Chapter 3 - Titles, System, Plan (Patreon)

'That was the whole party. Now you might ask why there was no mage, but the elf would shoot down any kind of criticism... she also knew how to shake her ass, so yeah.' Gaia sighed. That 'Hero' was completely without a brain, since he was giving his brain out each night...

'This whole party was a mess. And yes, I can hear you: "But they are the Heroes with the Legendary Titles!"' Gaia narrated inside her mind, since this situation was too ridiculous for her. 'Wrong! They are not Heroes (probably) and their Titles are not that good!'

'Allow me to briefly tell you how Titles work in this World. You need to complete some kind of Achievement in order to obtain a Title. There are some common ones that you can get easily, but let's skip that part.' Gaia narrowed her eyes as she went through all the titles inside her mind and picked a few for herself to gain later on.

'Now, as for the Title itself, while it's important to have 'Double Title', a Title with two words, it does not necessarily mean that they are good.' Gaia explained inside her mind since she was worried that she would forget this information.

'For example, the suffix of 'Legendary' doesn't mean that it's amazing, because it's only a double Title. In this case, 'Legendary' means that this kind of Title doesn't appear all that often.' Gaia earned plenty of such Titles, but they were all useless.

'Now you might say, "But that's what makes it unique!" Nononono, just listen to me for a moment, please. The suffixes give special effects to the main Title. In this case, the 'Legendary Hero' isn't all that unique.' Gaia knew that pretty much anyone could become a Hero if they did something heroic enough.

Gaia opened her library inside her mind. 'If you disassemble it, it works like this:

Hero: This is the main Title and the one that brings the bonuses.

Legendary: This is a suffix that boosts the Title after it (There are some exceptions).

In the case of the 'Legendary Hero', the 'Legendary' doesn't bring anything new to the table and only slightly raises the 'Hero' Title's boost!

If it was at least a 'Poisonous Hero' or 'Shattering Hero' it would be much rarer and he would be a national celebrity!

And that's where the Dwarf comes in. He has the Title of 'Legendary Protective Shield'

Shield: This is the main Title

Protective: First suffix that boosts the Title in front of it and gives additional benefits to allies.

Legendary: Boosts BOTH of the Titles at once!

That means, in this case, the 'Legendary' strengthens both 'Protective' and 'Shield'! While this is still not that good, it's much, much better than the simple 'Legendary Hero' Double Title.

The Dwarf's useful Triple Title was something quite coveted, so everyone turned a blind eye to the party's rotten behaviour!' Gaia clicked her tongue, just because it was a Triple Title, everyone acted oblivious.

'Alright, now with that poor explanation out of the way, let's focus on leaving this party with some benefits added!' Gaia nodded to herself. She couldn't afford to stay here for too long, or she might lose her brain cells. She also didn't like how the 'Hero' looked at her.

"I can't believe I had to tolerate you for so long." The Douchebag clicked his tongue.

"It was unbearable to be with a commoner..." The Elf that had her holes run through by an orc shook her head.

"Let's hope she won't steal in the future." The 'Saintess' that lost her brain cells due to the Douchebag fucking her constantly, sighed, shaking her head.

"..." The Hyena-kin couldn't meet my eyes as she was blushing even more...

"..." The Dwarf was never talkative, to begin with...

'Alright! It's time for me to scam- Why are you standing up?! We are not finished!' Gaia's eyes shined briefly, but that shine was interrupted.

"We are leaving now." The Douchebag shook his head.

'Dammit! I should've talked about something. I guess they took my silence as an affirmation! I was so engrossed in those memories that I forgot to engage with them, god dammit!' Gaia wanted to ruffle her hair, but she held it in.

They completely ignored her attempts at stopping them. Only the Hyena-kin wanted to stay, but she was grabbed by the 'Saintess' and dragged away.

The last one who was leaving was the Dwarf who loved to drink. He paused his footsteps.

"Call me Malgor next time." The Dwarf Malgor said, flinging a gold coin towards her.

Gaia caught it with a bit of difficulty, and he gave her a brief nod.

"Thank you for your generosity." Gaia spoke softly, startling him. 'Oh wow, it sounded similar to the voice in my previous life, but a bit softer.' Her eyes shined happily.

Malgor was temporarily stunned, but he was able to blurt out. "Take care and don't die."

Gaia was slightly puzzled about his behaviour, but browsing her memories again, it was obvious why. The previous owner of this body was never mean to them, no matter what they did. She did cry a lot, but that was about it...

'No wonder she died standing straight. She never thought that they would kick her out of the party...

'Fortunately, it's spring, so I will have enough time to adapt before winter strikes.' Gaia's eyes shone with determination. 'First thing first, let's look at my system.'

[Tema]

'It's good that I still remember that strange language. This will be very useful in the future~' Gaia hummed happily, as she observed her system.

[

Name: Gaia

Age: 17

Existential Level: 2

HP: 100%|100%

ST: 100%|100%

MP: 100%|100%

Class: [Scout Lv.1]

Traits: [(Hidden)Loved by Animals(Hidden)]

Equipment:

[Cheap Old Clothes(Poor): 90|100]

[Dagger(Poor): 70|100]

[Oblivion Potion?]

Funds:

[Unique Dwarven Gold Coin: 1]

[Adra Silver Coin: 5], [Adra Bronze Coin: 364]

Class Tree:

Commoner Lv.1:

Villager(Locked) Lv.1:

Beggar(Locked) Lv.1:

Scout Lv.1:

Current Bonuses:

Scout - [Perception slightly increased]

Blessing: [(Hidden)Creator(Hidden)], [Nameless Deity]

Fame:

Adra: 50

Relationships:

Heroes Party: -1,000

]

Gaia paused with a shocked expression. 'This is... absolute garbage! I love it!' There were hearts in her eyes when she noticed that even her Existential Level was below 3.

'This is what was unique about this game. Unlike other games where you had stats like Strength, Endurance, Intelligence, and so on. In this game, you had none of that.' Gaia marvelled at this idea once again. While it seemed limiting, it was a lot of fun trying to figure out things while not being bashed with billions of numbers.

'They still do exist, but you can't see them. Only God can.' Gaia narrowed her eyes. There were certain stats that would show on the system, like Mana, Luck, Beauty, etc... depending on how much you specialised in said thing.

There was also an additional rule that the thing had to be abstract for the most parts for it to show. So she would never see her Strength no matter how much time she would spend lifting weights.

'It's a really cool system where you can see your growth, but at the same time can't.' Gaia licked her lips.

Your main growth came from {Class Level} and {Existential Level}, which were always shown. Of course, you could not see experience points or anything like that.

{Existential Level} makes you tougher, stronger and so on, while {Class Level} makes the given {Class} stronger and more versatile or specialised.

'There are also Traits, but... huh, it's not supposed to show if it's empty! What's going on with the system?!' Gaia's mind was confused.

[Unique Dwarven Gold Coin]

Gaia blinked with a blank expression. 'Are you trying to kill me, Malgor?! My head will roll if others find out I have this! I can feel my headache coming from trying to hide this thing...' She groaned unhappily.

What was unique about that Gold Coin? It was sort of a 'card of trust' for Dwarfs. No matter how ass-stuck they were, as long as you had this Gold Coin, they were willing to negotiate.

Gaia steeled her resolve to not get captured with this Gold Coin.

'Having a Blessing is a good thing, but what's wrong with the [Oblivion Potion]? Why does it have '?' in the name? Is it a defective product?' Gaia was concerned that she wouldn't be able to use it.

Well... She didn't need to use it on herself since she was within limits where she could gain [Jack of All Trades]

[Oblivion Potion?]

[Can be recharged over time.]

'Oh... Ohhhhhh! Nice! Well, I obviously don't need it, but who knows what will happen.' Gaia licked her lips.

'My current goal is to obtain the [Thief] Class. This would allow me to stay hidden from danger, lessen my own existence.' Gaia didn't really need a stronger body, since a stronger body radiated power, thus attracting more monsters and humans alike.

How detection worked depended on your presence. {Existential Level}, the higher it was, the more striking your presence was. Fortunately, there were {Class}es that could 'hide' the {Existential Level}, which also lessened the detection factor.

'The problem with the [Thief] is... it's a {Criminal} Job. In other words, I would be labelled as a {Criminal} and get enslaved. That is not the case for most Kingdoms/Empires, but unfortunately, my current position is in the Kingdom of Adra. Enslavement is given in this country.' Gaia was concerned about becoming a sex slave.

Then how do you become a [Thief] if at the same time you can't become one without being labelled as {Criminal}?

That is simple. Make it seem like you had no option but to do it!

Gaia already had a plan in mind for that and how she would be able to accomplish it.

'They made quite the ruckus around, but I don't intend to clean this room. They paid for it, so it naturally falls onto their heads.' Gaia clicked her tongue at the mess.

'Fortunately, those idiots didn't find the small bag hidden under my pillow. The former owner of this body liked to keep grotesque things inside her bag, but that is a good thing for me.' Gaia marvelled at the intellect of her previous owner.

'Eyes of Monsters and Beasts were very rare and valuable. I should be able to make a few gold coins with this.' Gaia's eyes sparkled as her body naturally suppressed the gagging reflex.

Gaia narrowed her eyes. 'So the things I have to do is:

1. Go into the Adventurer's Guild and sell my stuff as soon as possible.

2. Use that money to buy equipment.

3. 'Go' into the forest to hunt monsters.

4. Be 'defeated' by monsters.

5. 'Lose' all valuables.

6. Starve for a few days.

7. Steal an apple.

8. Go into Church to 'confess'.

9. God tries to remove the [Thief] Class, but at this point, I should be able to change the Classes by myself, so I will swap them.

10. Get 'interrogated' by the Church.

11. Successful escape!

12. Go around 'looking' for jobs.

13. Obtain [Jack of All Trades]

14. Dominate the World!

Since I was kicked out of this party and my Class is Level 1, they will absolutely kick me out of the Adventurer's Guild for being a lazy bum.' Gaia was aware that since her {Existential Level} was too low, she would be absolutely kicked out of the Adventurer's Guild.

'That is perfect! If you are tied to one guild, you can't obtain other Classes than what the guild offers. In other words, I would be locked out of a lot of content!' Gaia breathed a sigh of relief. She was still allowed to take other {Class}es if they kicked her out.

'Now I will have to hurry, so that they don't lock me out prematurely since adventurers have a discount and better prices on things!' Gaia would be able to scam everyone and even gain more in return!