Chapter 4

⚔ IT'S GOOD TO BE THE EXTRA ⚔

Chapter 4

I'm currently lying on my bed...

I really don't feel like doing anything right now.

I know I'm in a fantasy world. I should be out exploring something—this place, that place, or anything else. Considering how many unknown things there are in this world, there should be countless things for me to discover.

Actually, I'm grinning right now while lying in bed because of how excited I am.

There's just too much going through my mind.

Maybe I should let it rest for now and relax.

But...

I can't help it.

I'm really itching to do something.

"Ahhh!!!"

"Okay... let's relax and take it slowly."

Inhale.

"Okay... here we go."

I rise from my bed and sit down before examining my status.

....

"Status."

□ Name: Emi Crowley

□ Age: 17 | Male

□ Height: 5'7"

□ Gift: Potion Master

□ Abilities:

▪︎ Memory Inventory

▪︎ Ascertain

▪︎ Dissect

- Variable Stats -

○ Strength: 1.00

○ Dexterity: 1.00

○ Vitality: 1.00

○ Stamina: 1.00

○ Magic Power: 1.50

○ Intelligence: 2.13

○ Luck: 5.60

□ Gift Traits: Any potion you make is much better than a normal potion. However, the higher the potion rank, the lower the chance of successfully making it. As a Potion Master, luck is considered to be highly important. Potion Master is a unique Gift, as are its abilities.

....

"Ohh! Very interesting... Let's see the details of this."

....

I touch the words, and the details appear before me.

□ Gift: Potion Master

◇ Rank: ▪︎E▪︎

You are the first person to possess such a Gift. This Gift is considered unique.

It is Rank E because, in Lendel, Mages and Wizards are commonly known to be capable of making potions.

□ Abilities:

▪︎ Memory Inventory ◇ Passive

As a potion maker, you have to memorize recipes and ingredients. However, as a Potion Master, you can store information in your Memory Inventory, allowing you to become more efficient.

▪︎ Ascertain ◇ Active

While looking at an object or item, saying "Ascertain" allows you to see its information and determine whether it can be used to make a potion.

▪︎ Dissect ◇ Active

Dissect an item to develop a new potion and its recipe. The higher the rank of the item, the higher the potential grade of the potion.

....

I'm really happy with it...

But damn, I don't have any combat-type abilities.

All of them are focused on making potions.

Well... that's the name of the Gift.

Potion Master.

"Ahhhhrgg!!!!"

I shout in frustration.

Thinking about my Gift, how am I supposed to follow Eren, Anna, Elaine, Yoona, and even Kevin?

Even though I disgust him, I still have to include Kevin. He's supposed to be the antagonist in my so-called webnovel fantasy series...

Well, back to thinking.

I imagine a scenario where I support them during a battle.

....

Swoosh!

The scene changes like a movie switching to another scenario.

"Okay, we're in the boss room. I'll take the lead. Anna, cover me. Yoona, take care of the underlings. Elaine, focus on protecting Yoona."

Eren is leading and commanding the others.

Dash!

Eren dashes straight toward the boss, unleashing the power of his Superior Sword Saint Gift.

Clank! Clank!

Dash! Shing! Clank!

Blink! Slash!

Eren and the Orc Lord are evenly matched.

At the same time, Yoona is fighting the Orc underlings while Elaine supports her from the side.

"Holy Shield!"

Diiim!!!

Elaine casts Holy Shield on Yoona.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Anna fires a barrage of arrows toward the Orcs approaching Eren.

After some time, both Eren and the Orc Lord are heavily wounded.

"EREN!! CATCH!!"

Swoosh!

I shout and throw a potion.

"What is this?"

"It's a Health Potion. Drink it. I made it myself... It's better than a normal potion. I can guarantee it."

I wink at Eren while giving him an approving thumbs-up.

"Huh!... Okay."

Eren drinks the potion.

Instantly, his wounds regenerate, and he's ready to fight again.

The Orc Lord also possesses a regeneration ability.

So they continue fighting.

At the same time, I notice that the others need potions too.

"Oh!... Anna, here! Catch!"

Throw!

"Yoona!!"

Throw!

"Oh, sorry, Eren... Here!"

Throw!

Throw! Throw! Throw! Throw!

"Don't worry! You have a great support here... Hahahahaha!"

I continue throwing potions at them while laughing.

"Hey, squirt... You're quite annoying."

An annoyed Orc suddenly speaks from behind me.

"Oh!... You think you're a match for me?"

I turn around and look at him seriously.

"!!"

The Orc is startled by my remark.

"POTION SPLASH!!!"

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

I throw a barrage of potions at the Orc.

"AHHHhhh... h...."

The Orc screams, thinking he's about to die.

But instead...

He suddenly feels better.

"Oh right..."

I realize something.

"I only have Health Potions."

"Hahahaha... Foolish human!"

Slash!

Splurt!

The Orc slashes me in half.

I die instantly.

....

Swoosh.

The scenario ends, and I return to reality.

....

"This won't do..."

There's no way I can do that.

"Ahhrrrgg!"

I fall back onto my bed, burying my face into the pillow.

"Oh right... I still need to do the Full Synchronization."

"This might help me relax."

I look at the System and activate it.

....

◇ Applying Full Synchronization...

◇ Installing basic knowledge to Cadet Emi Crowley...

◇ Scanning individual...

◇ Analyzing bloodlines...

◇ Result: None.

◇ Sorry to inform you. The System cannot perform Bloodline Synchronization. You don't have any relatives or family members in Lendel. Considering you are the first one of your generation to set foot here, only basic knowledge can be installed.

....

"Really? Is that it?"

"Oh, come oooon!"

"I miss my family..."

The situation makes me feel like I'm about to cry.

"I need to comfort myself now."

I say it while feeling emotionless, somehow losing interest in doing anything.

The only comfort I know is reading webnovels.

But now that I think about it...

I'm in another world.

The links and websites I used to visit to read novels can't be accessed anymore.

As I remember, I still have that article.

So I open it and start reading it emotionlessly.

Well...

That's it.

This is how it all ends.

I'm now lying in bed, emotionless and moodily reading an article.

...

...

...

Three Days Later

Slurrrp.

I'm sipping milk from a coffee mug while sitting cross-legged on a chair near the window, watching the sunrise.

"What a great day."

I smile.

You know what happened?

I finally found hope.

Hell yeah!!!

My inner self celebrates.

After reading the article, which is actually very long, it took me three whole days to finish it.

It contains a lot of information...

And some extremely crucial information.

The article was written by David Flin.

He is a Mage and also a member of a secret organization called PROG, which was created by the government of the Human Domain.

He also wrote about his experiences in the Academy and how he eventually became a member of the secret organization.

He even included a lot of top-secret information in the article.

After he published it on Earth, they quickly disposed of it once they discovered it.

So after reading everything, I quickly deleted it from my phone to prevent anyone from finding out about it.

It didn't bother me to delete it.

With the help of my Memory Inventory, I had already memorized the entire article.

Based on the article, information about Lendel is forbidden from being leaked to the parallel worlds.

That explains why none of us knew about this world, even though some of our parents apparently knew about Lendel.

Now, the hope I found in the article...

David is a Mage, right?

Well, he's actually also a potion maker.

Because of that, I learned a lot of potion recipes.

And despite receiving a Gift that doesn't have any combat abilities, that doesn't mean I can't wield weapons.

In Lendel, no matter what Gift you possess, you can still learn swordsmanship or archery.

Wielding a weapon is based on your stats.

There's also a secret method for increasing stats.

For example, if you train with a sword, your Strength and Dexterity will increase.

If you exercise, your Vitality and Stamina will increase.

This information isn't widely known because combat-type Gift users naturally increase their stats the more they use their abilities.

This information is crucial to me.

It's the perfect solution to my non-combat Gift.

I can become strong.

I'm really thankful to David Flin for this article.

It gives me a huge advantage—not only inside Galixus, but also throughout Lendel.

Potions actually have many uses.

There are potions that temporarily increase certain stats.

There are even potions that temporarily increase the rate at which certain stats grow while training.

To sum it up...

If I want to excel in combat, I need to make a lot of these stat-growth potions and train hard.

To make potions, I need ingredients.

But that's not a problem.

There's a garden inside Galixus where many of these ingredients are grown.

For me to access it, I need to receive my Cadet ID, which I can get at the start of the school year.

The Cadet ID also serves as an access card for some facilities inside Galixus.

At last...

I'm finally progressing toward something.

I'm very satisfied.

"My dream is now underway."

I smile while looking out the window, still drinking my milk.

Before school starts, I plan to go to the library and gather as much information as I can.

To think that written exams aren't a problem for me anymore because of my Memory Inventory.

Because of the article, I'm already more familiar with many of the places inside Galixus.

At the end of the article was actually the dying will of David Flin.

{If there is someone who manages to read the article until the end, I am very thankful that you are currently reading this now.}

{I am already dead by now, but I have a request. I actually have a daughter. I know she's safe because I purposely left her with someone I trusted... but if you manage to meet her, please make her read this, my last will.}

Those are some of the important contents of his will.

'Don't worry, old man.'

'I will look for her and make her read this.'

'I have to thank you as much as I can.'

**

The First Day of School

It is finally the start of our first day of school.

I'm looking at myself in the mirror, properly fixing my uniform.

Our uniform consists of black slacks, a white T-shirt, and a dark blue bomber jacket with the Galixus logo on it.

For the girls, it's a high-waisted skirt, a white T-shirt, and the same bomber jacket.

"Okay... that's good."

Then I leave my room.

...

I'm now walking into the Academy.

The place is so large and amazing.

I can see a lot of students passing by.

And now I'm walking through the hallway leading to our classroom.

Thankfully, the System is guiding me.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to find the classroom because the Academy is so huge.

"Hey, Emi! Wait up!"

I look behind me.

I see Anna calling out to me as I'm walking toward our classroom.

Then I get stunned.

She looks very pretty right now.

The uniform really suits her, especially with her boyish personality.

"Ohhh!... Ahhh!... Anna, hi."

I suddenly become nervous as she approaches me.

"Huh? Why are you getting nervous? We know each other already. Come on, let's continue walking."

'What do you know about men's feelings, huh?!'

I mumble to myself as we continue walking.

"How was your week here?" Anna asks.

"Ohhh... it's good. I just spent it all inside my room."

I answer.

"And you? You met with your family, right?"

I ask Anna.

"Yes... I also met my grandfather, whom I thought had died. But he's actually here in this world."

Anna talks happily.

Based on my information, Anna's grandfather is currently the second strongest person in the Human Domain—Salamander.

"Oh, about your Gift..."

"It was said that it's the lowest-ranked one."

"Cheer up, man. It's only the beginning. I know you'll discover something great about it."

"That's how you always do."

Anna encourages me.

"Thank you, Anna."

"Is your eyesight getting better?" Anna asks.

"Ohhh... about that."

I'm not wearing glasses anymore.

They got lost during the transportation.

"Apparently, I didn't really need them. I only wore them for the design."

I answer embarrassedly.

"Ahh, okay..."

'You look great without it.'

Anna shyly mumbles.

"What?"

"Nothing..."

"Eren might already be in the classroom, so I'll go first."

Anna quickly walks ahead of me.

I stop walking and cover my slightly blushing face with my right hand.

I actually heard what she said.

'Why are you saying that to me?'

'You're supposed to be doing that to Eren, the so-called MC here.'

'Stick to your role.'

I mumble to myself.

'Did I really look better without the glasses?'

I look at my reflection in the glass window of a classroom.

Then I remember what she said.

'You look better without it.'

I blush slightly again.

"Owww... come on. Just stop it."

Then I continue walking toward our classroom.