CATMAN
26 A Mysterious Superhero Appears
BAM! BAM! BAM!
Auden's punches didn't stop till he made the mess of Mech's face. Mech couldn't even tell what was happening. The next second he dropped in the ground, barrages of pus face making him unable to even speak.
His defense was solid but little did Mech knew that Auden's strength would only increase as the fight dragged on. And it was also because of his arrogance that he lost.
Finally, when Auden stopped beating him, he slowly moved his lips with blood flowing out of it.
"I...Lost ...to...a...Cough ~ Cough~ Tras-"
BAM~
With that last kick right on the face, Mech's eyes rolled back as he lost consciousness.
"As I told you, there are no such things as trash in this world. There are only weak and strong." Auden said.
He then took off the cube from Mech's hand and pressed the side button of his own cube. As the blue ray of his cube fell upon another cube, Mech's cube turned red and his cube rung in a mechanical voice.
"Point +1"
"Total Point: 1"
'Oh? So, it records the points like that.' Auden was amazed by the fact. He then gave a last glance to the Mech unconscious on the ground and left the place.
He was curious to know how the Academy would recover the body of unconscious Mech after getting defeated but didn't stay there any longer for the fear that he might expose his position.
"So, do anything to grab the points means I can do anything as well, huh? I thought wearing a uniform to deceive others would attract several consequences but it seems that it's allowed in this situation." He mumbled to himself.
"Should I wear a Royal uniform of my father from his younger days to trick others? No, that won't do anything if others don't buy it. After all, I don't have any magic."
"Then what should I do? If there's something that would let me use my Cat Form during this week then I can use it. But what?" He mumbled as no thoughts crossed his mind.
Just as he reached his house, he saw Froy with the pouch of blood on his mouth. Auden smiled and without saying anything he took the pouch and drank all the blood. Wiping his mouth he said,
"Froy, I need you to do something for me again. Would you like to help me with that?"
"Of course, anything I can help with," Froy said.
"You are too familiar with the city and the areas inside it right?" Auden asked.
"Well, not entirely..." Froy replied, "If I were to brag about it then I know about ninety-five percent of the city. But for the rest five percent, I haven't gone there."
"Hmmm..." Auden frowned.
"Ninety-five percent will do as well. I want you to keep an eye on the city and deliver the information related to any fights between students. But keep in mind that fight must only be between two...if there's a third one then look for another fight. Do you think you can do it?"
"That's simple, boss. I have to deliver the location of the students engaged in fights to you and only two students should be fighting. It's very easy if I were to say so. I will do it in the name of three smoked fishes." Froy said patting his chest.
"If you deliver some good information then you'll get five," Auden replied.
"Yes, now I'm motivated even more. Just leave it to me." Froy said as he jumped on the roof of one of the houses and left the place.
Auden smiled and entered the house. He was quite sure about his theory and knew that no one would attack him in his house.
The speech clearly said that no harm must be brought to public property or something, so the home was clearly going to be the safe point. The Academy must have taken that into consideration... if not then why did they organize the event?
Auden entered his house just because of that. He wanted to first buy a skill before he went out to fight others.
Auden then sat in the couch and said,
"System, open the Cat Shop."
Ring~
[Cat Shop has been selected. The host can now see the items and skills available in the shop.]
[Skill: Unruly Strength] (4500 CP)
[Skill: Despair] (200 CP)
[Item: Cat Food] (20 CP)
[Attachment: Poison Nails] (100 CP)
--Scroll down to see more.
Another skill was added to the Cat Shop. Auden was dumbfounded by its cost.
"4500? That's too high."
He had been saving CP for purchasing the skill which was the only skill available in the shop before but it wasn't the case anymore. There was another skill before his eyes and much too his surprise, there might be more.
He then asked the system, "Is there any skill that the system would want to recommend to current me?"
Ring~
[If the host is asking for recommendations then the system would like to present these two which are very suitable for the current host.]
[Skill: Swim] (50 CP)
Ring~
[So, would the host like to buy these two things which the system recommended? Please select your choice.]
[Yes/ Absolutely Yes.]
Pfffff~
Auden was literally about to throw blood when he saw that. The system was on it again. The soul of the seller was making its demand. But Auden didn't like the idea to buy them without knowing anything about them.
He would first analyze what they would actually do and buy it. So, he looked at the upper right corner where the cross mark to quit the window should have been.
"This..." Auden was speechless.
The mark which would usually be used to quit the window was replaced by [Buy].
He sighed as he looked at the screen, "Before buying it, first explain what they do and how are they better for me? Are they better than the Skill: Despair I wanted to buy before?"
Ring~
[Then the system will answer first.]
[Since the host is CatMan, he hates water the most... to the point he would only bath once every two weeks or once a month. Skill: Swim is a passive skill that allows the host to not be afraid of water anymore and will be of great help to host while crossing rivers and ponds. Of course, it teaches the how-to host to swim as well which the host before becoming CatMan didn't know.]
[The modification: Paws is the second version of the paws. The first version was the normal version with no effects but the modified version can absorb any sort of physical attacks and Repel it on host's wish to Repel it.]
[As for how the modification is great than the Skill: Despair then the system would like to explain that the skill works with the use of aura. The aura of the host is currently too weak so the skill cannot be used against the people stronger than the host, but the modified paws, however, repel any physical attack there is.]
[The system has already explained the Skill and modification.]
Ring~
[The system thanks to the host for his patronage. The CP has been deducted as per the cost of the things the host bought.]
[Total CP: 26]
[Modifying the paws to ver.2]
[Modification Complete. The host can now use the effects of the paws.]
Auden was robbed by the system again. But it didn't make him too mad as the modification he heard of seemed quite useful...no, very useful actually.
"The modification seems very useful. But can it not absorb and reflect magical attacks? If it could then this paw could become super useful."
Ring~
[The paw could do that as well but currently, it cannot because of the host not being able to use magic. If the paw absorbed magic then it would only hurt the host instead of benefitting him. So, if the system were to summarize it then the system didn't add the effect to Absorb and Repel magic in this version because of the host having a broken vessel.]
[But if the host would like to have it then the host must increase the level so that the system would be able to heal the body of the host and make him able to use magic. After the host learns to use magic, the system will add the effect in ver.3]
"I see."
He then said, "Open human shop!"
Ring~
[Human shop has been selected. The host can now see the items and skills available in the human shop.]
[Item: Aere (Sword)] (50000 CP)
[Item: Health Potion] (30 CP)
[Skill: Flash Steps] (100 CP)
[Item: Money] (100 dollars for 1 CP)
[Item: Huy (Sword)] (30000 CP)
-Scroll down for more
Auden was flabbergasted by the items and their prices. 50000 CP for a sword? What was it made from? A diamond? He squinted his eyes for the hope of searching the items or something that might be useful for him but the prices were just too high and all the items were out of his reach.
With but 26 CP, he could buy nothing in the human shop other than the money and he clearly didn't have any interest in it. Who the heck would be so much of an idiot to buy money using his hard-earned CP? He clearly wouldn't.
But he was curious as to know why the price of one sword was even higher than the CP he needed for his evolution.
"Why is 'Aere' and that 'Huy' sword too expensive?" He asked.
Ring~
[The reason behind that is simple. 'Aere' and 'Huy' are the weapons that could be considered as national treasures because of their ability. Aere is the finest sword and also the last weapon crafted by the Mad Blacksmith before he died. Huy is also the creation of Mad Blacksmith but it isn't too great compared to Aere so the price of Huy is a little cheaper than Aere.]
"I see. So, its because it has some weird ability. Then who is the Mad Blacksmith guy that crafted these swords." He asked as he wanted to know as who was the person that was able to craft such powerful weapons.
If these could be national treasures and in 'Great Magic Era' nonetheless then the blacksmith must have been one heck of a person.
Ring~
[The system apologizes as it cannot answer to that question. The answer to that question is currently locked because of the host's level.]
"Host level? The system wouldn't answer if I don't reach the level required to get the answer?" His curiosity was on its peak but no matter how many times he asked, the result was the same. He couldn't get anything out of the system.
"Whatever...I at least got something that can be useful for a fight." He mumbled, "Let's test the new modification first."
He stood up from the couch and stretched his hands. He then went to his room and pulled out what seemed like a black suitcase from below the bed. Opening the box, a smile appeared on his face.
"Boss, I've got one location." Froy's voice came from the terrace making Auden smile even more.
"Right on time." He mumbled.
***
In front of an abandoned building, two students dressed in black were fighting each other one on one. Both of them seemed to be having a hard time dealing with each other but for the sake of a point and the future, they were fighting each other with all their might.
"Looks like it's time for me to make my appearance," Auden said as he looked at the match between the Talents which was about to conclude very soon.
"Yes, boss," Froy said.
Just as Auden saw that conclusion was near, Auden revealed himself to the two of the Talents fighting each other.
"You two there. Listen to me, fighting is bad." He said.
Both of the Talents immediately turned to the source of the voice and squinted their eyes looking at Auden.
"Who are you? And why are you hiding your face behind that mask?" Both of them asked at the same time.
"Who? Me?" Auden grinned behind the mask he wore and said, "If I were to say who I am then it would reveal something I don't want to reveal. But I will tell you this, I am weak-" Auden immediately shook his head, "No, I mean I'm the protector of the weak, a mysterious superhero. You may know me as..."
"CATMAN!"
Auden's punches didn't stop till he made the mess of Mech's face. Mech couldn't even tell what was happening. The next second he dropped in the ground, barrages of pus face making him unable to even speak.
His defense was solid but little did Mech knew that Auden's strength would only increase as the fight dragged on. And it was also because of his arrogance that he lost.
Finally, when Auden stopped beating him, he slowly moved his lips with blood flowing out of it.
"I...Lost ...to...a...Cough ~ Cough~ Tras-"
BAM~
With that last kick right on the face, Mech's eyes rolled back as he lost consciousness.
"As I told you, there are no such things as trash in this world. There are only weak and strong." Auden said.
He then took off the cube from Mech's hand and pressed the side button of his own cube. As the blue ray of his cube fell upon another cube, Mech's cube turned red and his cube rung in a mechanical voice.
"Point +1"
"Total Point: 1"
'Oh? So, it records the points like that.' Auden was amazed by the fact. He then gave a last glance to the Mech unconscious on the ground and left the place.
He was curious to know how the Academy would recover the body of unconscious Mech after getting defeated but didn't stay there any longer for the fear that he might expose his position.
"So, do anything to grab the points means I can do anything as well, huh? I thought wearing a uniform to deceive others would attract several consequences but it seems that it's allowed in this situation." He mumbled to himself.
"Should I wear a Royal uniform of my father from his younger days to trick others? No, that won't do anything if others don't buy it. After all, I don't have any magic."
"Then what should I do? If there's something that would let me use my Cat Form during this week then I can use it. But what?" He mumbled as no thoughts crossed his mind.
Just as he reached his house, he saw Froy with the pouch of blood on his mouth. Auden smiled and without saying anything he took the pouch and drank all the blood. Wiping his mouth he said,
"Froy, I need you to do something for me again. Would you like to help me with that?"
"Of course, anything I can help with," Froy said.
"You are too familiar with the city and the areas inside it right?" Auden asked.
"Well, not entirely..." Froy replied, "If I were to brag about it then I know about ninety-five percent of the city. But for the rest five percent, I haven't gone there."
"Hmmm..." Auden frowned.
"Ninety-five percent will do as well. I want you to keep an eye on the city and deliver the information related to any fights between students. But keep in mind that fight must only be between two...if there's a third one then look for another fight. Do you think you can do it?"
"That's simple, boss. I have to deliver the location of the students engaged in fights to you and only two students should be fighting. It's very easy if I were to say so. I will do it in the name of three smoked fishes." Froy said patting his chest.
"If you deliver some good information then you'll get five," Auden replied.
"Yes, now I'm motivated even more. Just leave it to me." Froy said as he jumped on the roof of one of the houses and left the place.
Auden smiled and entered the house. He was quite sure about his theory and knew that no one would attack him in his house.
The speech clearly said that no harm must be brought to public property or something, so the home was clearly going to be the safe point. The Academy must have taken that into consideration... if not then why did they organize the event?
Auden entered his house just because of that. He wanted to first buy a skill before he went out to fight others.
Auden then sat in the couch and said,
"System, open the Cat Shop."
Ring~
[Cat Shop has been selected. The host can now see the items and skills available in the shop.]
[Skill: Unruly Strength] (4500 CP)
[Skill: Despair] (200 CP)
[Item: Cat Food] (20 CP)
[Attachment: Poison Nails] (100 CP)
--Scroll down to see more.
Another skill was added to the Cat Shop. Auden was dumbfounded by its cost.
"4500? That's too high."
He had been saving CP for purchasing the skill which was the only skill available in the shop before but it wasn't the case anymore. There was another skill before his eyes and much too his surprise, there might be more.
He then asked the system, "Is there any skill that the system would want to recommend to current me?"
Ring~
[If the host is asking for recommendations then the system would like to present these two which are very suitable for the current host.]
[Skill: Swim] (50 CP)
Ring~
[So, would the host like to buy these two things which the system recommended? Please select your choice.]
[Yes/ Absolutely Yes.]
Pfffff~
Auden was literally about to throw blood when he saw that. The system was on it again. The soul of the seller was making its demand. But Auden didn't like the idea to buy them without knowing anything about them.
He would first analyze what they would actually do and buy it. So, he looked at the upper right corner where the cross mark to quit the window should have been.
"This..." Auden was speechless.
The mark which would usually be used to quit the window was replaced by [Buy].
He sighed as he looked at the screen, "Before buying it, first explain what they do and how are they better for me? Are they better than the Skill: Despair I wanted to buy before?"
Ring~
[Then the system will answer first.]
[Since the host is CatMan, he hates water the most... to the point he would only bath once every two weeks or once a month. Skill: Swim is a passive skill that allows the host to not be afraid of water anymore and will be of great help to host while crossing rivers and ponds. Of course, it teaches the how-to host to swim as well which the host before becoming CatMan didn't know.]
[The modification: Paws is the second version of the paws. The first version was the normal version with no effects but the modified version can absorb any sort of physical attacks and Repel it on host's wish to Repel it.]
[As for how the modification is great than the Skill: Despair then the system would like to explain that the skill works with the use of aura. The aura of the host is currently too weak so the skill cannot be used against the people stronger than the host, but the modified paws, however, repel any physical attack there is.]
[The system has already explained the Skill and modification.]
Ring~
[The system thanks to the host for his patronage. The CP has been deducted as per the cost of the things the host bought.]
[Total CP: 26]
[Modifying the paws to ver.2]
[Modification Complete. The host can now use the effects of the paws.]
Auden was robbed by the system again. But it didn't make him too mad as the modification he heard of seemed quite useful...no, very useful actually.
"The modification seems very useful. But can it not absorb and reflect magical attacks? If it could then this paw could become super useful."
Ring~
[The paw could do that as well but currently, it cannot because of the host not being able to use magic. If the paw absorbed magic then it would only hurt the host instead of benefitting him. So, if the system were to summarize it then the system didn't add the effect to Absorb and Repel magic in this version because of the host having a broken vessel.]
[But if the host would like to have it then the host must increase the level so that the system would be able to heal the body of the host and make him able to use magic. After the host learns to use magic, the system will add the effect in ver.3]
"I see."
He then said, "Open human shop!"
Ring~
[Human shop has been selected. The host can now see the items and skills available in the human shop.]
[Item: Aere (Sword)] (50000 CP)
[Item: Health Potion] (30 CP)
[Skill: Flash Steps] (100 CP)
[Item: Money] (100 dollars for 1 CP)
[Item: Huy (Sword)] (30000 CP)
-Scroll down for more
Auden was flabbergasted by the items and their prices. 50000 CP for a sword? What was it made from? A diamond? He squinted his eyes for the hope of searching the items or something that might be useful for him but the prices were just too high and all the items were out of his reach.
With but 26 CP, he could buy nothing in the human shop other than the money and he clearly didn't have any interest in it. Who the heck would be so much of an idiot to buy money using his hard-earned CP? He clearly wouldn't.
But he was curious as to know why the price of one sword was even higher than the CP he needed for his evolution.
"Why is 'Aere' and that 'Huy' sword too expensive?" He asked.
Ring~
[The reason behind that is simple. 'Aere' and 'Huy' are the weapons that could be considered as national treasures because of their ability. Aere is the finest sword and also the last weapon crafted by the Mad Blacksmith before he died. Huy is also the creation of Mad Blacksmith but it isn't too great compared to Aere so the price of Huy is a little cheaper than Aere.]
"I see. So, its because it has some weird ability. Then who is the Mad Blacksmith guy that crafted these swords." He asked as he wanted to know as who was the person that was able to craft such powerful weapons.
If these could be national treasures and in 'Great Magic Era' nonetheless then the blacksmith must have been one heck of a person.
Ring~
[The system apologizes as it cannot answer to that question. The answer to that question is currently locked because of the host's level.]
"Host level? The system wouldn't answer if I don't reach the level required to get the answer?" His curiosity was on its peak but no matter how many times he asked, the result was the same. He couldn't get anything out of the system.
"Whatever...I at least got something that can be useful for a fight." He mumbled, "Let's test the new modification first."
He stood up from the couch and stretched his hands. He then went to his room and pulled out what seemed like a black suitcase from below the bed. Opening the box, a smile appeared on his face.
"Boss, I've got one location." Froy's voice came from the terrace making Auden smile even more.
"Right on time." He mumbled.
***
In front of an abandoned building, two students dressed in black were fighting each other one on one. Both of them seemed to be having a hard time dealing with each other but for the sake of a point and the future, they were fighting each other with all their might.
"Looks like it's time for me to make my appearance," Auden said as he looked at the match between the Talents which was about to conclude very soon.
"Yes, boss," Froy said.
Just as Auden saw that conclusion was near, Auden revealed himself to the two of the Talents fighting each other.
"You two there. Listen to me, fighting is bad." He said.
Both of the Talents immediately turned to the source of the voice and squinted their eyes looking at Auden.
"Who are you? And why are you hiding your face behind that mask?" Both of them asked at the same time.
"Who? Me?" Auden grinned behind the mask he wore and said, "If I were to say who I am then it would reveal something I don't want to reveal. But I will tell you this, I am weak-" Auden immediately shook his head, "No, I mean I'm the protector of the weak, a mysterious superhero. You may know me as..."
"CATMAN!"