"Jake Fowler," replied the boy with a lingering smile on his face that felt creepy to the siblings standing in front of him. "I have always been in the class behind you."
Shane tilted his head as he tried to remember this guy, but he couldn't. He had never focused on anyone else other than Tess and Frank in the first place, and since others were used to making fun of him, he never even tried to socialize with them.
Now this guy in front of him was trying to come with him. Shane narrowed his eyes, "Do you think I'm a fool? I haven't been able to overcome the shock of failing the first world I ever entered as a system, and now you're forcibly inserting yourself in my talk with my sister. Nope, you're not invited."
"But-"
"If you keep saying another word, I'll suspect you're after my sister," Shane stared at the boy rudely and said, "F*ck off."
After that, Shane didn't linger around there even a second before storming off with Tess towed behind him. After reaching his room, Tess rudely stopped in front of his door and stopped him, "That was rude of you."
"Then hang me to death," Shane pushed her away as he entered his room and said, "You're welcome here if you want to see my underwear lying around on the couch."
"Ew…" Tess made a disgusted expression on her face as she glared at the boy and said, "Clean up the room, and I'm going with you! Let me talk to master Ed!"
"He's not your master, yet… forget it."
Shane pressed his fingers onto his forehead and massaged it a bit before lying on the bed. Too much had happened recently, and now that he was finally alone, it all came down on him like a thunderstorm.
It was true that he didn't like Noah, but it didn't mean he wanted that boy dead. He was a high schooler! These guys should be expected to act in a ridiculous manner as Noah did! So Shane wasn't too angry with his first virtual host.
It was a good thing that it was a virtual world, not a real one. Otherwise, he wouldn't want to see someone dying right in front of his eyes like that. He closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.
When he woke up, it was already the next day. He rubbed his stomach as he groaned and pushed his body to wash up before walking out of his room. He happened to see Frank also coming out of the room adjacent to him and so he greeted the boy, "Good morning."
Frank nodded, "We're going, right?"
"Going where?" For a moment, Shane had forgotten what was going on as he tilted his head before suddenly remembering. He sighed, "Okay, maybe you're talking about the dungeon. Fine, but you have to take care of my sister since my stats aren't really that great."
As they were walking downstairs, a certain brown-haired boy stared at Shane's back with a calm expression before he smiled and followed them.
Shane received the group member list soon enough the moment he entered his classroom. Ed said while facing his class, "Get ready. I'll give you a day off considering your duty for today. The systems I'm calling out, kindly go with him to the dungeon. Dirt will guide you there. 12254712, 12254799, and 12254767. You others, follow me to the grounds. We are going to have practicals today."
Shane only remembered his number, so he just shrugged and walked out without thinking. He knew for sure that his sister would follow behind and since he knew Frank's number, he heard it crystal clear from his master's mouth. So he wasn't surprised except for the last one.
He frowned as he turned around, and was just about to speak when he noticed a certain brown-haired boy following Tess and Frank behind with a calm smile on his face. Shane gave the boy an irritated look, "So you are the one forcing yourself into my group. Didn't I tell you I don't want you in? Can't you understand human language?"
"No, I'm not a human anymore," said the boy, still smiling.
Veins popped up on Shane's forehead as he glared at the boy and was just about to say something when someone coughed. He looked over to find Dirt standing in front of them in the corridor who nodded expressionlessly at the new boy and said, "He filled out the form after Tess and Frank, and since the boss didn't want more than four people this time, he passed Jake on the first come first serve basis. Now, follow me."
Shane rolled his eyes and decided to ignore a certain brown-haired boy's presence from now on. As they were walking down the corridor and reached the stairs, Dirt tilted his head and glanced at Shane from the corner of his eyes, "Boss has sent a gift for you. You'll like it for sure."
"Really?" Shane raised his brows as he checked his message box. He found a text from Ed, and he immediately opened it.
There was no explanation and just a file in the attachment section. He immediately opened it up and glanced at the contents.
[Skill: Stats reader
Level: 100
CE: 0
Attribute: ---
Strength: ---
Attack: ---
Physical Resistance: ---
CE Resistance: ---
Luck: 84]
Below this, he could see a question asking him whether he wanted to save this skill or not. His eyes stuck on the description area of the skill box.
[It can read the stats of the level mentioned and below. To read the stats of the people above the mentioned level, please upgrade]
What the- He could use this skill to read other people's stats! His eyes widened as he immediately used it on Dirt.
[Level: 95
Exp: 9,993,875
Job: Robot
MaxHP: 100/100
MaxCE: 100/100
Attribute: Time
Strength: 87
Agility: 98
Stamina: 89
Intelligence: 97
Vitality: 95
Attack: 99
Skill: ---
Weapons: ---
Physical Resistance: 75
CE Resistance: 86
Luck: 82
Overall status: Experienced]
A window showing the above things popped up in front of Shane, making him feel like he had been blinded by sheer power level. What the heck was this about time being an attribute? He tilted his head as he glanced at Dirt with a new perception.
Shane had no idea that this damned robot was so powerful.
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