Chapter 4 Beginner Package

<Host, you have yet to open your starter package right now.>

After getting out of the shower, I heard the system saying I should open the starter package.

Well, I have yet to check all the functions that this system provides to me, and I need to plan my future actions too.

Although this world is based on erotica that has a trashy storyline, it still has dangers lurking around.

Moreover, the thing I didn't like about the game was not its background or world setting; no, it was the way the story progressed.

Although playing those snu-snu moments is okay, if it is excessively used, the game will lose its seriousness and will just become an average Eroge game you can find everywhere.

And this was the lacking thing about the game and made me hate the writer of the game.

However, the important thing is even though the game was bad at explaining the events happening around the world, that doesn't mean they didn't happen, or the villains introduced suddenly vanished from the world.

No, they didn't vanish, and they are still out there waiting.

There is also the fact that I still don't know why I am here and who made me. Who is the person that merged the soul of Aaron and Callius? And why did he/she do it?

What kind of power does he/she possess?

Or does he/she even exist?

What if I appeared because of some unknown magical phenomenon?

There is also the existence of this system out there.

Know that even though the system introduced itself as an AI, that doesn't need to be true. The system itself may be my enemy in the future.

These are the questions I can't answer right now, and I don't think the system will answer them either.

That means right here, right now, the only thing I can do is solve my current problems.

Thinking about those questions while disregarding the current ones would be stupid, and it is not like I can have the answer to those questions as well.

With that concluded, I decided to put a hold on those questions and shelve them for future times.

'Show me the beginner package.'

I said to the system since I need to sort my things out before everything gets hectic.

<Understood, host. Here you can see the beginner package.>

She said, and a system panel showed up before me.

BEGINNER PACKAGE

- 1 Random Art ticket

- 1 Random Skill ticket

- 1 Random item ticket

- 1 Random trait ticket

- Letter from a goddess

Hmm, it seems there are 4 different random things in the beginner package.

Although I don't know why my luck stat is ???, I hope it will be at least a positive thing.

'Hey, system. Why is my luck stat unknown?'

I decided to ask the system, although I have something in my mind.

<It is because you are not from this world, and you are not bounded by the fate of this world either. Therefore, it is impossible to measure your luck since the thing that bounds your fate is above this world. I can't answer any more than this.>

The system answered me, and just as I expected.

The thing we define as 'luck' is related to the thing called 'fate'.

It is basically the possible scenarios that will happen in the future, and one of them was the story of the eroge game.

However, this time with Aaron's consciousness merged with Callius', the story itself will differ from the original, and it will be impossible to gauge my luck since the puppeteer of my fate is above this world.

At least, this is what I have understood from this explanation.

Anyway, since my luck is not bounded to this world and I have no way of knowing it, there is no reason to fret over it anymore.

With that, I decided to use one art ticket.

'Use Random Art ticket.'

<Understood.>

<Random Art ticket is being used.>

<Art [Vision] generated.>

<Art [Vision] is resonating with trait [Tyrant's Aura].>

<Luck activated. Art [Vision] is evolving.>

<Art [Vision] is evolved to the art [All Seeing Eye].>

The moment I used the ticket, I felt something inside me changing.

At first, it felt like something was being added to me, but later I started to feel like it was burning.

At that moment, suddenly, my eye started burning, and I am pretty sure I would have screamed if I didn't have the trait [Toughness] right now.

After the pain disappeared, I looked in the mirror to see if there were any changes or not, and as expected, the color of my eyes changed.

Right now, it is polychromatic, and its colors are always changing.

After a moment, that phenomenon disappeared as well, and with that, it turned to normal.

'What is my art about?'

Although it is easy to guess what kind of use this art has, I still wanted to ask about the system since there could be some details I am missing.

<The art [All Seeing Eye] is an art that allows you to see the status window of the blessed person, their classes, and their levels. However, aside from that, it is also sensitive to the mana, and you can use it to sense the disturbance of the mana around you, increasing with the mastery of the art. With the increase of mastery, you can even see the spirits and the attributed mana particles in the air as well.>

Wow, that is all I can say.

Although I was expecting this kind of thing from the name, I didn't think I would be able to sense the mana particles scattered in the air.

This skill is pretty essential for a mage in a sense since if you can pull the fight where your attributed mana is denser, you will have an advantage in the fight.

Anyway, this is pretty much it.

But it seems I am still far from that level since the mastery of my art is still low.

Yes, there is a difference between art and skill.

The art is by the setting are like talents you acquired. However, you need to work hard to increase their mastery for them to be useful.

For the case of the skills, it is different. Skills are fixed, and they don't give you any flexibility in their usage.

In the case of talents, you can develop them in the way you want, and they will evolve according to your wishes.

This is the difference between talent and art.

Now, since I just acquired my talent, without proper training, it won't be too effective right now, but in the future, it will probably be one of the most broken skills out there.

With that concluded, I decided to use the Random Skill ticket.

'Use Random skill ticket.'

<Skill [Disguise] generated.>

'Explain the details of skill.'

<Skill [Disguise] is a skill that allows the user to change his looks for a certain amount of time. The more changes you make in your body, the more mana consumption. Host with your mana stat right now; you can use it for 2 hours at most if you only change your eye and hair color.>

I see, but this skill itself is pretty good. Even though right now, I am in need of an aggressive skill, it is still better than nothing.

'Use random item ticket.'

<Random item ticket is being used.>

<Foundation Enchantment Liquid generated.>

The moment I heard that in front of me, suddenly, a colorless bottle appeared.

This is really the Foundation Enchantment Liquid.

It is a rare potion and hard to acquire even for a duke house like Augustride.

This item is pretty valuable, and I will use it before I awaken my class since this item has the best effect when it is used before you are blessed.

And, of course, I will awaken my class since, without a blessing, it is impossible for me to get stronger or increase my rank.

'System, do you have an inventory function.'

I asked the system since I didn't remember hearing about that.

<Host, the system has an inventory function, but you can only store the one-time usage items generated by the system.>

I see, so I won't be able to see the store of the things from the outer world.

Well, it is still useful, nonetheless.

'Store the Foundation Enchantment Liquid in the inventory and use the random trait ticket.'

<Random trait ticket is being used.>

<Trait [Witcher] generated.>

The moment I heard the trait, I immediately understood what It was.

Of course, I understood. How can I call myself an RPG fan if I don't understand what it means?

And this trait was shown in the game as well, and you could also acquire it.

This trait is pretty simple. You will be stronger when you are fighting against monsters, and the more you kill monsters, the better their effects get.

'System, how much does trait [Witcher] increase the damage to monsters?'

I asked since I didn't know the exact numbers.

<There aren't any explanations about traits, so the host needs to figure them out himself.>

I heard the system says. I guess this is expected since it didn't even try to explain when I saw the system interface.

With that, there was one thing left in the beginner package.

It was a letter from a goddess.

I don't know who this goddess is, but it must be something related to my blessing.

There is no other choice for me since I am not blessed by the goddess Celestia or the other gods, which means there is someone preventing me from being blessed.

And for someone to block other gods, she must be a goddess as well.

With that, though, I decided to take the letter and read it…