8: Memories

-Blink Blink

'What happened? Did I regain Wen's memories?'

< Correct, however, you should call yourself 'Wen,' now. Leave your old life behind, you cannot go back; no matter how much you try, you can't! >

'Wow... So inspirational,' Shen inwardly rolled his eyes.

< The truth is, you are not Shen, instead of gaining Wen's memories, you have gained BACK your OWN memories >

'...? What?'

< You are Wen. While you were in your coma, your soul had split, one here, on Sahin, and the other half on the planet you call Earth. >

'W-wait, so technically I'm both?'

< Affirmative >

'So, you're saying that time moves faster on Earth than it does, here?'

< I did not say that but that is correct >

'Sigh, why did you come back so late?'

< Update required the host to kill 5 living organisms >

'Huh? So easy! How come you didn't come back earlier?'

< There were no living organisms you killed while you were in this palace >

'Then how did I kill 5?'

< Your roses are dead >

Wen quickly turned his head, '....ah,' The roses were drooping down, clearly dead, a it had been a while since he last watered them...

'So, what is this 'Mastery System' thing?'

< Loading Bragging Rights... >

< The Mastery System is ranked 701 on the system rankings! However, the judges were unfair so that's all bullsh*t. The Mastery System is very powerful, it boosts your understanding of EVERYTHING with only the cost of killing live organisms and completing 'quests,' this makes the Mastery System TOP ONE(In the Creator's opinion). >

'So, what do you do exactly? Can you help me master the sword?'

< Partly correct. The Mastery System helps boost the host's knowledge of a particular subject. Works with anything, however, you need to buy the boosts in the job using SP, system points.>

'How do I get these 'SP' things?'

< Quests, killing living organisms or trading with the system >

'Um, after my supposed death, where did I go?'

< Your soul returned here, the dark spot you were in was what you imagined >

'So, if I dreamed of anything, would that have appeared?'

< Affirmative >

'So, um, Status,'

[ Name: Wen Li

Race: Human

Quests: Kill 10 living organisms.

Reward(s): 1000 SP

SP: ...

Shop: ...

Mastery: ...

Skills: ...

Inventory: ... ]

'Wow, I'm pretty good, aren't I?'

< ... >

~~~~~(Clang!)~~~~~

-CLANG

< What are you doing? >

-CLANG

'What does it look like I'm doing?'

-CLANG-CLANG

'Open sword mastery,'

[ Mastery: Sword(2%) ]

'Aw man, do I suck that much!?'

< To master the sword faster, buy boost in the shop. Boosts cost twice the amount of the last. 1.25x = 10,000, 1.50x = 20,000. You must buy the cheapest to the most expensive by order.>

'Open shop, and, how much SP do I have?'

[ Quests: Kill 10 living organisms(7/10)

Shop: < Buy 1.25 sword mastery boost? >

< Cost: 10,000 SP >

< You currently have 0 SP>

'I should finish my quest...'

"Sigh," After killing a few flowers which he assumed was 10, he left to train in the training area in the palace.

'Hey system, you said the Mastery System is rank 701st, right?'

< It deserves better... >

'Does that mean there are more than 700 systems?'

< The ranking includes all techniques that are verified, enhancements, sword skills, and systems. An enhancement is just like the luck multiplier you have, everything else is self-explanatory. >

'Ah, I see, but, does the luck multiplier even do anything?' Wen inwardly groaned to the system as he walked back to his room.

< You will see >

"Sigh, I'll kill a few flowers..." While Wen was walking towards his room, he picked a few flowers from the garden and tore them apart.

< Quest complete; 1000 SP has been rewarded.

New quest: Master 5% of anything.

Reward: SPs (amount dependent on subject's difficulty)>

Wen was currently wearing the official robe of the Imperial family, a black robe with golden streaks. Unluckily for him, the season seemed to be somewhere around an Earth equivalent of Spring, so it was a little too warm in his opinion.

"I wonder what day it is today. Hm, now that I think of it, does this world even have 'dates?'"

< One year is 380 days. One month is 27-31 days. One year is 13 months. One week is 5 days. One day is 28 hours. >

"Wow, so this planet is almost the same size as Earth?"

< Sahin is bigger than Earth. >

"Alright, thanks,"

"Brother, who are you talking to?"

Wen stopped in his tracks after hearing the familiar voice.

"Little Xiang?"

"Brother, I told you not to - wait, d-did you regain your memories!?"

"... Um, technically yeah,"

Manxiang Li leaped towards Wen, giving him a good ol' hug. Wen awkwardly hugged him back.

"It's great to remember you again,"

Wen felt a sense of familiarity, relief, and a bit of melancholy. However, it did feel a bit weird for a 15-year-old boy to hug him.

Manxiang quickly let go of Wen and apologized.

"Brother, now that you've regained your memories you should go to father,"

"Yeah, he did say to come to him when I've regained my memories..."

So that was where Wen set off.

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"Your Imperial Majesty, your son had regained his mem-" The Emperor's butler spoke but was soon interrupted.

-BANG

The Emperor slammed his throne's armrest as he quickly stood up.

"Finally, after the loss of my first sons- Wen will differently be able to complete the quest this time!"

"Your majesty, I don't me to be offensive but, how are you confident Wen will actually accomplish this quest?"

"Hahaha! Obviously, because he inherited mine and Fay's looks more than those traitories sons of mine!

"... Your majesty, I don't think looks matter that-"

"It does matter! The mission relies on the person's charm, something Wen got from me!"

"....."

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