After talking with the security chief guarding the market at the door, Loris left with Arturo and headed to the market. He was almost convinced he had left a good impression on the guard. At the very least, he didn’t have eyes that judged Loris anymore. For him, it was a good sign. He was even more surprised when the security chief called his men. “Protect Young Master Loris and Lady Arturo strictly.” Loris wanted to tell the chief there was no need to go that far but the chief insisted. In the end, Loris allowed him with the condition that they didn’t get too close to Loris and Arturo while shopping. Loris didn’t want anyone knowing what his plans were, nor would he want anyone to discover his surprise for Arturo. “What did you talk about with Chief Gary?” Arturo asked as they stood side by side and walked to the market. “It’s nothing,” Loris replied. Arturo smiled. Deep inside, she was glad Loris was finally interacting with other people again. It wasn’t until today that he e
“This shop has good items,” the Eye said. Loris pretended to pick them one by one, acting as though he had nothing to buy. But in fact, he was following the Eye’s words, judging each item to find the real good items. After picking different items, he finally lifted a small brick. “That’s it,” the Eye said. “Pick that one.” Loris felt it was strange, thinking the brick was nothing special. But he trusted the Eye with its knowledge and still bought the said item. The Eye explained it chose the brick for it contained ice magic crystal inside. The merchant was slightly surprised. He himself didn’t expect someone would spot the brick’s true materials. “You have a keen eye, young man. Did you perceive its true contents inside by one glance?” Loris realized the Eye truly didn’t lie. “How much for this brick?” Loris asked. “Well, the contents inside are rare and expensive but I’ll give you a discount. The total price is 500 gold pieces but for you, I’ll make it 400.” Too exp
The way to the central city district was different from the sub market Loris and Arturo had visited. Although everyone was not required to attend the gathering, Loris was still the son of the current clan leader; it would be shameful if he would not show up for the election opening. As such, they had to return to the Federico Residence within two to three hours. Fortunately, they were able to persuade the family driver to drive them to the central city quickly. The ride would only take about fifteen minutes. Inside the horse-drawn carriage, Arturo felt curious and asked Loris, “What are you going to check, Brother Loris?” “You’ll see,” Loris, who sat across from her, answered. Arturo wondered if it had something to do with healing his hands. The last time they went to the market, Loris was able to find good herbs and judging from his expression, Arturo could tell Loris was satisfied with the results. She could also notice the progress in Loris’s well-being, both in terms of power
Hearing his father’s name, Loris’s eyes narrowed. There were only a few people who knew his face. He might have been hailed as a child prodigy but that was a long time ago. He had not taken his foot outside the Federico Clan residence for the past three years or so, for fear of humiliating the family name further with his disability. He thought then, he couldn’t let more people find out he was the son of Gustav Federico unless people saw him in a positive light. Banji saw the dissatisfaction in Loris’s eyes and smirked. “It’s really you. You’re the infamous trash of the Federico Clan.” The onlookers started to whisper amongst themselves. They all glanced at Loris. “He’s the son of Sir Gustav?” “It can’t be, didn’t they say Federico Clan has locked the son up somewhere?” “Maybe it’s someone else…” Loris clenched his hands. The least thing he wanted was to taint his father’s reputation when he went out. But as soon as he did, he encountered these hooligans. “Are you mute as well?
As an ordinary, average man living in an ordinary world, gaming was one of the ways to escape boredom and the way to make one’s life more enjoyable. For Loris, that was exactly how he would define what it felt like playing The World of Nimgofu. To say it was only for people who wanted to chill would be wrong but it wasn’t also accurate to say it was served for gamers who wanted the hardest tasks to challenge themselves who could beat the final boss and become legendary in real life. In reality, the RPG Loris adored had a complex world and system but no one dared to make it complicated, rather, all players shared a common goal, and that was to find out what was waiting for them when they reached the highest level. Before Loris died and his soul entered this virtual game, he wasn’t able to find out this reality. It was one of his biggest regrets. “If only I played harder, I would have reached the maximum level as a player.” “I can be legendary if I have all the cheats I should have
By the time the bullet left the tower, Loris had leaped. A giant shield with numbers and a raging fire symbol appeared on the shield, making everyone freeze. Arturo, who was running with the authorities, halted, her eyes wide. “B-Brother Loris!” It seemed as though time had stopped altogether as Loris stood at the building high from the street ground. His hand that had been disabled was raised, supporting the magic shield he created. The enchanted bullet got stuck at the shield, letting out smoke slowly, appearing to explode in a few seconds. Everyone who witnessed the scene was stunned. “I-It’s an enchanted bullet… We’re being attacked!” Somebody said amongst the crowd. “Run, everyone!” Azmien’s wide eyes trembled. He himself felt the powerful magic coming from that attack, and yet, Loris Federico – he managed to stop it before it landed on them. “No! The duel isn’t done yet, we are not leaving!” Banji exclaimed. If he left now, he would surely lose face. He was the strongest i
“Master, Young Master Loris is not in his room,” the servant said in a low voice. Gustav Federico wore a worried expression while glancing around the hall. There was only thirty minutes left before the official election and his son, Loris, still hadn’t appearened. It made him anxious as he started to think something might have happened to Loris. “Get the guards and head to town. Find him immediately,” he instructed the servant. Where was Loris and why wasn’t he here yet? Did he perhaps encounter something troublesome? Did someone look down on him again? “What’s the matter, Senior Gustav? You look troubled and the election hasn’t even started yet,” someone commented from behind. Loris’s father turned around, only to find his first cousin on the father’s side, Lector Federico. Everyone in the family knew how much people who surrounded him wanted to become the next head patriarch of the clan. It wasn’t a surprise that people, whether near or far from the main base of their clan, wo
If Loris would be asked what kind of player he was, he would answer straight away: ‘The kind who plays the game multiple times to understand the world.’ It wasn’t as though transmigrating was a bad thing. Although it was unexpected, Loris treated it as a blessing. He had died and had been given the chance to live again and that was all that mattered. What was troubling was the fact that all he did in this world was humiliate his family name. Now it wasn’t just his name that he had affected, even his father suffered because of him! “Your father is no longer the clan patriarch,” Arturo’s words echoed in his brain and he almost had a heart attack. Inside his head, there were numbers and letters playing like codes in a computer. [Player AgentLore lost 830 points.] [Player AgentLore lost 973 points.] [Player AgentLore lost 726 points..] Loris clenched his hands. He couldn’t afford to lose more points. He would be left with nothing if this continued to keep up! In a hurry, Loris