RWBY: Just a Gamer Grinding Away

CHAPTER 1

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Yep, here I was, sitting on a chair in the middle of a bone-white room. You might ask me what I've done to be in such an ominous room. Well, it's not my fault, I swear.

It all started last night when I was doing my normal stuff on a Friday night, gaming till 3 a.m. with sweaty players in Apex Legends. I was horrible at the game, but the adrenaline when you get a kill on your own was intoxicating.

Ahem, I was sidetracked a little. Anyways, the session ended with another day of not getting a winner winner chicken dinner, so I was a little bit tilted to say the least. I definitely did not throw my only controller on the wall, nope.

I was civilized.

I did however almost smash my monitor in a fit of rage. Keyword, "almost". So, a session of gaming later, I was scrolling through my Reddit page when I came across an interesting fanfiction of an OC in RWBY acting as a merchant.

Pretty cool concept, so I binged it for a while until I died. It's kinda funny if you don't think about how morbid it is. A plane crashed into my roof and went boom. It didn't hurt much, just a brief second of excruciating pain before nothing. And then I was just here.

So, yeah, we're where we previously left off. In a white room with nothing but me on a chair.

Creepy, but I digress. My curiosity was now peaked. So, what now? Heaven? Rebirth? Oh, maybe reincarnation into another world? That would be damn cool. Yeah, it's unrealistic, but hey, a guy could dream.

DING~

... Oh.

A screen just appeared in front of me, exactly like a hologram. Oh, BABY!

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[ GAMER SYSTEM ONLINE ]

[ PLEASE CHOOSE A CLASS]

• [ WARRIOR ]

• [ MAGE ]

• [ ROGUE ]

• [ PRODUCTION ]

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A system. Oh, man, a system! I stared at the screen for a few more seconds in awe before slapping my face. Time to get into the game, me! This basically is life or death if I choose wrong! OK, I have four classes here to choose.

Warrior, Mage, Rogue, and Production. With curiosity, I looked around the room before I asked.

"Hey, if you can hear me, can I get a better description of the classes? Like the main stats and what-not?"

A second later, a window appeared at the side of the screen.

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[ WARRIOR: Class of the Blade ]

• [ +1 STR per LEVEL UP ]

• [ CLASS ADVANCEMENT OPTIONS: PALADIN, DARK KNIGHT, SAMURAI, BARBARIAN ]

• [ Gains Skill - SWORDSMANSHIP MASTERY (BASIC) upon CLASS SELECTION ]

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[ MAGE: Class of the Arcane ]

• [ +1 MA per LEVEL UP ]

• [ CLASS ADVANCEMENT OPTIONS: BLACK MAGE, WHITE MAGE, RED MAGE, BLUE MAGE ]

• [ Gains Skill - ARCANIST MASTERY (BASIC) upon CLASS SELECTION ]

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[ ROGUE: Class of the Hidden ]

• [ +1 AGI per LEVEL UP ]

• [ CLASS ADVANCEMENT OPTIONS: ASSASSIN, PHANTOM, TRICKSTER, SOULKNIFE ]

• [ Gains Skill - STEALTH MASTERY (BASIC) upon CLASS SELECTION ]

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[ PRODUCTION: Class of the Initiative]

• [ 5% CHANCE OF GRADE UP ]

• [ CLASS ADVANCEMENT OPTIONS: ALCHEMIST, BLACKSMITH, ENCHANTER ]

• [ Gains Skill - PRODUCTION MASTERY (BASIC) upon CLASS SELECTION ]

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Damn, these classes look good. Production Class' buff was interesting though. 5% chance to grade up? That must mean a 5% chance for any product I make to increase its grade by 1? Those odds look small, but the effect is amazing to pass off.

But I'm leaning towards Rogue, to be honest. I was a stealth kind of person, and the extra stat in Agility per level up is good, too. Why be a tank when you could just dodge everything? Besides, I could technically be a Speedster if I put all my stat points into AGI.

Ugh, but Warrior and Mage sounds fun too. I'd love to be able to use a sword, and magic is universally liked. Man, the options were too good to choose from!

Tapping my foot repeatedly, I thought it through. This class can do everything the rest can too. Besides, it's not like there are any restrictions that I had to follow.

... Just in case.

"Sorry to bother you, do I need to rigorously follow my class, or can I use a sword as a Mage? Stealth around as a Warrior?"

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[ CLASS CHANGES are offered upon reaching every 100 LEVELS, while SUBCLASS ADVANCEMENTS are offered upon reaching LEVEL 25, 50, 75, and 100 ]

[ UPON CLASS CHANGING, the previous CLASS data will be saved, and can be used once more if changing back to the previous CLASS ]

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... That doesn't really answer my question, but hey if I get bored with my chosen class I can at least enjoy the other classes.

With my decision made, I tapped on Production. Anything the other classes do, the class can too. Want a sword? Then I'll just make one and use it. Magic? I can enchant a staff and hook it up with some magic generator to pump out spells. Stealth? I'll just make a potion to make myself invisible.

And money. Sweet, sweet money.

Confirming my choice, the screen changes.

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[ Gained Skill - PRODUCTION MASTERY (BASIC) ]

[ PRODUCTION MASTERY (BASIC - LEVEL 1) ]

[ Your skill in Producing items is that of a Producer with the bare basics. ]

• [ Increases CHANCE OF SUCCESS by 10% ]

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Wait, hold up. Chance of success by 10%? Fuck, I'm going to have to grind this skill, don't I? A 90% chance of failure is horrible.

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[ PLEASE CHOOSE A RACE ]

• [ HUMAN ]

• [ ??? ]

• [ ??? ]

• [ ??? ]

• [ ??? ]

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[ HUMAN ]

[ Humans have the ability to adapt, improvise, and overcome with ease. ]

• [ INCREASED EXP is DROPPED when killing MONSTERS and ENEMIES ]

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[ ??? ]

[ ???]

• [ ??? ]

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[ ??? ]

[ ???]

• [ ??? ]

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[ ??? ]

[ ???]

• [ ??? ]

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[ ??? ]

[ ???]

• [ ??? ]

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... OK, not creepy at all.

"Why is it even in question marks?"

I waited for an answer, nothing came at all. With a sigh, my eyes looked back at the screen.

Huh, this was weird. Even if the Human race is good for leveling up, I just can't seem to think of that option when my eyes keep drawing to the second ??? option. A few seconds go by, and I shook my head to clear it.

"No, no! I'm not going to choose that option, I don't even know what it is!"

... Oh, fuck it. What's the worst that could happen?

Confirming my choice, I tap on the second ??? option.

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[ HUMAN ??? - HYBRID ]

[ The combination of HUMAN and ???, a child thought of as a miracle of the two races. ]

• [ INCREASED EXP is DROPPED when killing MONSTERS and ENEMIES - HUMAN SIDE]

• [ +1 to ALL STATS per LEVEL UP - ??? SIDE ]

• [ ??? - DEMERIT ]

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... Hot damn, my instincts were on the money. Still though, the question marks and the demerit are quite intimidating.

But damn, basically all my stats are doubled per level up, and I still get the increased EXP drops? Nice.

So, what's the next thing now? Name? Stat allocation? Maybe some other required stuff —

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My eyes shot wide open as I gasped for air, and coughed up a storm. Fuck, that was unpleasant, like someone had shoved my head into water and started drowning me. Ugh, that felt horrible.

Oh, hey, I'm face-first on the ground, gotta change that real quick. Getting up from the ground, I looked around only to groan in annoyance and facepalmed. Of course, I was in a forest, this was Reincarnation 101, finding yourself in a forest is a good thing.

That was being sarcastic, by the way. Fuck, where do I even go right now.

... Huh. Woah. Damn.

The arm that was palming my face moved around and caressing my face. It feels... different, yep this was a different face alright. No way my jawline was this sharp, and my nose! It's long!

My hair is weird too, I usually keep it short and simple with a crew cut, but this time my hair is longer than usual. It's a little bit unsettling, though.

OK, now that I've gotten the stuff out of the way... Menu? Character Sheet? Status?

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NAME: Ashton Smith

AGE: 15

CLASS: Production

RACE: Human ??? - Hybrid

LEVEL: 1 (0%)

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HP: 500 [10 HP Regen Per Minute]

MP: 500 [10 MP Regen Per Minute]

AP: 100 [10 AP Regen Per Minute]

STR: 10

CON: 10

AGI: 10

MA: 10

CHA: 10

LUK: 10

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HP = CON * 50

HP Regen = CON

MP = MA * 50

MP Regen = MA

AP = LEVEL * 100

AP Regen = CON

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STAT BONUSES:

• INCREASED EXP is DROPPED when killing MONSTERS and ENEMIES

• +1 to ALL STATS per LEVEL UP

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Hey, my last name is still here! My first name is different though, Ashton? That doesn't sound bad. And AP? Oh, I already know where I'm at, and thank god it's the place where I think it is.

Imagine getting sent to the AOT verse or the Naruto verse? Phew, bullet dodged. Anyways, I'm in RWBY, the planet Remnant to be exact.

... Uh oh.

"Um, Game, or whatever I can call you, can I get a weapon or something? If this is Remnant, and I'm in a random forest..."

GROWL...

The sudden growl caused me to tense up my body as I looked at the direction where it came from.

"Oh, man you look ugly."

Standing on its hind legs, the pitch-black werewolf monster stared me down with its glowing red eyes, its claws extended with long claws as it slowly approached me. Red streaks linger as it started to circle around me with a low growl, ready to pounce at any time.

With a gulp, I asked again aloud.

"Uh, Game? Weapon please?"

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[ Iron Sword (Common) x 1 added to your Inventory ]

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Quickly accessing the Inventory with a single thought, I mentally focused on it as it manifested into my dominant arm.

Just by looking at it, the description appeared. I guess I have an Observe skill?

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[ Iron Broadsword (Common) ]

[ Durability: 100 / 100 ]

[ Deals 25 + STR Physical Slash Damage ]

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The werewolf didn't stop staring at me, but it didn't move, so I tested the blade with a swipe.

It felt good in my hands, and it wasn't that heavy too.

Thinking about the Observe skill that I may have, I tried to use it on the wolf.

By just thinking about using the skill, a window appeared in front of me.

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[ OBSERVE Skill Used]

[ Name: Young Beowolf ]

[ AGE: 5 Months ]

[ RACE: Grimm ]

[ LEVEL: 2 ]

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... That's it? No HP pool? Just a level indicator?

Alright then, fine.

Putting my right leg behind myself with my left forward, I raised the blade with both hands skyhigh.

"OK then, let's dance!"