Suddenly a vague memory appeared in Wim's mind
??? :" Wim, I hope you like it "
someone claiming to be his mother gave him something in the form of a magic book
??? :" thank you mother, I will become a great Arcane for you"
this is a memory from a child who is also a player character from Victori Shard, and his name depends on the name used by the player. Wim himself uses his own name
??? :" yes, I hope you can do it "
the player character comes from a line of ordinary people where his mother cannot learn magic while his father works in a steel factory with minimal income
somehow his parents managed to buy a new expensive magic book. With that the player character is dedicated to learning to become a great Arcane
but there is a wall that prevents the player character from becoming the greatest Arcane
??? :" Are you sure this will be enough? "
??? :" I don't know, but we better try it, he has even worked hard for this"
....
??? "so please put our child in the academy sir, we beg you"
??? :" forgive me sir and madam, this is not enough to enroll your child in the academy, forgive me"
His family tried to put him in a famous magic academy, but the money they had themselves was not enough to enroll him
Even though they didn't have enough money, their child could still learn magic on his own, even without having to enroll in another academy
But there was still another wall that would block him
??? :" Doctor, please tell me honestly, is it true, he has a mana disability
??? :" Yes" Bowing his head
At that time the doctor showed a mana meter that would measure the amount of mana a person uses in using magic
When he examined the child, it was seen that the meter did not show any reaction so it could be said that the child could not use magic
Doctor:" I'm sorry son"
??? :" Impossible "
His dream was shattered because he could not use magic
Until during winter, in a forest, the player character found something that caught his attention
A floating ball
In the dream scene for Wim never saw a scene like that when playing the original game
Was there a change because what he played was a beta update?
No one knows, what is clear is that the dream scene shows the child with a floating ball there
??? :" who are you"
??? :" Hi, my name is Art and I'm looking for my partner, Will you be my partner? "
??? :" eh? "
For some reason the memories were never in the game
But before I could see the memories in depth a voice came, telling me to wake up
Art:" Wake up"
Art:" hey, wake up"
Art:" come on don't keep sleeping, wake up quickly"
Art:" WAKE UPPPPPPP...! "
Wim:" Huuuh"
At that time Wim opened his eyes and started to inhale air into his lungs, then lifted his upper body
Wim:" Ouch... eh! "
he experienced an excruciating pain in his head and couldn't help but hold his head tightly, the pain arose because of the emergence of a flood of strange and familiar memories
Art:" oh you're awake, that's great now we don't have much time, we have to hurry"
Wim:" What the heck is this? " at that time Wim realized that the place he was sleeping was in an abandoned hut
Art: "hmm, what's wrong?"
Reng.
a wooden board from the roof swayed because of the winter wind and fell to the ground
cold air penetrated into the hut until it made the atmosphere inside it cold
while curled up in the hut he was a little confused and panicked, when he looked around the situation, Wim saw a mirror
the mirror had broken into several pieces and was lying on the floor
Wim's instincts told him that he had to act
when he picked up a large piece of mirror, he saw his face shocked without holding back the doubt in his eyes
Wim: "this... is...this...really...me? "
Wim looks younger
previously he was 27 years old
but now he saw his face looked like he had returned to the days of sitting on the college bench
More precisely he is now 17 years old
for Wim this is really unbelievable
Art:" hey Wim, what are you doing we have to hurry they will chase us"
Wim:" ehh? "
when Art told Wim about it a message appeared floating in the air, blocking his view
[Starting the Prologue Quest, Escape from the pursuers]
Wim:" ehh? "
Rather than being surprised by the floating message, Wim was more surprised about the fact that it was a familiar phrase
Wim:* isn't this the Prologue part of the Victori Shard game*
Wim didn't have much reason to stay silent, so he got up
Wim wore old and worn commoner clothes with a touch of fantasy. A dagger was tied to his belt to defend himself along with a bottle of water that was almost empty
In his waist pocket, there was a healing magic medicine and various items such as several coins and a certificate of admission to Unio Academy
Wim: "Is this really a dream?"
He hurriedly pinched his own cheek, but the reality stuck in his head making him realize this was not a dream
Art: "Wim, what are you thinking about, hurry up"
Wim: "ah uhmm, yes"
hearing Art's words made Wim realize to postpone his problems and decided to understand the situation in front of him
Snowy mountains, abandoned huts, plus the extreme weather outside
Wim: * As far as I know, after I wake up the bandits will come to the hut ... *
When his thoughts crossed, suddenly he heard footsteps from a distance
??? :" Damn, where are you! "
??? :"Look, there's an old hut over there!"
??? :"Go and search there, the kid might be hiding there"
Wim:* Damn, it's so chaotic out there*
He crouched down and hid on a half-broken board so he wouldn't get caught right away
Wim also saw the equipment the bandits were wearing through the holes in the board
Most of the bandits were wearing armor plates with weapons that had magic symbols on them
Not only that, one of them was using a gun and a grenade-like device in his pocket
In this world, firearms have been discovered, but they are something that can only be used by the kingdom's soldiers with the highest combat power
Wim didn't have any combat abilities while he was on earth, so he thought about how to defend himself
Wim:* How about this, what should I do? *
Art:" I'll help you use 'Teleport' "
Wim:" wait what? "
Suddenly Art's eyes lit up for a moment, like a flash in a camera shot
then another message appeared
[You can use the skill 'Teleport']
Win:* wait this is no joke? *
[Teleport, basic skill
Description:"Move from one place to another"
Maximum Range: 10m
Maximum: 1
Cooldown: 2 seconds]
Wim had never seen the Teleport skill before in the original game
Teleport was a skill that never existed in the original game, but just from the name, Wim made a possibility that this skill had similar abilities to the Blink that he had used in the game
The problem was that Wim usually used Blink on his keyboard and mouse, and had never used the real Blink
But he had no choice because he started to hear the sound of footsteps getting closer
Wim:* I have no choice but to do it! *
Wim:" Art"
Art:" are you ready? , let's start"
Bandit:" I found him! "
Bandit:" Catch and kill him! "
The advantage of using Blink is that he can penetrate objects in front of him, and if this Teleport has an ability similar to Blink, then Wim can penetrate the walls of the hut
Wim:" it's time, live like LARRRY! "
Teleport
In an instant, his body was surrounded by green light and managed to penetrate the walls of the hut and started running away from the bandits
Bandit:" Blink, could it be that the kid is Arcane? "
Bandit:" what's wrong, hurry up and chase him! "
Some bandits panicked, while the rest continued to chase Wim
Wim continued to run while using Blink every time it was full, causing some Bandits to be left behind by their prey
Bandit:" Damn it!, that kid keeps using Blink non-stop"
even though they had used magic boots to speed up their steps, they still couldn't catch up with Wim
plus the terrain was rough with lots of rocks, trees, and even rocks floating in the air. They were really having a hard time catching up
Bandit:" damn, call the 'Mages' here. Shoot your magic"
Bandit:" Give me some space, I'll shoot him "
One of the bandits holding the firearm said
The bandit started to lower his body to start focusing himself on aiming at Wim's head, and started to pull the trigger
Bang
Art:" uhmm, Wim we have a big problem there"
Art told Wim who was running that the Mage Bandits were casting their magic to attack him, while the other one who was using the rifle started shooting them
A bullet shot towards Wim
When the bullet almost reached his head, he immediately used Blink to avoid it. He matched the right time so he managed to avoid it
Bandit:" Damn! Missed "
But that was just the beginning, the Mage bandits finished casting their magic arrows, and sped towards Wim and Art. They both had to dodge all the arrows
Usually Wim could avoid every object behind him because of the monitor's help, but now he had to avoid the object without the monitor's help
More precisely through his instincts
They began to avoid the magic arrow attacks and the barrage of bullets
[Your synchronization with Art has increased. You have successfully unlocked the passive skill 'Mana Detection']
[Mana Detection skill: increases one's instincts and abilities]
Thanks to the Mana Detection skill, Wim could immediately feel that an object was approaching him. His ability is almost similar to Spider-Man's 'Spider Sense'
Teleport
The bullet that flew towards Wim's head missed his head because Wim used Blink right before it hit
Bandit:" damn!, I've run out of all my mana"
Bandit:" who can still run, chase him!"
The two mages had run out of mana and stamina while the other 4 people were chasing Wim
Wim:* damn!, they're still chasing"
Surprised by the bandits' guts to chase him, Wim had to think of a way to escape from them
A dagger wouldn't be enough to finish them all off, so he had to think of another way
Wim:* would it be better to kill them*
Right now, this is reality and not a game, so there is no unwritten rule not to kill them
So Wim hid behind a dense forest with large trees around him, with a dagger in his right hand he waited for the bandits to approach
He never had any experience in killing using a knife, at most he only used a knife to cutting vegetables and meat
Then the only way to kill someone with a knife is to attack their vital points
Bandit:" damn where is he hiding?! "
The bandits who were chasing them were looking for where Wim was hiding
Luckily the weather was currently in a blizzard
Thanks to the blizzard weather, their vision was limited, they didn't realize that their prey was waiting to prey on them
Wim:* the first one to use the firearm first*
Teleport
When the bandit holding the rifle was walking, he was suddenly surprised by Wim who was already in front of him
Puuk
Bandit:" ... Huh? "
Wim stabbed his heart