Alright... I honestly didn't think that people will like this story so much! I know that the concept of Life Video Game was kind of ruined by 'Life is a Game'-Crack and I honestly thought that I would have to learn how to dodge rotten vegetables, but apparently I was wrong. It's weird when you're happy about being wrong...
CourtingTheMoon: 1) There will be some differences here and there, like the lack of HP and MP because I personally think that it just won't fit in Bleach Universe. 2) They are more powerful and will only grow with time, they just unlocked the full capabilities of The Game, and the wiled roller-coaster of their lives just started picking up speed! 3) Never actually liked Yoruichi, she and Kisuke are the two fruits of the same twisted rotten tree. Kisuke could've told Ichigo all the information that was needed, but decided to keep a lot of secrets and by doing that he screwed up almost everyone around, same with Isshin and Yoruichi.
wolfzero7: She's actually one of my favorite Characters, so it was obvious that she would be included!
Hypocritical Hippocrates: 1) As I already told you, something similar was already done, and I'm just adding The Gamer to the mix, and no, I'm not talking about 'Life is a Game'-Acid-trip-of-a-story thing. 2) Tatsuki has one of the greatest potentials in the whole set of background Characters in Bleach, so including her was one of the things that I decided to do as a rule. 3) Masaki's death was one of the most retarded ones in the whole series, and with her being alive I hope to show people that she's isn't some kind of a plot-whore that should be used to drag Ichigo forward kicking and screaming, but an actual usable Character! 4) One thing that I want to achieve here is to show that Canon and Twists doesn't mean I would ruin the plot, and I can't actually say that I would make it better, so I'm trying to show that it can be at least 'different' than what we became used to.
serice08: 1) They only now Unlocked the full potential of The Game, and therefore before this point they just couldn't increase their Stats with an appropriate actions. Now this ability is accessible to them, and they will be abusing it like no tomorrow, believe me! 2) Any Computer Game has some hidden ways to Cheat without actually Cheating, who said that this one doesn't? ;-)
warslick: 1) That wouldn't be a problem, I'm going to use all the Fillers and Movies here, so there would be enough bad guys for them to fight! 2) Oh, they will going to abuse the whole 'Party' thing pretty badly in the future, and I hope everyone will like it! 3) Quests are going to be pretty interesting and I know that some people already think that I'm going to keep the Canon close to the heart in Quests department and they a wrong!
djett4: 1) Well, I'm still going to add a little bit of fun to it, so they would be able to feel the difference between them and normal people. It's a part of the process of me showing just how different they are! 2) Well, they won't be just 'steam rolling' the bad guys simply because it would be convenient, I'm not making 'Gods in a Bottle' here, so no God-Mode.
Rakaan: It's actually pretty simple, watch: 1.000(One Thousand), 2,5(Two and a Half). Got it? When there it means the differentces between thousands, millions, billions, etc. When there's (,) it mean that whatever is after it it a X/10, X/100, X/1000, etc. Understand?
llat-2: No problem, I hope to keep it up for a long time!
SmartWind: 1) No Spoilers here! You'll just have to wait and see like everyone else! 2) Any Questions about Skills wouldn't be answered simply because it would be one major Spoiler after another, so I'm keeping silent. 3) Don't get the question, you mean the bonuses? They rely on his Character Level. For example, [Shinigami's Nature] will give Ichigo 50 INT on his Character LV5. Right now he's LV15 so it would be INT+150.
Kinunatzs: 1) Yes. 2) Yes.
darkyshana: And I'm not making Crack! The story will be with actual Humor in it but only in appropriate places and times.
Dp11: 1) His Status kind of kill this Bonuses. 2) Ichigo is a more Balanced Fighter, and Tatsuki is more of a Brawler, so they are kind of equal here. 3) Don't worry, everything is taken care of. 4) Ichigo is a mix of a Tank and Damage Dealer, with his inability to actually fully control his Reiryoku he just can't be anything else. 5) Ichigo is stronger, just not in his Human Body... yet. 6) Ryo is a Blank Character that I can twist as much as I want, therefore I'm God here and can create any past for her that I want! Don't worry, I'll make her interesting! 7) They stopped in the 24/7 grocery store and Ichigo attacked her with 'Puppy Dog Eyes', good enough? 8) It appeared when he was four years old and just met Tatsuki, and how do you think two children, not even teen yet would gain enough EXP to gain higher Levels? The Full Capabilities of The Game were only Unlocked now, so the eleven years that they knew about the ability could be called a one big Tutorial.
bcgcdak: 1) A little from Column A, a little from Column B... 2) Thank you! At last someone who understands!
karthik9: 1) Thank you! 2) Here you go!
Bobboky: Thank you!
Shadow's Rapture: Thank You, Come Again!
Arrankor: I like to surprise my readers, and the pairing wasn't used much simply because of the people's laziness. They just want to use the already existing tracks, so there would be less Brain-Work and more Customization.
wbreeck: 1) Thank you! 2) Here you go!
ShadowNic94: 1) Well, em... Thank you. Napkin? 2) Tatsuki is an awesome Character to write about and really don't know why people ignore her so much.
Kumoatsu: I recalculated them twice and can't see the problem. Where did you see the mistake?
alpha95: Thank you, I think so too!
Gacsam: Thank You, Come Again!
mugetsudude: 1) Thank you! 2) Because he has a Status [Human Body], read what it does.
yoruichifan: Read what his Status do specifically, and you'll understand.
knifeandko: 1) Thank you! 2) Here it is!
A simple fool: 1) Thank you! 2) It's not a 'The Gamer' Crossover, it's the 'Bakudo X: Life is a Game'. The Acid-Trip of a story that it made from pure crack.
Star Iron: 1) Oh, he know a lot about them, but the fact that he really didn't have a Class so to speak, he don't know who to use his Point for as a whole, so he's making himself a well-rounded Build to cover all the basis. 2) Oh, that was only in Canon, now he's a far more quiet about his escapades and fighting because his mother is alive and he wouldn't want to disappoint her. He and Tatsuki are in the Top of their Class. 3) Because he's in his Human Body, didn't you read his Status? 4) When not in he Human Body he would crush Tatsuki like plastic cup, so he's strong, but can't use his full strength... yet.
Redripper666: The only two things that I understood from you Review was that you liked my story but didn't liked the fact that Ichigo and Tatsuki are over-powered, can you please clarify the rest?
Avian-san: 1) Yes, that would be logical, but Ichigo didn't even know how to properly Channel his Reiryoku and therefore the Bonuses wouldn't be applied yet, he needed to actually use the power, to clean out the tubes so to speak. He will gain the Bonuses soon enough, don't worry, as soon as he will 'realise' his power as a Quincy. I couldn't actually give him Bonuses without them being actually in use in some for or another. Like in the Comics the Character actually need to use the Move before it would become a Skill, Ichigo need to access his Powers for them to actually work for him. 2) 1-10 Level they gained 10 Points, 11-20 Level they gained 15 Points, etc. I know that it seems a bit overpowered, but Ichigo and Co. need it simply because of the fact that they would fight in their Human Bodies for some time, and therefore would need them as strong as possible. Also, remember how Yamamoto was absolutely ridiculously Overpowered? What Stats and Level do you think he has? Ichigo appears stronger only because The Game let him actually reach his potential and build on it speeding up the process. Shinji and others can fight in their Gigai's so it's not so different. 3) Don't worry, I planned everything out, maybe a bit to well even...
Scarease: Thank you, I try!
Talsbreath: 1) Thank you! 2) No, The Gamer isn't connected to anything, it's a fully separate ability altogether. It's not anything that Bleach Universe saw and Ichigo being the first person with such a power. 3) Here is more!
R .D. T: 1) Yep! 2) Just wait and see!
YuhirahTheGod: Well, 100 Yen = ~35 Rub, so I'm using prices from Russia without having any other source.
Tirion Fordring: 1) I'm glad you're so happy! 2) There is a reason I can't actually do it right now, and it will be revealed later.
Dragonblaze66: Korean Comics.
OoOXylionOoO: 1) Tatsuki just put her Points differently than Ichigo, but they're actually almost on the same grounds. 2) Just calculate the amount of Points he will gain when he'll get out of his Human Body, it's pretty impressive!
SonOfNenji: 1) Glad to hear! 2) I'm trying! 3) Nope, there isn't! 4) Nope! 5) Nope! 6) I don't know yet, Manga didn't tell us. 7) Doesn't exist. 8) Doesn't work. 9) Thank you! 10) Soon...
Webb360: 1) Thank you! 2) Sure will! 3) Yeah, I have that problem, but I'm getting better!
Strife666: Thank you!
MetalicDeath: Explain please?
Ginzo: 1) Thank you!
2) Oh, it will come later!
3) He will be very surprised.
sagar: 1) Thank you!
2) Oh, they will be!
3) Yes.
MrNeedsToRemoveAllFavs: 1) It's not like that. INT makes them smarter but WIS makes them more intelligent(wise). It's really hard to explain.
2) Each ten Levels they gain a +5 to their Points per Level.
3) No additional Stats from me, I hate those because they are stupid and made by lazy people who don't want to think thing through. INT is the amount and WIS is the control and 2/3 of Regeneration, easy!
4) They were children and their Quests gave them about 10 EXP each, they trained without limit and even attacked thugs and gangs in their town but due to being limited by their age they weren't getting much out of it. It was like a very potent De-Buff weighting them down but upon the start of the Series it was dispelled. Now they will be able to full explore their overpowered abilities.
kenegi: 1) I'll fix it soon!
2) Yeah, Ichigo can't Invite people who are not Friendly with him at least. He also can't invite anyone who can't understand him like animals or people who don't speak the same language as him. Also, he can't Invite people who are not real and were created through ID Create like Bosses. Oh, and he can't add people with 'Lone Wolf' Buff.
Mojtaba13: 1) Tatsuki is not stronger than him, they are pretty evenly matched here.
2) He was a kid and didn't want to make his parents worry about him and told his best friend.
3) Thank you!
Wulf: Only Ichigo have that Ability, Tatsuki just Joined the Party.
Aeonir: 1) He didn't awaken his Quincy-Blood.
2) They couldn't but now they can!
serialkeller: 1) Thank you for understanding!
2) Nope, only three!
talesfanjmf: Thank you!
Wawv: He didn't unlock his Quincy-Blood yet!
64: 1) They never left the Party from day one of its creation.
2) Only after he will unlock them.
Illuviar: Thank you!
nuhuh: 1) Orihime will be a Healer/Mage/Warlock of the Group, what do you think?
2) Tatsuki is his childhood friend so it was a give she will join.
3) Kiske will get his 'boot-to-da-balls', that's for sure!
4) Yoruichi will get what she deserves soon too.
5) The Crossover will be mostly to remove that huge and ugly hole in time that Ichigo and others were spending in comas after Aizen's defeat.
6) He has more control here and due to his Gamer Status he couldn't do it.
invinoveri: 1) Thank you!
2) It's all part of the plan!
4everfictional: Thank you!
edboy4926: Thank you!
NorthSouthGorem: Yeap! Because it's a 'Human's' Skill and therefore it give so little.
norris321 Thank you!
OrionAlphaCentauri: They gain a '+5 Free Stat Points' each 10 Levels, recalculate.
NARUHAREM FOREVA: They bath his a Hard-Cap when they were Children and couldn't progress any further and therefore came out even in Levels. Now they are going to change things.
Ddragon21: 1) Thank you!
2) I'm still thinking how to introduce it to them actually.
wings1299: Fixed. Actually Ichigo wasn't all that kin on the idea but I reaclly can't imagine anything else for him with his Hollow Powers.
clw123cat: Thank you!
redeyeshaman: 1) Here!
2) There will be differences, and they will break this world!
Biblio388: 1) Thank you!
2) I hope you'll enjoy it!
Ashen Author: 1) Ichigo is a Hard Working OP! Remember that!
2) They will be closer, a lot closer!
Yami-Guy: Thank you! Here is the next bunch!
Guest: They are not Unlocked!
Orchamus: 1) Thank you!
2) She was a very delicious Character to integrate!
doubledamn: He writes Crack while smoking Crack, I write Fic that doesn't brake into Cliche-Dances and doesn't suck on Canon's tit. See where it's wrong to compare us?
Chapter 002: Parties and Quests!
They didn't go far because the moment they appeared from around the corner they were presented with a new message.
Daily Quest Alert: Race Against Time - Don't be late for School!
You're running late, and there is only a slim chance that you would be able to arrive to Karakura High School in time for your first Class. But if you will manage it you would probably be able show your punctual nature to the Teacher and School Personal.
Completion Reward: 500 EXP
Completion Reward: Increase of Reputation with Misato Ochi by 300.
Completion Reward: Increase of Reputation with Karakura High School by 300.
Failure Penalty: Decrease of Reputation with Misato Ochi by 300.
Failure Penalty: Decrease of Reputation with Karakura High School by 300.
Ichigo and Tatsuki blinked. This was actually another new thing that they saw, because it was the first time such a thing as 'Daily Quest' appeared before them. They were familiar with the concept, as well as the 'Reputation' due to their effort in researching anything that was even remotely similar to their weird condition.
"Do you think it's here because of the message about the so-called 'Full Capabilities' of The Game being unlocked?" Asked Tatsuki with a frown.
"Probably." Shrugged Ichigo. "At least it's something new. Weren't you the one who complained that nothing new ever happened?" He smirked at her.
"Well, if nothing else we would probably gain so pretty awesome bonuses from it, considering that Reputation, and its growth always bring the best Bonuses from a Fraction. But I really have to question just what will we gain from rising Reputation with School?" She thought about it for a moment. "It's not like they will let us do whatever we want inside it..." She muttered with frown.
"Does it matter? Probably something useful, lets just finish it and look?" Asked Ichigo and pressed acceptance button.
Suddenly, right in front of them a timer appeared.
5:00
"So, we have about five minutes to get there?" Muttered Ichigo as the time started ticking.
Normally such a thing would be impossible for any other people, but with their new [Hohō] Skill they would probably be able to make it. The principle of the technique was simple, you just needed to make less steps to cross bigger distances. Logically you would need to make bigger steps and that is where the main trick was hidden. But reinforcing your legs with Reiryoku to accelerate their movements and make their steps look more like a very low jumps.
And considering that they were technically using Reiryoku they were getting Experience for both [Hohō] and [Reiryoku Control] Skills.
While they were heading towards the School, their movements nothing more than blurs for any normal person, they discovered the main downside of their [Hohō] Skill. It strained their bodies immensely! After only a minute of running Ichigo and Tatsuki were feeling their legs burning from the strain, nothing serious but still noticeable even for them.
They ignored the discomfort and pressed harder, arriving with two full minutes to spare to the doors of their Class. After pulling their bags from their respectful Inventories, they entered the Class.
Daily Quest Alert: Race Against Time - Don't be late for School!
Completion Reward: 500(250) EXP
Completion Reward: Increase of Reputation with Misato Ochi by 300.
Completion Reward: Increase of Reputation with Karakura High School by 300.
Additional Completion Reward(100 EXP per Minute remaining on Timer.): 200(100) EXP
Ichigo and Tatsuki grinned...
1 Level Up.
...and went to their sits.
Ichigo thought about that they got and opened his Status Window and Skills Window.
Level: Lv16 (400/9,600 EXP)
STR: 36(30+4.5+1.5)
VIT: 34,5(30+4.5)
DEX: 39(30+4.5+3+1.5)
INT: 30
WIS: 34.8(30+1.8+3)
LUK: 31
Points: 15
The moment he looked at his stats he remembered just how sore his legs were and only through sheer will and determination he and Tatsuki didn't collapsed on the floor right then and there. Even now he could feel the burn in his legs for the strain that the whole thing put on them.
'I wish I could get a new pair of legs right now.' Ichigo wasn't a whiner, but everyone had their limits. Even his usual and brutal spars with Tatsuki didn't make him want to cut off any part of his body! At least it was an interesting discovery that they made after one of these spars that apparently food could actually heal wounds! Ichigo received several serious bruises during the match and after eating several Onigiri and drinking some water his bruises were almost fully healed and he felt a lot less tired.
Apparently drinks replenished their stamina and food healed their bodies. They didn't actually tried to find just how far they could go in their spark, breaking an arm the most serious thing that they did, and it was Tatsuki's arm that was fully healed after she put five full plates of food inside her stomach. They actually didn't need that much rest between their spars, and several juice-boxes were enough to let them regain almost full strength. The problem only was in the amount of the food and drinks that were needed now. With their Level slowly growing up they became stronger and tougher and there fore it was a lot harder for them to get injured and it took significantly more time for them to get tired, but its also meant that healing and replenishing their stamina required a lot more food.
Three broke ribs, broken finger and a huge amount of bruising was only fully healed after Ichigo ate enough food to feed a volleyball team, Tatsuki was the same. Also any illnesses, poisonings and other negative effects that they managed to acquire during their childhoods they could just sleep off, a very nasty cold that Ichigo got when he was twelve took one one night in bed for him to get rid off.
But back to the topic at hand, they needed stronger bodies so they would be able to endure the strain and eventually get used to it. Ichigo increased the most needed for it Stats.
STR: 42(35+5.25+1.75)
VIT: 40.25(35+5.25)
DEX: 45.5(35+5.25+3.5+1.75)
INT: 30
WIS: 34.8(30+1.8+3)
LUK: 31
Nodding to himself he moved to the Skills Window, where he was met with a pleasant surprise.
[Hohō(Passive) LV2 EXP: 63.54%]
'Hohō', also means Step Method, is the name given to one of the four combat skills of the Shinigami and relates to footwork. Hohō is an important skill for most Shinigami, and is one of their four basic fighting styles. The agility and speed of Hohō can be enhanced and improved through concentration, training, and mastery of it.
Passively Increase DEX by 10%
Passively Increase WIS by 6%
That was actually pretty awesome, considering that he and Tatsuki would be practicing this Skill almost non stop, they would soon receive some serious Boosts for their DEX and WIS Stats. He could only hope that they would feel so tired and worn out after every damn session because right now he was finishing his second Onigiri and the soreness only now was noticeable going away. After the years of practice he and Tatsuki were able to learn how to discreetly put something and remove something from their Inventory, it wouldn't do them any good if people would notice how tow children pull thing out from nowhere or make things disappear into thin air.
From experience Ichigo could tell that it would take two more Onigiri and a bottle of juice to get him back in shape, so while Sensei was lecturing them about math and wasn't looking he was eating. Good thing that no matter how much they ate, he and Tatsuki never gained any weight. Tatsuki wasn't one of those girls that care much about appearance but getting fat and clumsy wasn't something that she wanted to happen to her.
Honestly they never tried to eat more than was needed to heal them or satisfy their hunger, so the working theory at the moment was that all the excess fat was fully used for energy to patch them up.
Also it was interesting to see how their Stats affected them physically. For example STR increased their muscle-mass, but DEX on the hand made them leaned, so with a good balance of both they both had lean builds and very dense muscles under their skin. VIT put them into a better shape, and apparently increased their physical aspects. Some time ago Tatsuki decided to test how much did VIT affected their bodies, and put all ten Points into it.
Ichigo still couldn't held back a chuckle when she admitted that her bra became uncomfortably tight for her right after doing it. Her red face and stuttering was a blackmail material of the highest grade that Ichigo still had a proof off, good thing that he carried a camera that day to take pictures 'Before' and 'After'.
But he again was getting derailed. He returned his gaze towards that Skills Window.
[Reiryoku Control(Passive) LV2 EXP: 15.32%]
The Skill of Controlling person's Reiryoku.
Passively Increase WIS by 10%
Another improvement that he was sure going to help his and Tatsuki int the future. He was pretty sure that he had was positively buzzing from the knowledge he received when this Skill appeared. It was only th bare basics, but with the growth of the Skill his knowledge grew too, so he was pretty sure that what he knew right not about controlling his Reiryoku could be called a Solid Base.
There were also two new Skills that were created during their fight with that Hollow.
[Physical Endurance(Passive) LV1 EXP: 33.57%]
The Physical Durability Increases and it Lower the Damage that the Body Receives.
Passively Physical Attack Damage Decreases by 3%
'So, another way to make us tougher?' Thought Ichigo. This Skill would be damn useful in the future if any and all fights that they will participate in would be like the one this morning. It's not like he and Tatsuki were looking for troubles, it's just that they were somehow attracting them without actually doing anything.
[Observation(Passive/Active) LV1 EXP: 7.15%]
This is the Skill that lets you gather information about surrounding you people, objects and animals. With the higher Level you will be able to obtain more Data while using this Skill.
This one was actually a pretty useful Skill!
'Wait.' Ichigo reread the description. 'That means that I can simply use it on everything around me to upper its Level, so...' He looked at the pen in his hand.
[Observation]
Nobody besides Tatsuki heard his whisper.
Tatsuki was looking at her Status Window.
STR: 46(40+6)
VIT: 46(40+6)
DEX: 50(40+6+4)
INT: 25
WIS: 29(25+1.5+2.5)
LUK: 11
Points: 15
Her thoughts were about the same as Ichigo's about needing to increase her Stamina and make her body stronger, but in the same time she was sure that Ichigo was thinking the same, considering how long she knew him and how close they were she could guess what her orange-haired best friend thought by just looking at him.
He had his Status Window open too, so he was going to get himself up to up too. The only reason she didn't increase her LUK was because she didn't see the point of riding on Fortune's back when they could do it with their own power. Now she wasn't so sure, considering that the Loot that they received from their morning encounter was more than just good, it was absolutely fantastic! She just couldn't help but feel excited like a child from the idea of learning something new.
'Your optimism is contagious.' She thought as she put her Stats in place.
STR: 46(40+6)
VIT: 46(40+6)
DEX: 50(40+6+4)
INT: 30
WIS: 30.16(26+1.56+2.6)
LUK: 20
If her new Skill ate away at her Reiryoku then she would need more of it. At the moment she was satisfied with her physical parameters, simply because she knew with increasing the Level of the Skill they would probably be able to overcome the negative effects. The hellish strain that they put on their bodies could probably be the side of effect of the low Level that their Skills had, so by using it more they would be able to become better and put less strain on their legs without Increasing their VIT to some insane degree.
She took another bite from her chocolate bar, her legs were still a bit sore, but far better now that she was able to patch herself up. Several gulps of milk and a couple more bars and she would be good to go.
She opened her Skills window and looked at her new Skills.
[Hohō(Passive) LV2 EXP: 35.78%]
'Hohō', also means Step Method, is the name given to one of the four combat skills of the Shinigami and relates to footwork. Hohō is an important skill for most Shinigami, and is one of their four basic fighting styles. The agility and speed of Hohō can be enhanced and improved through concentration, training, and mastery of it.
Passively Increase DEX by 10%
Passively Increase WIS by 6%
'Alright, that's something at least!' She thought with a smirk. If her guess was right she would be able to just Grind this thing to a Maximum Level by simply moving around town with Ichigo.
Next Skill was...
[Reiryoku Control(Passive) LV2 EXP: 26.17%]
The Skill of Controlling person's Reiryoku.
Passively Increase WIS by 10%
'Not too shabby actually.' She did a mental calculations and decided that it was more of a along-the-line type of Skills that were Increased by simply performing acts with Reiryoku, the more she used it, the better she got at using it.
[Physical Endurance(Passive) LV1 EXP: 45.14%]
The Physical Durability Increases and it Lower the Damage that the Body Receives.
Passively Physical Attack Damage Decreases by 3%
'This is going to by fun!' Tatsuki grinned to herself. By simply sparring with Ichigo she would be able to actually increase her resistance to Damage, making herself tougher. This should actually become their priority, because of the simple fact that whenever they would get into a fight they would need to be able to take a hit without going down too fast. Today's little fight with a Hollow taught her that simple fact.
[Observation(Passive/Active) LV1 EXP: 1.31%]
This is the Skill that lets you gather information about surrounding you people, objects and animals. With the higher Level you will be able to obtain more Data while using this Skill.
Tatsuki blinked. This was one of the Skills that were created during their fight with the Hollow, and if her guess was right...
Her thoughts were interrupted by Ichigo activating it with a whisper. She looked at him and saw that he was looking at his pen.
One funny fact that she and Ichigo found out was that they could hear each other wherever they were with absolute disregard to distances or obstacles between them. Apparently it was because they were in a Party, so their ability to communicate was Increased to an appropriate Level.
She looked at her own pen and smirked, Ichigo got the right idea.
[Observation]
"You know, using this Skill on everything around us is getting quite tiresome." Muttered Ichigo after reading all the information about a trashcan.
He looked at his current progress.
[Observation(Passive/Active) LV4 EXP: 11.47%]
This is the Skill that lets you gather information about surrounding you people, animals and objects. With the higher Level you will be able to obtain more Data while using this Skill.
"Well, I can agreed to that." Said Tatsuki as she rubbed her eyes.
She wasn't actually tired, [Gamer's Body] prevented that, but the monotonous use of the same Skill time after time on everything and anything was one of the most mind-numbing things she had actually did in the last year. She didn't want to know more than a half of the things she knew now!
"Did you see the Reputation that we now have actually?" Asked Ichigo.
"Nah, I actually forgot all about it while trying out new Skills." Said Tatsuki as she called out an appropriate Window.
Karakura Town - Neutral(0/3,000)
-Karakura High School - Neutral(300/3,000)
-=Misato Ochi - Neutral(300/3,000)
"Well, this is... interesting." Said Ichigo looking at the new information.
Apparently they had to actually had to interact with a Fraction to know what Reputation they had with it. It would be troublesome to actually go around town and hope to find out about each and every Faction with which they can increase Reputation, but it would be worth it in the end, Ichigo and Tatsuki was sure about it.
They played enough Computer Games to know how much of a mind-numbing brain-drying torment the Reputation Increasing procedure is. Hours spent behind the monitor were more than enough prof.
"And we don't even know what will be the prize for Increasing it..." Muttered Tatsuki.
The first Class was over and while they on the break they were walking all over the School, looking for anything new that appeared with their Tutorial ending this morning. It was a pretty boring experience altogether but it was necessary simply because they didn't want to miss something important. The biggest problem of people that were trying to breeze through the Levels as fast as possible was the fact that they missed something that would have helped them greatly and make their life easier and when they already didn't need it they stumble upon this particular thing.
Tatsuki took it upon themselves to make sure that they would find everything that was there to find and won't miss anything that was there to find. Quests, Items, everything that they could think of was going to be discovered or found by them.
"Tatsuki-Chan! Kurosaki-Kun!" Called a joyful bubbly voice.
Both teen turned around and saw one of their friends running towards them.
Inoue Orihime was one of their classmates and for some very weird reason Tatsuki's little protégé in Karate. Orihime was a teenager of average height. She had brown eyes and long, waist-length, burnt orange hair. Her most noticeable physical trait is her slender yet curvaceous figure for a teenager, especially in terms of her large breasts. She was wearing School's standard uniform which was too tight for her large bust and made several boys follow her movements with less than innocent glints in their eyes.
Tatsuki chuckled as she saw Orihime almost fall over on an empty spot, only for Ichigo to catch her, making the girl go all red in the face. Her crush on Ichigo was so obvious that there was almost painful to watch just how obvious Ichigo was to her affection. The orange-haired baboon needed to be actually hit in the face with the power of a freight train by any kind of romance for him to notice it.
And it didn't mean that Tatsuki was jealous that Ichigo was consoling Orihime, not... one... bit! The adorable idiot wasn't her romantic interest in any way or form, just the best friend who was with her for eleven years and whom she trusted unquestionably. Whose quirks she knew down to the smallest details and who made her heart beat faster whenever he smiled or hugged her...
'Damn him!' She gritted her teeth.
"They look almost cute together." Tatsuki knew that voice very well, and it was the only reason she didn't smash the speaker's face in for the comment.
"Ryō, how nice of you to join us." Arisawa replied with a forced smile.
To her right stood a girl with a long black hair and a mole under her left eye. She was wearing the standard Karakura school uniform. Her grey eyes were firmly glued to the book in her hands. She was a bit taller than Tatsuki and a bit less developed physically, but still with more curve than most of the School's female population of their age.
"It's always nice to hang around with close friends." Her tone was bland, and it only made Tatsuki grit her teeth harder.
"Oh, Ryō, when did you got here?" Asked Ichigo as he approached with still a bit red Orihime who was stealing glances at him from time to time.
"Just now, and it's nice to see you're alright Ichigo." She lifted her eyes, smiled at him and closed her book.
"Well, as you can see I'm not going to go down because of such a simple matter as a slight cold." Said Ichigo while scratching the back of his head sheepishly.
Truth to be told he actually had to pretend to be ill yesterday so he and Tatsuki could ditch their friends and finish their training, with their spars being absurdly brutal and the method of recovering after being a full five-course meal it would've been not a pretty picture for their friends to see their sessions. Tatsuki could be vicious when she wanted to be, his broken jaw was only a minor injury in the yesterday's spar.
"Oh, and I'm sure that the medicine that you're surely taking wouldn't stop you from attending today's dinner?" Asked Ryō sceptically.
She didn't believe one bit that Ichigo was ill yesterday, she could easily tell that he was faking it, and considering that she trusted him and respected his privacy enough to let him decide when it would be a proper time to tell her and Orihime what was happening.
"Oh, of course!" Ichigo said with a smile and a bit of drama. "Would you, Kunieda Ryō, and you, Inoue Orihime like to joins me and Miss Arisawa for a dinner?" This dinner was a bit of a tradition between them, at the end of each week they would go to the local restaurant and have a launch while discussing how the week actually went.
It started with them doing it once when they had nothing better to do and Ichigo's house being fumigated, he still couldn't figure out just where from that giant colony of termites came from, and they actually enjoyed their time together so they decided to repeat it. And then again, with time what was initially just a spontaneous attempt to kill time turned into a weekly visits to the local Restaurant with their table already reserved for them. They just needed to pick up one other person...
"Of course I agree to join you for this event." Replied Ryō with a mock haughtiness in her voice.
"And I will join too!" Cheered Orihime.
Kunieda Ryō has Joined the Party.
Ichigo, Tatsuki, Ryō and Orihime blinked at the message.
Name: Kunieda Ryō
Occupation: Schoolgirl
Level: Lv3 (450/1,800 EXP)
STR: 3
VIT: 5
DEX: 5
INT: 8
WIS: 10
LUK: 5
"Oh..." Muttered Ichigo, only now understanding what he had accidentally done.
Inoue Orihime has Joined the Party.
"... shit." Finished for him Tatsuki.
Name: Inoue Orihime
Occupation: Schoolgirl
Level: Lv2 (240/1,080 EXP)
STR: 1
VIT: 6
DEX: 3
INT: 4
WIS: 11
LUK: 1
"What... is... that?" Asked Ryō with a stunned expression on her face.
"Well..." Started Tatsuki. "I'm not sure how to explain it, and believe me I'm trying to come up with a best way but considering that we thought that what just happened was pretty much impossible you can understand that even we're a bit uncertain with the new development." She knew that when you're trying to explain something and don't really know how to do it just say something with a lot of complicated words so the person you're talking to would need some time to digest what you just said, the same time you would use to come up with a proper explanation.
"Oh, it looks like that little windows that appears when you're opening the sites in the Internet that isn't safe!" Said Orihime, looking the small Window over.
"I'm more disturbed by the fact that we can actually see it, considering that it shouldn't even exist." Muttered Ryō. "And why it shows us something that strongly resemble Stats of a Computer Game Character?" Ryō wasn't actually a fan, but she knew enough about Computer Games by associating with Tatsuki and Ichigo.
"Well, first things first, lets move from here to the place where people won't look at us like we have some screws loose because we're seeing something that nobody else can." Said Ichigo and started dragging both newly-made Party Members towards the stairs.
"So, let me get this straight." Muttered Ryō. "This, is what gives us the option of not going mad or freaking out about the whole thing." She pointed at her Skills Window.
[Gamer's Spirit(Passive) LV MAX]
Recognizes the Reality as a Game and keeps calm.
Keeps the mind calm.
Immunity to Mental Disorder.
"Yes." Answered Ichigo. "This one actually let us keep our head in almost any situation and gives us eidetic memory." He didn't mention that this Skill also was the only reason he was able to calmly explain everything to Ryō and not try to run her glare.
"And this one makes your body grow stronger from each 'Increase of Level and Stats', heal any injury with food, remove any type of fatigue with drinks and need less sleep than any normal person." Her eyebrow was twitching as she pointed at another Skill, a vein bulging on the left side of her temple didn't look healthy at all.
[Gamer's Body(Passive) LV MAX]
It provides the Body to live the Reality as a Game.
"Well, yeah." Said Tatsuki, inching away from obviously dangerously irritated person.
"And because apparently I'm a normal person who was born the normal way, as any other of the six billions inhabiting, I'm getting this one." Ryō pointed at the last Skill in her Window.
[Human's Nature(Passive) LV MAX]
Human's Soul is malleable, and have a infinite amount of potential, and therefore can grow stronger with an astounding rate.
The Rate of Level EXP gained is Increased by 50%
The Rate of Skill EXP gained is Increased by 50%
"Yes." This time Tatsuki and Ichigo answered at the same time.
They both were ready for an eruption that was going to come, and even if she normally was a calm and collected person, Ryō had one of the worst tempers when people were actually able to get a raise out of her. Some moron one the street actually tried to flirt with her on the street, even going as far as pinching her butt. Ryō demonstrated that she wasn't above the good old 'boot-to-da-balls' approach, later saying that it was the most effective way of solving the conflict of interests.
On the other hand, Orihime was standing near them with an innocently worried expression, even the group's airhead was able to see just how close their friend was to committing a murder. She herself was confused and a little bit scared, but considering that Ichigo and Tatsuki lived like this for years she was able to calm herself down somewhat. She trusted all of her friends, and if these two said that there was nothing to worry about here, then it was true and she didn't need to be afraid or worried.
"Did you try to tell someone about it?" Ryō asked after several deep calming breathes.
"And how do you think it would have ended up?" Asked Ichigo. "We would have been locked up in the white room with soft walls faster than we could show them any proof of our abilities. And no, we couldn't just Invite them to the Party, we already tried that and it didn't work." He and Tatsuki tried countless times to invite someone, but it simply didn't work and what happened today could only be the result of the morning's message of their Tutorial ending.
"Right." Nodded Ryō, understanding their reasons. "And how the Hell are you two that strong?"
"Quests." Answered Tatsuki. "And a lot of fighting."
"Right, Quests." Their black-haired friend took another deep breath. "Your abilities are bullshit." She said with tired voice. "Cheap bullshit, to be more precise."
"What?" The duo were ready for an angry outburst or even silent cold treatment, but to a almost-acceptance they weren't prepared.
"You can become insanely strong by just beating up people." She lifted one finder. "You can learn anything but just absorbing a book about the subject, and if not counting the loss of said book I can't see and downsides here." Another finger. "You can heal from any injury, illness and negative effects by just sleeping or eating, making you two almost invulnerable to any attacks that you can survive through and hazardous environments." Third finger. "And with only this three fact you already broke reality as we know it." She stated.
"Well, it not like we wanted this abilities, it just, sort of, happened." Answered Tatsuki, shrugging her shoulders with a sheepish smile.
"Right." Sighted Ryō, then her eyes narrowed. "And when were you planning on informing us about your situation?"
Ichigo and Tatsuki exchanged guilty glances.
"Well, considering that we couldn't have shown you any solid proof and we really didn't want you to think that we went insane..." Started Tatsuki, lowering her head in shame.
"You weren't planning on telling us at all." It wasn't a question.
*Pow*Pow*
Suddenly Ryō delivered to powerful, for her at least, strikes into her two friends stomaches. Even if Tatsuki and Ichigo was far stronger and tougher than any other human had right to be, the punches actually stung a little. The small Window that appeared and informed them that [Physical Endurance] had gained Experience was actually a surprise, considering that they barely felt a thing when compare to the punches they rained onto each other during each of their sparing.
"Idiots!" Ryō glared at them. "How could you think even for a moment that we would do something like that to you?" She was making sure to keep both of them in her line of sight.
"Ryō-Chan is right." Added Orihime, her cheeks puffed. "We're friends and we wouldn't have abandoned you or think any less of you because of it!" Even if she was trying to be intimidating, she was failed miserable at it, managing to look only more adorable than normal.
"We're sorry." Both Ichigo and Tatsuki said at the same time.
They really were apologetic about their doubts, after keeping their secret for eleven years they developed a mental reflex where they instantly dismissed any and all thoughts about telling anyone the truth about their situation and abilities. Tatsuki and Ichigo didn't even consider the possibility of sharing the information with their friends and family, but apparently Reality decided to give them a wake-up call in the form of a punch into the guts. They both knew that they deserve it, and they also knew that it would take some serious work to earn forgiveness from Orihime, Ryō and...
"Oh, shit." Muttered Ichigo.
"What?" Asked Tatsuki, still looking down.
"How do you think she will react to the news?" He didn't even need to specify the person he was talking about, there was only one member of their group that was actually present at the moment.
"Oh, I'm going to like it." Said Ryō, overhearing their quiet conversation. "For these fireworks I would need popcorn." The smirk on her face was downright malicious.
"Well, I'm going to get it." Sighed Tatsuki and them glared at Ichigo. "You're damn lucky that she adores you and wouldn't try to use physical violence."
"Lets get back to Class and talk properly after school, please." Said Ichigo while massaging his temples.
He wasn't looking forward to the shit-storm that would crash upon them after they would inform her about this little secret he and Tatsuki were keeping to themselves for a long time.
The rest of the Classes were a bit dull and boring, considering that Ichigo and Tatsuki were far more interested in figuring out how to survive their oncoming admission, while Ryō and Orihime were trying off their new Skill [Observation], which they gained for staring at their classmates and teachers for far too long. They were trying to come in terms with the fact that they were now involved into something far more weird than any other person can boast to to living through.
Ryō was being blunt about it, and said that the whole thing made her shudder. The fact that you could actually became stronger by simply pressing the button was insane enough, but with the prof that both Ichigo and Tatsuki supplied she just couldn't argue. How the Hell could she argue with them what each one was able to lift a small car! Not fully, but enough to show Ryō just how strong they were, and she wasn't taking into account the fact that they were both fast enough to become nothing but blurs for her untrained vision, and even sometimes they were to actually vanish from her sight! Ichigo even jumped from the roof and landed on the ground perfectly fine and unscratched to prove their toughness, which earned him a smack on the head from both Tatsuki and Ryō while Orihime fussed over him for good ten minutes making sure that there wasn't even a scratch on him.
Orihime on the other hand took the whole thing in stride, not even bothering to worry about the possible consequences. She trusted both Ichigo and Tatsuki and when they said that it was absolutely safe she spent the rest of the day trying out her new and unexpected abilities. It took Ryō and Tatsuki some effort to make sure that the bubbly girls wouldn't spill the information she received through [Observation], there was several close calls but apparently their luck was far better than they could hope so several minor potential crises were thankfully avoided.
But finally the Classes were over the the group of four left the School grounds.
"Finally!" They heard a voice and turned to the source.
Near the gates, leaning against the wall stood a girl a bit younger than the group, stood a young, slender girl with magenta eyes and long hair of matching color, styled into two pigtails, and between which she wore a light-colored hat that had two extensions in the back, made to look like rabbit's ears. A strand of hair hanged down the right side of her face and she had a fringe over her forehead. She also wore a black dress with white fabric over her breasts with a dark ribbon just above it. She completed her outfit with a pair of black thigh-length boots.
This was Riruka Dokugamine, the last member of their group and Ichigo's stalker in the girls' opinion. When Riruka was seven she was harassed by some teen that called her a monster and claimed that he would tell everyone what she did and they would arrest her. Ichigo didn't like the fact that the girl was almost crying and the teen was screaming at her and calling her name so he intervened. After kicking the teen's ass, whose name he didn't even remember, Ichigo invite Riruka to come with him and introduced her to Tatsuki, the friendship that bloomed that day just got stronger over the years.
The fact that Riruka had a huge crush on Ichigo, and due to his chronic blindness to any romantic signals it became somewhat of a competition between them to get him to actually notice that something was amiss, but to this day they hadn't succeeded, at least spending time with him was one of the things that they cherished more than anything.
{Heir of Dokugamine Family}
LV9 Dokugamine Riruka
'Why does she have such a high Level?' Thought both Ryō and Orihime.
"Well..." Started Ichigo. "We have something to tell you, Riruka."
She blinked at him and then her eyes narrowed at other girls, apparently she misunderstood just what Ichigo was planning to tell her, and already was trying to come up with a way to counter whatever the others did to get his attention.
"And what is it?" She asked in even tone.
"It's better to tell you it in private." Said Tatsuki.
Name: Dokugamine Riruka
Occupation: Schoolgirl, Fullbringer
Level: Lv9 (3,370/6,000 EXP)
STR: 8
VIT: 15
DEX: 23(20+3)
INT: 36.25(25+11.25)
WIS: 45(25+11.25+8.75)
LUK: 3
"This is bullshit..." Muttered Riruka, looking at the floating Window. "A cheap bullshit..."
The group of five were standing under the trees in Karakura's Park, away from any prying eyes that would be able to see that people we actually staring and interacting with an empty spots in the air, something that would land them in the nearest Mental Institute faster than they would be able to protest.
"It's not your place to say, you kept a very big secret yourself!" Barked Tatsuki while Looking at Riruka's Skills Window.
[Gamer's Spirit(Passive) LV MAX]
Recognizes the Reality as a Game and keeps calm.
Keeps the mind calm.
Immunity to Mental Disorder.
First...
[Gamer's Body(Passive) LV MAX]
It provides the Body to live the Reality as a Game.
...second...
[Human's Nature(Passive) LV MAX]
Human's Soul is malleable, and have a infinite amount of potential, and therefore can grow stronger with an astounding rate.
The Rate of Level EXP gained is Increased by 50%
The Rate of Skill EXP gained is Increased by 50%
...and third Skills were normal, as expected, but others...
[Fullbring(Passive) LV9 EXP: 54.13%]
'Fullbring', also known as Full Manifestation Art, is an ability to manipulate the souls contained within matter. Everything, even rudimentary objects such as lampposts and chairs possess a soul, however small. The person who posses such an ability usually called 'Fullbringer', or Full Manifestation Artist. By using their power to 'pull' on the mentioned soul, they can manipulate the object's movement or even alter its physical characteristics. Like all spiritually aware Humans, Fullbringers can sense the Reiryoku of other spiritual beings, such as Hollows, Shinigami, and other Fullbringers. However, they differ in that they each have a parent who survived a Hollow's attack before they were born. As a result, traces of the Hollow's power remained in their mothers' bodies, which were then passed onto them at the moment of their birth. Consequentially, their powers more closely resemble a Hollow's than those of a Shinigami.
Passively Increase INT by 45%
Passively Increase WIS by 45%
"And when were you going to tell us?" Asked Tatsuki with a raised eyebrow and a smug voice, she really was happy that she and Ichigo wasn't the only ones to blame.
"I..." No body heard Riruka's answer fully.
"I'm sorry, can you repeat that please?" Asked Tatsuki leaning closer.
"I was afraid, alright?!" Screamed Riruka, making the young Arisawa to stumble backward. "Like you and Ichigo I was afraid that you would judge me because of my abilities, shun me like others did, I didn't want to lose you." She finished quietly.
"Me and Ichigo screwed up, because we couldn't even start to think what would you think would happen if we would tell you about this crap. Yes, we're idiots and we're ready to accept our punishment because we know that we made a mistake and hurt your feelings." Stated Tatsuki. "But you actually made the same mistake as we did, but out of fear of rejection, something that we would need to correct in the future." She release a deep sigh. "Listen, we promised each other that we would stick together no matter what and I'm not planning on going back on my word, so I ask you, do any of you want to leave?" She received three shakes of the heads from Ryō, Orihime and Riruka. "Then we're going to get through this cheap bullshit together, like we were going to initially."
"Great speech and all, but neither you, nor Ichigo and Riruka are off the hook." Ryō pointed out.
"I wouldn't have dreamed about it, I know we deserve it." Said Ichigo shrugging.
"I agree." Nodded Tatsuki.
Riruka just sighted, but nodded non the less. Everybody returned to looking through Riruka's Skills.
[Dollhouse(Active) LV5 EXP: 13.35%]
Riruka's Fullbring gives her the ability to freely move people and objects into or out of anything that she adores or finds cute. To achieve this, she generates a small, heart-shaped 'Pass' in her hand, which has the letter 'R' on it, and then launches it at her target. Once the pass has been attached, she can transfer the target into an object with the command. The target is shrunk down to accommodate for the size of the object she is transferring it into. She deactivates her ability by sneezing on the object, returning the ones she placed into it to normal.
Passively Increase the Range of the Pass by 50%
Passively Increase the Speed of the Pass by 25%
Passively Decrease the Cost of the Pass by 5%
Passively Decrease the Cost of the Transfer by 5%
"Hurk..." Tatsuki snorted and tried to cover her grin with her palm.
"Don't laugh! It's a fantastic ability!" Cried out Riruka.
"Well... it's... unique..." Muttered Ryō.
"I think it's a wonderful ability!" Chirped Orihime. "I like cute things too, and now Riruka even have a cute power!"
Ichigo just shuddered, he remembered Riruka's collection of dolls and other adorable things, and judging by this description he was very lucky to not be stuck in one of those thing for the rest of his life... And now he knew what would be the source of his nightmares for a week or two. And he actually bought her several of those plush-toys as Birthday gifts, now he fells like he was supplying a female John Kramer with tools.
"Ichigo-Kun, what do you think?" Asked Riruka, hoping that her precious person wouldn't laugh at her power.
"Well, it's actually really useful." He scratched the back of his head. "If, for example you can transfer us into some kind of a miniature house than we would be able to train there, leave things there and always be able to carry it with us, like a miniature base. Hell, we would probably be able to put it into our Inventory and just have a real house on our hands at any given moment." He said. "Can you pull that off?" He looked at his friend.
"Yep!" She smiled at him and then looked at other girls, her smile turning smug. "See, my power is awesome and useful while doesn't even have that!"
"Oh, stop being so smug about it!" Answered Tatsuki.
"And what are you going to do about it, baka!" Riruka pulled down her left lower eyelid and stuck out her tongue.
"Why you little..." Tatsuki pulled her fist back, ready to pummel the girl into dirt, but stopped when Ichigo put a hand onto her shoulder.
"Lets not fight at least, we still need to explain some things." He said, trying to pacify he childhood friend. "They still don't know about Levels and proper way of handling their Bonuses..."
"Well, at least there is a major bonus that I already received from joining the Party actually." Said Riruka.
"Which one?" Ichigo blinked at her.
"My myopia is gone." She said with a smile. "I can see everything clearly!"
"Wow..." Muttered Ichigo with raised eyebrow.
He knew that Riruka's bad eyesight was a sore spot for the girl, she was avoiding wearing glasses out of her vanity and claimed that contact lenses made her large eyes go dry too fast, so she seeing her slightly squinting every time she needed to read something that too far for her made Riruka look like she was glaring rather then just looking at people and objects. Right now, seeing her smiling so happily because of being cured actually warmed his heart, the moments like this made this whole Game thing worth it.
"Hm, at least she has a High-Speed Movement Skill like you and Tatsuki." He heard Ryō saying, she was looking closely at Riruka's Skills.
He read the one that she was studying at the moment.
[Bringer Light(Active) LV3 EXP: 45.87%]
Fullbringers can induce states of High-Speed Movement through Fullbring. Such movements are accompanied by the flickering of a green luminescence called 'Bringer Light', which is the preliminary for each High-Speed Movement. This speed is achieved through a variety of different uses of Fullbring. By pulling on the Soul of the ground beneath their feet, Fullbringers can increase its elasticity, greatly enhancing their jumping ability as a result. In addition, by Fullbringing the air around them, they can accelerate their movements. Doing so can consequentially strengthen the force of their blows.
Passively Increase DEX by 15%
Passively Decrease the Cost of the Skill by 3%
"This is actually pretty useful." Said Tatsuki. "Mine and Ichigo's [Hohō] is a Passive Skill that let us know how to manipulate our Reiryoku to increase our speed, but this is more flexible Skill that let you actually boost your own speed and power..." While Ichigo was a far more talented when it came to combat, Tatsuki was better at picking things apart and finding what it wrong with them and how to fix it. "Also, why the hell is this one is so high?!" Tatsuki pointed at the last Skill in the line.
[Reiryoku Control(Passive) LV7 EXP: 2.22%]
The Skill of Controlling person's Reiryoku.
Passively Increase WIS by 35%
"I practiced by bringing out my Passes and letting them float around, it probably counts for the Skill." Shrugged Riruka. "I did it for years, and if what you told me is true then the growth was minimal at best for it to only reach Level 7."
"Well, we at least we know that even when not using it for anything we can still Increase the Skill by simply using Reiryoku in any way or form." Stated Ichigo. "This implies that whenever we use it we slowly but surely become better at it, so in theory we can try and organize training sessions..." He trailed off, thinking of a way to make it work. "Me and Tatsuki can improve by simply moving around, Riruka too, Orihime and Ryō would need to work on their Levels." He looked at Tatsuki.
"I agree..." She started saying, but was interrupted by a scream.
"Help! Thief!" They turned around and saw a middle-aged woman with black hair, white sweater and brown skirt screaming as a young man in a coat, jeans and sneakers was running away from her with what appeared to be her purse.
Random Quest Alert: Catch Him if You Can - Stop the Thief!
Stop the Thief from escaping and return the Stolen Goods to their Rightful Owner.
Completion Reward: 700 EXP
Completion Reward: Increase of Reputation with Karakura Police Department by 300.
Completion Reward: Increase of Reputation with Karakura Town by 300.
Failure Penalty: Decrease of Reputation with Karakura Police Department by 300.
Failure Penalty: Decrease of Reputation with Karakura Town by 300.
Ichigo and Tatsuki dashed forward the moment Ichigo accepted the Quest.
Moving far faster than any normal person have the right to they reached the would-be-criminal in a matter of seconds, Tatsuki ripped the purse from his hand while Ichigo grabbed the back of the criminal's head and drove him face first into the concrete of the road. effectively knocking him out. All of this happened in only about three seconds.
You got 300(150) EXP Points.
After making sure that the man wouldn't get up soon Ichigo released him and turned around, looking at the woman that was the victim of this scum. He actually had to hold back a chuckle as he saw her gaping expression. It was strange, like she wasn't sure how to react to such a fast response to her plea.
Tatsuki walked towards her and presented her purse back to its rightful owner. When the woman snapped out of her stupor she started thanking Tatsuki and Ichigo, making the duo feel mildly uncomfortable. They weren't used to prises, considering that they already received their own rewards in Experience and some Reputation. Well, it's not like they would've ignored the call for help simply because they wouldn't have got anything out of it, so there actually wasn't anything bad about it.
"What happened here?" Asked a very serious voice.
Both Tatsuki and Ichigo turned to see a Police Officer standing not far away from them and looking rather perplexed by the situation. The duo was lucky that the woman that they helped started explaining the situation to the Officer faster than Ichigo or Tatsuki were able to even think about opening their mouthes.
This was the moment that the other three girls walked up to them, looking mildly surprised by the sudden and unexplained occurrence.
"Well, it sometimes happened when a Quest appears at random times, but normally it were some small and rather easy tasks." Answered Ichigo the unspoken question. "This is actually the biggest reward that me and Tatsuki received for one of these."
"Well, the lady explained everything to me, good work lads." Said Police Officer, coming closer to them.
Random Quest Alert: Catch Him if You Can - Stop the Thief!
Completion Reward: 700(350) EXP
Completion Reward: Increase of Reputation with Karakura Police Department by 300.
Completion Reward: Increase of Reputation with Karakura Town by 300.
They were all sitting on the park bench, each looking over their own Windows. Ichigo's showed his progress, which wasn't much because of the Low Level of the Quest.
The moment he and Tatsuki showed their Status Windows to the others they were met with stunned silence. Then the three girls just looked at their two friends and told them openly just how stupidly overpowered they were. There just wasn't any way for them to properly descried the sheer ridiculous gap between them that made Ichigo and Tatsuki look like some kind of monsters when it came to physical capabilities.
Then they turned towards Ryō, who apparently gained a Level from finishing the Quest.
Name: Kunieda Ryō
Occupation: Schoolgirl
Level: Lv4 (150/2,640 EXP)
STR: 3
VIT: 5
DEX: 5
INT: 8
WIS: 10
LUK: 5
Points: 10
Ryō wasn't really sure what to do with this, considering that she didn't know how it will affect her and in what direction she wanted to go. She knew that she have to become tougher, if what Ichigo and Tatsuki told her was true than there was some scary thing lurking around that she wouldn't have been able to see before.
She had to suppress a sigh, as she figured out that there wasn't much she could do at the moment and decided to upper the Stats that she was lacking in when compared to the other members of their Party.
STR: 10
VIT: 8
DEX: 5
INT: 8
WIS: 10
LUK: 5
She could actually feel as her muscles became a tad bit tougher and her body became just a bit more curvy. With so little Points being used she was sure it wasn't that noticeable, but at least she was sure that it actually worked.
Orihime was a different story.
Name: Inoue Orihime
Occupation: Schoolgirl
Level: Lv3 (660/1,800 EXP)
STR: 1
VIT: 6
DEX: 3
INT: 4
WIS: 11
LUK: 1
Points: 10
The girl too gentle to actually be a competent fighter, but with how much she wanted to help and with her sheer determination they decided to see what she could come up with herself. Nobody even suggested about her being a front-line fighter, so it left her with being on the sidelines. Tatsuki actually suggested a Healer, but it was shot down simply because they weren't sure she would be able to actually utilize or create any Skill that would be useful in battle.
In the end they just told her to boost her INT for now so she would be able to use more taxing Skills when they would find a way to Lear or Create them.
STR: 1
VIT: 7
DEX: 3
INT: 12
WIS: 12
LUK: 1
Riruka actually pointed out that is Orihime would try and boost her VIT too much she would end up as a very sexy tortoise, which earned her a smack on the back of the head from Tatsuki, a snort from Ryō and a crimson blush from Orihime and Ichigo.
When ti came to Riruka they weren't actually surpriser that she didn't got a Level Up, the received Experience wasn't enough for her to move forward right now, but it was something at least.
"So, what are we going to do?" Asked Riruka while looking through her list of Stats.
"What else, try to Increase our Skills." Said Tatsuki getting up from her spot on the bench. "Me and Ichigo sparred non-stop to get out [Advanced Karate Master] up to the Level where it's now, and now we how so many more Skills that we can Upper, it's not even funny."
"I agree, we need to get better, and fast, so sparring it is." Said Ichigo standing up.
"I'm all for it." Said Riruka. "I really want to see just how good I am when compare to you two." Her little competitive streak that she developed due to the sheer level of obviousness that the lovable orange-hared teen had was now flaring to life.
"I don't think that the Park is an appropriate place for this." Pointed out Ryō. "If people will just what we can do there would be a lot of questions that we wouldn't have answered to. I'm not against it, but at least we should find a more secured spot. If I remember correctly Riruka can provide us with it, right?"
Riruka blinked a couple of times and then smiled, this would be very interesting.
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Name: Kurosaki Ichigo
Occupation: The Gamer
Level: Lv16 (1.900/9.600 EXP)
STR: 42(35+5.25+1.75)
VIT: 40.25(35+5.25)
DEX: 45.5(35+5.25+3.5+1.75)
INT: 30
WIS: 34.8(30+1.8+3)
LUK: 31
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Name: Arisawa Tatsuki
Occupation: Schoolgirl
Level: Lv16 (1,900/9,600 EXP)
STR: 46(40+6)
VIT: 46(40+6)
DEX: 50(40+6+4)
INT: 30
WIS: 30.16(26+1.56+2.6)
LUK: 20
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Name: Kunieda Ryō
Occupation: Schoolgirl
Level: Lv4 (150/2,640 EXP)
STR: 10
VIT: 8
DEX: 5
INT: 8
WIS: 10
LUK: 5
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Name: Inoue Orihime
Occupation: Schoolgirl
Level: Lv3 (660/1,800 EXP)
STR: 1
VIT: 7
DEX: 3
INT: 12
WIS: 12
LUK: 1
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Name: Dokugamine Riruka
Occupation: Schoolgirl, Fullbringer
Level: Lv9 (4,870/6,000 EXP)
STR: 8
VIT: 15
DEX: 23(20+3)
INT: 36.25(25+11.25)
WIS: 45(25+11.25+8.75)
LUK: 3
[REPUTATION]
Karakura Town - Neutral(300/3,000)
-Karakura High School - Neutral(300/3,000)
-=Misato Ochi - Neutral(300/3,000)
-Karakura Police Department - Neutral(300/3,000)
Initially this Chapter was longer, but I decided to cut it in two, so not to overload the whole thing. I hope you like it and if there any complains, suggestions or criticism please leave them in the Reviews!