"What are the requirements?" Ryan asked.

Ryan was walking down the stairs of the rooftop after learning what his new legendary grade skill can really be and do and make him.

He was overwhelmed for a moment till Professor reminded him that he will need to unlock the skill first. And the higher the grade of a skill is the harder its task will be.

< Requirements for unlocking the skill Red Crimson Spider's Web >

< 1. Collect one Red crimson spider's web shard

2. Stamina must be above 175 points

3. Strength must be above 130 points

4. Blood Store must be above 1000 points [one liter]

5. Increase your focus, and aim to shoot at a target

6. Blood level should be above 100 points >

"Are not there many requirements instead of tasks?" Ryan asked in a confused tone.

It was not like he did not like the given set of tasks as all he needed to do was some grinding for leveling up.

But it was strange, to just increase your stats in order to use skill- not to mention, a legendary skill.

"According to what you just said, Professor, the higher the grade, the harder the tasks to unlock the skill?" Ryan repeated his words to him.

"Okay, let us assume it would take you no more than two-three months to hit all the requirements. But tell me, guy, where will you bring the Red Crimson Spider's shard from? The sky?"

"No, why would I get to the space? Why search the universe when the thing you are looking for is in your house?"

"Well, this shard is not in your house."

"I was just–"

"Listen. You might complete all of the given tasks in a few months but you will never be able to complete the first task." Professor did not let Ryan talk.

"You are not helping, you are demotivating me. Please. I will find the shard if I look hard and smart."

"Where? Tell me where will you look for the shard?"

"Uh, uh.. in the Academy? Or.. in the.. ugh, in Tokyo? Japan? California? America?" Ryan made random guesses.

Or, these were the only countries, the only places he could roam around. The rest of the world for the current Ryan is not possible to search.

"Ryan. The Red Crimson Spider's shard is not in Japan, neither in California nor in the US." Professor replied with a hopeless tune.

"Crap, where is it then? I will have to collect money from now if I want to travel across Asia."

"Yeah? Well, you are wrong. You will not have to collect money to just travel across Asia,"

"Really? Is the shard in Asia? That is good to know!" Ryan was instantly happy to know that the shard was in Asia itself.

"But I suggest-"

"Where is it? India? Korea? China? UAE? Where?" Ryan asked impatiently. He was impatient to know where the shard originally is.

"Listen to me," Professor sighed, "I suggest you start collecting money to travel across planets and solar systems."

"..." Ryan went silent. He knew what Professor was implying to, "You do not mean-"

"Yes. I mean it. The shard is not on Earth. In fact, even I do not know where the shard is."

"Hah.." Ryan chuckled, "Haha! You are kidding, right?" his eyes were big in fear, "RIGHT?!"

"It is not in the Milky way, at least. We will have to find it, long journey!" Professor outstretched his hands and yawned as he talked.

"Professor, that is impossible!" you- you got to have something! You must have something to counter this, come on! Search your engine, your computer, do anything! But I want that shard! Ryan demanded.

'The pace at which your emotions and moods shift and change is surely amazing.' Professor thought quietly.

"I can not help you with this. The shard has been missing for thousands of years. All I can do to help you with this is.. I can implant a Shard tracker. It will track any shard you pick up."

"Shit.. man, holy shit." Ryan grabbed his head between his hands.

"Come on. I told you, the higher the grade the harder the tasks will become. This is what it happens."

"Fuck!" Ryan shouted his lungs out on the top floor which was still under construction.

"Calm down. This is a part of your training. How to keep calm in any situation. I think we should get back to your training as soon as possible." Professor muttered as he nodded continuously.

"Alright. I will do it. I will eventually find the shard. I will,"

"Are you telling that to me or are you comforting yourself..?"

"Both. You said it is not on Earth, well the beasts and monsters are not on earth either!"

"That is where we are stuck! Only if they were present on earth, we might have a chance to find the shard somewhere near the Greece and Rome region!"

"Ugh, not that. They are taking us on hunting Quests!" Ryan had to remind Professor about the expedition and also make clear what he meant.

"And..?" Professor had already guessed it but still wanted to make sure from Ryan.

"We will be going out of the earth to fight the beasts? If that happens, there might be a slight chance I will find the shard?"

"Hmm"

"As we specifically do not know where the shard actually is, what planet it is on so we can only hope."

"Hm. right. That is reasonable,"

"And now I just hope we will find the shard,"

"Do not worry, we will. I will activate the tracker now you go and accompany your friends."

"He is not my friend,"

"Sorry, your enemy then,"

"...but... He is not my enemy either-"

"Right? Then keep it mutual between you and Devon. Do not go out of your way to hate him or do not go out of your way to trust him full-heartedly."

"What good will that bring?"

"That will keep Devon guilty and relieved, both at the same time. Guilty that you still do not trust him but relieved that you do not hate him either.

"That way, he will not be crushed by the guilt or become aggressive and start hating you out of your hatred. It is important to keep your network big."

"I see. I was not planning on hating him though, but okay. He deserves to be hated though. To imagine your best accommodate would end up spying on you..."

"Always remember one thing when you have a network, social difficulties: Do not break your bridges. You will be surprised how many times you will have to cross through the same bridge again and again in life."

...

Brandon shook his head as a reply to Devon's question to him.

"Why?"

"You did two right things and one wrong thing. Right in the sense of our family mission and in the sense of killing your love rival, wrong in the sense of friendship."

Devon looked down. He stopped throwing his clothes into his big travel bag– haha, into his dimensional void cube.

"Think tonight, ask yourself what is more important to you. Your family mission where your step-maternal and paternal grandfathers, step-brother, and step-mother always hate, tease, disrespect, and insult you.

"OR. A friend circle, where your bestie Ryan, love Mitsuda, companion Stacy always help you to grow and keep you motivated to win?"

"Hah!" Devon scoffed as he sat on the corner of his bed with no emotions on his face, "From where to where is this story going?"

"Yeah?"

"I wanted a normal Academic life where I am the strongest. I fight and win, that is all. No weapons, no gadgets, no high-technologies, no peer pressure, no vampire, no werewolf, no devil, no complex things. Just a normal fighting life.

"But god. God is cruel. Sits there in heaven with angels around him and changes the course of our story. He changed everything. We will have weapons, high-tech, gadgets, magic, portals, vampires, werewolves, devils, the underworld, and complex things."

"...They were already there-"

"Where has this story gone? It changed drastically from a normal life story to a.. dangerous life story which is full of regret and stress."

...

After they were done packing, they finally came out of the rooms, down to the lobby, and into the plaza.

"Where is Ryan?" Devon asked as he looked around the plaza.

"Yeah.. where is he–" Brandon moved his head in a circle in order to spot Ryan.

He did spot him but.. it was something happening at the wrong time.

"Ah~ he must be there, let us look there-"

"What are you– Brandon! Why would he be there? Look in front!" Devon ordered when Brandon tried to push him away.

"I can not let him see Ryan!" Brandon quickly jumped in front of Devon.

"Seriously, what are you doing? Let me see!" He pushed Brandon but peeked his head after his failure to push Brandon.

"No!" Brandon turned around to grab Devon, "Ah.. Fuck.." Brandon covered his face with his hand.

"...."

"Let us go–"

"That is Ryan, right?" Devon pointed at a sports car standing in front of the gate.

"No."

"And inside the car.."

"She is definitely not Mitsuda,"

"She is Naomi... Right?"

.

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