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When Adam opened his briefcase, he was grateful to find another short sword. But rather than the usual accompaniment of health potions or spray paint, there were two peices of armor, one was a small armshield and the other was a chestplace. Neither were very sturdy looking but some protecting was better than none. When he put both of them on he looked like some kind of lazy larper.
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Whatever.
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He’d leveled up recently, and since that level up, he’d gotten a new ability. He wanted to test it out. So, he hopped a warp point to Seoul, the battle-torn city of slimes, and wanted to test said powers against the poor creatures.
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They were easy enough to grind out XP on and kill.
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Adam looked around the empty street, catching site of a small smile just beside an unmoving vehicle. He lifted his sword and swung down.
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Adam supposed that if he didn’t have a weapon, he could still use the stupid briefcase. But at least with a sword, he didn’t look as ridiculous. Blue flames erupted in front of him in a conal-like area that encompassed around 25 feet from where he swung down. They left behind scorch marks and the slimes didn’t appear to have time to scream as they were burned away into nothing, leaving embers of puddles on the ground. The car was also scorched, and the ground below was blackened by the fire.
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Looking at the destruction he had caused, Adam neither smiled nor frowned.
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All he could think about was how much more power he still needed.

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Watching the burning puddles melt away, Adam let out a deep breath. It still wasn’t enough. It wouldn’t be enough if he wanted to win. He needed to win. That was the only way to succeed in this world now.
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He looked down at the handle of his dagger, frowning.
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But then he looked up and saw something move. It was too big to be a slime. It had to be a person.
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Adam glanced away. Were they trying to hide from him? They weren’t doing the best of jobs if so. He didn’t feel much difference in the air, and a moment later, he decided to summon his warning bell from his inventory.
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It didn’t ring.
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Finally turning back to the shadow, Adam shook his head while he crossed his arms. “I can see you.” He said.

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“So what if I am?” Adam answered, setting his sword at his side and standing tall. This girl couldn’t have been older than fifteen. But she had been here, in Seoul, where some of the worst of the tutorials had been. Or maybe she been teleported somewhere else for a tutorial and was here for some other reason, like Adam himself.
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“Didn’t realize hunting grounds had to be claimed.” He said grimly, watching as the girl picked out a whip and did a strange motion with her mouth. He tensed, ready for an attack.
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Adam narrowed his eyes, “So do we fight about it now or what?” He could fight, if prompted, but he had just used his ability, and the next option was to use his original, but that did require getting in close and getting hit… Which were neither things he really wanted to do in a fight if he was being honest.
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But he would do them anyway if he needed. If this girl really was looking for reason to get into a battle, he could easily provide.

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She was just a kid. Did Adam feel bad about treating her harshly? No. Because in this world, if you were scared by someone being confrontational, then you wouldn’t have made it far anyway. If she was still alive, that meant that she had at least something going for her. Either that, or someone else had been watching out for her the whole time.
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She did have that whip…
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Regardless of her nerves or whatnot, she did answer him succinctly. Not her territory, at least not in the sense that she cared about it. But apparently, she had settled somewhere nearby. Adam remained silent with a boring glare, it wasn’t like he had any inclination of signs that she was nearby or any signs of human life at all for that matter.
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Inherently as well, she didn’t want to fight, and Adam saw there was no point in it. Adam had no food on him to offer on him, if that was what she really looking for.
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“If that’s what you want, I’ve got nothing on me.” Adam said simply, sheathing his sword and turning immediately turning around. The girl was simply that, a kid. Looking to share a snack? Making friends? Not Adam’s thing. He began walking away, leaving burning slimes and sizzled asphalt behind him.

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So, he walked away.
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Or at least he tried to walk away from the kid. She seemed intent on following him for no apparent reason. He didn’t have food or anything that she would have wanted, so why did she want to follow him around? The hell if he knew.
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His usual frown didn’t leave his face as he continued his pace. He simply just continued as if she wasn’t there at all. It was quiet in the city, it gave a lonely, if not eerie feeling, seeing all these tall buildings and once crowded streets now empty and void of people. Adam supposed even he could be unnerved by the sight and lack of sounds.
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When the girl pulled out a bag of potato chips and began chomping down, his frown became slightly more annoyed. The girl had stated she was hungry, so whatever. At least she had food.
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Adam remembered days long ago when it was hard to get even that. But that had been a long time ago…
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He remembered being a kid once. He supposed that this change in the world would be hard on kids, people who didn’t have the mental fortitude to deal with death, and the harsh realities of playing this game. He still frowned. He didn’t really like thinking about the realities of it either.
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He’d almost died in his tutorial after all.
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He breathed out, feeling his heart rate go up as he thought of that sick, far selfish player he’d encountered then. Nostrils flaring, he couldn’t exactly hold the anger that began bubbling in his chest.
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With a sudden movement, he drew his sword and swung it hard. Blue flames surrounded the blade, then an explosion of the electric blaze came forth once again, enveloping a nearby car and causing it to catch fire. Perhaps the sounds of slimes hiding out inside the car could be heard screeching as they caught fire and burned, but Adam didn’t flinch.
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He paused, watching as the flames engulfed the car.
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He then turned to the girl, no direct malice in his tone, but perhaps instead a bit of a lonely one.
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“Adam.” He said, “My name’s Adam.”

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Perhaps he was surprised by the response that the kid gave him. He looked at her critically, hearing out her explanation of why he should join forces with her.
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It all really came from nowhere.
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As he watched the flames burn away at the car, he didn’t immediately reply to her. Join a guild? Had he considered such a proposal before? He frowned. He didn’t like working with others and having others work with him. Sure, it provided party benefits if done correctly, but otherwise, he was not the type of person to randomly say yes to others just because they asked.
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“I’m not here to depend on others.” He said flatly. “You shouldn’t either.” He said to her.
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“You wanna carve out a place in the world? Do it yourself.” He continued, not even looking to her. “And then ask others to follow you.”
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Because he sure as hell wasn’t going to.

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