After the student went inside, Aqua stood there for a moment, wondering what he should do next. He placed a hand against his chin as he thought.
That was when he noticed Xavier standing beside their class teacher, along with three of his best friends—Valt, Clay, and Theo.
Clay spotted Aqua first and pointed toward him.
Their class teacher immediately turned around. The moment she saw Aqua, she rushed toward him to check for any injuries.
"Are you hurt?"
Aqua quickly reassured her that he was fine.
Theo approached him as well, looking visibly shocked when he saw Aqua standing there completely unharmed.
Well… almost unharmed.
Aqua's uniform was burnt around his right shoulder.
Seeing that Aqua was fine, the class teacher sighed in relief before turning her attention toward Zack to check on his condition.
Aqua quickly called out to Theo.
"Theo, can I talk to you privately?"
Theo agreed, and the two of them moved away from the others.
Aqua then turned toward him.
"Say 'System Window' in your head."
Theo stared at him in confusion.
"What? Why?"
Aqua sighed.
"Just shut up and do what I say."
"Jesus, okay, fine."
Theo closed his eyes and did as Aqua instructed.
The moment he said it in his mind, a system window suddenly appeared directly in front of him.
Theo was so startled that he immediately fell backward.
"Holy shi—THE FUCK WAS THAT?!"
Aqua completely ignored his reaction.
"Now click the Settings logo."
Theo immediately became angry.
"FIRST, tell me what that is!"
"Just shut up. I'll explain later."
"Okay, fine. But you better explain what this game-looking thing is."
Theo scratched his head as he stared at the strange window.
Aqua nodded.
"Now say 'Settings' in your mind."
Theo did exactly as he was told.
Nothing happened.
He looked at Aqua.
"Nothing's happening?"
Aqua stared at him with disappointment.
"Of course nothing's going to happen. I said to say it in your mind, you dumbass."
"Oh yeah. Sorry."
Theo then focused on the system again.
"Okay… I can see it now."
"Good. Now turn on the 'Visibility to Others' option."
Theo did exactly as Aqua instructed.
The moment he did, Aqua suddenly saw Theo's system window appear in front of him.
System Window
Status
Strength: 1
Speed: 2
Dexterity: 1
Mana/Aura: 2
Abilities
Thunder Manipulation
Explosion Manipulation
Faint
Skills
Absolute Domination
Taunt
Skill Description — Absolute Domination
[Skill description locked due to insufficient level.]
Unlock Skill: Level 40
Out of all his abilities, Theo's skills' effectiveness is on a whole other level.
Aqua was still examining the system when a voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Aqua, how did you—"
Valt stopped mid-sentence.
"Whoa… what is that?"
Aqua turned around.
"Oh yeah. I was just about to call you."
He then looked toward Theo.
"Theo, call Clay and Abu."
Theo immediately became annoyed.
"YOU STILL HAVEN'T EXPLAINED IT TO ME!"
"I'll explain it to you after Valt arrives, okay?"
Aqua smiled.
Theo's annoyance only grew.
"BUT I WANT TO—"
Suddenly, a message appeared in front of everyone.
SYSTEM ALERT!
A deity has adjusted the time on the "World Clock."
Preparations for the Tutorial World are beginning.
A countdown suddenly appeared.
10
Aqua's eyes widened.
His hands and legs began to shake.
9
8
7
"No, no, no, no… Why now?!" Aqua shouted in fright.
Theo immediately turned toward him.
"What is this? Hey, dude, snap out of it!"
He grabbed Aqua by the shoulder and shook him.
6
Aqua finally regained his senses.
5
He suddenly turned toward the others and shouted as loudly as he could.
"EVERYONE, COME HERE!"
4
Nobody came.
Theo looked at him in confusion.
"Why are you yelling?"
Aqua quickly realized that the others probably wouldn't listen to him in time.
He immediately called Clay instead.
3
Clay quickly arrived.
"What happened?"
2
Aqua suddenly froze.
Abu.
He had forgotten Abu.
Aqua quickly tried to call out to him.
But—
1
A system window suddenly appeared in front of Aqua.
Teleporting you to the Tutorial World: "10846"
Suddenly, everything turned white.
A new system window appeared in front of him.
Pick a Name
Without hesitation, Aqua chose:
Battle Mage
The name suited him perfectly.
After all, as far as Aqua knew, he was the only person in the entire world capable of using both melee and magic attributes.
Aqua pressed Confirm.
But another system window immediately appeared.
This time, it gave him a different instruction.
Imagine how you want your character to look in the Tutorial World.