"OOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

The hooded man screamed as my chubby hand smashed into his. My hand honestly didn't do much, as I was secretly hoping, but it did leave what looked like a two year old fist sized bruise.

As his hand went downwards due to my blow, his balance did too. I could only smile evilly as he fell and hit his head on the wooden edge of the wagon.

That has got to hurt.

Immediately he grabbed his head in pain with his none bruised hand. Looking up, he realized everyone in the vicinity was looking at him. Standing up, he started running. One of the guards standing nearby(remember, I was by the gate) began chasing after him.

If only the hooded dude had just calmly walked it off, he would have not looked suspicious.

I did get a look at his face, when he looked up after hitting his head. He had dark brown hair, a shaved face, and most notably, a scar under his left eye. He also had green eyes? I say this tentatively because it was hard to tell. The one thing I could say is that when he looked up he was pissed. And that he had a knife under his cloak or some kind of weapon.

Miss Wetse began to hug me tightly(choking all the air out of my tiny body) while muttering something about how sad it was for a second thief to be in the village this week.

For anyone wondering what day of the week it is, I have no idea.

After the couple bought two loaves of bread and six apples, I actually did fall asleep for a bit. It seems for my small self, actually using mana to attack takes a lot out of me. Though it may have been actually the action of swinging my arm with a mana imbued hand that took my energy from me. I myself was quite pleased with the damage I had inflicted.

After what I had assumed was approximately an hour later, some guards, who were off duty, were at the stand. Examining them closely, I could tell they were wearing standardized equipment. Turning back to the conversation at hand, I listened in.

"Miss Wetse, I see you have another fine selection of goods today."

"Why yes, Mr Argud, I do. I have some bread I baked this morning, and fresh apples right off the tree."

"May I check the status of the apples?" Mr Argud asked.

"Go ahead and check, Mr Argud, you always are a fine customer." Miss Wetse replied.

Surrounding, what I believed was mana around his hand, he picked up an apple. "Status", he said. Immediately, a green, see through screen was displayed in front of the apple.

WTF!!!!!! There are status windows in this world!?! How have I not figured that out yet!?!

Focusing, I proceeded to read the screen(backwards). This is a what I read.

{Status:

Name: Cree Apple

Level: NA

Tier: NA

HP: 3

XP: 2

STR: NA

VIT: NA

DEX: NA

DEF: 1

INT: NA

WIS: NA

LUK: NA

CHA: NA

Description: This apple is delicious.}

"Impressive", Mr Argud said, "Not many apples I have eaten give me two Xetral points."

... So XP is not experience points but rather Xetral points. From the book I read, XETRAL THEORY AND FOUNDATION: BEGINNING OF A XETRALITE, I remember that Xetral, infused with rateh, is used to create gamic. That must means Xetral might be the term for internal mana, as I have been calling it.

Turning around, I amassed mana(Xetral?) in my hand and whispered, "Status"

Nothing happened.

... ... ... Mr. Argud had placed his hand on the apple ... ... Do I have to put my hand on myself?

Trying the idea, I placed my mana hand on my chest. "Status" Immediately a green window popped up.

{Status:

Name: Nathaniel Armis

Level: 3

LP: 29/33

Tier: 2

HP: 22

XP: 53

STR: 8

VIT: 11

DEX: 4

DEF: 6

INT: 96

WIS: 46

LUK: 10

CHA: 18

Deviant: NA

Description: Hungry, Surprised}

I myself was pretty happy with my stats. I had hoped, maybe, that they would be completely overpowered, but that wasn't a big deal. With comparing my stats to the apple, I had a feeling I was not the strongest one in Cree Village. However, I definitely thought I was the strongest two year old in Cree Village.

For anyone who does not understand how stats work, I will give a quick run through,though I hope none of these stats work differently in this world. For those who already know how stats work, bear with me.

I am going to skip HP, health points, because everyone should know that. And XP too, because I already talked about that. I could only assume LP was what I was used to being called Xp,

STR, or strength, is a measure of how physically strong a character is. Strength often controls the maximum weight the character can carry, attack and/or damage, and sometimes affects HP.

VIT, or vitality, is basically stamina. It also sometimes affects HP. It also normally helps in resistance to poisons, illness, heat etc.

DEX, or dexterity, is a measure of how agile a character is. Dexterity often controls attack and movement speed along with accuracy, as well as evading an opponent's attack.

DEF, is defense. This is pretty self-explanatory.

INT, or intelligence, is a measure of a character's problem-solving ability. Intelligence often controls a character's ability to understand other languages and their skill in magic. Intelligence often is directly factored with MP, or in my case(hopefully), XP.

WIS, or wisdom, is a measure of a character's common sense. Wisdom often controls a character's ability to cast certain spells, and/or discern other characters' motives or feelings.

LUK, or luck, is exactly what it sounds like. Luck might influence anything, but mostly random items, encounters and outstanding successes/failures. Luck often is related to critical hits, which I didn't know if critical hits are a thing in this world.

Lastly, CHA, or charisma. Charisma is a measure of a character's social skills and often interpersonal skills. Charisma looks like a useful stat to have, considering my dad is in close contact with King Roland, as I may have to visit the capital with my dad on official business when I am older.

As I looked at my stats, a new, smaller, blue window appeared.

{Congratulations Otherworld Ortus Project User!!! As a special bonus for participating in the Otherworld Ortus Project, you will be receiving a starting bonus along with a long term bonus! Again, Congratulations!}

{You received 1000 LP}

{You recieved [Quest Window(copyright of Otherworld Ortus Project)]}

The window disappeared and small green windows appeared on my screen.

{Congratulations, 33/33 LP met. You Leveled Up! Now Level 4!}

{Congratulations, 46/46 LP met. You Leveled Up! Now Level 5!}

{Congratulations, 55/55 LP met. You Leveled Up! Now Level 6!}

{Congratulations, 61/61 LP met. You Leveled Up! Now Level 7!}

{Congratulations, 76/76 LP met. You Leveled Up! Now Level 8!}

{Congratulations, 89/89 LP met. You Leveled Up! Now Level 9!}

{Congratulations, 97/97 LP met. You Leveled Up! Now Level 10!}

{Congratulations, 103/103 LP met. You Leveled Up! Now Level 11!}

{Congratulations, 113/113 LP met. You Leveled Up! Now Level 12!}

{Congratulations, 120/120 LP met. You Leveled Up! Now Level 13!}

{Congratulations, 131/131 LP met. You Leveled Up! Now Level 14!}

{Status:

Name: Nathaniel Armis

Level: 14

LP: 105/143

Tier: 2

HP: 49

XP: 81

STR: 18

VIT: 24

DEX: 21

DEF: 23

INT: 126

WIS: 80

LUK: 33

CHA: 41

Deviant: NA

Description: Shocked, Confused, Befuddled}