The Newbie Is Too Strong's
75. Between Talent and Interest, the Selfish Areka, the Stubborn Nina
“How's the monster? Is it strong enough for you to have fun?” Swadow Monarch asked Virus Lady and S07 who had just logged out of the game while serving them a warm chocolate drink.
“Slurrrrp.” Lady virus immediately snatched the drink and drank it like a very thirsty person. While S07 took the drink with a graceful appearance then immediately sat in the corner of the room fixed with its graceful carriage.
“Yes, the monster level is pretty decent, but still not strong enough for both of us to have fun. Know this I don't need to come.” Answer Lady Virus indifferently.
He immediately switched the conversation, “But more importantly, hey, Swadow Monarch, you know, if the NPC princess from Elvendia we were interested in a human player.” Said Virus Lady with a mischievous smile while glancing towards S07.
Seemed a shocked face of disbelief by the Swadow Monarch, while without the others noticing, S07's face had flushed very thoroughly.
“I'm not interested in him!” S07 was no longer able to withstand the embarrassment about the typical ear of his elf that had looked very hot like a crab that would cook and then scream.
Yes, S07 was an elf in the real world who somehow faked his game account into a race and the lifespan of a human.
S07 continued his words timidly, “Only, I felt the vibe on the young man as I felt on my other friends in Elvendia. He did not seem like a human being in the other real world. That's what got me interested in him.”
“Eh, but Princess, feel sympathy for someone because it feels similar to our vibe it is one of the characteristics of the seed of love, you know.” Lady Virus didn't miss a single chance to tease S07 even more with her mischievous smile.
“Duh, I told you not that! Huh!” The princess, S07 then left the room while grumbling.
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On the other hand, the next day in the afternoon, Luca was preparing to resume his spartan training together with his coach, Mr. Syarifuddin, after class hours. He plans to only follow the training for 2 hours and then will ask permission to be able to watch the final round of the e-sport race followed by Lia.
However, he also coincidentally saw Nina and Areka chatting hotly.
“I told you to stop with that stupid attitude of yours! Until when are you going to waste your talent in pursuit of your stupid ideals that will never come true?! Is chasing that guy worth the expense of your talent?! Your future?! What good is he?!”
“Senior, what are you saying?! Stop meddling in my business anyway. Let me decide my own future. Why is Senior meddling?!”
“I told you because you're not talented! And what else, you want to enter a virtual gaming university?! Are you kidding me?! Without you knowing, your age will grow old without reaching for anything and in that moment you will regret for ignoring my words!”
“Enough! What if I am not talented?! I just need to cover it with hard work! Where I am talented is not important, it is important that I can live my life on the path I like.”.
After seeing the debate between Nina and Areka, the look on Luca's face became sad. He also recalled one of the figures he had considered as an older brother. It was Derickson Algebra.
His older brother, Derickson, actually came from the famous Algebraic family of scholars, not only in the kingdom he came from, the Melodian Kingdom, but almost across the continent. However, Derickson himself did not like to spend his life as much as his other family to become a mathematician. He would rather be an adventurer fighting against the monsters that destroyed his world.
But Derickson continued to complete his education at the undergraduate academy until graduation. But after graduation, instead of looking for a job as an accountant or administrator, he actually wandered by opposing the decision of his parents to the neutral area of Gardenia and became one of the members in the assassin guild.
During his time at the academy, Derickson has been secretly training his fighting skills by following many monster extermination missions on the sidelines of his busy lesson schedule. His family was very sorry for his decision.
How not, among his other siblings, Derickson was the most genius child. It could even be said that Derickson was a genius among geniuses across the descendants of scholars in the Melodia Kingdom. He was able to solve the famous Voghbell equation in just one snap of a finger. Hence to his family, he had wasted his talent by precisely becoming a fighter.
But Luca knows more about what Derickson feels. Her brother was happy. His brother loved his job as an assassin. Well, although in practice, Derickson was actually more relegated to carrying out administrative work in place of the job of the lazy captain Heisel, Luca knew very well that his brother was currently very happy with his job.
Talent is important. But there is something more important than talent.
Pleasure.
It will be free even if we are talented in that field, but we cannot enjoy our work. Therefore, Luca disagreed with Areka. Nothing is impossible with hard work. Of course as long as we like the thing we're after.
“Haaaaaah.” Luca took a deep breath.
Aura was instantly seen appearing in her holographic form before Luca while glancing at her master in astonishment, “What is the Master? Why is Master breathing so heavily?” Ask the pet innocently.
“I've decided where my last stat points will be distributed.” Luca said while summoning a used necromancer stick belonging to Philtory in the form of a hologram into his hand.
Yes, after the appearance of Aura in the form of a hologram that only he could see, Luca began to conduct various experiments. It turns out that not only the appearance of Aura, Luca can display game system boards and equipment that should only exist in the game to the real world.
But everything can only be in the form of a hologram that only Luca can see. Even the holograms that appear will not be able to give any effect on the real world.
Well, it's really similar to the imaginary concept of children. But of course what Luca experienced was something real.
Luca was also seen pressing the game board button.
“Let's distribute a big point this time on Luca's intelligence” stat also rounded up his determination.
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Stat:
Strength: 27 -> 38
Vitality: 24 (+0,48) --> 35 (+0,7)
Agility: 29 -> 40
Dexterity: 20 -> 32
Intelligence: 10 -> 65
Luck: 600
Stat points: 100 --> 0
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A curious aura with the strange expression of his master who suddenly showed a gentle smile then asked, “What is Master planning?”
“Something of interest.” Luca replied nonchalantly as his lips slightly turned up with a smile.
He then walked into the middle of a heated debate between Areka and Nina.
“Senior is still as usual with that sharp Senior mouth.” Say hello to Luca to his senior, Areka, that.
“What's up? Are you saying my words are wrong too?”
Luca shook his head at Areka's comment. Areka for a moment seemed happy to think Luca supported her opinion. But unfortunately, Luca shook his head not about disagreeing, but showing his intentions to be in a neutral position.
“Senior Stop. But rather than through words, let me prove for myself that in the next e-sport club admission exam that will arrive in less than a month's time, Kak Nina will be one of the participants who passed the selection after receiving the hell training menu from me.”
“What do you mean? You're going to train Nina?”
“What the hell is this, Luca? Why do you decide for yourself? Why did I receive training from you? Am I more senior than you in the game?”
Areka and Nina seemed to respond, but Luca just continued his words casually, “I'll prove to Senior that hard work can beat talent.”