I first invest 10 points in mana and strength. After that, I turn the mana crystal into a mana stone. It consumes 10 of the 125 mana I have. I then combine the materials I bought from the material store to make a katana. It cost me 25 mana. I then input the skill size control. It cost 5 mana. I put the mana stone into a slot above the hilt of the katana. I make a small hole on the hilt of the katana. With the remaining scrap from the materials, I make a necklace. It cost 5 mana. I currently have 80 mana remaining.

-I will teach you a mana charging technique. Start meditating now. You don’t have much time till the game starts and you should be in top condition when it does.-.

“How do I do it?” I ask.

-Sit down cross-legged and close your eyes. Now think of the feeling of using mana. Only think about that feeling but don’t try to think of any skills or use any skills. It may take a while before you start to feel it working.-.

I listen to exactly what she said. After 10 minutes of waiting, I hear a sound.

*You have acquired the skill Mana Regain ^Level 1^*

I sit down for 1 more hour until I feel my mana is full.

“Hey angel,” I say

-Ya.-.

“How does this skill work?. It says level one."

-All your skills are level 1 right not except steal and void. This level one means that there are more phases to this ability. For level one, your mana charges a slow rate and only works while you are sitting. For void and steal which are level 2, you can keep small to medium-sized items in your void and you can steal skills up to B grade. Now go to sleep. It's late and you should get at least 12 hours of sleep before the game.-.

“Okay mom,” I say sarcastically.

-Haha you got the whole squad laughing.-.

I head to bed and go sleep.

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“What do you want to be when you grow up?” Says the girl.

“I want to be an assassin,” I say.

“I didn’t ask what your parents want you to be when you grow up. I asked you what you want to do.” said the girl

“I- I haven't thought of that.” I say.

“Well I want to be a police officer!” says the girl.

“That's a nice goal,” I say.

“You can be anything you want to be to Akio. Just believe in yourself! You don’t have to do everything your parents tell you to do.” she says.

“Right!” I say enthusiastically.

“Thanks for the advice”. I say.

“No problem,” she says. “That's what friends are for!”

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I wake up. Ugh. Another dream. What does this mean? I think.

-Wake up Akio. The next game is starting soon. Head to the main auditorium.-.

I stagger out of bed and get dressed. I shrink my katana down and clip it to the necklace.

-So that's what the shrinking spell was for! That's brilliant.-.

“Thank you for acknowledging my brilliance,” I say.

I head to the auditorium. The same man is in the auditorium.

“Congratulations for passing the first game. I will now give an explanation for the second game. I will not answer any questions so listen carefully. The next game will be a battle royale. It will take place in an identical copy of new york city. The game will go on for one week or until 20 survivors are remaining. I am aware that there are over 100,000 thousand survivors. The game will be very difficult. There will be and excuse my language, a fuckton of monsters trying to kill you as well as zombies and wyverns. There will be a zone that shrinks every day. You will have a mini-map to show you the zone and visited locations. You will also be given a backpack to store crystals and stones collected from monsters. There will be weapons and armor across the map. Good luck. You will be teleported in ten seconds.” says the man.

I check myself to make sure I have everything.

-This is gonna be hard for you since you made zero allies so good luck.-.

Fuck. I forgot about allies. I get teleported to the map and already, a giant wolf is looming over me.