(Chpt. 4) Demon King’s ring?

Alice.

Chapter 4. I hope you guys enjoy it.  EDIT: I uploaded a cover, now to wait. Let me know what you think about it in the comments.

As I was walking on the forest I found a suitable spot to sit under the shadow of a tree, the grass was cool and comfortable, I decided to test various items, after testing multiple items. They all worked. I was surprised, but more importantly. This is no longer a game, this is reality which means…

A creepy smile surged on my face while I was looking at my inventory. [Relic] grade accessories and gear met my eyes. There are no longer class restrictions nor limits to the number of items you can equip.

This was good but I decided to equip only necessary items. I would be troubled by losing such rare items. Crafting materials are not free after all... I took out 2 rings. One of them was a [Relic] that had the [Suppress Aura] passive ability. When I first made it, I honestly thought it was the most useless thing I have ever created but I was happy to have completed it. Auras in-game had no effect on gameplay so there was no need for such an item, how ironic that I am depending on it now. At least It should hopefully help in negating the effects of the negative karma aura. I do not have high hopes for it though even if [Relic] items are basically in the “God’s Realm”... I called the ring: [Useless Ring of Insanity v2], One of the major reasons was that only an insane person would attempt to make such a ring. However it was a really pretty ring, that was transparent as if made out of glass and would absorb the aura of the wearer into itself. Then it would turn into the color of the aura itself.

To reach ‘-500 karma’ you would need to commit deeds fitting a Demon King. Which makes me quite upset. Nonetheless, I still put on the ring. When I put the ring on my hand… The ring turned jet black and started leaking wicked aura.

“Waa, it basically turned into the Demon King’s ring.”

I said while looking at my hand, but it seems to do a good enough job of absorbing the aura.

The other ring was a [Legendary] grade item. When I acquired it I thought it was useless. I only kept it for the sake of my collectionist spirit. I never would have thought I would actually need to use it for its ability. It was a [Disguise] skill but it wasn’t an amazing disguise. It could only hide body parts. Which was perfect for me. I have [Relic] items that can change appearance but I think this ring should be enough. It is just a bland silver colored ring. 

I do not want people to know I am a beastkin. People will probably jump at me trying to enslave me or something. The same goes for Ari I do not want her to be a slave again. So I think the ring is necessary so I can take her with me. I made sure to confirm both of the rings worked completely fine.

I remembered the skills I wanted to test [Alchemy] and [Enchanter]. Will [Alchemy] and [Enchanter] work the same way? I pulled out my trusty, jet black, smithing hammer in the name of experimentation. I started hammering a rock while trying to make a pocket knife. The result was unexpected. The rock turned into a [Common] rarity iron pocket knife. This was not possible in the game. While [Common] items are literally worth nothing. ‘Upgrading’ materials in-game through alchemy was hard and incredibly costly, now it almost cost me nothing. I seem to have used some mana. Not to mention my enchanting activated passively. ‘So it turned into a [Common] item because of enchantment?’ I made a hypothesis in my head but I had no time to test it. Also worth mentioning that you couldn't grab just anything and use it as a crafting material in the game.

I decided to wear the [Disguise] ring, my ears and tail retracted into my body... It felt weird. I got up from under the tree and started heading towards the lake. I walked quite a lot when the lake was in my line of sight, I saw Ari wearing…

Wait what did I just give her?

She was wearing white snow-boots. Leggins that had encrusted black scales. Basically pseudo-armor and a sleeveless top similar to mine. I basically gave her an entire [Legendary] gear set. But now that I think about it she is probably safer this way. Now that she was clean, she looked really cute and her long golden hair reached her waist and looked completely clean. She looked really nervous for some reason. I did not pay much attention but now that I looked carefully at her, she looked to be around 10 or so years old.

I arrived at the lake, when Fenri sensed me he rushed over to me, I started petting him like the good boy he was. Now that I thought about it he behaved more like a dog than a wolf... When I was done I did not see Ari anymore. ‘Where could she be?’ As I was thinking that I saw a shaking bush. I decided to peek into the bush.

“Hey, Ari what are you doing in there?”

“Kyaaa! Get away!”

She shouted while panicking and swinging her arms around, she was cute ‘Nn.’ I nodded internally… Wait now is not the time to think about that!

“Ari it’s me Ku... Y-Yami.”

“Wait, Yami?!”

“Nn…”

I nodded, she noticed her mistake, Ari looked embarrassed about it. It was just past mid-day.

Alice.

Author's explanation corner 3:

Wait 3?! I must really be bad at explaining things. Hey it's me your beloved author (This intro is getting annoying but I will keep doing it.) What are we explaining today? Drums... That's right, we are explaining why Fenri has white fur! Just kidding it's the thing you all have been waiting for. The 7 item tiers, this will be a quick rundown of the in-game perception of tiers, why not in this world you ask? Ari is a very smart girl so she can handle it.

EXTRA:

Kuro's current height is around 165cm. 

Ari is around 145cm.

WEAPON TIERS: 

Weapon tiers are as follows: 

[Common] and [Uncommon]: Normally dropped by monsters. 

[Rare: An item that transcended the limits of uncommon.]: You would normally get your first rare item after 2 weeks of playing. 

[Flawless: An item whose quality is impeccable.]: It was said that the best tier a craftsman player could ever make before he came. 

[Legendary: Iconic and powerful items from the game's story]: In the new world they are still the same, This is the best tier a casual player could ever hope to obtain.

[Divine: Legendary gear that was received a blessing from the gods]: Only the 5% of players had an item of [Divine] tier. 

[Relic: Mythological items that should not exist, capable of reaching the realm of the gods]: Only 0.1% of players owned an item of this tier. Exclusive drop from world bosses.  It was said that there were less than 10 people that all of their equipment was [Relic].

Question that no one asked: 

Q: "What is with Kuro's inventory?" 

A: "Imagine you have been playing the same game for over 8 years."