Reincarnated Avatar; I got 2 SSS-Rank Unique Skills
Chapter 63: Aftermath

Chapter 63: Aftermath

Birmingham City, England...

The soft hum of a kettle filled the air as the scent of freshly brewed tea mixed with the faint aroma of takeout. Benjamin’s 2-bedroom apartment was cozy, a contrast to the warzones they had just left behind in Warstar.

In the sitting room, stacks of game cases, a few scattered books recently bought by Caleb, and an absurdly large collection of pun-themed novelty mugs lined the shelves.

It was already 3 days since the Demon King challenge.

And since then, a lot of things had happened, both in the game and outside.

Genevieve sat cross-legged on the couch, idly flipping through her phone. Aria was sprawled out on the floor, one arm draped over her face, groaning at the mere thought of moving.

Caleb, the neat freak was wiping down the coffee table, muttering about how Benjamin lived like a Barbarian. "How can your house be so dirty and you’re so comfortable about it? Absolute bogus!"

Benjamin himself, wearing a t-shirt with a terrible joke about elements in the periodic table was stirring sugar into his tea with a smug look.

For the first time in what felt like forever, they weren’t fighting for their lives.

No monstrous demons, no hellfire, no impossible bosses. Just four players, decompressing after what was probably the greatest achievement in Warstar history.

The only blemish was probably Noah not being with them at this moment.

"Alright," Benjamin exhaled dramatically, setting his tea down. "Don’t you think it’s time we talk about the walking game-breaking phenomenon that is Noah?"

"Do we have to?" Aria groaned from the floor. "I still feel like my soul is in the Demon’s Tower".

She had to do a bit of sweet talking before she was able to convince her boyfriend on coming today to relax with her friends, so the last thing she wanted was talking about that bastard who was stuck in the game.

Genevieve chuckled. "That’s what happens when you get obliterated third".

Well, that got Aria up and active.

"Excuse me?" She shot up. "I lasted way longer than Caleb!"

Caleb, still wiping down the table, gave her a flat look. "I was targeted first, that wasn’t even a skill issue. That was a ’boss wants me dead first’ issue". He shrugged.

Benjamin smirked. "Yeah, yeah. But back to Noah’s situation," he leaned forward, hands clasped together. "Two SSS-Rank unique skills. Two!" He raised 2 fingers for emphasis.

He sighed. "At this point, I really don’t know if that guy is just lucky or he’s just that annoyingly good".

"Those 2 unique skills in themselves would be ridiculous, but you know the most ridiculous thing?" He laughed. "Those skills being in that bastard’s hands!"

"I mean, in Noah’s hands?" He let out a low whistle. "This game’s never gonna be the same".

Genevieve nodded. "10x Skill Points was already ridiculous. If any other top player had that, they’d dominate. But Noah? He knows how to use every skill to its absolute peak efficiency".

"He’s not just an insane fighter; he’s a perfectionist with an obsession for mastery". She scoffed. "While we’re here relaxing, if I was to guess, I’d say he’s in the game working his ass off to master his new OP weapon".

"He doesn’t know how to relax and enjoy life at all". Genevieve sighed, exasperated.

"To think he truly got something like that Versatile Avatar," Caleb added. He put down his cleaning cloth and folded his arms. "The one skill that lets a player break the class system entirely".

"High-level and awakened skills from all five main classes? That’s blasphemous".

If people from Caleb’s previous work place saw him talk so much, they’d be truly shocked.

In truth, he doesn’t speak much though he opens up at times around his friends. But still, the situation pushed Caleb to speak.

"I’ll be real," Aria admitted, sitting up. "I was skeptical when we first saw the skill description. Like, theoretically, it’s busted. But I didn’t actually get why it was this busted until I thought about it more". She sighed.

"Because of Noah?" Genevieve asked.

Aria nodded. "Exactly. Think about it. Most players who specialize in one class already struggle to optimize their build and class skill tree".

"Switching to a different class? Learning a new playstyle? Learning a whole different skill tree? That’s a nightmare, but that guy?" She shook her head. "He was already mastering other classes before he even had the skill".

"Do you remember when we just started? 11 years ago, the first time I met him before he even created his Stinger of War Avatar in the game, that guy played as a Berserker!"

"He’s probably the only player alive who could make full use of it without tripping over the complexity".

"Ladies and gentlemen, I feel my old bones tingling in excitement!" Benjamin chuckled.

Caleb adjusted his glasses. "The pro scene is going to implode when they realize what this means. The moment he enters ranked play, no one will be able to counter him effectively".

"If you prep for his Combat Mage playstyle, Noah can just swap to Blademaster. If you try to beat him with attrition, he has Cleric skills".

"And if you try zoning him, he has Summoner abilities. It’s unfair".

Benjamin grinned. "The developers tried to fix Warstar’s balance, and instead, they created their worst nightmare".

Genevieve shook her head, smiling. "More like they just handed the most talented player in the game the most broken toolkit imaginable".

"Let’s be honest, if anyone deserves to have Versatile Avatar, it’s Noah. Who else could actually use it to its full potential?"

"Anyone else would fumble it," Caleb agreed. "Noah’s the only one with the mechanical skill, tactical awareness, and sheer obsession with the game to push it beyond what even the devs imagined".

Aria crossed her arms. "Yeah, yeah. He’s the best, I get it, you don’t need to shout it to my face".

"I...,"

"It’s fine, I get," she laughed, interrupting Caleb who tried to explain himself. She sighed. "I just hope he’s not too smug about it when he finally logs out".

Benjamin sipped his tea, smirking. "Oh, he absolutely will be".

"Because then," he grinned. "We’d be World Champions!"

They were sitting in Benjamin’s messy apartment, talking about the future of the game itself.

All of them knew one thing for certain, Warstar was about to change forever.

Thinking of something, Aria suddenly asked. "What of that Meng Wu Ya? Surely, he went for some unique skill challenge too, right?’

Well, Aria just had to jinx it.

An hour later, the Warstar developers had an interview broadcast.