Orphan Reincarnation (2)
Kane's condition was strange.
He had been fighting for his life from Nightmare Fever, but it had only been a day, and now he looked far too healthy.
"Are you okay?"
I saw the two eyes calling my name and staring quietly at me.
Something's off...
I didn't know exactly, but my intuition told me so.
As a long silence stretched on, I hurriedly continued.
"There's still a bit of residual left, but it's fine."
"Fortunately. The fever hadn't broken, and they said today might be a critical day..."
That serious, huh?
Maybe I died and was reincarnated after that.
"Robert Uncle came to check on my condition and said it looks okay."
"Still, I'll rest well today. Tell Robert Uncle for me."
"Ah. I brought some soup, eat it before you eat."
"Thanks, Edith."
"Uh... yeah."
Her reaction was a bit stiff.
Was she not the type to say thanks?
The awkward atmosphere ended, and Edith left the room after setting down the soup bowl.
While eating the soup with a wooden spoon, I organized my memories.
Seeing Edith, it seemed like we were in one of the stages of Part 1, the Britannica Empire.
The background was a transitional Britain inspired by steampunk and chivalric literature.
"First, this is the back alleys..."
The poorhouse in the back alleys, a shelter for many orphans including Kane and Edith.
It was also where the basic operators who would join in the main story later were.
The person to be most careful of was Robert Grey, the owner of the poorhouse.
To the people of the back alleys, he was known as a seed-origin braggart...
Knight.
Among humans, classified as a superhuman knight.
The Wolf Knight who exterminated the gangs in the back alleys to protect Edith... Hector Blackshuck.
Even if not at the level of the top-tier Knights of the Round Table, he was undoubtedly a powerhouse on par with them.
Since he was such a being, I had to be careful while planning...
"How?"
If I played around with my brain empty and happily, I'd get caught in the main story and die.
The Reddingham Incident that gives a spicy taste to Part 1 of the main story.
An event where brainwashed mobs, due to the schemes of the Nightmare Lord, try to kill the Child of Promise.
Without knowing which child, they massacred pregnant women and orphans as well, a scene of slaughter.
"Right now, since I'm 15 and Edith is 15... Imperial Year 1509. The Reddingham Incident is 1511."
Two years left.
This is fucked up?
The best way to survive in two years is to make allies.
But the Wolf Knight only saved Edith and a few orphans and died fighting the mobs.
If the best output in the back alleys dies caught in the mobs, then me, an orphan, has no chance.
Synchronization completed.
Welcome, Commander, KS1122
"System got a special event!!!"
Tutorial has not started yet.
Classifying...
Side Story: Dragon's Nest.
"Is it not a give and take?"
System partially opening...
Operation Management (Not Open)
Operator Management (Open)
Operator Organization (Not Open)
Shop (Not Open)
Operator Recruitment (Not Open)
Warehouse (Not Open)
High-Grade Facility (Not Open)
"There's only one opened."
Compared to the messages floating up, the special event was pitifully poor... but with gratitude, I pressed it with my hand.
"What am I supposed to do with this...?"
Operators Held: Calculating... / 432
The 6-star filled area, pressing operators didn't change much.
Normally, I'd enter the operator info window and go to the organization window, but that wasn't possible either.
Stats, traits, skills, exclusive weapons... info appeared but I couldn't detach it.
"What... what is this supposed to mean? Is this a gacha?"
Can't pull, no currency, not a shop cheat, no command ability, not a bunker...
Stay calm.
Anything is better than nothing.
I waved my hand to find clickable items and a blue window popped up.
Operator settlement completed.
Recruited temporary operator 'Kane'.
Loading operator information.
Kane ?★ Lv. 1 [0th]
Real name: Kane / Kim ? Mountain
Age: 15 / 29
Operator personal record: [Unlocked after reliability 50.]
Type: Special - Actor
HP: 60 / 650 [Nightmare Fever] (Lowest)
Attack: Physical, 100 (Lowest)
Defense: 90 (Lowest)
Resistance: 10 (Normal)
Interpersonal: Ground, 2 people
Return: Normal
Cost: 10
Fire rate: Fast
"Wow."
Garbage stats.
Is the status window the only ability?
No matter how unfinished the growth, his body was truly trash.
A 4-star operator's HP was lower than a rat that falls with just two basic attacks, not even a skill.
"Why is HP so low. They said I survived the critical point, so that's why?"
I need to find a way to recover HP...
In the game, I'd get support class recovery, but here, maybe it fills while resting.
That aside, Actor?
I knew it was special type, but Actor class was new to me.
Actor: Spend cost to replace traits and skills.
Whether in combat or deployment... seems like a passive.
The cost was low, so not bad.
Thinking that, I checked the traits.
First Trait. Persona
Degrade the skills and traits of the held operator and use them. Do not copy stats. Cost 10 for copy and replace. [Enhanced at 1st class change]
"Got it!!!"
Jackpot!
It's a shame I can't copy stats, but with the cheat-like trait and skills, it's fine.
Unlimited copying is enough cheat ability.
Second Trait. [Unlocked at 1st class change]
"Okay."
Can't get full from first drink, so pass.
First Skill. Mercury Barrier
Instant activation
Initial mana -
Mana consumption -
Attack +50%, Defense, Resistance +10%, use degraded skill.
"Eh..."
This skill couldn't be used without knowing mana.
"Sigh... passive series... recovery?"
Most were activation type, and there was something like that in traits...
"Ah. Lancelot."
It seemed to have self-recovery trait.
First Trait. Healing Water
When not blocking enemies, recover 10 HP every second (-90 applied).
"Let's try using it lightly..."
After waiting a while, a cold feeling entered the body.
Like breathing cold air in winter, but at the same time, a moist feeling.
To describe, it felt like water droplets were forming inside the body.
"It seems like it's getting better..."
With each breath in and out, the inside of the body calms down.
The feeling of fever subsiding and becoming peaceful was good.
Sigh haa.
Sigh haa.
Creak -
Something's strange.
Edith found Kane suspicious.
It didn't feel like a lie, nor was he hiding it.
It was literally something strange.
I didn't know what it was, so I was just frustrated.
But I had to do what I had to.
Since I gave her the soup, I had to report the condition to Robert Uncle.
"Robert Uncle. Kane woke up."
"Is it Kane?"
Uncle's reaction seemed to ask if he hadn't died.
"Yeah. Maybe he was lucky."
"Fortunately."
Whether it was fortunate because of that fortune or fortunate because there was no need to bury a corpse, the words ended there.
After the short words, Robert Uncle slowly got up and headed to Kane's room.
While passing Robert Uncle in the hallway, I thought.
Robert Uncle is hard to deal with.
He was definitely a good person, but there was no helping the slight discomfort.
Something similar?
It wasn't that Uncle became like this because Kane caught that disease... but dealing with him became harder.
"Ah."
It was awkward.
The light words I always said didn't flow naturally.
It was like seeing a little kid after a long time suddenly growing up.
Must be because of the pain...
Woke up?
Robert, no, Hector, was doubting his ears.
Whatever disease Kane had caught.
Nightmare Fever
Low transmissibility but over 90% mortality.
Fever while awake, nightmares while asleep.
The worst disease that gnawed at body and mind simultaneously, so I thought I'd clear away one corpse soon.
But waking up meant his HP and mind had been trained to extremes, or he was one of those born with extraordinary talent.
If he received that much care, maybe, but Kane's disease wasn't something that could be cured easily?
Even though he was one of the cherished kids, I didn't think the clumsy kid could overcome it.
While passing the hallway organizing thoughts, I suddenly felt the air slightly different.
Rubbing the annoying hand, a wet something was felt.
Cool and refreshing moisture was felt beyond the door.
Like feeling it when walking near a lake in the early morning.
Creak -
The hinge opened with a metallic sound,
and inside, I saw Kane breathing.
Aura breathing? No, it's different...
The technique of the Wolf Knight, one of the top powers of the Round Table.
No, Anima.
How did Kane get the secret of spirit arts?
Hearing the hinge sound, I stopped breathing and looked.
Edith, who came to get the soup bowl...
Not her...
Her face looked shocked, so I froze too.
"Ah, that's... this is..."
And before I could make any excuse, Robert Uncle's words continued.
"Where did you learn this?"
Fucked.