Hey guys! I'm back!

So, I'm happy that this book is picking up steam now and a lot of readers (well three here and one in another platform)

So right now the reviewers have given some pretty solid choices. The choices and voting can still be increased as it might take a couple more chapters for him to Reach Orario.

Also, this fic is now around 7 years before canon, and for a reason. One that will probably hopefully make sense later, lol!

Anyways, spoiler alert:

somethings are different from canon.

And don't worry, I read and appreciate your reviews.

Dark eyes opened up as a young man with dark hair slowly roused himself from unconsciousness. A groan of pain escaped his lips as he held his head. Sitting up, the young man saw bandages wrapped around him. Thankfully, he still had his pants on.

"what happened?"

Memories of a group of a dozen green-skinned children a giant white-haired gorilla attacking him assaulted his mind. Panicking slightly, the young man moved too suddenly that his body screamed in pain.

'Calm down,' A calm, collected voice said, and looking up, the young man saw the familiar form of the legendary soldier dressed in jungle fatigues.

"Ahab?" Ren asked with a wince as he held his side.

'Yes, I assume you know who I am now. After all, you are me, and I am you.'

"Thanks for patching me up." The young man then tried to stand up only to wince as a sharp pain echoed on his arms and sides.

'Don't move too much, you've been injured heavily by that last fight,'

"I know... Where's Big Boss... I mean Ishmael?" Questioned the young man as he weakly stood up and much to his shock, the house was now fixed like nothing happened. He was in the room he used to trap and kill the goblins.

'Downstairs, He is conversing with the rest of your trainers,'

"Trainers?" Questioned the young man before he almost fell over if not for the quick action of the other big boss. "Thanks,"

'No problem,' Replied Ahab. 'And yes, you have several of them downstairs.'

The two of them quietly walked down the stairs and much to his shock, one of his trainers' was one of his favorite metal gear characters but how?

Sitting on the table and some of them on the couch watching tv, the young man carefully looked over his trainers.

The one that caught his attention the most was the man dressed in the black turtleneck with a pair of glasses on his face a sardonic smile.

"Oh, I am glad to see that you're awake now." The man said with a smile as he watched Ren.

"I guess so..." Looking around more, the young man noticed Big Boss, or rather Ishmael beside a blonde woman in her 40's dressed in jungle fatigues and with a black bandana on her forehead.

Before he can say anything, Ishmael smiled at him and pointed at a seat on the table. Walking towards it, the young man sat down with a wince as he felt the pain flare up on his body.

"Kept you waiting, huh?" Ren asked, earning some chuckles from Ahab, Ishmael, and from a newcomer from the kitchen. It was Revolver Ocelot, A.k.A Adamska.

"You just met the kid last night and you're influencing him now, John?" Ocelot asked Ahab who chuckled and merely nudged his head towards the young man.

"Of course I do."

"Boys." The woman said and instantly, the two stopped and sat down near each other while Ahab quietly sat beside him. "I apologize for these two. I am the joy. Please call me Joy." Joy said with a small smile.

"And I am the sorrow, please call me Sorrow." The old man said with a smile.

"I'm Adamska, and you already know venom and John here."

"Venom. You can call me that or Ahab." The phantom of the legendary soldier introduced himself.

"And, I am Ren, Ren Cruz." The young man introduced himself, a bit intimidated and mostly awed at the presence of the snakes and cat near him.

"I will get straight to the point." Joy said, looking straight at the young man. "We were sent here to train and prepare you for a mission."

"a mission?"

"Yes, This should clear things up. Congratulations for doing well and surviving your first battle, little soldier." Hearing the nickname, the young man turned red and merely took the folder.

Opening it up, the title 'Super Soldier Synthesization: Adventurer' can be read. S3: Adventurer?

"We were hired by a man to help you survive. As you know, each one of us here is a legend in our own fields. We will be endowing you with the knowledge or skills that you need to survive." The woman said.

Feeling someone approaching, the young man glanced over his shoulder to see a man dressed mostly in black and a red bandana enter the kitchen carrying a pot of food. He smiled as he looked at Ren.

"F-F-frank?!" It was too much. The fanboy, overwhelmed by the memories and suddenly passed out with a shit-eating grin.

"Is there something on my face?" Frank Jaeger asked as he looked at the rest of the occupants of the house, whom each all had different reactions.

Joy was shaking her head, Sorrow had an amused smile, Ishmael and Ocelot were laughing a bit, while Ahab just chuckled quietly and gently shook Ren awake.

"seems like the kid was barely holding himself together." Ishmael/John said with a smirk as Ocelot just chuckled. "It's fine, Frank. The kid was just overwhelmed."

Hearing this, the young man set the pot down and took his side on the young man's right beside Ishmael.

Ren soon woke up with a massive blush of embarrassment.

"S-sorry, about that. I just... you know..."

"We know, kid." Sorrow said with a smile as he looked at the young man. "How about we eat first."

Hearing this, Ren let out a sigh of relief before he watched as some plates and other utensils suddenly appeared in front of him.

The group of seven soon started to eat their meals, the group talking with each other while Ren and Ahab stayed quiet. For Ren, it was because he was hungry and he was eating slowly as to not aggravate his injuries, while Ahab was a typically quiet person.

"So, Ren. I heard you did well in your first battle." Frank said with a smile as he looked at the young man.

"I... I guess I did."

"Don't sell yourself short. You did well for your first fight while outnumbered." Frank said with a smile. Soon, Ren joined the conversation with them and even gave out a sincere laugh. An hour after dinner and sitting in front of Joy and Sorrow as the rest of the group explored, the young man was a bit intimidated by what was happening.

"Hello, Ren. All of us have been discussing with each other how we would train you. We recently had come to an agreement and so this is how you will be trained." Gulping at the seriousness of her voice, the young man waited nervously while being excited inside him.

"CQC training will be given by all of us, except for the sorrow.

Torture and Interrogation training will be given by Ocelot

Weapons training will be given to you by Frank Jaeger

Your powers as a spirit medium will be handled by Sorrow

Medic training will be given by Ahab

Tactics and strategy will be handled by Jack

and I will be handling your sniper and survival training.

Naturally, other aspects of your education will be included as well."

Hearing those words, the young just smiled brightly much to her surprise and Sorro's amusement.

"I accept! When do we start! !" A groan of pain escaped his lips as a sharp pain assaulted his side. Seems like in his excitement, he accidentally hit his side.

"Tomorrow, rest up first and we shall start." Joy said with a chuckle as the young man winced.

The next day.

After resting up for the whole day the young man woke up with a bright smile on his face. He was going to train with legendary figures of Metal Gear!

The young man got up and smiled only to raise his brow at the vial by his bed with a note. Taking it, the young man read the words.

'This is a high elixir, it will return you to tip-top shape. Good luck with the training and you will soon find your way back home.' -A fan.

"a fan?" Normally, Ren would not drink things from unknown sources but he was tired and still hurt. Opening the vial, the young man then leaned back and swallowed the contents. A warm sensation soon filled his body and he could feel himself be relieved from the pain and stress from the injuries and damage he received.

A knock from the door was heard.

"Come in," The young man said and the door opened to reveal Frank carrying what seems to be clothes, boots, and several belts.

"Hey, Ren. I was supposed to wake you up, but you're already awake."

"Yeah, I just woke up."

"Did you drink the elixir?"

"Yeah. Why?"

"No reason. We just found out that someone will be supplying us with daily supplies and with the elixirs and potions, we can push you to the brink."

Shivers suddenly ran down his spine and the young man looked at Frank who smiled and handed him the clothes.

"Here, all of us are soldiers here so you would be trained like one. Your father was a soldier, right?"

taking the fatigues, the young man started to put them on.

"Yeah, dad was special forces. He did not want me joining the military though." Ren said as he put the T-shirt on for last and put on the belt and Combat boots.

"Oh? He taught you how to use a gun?"

"Yeah, a rifle and M1911's only,"

"Good. Come on, the others are waiting for us."

The two went downstairs and a sudden swell of excitement flared in the young man's chest.

Okay! The training arc starts now!

If you guys are confused about the characters, it's fine.

Joy- The boss

Sorrow- The sorrow

Ishmael/Big Boss/John- Big Boss/Naked Snake

Ahab- Big Boss/Punished "Venom" Snake

Adamska/Revolver Ocelot- Revolver Ocelot

Frank- Gray Fox/Frank Jaeger

They are all from the metal gear series. I was gonna have Jetstream Sam change for Frank but I'll cross that bridge when I get there.

Also in this fic, humanity here never really developed a need for guns and firearms as they only work on fellow humans and weaker monsters like goblins and kobolds. What's more, is that they cost more than the returns and making bows are cheaper and they are more versatile and flexible. Besides, level 1's are way stronger than regular people with 1st and 2nd class adventurers being compared to natural disasters.

Now other than the usual harem members for Ren, and the familia he should join

I have a question cats, snakes, or canids?