Chapter 9: Rooms and skills
After getting some stuff for the twins, Max showed them their rooms.
At first, Alice wanted to share a room with her sister. Of course, Max couldn't care whether it was because of her love for her sister or because she was too suspicious of him.
He sighed, "I am not gonna force myself on you. That's one of the most disgusting sins a human can commit. Our bodies are ours, and we have all right to them.
You also shouldn't depend too much on your sister," Max squinted his eyes at the blue-haired dragon.
He didn't know what kind of relationship they had, and he was speaking from what he inferred so far. He would ask about them later on as he planned to eat and drink for now.
And these two also needed time for each other.
Alica narrowed her eyes, then looked at her sister.
Zamira agreed with Max, "We have been inseparable for one hundred years. It's a perfect time to get back some privacy.
Alice, Max is right and honest," the latter meant more as Alice knew that her elder sister could see through people's hearts.
She nodded unwillingly after a while, then stepped into her room. Her door closed loudly, telling Max and Zamira about her feelings.
Max shrugged, taking a look at Zamira's expression. He saw how bothered she was about her little sister's demeanor.
To soothe the atmosphere, Max asked, "How much older are you, actually?"
These two were twins, yet Alice called Zamira an elder sister. That raised some curiosity within Max's heart. The situation was perfect to ask such an easy-going question.
Zamira faintly smiled, "A few seconds."
"Is she using this to throw responsibilities at you?" Max inquired more, but to this question, Zamira asked for forgiveness.
Facing such a weird request, Max was at a loss of words. Her speech was quite old-fashioned at times. While Max could mostly deal with it casually, he heard the sincerity in her tone.
He nodded, "I shouldn't ask too private a question this early. But since you girls will stay with me for a while, I don't want you to take too much time to open yourselves to me. I will also not hide much from you.
I am… living alone, after all," Max faintly smiled, his countenance lifting Zamira's eyes as she wanted to look more onto his face.
After a short silence, she whispered, "Thank you, and I understand. See you soon."
And with that, these two turned around, going their way.
Max looked behind, his lips curving up as he saw Zamira going into her twin sister's room, not her own one.
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Ding!
After taking a pizza out of the microwave, Max poured some unhealthy black liquid into his glass. Since he knew that this combination of food and drink wasn't suitable for his shape, Max didn't plan to eat too much.
But after losing his grandpa, Max ate more fast food than a proper meal. It was a flaw he couldn't bother to fix since many more severe matters filled his head.
He opened the system while turning on the TV, "My stats haven't gone up at all."
Because the game world was the fake world, Max naturally hadn't leveled up. However, Dragon Tamer(S) was a genuine skill. This skill was imprinted in his real skill, alongside those he had learned through his talent.
His [Mana's Freedom] was the most significant factor in Max's overpowered state. It created skills and allowed him to control and wield mana easily and utilize his large mana pool to perfection.
His newest skill, [Mana Barrier], created an impregnable defense. It heavily relied on Max's mana's density, which apparently was denser than the dragon's mana. That resulted in Max getting the highest defensive skill in the game.
It was too strong, however. Thus, the skill sucked too many mana points.
Max whispered, "It will be good to know the exact limit and mana usage. Let's do some math." He fished out a paper and pen, then started writing numbers that would shock experienced players.
Newbies would've their eyes popping out from their skulls!
"Less than a minute if I have full mana… That's bad," Max contemplated with his hand on the chin, "Since I have too much mana, I should focus on the skill itself. I created it, so I can upgrade and make it better."
That would be for a future where Max would control mana much better.
But just as he thought about it, Max's mind flashed with new information.
[You have created inferior versions of your skill, Mana Barrier.]
Max thought he was used to his absurd learning ability. However, just writing some equations was enough to create a few inferior versions that would assist him appropriately during his early stages in both the game and real life!
He sat agape, then chuckled, "Just how strong were you, grandpa?" He wanted to go to other worlds, hear his grandpa's tales from other people, mainly his former beloveds, then do more fun stuff other than just simply fighting.
At last, Max confirmed his other skills.
[Mana Conversion.]
Max had been using this skill ever since receiving it. This skill turned his mana points into actual stats. He could increase everything he wanted, except for world-breaking stats such as [Luck].
If he wanted, he could focus on increasing his charisma. But as his grandpa said before, Max's looks topped his younger version. Max didn't have to focus on that.
The flaw was that the conversion was slow. In the short time between his grandpa's death and today, Max raised his skills significantly. Yet, he couldn't know whether he was actually getting too many stats or not.
But as he scored the third spot in the tutorial, Max had an inkling that the conversion was above average and that he shouldn't be too greedy.
"I can't level up by playing the game. But real existence like twins will help my real system and body's growth," Max once again confirmed this.
He then peeked at the two last skills in his arsenal.
Those were passive skills.
[Mind Control Immunity(SSS)]
As long as Max had mana, no brainwashing skill would take control over him! It was a simple yet powerful ability that would keep Max sane in every scenario.
[Mana Read(SSS)]
That skill allowed Max to read the mana around him. He would read it with his instincts, so it was a precious skill that would do wonders next to [Mana's Freedom]. Every action and living being carried mana, so reading all of it was just too good for Max's future!
"What about twin dragon's skills?" Max's curiosity took over him as he used his [Pet System] to peek at their skills.
He wanted to have a good talk with them, so he would ask for their skills later on. But taking a glance wasn't so bad, was it?
Max's eyes widened as he fixed his gaze on two skill names.
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