"I told you so," A figure dressed in hulking black armor with skulls on them said as a low blue glow escaped from the eyes of the skull, as the figure's armet with low blue hues escaping from the gaps glowed a bit. A black cape covered his back and left arm as he watched the sight in front of him. Behind him, a small black bunny-like creature standing on two legs with a skull mask on top of its head, holding a sword and shield stared at the boy running away from a hulking monster impassively. 

"Help me!" The high-pitched scream came from a white-haired boy wearing a brown jacket as a hulking humanoid creature with a bull's head and horns followed him. 

A sigh escaped the figure's armet as his sword, a blue-bladed sword with a skull guard, moved along him. Disappearing into the shadows, the figure reappeared behind the monster, his sword cleaving the beast's arm and leg before pinning it on the ground with his foot. 

"B-Big bro..." The white-haired boy's red eyes were tearful as the figure sighed and reached towards him, gently ruffling his head. A gentle act compared to his ominous visage and weapons. 

"Next time, don't ignore your supporter's advise," The figure said as he kept the monster pinned on the ground. "Come on, kill this guy and we'll go back home," 

"Y-yes!" 

"Wuss," The bunny-like creature said, causing the boy to flinch. 

"Liest..." The figure said as the creature looked at him. "Ignore him," 

The dark-armored figure kept the monster pinned on the ground as the boy approached the monster. The boy breathed heavily as he raised his weapon, a humble dagger in comparison to the figure's weapon yet it was enough. 

"Here," the figure said, handing the boy a red longsword with runes on the blade. Gently, the boy took the weapon and raised it over his head before bringing it down on the monster's head, quickly claiming its life. 

The monster dispersed into motes of light, leaving a horn in its place and a crystal of sorts. Hearing something, the figure quickly stood in front of the boy while raising his blade and immediately focused on a rapidly approaching monster. 

'A minotaur, huh?' The figure thought as he raised his left arm before lowering it as a flash of gold caught his eye. Not a moment later, the minotaur was cut vertically in half with the figure moving out of the way, forgetting the boy behind him. 

Blood covered the boy's entire body, leaving only his eyes, yet he did not care. 

"Bell..." the armored figure called out to the boy as the blue hues escaping from his armet darkened a bit.

"Are you... okay?" The girl, who looked like she was just a teen, asked as she looked at Bell. The figure looked at the girl, at least thankful that she was at least-

"DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

A shout and numerous footsteps caught the armored figure's attention, the blue hues escaping his armet glowed brightly as he turned around. 

"Bell! Hey, Bell!" The figure called out to his little brother only to see him lowly escape his sight. "Damn it, Bell... really? Liest," 

The bunny-like creature said nothing as it gave him a nod and ran after the white-haired boy. 

"I am really sorry about him," The figure said, the lights from his armet glowing a bit as he looked at the woman. "He's a nice kid, but a bit shy." The figure stopped, noticing that the girl was not listening to him but instead was blushing like a girl her age after someone laughed.

'What am I? Chopped liver?' The figure thought as he awkwardly stood there in front of the werewolf and blushing teen who looked in the direction in which his little brother had run off to. 'Oh, boy... First, Eina (possibly), and now this girl... great... I have to listen to Hestia mope and rant off when she finds out.' 

---

Inside the adventurer's guild, 

Bell Cranel felt bad, he had just left his Familia member and older brother just because he was- "Gah!" 

"Really?" The voice of his older brother asked as Bell rubbed his head. Turning around, the boy saw the unarmored form of his older brother. A young man with tanned skin with features common to those from the East. 

Dressed in a white shirt and black pants with a blue and gold trimmed hoodie over his shirt, the male's deadpan stare shot through the boy. 

"I'm sorry, Big Bro Ren!" Bell said as Ren sighed as the Bunny-like creature rested on the couch beside Bell. 

"Hey, Eina," Ren greeted as the young man went towards the exchange counter, carrying a small sack filled with gems. 55,000 Vals worth in all. Could be better but it was enough. Bell watched his elder brother in awe as he turned in his catch for today, normally it would have been more but... "Stop that," Ren said as he turned around as Ren handed him a 5th of his earnings. "You're still learning and it's better that we made it out alive that. Get something nice to eat and share with us, also, treat yourself to some new gear." 

Before Bell could even retort, the young man seemingly disappeared from view, leaving Bell with a hearty 11,000 Vals worth of money to spend. 

"Bell?" The half-elf advisor of Bell Cranel, Eina Tulle, softly called out. 

"Oh... yes? What is it?"

Eina had walked whim almost out the door, but she stopped just before leaving the headquarters. Looking like she has something on her mind, the half-elf opened her mouth. 

"Girls like men who are strong and can be relied on. So if you work hard, and get stronger, then maybe, possibly... You know?"

"......" Bell looked at her, focusing on her words.

"Maybe if you make a name for yourself, Ms. Wallenstein might notice you?"

Bell stopped walking as he thought about those words. Eina, his advisor had just tried to cheer him up. A smile formed on the boy's face as he seemingly bloomed back to life similar to a plant when expose to enough sunlight and water. Turning on his heel, the boy walked away with a smile on her face. 

"Miss Eina! I love you!!!!!!!"

"... What?"

"Thank you!!!!"

The bunny-like creature followed Bell.

In another part of the city, the blue-hoodie-wearing captain of the Hestia Familia entered the entertainment district with only 44,000 Vals worth of money on his name. Smiling, the young man did a subtle motion of lightly brushing his thumb on his fingers just as a screen appeared in front of him. 

Name: Ren Cruz
Species: Human (Undead)
Level (Falna): 1
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Skills:

Gamer's Body (max)
Gamer's Mind (max)
Class-based system
Undeath (MAX)

Class: 

Would you like to change your current class from ******* to ****

Y/N

Ren said nothing as he discretely pressed the Y button, disguising it by immediately cupping his chin as the effects of his new class appeared. 

Name: Ren Cruz
Species: Human (undead) 
Level (Falna): 1
Class: Oracle

A smirk fell on his face as he entered the nearest casino, eager on expanding his earnings for the day. After all, he only has a couple of hours before their Familia's dinner at 8 in the evening, and their self-imposed bedroom at 11 in the evening. 

Arriving inside the casino and exchanging his money for chips, the young man went ahead and into a blackjack table. 

The young man smiled as he lost half his money on purpose before winning it all again and winning just enough, around half of his initial money, earning him around 66,000 Vals worth of money before heading to the roulette tables. 

The young man eyed the table and the ball as he activated his foresight ability, allowing him to make the best bets, randomly throwing a game to make it seem like it was natural. After all, he would be in trouble if he just kept on winning and winning. 

Looking at the clock, the young man saw that it was around 7 in the evening. Well, food calls. Wisely, the young man stood up and collected his winnings, and exchanged them at the counter. From his measly 44,000 Vals, it bloomed into a respectable 500 thousand Vals. A lot for normal people but for adventures, well it depends on who you ask.

Discretely opening his menu once more, the young man opened his class window and picked the one he used the most in and out of combat. 

Class:

Would you like to change your current class from Oracle to ********** *******?

Y/N

Pressing the Y button, Ren immediately felt the whole world seemingly lose some interest in him. After all, he was now in a stealth-based class. The young man casually avoided the sea of people either returnng from their work in numerous trades and from the dungeon as he looked at the moon. 

Walking through the streets of Orario, unnoticed by most except if they have been already actively tracking him from the start, the young man's eyes widened as he stopped from his tracks, barely stopping himself from crashing onto a redhead with green eyes. 

'What the?! How?!' Ren thought as he looked at the group in him. Sure, he might have been in an anime world, one that he had watched and read about in numerous sources such as mangas and the light novels but he knew that there was no way for them to be alive.

"Sorry about that! Didn't see you there!" The woman said with a grin as she looked at him, uncaring if someone managed to sneak up on her. 

"No problem," Ren replied as he tightened his hold on the suitcase in his hand while stepping to the side. 'I need to go back to the chapel and reorganize my plan. Shit... why didn't I know about this?' The young man thought as he walked away from the woman, easily slipping into the crowd of people and escaping from notice in an instant. 

---

The red-haired woman stopped walking as soon as she saw a young man a few years younger than her appear in front of her eyes. She manage to stop herself easily just as he did. Interesting, he must be someone with a stealth skill if he managed to evade her detection until he appeared in front of her eyes. 

He was dressed ina blue jacket with some golden trim over a white shirt and black pants. He held a suittcase on his hand containing the symbol of one of the casinos found in the pleasure district. Well, no harm done!

"Sorry about that! Didn't see you there!" She said with a grin while looking at him. 

"No problem," The man replied. Noticing the way his hand tightened around the handle, the young woman prepared himself until she noticed one thing. Showing in his eyes were pure confusion and disbelief. Eyeing the suitcase, the woman noticed how it was legitimately packaged, meaning all of its contents were earned legally. Besides, he looked harmless to her. 

The moment she blinked, the man seemingly disappeared from view. 'that fast?!' The woman thought as she looked around, trying to find something to track the young man with. As she looked around, the young man noticed a notebook the size of a hand. It had logo of a black horned helmet over a crescent moon, outlined in blue with a blue visor. 

"Alise," A pink-haired child-like figure called out. "Come on, we have to eat in the Hostess! What's that." 

"This belonged to someone that managed to sneak up on me." 

"Someone did?" 

"Yes, he has features similar to someone from the Far East, he dropped this. He was straight in a hurry though,"

"Well, worry about that later, I still want to tease Lion more." 

"Come on, Lyra. You can't tease Lion without me!" Alise said with a grin, pocketing the notebook as the two went on their way. 

Meanwhile,

Ren groaned as he finished eating his meal. He lost his notebook. His notebook that contained some of his plans involving a massive mod grinder and what's worse is that same notebook contained his failed poems, ones he wrote in sheer boredom and sudden bouts of inspirations. 

"Everything wrong, Ren?" Hestia asked as she took some seconds while feeding Bell, much to his embarassement. 

"I dropped my journal somewhere." The young undead replied as he set his plate and utensils on the sink. 

"Oh? Is the big bad captain a bit of a klutz with his things~" Hestia said with a grin, enjoying how the young undead twitched a bit. "Klutzy Captain~" Hestia sung, causing the poor undead to writhe in pain.

'Great, there goes my image,'