Villain Simulator-Chapter 81: Something’s off

"Status!"

Ding!

With that sound, a blue, translucent panel with white, royal-looking borders appeared in front of me.

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[Name: Adrian Vaiself] [Age: 20]

[Race: Human]

[Class: Nobility] [Level: 1]

[Strength: 16] [Agility: 14] [Constitution: 18]

[Mana: 9] [Intelligence: 15]

[Luck: 4/100] [Charisma: 32/100]

[Traits: Pride (A), Nobility (A), Composure (A), Mana Affinity (A), Revered Physique (S)]

[Skills: Mental Resistance (passive), Intimidation (active), Stealth (active), Rapid Growth (passive), Dual Mana Stream (active/passive), Basic Swordsmanship (active/passive), Chaos Ritual (active/passive)]

[Spells: Magic Bullet (basic)]

[Stat Points: 0] [UC: 32500]

[Soul-bound Targets: Daisy (Tier-1)]

[Inventory: World Return Card, Return Card, Skill Card (Chaos Medium)...]

[System Store: Opened]

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"Tch! Back to being pathetic! Not like I had good stats in the Quick Instance World anyway. But this is just humiliating."

Again, my sharp tongue didn’t stop me from being too blunt, even to myself, because of my pride.

But no matter how bad, these were my hard-earned stats I got by sweating day and night with Charlotte.

’Fuck!’

So, I couldn’t possibly hear anything bad about it, though cursing myself also wasn’t a good idea.

’Ugh!’

I growled inwardly, but my focus remained on the task I had to do because of Composure (A), as I ordered.

’System, show me the list of rewards I got.’

[Ding!]

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[Congratulations! You got:

* UC: 32500

* World Return Card x 1

* Skill Card (Chaos Medium) x 1]

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Just looking at the first and third rewards, I almost jumped with joy, and had it not been for my

Composure (A), I might even have had my breathing quickened.

Phew~!

Nevertheless, irrespective of my inner joy, on the outside, I remained cool and focused.

"Let’s start from the beginning—the UC. Let’s see, which stats should I increase with it?"

My status panel had changed a lot, and to be honest, I was quite impressed, but sad to say, my stats and traits were still the same as they were before I left for Quick Instance World.

Furthermore, considering what was about to come soon, there was little for me to think about other than getting stronger, and for that, I needed to increase my stats.

Not only by UC but also by leveling up, because I knew I wasn’t even somewhere near Adam in terms of strength and had no chance against a one-on-one.

"It’s decided then."

There was no doubt or hesitation in my mind as I reached the conclusion after a little mental calculation.

’System, increase each Strength, Agility, Constitution, Intelligence to 60, and Mana to 70.’

[Ding! 23,800 UC Deducted]

[Strength: 16 ⟶ 60] [Agility: 14 ⟶ 60]

[Constitution: 18 ⟶ 60]

[Mana: 9 ⟶ 70] [Intelligence: 15 ⟶ 60]

Right away, as soon as the system prompted,

Tremble!

I felt my insides shake.

Out of nowhere, a strange energy entered my body.

My mana reserves at my heart increased at a tremendous rate, and my senses sharpened to a whole new level.

I could discern the rhythmic cadence of Daisy’s heartbeat effortlessly, without the need for conscious concentration.

Coursing through my body, this strange energy revitalized every inch of my being.

’wow!’

The tingling sensation tingled in my fingertips, and miraculously, my injured hand began to mend at an extraordinary pace, the swelling subsiding.

I even experienced the sensation of weightlessness, as if I were suspended in the air, though I knew it was merely a side effect of my newfound heightened attributes.

Despite understanding the cause, I found myself unconsciously gripping the edge of the bed, applying a slight pressure.

Crack!

To my astonishment, the wooden fragment disintegrated as effortlessly as paper, crumbling to dust in the palm of my hand.

"Not bad!"

Even my pride seemed satisfied this time; it was that awesome.

"Looks like now I know what I must do today after some sleep."

’Get a better grip on my dramatically increased strength.’

I was acutely aware of the necessity to control this newfound strength, as its uncontrolled state posed greater danger than utility.

Thankfully, my experiences from the previous world would help me well in this, and with my Composure (A), it would be even easier.

Moreover, I had Mana Affinity (A), so I knew at least Mana wouldn’t trouble me much.

Speaking of which, with this newly boosted strength, I felt even more confident to meet my father and confront my big sister.

’Hehe, let’s see what gains I can make from this visit and relish the look on my bitch of a sister’s face when she sees me like this. I know she’ll be seething with rage. Hehehe.’

With a concealed grin, I redirected my attention to the status panel.

’Now, I have 8,700 UC left,’ I thought, though I knew not all of it could be spent recklessly.

A portion had to be reserved for unforeseen emergencies in the future.

"Okay, system, increase Luck to 7."

[3,000 UC Deducted]

[Luck: 4 ⟶ 7]

Seven had always been my lucky number, so I could only hope it would bring me good fortune in the days ahead.

However, I couldn’t shake off the uneasy feeling I had about Rachael’s impending awakening event.

[Remaining UC: 5,700]

"But this should suffice in case things take a turn for the worse."

That event was inevitable, so all I could do was prepare my best and hope for the best.

Which brings us to the second reward.

[World Return Card]

Except for the tutorial world, this card granted me the ability to visit any world I had previously ventured into, regardless of whether World Travel was on cooldown or the storyline was completed.

Furthermore, the [Return Card] I obtained from the treasure chest in the tutorial world allowed me to return to the Main world at any point during a storyline.

The combination of both cards provided a perfect means to take a break in case a world took more time than anticipated or if an emergency arose.

’Now it is time to finally come to the other star of the rewards besides UC.’

[Skill Card (Chaos Medium)]

This was a skill that could only be held by Chaos monsters or creatures that had turned into sources of Chaos.

Even the protagonist Richard was only able to get it because the betrayal of his close people caused him to turn to a Source of Chaos before his death, after which he was granted this skill.

Coincidentally, though, or say it was his plot armor, the skill came back with him.

He had to die to have this skill.

But now this skill was mine.

Now, I could not be poisoned by Chaos energy, and even if I somehow got cursed by Chaos, I could just expel all the Chaos energy inside me regularly.

’Wonderful.’

Once again, I feel like I owe Richard.

’Maybe I should have let him taste a few more black hulks. Haaaaa!!! Haha Haha HAHAHAHA’

Laughing out loud in my heart, I turned to the system prompt that appeared as I expressed my desire to get the skill.

[Does the host want to use the card and accept the skill?]

’Fuck Yeah! Bitch! You ask for obvious things, but when spending my UC, you don’t even bother to think twice, humph!’

[Confirmation Recieved]

Instantly, the Skill Card disappeared from my inventory, and a sensation like a rush of cool water engulfed me.

My surroundings blurred momentarily as a torrent of information surged into my brain.

The flood of insights about the skill Chaos Medium cascaded through my thoughts.

But what was different about the skill I got from this card was the framework of it, which I understood almost instinctively.

Players were not supposed to understand the framework of the skills they awakened or received as rewards.

It doesn’t matter even if it was through a Skill Stone, and they had to understand its workings on their own as they continued to gain insight into it.

Even the hunters in Daisy’s world were the same.

But now, after understanding the framework of this skill so easily, I felt as if I had been born to wield this power.

’Huff...’

I blinked, trying to comprehend what had just happened.

Was it the Skill Card that had granted me this understanding of its framework, or was there something else?

To be honest, I was clueless, but before I could even delve more into the topic, a sudden system prompt broke my train of thought.

[Ding! Synergy between Chaos Medium and Chaos Ritual has been detected.]

The source of this c𝐨ntent is freёnovelkiss.com.

[Does the host want to merge these two skills to create a new skill?]

[It is detected that the host doesn’t have the necessary props required for the process.]

[The host can also use UC for the process.]

"Huh? What does it cost?"

[Calculating...]

[Based on the great amount of synergy between these two skills, it will cost the host 5000 UC.]

[Does the host want to do it?]

"Hold on! Before that, explain in detail about this new skill."

There was never a case in any of my novels where two Chaos skills, especially Chaos Ritual and Chaos Medium, had been merged together.

The requirement for Chaos Medium just made it impossible for a living person to have it.

That was why it was important for me to know what I would be getting from this, because I had a pretty bad feeling about combining two Chaos skills.

[Ding! Please merge and create the new skill to know more.]

[The system can only tell that the merged skill may be either a brand-new skill or an improved version of the ones that were combined.]

’What the fuck? There is no guarantee if that new skill will even have the same functions as these old ones?’

[Yes]

’Bitch! Why should I do it then?’

The old skills were too useful for me to risk them.

Not to mention the price of 5000 UC by this system, as if it wanted me to merge it, and this uneasy feeling I had about this skill.

"Something’s off."