Chapter 299: Hidden Aspects
As per usual, Isaac had pitted the twins against the most basic monster possible. The Slate Golems were almost perfect punching bags, especially for people who could fly.
Of course, Isaac also made sure to throw in plenty of impossible foes at them, the kind that theyd asked to face and then had to be rescued from to ensure they didnt get any dumb ideas about punching too far above their weight class.
And looking deeply into the [Systems] instructions, hed finally found the bloody line about how changing ones race wasnt a problem if it happened during the starter [Class] selection. But it hadnt been there before, he knew that for 100% certain.
In fact, hed been fairly sure that the part about racial sidegrades being painful hadnt been in there at first, in the other timeline, but he hadnt been quite sure. Plenty of people remembered it having been there the whole time.
As it turned out, that whole mess was a perfect example of the Mandela effect, and it hadnt been there before.
And once Isaac had become fully certain that that line was new, that there was no way hed missed it, another tab appeared in the instruction manual.
One describing the function of the freaking instruction manual.
More specifically, it explained how the situation went overall. If you found a hidden mechanic, a full explanation would appear in your manual. And if you caught the [System], well, the damn machine apparently came clean, explaining how all that worked.
So yeah, switching races via a starter [Class] would be fine, anything else would probably be just as painful as his ascension to Einherjar.
Still, that was one big worry with regards to potential future children out of the way.
Watching the twins was giving him a strange combination of emotions.
On one hand, he was very proud of what theyd achieved. It was damn impressive what they were capable of. Healing spells at Level 0, Resurrection Spells potentially as early as the first Evolution, and more besides.
On the other, it was worrying. And sure, part of it was that the breadth of mischief they could get up to had just vastly increased, but to be honest, that was only a tiny part of the puzzle.
But honestly, he was worried about what the whole thing represented.
Firstly, Isaac really didnt want his sisters to fight this fight. It was his fight, not something for the next generation. Obviously, being siblings, they were technically in the same generation, but with a fourteen-year age gap, that definition got a little fuzzy.
And he was feeling a little protective of them, especially once they started dating properly. A few years ago, Tanja had met the first boy she didnt want to absolutely murder after five seconds of being in the same room together, so it haaaad to be true love. But on the first playdate, Isaac had been home, and the poor kid had only then realized just whose sister he was standing next to.
Hopefully, he could achieve the same effect with real boyfriends. Provided they deserved it, of course.
And secondly, them having epic [Classes] right out of the gate was, well, everything wrong with society today. The combination of the family bloodline and his training had given them an advantage that would be damn hard to match. Almost as much of a cheat as future knowledge.
Hell, Isaac hadnt been able to get an epic starter [Class], and wouldnt be able to change that now. The advantage of his generation was that not only did they have first crack at Heir-[Classes], but theyd also been in a position to leverage their power to change the world before that power became commonplace.
Not as silly as she did when trying to convince the teacher that she wasnt a danger to herself while still looking like she made out with a garbage dump, Tanja sniggered.
Funny as the image of a girl diving face-first into a pile of mulch was, if teenagers were putting themselves in dangerous situations to trigger their superpowers that was a problem.
Hed put together a set of PSAs about the subject, but these were teenagers. Telling them not to do something was likely to make them want to do it all the more, and providing an explanation just gave them something to disprove.
Oh, and did I tell you about what happened on the last field trip? There were these drunk frat assholes and Mrs. Feldmann kicked the loudest one so hard he flew!
Wait, what? Isaac asked, utterly perplexed. Feldmann was the government agent currently assigned to make sure the twins were safe at school, why would she do something so flashy?
Well, he grabbed her ass, Tanja said, He was drunk, and she defended herself.
Ok, that made more sense. Someone who could still get drunk was likely low Level, and field trips almost exclusively happened in the morning. A guy who ran around drunk as a skunk that early, hitting on a female teacher currently watching over young students and getting physical with said teacher definitely deserved the kick, legally and morally.
And quite frankly, Feldmann was not only Level 89 in actuality, but also under her cover identity. She had an excuse for her Strength, as having the occasional point squirreled away into physical stats was normal, as was knowing how to do a simple karate kick, which could have come from self-defense training. Simple as can be.
You know what to do if someone tries that with you, right? Isaac growled.
Not tell you, Tanja smirked.
He glowered at her.
I dont want you to get arrested for murder, she added, still smirking.
Okay, fair point, Isaac sighed, then darkly added, But youll still tell me, Ill handle it. Ill be fine.
You can be pretty scary when you want to be, Tanja noted.
Ill be whatever I need to be, Isaac said, forcing a grin onto his face as he ruffled his sisters hair, completely messing up her hairdo.
Hey, stop that! Tanja yelped.
Catch me, if you want to do something about that, Isaac grinned as he kicked himself off the rooftop, flames igniting under his feet to send himself rocketing off, with Tanja in hot pursuit, wings beating furiously.
Oh, this was fun. No impactful things, no threats, just siblings horsing around in their spare time.
And in a few days, it was time to break into the tenth Tier of monsters, properly. Something to look forward to as well.
