Chapter 1: You Died!
I've never really been the religious type, so I really wasn't surprised that the afterlife consisted of nothing but a black void of nothingness. There were no pearly gates accompanied with an angelic choir, nor was there a lake of fire that a demon wielding a pitchfork chucked me into. No, there was just nothing.
Hey! Stop ignoring me!
Yep, definitely nothing.
Hey! Heeeey! I know you can hear me!
A little girl's voice screams in my head. While not really inflicting me any pain, it feels really annoying. It's similar to Tinnitus, that ringing in your ear which you get sometimes, which I don't know how it works since I'm fairly certain that I do not have a body.
I'm going to get angry, you know? Like, really, really, angry! -hic
Is she...Are you crying?
Aha! So you can hear me!
As I was saying, the afterlife consisted of nothing but an eternal expanse of void and space.
-hic please stop -hic ignoring me -hic
Ok! Ok, fine, I'll bite. Let me guess, you're going to reincarnate me into another world or something?
Woah! How did you know?
Eh? Seriously? Is anime the one true religion? Is this the start of some shitty isekai anime? No, no, there should be some religions about reincarnation right? Am I actually alive, but I believe that I'm dead?
Stop! Just shut up for a moment and let me explain everything, ok?
Yes. Ok. I'll be quiet.
Thank you.
Now, first things first are the introductions.
-Ahem, I am a system called Akashic Records, but you may call me Akashia. I am one of the many, and I mean many iterations of the gamer system!
A pleasure to meet you Akashia, my name is- I don't know?
Don't worry, we'll get to that later.
Speaking of, congratulations! You have been chosen as the next gamer!
Eh? How exactly was I chosen as the next gamer?
I don't know?
You don't know?!
Well, one of the requirements for one to be chosen as a gamer was for them to have died recently, so there's that I guess?
Eh...I get the feeling that you aren't that reliable…
It's my first day on the job, ok!
Alright...so I did die huh. How did I die exactly? Did my old man finally kill me?
Yep! He told you to "Dodge boy!" And then he took out a machine gun and blasted you to pieces!
Yep, that would do it. I should have known that my old man was loony the moment he yeeted me off of a cliff in the name of training. That or when he left me alone with nothing but the clothes on my back as he dropped me in a forest miles from any semblance of civilization, and told me to "survive." Yeesh, what an asshole. If I had any regrets, then that would be I didn't kill the old bastard before he could kill me. Right, Akashia, how bad did he leave my body by the way?
Your body was riddled with holes. Straight up blasted, shred to pieces.
Yikes…That's not a pretty sight.
I'm more surprised that you didn't die sooner. I mean, I have a file that contains your entire life and well…
Yes, I'm surprised I survived for as long as I did as well.
He took you to the zoo, threw you into the crocodile enclosure along with a dagger, and told you to bring back one of the croc's heads?!
Hahaha...I'm surprised I managed to keep all my limbs, especially when I got caught in that death roll.
You know what? We're moving on. You're going to be reborn, sorta, more like transported really, into another world. Normally, you should have been able to choose which world you'd be going into, but sadly it has been chosen for you already.
Oh really? Who was the one that chose it for me?
That would be my creator, the administrator.
…
…
That's it? Nothing else? Just some mysterious figure that's your creator? That's all you're giving me?
You're going to be transported into the world of Percy Jackson! More specifically, during the events of the 'Titans Curse.'
Are you ignoring me? Was this because I was ignoring you a while ago?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Alright, maybe I shouldn't have kept on ignoring you. I'm sorry Akashia.
Aww, no probs dude!
Moving on from that, I can start freaking out now. Why do you ask? That's because of this world, Percy fucking Jackson, the world with literal, living Gods. You've gotta be kidding me. From what I've read before, there should be some rules that prevent them from outright blasting whoever pissed them off from the face of the earth. Not that I wanna piss off any Gods any time soon or anything.
If you can survive from a hired hitman that your dad hired to hunt you down and kill you, you can survive this!
I feel like a hitman and literal Gods, Titans, and Monsters are different things entirely, no?
Fufufufu, that's where the gamer system comes in! I'm going to help you level up and git gud! Now it's time for some good ol ' character creation!
"Yeeeaah!" If I had a body, then I would probably be raising my fist in the air.
But before that, let's just get these things out of the way.
[You have learned three new skills!]
[Gamer's Mind]
You are immune to psychological attacks to your mind. This includes an immunity to psychological debuffs.
[Gamer's Body]
Your body has been remodeled to function as a videogame character with various game-like abilities, such as HP and MP.
[Observe]
The isekai cliche skill. Allows you to gain the information of a target of your choosing that is within your sight.
Huh. I've already got three skills in the bag! So it's [Gamer's Mind] that's keeping me from freaking out over all of this?
To be honest, you were pretty much a full blown sociopath by the time that you died. In fact~
[Transferring data from your last life]
[Sociopath]
You have an antisocial attitude. You would perform actions that would risk the health and safety of others as long as it will benefit you in one way or another. Basically, you have no friends lmao.
[Closet Otaku]
Due to the upbringing provided by your scum of a father, you are a closet otaku. You have escaped into the fiction of anime, read all kinds of manga, novels, light novels, web novels, and fanfiction to escape the shitty reality that is your life.
[Closet Pervert]
Your father has ingrained to you the value and importance of self-discipline and mental fortitude. Thanks to this, you build up a lot of pent up stress and sexual frustration. Hidden away beneath your calm and aloof exterior, is a fucking horny degenerate, you sick disgusting fuck.
[Hand to Hand Combat](Intermediate)
While you certainly don't have the skill to be a black belt, you are at least capable of taking names and kicking ass.
[Dagger Mastery](Intermediate)
While other kids studied algebra, you have studied the blade. Specifically daggers. Because if you didn't, your father would have beaten you. Ouch.
[Gun Mastery](Intermediate)
You have knowledge on guns, such as maintenance, assembly, and most of all, how to shoot and reload one. While you do not have a license to kill, that has not stopped you before.
Ok Akashia, I get it, I've got daddy issues. Also, way to just throw out all my secrets out there. If daddy dearest ever found out about my manga and novel collection, he would have probably burned it to the ground. Dammit, my dagger and gun mastery is only intermediate? I was practically trained from the moment I could walk how to stab and shoot someone by my psycho mercenary daddy because apparently, I was a part of a psycho mercenary family. As for me being a closet pervert… Yeah, there's no denying that I guess. God, I was a total perv, checking out my aunts and female cousins whenever we'd meet, which wasn't a lot by the way. I mean, can you blame me?! They were literally the only girls that I've interacted with, and I was a very sexually frustrated and horny teen!
Hehe, Well, I might not be able to help with your daddy issue, but I can be your mommy you know? It might even help you out a little bit with your lust over there~
...Oh no. The worst part is that I'm into it. Can we just skip ahead into character creation please?
Ok hold on. Here, you've got 1000 pts that you can mess around with in character creation.
[Human] -Free
As a human, you are quick to adapt to the world around you.
Bonus to exp gain and skill growth.
[Half-Blood] -100pts
You are the offspring of a mortal and a God.
Enhanced senses, speed, and strength. You are proficient in Greek and Latin. You gain other bonuses depending on your Godly heritage.
[Monster] -50pts
A monster born from the pits of Tartarus. (Cannon fodder)
Bonuses depend on the type of monster you are.
[Nymph] -200pts
A female nature spirit.
You gain proficiency in nature magic. As a nymph, you are tied to a specific place.
Alright, so I've got five choices here, which do I want to be? In all honesty, I could probably just choose to become a human and avoid all this Godly business...But do I really want to do that? Just keep my head down and lead a normal life? Like a certain spider from a certain anime once said, I want to live my life with pride! If I couldn't live the way I wanted to in my past life, then I sure as hell am going to live the way I want to here!
That's the spirit!
Thanks for the encouragement Akashia. Before choosing my race, There's something that I wanna know. The human race allows me to level up and gain skills faster. How exactly do I level up?
Conquering dungeons, killing enemies, and completing quests are how you level up! As for skills, your skills grow through repeated use. Kinda like how exercising and working out get you ripped.
Alright. I'm assuming dungeons can be found around the world and only I can access them?
Yessir! Are you sure this is your first time being a gamer?
Yes, I think this is my first time? Really, I'm just following the cliches here. Not that I'm complaining about it or anything.
Now onto the problem at hand. If I choose to become a Nymph, I'll be tied down to one place, like a shrub or a tree. While if I choose to become a monster, well, it literally says cannon fodder in the description. Sorry, I don't really want to become a nameless monster that dies somewhere. As for half-blood… I'll be definitely involved with the main plot to some extent. I can at least expect a satyr to take me to camp half-blood if the monsters don't get to me first. But if I choose to become a human, then I don't know what I'm getting myself into. I know that the Egyptian Gods, Norse Gods, and Greek/Roman Gods exist in this universe. How does it work? I'm sure that good ol' Rick Riordan explained it somewhere. Point is, I might attract some crazy people if I choose to remain as a human. The reason being is that the powers given to me by the gamer system might attract some unwanted attention. If I were to be a half-blood, I would limit myself to the Greek pantheon, plus I'd be in a position in which I can interact with the plot, rather than just blindly levelling up, not knowing what might happen to me.
Oh! I forgot to tell you, but when you complete the story, then you'll be able to transfer to another world!
That's… good to know. Alright, I guess I've gotta go with half-blood then, considering the fact that the amount of mortals that know about the whole Greek pantheon thing being real can be counted on one hand. While I'll be left with 900 pts, but hey. I'll think of this as an investment.
Race -[Half-blood]
X5 bonus to your stats.
You have a natural instinct for battle.
You can speak, read, and write Greek and Latin.
Ok! Let's roll for which parent you got!
Wait, my Godly heritage will be determined by gacha?!
Yep!
[Rolling]
[You have rolled for Aphrodite!]
[Child of Aphrodite]
Instead of a x5 bonus to your CHA, you get x10 instead.
You have learned the spell [Charm Person]
Oh shit, Aphrodite? Well, at least I'll be good looking.
Alright! With that out of the way, we've gotta decide what faction you'll join!
[Gods Faction] -100 pts
The faction of the Gods which centers around Percy Jackson as he tries to thwart the Titan's plan of destroying the Gods and Olympus.
[Neutral] -Free
The neutral faction. Half-bloods who haven't been recruited to a faction yet, or haven't died yet to the monsters hunting them down.
[Titans Faction] -100 pts
The faction of the Titans which centers around Kronos and Luke Castellan as they plot and scheme to destroy the Gods and Olympus.
If I were to choose the Gods faction, then I would most likely find myself in camp half-blood. While that's all good and all, I'm not sure where I'll be able to insert myself in the plot. If I remember correctly, the Titan's Curse starts off with Percy, Annabeth, and Thalia saving Nico and Bianca from a… Manticore? Damn it, I should have re-read the novels some more. Point is that if I end up in camp half-blood while the main players are out, I'd miss out on interacting with them and the plot. But at the same time, I don't even know if I'd miss out on anything. For all I know, I'd get assigned to help them out or something. Another thing that I want to do is to level up by finding a dungeon, but I'll just have to figure that out later.
But if I were to simply be neutral, maybe I'd get scouted by a satyr and get taken to camp half-blood. Hopefully, I'd have found a dungeon by then and leveled up a bit. Sure, it's a bit optimistic for me to assume that I'd meet a satyr working for camp half-blood rather than a random monster or someone on the Titan's faction, but as long as I can level up, I should hopefully be able to deal with the earlier enemies.
As for the Titans faction, that's just a straight up no. I want to finish the story, not completely derail it and kill everyone by siding with the bad guys.
Speaking of derailing the story, how much should I change in the story? Should I keep Annabeth from getting kidnapped? Save Bianca from dying? My actions will quite literally affect the plot and story, and my actions will most likely change things up in the future.
If it ever becomes an issue, I'll just deal with it later. Now where was I? Ah yes, factions.
Decisions decisions… Screw it, I'll just choose the neutral faction for now and I can figure it out later.
Faction -[Neutral]
Nice! Now we get to the fun part! We get to choose a class for you, like an rpg character, cool right?! So let's get going!
[Fighter] -100
[Wizard] -100
[Priest] -100
[...]
It was then when I was barraged by a list. A really long list of what classes I can pick. It really overwhelmed me, as the classes weren't just limited to the normal rpg classes, but even had stuff like [Stand User] and [Shadow Monarch]. By the way, those two classes were too expensive for me to buy, so sadly I don't get a punchy ghost nor do I get the ability to kill monsters and summon them as my shadows. A shame.
Dammit, ok. My current skills are [Dagger Mastery] and [Gun Mastery]. The problem here is that I don't really want to get up close and personal to the enemy, especially if the enemy is an inhuman monster, because I don't know if this was obvious or anything, but I wasn't exactly trained to fight monsters. Another point is that these monsters can only get harmed by celestial bronze or some other magic metal, that or just magic itself. Which means I should be able to damage them if I choose a magic class, but at the same time, my skills from my past life will be useless…
Wait no. Hahaha! How the hell did I miss this? Yes. This should work.
An excellent choice!
Class -[Magic Gunner] (250 pts)
Alright, this should work. If it's like this, I might be able to damage monsters. Hahaha, beware you mythological beings, I shall rain down the might of modern warfare upon you!
...Damn, I thought I already got past my eight grade syndrome. Shit, it seems that there's still some left in me.
You gain skills from the class [Magic Gunner]
[Sniper] (Novice)
You have enhanced vision. You can easily see targets from great distances, as well as see in the dark as if it was dim light, although you can't discern colors.
[Quick Draw] (Novice)
You have fast hands. You can quickly draw your firearm and accurately fire it at an enemy. Only works on pistol type guns.
[Magic Firearm] (Novice)
You can conjure up a firearm of your choice. You are currently only limited to conjuring a revolver, however you will be able to conjure all types of firearms as the skill grows.
[Mana Bullet]
Your magic firearm doesn't use conventional bullets or ammunition. It instead draws mana from your mana pool to create bullets and ammunition.
[Magic Bullet] (Novice)
You can use your mana to magically enhance your bullets.
[Magic Bullet List]
[Bludgeoning Bullet]
Your bullet is enhanced with force damage to deliver blunt force trauma to its mark.
[Piercing Bullet]
Your bullet is enhanced with speed and sharpness able to penetrate through one person and deliver a fatal blow to any soul unfortunate to be in its path.
[Living Bullet]
You mark your target. Your bullet will do its best to hone in on your target, similar but different in concept to a heat seeking missile, as your bullet only makes minor adjustments to its trajectory, such as curving or avoiding minor obstacles to hit the target.
[Freezing Bullet]
Your bullet is enchanted with evocation magic. When you hit a target with a freezing bullet, it freezes the target. It depends on the target's VIT how much freezes and how long it stays frozen.
[Flash Bullet]
Your bullet is enchanted with evocation magic. When you hit a target with a flash bullet, it explodes in a flash of light, temporarily blinding your target and those near it.
[Enchantment Magic Affinity] (Novice)
You have an affinity for enchantment magic. Your enchants can be used to boost the effectiveness of people, or the effectiveness of your weapons.
[Spell list]
[Sharpness I]
Enchant a blade to make it a little bit sharper.
[Haste I]
Enchant a target to make it move a little bit faster.
So I've got five types of magic bullets and two spells, plus a bunch of other skills too. Since I've still got leftover points, what can I do with them?
I'm glad you asked! With your leftover points, you can buy more skills on the skill shop, or alternatively, you can roll on the gacha to get a randomized skill!
What… There's a gacha? You know what, nevermind, I'm not really surprised. No, I want to check out the skill list for now first.
[Accessing Skill shop]
[Welcome to the Skill Shop]
I am hit with another splurge of data from the long list of skills of the skill shop. It's a good thing that I already experienced this with the list when I was selecting a class 'cause wow, there is a lot. Alright, these skills should do.
[Dual Wielding] -50 pts
Allows you to wield a weapon in each hand.
[Light Footwork] -100 pts
You have a slight boost in movement speed.
You can use the spell [Blink]
Alright, you know what? I really can't help myself. I need to roll the gacha. I got these two skills, I don't really see anything else that I want, actually I do see a few skills that I want, but I really want to use the gacha system.
Akashia! It is time to fall into gacha hell!
I feel that you're exaggerating a bit, but ok.
[Welcome to the gacha system!]
[You can get randomized items, skills, and other cool stuff through the gacha system!]
[1000 pts to roll for a 10 pack with a guaranteed 2 rare items/skills and 3 uncommon guaranteed items/skills ]
[500 pts to roll for a 5 pack with a guaranteed 1 rare item/skill and 2 uncommon items/skills]
[100 pts for 1 gacha roll]
You may get a bad roll with a skill that produces a bad effect on you, so good luck!
Thanks… Well, I'm going all in here. I've got the magic hand, the explosive touch, come on! My experience playing gacha games… Fate, Girls Frontline, Genshin Impact, don't fail me now!
Roll 5 pack!
[Rolling]
[Peerless Beauty](Rare Skill)
You are a peerless beauty. Your features can be described as porcelain and doll-like, as if your body was sculpted by the God of doll making. Both men and women will fall for you.
[I'm Still Growing!](Common Skill)
You have a small and petite frame. No matter how many times you say that you're still growing, you're not. You will remain small. Only an act from God could you possibly hope to grow.
[Auto Regeneration](Uncommon Skill)
You regain health faster when resting and out of combat, and even faster when you're sleeping. You can't regenerate limbs.
[Military Uniform](Uncommon Skin)
A military uniform suited for a soldier in the military, complete with combat boots, camo design, first aid pack, ammunition as well as a helmet.
[x10 Health Potions](Common Item)
x10 Health Potions. 1 potion heals 100 health.
Wha… What? Skins are a thing? And so far… The only good things I got are [Auto Regeneration] and the health potions! Is this some kind of joke?! No, no this is not a joke. This is gacha, how could I forget, ha ha ha ha…
Excuse me er… sir? Master? Boss? But… are you alright? Actually, what should I call you?
Kukuku… Akashia, boss will do. Now tell me, is there a way to earn more points?
Well… Completing dungeons and interfering with the plot should earn you points.
I will throw everything into this damn gacha!
Bo-Boss?!
Sorry, I kinda lost myself there.
Don't worry boss, it happens. Well, now that we're done with all that, let's check out your character! Just think 'Status.'
Status!
[Status]
Fumiko Dark
Race: Half-Blood (Child of Aphrodite)
Class: Magic Gunner lvl 1/100 (0%)
Titles: None
HP: 500
MP: 750
SP: 600
STR: 12 (x5) = 60
VIT: 10 (x5) = 50
DEX: 12 (x5) = 60
INT: 15 (x5) = 75
WIS: 10 (x5) = 50
CHA: 20 (x10) = 200
LUK: 11 (x5) = 55
Next to the status screen is another screen displaying my… body. My appearance is that of a petite girl with pitch black hair and Asian features. Her, or well my whole look screams 'cute!' Because of my petite form and porcelain skin. There currently aren't any clothes on my body, but I'm not feeling any lust right now, maybe because it's my body or something weird like that. At the same time, why the hell am I a girl?!
You don't like it?
Don't get me wrong, I'm cute as hell and I dig that, it's just a bit weird is all since I was a guy is my past life.
You're surprisingly taking this well?
I mean, there are still ways to ahem pleasure myself as a girl, so I'm fine. It would be another case entirely if I was ugly though, but hey what can I say, I like cute things.
Setting aside the issue of my genderswap, I want to think that my stats are good, but really I don't know since I don't really have a reference to go by. Like, I don't know what the average is for stats, but I'll just have to do my best to level up.
Something cool is that I immediately understand how to use my skills and stuff. Like, I know how to cast spells and how to use my skills. Also, my [Magic Firearm] uses my MP to shoot normal bullets. Well, not completely normal since it's made out of magic, but you get the idea.
Apparently, I've got a backstory. So my mom, my human mom, is half-Japanese, so I guess that's why I've got an english surname. And if you're wondering how Aphrodite, the Goddess of love and fertility, managed to get a girl pregnant, then stop. It's literally in the name. Besides, she's a God, I'm sure that she can work something out.
So moving on, I've been sent to a bunch of different boarding schools for pretty much my whole life. As for how I know how to use guns, my uncle taught me how. Although I don't know if I'll be able to see any of my 'relatives' in the story, it's good to have people to fall back on just in case shit hits the fan. Then again, I'm not sure how good humans will fare against monsters and demigods, but hopefully it will work out somehow.
So the boarding school I'm currently in is this place called Westover Hall. I swear that I've heard that name somewhere before, it's on the tip of my tongue, I just can't seem to remember what exactly makes it sound so familiar to me. I'll just think about this later then. I should be able to remember something about it if it's so important when I actually get reincarnated.
Speaking of, I believe I'm ready now Akashia. Let's get down to this isekai business!
Roger that boss!
[Transporting into the game]
[Welcome to: Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse]
Holy shit, I can see. I can feel, I've got arms, legs, a body! I swiftly wrap my hands around my head and I feel the texture of hair and skin. Holy shit, that wasn't just some fever dream, I actually got isekai'd. Well, this is pretty cool. Currently, I'm sitting on something bouncy and soft. I look down and I see a bed! Oh bed, how I missed you! Immediately, I pounce on the bed and wrap the blanket that was on it around myself. Now this is comfort!
After staying like that for a couple minutes, maybe hours, I wasn't really keeping count, I finally looked up and took a good look at my room, and I instinctively shivered. The room looked like a medieval room, with dark stone walls and an overall a dark theme, like if an evil overlord were to have an evil guest room, this would be it. Other than that, I can see a small desk with a bunch of books piled neatly on top of it.
Looking over, I see a closet, which probably has my clothes in it. On one side of my bed is a drawer with a calendar and alarm clock on top of it. Encircled on the calendar is a date around a week from now, is the school dance.
Like a good gamer, I loot the place. And by loot the place, I mean I just search every nook and cranny for stuff in my room. Opening the drawers reveals to me a handheld mirror.
Holding the mirror to my face, my eyes widen at the sight of my reflection. Charcoal black hair that reaches my waist, cerulean blue eyes that resemble the sky. Pale white skin, but instead of looking sickly, it looks pretty like the snow, giving me an overall doll-like appearance, bearing a resemblance to porcelain. The blank and stoic expression on my face that portrays no emotion only enforces my doll-like appearance. Right now, I'm dressed in nothing but a white t-shirt that's a bit too big for me, as well as short black shorts. I've already seen what I looked like before, but looking at me now, holy shit I'm cute.
My hand unconsciously wanders to my nether regions, slipping past my shorts and underwear, and my heart races as my fingers dance around my privates. My other hand makes its way on my chest. Make no mistake, while I may be petite, that doesn't make me flat, as you can see the small yet noticeable bust on my chest and I-
"Ahh!" A moan escapes me as I play with myself and I immediately halt, pulling out my hands out and raising them in the air. Yep, no, I'm not doing that, nope, no sir, I have some self-restraint. First things first on my to-do list is to gather information about my area and find a dungeon. Akashia, is it possible for me to look for dungeons near my area?
Ye-yes boss! There should be a minimap that displays dungeons…
Akashia, are you okay? You sound a bit flustered there…
How could I not be! You were… Doing that! And stuff...
My my, are you peeping on me? Pfft, Akashia you're a pervert!
No! I'm not… It's not like I can't not look! I'm sorta attached to you so...
Don't worry Akashia, I don't mind putting on a show.
B-boss?! No!
Hahaha, alright that's enough teasing for now.
Please ignore my blushing face. I'm totally not embarrassed that someone just saw me… touching myself.
Definitely boss! No one saw you.
Oh you shut up. Today isn't a school day, according to my calendar anyway, so I should be able to check the school out a bit. I should also write down everything I remember about the story some time… Wait a minute, how old am I?
You're 14 now boss!
Damn, I ain't legal.
Resting my chin on my hand, I close my eyes and delve into thought. I need to leave and gather information, but it may be unsafe for me to leave. These monsters are basically cockroaches, they're everywhere. I need to ensure my safety first.
Nodding to myself, I remove my hand that's cupping my chin, and I use [Magic Firearm] and the moment I do, A revolver with a long silver barrel and a black grip appears in a flash of light.
My lips form a small grin as I twirl the gun around on my finger before pointing it at the door.
"Do you feel lucky, punk?"
Who are you talking to?
Ahem- it was just something I had to say you know? I had a revolver and everything, I couldn't help myself!
Right...
Ok, with my personal safety ensured, It's time to explore the outside world!
As I walk over to open the door, I freeze as my hand reaches out for the door knob and I look down at myself, observing my current attire.
After a quick change of clothes!
After putting on a pair of black jeans, and a black jacket, I nod to myself in satisfaction. I kept my white shirt, and my hair has been styled into a ponytail held together by a black bow.
I walked over to the door again and I managed to open it without any interruptions this time. The hallway sports the same dark and medieval theme, complete with armor sets and weapon racks holding various weapons and even some old antique guns. This boarding school is less looking like a school and more of the demon lord's castle. There doesn't seem to be any other people in sight, so I go ahead and roam the halls of Westover Halls, navigating my way via minimap. There's actually a dungeon not too far from here, located in this very school.
As I traverse the halls, I run into a man with heterochromia eyes, one eye brown and the other blue. He had short grey hair and wore a military uniform with a red trim. His face was clean shaven, and a permanent scowl adorned his face.
The man should be the vice principal of this school, Dr. Thorn.
Dr. Thorn, as if just noticing my presence, scowls at me in disdain as he walks past me. Jeez, what was that about?
Turning around, I use [Observe]
[Observe]
Dr. Thorn
The Manticore
HP: 10000
MP: 6500
SP: 9500
STR: 95
VIT: 100
DEX: 75
INT: 65
WIS: 85
CHA: 60
LUK: 35
Current thoughts - Confusion, Irritation
Oh shit. It's the fucking manticore. I remember this in the story, this guy is a minor antagonist, one of the monsters Percy and the gang face and one that sets off the plot. If I remember correctly, he tries to kidnap the di Angelo siblings. Of course, Percy comes in and tries to stop him, only to get injured and taken captive. The manticore then gives away some exposition about someone called 'The General' and then there's a fight with Percy's friends, Annabeth, Grover, and Thalia. They get pushed to the brink of defeat however, until Artemis and her hunters show up for a deus ex machina. The manticore then leaps away off of a cliff with Annabeth in tow.
Something to note is that we have similar stats, but he has way more HP, MP, and SP than me. I can only assume that it's because of the bonuses he got from being a monster.
Westover Hall, now I remember where I heard that name before! This is the boarding school that the di Angelo siblings are attending. They're both half-bloods by the way. Oh, also, spoiler alert! Both are children of Hades. Although that piece of information isn't really relevant yet. So if the manticore is still here, then that means that the story hasn't started yet, so I should have time to level up. The story should start around the time of the school dance, which is a week from now.
I step up my walking speed to a light jog as I head over to the gymnasium, the area where the dungeon is located.
As I head to the gymnasium, I run into- more like bump into someone, yet again. The one who I bumped into was a scrawny kid with messy hair. He did have a few bits of facial hair, and his skin was a light brown.
"Oh, sorry, I didn't see you the-"
His mouth hung open as he stared at me wide eyed, cutting off his apology. Now obviously, that's hella sus. His expression was a mixture of shock, confusion, fear, and… some other emotion which I'm having trouble figuring out. I think it could be determination and hope? Anyway, I'm not going to get any answers by just standing around here.
[Observe]
Grover Underwood
Satyr, Guardian, Seeker
HP: 2040
MP: 3690
SP: 1650
STR: 55
VIT: 68
DEX: 60
INT: 47
WIS: 123
CHA: 72
LUK: 55
Current thoughts - Confusion, Anxiousness
Oh cool, another character who's way stronger than me. He should be around four times stronger than me. I see, ok so I can now see the difference between monsters half-bloods, and satyrs. Monsters have more health than us despite having lower base stats than us, why? I don't know, that's just how it is. As for half-bloods, we have a natural bonus to our stats, but our HP, MP, and SP are still lower than that of a monster. So it goes to say that monsters are just naturally strong. Huh, maybe I should have chosen a monster as a race. Eh, no changing that now. As for satyrs, they're similar to half-bloods in how they have a boost to their stats, but the boost isn't as big as the boost given to half-bloods courtesy of our Godly blood.
Anyway, I'll continue to play dumb for now. Tilting my head innocently, I ask the satyr in disguise.
"Is there something wrong?"
"N-no, I'm sorry, I just got lost in thought." Grover said meekly while waving me off.
I wonder how far I can push this act?
"I'm sorry, I don't think I've seen you here before. What's your name?"
-Grover-
"I'm sorry, I don't think I've seen you here before. What's your name?"
The girl in front of me asked. The girl in question was inhumanely beautiful, as if a God molded her body. Black hair tied into a ponytail held together by a black bow, pale yet fair skin, not unlike porcelain, and piercing blue eyes. If you were to ask me if the person was human, then I'd answer no. She might as well be a nymph with her looks, that or… A daughter of Aphrodite. Even worse, she doesn't seem to be as affected by the mist as the others. The mist, by the way, is a veil that keeps all this Godly business hidden away and shrouded from the eyes of mere mortals. In layman's terms, the mist hides all the weird stuff away from humans. Which is why when I, a satyr, just showed up to this school a couple weeks ago, no one batted an eye and thought that I've always been a student in this school, and not some random dude that just showed up out of nowhere.
So when this girl noticed that I wasn't who I am, I internally panicked. Of course, I'm no newbie at this job, this type of stuff wouldn't even rattle me under normal circumstances. Well, I did say under normal circumstances, and these circumstances are not normal, even going by demigod standards. My original charges were a pair of siblings, Bianca di Angelo and Nico di Angelo. Normally, finding even one half-blood is pretty rare, let alone two in the same place. And now I ran into a third potential half-blood. Going back to the siblings, I have my suspicions that they are half-bloods, and at this point it is practically confirmed that they are. Especially with a monster, Dr. Thorn lurking about. He seemed to be attracted to their scent. I should have the opportunity to take them to camp half-blood at the dance next week, but I'll have to contact some friends first.
The war brewing on the horizon doesn't really help things out either you know. In fact, all satyrs are currently on emergency overtime, scouring the globe for half-bloods to recruit to our camp before the enemy gets to them first. And before me is a potential half-blood, staring at me with a stoic face.
It's almost scary how pretty she is, and yet she has a blank expression on her face that shows no emotion, almost like a doll. It's unnerving to say the list.
"Excuse me?" She asks again.
That snapped me out of my thoughts.
"Right, I don't really talk to people much, so that's probably why you haven't seen me." I lie through my teeth, manipulating the mist to my advantage to turn my lies into truth.
"My name is Grover, Grover Underwood."
The mysterious girl only raises an eyebrow in response. It's hard to notice, but I can see her lips curl into a small smile.
"Is that so? Well it's nice to meet you Grover."
She said with a small smile. Now, I'm normally into nymphs, you know, the nature spirits, they're my type of girl. But this girl's smile alone caused my heart to jump, whether it's because of her beauty or because I was caught unawares, or probably both.
"My name is Fumiko Dark. Last name is Dark, by the way." She said with an amused smirk.
"Well, it's been nice meeting you Fumiko, but you know how it is, I've got a lot of school things to do and I've got to go." I say, ending the conversation and making my way to leave her. I can't really assume that she's a half-blood yet, I require more observations. Besides, even if she was, I can't really tell her that she is a half-blood. That's because half-bloods who are aware of who they are have stronger scents…
She had a strong scent. I didn't really notice it before, but she does have a stronger scent than the di Angelo siblings.
"School things?" Fumiko asked. "I believe that we've already finished everything that we needed to do. This last week is practically free of school work for us. Unless you've missed some deadlines, there's hardly any school work to do. Not counting the preparations for our school dance."
Oh no. She dragged me back into the conversation.
"Yeah, I did miss some deadlines and I'm trying to finish them all at once." I say while scratching the back of my head. On my face is a wry smile that is accompanied by a nervous chuckle.
Fumiko clasped her hands together as if she had a eureka moment.
"Maybe I can help you?"
Ok, this girl really isn't making things any easier for me.
"No, no, I don't really want to bother you."
"It's ok. I'm not doing anything right now anyway."
Really, this girl is persistent. I can't seem to shake her off. Alright Grover, you can do this! Just give her a firm denial. The girl in question has this smug grin on her face. I really can't tell if she knows about my lie or if she just likes making me uncomfortable. Or both!
"I don't really need help, really. Thanks for the offer though."
"Is that so..." she says, her voice trailing off into a soft whisper. Her eyes look downcast and her smug grin has been wiped off her face and is replaced by a small frown.
Ok, this girl is incredibly dangerous. I almost lost myself for a second there. I almost blew my cover. Her sad face overwhelmed me with an emotion, a desire to protect this girl. Really, this girl is very dangerous.
"Well, goodbye then Grover. Of, but before you leave, have you seen Nico di Angelo?"
Her words immediately freeze me in my tracks. What did she say? Nico di Angelo? Why on Earth would she be looking for Nico di Angelo?! Does she know?!
"I've been meaning to ask him about that game that he plays. Mythomagic I believe it's called."
My eyes turn to dots at that. She's interested in a card game? Sure, I've seen Nico di Angelo play around with a deck of cards and figurines, but I refuse to believe that that's all this girl is interested in. She must be playing me, trying to get a reaction. Sorry, but whatever you've got planned for me, I'm not going to fall for it, no, not from this satyr!
"Sorry, but I haven't seen him." I say apologetically.
"Aww… You see, I've been interested in Greek mythology as of late, so I simply wanted to find someone with common interests." Fumiko says with a pout.
"What about you Grover, are you interested in Greek mythology?" She asks me expectantly.
"I'm sorry, I can't really say I am."
"Really? I could have sworn you were, we've been speaking in Greek this entire time." She deadpans.
Wha… What? Any words that I have fail to escape my mouth as my mouth opens and closes like a fish. I didn't even notice that we were speaking in Greek until she pointed it out. This girl, she definitely knows. She's aware of the Gods and that all the myths are in fact reality. The question is, is she on our side or… on theirs?
"Well, I'm so sorry for taking up so much of your time. I should leave you now to do your… school stuff."
"Right, yeah. School stuff, hehe." With that final exchange we walk past each other. When she turns a corner, I break into a sprint. I really need to contact the camp.
-Fumiko-
The mist has been resisted due to [Gamer's Mind]!
Relationship with Grover -25 [-25/100] for being suspicious
Earned 30 pts for inserting yourself into the story
Huh. So that's what it was. While talking with Grover, A certain feeling would wash over me. You know those times when you walk into a room to get something but forget what you came to get? Yeah, I've had feelings similar to those. I can only assume that it was Grover manipulating the mist.
Speaking of the mist, since I can resist it, How come I saw Dr. Thorn as a human and not as a mythological monster?
That's because he is using the mist on himself to create a disguise, unlike Grover who directly used the mist on you to manipulate your memories.
Thanks Akashia. Always the helpful one.
I aim to please!
Well messing with Grover was certainly fun. I know I had a ton of fun teasing the goat, but can you blame me? Sure, my relationship with him might have soured a bit, but it's nothing I won't be able to fix later on. Although if I had pushed him some more, he might have baa'd right then and there! In any case, I need to head back on track and go to the gymnasium.
Also, of course the game had a relationship meter. Because why not at this point. I think at this point it would be best for me to just accept everything that Akashia just throws at me at this point.
Was it a good move on my part, revealing myself that early? Uh, probably not? Haha, I should have really kept my head low, but I couldn't help it! Besides, I saw his nose twitching. He probably caught a whiff of my scent and decided right then and there that I wasn't human. He would have found out anyway, so why shouldn't reveal my identity by messing with him for a while. Plus I got a bunch of pts out of it, so that's a plus. Not like I can do anything with 30 pts right now, but hey, it's a start.
As for the di Angelo siblings… I really want to save Bianca. A problem though is that she's going to be joining Artemis and her little hunting troupe. The problem with this is that she'd be immortal, and eternally 12 years old. Now, I don't know with you guys, but that's a little too young for me. Sure, I'm 14, but like, I'm pretty sure I'm older when you factor in my past life. Although it's not like I reached the age of 18 in my past life, that still makes me considerably older than her. Gah, how frustrating. Oh, if you're wondering what I'm thinking about and you haven't caught on yet, then I'm talking about sex. Damn, I'm a girl with needs, ok?! I need to satisfy these needs!
Alright, after navigating my way through the medieval themed hallways, I finally made it to my destination. The gymnasium. Much to my surprise, it looked like a normal gymnasium. In all honesty, I half expected there to be some torture devices strewn about. That and a gallows, or maybe a guillotine or two. But no, it's literally a normal gymnasium. There's basketball rings and everything. Other than the decorations piled up in the corner, no doubt to be set up for the upcoming dance next week, there's really nothing out of the ordinary.
Really?
Ok, maybe except for the giant ten foot tall green glowing portal smack-dab right in the middle of the gymnasium. Finally, I have found my dungeon. Akashia, do you have an in-depth explanation about dungeons? I want to know what I'm getting into here.
Alright Boss. dungeons are classified into different types of dungeons. The weakest dungeons are white dungeons. The tier above the white dungeon is the green dungeon, and the tier above the green dungeon is the blue dungeon, and the tier above the blue dungeon is the purple dungeon. Lastly, the strongest dungeon is the orange dungeon. Their names in order from white to orange are: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, and Legendary.
Ok, good to know. One more question, Is it ok for me to jump into an uncommon dungeon at level 1?
It should be fine. Thanks to the bonus stats from being a half-blood, you should be able to get through it boss!
Walking to the portal, I psyche myself up before walking into it. After slapping my cheeks and clenching a fist, I walk in.
"Let's do this!"