Chapter 12: Big Problems

"After my words, she was silent, thinking about the fact that she was avoiding me. <<I seem to understand that she just wanted to know for sure if it was really a misunderstanding.>> She would continue to be friends with me, and if not, she would stop.

It seemed pretty logical to me, but after waiting a little longer, she still didn't want to continue the conversation. I got up and left the house. There were no such words as "wait" or "let's just be friends."

Now I clearly understood that I used to be a bit immature, though it may be related to my rebirth. But the thinking of the past life had weakened, which made me forget the main thing: you have to be strong. That's much more important than fulfilling my love dream. The funny thing is that in the safe world I didn't want a relationship or a girl, but here where the demons are swarming, I was thinking in the wrong direction. Sigh...

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Returning home, I went straight to the training room. <<I need to change my strategy.>> If you think about it, the demons I met before today didn't have such a skill as a sixth sense. So far, they didn't have any special powers, or I hadn't let them show it. And in both cases, they were sure I didn't know they were demons. That's an advantage for me - I can make a trap for them and take them out quietly.

Clearly aware of all this, I opened the door to the room, where I saw a lot of weapons. This time I went over to where the daggers were. <<I thought it would be faster and more deadly to use a dagger.>> Stuffing almost 5 daggers into my inventory, I looked around and saw a crossbow. Remembering how that demon was killed with a simple pistol, I wondered if killing with a crossbow would be harder.

I took the crossbow in my hands and looked around, but I couldn't find any bolts for it. <<I don't know where she put the bolts for it.>> But looking closer, the crossbow was unusual."

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This odd sensation came from the patterns around the body that faintly glowed. I felt that this world was not so ordinary and remembered the characteristics of the mana.

I took the crossbow in my hands, held it firmly, and aimed to pull the trigger. However, before I could do so, my hunch was confirmed, which made me feel joy. As I held the crossbow, getting ready to shoot, an energy bolt appeared on the crossbow, faintly glowing red.

I took aim at the far wall and pulled the trigger. The bolt flew out very quickly, but to my surprise, it didn't leave any scratches on the wall. Could it be that the wall was fortified or that my mana was not enough? Such thoughts came to mind, but without thinking too long, I tossed the crossbow into my inventory. It was better to know the practical than to guess.

I also wanted to find that potion to restore, but I could not find it. I even tried to open the old cabinet, but failed. Apparently, some kind of magic was at work. After I dressed in black and put my hood over my cap, I left the house. I was trying to camouflage myself so that there was no way to find me quickly.

Half an hour later, I was standing on a crowded street, watching the radar. I had already seen several people on it - two males and one female. Taking a deep breath, I walked towards one of the males. Luckily, they were separated, so I didn't have to do anything. As I got closer, the man stood talking to the girl and flirting. After thinking about it, I walked over to him.

"Excuse me, sir, can I talk to you?" I said.

He looked at me, then looked at the girl again, and then nodded at me. I gestured toward him and then stepped back a little.

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He stepped closer, gesturing for me to put my ear to him.

"Mr, from your conversation, you seem experienced in this relationship," I continued. Maybe it was because he was a demon, but I didn't care and started my plan.

At first, his expression was puzzling, but after I spoke, he smiled and nodded. "Then, could you teach me? I'm a virgin, and my friends make fun of me about it."

"I would be honored, beautiful young lady," the demon replied. His words gave me goosebumps on my back.

The next thing was easy. He followed me into the hotel, and when we went inside, I immediately took a dagger and stabbed him in the neck.

Blood splattered across the walls, but when it fell, it turned into a demon, and then the ashes of blood disappeared. With a sigh of relief, I carefully left the room, covering my face.

When I returned to the same place, there was another demon in male but no female form. "Well, I think men are easier to seduce," I thought to myself. After a little rest, I went to another man.

The result was the same, but this time I chose a blind alley. "If you always take them to the hotel, it is out of the question," I reminded myself.

As I slowly made my way down the street, I opened the character panel.

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Name: Amber Florence 

Lv. 5 Experience Points: 1865/10000

 Free Attribute Points: [0]

 ====Attribute Categories==== 

1-9 Weak | 10-15 Normal | 15-25 Peak | 25-45 Superhuman | 45-50 ????

 ====Physical Attributes====

Strength: 13

Dexterity: 18 

Constitution: 12

 ====Spiritual Attributes==== 

Mana: 3 

Mind: 17 

Will: 10 

====Skills==== 

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New skill*2

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After killing seven level 2 demons and one level 3 demon, I was able to advance and gained two new skills:

- <<You have gained a new skill {Dagger Mastery} Level Experienced. Your dagger handling is more elegant.>>

- <<You have gained a new skill {Hidden Assassination} Level proficient. Your skill to kill an enemy from behind is extremely fast. Your speed increases by 5 points when killing an enemy from behind.>>

These new skills have been extremely useful. While my first four kills were fast, my inexperience was evident. However, after acquiring these skills, my movements have become smooth and fast. I no longer struggle with the seemingly elusive concept of "elegant handling," and it has become much more comfortable to kill with a dagger. I've also noticed that my skill increases faster when facing demons.

Today, I found myself tired and in need of rest. But before retreating, I returned to the area near the hotel where a swarm of demons had gathered. During my last visit, I counted roughly 60 demons, none of which were level 5. However, upon counting again, I discovered 65 demons, including 5 level 5s. Thankfully, I didn't act recklessly, as I remembered the level 5 demon that the big guy had shot. Even though he dodged my attack, I attribute this to my exhaustion rather than any lack of skill.

But just because one can dodge doesn't mean the others can't. After watching for a while longer, I went back home.

"If I'm going to clear this place, I need to come up with a plan. Also, tomorrow I need to follow one of them and find out the locations of the other demon bases. What about school?"

Remembering the two blood-red eyes, I don't think the owner of those eyes would be soft-hearted if I attended school. "Even if I don't graduate, I don't care. Strength, strength, and strength again."

After opening the door and going inside, my sister was already home. To be honest, I didn't care anymore. Without a second thought, I went to my room.

After taking a shower, I lay on my bed and started looking through the skills window. Most of them were the usual skills, but there were a few that were different from the rest. For example, sword and dagger mastery, rage, and stealth killing. The sword skill was at the beginner level, and I didn't know what changes would happen if this skill increased. Maybe it will be like one point raises two?

Setting the alarm early in the morning, I closed my eyes. I wanted to rest, but then I heard the sound of approaching footsteps and a loud knocking sound. I wanted to scream, but I saw the doorknob twitch. Then I heard a voice say, "Open the door."

Rolling my eyes, I got up from the bed and walked to the door. I clicked the lock before opening the door and seeing her look at me with that face again. I asked, "What do you want?"

"What's wrong?" I asked after observing her for a few seconds.

"Dinner is ready; come down to eat," she said.

"I don't want to. I already ate outside, and I'm going to bed now," I replied, attempting to close the door.

"You shouldn't eat outside all the time. It's not healthy," she interrupted.

"I know. Now, let me go to sleep," I said as I shut the door. I'm not sure why she's acting like this, but I'm starting to get annoyed.

As I went to lock the door, I heard her voice again. It was unemotional, but I could sense a hint of anger.

"Don't close the door. Leave it."

Ignoring her, I clicked the lock and went to bed. Although I'm grateful for the potion she gave me, I no longer trust her after last night's incident. I know that locking the door won't stop her, but it's the least I can do to show my frustration.

It took a while to hear her leave, but eventually, I heard her go upstairs to her room and close the door.

Early in the morning, my alarm clock woke me up. I wanted to sleep more, but the thought of her eyes made me get up quickly. I put on my gym clothes and left the house to go for a run. While it didn't bring improvements as quickly as directly adding points, even adding just one point is better than nothing.

After running for almost half an hour, I returned to grab breakfast. After a quick meal, I headed to the training room.

My sister was already training, but I ignored her and took a random weapon. I opened the internet to learn exactly how to use it. Looking at the video repeatedly, it took me 10 minutes to get skilled with this weapon. Immediately after getting the skill, I could feel my movements becoming smooth and fast. After making sure of that, I changed back into my hunting clothes and left the house.

Unfortunately, there were only two demons, both of the first level. Also, both were in demonic form, unlike the others who hide behind humans. Although they have a way to disguise themselves, in essence up to level 5-6 they are the same as humans, and then most likely they are as strong as humans at their peak.

I had to wait until at least noon to start a steady hunt again. Luck was good this time. I killed three level 3 demons. My experience went up to 3085, and I also noticed that learning skills also gave experience.

While sitting and watching one of the targets, I felt my phone vibrate. I thought it was probably my sister skipping school, but at that moment it was more important for me to kill that one. Repeating the previous plan for the trap, we headed toward the alley. This time the demon was guiding, and as I prepared to attack, the demon dragged me to an underground place. I wasn't paying attention to the radar because I was watching him. By the time I looked at the radar, we had already reached the place.

As we went inside and walked a few corridors, I could clearly hear the loud moans of men and women. Then I turned my attention to the map, and my steps stopped for a moment. But gritting my teeth, I followed the demon. When we entered the room, there was a peculiar smell, and a bright red light hit my eyes.

At this point, there was no time to think. The dagger appeared in my hand. Quickly and accurately, it hit the demon's neck.

The demon, who had begun to undress directly, grabbed its neck and wanted to scream, I continued.But another dagger already piercing its throat stopped it.

After waiting for the demon's form to return to its original form, I carefully placed it on the floor, I said. Then, holding the two daggers, I leaned against the wall near the door.

Looking at the radar again, I squeezed both daggers. "'One, three, five, ten, fifteen, nineteen demons,' I thought. 'There were so many demons on the radar, and I didn't even notice how I got here.'"

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