"So... Where do I start?" I looked between the three people sitting across me.
Seeing how I had no idea on where to begin Max spoke instead. "Let me get you started instead. Since you don't remember anything, there are three possibilities. First, you had an accident and forgot everything about yourself. It might be related to the crater and the blast. Second you are an outworlder or what people call as the 'Others'. There have been a few cases of such things happening. There was this one guy who got summoned into the world as a side-effect of a failed cultist ritual, he had to kill the cultist and his pet just to get to safety. You are quite the lucky guy. The third is... well.. You were cursed, lost your memory, had an accident and then got transported here. Though, just hope it's not the case. In any case, if it was the latter two cases, you might have acquired some quirks that help you in this world."
"Oh quirks? Yeah I did get them. What are quirks anyway? Special abilities that are given to The Others?" I replied
"Quirks are indeed special. I can't say that the are "Abilities" though. Every species has a few quirks. Species like the Draconic have fire invulnerability, innate flight powers, though they do need to get all five resonators to really fly, and hard skin. Sounds too good no? Every human thinks that. Cleo here is a 'Silvestris', a Werecat species. There are a lot of races in this world. Humans are in the majority though. And funnily enough, our quirks are underwhelming, we have Advanced Resonator Comprehension, Elemental Stability and a dormant quirk that is different for everyone and becomes active at gold. So... in terms of usability.. they are not as good as the Draconic's. So tell us about your quirks Jay."
Realizing that I never really checked my quirks I open the Quirks window using my intention and read it.
Quirks:
-Inventory
-Map
-Interface
-Lesser Resonator Comprehension
-Equilibrium
-???
Wait, LESSER Resonator Comprehension? Huh? And what's Equilibrium?
Lesser Resonator Comprehension:
While others are hurrying to condensate their Cores, you make a great base for your core by slowly Comprehending your resonators.
(Evolves into Extreme Resonator Comprehension. Conditions: Unknown)
Equilibrium:
You have perfect harmony with your Resonator Elements.
"So.. Max.. I have Interface, Inventory, Map, Lesser Resonator Comprehension, Equilibrium, and one quirk with question marks instead of a name. I guess I am a outworlder then?" I told them.
For some reason, Max frowned and asked, "Wait, you have six quirks? That... has never been the case with the Others. They did get quirks similar to the first three. But... not only do you have quirks like the Others, but also like Humans from our world... This really is a weird case. You should hide the fact that you have quirks like the Others. We can't be sure about your Race. It will depend on the dormant quirk. Since both of the Race can have dormant quirks. Only after it's active can we relate it to one of the two."
"I see... so for now i am neither human nor an Other. That makes me feel even more lost than I was before. But well.... can't do anything about it I guess. What about the dungeons? Like that Mansion I went inside. It seemed normal to me. It did not seem to have anything that makes it look like there could be mobs there either. All i found were random rooms. And the Resonators in the treasury ."
"Dungeons have different types of mobs, levels, designs, and loot. Some dungeons grow stronger as they are cleared. Some remain the same. All of them can be challenged multiple times. The mansion... is an exception. It can only be challenged once per level. So the Guild has used dedicated teams for each level . Until the force that made the crater arrived. It wiped out every mob, you got the loot. Sarah was actually there to make a report on it. "
"so.. what do i do now? Do i just find something to do...? I will need more Resonators to join the Guild... How do I even get those?" I look around at the confused.
This time Sarah was the one to reply. "Jay, relax... We understand you are feeling lost and overwhelmed. But if you can trust us, we will help you. You can't be an Independent Protector. But you can take jobs under our responsibilities, or be a part of use even. Although right now you can't fight the bronze mobs. As for the resonators, you have seen the External Market right? Well... we have the Guild Mart. You can find all of that stuff you saw and more there. Including.. you guessed it resonators. If you want you can go dungeon crawling or fight mobs in the wild. Although rare, they have a chance of dropping resonators too. So.. what do you say.. wanna team up?"