"You too?"
Yuuki Asuna was very surprised to hear this. She never expected that this mysterious boy, who was holding a chainsaw and a power drill, dressed like that, and hadn't even shown his true face until now, was just a new student about to enter the first year of high school, just like her.
Moreover... he was also from Shuchiin Private Academy?
Shuchiin Private Academy's admission standards are extremely strict. It is undoubtedly the top school in Sakura Province. Over ninety percent of the students who can enter have extremely prominent family backgrounds, and the remaining small portion are geniuses with outstanding abilities.
Yuuki Asuna's father is the CEO of a large electronics manufacturer, and her mother is a university professor. Coupled with her receiving elite education since childhood and having excellent grades, she gained the qualification to enter the high school department of Shuchiin Private Academy.
"So that's how it is..."
Yuuki Asuna thought this while walking out of the lobby with Asagiri.
When they came outside, she finally saw the full view of this so-called "sanatorium."
This place was completely different from the structure of a normal hospital. Several buildings about four or five stories high surrounded a central, dilapidated courtyard. The direction of the exit had no railings, security booths, or other facilities, only two unlocked iron gates that made a very eerie grinding sound as the wind blew them.
And the moment the two pushed open the iron gates and stepped out of the courtyard, their respective phones also received notification sounds.
Yuuki Asuna took out her phone and opened the APP with the eye icon. Several lines of bright red text immediately appeared on the screen.
[Congratulations to "Player" Yuuki Asuna, you have cleared the Newbie Instance and obtained formal Player status]
[Instance Clear Rating: A+]
[Reward: Basic Class "Swordsman" unlocked, obtained Skill "Wind Blessing", obtained Equipment "Ordinary Quality Sword"]
[Swordsman: A combat class specializing in swords]
[Class Passive: When fighting with sword-type weapons, proficiency increases. There is a chance to awaken a "Player's" personal exclusive sword skill during combat]
[Wind Blessing: Consumes a small amount of Mental Power to make the body lighter and more agile, a blessing-type magic]
[Ordinary Quality Sword: Choose one type of sword and obtain the corresponding ordinary quality weapon]
When she saw the last line of text, the style of a rapier subconsciously appeared in Yuuki Asuna's mind. The next second, she felt a slight weight in her right hand.
"This is..."
Looking at the slender rapier in her hand, which was exactly the same as she had imagined, Yuuki Asuna was very shocked.
Although she had already confirmed that the "game" was real, the function of conjuring things out of thin air was too wondrous. This didn't comply with the law of conservation of energy, did it?
Meanwhile, Asagiri, who was standing not far away, also had similar text appear on his phone screen.
[Congratulations to "Player" Utsunomiya Asagiri, you have cleared the Newbie Instance and obtained formal Player status]
[Instance Clear Rating: S+]
[Reward: Special Class "Diplomat" unlocked, Exclusive Talent "Persona" unlocked, obtained Item "Teddy Bear Doll That Recites Dirty Jokes"]
[Diplomat: Special support-type class]
[Class Passive: When communicating with any type of target in the instance, the effect of all Diplomacy-type rhetoric such as intimidation, deception, appeasement, guidance, and persuasion is increased (Note: Cannot be effective on "Players", and the target of negotiation must possess basic self-awareness and thinking ability)]
[Teddy Bear Doll That Recites Dirty Jokes: A non-living replica based on a certain Different World Teddy Bear doll. The activation time and volume can be set in advance. After activation, it will continuously recite various dirty jokes (Note: The maximum volume can even make one's eardrums ache slightly)]
[Persona: A projection of the mind formed by your inner self and beliefs (can also be used in the real world)]
[Persona is completely in sync with you. No specific command is needed. Summoning does not consume Mental Power or Stamina. When Persona engages in combat, it will consume a certain amount of Mental Power and Stamina (Persona cannot be completely destroyed by any type of attack, but each time it is destroyed, it will consume a large amount of your Stamina and Mental Power)]
[When different Personas are equipped, you will gain corresponding enhancement effects even if they are not summoned]
[Current Persona slots: Three]
[Existing Personas: ??? (Unlocked upon first summoning), None, None]
"Did you also receive the instance clear notification?"
Hearing Yuuki Asuna's question, Asagiri nodded.
"Yeah, I received it. I got S+, how about you?"
"A+."
Yuuki Asuna didn't feel any disappointment or jealousy because Asagiri's instance clear rating was higher than hers. On one hand, being able to clear the instance safely was already quite good, and an A+ rating wasn't low.
On the other hand, whether it was reasoning or action, she didn't really make any crucial contributions, so it was only natural that her rating wasn't as high as his.
"By the way, what did you mean by the assessment earlier?"
Hearing Yuuki Asuna's question, Asagiri explained with a smile.
"How about forming a team? I've checked, after becoming a formal Player, some functions have been added to the APP, including adding friends. I also said before that your abilities and qualities in all aspects meet the standards I want for a teammate. Most importantly, you got an A+ rating this time, and I got an S+ rating. I guess there aren't many people who can get such a high instance clear rating in the Newbie Instance. If we team up, we'll have more advantages in future actions."
"Team up, huh... Okay."
Yuuki Asuna didn't think much and agreed directly. After all, although this "Fangshi Yangming's" behavior was sometimes a bit abnormal, the abilities he displayed were indeed excellent. Being able to clear the instance so quickly and safely this time was also thanks to him, so teaming up was a wise choice.
Yuuki Asuna took out her phone, lightly tapped the add friend function button, then extended her phone and gently touched Asagiri's phone. Immediately after, both phones simultaneously received a notification sound, displaying a line of text.
[You have successfully added "Player" Yuuki Asuna as a friend]
[You have successfully added "Player" Utsunomiya Asagiri as a friend]