"..." Arthur's face was completely blank as he looked at his name. He didn't know if he was supposed to be happy or sad at what he was seeing. "3250 points... I don't even feel like I should be surprised."
The difference between him and the second place, the player named 'Darkmoon' was so vast, it didn't even sound funny. He was now ahead of them by more than 2000 points and it all happened in a short period of time. 'And here I was a little happy that I wasn't number one. That didn't last long.'
Facepalming, he closed the ranking and looked around him. He could hear grasps of shock everywhere.
"You have got to be kidding me! 3250 points is insane!"
"What did he do to get that many points this quick?!" One player asked.
"Tsk, he must've cheated! There is no way someone can gain this many points this quickly! I have gone out to hunt and the most I gathered are a few dozen points from killing horned rabbits!" One player scoffed. "Persona is a cheater! Or they're one of the developers and they know exactly where to go to gather the most points!"
The player's claim was received with mixed reactions. Some agreed with her, while the others seemed apprehensive. But, nobody can deny nor confirm her claims. After all, Persona was an unknown player.
'I'm not a developer, girl. If I was, I would have far more points than that. Don't underestimate me, hmph!' Arthur snorted. 'But, now that I think about it, why am I being called Persona? Is that some kind of nickname? Well, it sounds cool so it's not a problem.'
Arthur knew how people liked to give others nicknames based on different things about them. Even he had been called nicknames before in his life. Granted, most of them weren't flattering, but he didn't care.
'Well, if I meet that guy who called me '0.5 boy' I may or may not break his face.' Arthur thought to himself as he continued walking to Nina's shop. When he reached it, he found the woman sitting behind the counter, reading a book.
"Looking good with those glasses on. I like it." Arthur smiled as he approached her.
"Hm?" Looking up with her glasses, she raised an eyebrow. "You're already back?"
"In the flesh. I almost didn't come back, though." He said. "That was brutal!"
"Brutal? Were there many orcs?"
"Forget about the orcs, those were the easier part. The goddamn young orc you told me about was the problem. That thing was something else!" He grumbled. "You didn't tell me orcs are born stronger than their older counterparts."
"Fufufufu, good boy is a good boy, and you deserve a pat." Saying that, she stood up and walked around the counter before she wrapped her arms around Arthur's body, pulling him into a hug. At the same time, she started rubbing the back of his head gently. "That's a good boy."
Arthur was a little confused, but he didn't deny her. 'Why would I? I'm getting hugged by a beauty. You don't get that every day. This feels really nice.'
After a few moments, she pulled away and said. "You definitely deserve an extra reward for doing this flawlessly and even getting me something far more powerful than I could ask.
[Ding!]
[You have finished Nina's quest successfully!]
[You have gained +100% experience points.]
[Ding!]
[You have leveled up!]
[+2 Extra Points.]
"Good," Arthur muttered. "What's the extra reward?"
"I'm going to give you a third scroll apart from the two you wanted. Also, they're all for free so you don't have to pay me anything." She said.
"Wow, so generous, Nina!" He smiled.
"Fufufu, wait here." She said as she walked into the back room. Meanwhile, Arthur sat there, excitedly waiting for his reward. "Three abilities! I wonder what the third one will be."
As he was sitting there, humming to himself, the door to the shop opened and the boy heard the sound of the bell ringing.
A//N: Hand me all your PS!