[Welcome back to the world of the living, Master.] Aura said, greeting me once again.
'Thanks, Aura', I thought, greeting Aura. My mind stirred awake once more after such a long slumber. Systems can really do whatever the hell they want, can't they? Then again, I was expecting some sort of excruciating pain to strike against my entire body, but that never happened. Instead, I was just stricken with the feeling of being weakened. I was also pretty hungry. But before I immediately did anything, I checked in with Aura to see what was new with myself first and foremost, and my present surroundings. Aura was able to give me the events of what transpired before I passed out, so I figured Aura can do that again.
'So to start things off. What is it that you can do, exactly, Aura?', I questioned, wanting to find out what my system did.
[We will start there, then. I am RDX-69. I was enhanced by the being who gave you yet another chance at life. I do perform some functions of what I could previously do, but the primary function I now have is to simulate worlds, either at random or by choice. Depending on what happens, Master can reap rewards from it. Additionally, you were left with a parting gift, in exchange for the chaos that was caused. You might not have remembered any of it, but they wanted to have no regrets after sending you off.] Aura explained.
'So you really can simulate worlds. I'll have to see how that works. Are they self-driven, or will I be able to see what is happening inside them?', I asked Aura.
[At the beginning, they will be self-driven, Master. You will not be able to operate during the simulations. Everything will happen at random. As you gain more and more experience, you might see this change in the coming future. So work hard to attain that.] Aura explained.
'Got it. Always have to start from somewhere. I'm interested in seeing those two Skills that were given to me too. Does that mean you have everyone's favorite, a Status Window?' I asked.
[I do. Your Status is now ready to view, Master. Shall I open it?] Aura responded.
'Please', I answered. It was a weird feeling but it was as if I actually had my eyes open. A blue screen popped into my mind, which showed a bunch of information to me. I began reading it over.
[STATUS WINDOW]
Name: Baki Hanma
Age: 18
Level: 1 (0/100)
Location: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Time: May 11th, 2012
Job: Freeloader
Title: N/A
Marital Status: Married
Simulated World: N/A
Available: Yes
Cooldown: 24:00
World Level: 1 (0/100)
Available Worlds:
-DBZ
-Frieren
-To Love Ru
-Jujutsu Kaisen
-Dandadan
-Baki
[STATS]
HP: 200/200
STA: 100/100
MP: Locked
Ki: Locked
Strength: 1
Vitality: 1
Agility: 1
Intelligence: 1
Luck: 1
Charisma: 1
[SKILLS]
[Transcendence]
Host has successfully undergone soul transference twice, achieving new heights and bounds. Through this third life, Host will enjoy even more rapid development than before, making no one his peer. Strive hard and aim to become the strongest creature in the entire universe.
-Effect 1: +100% EXP Gain.
-Effect 2: Stat Gain is tripled.
-Effect 3: -20% Damage Received.
[Curse Reversal]
-Effect 1: If a Curse is afflicted upon the Host, reverses its effects. Effects can vary.
[Ding! Due to choosing to live as Baki Hanma again, a Title has been irreplaceably awarded to the host.]
[Ding! Host has received and equipped Title: Son of the Ogre]
[Title: Son of the Ogre]
-Effect 1: +3 STR, +3 VIT, +3 AGI per level up.
-Effect 2: Inflicts Curse: Ogre's Chains.
[Curse Effects]
Ogre's Chains
-Effect 1: Title, Son of the Ogre cannot be removed.
-Effect 2: -2 STR, -2 VIT, -2 AGI per level up.
-Effect 3: -50% EXP Gain.
-Effect 4: +10% Damage Received.
[Ding! A Curse has been detected on the Host. Now activating Curse Reversal...]
[Ding! A new Skill has been acquired: Ogre's Blessing.]
[Ogre's Blessing]
-Effect 1: Title: Son of the Ogre can now be swapped for other Titles.
-Effect 2: +2 STR, +2 VIT, +2 AGI per level up.
-Effect 3: +50% EXP Gain.
-Effect 4: -10% Damage Received.
'Uhh...', I inwardly thought to myself, getting blasted with a series of notifications. At the same time, I was getting this sense of deja-vu. I wonder why?
Still, I think I can sum up the changes. I was granted with a Title, which inflicted a Curse, then Curse Reversal triggered, creating a new Skill for me. I now have three Skills. Altogether, the new changes are as follows:
-Each level up provides me an additional 5 STR, 5 VIT, and 5 AGI, with the condition I have that Title equipped.
-I have a permanent 30% damage reduction.
-While receiving stats, the gain is tripled.
-My Experience Gain is now x2.5.
-Inflicted Curses become reversed, changing their effects into boons.
I paused for a good moment reviewing this Status Window, wanting to suck in a cold breath of air. And because Aura can initiate simulations, are you telling me I can potentially level up without having to do anything? Granted, I will need to see how that works first, but damn, God really did leave me with something this time around. I can begin to see my stats skyrocket once the levels start coming in. Additionally, I likely don't even need to completely rely on the simulations either. I'm in the MCU now, and it's wrought with enemies all around. I could go out and defeat some to see if my experience is boosted that way. I'm sure it is. There's bound to be multiple ways to level up.
'This is a lot to take in for sure, but I have all the time to test things out, now the Chitauri Invasion is over. Minus that Job, I am curious about one thing. I...am married? Since when?', I questioned. To my surprise, I heard Aura answer my question.
[Both Master and Mistress did indeed form a connection in your second life, albeit you likely cannot remember any of it. That reality was consumed, but my creator was able to safely bring Mistress's soul over, together with yours. Her sisters also happened to be in close proximity at the time. The rest fell into place, as you have witnessed, Master.] Aura explained.
'It really is a shame I can't recall anything that happened during that time spent...But even if memories are lost, there's always opportunities to replace them with new ones. I just wonder, does Lala-chan know the two of us are married? She said she couldn't recall much before being taken into that space. But once she sees her own status...I wonder what will happen?', I wondered to myself.
'Anyways, that thought will need to wait. You probably have the ability to display Lala-chan's Status Window as well, right, Aura?', I asked.
[I do not, Master. Once our consciousness split into two, that effectively assigned a new system to Mistress. Hers solely belongs to her, as am I to you. You will have to wait until Mistress knows how to display her own Status Window.], Aura answered.
'That might be for the best. It would be weird if I could just look at another person's stats just like that.', I thought. 'But this Status Window is looking real good. Like, REAL good. I can't wait to take this for a spin. I've finished reviewing my Status for now. I want to go into the parameters next. Each story I come across with systems do them differently, so I want to see if mine is any different.', I asked Aura.
[Understood, Master. All you need to do is think of which parameter you want to review, and it will open.] Aura responded.
'It really is just like that...', I retorted. But listening to Aura, I just began thinking of which one I wanted to start reviewing. I started with Strength, and worked my way down from there. One after another came into view, allowing me to see what each parameter did.
[Strength]
Host's overall attack power. The following types of attacks are impacted by Strength:
-Skills
-Spells (Locked)
-Ki Attacks (Locked)
-Curse Attacks (Locked)
[Vitality]
Host's life force and resilience to attacks. The following Stats are influenced by Vitality.
-HP
-Stamina
-Ki (Locked)
[Agility]
Host's ability to move and react swiftly, and also attack precision. The following are influenced by Agility:
-Critical Hit Rate
-Critical Hit Damage
-Attack Range
-Attack Accuracy
[Intelligence]
Host's magical capabilities. This stat is not Host's actual Wisdom Stat. The following are influenced by Intelligence:
-Skill Cooldown
-MP (Locked)
-Spell Cooldown (Locked)
-Spell Range (Locked)
-Curse Range (Locked)
[Luck]
Host's ability to determine what occurs around Host. The following are influenced by Luck:
-Item Drops
-Simulation World Choice
-Simulation World Effects
[Charisma]
Host's personal qualities that can attract and influence those around him. Similar to Luck, higher Charisma could lead to different effects. The following are influenced by Charisma:
-Encounters
[STAT CALCS]
Base Level Up:
+1 STR +1 VIT +1 AGI +1 INT
HP Gain = VIT + Previous Level
Stamina Gain = VIT
Before I could conclude my thoughts, they were interrupted by another flurry of notifications. Guess these were triggered by reviewing the rest of my Status Window, eh?
[Ding! The Rewards function is now online. Depending on what happens around Host, Host may get rewarded for Host's actions.]
[Ding! Host has created a Skill for the first time. 100 EXP received.]
[Ding! Additional parameters detected. Now recalculating EXP Gain...]
[Ding! 250 EXP has been received.]
[Ding! Host has Leveled Up! Lv1 -> Lv2 (150/200)]
[Ding! Title: Son of the Ogre, and Skill
Ogre's Blessing have triggered.]
[Ding! 6 STR, 6 VIT, 6 AGI, 1 INT, have been received.]
[Ding! Skill, Transcendence has triggered. Now recalculating Stat Gain...]
[Ding! 18 STR, 18 VIT, 18 AGI, 3 INT have been received.]
[Ding! New parameters detected. Transcendence has triggered. +60 HP, +57 STA have been received.]
[Ding! Upon Leveling Up, five Stat Points have been received. Transcendence has triggered. Recalculating Additional Points...]
[Ding! 15 Additional Points can now be distributed to Host's Stats.]
'Even though most of my memories were consumed, I do remember this happening. The Rewards function, that is. Seems me creating a Skill kicked it off, and it triggered once I finished checking my Status. There will be newer functions to explore later, but what just happened is essentially the gist of the Rewards function. I do certain actions, I get rewarded for it. No reliance on Quests, Missions, or anything that binds me to do something. These are solely meant to improve myself so I can adapt in this new world. While I was doing that at my own pace previously, so much happened in the background and unfortunately, consumed my previous reality. Hopefully this time, I'll be able to devise a proper training regime, haha!', I thought to myself.
There is one thing to point out too. The Skills triggered as they stated they would, and tripled my gain. On top of that, it left checking my HP and Stamina at the very end, as those are tied to my Vitality. It calculated my Vitality first, then it calculated the gain of those two. To which was also triggered by Transcendence. It's looking to be a more broken skill with each passing moment, huh?
I was able to confirm the changes that took place. One final thing to note, the level up did not update Luck or Charisma, just my basic four stats. It will be harder to increase these two. And on top of everything, it awarded me with five additional points to use freely, which also triggered Transcendence. That means I have fifteen points to use right now.
'I can see how level ups work now and what each parameter can do. Do you mind showing me my updated Status, Aura?', I asked Aura.
[With pleasure, Master.] Aura simply replied.
The blue screen I saw once changed its information, and I started viewing it again. Everything was updated according to the notifications I received. I was liking what I was seeing more and more with each passing moment.
[STATUS]
Name: Baki Hanma
Age: 18
Level: 2 (150/200)
Job: Freeloader
Title: Son of the Ogre
[STATS]
HP: 260/260 (+60)
STA: 157/157 (+57)
MP: Locked
Ki: Locked
Strength: 19 (+18)
Vitality: 19 (+18)
Agility: 19 (+18)
Intelligence: 4 (+3)
Luck: 1 (-)
Charisma: 1 (-)
Available Points: 15
'Nice.', I concluded, musing at my stats. It's nice that HP and Stamina are independent from the first go-around too. They don't get calculated until the Vitality is determined, like I stated previously. They're more static, in a way. What really is the key player here is Transcendence. My stats are going to shoot up quickly, and I can't wait for that. Becoming Earth's...No, becoming the Universe's Strongest Creature really isn't out of the question, heh. And things are just going to start from here on.
I'm Baki, and I have to accept that fact. A muscular monstrosity who puts normal weightlifters to shame. Maybe not as insane as the Hulk, but that would be a first good aim to target. Baki vs the Hulk...
Just musing at the thought, I inwardly smiled. That is a lofty goal. MCU's version of the Hulk is definitely one of the weakest of his variants compared to the comics, but that doesn't mean he isn't weak. I might need to find myself another target first to fight against. Perhaps someone along the lines of Hawkeye?
I am not sure, but the road is mine to choose. This is my new life, and being able to experience it with Lala and the others will be an enjoyable one. For the time being, I concluded the review of my Status Window, leaving myself satisfied with what I have looked over.
That wasn't all I wanted to go over, though. This will likely be the last system-related question for now. And it wasn't just that of what I wanted to confirm. I still needed to get my bearings straight and learn what all happened during my slumber. It was a total of six days, which was a lot since the Chitauri Invasion ended. I really wanted to know what the others have been up to. Is Lala awake yet?
Before that, I asked Aura the next question I had in mind. It was to see how I should best allocate my stats, knowing I had a whopping fifteen to use. And I would get to see that with each level up!