My name is Rai Izumi, and this is my story, a very unique one might I say. Why? Because I'm a reincarnated soul who had no memories besides limited knowledge about some random shenanigans, the future, and the world I got myself dragged into. Yeah, quite the thing to digest when all that you thought was fiction became a reality, and even more complicated when your life turns into a damn fucking video game!
Enough of that. Let me start from the beginning.
You see, when I woke up, I was confused and in pain, lots of pain. I could see shit. My five senses were in havoc, and all I did was wish it to stop. It did when I suddenly felt a warm embrace and something subconsciously 'screamed' to me that I was fortunately safe again. This was a feeling I would never forget. You know, I have an extraordinary ability besides living life as a video game; I can recall almost all of my memories. Yes, It only developed because of my quirk, but still. That's how I can narrate my life to you. Unfortunately It has its flaws, yes, mainly when it's related to my childhood or past life.
Yeah, my past memories weren't many to begin with, mainly places, blurry faces, random knowledge, but most important, anime. I did know some stuff. Important stuff that even helped me save those dear to me, even if it came with costs, but in the end, It wasn't nearly enough for what was to come. Imagine how I felt when I finally realized the world I was in but had forgotten almost everything about it, with only some glimpses remaining.
Anyway, I also don't have many memories from when I was a baby, mainly until my senses totally developed again, which happened around six or seven months old. But I do know that I cried a lot, and I mean a terrible lot, only stopping when I was being carried by my mother. She was always calming. I remember my parents bringing me to the doctor once, but that's all. Well, imagine having a more developed mind in a body that can do shit, barely being able to listen, see and move. Anyone would've done the same if not gotten insane.
After those hellish six months for my parents and me passed, things got slightly better. I could finally cure my tedium by doing what I in the future became a master, observe. I can't describe in words what I felt when I first saw my mother in all her glory. Amaya Izumi had a beautiful pear face, chestnut hair, amber-colored kind eyes, and didn't seem much taller than the crib I was in. Heck, If I knew better, I would even say she is prettier than my wife, as long as my woman doesn't know about this, that is. I guess that was the first time in my life I giggled, and by her actions back then, It was probably true because she started to yell my father's name and other words in Japanese that I didn't know the meaning of by that time.
My father, Rei Izumi, I would rate as an average-looking man. I know, it's kinda a dick move to pull on your family, your dad on top of that, but I'm an honest man who can't lie -totally the truth-. He had raven-black hair, a round face, and very sharp black eyes. His reaction was even better than mother's. He literally started to cry.
After that, some time flew by. Most of it I spent listening, observing, learning, and absorbing all of this knowledge. Fortunately, a more mature mind, even though I didn't know how old I was and truth be told, I never cared about it, helped with my learning. I was one year and some months old when I started getting all the words my parents spoke, and two years old when I learned writing. I would be lying if I said I became that proficient so fast in the written part of Japanese, but when you have anything else to do, studying becomes a pastime. Besides, Hiragana and Katakana aren't that hard when you cram it every day for hours; the problem lies within Kanji, my living hell...
It was with two years old that I finally found out more about the details of my reincarnation, in other words, when I realized I was reborn in what was supposed to be a fictional world. It's funny because I never really thought that everything wasn't real. Deep down somewhere, I knew that this was the reality. Besides, who can prove that the multiverse can't exist, right? Maybe one day, if I die again, some higher being will explain my doubts.
Everything happened when My parents brought me to a water park, and imagine my surprise when I saw a man that looked like a fucking dinosaur!
"Stop staring, Rai-chan! It's rude to do that!" Mom scolded me.
"Why does he look like a dinosaur, mum?" I asked, startled.
"It's his quirk, dummy."
"Quirk?"
"mm-hmm. Almost everyone has one nowadays," Mom explained with a smile on her face, "How come you didn't know this? You are always with your face buried in a book!"
"I thought it was just stories... We never did anything special like in those stories." I shyly explained myself. Truth be told, I was very stupid about everything. It was all on my face the whole time! stories about heroes and villains, heroes toys, my parents' costumes in their closet - back then, I thought they were for Halloween! -. I don't know if I was stupid or just didn't want to accept the truth, probably both.
"Hahahaha, that's why? We might not have used it at home, but know that your mom and dad are super badass heroes! We are the Water Hose!" My father, whom I was sitting on the shoulders, bragged.
If I was already startled by realizing that I was reincarnated in a world of heroes, and If my memories weren't wrong, It was supposed to be all the plot of a very famous manga and anime, Imagine when I found out who my parents were. As I said before, I didn't remember my past life, and by the time I realized what happened, It was too late to memorize the main plot things, but I wasn't that late. I still had a few flashes. Izuku Midoriya and his relationship with All Might and All for One. A man with a hand on his face talking with another one with a red scarf. An attack in a forest. And the most important thing, a boy who looked too much like my father sending a hateful look to a man made of muscles.
What could I do with this knowledge? Not much, I admit, but I wasn't going to ignore it anymore as I was doing with the world around me.
Who was Izuku Midoriya, and what was all this shit about? Well, The main character of the story. Of what I knew about One for All, it looked too OP to be a 'secondary character' thing. Who was that man with a Hand on his face and the other with a red scarf? No idea, but they didn't look good news. Now, the elephant in the room, who was that boy and that man? For all I knew, It wasn't me, but his similarities with my father were scary, and the look on his face was too dark for a child to have. As much as I wanted to not think about it, If that boy really was who I thought he was, then something grave will happen to my family…
Of course, I'm considering the worst now, there are chances they will be fine, but still...
"Baby, are you okay? You look so pale! Did something happen?" I heard the voice of my mother, but I barely registered it, too focused on my thoughts.
"Hey, Rai, what happened?" My father gently dropped me off his shoulders and looked at me, worried
Looking at their faces, I couldn't help but feel desperate. For all I knew, my parents could die in the future. I imagined their bloodied bodies laying on the ground, their constant smile nowhere to be seen, me at their funeral, the smug smile of that man, and the hateful look of the boy.
By the time I snapped out of my mind, I was sitting on the floor with ragged breaths and crying. Both mom and dad were almost yelling at me, asking if I was okay and what happened. Not the best course of action, might I say now that I think about it, but they were desperate parents, so it makes sense.
"I D-don't want you to d-die," Was all I could say between my sobbing.
Way to spoil our fucking vacation.
After that, life came back to normal. As normal as it could become when you live in a world where everyone has quirks, of course. I continued my Japanese studies by reading every single book I found at our home's library, and I also started to look for heroes and villains information on the internet. Technology was more developed here compared to what some of my memories had shown. Computers, video games, cellphones, cars, Everything! Maybe some smartass or someone with a high-tech quirk was born and developed this all, but I won't complain. It's better for all of us. Either way, the important thing is that my hero's knowledge of the time was very advanced. Heck, I knew all of them who were in the top thirty and some more old-school ones.
All Might was already a thing, and damn he looked badass. I didn't become a fanboy, No, I indeed admired him, but for me, the only people who deserved all my love and affection were my parents, who surprisingly were in the top 100º, in the 68º position. A rather impressive feat if you count the immense amount of heroes in Japan.
Besides all my knowledge about hero culture, I also got a trauma. I was fucking terrified of the thought of my parent's death. Maybe venturing through the internet was a way to cope with it. The thing is that every single day they left to work, I would wait in front of the door, anxiously waiting. A terrible habit, which made me stay awake when they had rounds at dawn. It wasn't healthy for a kid whose body was developing to stay awake all night, but I couldn't help it. My parents tried to snap me out of it, however, and It didn't work. In the end, they had to stop taking rounds at those times of the day.
It was a really childish action of mine, maybe it had some reason for my fears, but sometimes my mind would think how stupid I was being. It was their job, and they were doing what they had to, even saving lives. I knew it! My body, however, didn't want to accept that. It happened a lot over the years. My theory is because my mind and body weren't in a symphony, sometimes, I would act accordingly to my age even though my mind said otherwise. In the end, I was grateful for what my parents did. It soothed my worries, and I could sleep properly again.
Five years old was when everything changed for me, the age I acquired my quirk, The Gamer.
I was a late bloomer, which meant that every other kid my age already had their quirks developed. We had to visit the doctor once, and It wasn't pleasant to receive the news that I would be quirkless. Some bullshit about how I don't have bones in my hand was the last thing I wanted to hear. Not to say that my parents had a hard time with it either. You see, quirks are genetic, so if both parents have them, the kid is supposed to inherit them. Now, what would be the conclusion my father arrived when I had none? Exactly...
It was necessary a paternity test and a few months for everything to return to normal at home. Did I mention that my parents worked together to fight against villains? Yeah, now imagine the teamwork necessary, and how it was when they were not in their best relations? Yeah, I was an even more worried kid. Fortunately, after these dark times were over, they gave me all the love and support necessary to cope with my 'Uselessness.'
Besides problems at home, It was Needless to say that I got bullied, and a lot, at school, not that I really cared, but after some time, it got annoying. Kids have endless determination.
I ignored all the teasing for a few months, but when I realized they weren't considering quitting, I decided to make more drastic decisions. You see, bullies like to bully easy prey, so you just need to fight back and do it hard. The day I put my plan to work, everything changed.
"Hey, Useless Rai! We are going to play hero, and we need someone to be the villain! Who is better than you?" Akira, an arrogant kid from my school, said, earning chuckles from the rest of the group, three boys and two girls. He was the 'leader' of the bullies. He had red-colored hair, and his quirk gave him some fish characteristics, so gills were visible on his neck and throat.
Classes were over for the day, and It was only us left inside the classroom. "Sure, I just need to get something from my desk." It was a half-lie. I grabbed my chair instead.
"Oy, what ar-" Akira started to speak, but I interrupted him by hitting him in the head with the chair. I don't play fair, never did.
He fell limply on the ground, and I threw the chair into one of the girls from the group; she had pale grey hair and was rather cute. That is, before my throwing weapon scratched her in the face and made it start to bleed. Hope it doesn't scar... She didn't get unconscious tho, only got stunned.
"You wanted a Villain? Here he is!" I yelled and lunged at another boy of the group, hitting him full in the chin, but I didn't expect his quirk to make him more resistant to physical hits by transforming his face into a diamond.
My middle finger broke with the hit, even if I still made a crack in his face as his quirk hadn't fully developed because he was a kid. The pain snapped me out of my battle focus for enough time until the girl I had thrown the chair at attack me with the same object, but instead of using her hands, she was controlling it by telepathy!
oh fuck
As much as I want to say that I dodged it and then kicked the ass of the five kids, I would be lying a bunch. She got me there, and I fell to the ground like a sack of potatoes with my face bleeding.
After that, there was a lot of pain. The four kids still standing on their feet grouped against me on the ground, punching and kicking every side of my body. The brats were even using their quirks. Weren't kids supposed to be pure and good? Probably my flawed past life knowledge about children didn't apply in this world. Anyway, I lost my consciousness after a few minutes of beating.
When I opened my eyes, I wasn't very comfortable. The reason? Well, there was a tube in my throat. Luckily, before I could yank the little shit out of my body, a nurse entered the room and later called a doctor to examine me and help me out.
"Hello, It's good to see you are awake! Do you know what your name is?" The doctor asked, a relatively old blonde woman with neon green eyes probably related to her quirk.
"R-Rai," I managed to say, my voice hoarse and cracked. My throat hurt with the effort, and I started coughing.
It took me some long minutes, glasses of water, and a little bit of practice to return to a bearable level.
"What's the last thing you remember, Rai?"
"I was receiving the beating of my life," I said and managed to give her a chuckle, "Damn, didn't expect them to beat me so much..."
"I see," The doctor said with a slight grin, "It's good to see you are in good spirits after everything. We contacted your parents already, and they will come to visit you soon. If you need anything until then, press this button, and someone will get here to help you," She said and then gave me a device with a red button on it.
High spirits...That's something that I definitely was not at. I got beaten by four kids to the point that I had to go to the hospital. I was fucking pissed! Damn, I was useless and weak. To hell with this shit! My parents might die in the future, and I was having a problem with arrogant kindergarten brats.
You have been selected to enter the game!
To say that I was confused would be an understatement.
The game is adjusting its configurations for the current world.
Your quirk has been selected: The Gamer!
Please, create your character profile!
A game? Hallucination was the first guess I had. It made sense. The other brats should've kicked me too hard in the head.
Please select name:
Uhh, The other boxes said this was my quirk, but wasn't it a little too eccentric?
Either way, I didn't think the words would disappear until I answered them. Worst case scenario, I get a quirk. Beggars can't be choosers. "My name is Rai, Rai Izumi."
Select the difficulty:
Easy
Medium
Hard
True Hero!
Easy?
'True Hero!' difficulty automatically selected.
Yeah, I don't know why I even expected something else...
Your Status Page:
Name - Rai Izumi
Occupation - Student
Age - 5
Level - 1 (0/1000)
Title - None
Quirks: The Gamer
HP - 20/20 - Health points represent how much health one has. Once someone's HP reaches zero, they die. (Despite its name, it does not consider health problems like illnesses.)
SP - 30/30 - Stamina points, used to cast your quirk when It is an Emitter type, specific skills, or by doing exercises. You will feel fatigued by using it.
STR - 2 - Increases physical strength, possibly increases HP and HP regeneration rate as well.
VIT - 3 - Increases stamina points and body constitution.
AGI - 3 - Increases overall speed.
INT - 7 - Increases Emitter Quirk's damage, learning speed, and memory.
WIS - 5 - Possibly increases genuine wisdom and analytic thoughts, including the ease of strategizing.
LUC - 1 - Likely increases the chance of rare drops, possibly increases real-life luck.
Points: 0 - Can be spent to increase stats. The gamer gets 5 at every level.
Hero Points: 0 - Can be spent in the shop to buy new quirks.
Villain Points: 20 - Can be spent in the shop to buy new quirks.
Rai Izumi, a reincarnated soul who deeply cares for his family. He likes to read and learn new things. He doesn't know what he wants to do with his life yet, but he could achieve greatness, both as a hero or a villain!
Good Luck and have fun while playing the game!
Holy shit...
After I've read all the information, my mind went into turmoil. It couldn't be a hallucination. Everything seemed too realistic for that. However, my worries, unfortunately, didn't decrease. I had a quirk, but it was unique, more than the usual, that is. In theory, I should've inherited something related to water as both my parents' quirks were based on it, but instead, mine developed a video game.
I wasn't stupid, even if sometimes it seemed like that. No, my previous quirkless condition and now getting this quirk called 'The Gamer' wasn't a coincidence. It was apparent that my reincarnation was also related to these events, and frustrating that I could do nothing but play the game. Pun intended.
I was snapped out of my thoughts by a loud cry. When I looked in the direction of the noise, my heart almost broke apart. Mother, who used to stand proud and beautiful, looked terrible. Her brown hair that used to always be loose stood hastily tied on a messy bun; Her Amber-yellowish eyes, which I inherited, no longer got the bright they had, and below them stood large dark circles. She looked fucking terrible, and it was All my fault for being a nosy kid who couldn't keep my emotions in check. For god's sake, I was supposed to be an adult! Why did I even get annoyed at those brats? And the worst was that I fucking enjoyed retaliating because they were a pain in the ass! Again my more mature mind was in contradiction with my child one.
"I'm so sorry, baby," Mom said between sobs, "It was all my fault for not supporting you! I should've guessed that you were going to be bullied at school..." But you were too busy arguing with dad... I thought but didn't say it out loud. I knew it wasn't her fault, and they helped me a lot after they solved their differences. However, my heart still felt a little bit of pain. Urgh, I fucking hate this age-mind difference.
"It's okay, mum, I'm fine! And now you can help me with it. But I would like it if you and pa didn't fight again." I managed to say and smile. It didn't matter anymore what she could've done and what she didn't do. Mother was feeling guilty and sad, and I couldn't bear seeing her suffering despite everything she might've or mightn't have done better.
"I promise." She smiled back at me with teary eyes and seeing that I couldn't help myself but open my arms for a hug. "Where is dad?"
"Still working. I left when the hospital called and said you had woken up. You were in a coma for one month, baby. I couldn't..." She wasn't able to complete her phrase because she started crying again.
I just hugged her harder. My mind was in shock, but it wasn't affecting me much. It was weird, as if something was avoiding me freaking out there with the amount of time I was out.
Perhaps It is my quirk?
Which remembered me. Now I had a quirk. "Mom?"
"Yes, Sweetheart?"
I have a quirk!
I tried to say, but nothing came out. Why? Wasn't It a quirk? Then why can't I talk about it to another person?
"Rai-chan?"
"I love you," I managed to say instead, with my mind out of focus.
"I love you too, my baby."
Things just got even weirder.
Status
Name - Rai Izumi
Occupation - Student
Age - 7
Level - 4 (2305/7600)
Title - None
Quirks: The Gamer
HP - 50/50
SP - 60/60
STR - 5
VIT - 6
AGI - 4
INT - 11
WIS - 8
LUC - 1
Points: 20 -
Hero Points: 2700
Villain Points: 20
Two years have passed since the incident that put me into a coma. After what occurred, things entered into a state of 'normality.' People stopped bullying me at school, to the point that they didn't dare get near me anymore, probably they were afraid of getting hit by a chair. Worth It.
The group of kids who attacked me was severely punished. So was I, of course, but I was in a coma when the punishment was applied, so I escaped some part of it. To begin, everyone had detention for one month; this one, I didn't get to be a part of, as I was 'sleeping' on a hospital bed at the moment they occurred. However, when I returned to school, I had to attend special classes about friendship and using quirks in society. Okay, I understand the friendship part; I'm a great friend of a particular chair. But Quirks? Damn, to them, I'm supposedly quirkless!
If you are curious about what they taught at those classes, it was basically a teacher, who was supposed to be working as an intern of an unknown hero, saying to us children that we are not allowed to use our quirks to harm other people and that there were consequences in case we did. No shit, Sherlock. Still, I think it was valuable information for the group bullying me as they used theirs against me. The friendship classes talked about how we all should be friends. Truly inspiring.
Funny as it may seem, it actually worked because the brats who used to bully me apologized and even started to talk with me sometimes. Was I still holding a grudge? Hell Yeah! But I'm not that petty, so I accepted their apologies, and in the end, we weren't trying to jump at each other's throats anymore, even though we didn't become friends.
Well, there were exceptions. Akira? That bastard? Continued being an asshole because he didn't like meeting my best friend, the chair. Therefore, I did the most reasonable thing to do, I cried to mum! Oh God, It was marvelous to see her storming at school the next day to talk with the principal. Curiously, Akira apologized to me by the end of the day. As I said, I'm not that petty, but I'm still a little bit.
On the other hand, the grey-haired-control-chairs girl who gave me a tiny scar on my face, right below my left eye, became my only friend besides the chair. Her name was Reiko, and a one of a kind person. I didn't hold a grudge against her. In the beginning, I was somehow wary, but after we started to talk and became closer, I stopped caring about it. As I said, I'm not that petty... That and the fact I also managed to give her a scar with that chair thrown back then, so we were even.
It took me some time to understand why she started to talk with me. But as we spent more time together, I found that people at school thought she was weird because she didn't speak or express herself much, plus the fact that she keeps her elbows to her side and lets her hands dangle. Then, it wasn't hard to conclude that we became friends because we were the weirdos of our class. In fact, Reiko started to bully me by pure peer pressure and the need for 'friends.'
I don't blame her. She was a lonely kid, and kids are professional in doing dumb things. In the end, It was all worth it because we became friends! I admit, having Marvin (The chair) as your only friend is rather lonely. A good listener, but he doesn't reply at all.
Other than my new friend came, of course, the elephant in the room, My quirk, 'The Gamer.' It was, as the name said, a game. Other than my status and what each of my attributes contributed to my body, I found other mechanics, 'Quests,' 'Shop,' and 'Skills.'
Quests usually appear randomly, but sometimes they showed up when I felt like doing something. For example, if I wanted to eat pizza, one would develop, and it would tell me to cook a pizza. In other instances, I would be walking down the street, and a quest would appear telling me to rescue a cat from a tree. However, I had no idea where it was! That day I was late for school, but at least one kitten was saved. The point is, how did my system know there was a cat in need when I had no idea about it? More questions I don't have the answer to.
Rewards vary with difficulty. Quests that requested me to do a daily chore, like cleaning and cooking, usually rewarded me with some 15 XP, sometimes more, sometimes less, and 3 Hero Points. On the other hand, saving the cat was much more rewarding, giving me hundreds of XP and 100 Hero Points.
The Villain Points, on the other hand, were much easier to obtain. Sometimes quests would appear requesting, "Be disrespectful with your parents," or "Steal your friend's pencil," and the rewards were absurdly high. Why didn't I do any, then? Two reasons. The first was, of course, because I had no intentions to go to the dark side of the force; I'm too much of a good kid for that, and It was too hard to disrespect mom and dad...
The second reason, however, was that It wasn't worth it. Not only did the bad guys always lose in the end, but the 'Shop' made it non-viable. Even though it was easier to get Villain Points, things were much more expensive.
The 'Shop' was the most relevant feature for me. The reason for that is because It allowed me to acquire more quirks. The only problem was the stupidly inflated price.
Shop
Potions
[Minor Health Potion] - When used, will recover 50 HP. It Can't be used by non-gamers. Price: 100 Hero Points or 1.000 Villain Points
[First-Aid (Non-gamer)] - When used, it Will fully recover the HP. It can only be used by non-gamers. Price: 10.000 Hero Points or 20.000 Villain Points
[Minor Stamina Potion] - When used, It will recover 50 SP. It can't be used by non-gamers. Price: 100 Hero Points or 1.000 Villain Points.
[Strength Potion] - When used, It will give you 5 Strength permanently. It Can only be used once. Price: 1.500 Hero Points or 5.000 Villain Points.
[Vitality Potion] - When used, It will give you 5 Vitality permanently. It Can only be used once. Price: 1.500 Hero Points or 5.000 Villain Points.
[Agility Potion] - When used, It will give you 5 Agility permanently. It Can only be used once. Price: 1.500 Hero Points or 5.000 Villain Points.
[Intelligence Potion] - When used, It will give you 5 Intelligence permanently. It Can only be used once. Price: 1500 Hero Points or 5.000 Villain Points.
[Wisdom Potion] - When used, It will give you 5 Wisdom permanently. It Can only be used once. Price: 1500 Hero Points or 5.000 Villain Points.
[Luck Potion] - When used, It will give you 5 Luck permanently. It Can only be used once. Price: 1500 Hero Points or 5.000 Villain Points.
Quirks
[Water Control] - Allow you to control the water. Price: 200.000 Hero Points or 500.000 Villain Points.
- Due to genetics, this quirk was supposed to be yours if you weren't 'The Gamer,' Thus, you will receive a discount. New Price: 20.000 Hero Points or 50.000 Villain Points.
[Lighting Control] - Allow you to control electricity. Price: 100.000 Hero Points or 250.000 Villain Points.
[Wind Control] - Allow you to control the wind.Price: 200.000 Hero Points or 500.000 Villain Points.
[Regeneration] - Allow you to rapidly recover your HP by the cost of SP. Price: 100.000 Hero Points or 250.000 Villain Points.
[Heal] - Allow you to rapidly recover your or others HP by the cost of SP. Price: 200.000 Hero Points or 500.000 Villain Points.
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[Gravity Control] - Allow you to control gravity. Price: 400.000 Hero Points or 650.000 Villain Points
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[The Shadow Monarch] - Allow you total control of shadow. You can raise soldiers from dead enemies. Price: 700.000 Hero Points or 500.000 Villain points
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[One For All] - A transferable Quirk that can be passed on from one user to the next. It gives unbelievable levels of strength, speed, agility, and durability. Later Levels allow the user to unlock other quirks. Price: 1.500.000 Hero Points.
[All For One] - Allow you to Steal and Transfer quirks. Price: 1.500.000 Villain Points.
There were hundreds of quirks available, but it was painfully evident that I wouldn't be able to buy almost all of them. The prices were too much, and my speed to gather Hero Points was insignificant. Perhaps after I become a Hero, things will get easier. Of course, one step at a time, for the moment, I just had to focus on buying the Water Control quirk and entering U.A. High.
Oh, and why was I so determined to become a hero? That's due to two of my Three active quests.
Quests
[You gotta choose a side, bro! The Good guys always win!] - Active
Wanna Be a Hero!
Start your path towards becoming the next Symbol of Peace:
Apply to U.A. High and get approved!
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Rewards:
20.000 XP
50.000 Hero Points
Nullification of the quest [You gotta choose a side, bro! Come to the Dark side. We have cookies!]
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Failure:
Death
Yeah. If I don't apply to become a hero, I die. Yikes! Of course, I could also be a villain.
[You gotta choose a side, bro! Come to the Dark side. We have cookies!] - Active
At least the villains have toga-chan!
The hero society needs to fall. You, as an edge teenager, gotta help the cause.
Find Tomura Shigaraki and convince him to let you enter the League of Villains.
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Rewards:
20.000 XP
120.000 Villain Points.
Nullification of the quest [You gotta choose a side, bro! The Good guys always win!]
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Failure:
Death
In other words, there was no escape and one way or another, I would get involved. As I had to choose one side, I obviously went with the one I believe had bigger chances to win, The Heroes.
Even though the Villains Side might be easier to get stronger, I didn't consider myself fit for it. By no means I'm a completely selfless person, but I'm not selfish either. If I had to sacrifice someone for the ones I care about, I would do it without a thought, but I would do so only if there was no other choice. No one is 100% Selfish, and I certainly am not. However, I wouldn't kill or harm others only for me to get a better life.
As a matter of thought, I don't believe the Hero Society is perfect. In my research on the internet, I found many people who were 'heroes' only for fame and rarely did their job, spending most of the time recording commercials. Were they wrong? I don't think so, but being called heroes while many people were suffering due to villains' actions was rather disrespectful to the victims. However, there are better ways to solve things without causing havoc and killing thousands of innocents for no reason. Therefore, I chose to be a Hero to perhaps make things better the 'right' way.
Anyway, As I said before, there were three quests. Those two, which are already troublesome enough, but to my sorrow, there was the last one, and in my opinion, it was scarier than my death.
[Mommy and Daddy's boy!] - Active
Your memories showed you that something might happen to your parents. Save them!
Parents Saved (0/2)
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Rewards:
20.000 XP
20.000 Hero Points
New title
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Failure:
Duh, your parents will die!
You will feel unwell for one year.
A grumpy little brother.
As if my own Hero/Villain problems weren't enough, I still had to deal with the fact that my parents were indeed going to die in the future if I did nothing, and that I will have a brother one day. Of course, The Game could be wrong, but until that moment, It never had.
Fortunately, I had some tools to help me with my problems! My skills.
Skills -
[Gamer's Mind] - Lvl MAX
Allows the user to calmly and logically think things through. Allows a peaceful state of mind. Immunity to mental disorder. If the gamer wishes, the ability won't activate.
[Gamer's Body] - Lvl MAX
Grants a body that allows for the user to live in the real world like a game. Sleeping in a bed restores HP, SP, and all mass effects.
[Observe] - Lvl MAX
Through continuous observation, a skill to observe objects, situations, and persons was generated, allowing the user to quickly gather information. The higher the skill, the greater the data obtained. Maximized after years of observing the world.
[Cooking] - Lvl 8
The skill to cook delicious dishes! As your level increases, It will taste better, and your food will give more bonuses.
[Massage] - Lvl 1
Who doesn't like being massaged? Allows you to make the person receiving your massage relax. Cures body fatigue and related negative effects. Your proficiency gets better with the skills' level.
[Reading] - Lvl 9
Allows you to read anything 4.5 times faster than your average speed (Changes with the level)
[Singing] - LvL 6
Skill acquired after innumerable sessions in the shower. As your level increases, so will your ability.
Yeah, they could've been worse, I know. Who do I want to fool? They were useless to do something to help my family. I had to get stronger to at least have the confidence I could change their destiny, so I did what gamers do, I grinded.