Filish: "Crap, this bear is going to eat me! Don't know how this works, hey system activate time stop!
"[Activating TIME STOP...]"
*The world freezes around him, the bear, the sound of the other worldly birds, literally, everything, he bask in his new found power, but 30 seconds is little so he has to finish this bear off quickly, he grabs the biggest rock he can find in that moment*
"[25 seconds remaining...]"
Filish: "Take this off-brand version of Winnie the Pooh!"
*He smashes the rock into the skull of the bear, nothing, the bear stood, not even a scratch on the bear, with confusion and worry, he start bashing the rock against the head of the bear with haste, nothing at all is happening*
Filish: "Dang it! Why is it not working!"
"[15 seconds remaining]"
*After more quick bashes on the head of the bear he throws the rock, but something strange happens*
"[10 seconds remaining]"
Filish: "Why is this! why is this not working!"
*he throws the rock with anger, but, the rock stops mid air exactly when it leaves his finger*
"[5 seconds remaining]"
Filish: "Why did the rock stop min air?"
*Before he can explore the mid air rock, time resumes, so the rock falls to the ground, he quickly turns around to try to fight off the bear, but before he can, he hears a slickening crunch and an explosion, as he turns around, he sees the head of the bear, or where it was, it is completely gone, the bear's body limply falls to the ground as the head of the bear now not attached to the bear, as the trees are covered with the remains of the head of the bear*
"[70 EXP earned!]"
Filish: "Wait, did my attacks just only affect it when time stop... stopped? Well, that is a really neat power, so, system, did I get EXP from killing the bear"
"[What you mean? ƪ("╰ _ ╯ )ʃ ?]"
Filish: "Like, is there a skill shop were I can buy skills with EXP or something else that I get after killing a monster?"
"[Nah, this is a wish system, not a skill shop system! Well... if you really want one you have to use a wish and add it to the system, it won't be limited since it is going to be a difficult way to get stronger, but you don't have any wishes right now, so hurry up and do the quest right now! ໒( ⇀ ‸ ↼ )७]"
Filish: "Fine, well, what are the missions again?"
"[SHOWING 5 MISSIONS NECESSARY for next wish again... First mission = Kill the starved bear about to ambush and eat you right now~70 EXP-NECESSARY- COMPLETED!!!.
Second mission = Pick up 5 VERY RARE EPIC GRADE "HEART LILLY" and turn them into the adventures guild~110 EXP-UNNECESSARY.
Third mission = Get into the adventures guild, the cost will be = 10 copper coins~40 EXP-UNNECESSARY
Fourth mission = Complete 3 beginner grade-F quest~90 EXP-UNNECESSARY
Fifth mission = Get a party(5 party members minimum) and complete 1 quest together~90 EXP-UNNECESSARY]"
Filish: "Why is picking flowers give more EXP than killing a bear?"
[Because EPIC-grade Heart Lillies are RARE! (◣_◢) They only bloom where pure mana pools form! And no, that puddle you're standing in isn't pure. It's bear blood. (─.─||）]
Filish: "Fine. Let's find these stupid flowers."
He trudged uphill, squinting at the undergrowth. A crimson glint caught his eye—a flower with petals shaped like interlocking hearts.
Filish: "Is this one?"
[NO. That's a Weed of Mediocrity. (－‸ლ)]
Filish: "This one?"
[NO. That's a Rock. (눈_눈)]
Filish: "How about—"
[NO! Wait, it is! EPIC Heart Lilly detected! ✿◕ ‿ ◕✿ Rareness: 0.0001%! Quick, pick it before it senses your incompetence and wilts!]
Filish: "Drama queen."
He plucked the flower, its petals glowing faintly.
Filish: "Looks like a Valentine's Day reject. 'EPIC' my a—"
[HEART LILLY ACQUIRED! 1/5! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ:･ﾟ✧ Now find four more! (…This'll take weeks.)]*
Filish: "Weeks?! I found this one in five minutes!"
[Beginner's luck. (¬‿¬ ) Now hurry your lazy self and get searching! Hurry! (╬≖_≖)]"
Filish: "Fine! is this one? Wait, where did you say these Heart Lillies form?"
"[In pure mana pools?]"
Filish: "Wait! There is mana! Can I use magic!"
"[No, not trying to be hurtful, you just can't, your mana vessels are as closed as they can be, your previous life did not have mana, so these mana vessels are actually placed there by me, but they have to be used to open, and it takes years to open, even more considering a hole lifetime of no use]"
Filish: "So, can I check my status panel? Like, my stats?"
"[AGAIN, NO, IF YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR STATS AND HAVE A SKILL SHOP USE A WISH LIKE "I wish for a complete RPG system with all the things I can imagine" OR SOMETHING ( ﾟДﾟ)＜!!! Now keep looking for four more Heart Lillies!"
Filish: "FINE!"
*A totally not insanely stressful weeks full of back breaking work later*
Filish: "AHHH! Finally, Here is the last Heart lilly I need!"
*But before he can pick it up, a blade flies past his head, he hears a voice of a woman, he turns around to see a woman in leather armor with visible wear and tear and with hair the color of burnt copper*
Strange woman: "You better not touch that Lilly, or I'll turn your bones into a bracelet, it is mine, I have killed for less, hurry and hand it to me weak pest"
Filish: "This is one of the first times I meet a woman, even in two lives"
Strange woman: "Shut it and hand me the damn lilly"
Filish: "No, how about you shut up?" *he whispers, hey system, stop time please*
"[You are so arrogant towards me even though I grant you the wishes and have full control over them, but fine, TIME STOP... ACTIVATED...]"
*The world froze. Serra's blade hovered midair, her sneer locked in place. Filish crept forward, eyeing her weapons—two daggers, a poisoned needle tucked in her boot, and a very sharp hairpin*
Filish: "Who even uses a hairpin as a weapon?!"
He yanked the daggers, tripped over a root, and face-planted into her frozen torso.
Filish: [muffled] "Ugh, why's armor so pointy?!"
He stumbled back, pockets bulging with her arsenal. A squirrel froze mid-leap nearby, judging him.
[10 seconds remaining…]
Filish: "And… this looks important?"
He plucked a locket from her neck, its chain snapping, it has a knife inside, unsurprising.
[5… 4…]
Filish: "Time to look cool."
He crouched behind a tree, posed dramatically, and—
[Time Resumes!]
Filish: "So you ain't so scary with no weapons"
Strange woman: "I don't know how you got behind me, but you won't be talking like that with my blade cutting through your ne- wait were are my weapons!?"
Filish: "You join my party, pay for my entrance into the guild, and I may consider giving back your weapons"
Strange woman: "NO I won' join your stupid party!"
Filish: "I guess leave you in this forest with no weapons as free food for the wild animals"
Strange woman: "Fine I'll join your stupid party!"
"[Hey! Serra joined as a sacrifice considering how horrible you are at survivi- I mean Serra joined as a part member! Get three more sacri- I mean party members and you will get 90 EXP!! (＾ｖ＾), also, you have a bit more control over your party members, they will not be able to attack you in any way! So get the strongest party members even if they want to kill you since they won't be able to! °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°]"
Filish: "Yeah like I didn't hear what you just said, anyways that's a good thing to not be able to get hurt by part members"
Serra: "Who are you talking to? I feel like I joined someone who has a voice inside their head"
Filish: "Don't worry about it!"
*Filish goes and picks up the EPIC grade heart flower*
"[You have gotten 5 heart Lillies! Just turn them into the adverntures guild and you will get 110 EXP!!! (≧▽≦)]"
"[SHOWING 5 MISSIONS NECESSARY for next wish again+1... First mission = Kill the starved bear about to ambush and eat you right now~70 EXP-NECESSARY- COMPLETED!!!.
Second mission = Pick up 5 VERY RARE EPIC GRADE "HEART LILLY" and turn them into the adventures guild~110 EXP-UNNECESSARY
Third mission = Get into the adventures guild, the cost will be = 10 copper coins~40 EXP-UNNECESSARY
Fourth mission = Complete 3 beginner grade-F quest~90 EXP-UNNECESSARY
Fifth mission = Get a party(5 party members minimum) and complete 1 quest together~90 EXP-UNNECESSARY]"
Filish: "All I have to do is turn these Lillies in and I shall get 110 EXP!"
Serra: "Your speaking to yourself anyways, fine, lead the way I guess"
Filish: "I don't actually know where it is... could you lead the way instead?"
Serra: "You actually don't know the way? going into the forest without knowing your way back, how stupid, but sure, lets go!"
*After a couple of hours walking, they manage to get outside of the forest, they see a towering kingdom with massive towering walls, with many carriage getting out and in of the castle, with many demi humans and sub species moving about*
Filish: "There are demi humans!"
Serra: "Yeah? Humans aren't the only species, now lets hurry and get inside the city"
*They go towards the castle, Serra shows her passport before telling Filish to show his to the guards*
Filish: "I... actually don't have one"
Serra: "I can't believe I have to pay for that to! Guard, here is the 10 silver coins for this kids passport, kid, you just blew half of the cost of a single rare epic grade heart lilly, anyways kid, what is your name anyway?"
Filish: "Oh, so each heart lilly cost 20 sliver coins? Anyways, my name I Filish, I already know yours"
*They both enter the city, seeing these medieval style houses makes Filish rethink of all the anime, manga, or novel having these exact style of buildings*
WILL CONTINUE ON NEXT CHAPTER...