Ranking System

With June leaving, it was for me to travel. I found an ominous-looking shop but decided to stay clear away from any of those things.

There was still the reward I had gained from the world's ascension. I could use them now to find what I want.

"..."

What was this trippy feeling... That ominous-looking shop I had moved away from had teleported me back to its original location.

Do I have to go in? Maybe I will try leaving once more to see if I get teleported back. Walking away from the store for the second time, the same alley appeared again.

I won't get anywhere if I don't enter the store. Whoever is making me be in this loop better have a good explanation.

Entering the store, everything inside was filled with artifacts. Wasn't the owners afraid that these artifacts could be stolen?

With me glossing over the first room, the second came with a person in it. Finding it, I tried to talk to this thing...

"Do you know why I'm stuck to this place?"

The clay cactus-looking thing stared at me freaky. With its still expression, I couldn't tell what it was thinking. Was I wrong? I felt the presence of this thing looking at me.

"I'm Hanny!!! Hooman!!! The only reason you're here, is because it was fate!!!"

The way that Hanny talked sounded stupid. Added with the fact he spoke in a ridiculous tone and phrase made it hard to take it seriously.

"Fate? Does that mean everything in this room in mine?"

"How perceptive of you!!! Hooman!!! Close!!! But no cigar!!! Since fate has chosen you to come here!!! An artifact of your destiny will come to you!!!"

I was sarcastic, but since I will get a random artifact, I can't be too mad about coming here.

"So, how will I get the artifact that's desirable?"

"Impatient!!! Aren't, yeah!!! The artifacts will naturally call out to you!!! All you need to do is sense its presence!!!"

"..."

"And how do I sense the artifact's presence?"

"Stoopid Hooman!!! Use your mana!!!"

The way he talks makes me want to crack his shell. I bet a place like this hasn't been visited a lot if he wasn't broken by anyone already.

Going back to the first room filled with artifacts, I used my mana to check if anything here would react to me.

Luckily I had enough mana to cover all of the areas of the room. Even with a dragon heart, my mana was still pitiful to most people that have a heart of a dragon. I felt two artifacts reacting to me. Before I could locate them, Hanny appeared.

"What do you want?"

"I advise you to choose the one on the right!!!"

"And why should I?"

So we couldn't take more than one? He should have told me earlier. No, what's stopping me from taking more than one?

"Hooman!!!! You misunderstood me!!! One of the items you were chosen for has a highly evil presence!!! Picking that artifact is obviously a no-go!!!"

Evil? Well shit... Since I couldn't get that artifact, I went for the other artifact that responded to me. The artifact that I got was a spheric object.

Touching it, I instantly knew what this artifact did. If you think about it, fate does exist. Unlike all those artifacts that calmed me, this artifact contained the negative energy I had gained over the past hour.

"Yo! Hanny, I'm going to get the evil artifact."

After all, it was my destined item. With this negative energy absorber, I would be able to handle it. Hanny stood in front of me once again.

"Hooman!!! I can't trust you with that item!!!"

"Am I right to assume that you're a clay? You aren't fragile, are you?"

"Stop!!! With those empty threats!!! You will get kicked out if you murder me from this place and in the hub!!!"

This stupid clay-looking thing has been getting on my nerves.

"Does it matter if I take the two artifacts? I doubt I would need to be here ever again, if I take the two artifacts that were destine to be mine."

"But!!! You will still be kicked out of the hub!!!"

"I can always find a different one. This isn't the only one."

There goes my plan to build a gang. It was an excellent idea while it lasted, but I felt the satisfaction of shutting this fucker up.

"AYAH!!!!!!!!!!!"

I didn't expect them to be so fragile. The clay cactus thing cracked upon being touched. I didn't even try to break it, and it had died.

"..."

Did this clay thing lie? Or was the clay thing not considered a living being? I was still in the store and the hub.

Before I left, I got to take the second artifact. Locating it with my mana, I found it, and upon touching it, my skill improved.

[Skill Level Up]

[Target Of Misfortune: Rank EX (Level: 8)]: This allows the skill to cause misfortune upon the desired user. It can't be removed unless the caster allows it to do so. It could only be used if the target is within 500000 kilometers of you. Killing opponents with this ability will absorb 0.001% of their overall stats.]

I didn't expect my skill to level up so quickly. Looking at the last line of my ability, I didn't think I would be allowed to have such a stupidly overpowered effect. This skill was already abnormally broken, but I can grow infinitely with this.

As for the object in my hand, it was a ring that caused mental pollution. I could see why Hanny wanted anyone to avoid having this artifact in hand.

Even if my misfortune skill caused mental pollution, it wasn't as effective as this ring. This was a mind fuck item with a hundred times more effectiveness. Even people in the fourth rank world would have to be careful of being influenced by this power.

With nothing left to do, I left the shady building.