Chapter 4 Skill Book

• Tanaka lost track twice, summoned his map twice again just to find the correct path and fortunately for him, he succeeded.
• He burst out of the lone forest only to meet the very same cliff that overlooked the river. The very same river he had attempted his suicide mission and still failed.
• Then Tanaka realized.
• "Where is that damn rock that caused me to stumble. What am I? A nobody? I couldn't even commit suicide successfully. Arghh!"
• [Remember, you can only improve with my help]
• Tanaka's eyes turned bloodshot.
• "Fuck you Aèos! And where the hell is the reward?"
• [...oh!]
• Tanaka's eyes widened, almost like the God of wisdom forgot about it.
• "So much for being the God of wisdom."
• A notification popped up in his line of sight.
• Ding!
• [You have received a passive skill]
• [Automatic skill check…]
• [Calculative Mind]
• Tanaka sneered.
• "Is that even a skill?"
• [It makes you capable of calculation. Previously you were just a dumbass, now you've improved mentally.]
• "Ouch."
• That was true, Tanaka never calculated or thought through all of his decisions and it is definitely the major reason why everything is in opposition with him.
• Ding!
• [Special Mission: Effort X Reward.
• Rewards:
• +2 increase in all attributes.
• +1 Skill book.]
• Tànaka stared at the rune in front of him and blinked.
• "Two attribute points?"
• He immediately opened his window information and a bright runes appeared right after the former disappeared.
• +
• ===
• Player name: Tanaka Yao
• Star Level: 2
• ===
• [Attributes]
• Speed: 27
• Shooting: 23
• Dribbling: 20
• Defense: 11
• Physical: 16
• Passing: 24
• ===
• [Talents]
• Ball Control: 0
• Endurance: 0
• Strength: 0
• Heading: 0
• Scoring: 0
• Vision: 0
• Positioning: 0
• ===
• Mystical Skills: ; ; ; ; ; ;
• ===
• Soccer Skills:
• [New]
• +
• Tanaka sighed.
• Previously, his star level was 1 but now he saw it has added another 1.
• "Ah, like a snail's crawl."
• He realized that completing special missions, probably add to his Star level.
• Tanaka immediately decided to lay complaint.
• "Hey Aèos, why didn't I receive notification about my star level?"
• [...]
• [I've been programmed that way. You won't always see a notice]
• Tanaka shook his head. "So it means I might get the notification other times?"
• [Exactly.]
• Tanaka rolled his eyes. "What a cheap system."
• He went back to reading the rest of the information.
• "My talents though… It seemed quite strange to call Ball control a talent. But wait… one's ability to control the ball is quite suited to be called talent, gaah!"
• He shook his head.
• "I'm babbling. I'm babbling out rubbish."
• New information appeared.
• [Internet: WWW.internet.org… defines Ball control as : — the ability to control a ball using the legs, thighs and feet.
• Ball Control Skills
• 1. Trapping: Controlling the ball with the feet, thighs, or chest.
• 2. First touch: Controlling the ball with the first touch, allowing for smooth transition to the next action.
• Passing Skills
• 1. Short passing: Passing the ball over short distances to maintain possession.
• 2. Long passing: Passing the ball over longer distances to switch play or find teammates.
• Shooting Skills
• 1. Volleys: Hitting the ball before it touches the ground.
• 2. Half-volleys: Hitting the ball just after it bounces off the ground.
• Dribbling Skills
• 1. Step-overs: A move where a player steps over the ball with one foot while keeping the other foot on the ground.
• 2. Inside cuts: A move where a player cuts the ball inside with the inside of their foot.
• 3. Outside cuts: A move where a player cuts the ball outside with the outside of their foot.
• 4. Nutmeg: A skill move where a player kicks the ball through an opponent's legs.
• These skills are fundamental to playing football and can be developed through practice and training.]
• Tanaka's eyes widened in surprise.
• "Wow, so I can use the internet without my phone?"
• [...]
• [Just like your phone charges for a subscription to browse the internet, this system isn't free of charge. I just allowed you to get this knowledge out of self-pity. Next time, your attribute points would be deducted for every internet use.]
• Tanaka's face twisted in a frown.
• "What did you say? Self pity? Did I ask for this in the first place? What a sick ass system. And yes, deducting my attribute points for every internet usage is very absurd."
• Aèos did not respond and Tanaka did not grumble either. Almost as if they were used to each other's insults.
• And after scanning through the info, the only thing that caught his attention is under Soccer Skills:
• Under it, a [New]
• Showed there.
• Tanaka smiled. It should be the skill book reward, he realized.
• He focused on the New, just as Aèos had taught him and other runes appeared after the former one disappeared.
• [Reward from Special Mission]
• [Skill book]
• [Unraveling skill book. It is like a roulette wheel, you can either be lucky or unlucky.]
• Tanaka's eyes widened.
• "Wait, wait, wait, wait, what?? Aèos, what's it about the damn roulette wheel?"
• [...]
• [Skill books rank from grade-0 to grade-5 and every skill book siphoned out must be unraveled to discover their rank. That's what is happening to your skill book.]
• Tanaka's eyes widened yet again.
• "What a rip-off."
• [Unraveling process will take five minutes]
• "Urgh, kiss my ass." Tanaka cursed as he waited patiently, praying.
• And finally.
• [Skill book, successfully unraveled]
• [Skill details:
• (Dribbling)
• Step-over: A move where a player steps over the ball with one foot.
• (Shooting)
• Instep drive: A powerful shot hit with the laces of the shoe.
• (Other)
• Tackling: Winning the ball back from an opponent.]
• Tanaka's eyes glimmered with excitement as it suddenly felt as if he could attempt the skills displayed, almost like they were siphoned into his memory.
• Now, for the finalization.
• [Analyzing Skill grades…]