, Richard123 went offline. Rewen looked at the three files. "For now, I'll look through the sites." He opened the [100 Most Popular Sites of 2020. PDF].

Not only were the sites mentioned, there were descriptions written beside each of them.

"First, the search engine. I'll check out Youtube later."

Rewen visited the most popular search engine. Looking at the site, he felt a bit overwhelmed. "Everything… starting from pre-apocalyptic humans to the details of every single event that happened in history that happened is written here…" It must be known that modern people don't have any extensive knowledge about the pre-apocalyptic humans. Even Historians only know a little more than an ordinary person.

"To get curious about the unknown history is good and everything but what exactly should I search?"

[The Host is advised to watch anime.]

"Fuck you. I just dived into a whole new world and am allowed to know anything. You think the first thing I'd want to know about is about some cartoons?" Rewen couldn't help but rebuke the system.

[Warning! The Host is advised not to insult anime.]

Rewen never imagined that the emotionless system would get so offended. "Since the system is advising me to do so, it can't be a waste of time."

He went ahead and typed 'good anime'.

The first thing that came into his mind after the results appeared was - the animation is hella good. 

Instead of clicking one of the links, he went to the 'Images' to see more of the animation. "What's with this level of animation bruh… Maybe I should actually watch it but where should I start from… let's see."

He typed in 'animes which are good for starters'.

He visited several links and decided to settle himself to watch 'Death Note'. 

One hour passed by.

"It's interesting."

Two hours passed by.

"Damn man, you are too cold-hearted. You shouldn't have done that to the innocent girl."

Three hours passed by.

*Knock*

*Knock*

Rewen paused the video and went to the door. 

"What is it?" It was Denny.

"You want to play?"

"Why now? It's just… what's the time?"

"6:32. Why?"

"No way!" Rewen couldn't believe that three hours had passed while he was watching Death Note. "I'll play later. I have to go to the Club." He quickly turned off his PC and picked up his Club ID.

"See you later!"

Svety stood there in a daze. 'He is becoming more and more active. It is a good thing. His attitude and temperament changed overnight. Cal told me that it's probably because he had a much worse condition a few days ago. Only after his condition became better for some unknown reason did he get back his original personality. Is it his original personality though?' She thought back to the cheerful boy from a few years ago and subconsciously smiled. 

"Forget it. Everything happens for the best."