11|Hassle"Lady Velora and Lady Aspilon are still analysing the corpse. For the meantime, they just asked me to inform you." She bowed her head slightly.
"Ok! Would you like some ice cream?" He handed her an ice cream cone. "Thank you very much, Lord Dark." She stood. "I will make sure to inform Lady Velora." She got up and left hurriedly. "Ehhhh," he watched her leave. "Whatever."
He got back to his room, after which he laid flat on his bed. "Appraisal." A system-like UI appeared
Name: Kuramo Zen
Class: Magic Knight, not ascended
Mana Reserve[MR]: Tier Four
Spells acquired: appraisal (tier one), physical enhancement (tier one), and reinforced thrust (tier two)
Artifacts equipped: none
The seemingly underwhelming status burned into his eyes, it was exactly the stats that his character Zen had in Azurpomax. "Arghhh, not this." He rubbed against his temples. "Overtone" was a cloaking spell he used to hide his status so anyone who tried to appraise him would be fed with a totally nonsensical status. The system UI flipped.
Name: Dark
Class: Eternal Knight, Ascension Pathway Two
Mana Reserve: Tier 18
System in use: SSS LVL 999 OP system, brief description: it allows Dark to create any spells regardless of class or tier. The amount of mana used in casting each spell is reduced by half. Spells created can also be shared with desired individuals.
Spells acquired: umbreaker (tier 15), devastation (tier 17), sludge body suit (tier 18), lendwind division (tier 14), Frickure (tier 15), flaming cascade (tier 17), lightning blast (tier 15), full body enhancement (tier 17), Overturn (tier 15), call of the undead (tier 16), holy slash (tier 18), techno drive (tier 15), absolute rejuvenation (tier 18), shadow waltz (tier 15), +999 more spells
Passive: Neverending Replenishment, brief description: allows Dark to replenish half of the mana he spends immediately. The other effect of this passive is that so far as mana is spent on a daily basis, Dark's mana reserves will increase by 2.4 every 8 hours.
Artifacts equipped: Talon of Woe (calamity class), Sword of Nishiki (legendary class), Hourglass of Chronoa (legendary class), +99
"Hmm, I never get tired of looking at this." He grinned. "But this system UI is quite different from the one in-game." This new discovery proved to him that this world was indeed different from Azurpomax. The lore of Amargadon, the great hero, and the cursed ones were never part of Azurpomax's lore.
Further, the fiends were completely new to him; in the game, he only faced regular monsters and beasts. "And I don't think anyone would have added anything since the game closed when I died," he thought.
"Whatever." He jumped up. "Now that I'm here, I might as well enjoy it… After all, this is something I wished for my whole life." Ever since he was a little kid, he had always dreamt of being reincarnated, no less being transmigrated into a character he created in a game.
"I'm super glad I chose the system and passive option. Now that I look at it, my system is totally broken." He wasn't wrong, he had a system that allowed him to create spells in a world where spells determined who was strong or weak.
"Ahhhh, but it's such a hassle." It dawned on him that he knew nearly nothing of this world, including the hidden powers that were at play in the darkness. "But it doesn't matter." He lay back.
Grummmm!
His stomach rumbled. "Arghhh, now my body has failed me."He stood. "I just have to head over to the commercial district." He smiled. "I heard they have all sorts of sweets." One thing that he would not trade for the world is sweets. Ever since he was Zen, he always loved sweets, especially chocolates.
He soon arrived at the commercial district. Different races filled the street, stalls spread across the entire area. "Where do I start?" He dipped a hand in his pocket and brought out a brown pouch. "Father just gave me my monthly allowance…"
He opened the pouch. "Gold coins. I was told by Shen that these were worth a lot… One, two… hundred coins." He grinned. "I'm rich. LET'S GHOOOOSTTTTTT!" He hurriedly walked down the street, chanting his best line from his favourite anime, Dark Gathering.
He went from one sweet stall to the other. "Hmm, yummy." He bit a mouthful of chocolate cake. Zen toured round almost all of the commercial district during his sweet shopping spree. "Ahhhh, I'm beat." He fell onto a bench. "Lord Dark-sama." A soft female voice caused him to open his eyes. "Kira? What are you doing here?" he asked.
"We saw you pass by, so Lady Nyxa thought you would like to visit our mall." She pointed her hand towards a tall building. "Mall?" he thought. "Why not." He stood, placing a hand into his pocket.
Ping!
The elevator door opened. "Welcome, Lord Dark-sama." Two rows of maids greeted him. "Lord Dark-sama, I am simply delighted you were able to make it." Nyxa stepped down the stairs, red crimson eyes glimmering slightly.
"I thought I would start a business of my own to bolster the name of Dark Veil. Though it all belongs to you, my lord." She knelt down before him.
"Ahhh, now that I remember, Nyxa was the smartest. I didn't think she would be able to build a business like this…" He grinned inwardly. "Which means they must be making a lot of hefty income," he thought.
"Nyxa, have you made any profit?" he asked. "Yes, my lord." She signalled a few of the other members to bring in a chest.
"Here it is, Lord Shadow." They opened the chest. The gold coins within it emitted an alluring glow. "All this for me?" His eyes widened. "Yippee!" He grabbed onto the chest.
Nyxa filled him in exclusively on how they tracked down the scientist, only to find him dead. "Maybe he was killed by other members of his organisation because he was no longer useful." He rubbed his temples.
"That's it, as expected of Lord Dark-sama." Nyxa jammed her hands together. The other members clapped.
"Lord Dark is marvellously amazing." They all nodded their heads in agreement.
"Huh?! What did I say, what?" he thought