ALDRIC was trembling as he groveld on the cold floor. Due to his fatness; his uniform was on the verge of tearing, barely containing his larger frame.
There were also signs of footprints on his uniform, mixed with blood from the wounds hidden underneath.He was surrounded by students who wore the same uniform as him. "You bastard! I told you to get me apple juice, not grapes!" Drake yelled and kicked Aldric, who was trembling and defenseless. "You fucking pig! Why are you so useless?!" “Guh?!” They threw him to the wall and gave him a constant flurry of kicks and punches. Aldric struggles to breathe, and because he always skips lunch to save money, the only thing he hacks up is bile. After several minutes of this, they seem to grow tired of giving it to Drake, the leader of the bullies, grabs Aldric by his hair and drags his head up as he coughs. It was a group bullying. Aldric was beaten and kicked so many times that he could barely breathe. His other classmates only looked at him with pity and didn't dare to do anything to save him. Some of them were afraid, and some weren't bothered. "I-I'm sorry! The apple juice was expensive, and I couldn't afford it—" "Shut up, pig! Did I permit you to speak?!" Drake grabbed his hair once again and lifted Aldric's face as he was coughing violently. "P-Please, stop it already…" "Shut your fucking mouth, you piece of shit!" Once again, a kick landed right in Aldric's face. His consciousness grew hazy, and he felt like he could pass out at any moment. "You fucking pig!" A sharp knee kicked Aldric directly in the face causing blood to stream from his nose. "Haha, this is fun! Look at his face!" "Haha!" "What the fuck is that face?! That is not a pig but an Orc!" Girls from Aldric's class laughed as they took pictures of him with their smartphones. This was a common occurrence in Aldric's life—being subjected to relentless bullying and humiliation had become routine for him. It isn't fair and it isn't right, but no matter how angry that makes him, there's nothing he can do about it. 'Beady little eyes and a piglike nose. My face is bloated with fat and covered with pimples and freckles. It's a given that I would be bullied. I'm the ugliest in this class,' Aldric bitterly thought as he endured the pain. 'It’s not like I ever did anything to deserve this… Or maybe I did deserve it because I didn’t work hard enough to change it?' Aldric was a victim of bullying. It’s nothing new. Even when he was little… from basically kindergarten onward, it was like he walked around with a target on his back and no matter how much he pleaded with his teachers, none of them ever listened. Worse still, they started putting the blame squarely on his shoulders. There have been nothing but unfortunate things that happened in his life. He was abandoned by his parents, and had to work ten different jobs to pay for bills and meals, and at school, he had to suffer like this. He can not even leave because of his scholarship. He wants to live peacefully, that is all. "What do you think you're doing!?" A woman's voice echoed across the room. Drake and the others paled when they heard that voice. it was only natural. After all, it belonged to the girl they were all afraid of—Elara. The most beautiful women in their class and the most powerful. Her family not only owned this school but almost all the buildings in the city. She was so good-looking that rumors had even spread about her at other schools. Rumor had it she was from a super rich family—an expensive car stopped at the gates every day to pick her up after school. She was trained in martial arts, and her academic skills put her at the top of the class. The beautiful Elara with her long black hair with one braid tied with a pink bow as well as brown eyes entered the classroom. "Aldric!" Elara ran over to Aldric, who was still in the same position as earlier. "E-Elara… we were just—" "Save your breath! Do you know what will happen to you if you do this to one of the students of my father's school?" Elara calmly interjected. "My father will not let this slide!" Aldric wanted to be happy that he was saved but he knows what will happen to him soon after when Elara will be gone. He will be the subject of jealousy. 'I'm being saved by her again, and this will make everyone hate me more. Nothing is good in this trash life of mine. I wish I would just dissappear in this cruel world and be reincarnated in another world like in those comics!' Just as Aldric said these words, suddenly a glowing silver circle engraved with various geometric patterns formed on the floor of the classroom, and it slowly grew bigger until its light enveloped the entire classroom. Everyone, including Aldric, was staring at the weird glowing pattern that, for lack of a better word, looked just like a magic circle. "W-What is this?" "What the hell? Is that a magic circle?" The magic circle began to glow brighter and brighter, and the circle began expanding until it, along with its light, enveloped the whole room. "Oh, Goddess, thank you!" "The Goddess has heard us!" "My queen! The summoning ritual is successful! We have summoned the heroes from the other world!" **** 'Ugh! It hurts! What happened? There was light and...' Aldric felt a piercing pain in his head, as though someone had ruthlessly lashed at him with a hammer again and again. "You are trying to tell me that we're in another world?! What the hell?! Don't joke with us and bring us back! This won't go unnoticed by my father!" A familiar voice made Aldric shudder in fear and abruptly open his eyes, and saw Drake with robust and intimidating appearance and angry, piercing eyes that were a shade of deep brown, filled with hostility and arrogance shouting to someone. As Aldric looked around, his classmates were arguing and shouting with each other. Some were trembling with fear and comforting each other. 'What is happening?'As his eyes adjusted, he found himself and his classmates in what seemed to be a castle from medieval times. He was struck dumb at the sight of his surroundings. Walls made of brick and the floor adorned with intricate patterns in a style unfamiliar to him—he was in a grand castle—a throne room. He turned his head and looked on his left and right sides and saw people in gray robes looking at him and his classmates in awe as if they were looking at a rare treasure. One thing that Aldric noticed was that they were holding a staff that mages usually own in games or anime. The next thing that he saw were niches in the walls held lamps that illuminated the room with a warm glow. "You have all been chosen!" a voice rang out. Aldric raised his head and saw a beautiful woman with a narrow waist, a fierce and calculatedly beautiful face, her red hair that flowed down to her waist, fine skin, and finally, her sapphire eyes. She was sitting on a throne, wearing a red ornate gown. It has
"A-A spider?" Aldric whispered to himself. The monster's color was pale, and it seemed to have gone thinner. It is in a weakened state, but for Aldric, who was only level 1, it doesn't change the fact that he is in danger.His instinct was to run, but it was as if his body was not his. It wouldn't listen. Is he gonna die here? By this monster? Because of the Queen? Because he was weak?Aldric heart raced, and his head was pounding now, too, beating hard on his temples, and he could feel the sweat running down his back."Shriek!"Noticing Aldric and angry that a man was able to enter its territory, the creature suddenly let out a guttural growl, its posture shifting into a predatory stance. Aldric's heart raced as he realized the danger he was in. He has to move, or else he will die. 'Should I run? Where? But what if I run into a much more terrifying creature?' His thoughts were interrupted by the creature's sudden lunge. "Ah!" Aldric narrowly evaded its attack and stumbled backw
AS he tore through its exoskeleton, he felt the warm, viscous fluids that gushed forth.Bitter! It's so bitter, and it hurts! The burning sensation of the toxic fluids made Aldric's mouth feel like it was on fire. He was coughing up blood from all the poison that he has cosumed, yet Aldric didn't stop. He would have faint from the pain, but the wrath that Aldric's was feeling had overpower all his other feelings—even pain.Aldric gulped down the flesh and bit again. Again and again. Blood dripped from Aldric's mouth as he ripped into the spider's flesh, each bite filled with vengeful fury. [Proficiency has reached the required level. Skill [Poison Resistance LV 20] has become [Poison Resistance LV 30].Aldric's teeth sank deeper, breaking through the spider's internal organs. The taste of the creature's innards filled his mouth, a nauseating mix of bitterness and decay. [Proficiency has reached the required level. Skill [Poison Resistance LV 30] has become [Poison Resistance has re
“K-King?” Just when he thought that the announcement of the system was over…[... Error… Lack of subjects detected… Making a mission to continue with evolution…[Mission: A King is no King without his people, but a people without their king would be lost as well. Objective: Tame the Dreadwolves and put them on your command. ]Aldric's eyes widened as he kept rereading the words on the translucent screen and then cast his gaze on the Dreadwolves, who appeared to be of the lower rank compared to the wolves who attacked him.Gasping for breath, Aldric said, “They didn't do anything at all and just watched. Is it the hierarchy between the wolves? W-What am I supposed to do? I just killed their leader. There is no way they are gonna submit to me. But is this even possible? That bitch Queen told me that they are curses, monsters that wreaked havoc on this world and the system is telling me to tame these deformed monsters?!"Just then, the wolves started to move and walk towards him. Fear
"W-WHAT?!"Aldric couldn't help but feel a tinge of disappointment realizing that the Celestial Elixir couldn't restore his lost arms.He tried to find another potion but found nothing. “But I still need it for my wounds. ” Aldric looked at his sides where his supposed arms should have been as he sighed. "I'll go for the Celestial Elixir. Purchase 5," he declared.[Purchasing Celestial Elixir, would you like to confirm?]“Confirm.”[Transaction complete. Celestial Elixir acquired (5). Remaining coins: 2,999,999,500,000.]A radiant vial containing a golden liquid materialized.It was the Celestial Elixir, and it seemed to pulse with potent energy.Eager to experience its effects, Aldric wasted no time in consuming the elixir, using only his mouth to open the bottle.He only drank one, yet Aldric felt a surge of revitalizing energy coursing through his body.His wounds closed rapidly, and fatigue seemed to dissipate, but as he already expected, his arms didn't regenerate. “Maybe there i
Aldric screech cut off abruptly as he collapsed onto his back, and his body spasmed. He felt as if something were eating away at him from within. “Agh— Aghghhhhgh!”Aldric screamed in a way that made everyone wish they could plug their ears. “Shabe— Shave me! Please! It hurts so much! P-Please!” Aldric shouted repeatedly, but there was no one there to help him. He was alone.As time passed, the pain only grew worse. The pain entered his head like his brain and he felt like his head was being squashed and smashed by a metal repeatedly.Aldric felt like his head was gonna burst.“Aaaaaaaaah!!! Wh-What’s— Aaaaaaah!!!”It was unendurable agony. The pain was trying to eat him from the inside out. Aldric writhed on the ground, screaming in terror.“Ahh!” Aldric yelled in pain and agony, the veins in his throat pulsating with the intensity of his suffering.The relentless pain surged through his entire being, threatening to overwhelm his consciousness.His body convulsed involuntarily as i
ALDRIC has been walking for almost an hour now.Thankfully, his stamina has increased thanks to the level up he hot and the bunos he got from Wrath and Gluttony. He also brought the skill ‘Endurance,’ so it was impossible for him to get tired quickly."I'm still not used to my body. I felt so light, and I'm not gasping for air no matter what I do. When I was fat, even getting up make me feel like I ran a marathon."Aldric checked his stomach which has gotten hard with muscles once again to checked that he wasn't dreaming at all. "Even my junior has changed significantly. It grew big for some reason," Aldric commented. He checked it last night and he was shocked to see it. Aldric shooked his head and put all the dirty thoughts aside.“It's daylight, so I won't find Demonic Monster but just normal monsters, but that doesn't mean I should let my guard down. Although I have grown stronger, I still don't know how strong I have become. I'm still clueless of my other skills,” Aldric mumbled
THEY were green and small in size, and some of them were almost skin to bones and filled with wounds.‘I guess even monsters are affected by the curse,’ Aldric said in the back of his mind as he kept observing them without uttering a word.The gobliins' faces were dirty and devoid of intelligence. Their swords had rust on them, and their armor was thin and torn at the edges. Some of them were dressed in nothing but stained rags. Their suken eyes that showed signed of dehydration, as well as their weapons, were trained on Aldric, although a few of them were ready to flee at the least provocation. Aldric smelt blood on them. Blood of other goblins.[Appraisal Activated][Name: Unnamed Goblin][Level: 5][Stats: - HP: 35/35 - MP: 15/15 - STR: 8 - AGI: 5 - INT: 2][Skills: - Basic Swordsmanship - Scavenge][Info: A small and weak goblin, often treated as the lowest rank among their kind. Their survival skills are essential in harsh environments, and they rely on scavenging and ba