Alchemist In The Apocalypse: Rise Of A Legend!

***First Chapter Of My New Book***

***Will reedit this later. Just want to know your opinion on it***

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Every gamer has, at least once in their lives, imagined how their lives would be if it were a game.

Some loved the idea, while others dreaded it.

However, imaginations were always likely to remain as such—a fantasy.

At least, that was how most thought of it. Leo, too, held this perspective until his life changed a few days ago.

"Hey, Leo!"

Leo had just exited his last class for the day when a familiar voice reached his ears.

Turning to look at the source, Leo watched as his best friend Arthur rapidly made his way towards him amidst a sea of other students.

Classes had just ended, so it was a bit chaotic.

As Leo stepped to wait on one side for Arthur, his eyes subconsciously went up to look at the strings of blue texts above everyone's head in his line of sight.

[Fax Steven Lv 3]

[Mary Stone Lv 4]

[Brian Stark Lv 5]

[Arthur Bright Lv 25]

[Megan Fox Lv 7]

....

A string of information played before Leo's eyes as he watched his friend arrive by his side.

"Hey, were you planning on leaving without waiting for me?" Arthur inquired in a tone that sounded like he had just been betrayed.

Leo's mouth twitched; he really wanted to kick his friend. If anything, Leo felt betrayed himself.

Although only a few days had passed since his life started resembling a game, Leo already had a somewhat good understanding of it.

Arthur, a Lv 25 human, was in no way lesser than a literal beast.

Leo didn't know how strong his friend was or how he became so powerful, considering most humans he had seen had levels ranging from 1 to 4. However, he knew Arthur should be very strong.

Even in this situation, where everything he knew about Arthur could be a possible lie, Leo continued to be his friend. Arthur having a secret of his own didn't necessarily disqualify him as a friend.

Now, doesn't he also have a secret he can't easily share? Of course, it would be a lie if Leo said he felt nothing about it.

Ignoring his friend's words, Leo started walking away.

"Hey, wait!" Arthur hurriedly chased after him as they made their way towards the entrance of their college and exited it.

"Our final exams are approaching," after making a significant distance away from their college location and conversing with themselves, Arthur suddenly said this.

"It's in two weeks. Ugh, it's so close!" he added.

Leo didn't comment on it and just nodded his head.

This didn't reduce Arthur's enthusiasm to continue speaking, though; he was already long used to Leo's quiet nature.

Aside from being friends in the same college, Arthur and Leo were first childhood friends; they've known each other since 7th grade and understand each other's traits.

This was the main reason Leo was still friends with Arthur.

Even though the other party had a secret he wasn't telling him, he also had no ill intentions towards him. That, and the fact that the text above his head was in blue and not red.

Leo had encountered people with slightly red text above their heads, and those were individuals even he knew had problems with him - his step-siblings.

It was a stretch to call them step-siblings, though, as Leo didn't even acknowledge his adopted parents as such, though he deeply respected them.

"What's your plan after college?" Arthur inquired with interest.

It's interesting to note that Leo's adopted parents were really rich; where he lived during his college days was a small villa gifted to him on his 18th birthday four years ago, just before he entered college. However, Arthur knew his friend well enough to understand that Leo wouldn't plan to freeload on his adopted parents even if he could.

"I'm planning to make a music studio at home and start my music career," Leo answered; his previously slightly expressionless voice had a bit more life in it as he spoke.

Leo was very passionate about music; this was the reason he studied it in school in the first place. His dream was to one day have his music heard by the majority of the world and be called one of the greatest.

In actuality, Leo had almost completed his studio at home, but because some things still needed to be done before it could be called a studio, Leo told Arthur he was making a studio at home rather than already having it.

After expressing something about his passion, Leo felt a bit talkative and spoke before Arthur could.

"What about you? What are you going to do after college?" Leo asked his friend.

With a bright smile, Arthur replied.

"Dad said he's going to retire the moment I'm done with college so I can inherit his business," Arthur revealed.

To this, a look of realisation appeared on Leo's face before shifting to a smile.

Arthur's father owned a relatively well-known transportation agency in the city, so it could be said that Arthur was entering society with a bright start.

"That's good," Leo expressed his opinion.

Arthur knew his friend was a man of few words, so even though he spoke less, a lot had already been expressed.

With a smile, Arthur laid a hand on Leo's shoulder and addressed him.

"Let's do our best, bro! I know it's not easy to stand out in the music industry, but I believe in you. I know you can do it, so don't give up on your dreams early!" Arthur said to Leo, accompanied by a bunch of other words of encouragement.

The latter only responded with a smile as they got closer to Leo's residence.

Leo's villa was not too far from college, unlike where Arthur, who came from home, lived. It wasn't too far, but the distance was still a bit significant.

Standing in front of his house gate and exchanging a few words between themselves, Leo and Arthur bid their goodbyes to each other. Leo waited until he couldn't see Arthur again before entering his residence.

Arthur was right; standing out in the music industry was hard.

Leo also thought the same thing before, but it was different now.

Unlike before when his life was normal, Leo had something that would make everything easier.

He had a system.

[Quest: Receive recognition from your music professor]

[Quest Reward: Music related skills level upgrade by at least 1 level based on the host level of recognition, 100 EXP points]

[Quest Status: Completed (Reward waiting to be claimed)]