CHAPTER FOUR

So my guardian deity values the life of a slime over mine?!

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You might wonder why it hurt so much to be so weak

Surely there were noble, non-heroic paths to seek

But the land had not known lasting peace for many years

And being barred from fighting would bring anyone to tears

Monsters from another world were too common a sight

They could appear from a portal any day or night

No one knew where they came from, but everyone agreed

Defending your hometown from monster was an awesome deed

Every farmer’s son and daughter you could ever find

Was always ready to leave all their work and chores behind

Even the old ladies who played board games at the park

Were known to fight monsters now and then when times got dark

After all, it took so little effort to be strong

The gods would even give rewards for adventures gone wrong

And while achievements just for effort only boosted speed

Being fast was quite a useful thing to be indeed

Every week a portal would appear up in the sky

And monsters would spill out of it in the blink of an eye

But a team of heroes was never too far away

Ten or twenty would swoop in to quickly save the day

Achievement: Habitual Hero

Congratulations on the hundredth time you saved your town

Here’s a boost to all your stats, we hate to see you frown

You and all your comrades are just doing super great

Now run home for dinner, heroes should never be late

So where in all this heroism does our young Twig fit?

In a fight could he help out even a little bit

Well, the first time he was near a portal that appeared

He found out that his luck was exactly as he feared

He saw the portal appear one day while he was alone

Walking home from his friend’s farm after some seeds were sown

The portal was the size of a small animal at most

And only one creature came out with no powers to boast

A tiny slime appeared before the portal disappeared

Finally a chance to kill a monster,” Twig had cheered

He stomped on it at once and killed it without an issue

Then he saw a message while he was cleaning his shoe

Achievement: Bully

Wow, you squished a helpless slime who hadn’t hurt no one

I hope you feel sorry for the awful thing you’ve done

As a punishment for being such a jerk today

One level of your speed stat will now be stripped away

~ Name: Twig ~

Title: Bully

Class: Jerk [lv2]

HP

[5]

MANA

[5]

ATK

[5]

INT

[5]

DEF

[5]

SPD

[5⇨ 4]

A jerk who picks on helpless monsters, what a piece of work

As his guardian angel, I must say: what a jerk!

There are heroes risking life and limb to save the day

Why don’t you just take your messy shoe and go away

And so, at eight years old, he learned his unfair destiny

He was deeply hated by a certain deity

There was nothing he could do to earn that god’s blessing

He would have to work to compensate for what’s missing

Something few had ever done in status history

Is rely on your physical body’s ability

Training strength by lifting weights and speed by running laps

Studying all day while all your friends were taking naps

Even if his stats remained the same, he could grow strong

All that he could hope was that it wouldn’t take too long

and if his stats were reduced to zero, he could train

And so he’d work beneath the scorching sun and pouring rain

He’d climb the tallest trees and lift the heaviest of rocks

He’d run before for the sun rose until he wore out his socks

And when he tired he’d only eat the healthiest of food

And he’d never rely on blessings from a god so rude

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