"Another day, another failure"
Tsuboi Ryoutarou or more commonly known by his nickname 'Klein' is quite nervous. Walking on the side road skillfully dodging other pedestrians with minimal movement, to save his low energy
"Finding a job as a high-school graduate is quite hard" Klein sighed "damn it, and here I thought I can add an extra pocket change"
"Now what should I do? Should I just watch some anime?"
"Let us go back home first, let's think about it after a good bath"
All this time Klein is unaware that someone is observing his movement, trailing him from behind just like a stalker
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[Is that a guy that you want to recruit? He doesn't look like much…] Albion commented
"Yeah, he doesn't look like much but his mental stability is the greatest among the main cast"
[The main cast huh, it still didn't feel right to me calling them as if they are characters, not that I can complain much] Albion commented [so why him?]
"As I said before, his mental stability is the greatest, while his fighting skill is average but he manages to calm down on the day when everyone is still freaking out and calmly searching for his online friend to make sure they are all right. He did all of this despite being a non-beta tester. Not to mention he is a loyal guy" Ritsuka explained "there is another guy with great mental stability but he is older and already married, so he is a big no"
[Mental stability huh. I cannot say it is unimportant because most of the guys in my world are crazy] Albion hummed [well, this is a luxury that you can afford because you can turn anyone into a powerhouse]
[But I been wondering why don't you just manifesting him using your power? You know just manifest them, so you didn't have to scout him like this]
"Albion…I am sorry…but don't you feel some home-sickness? Or anger to me?"
[No? What brought this on?]
"Not even a day passed but I already missed my homeworld but for you…you didn't even have a homeworld to return" Ritsuka close his eyes, desperately holding his tear "I am sorry Albion, by manifesting you, I just robbed you the chance to experience true home"
[...I see, I never think that far. Not having a true home huh…] Albion sighed [So that is the reason you didn't use your power…]
"Yeah, back when I am told you, I am having fun with your reaction to your existential crisis but when I am thinking about it again, isn't I am a really horrible person?"Ritsuka sighed "especially a Heavenly Dragon like you, a being that has high mental fortitude suddenly having an existential crisis…imagine it if it a normal human"
[Ah, if it was normal human…they will have a mental breakdown]
"At best they will be receiving panic attacks for a few weeks straight. At worse, they will completely shut down mentally"
[Partner, don't worry too much about me. Dragon has a different mindset about home than humans. While I feel a little bit lost but that is it. For us home is somewhere where we can settle and hide our hoard. In which mind you, my hoard already looted dry around 100 years ago] Albion grumble quietly [I should not tell about my home to that guy…]
"...well, thank you for the comforting word Albion" Ritsuka smiled in relief "remind me to introduce you to your daughter from my world later"
[Sure!…wait, daughter?! My version in your world has a daughter?!]
"Shh, I am trying to focus here" Ritsuka make the silent motion, holding back his grin while paying attention to Klein movement
[Hey, how can you leave me in cliffhanger partner!? ]
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There is something that Ritsuka noticed since he activate the System. It was the fact that his energy control, had gotten better. While not really skilled but he can be sure that he is not as wasteful when he first gained it
'Strength, Vitality, Agility, Intelligence, and Sense. One of these stat is making my control better' Ritsuka thought 'Strength, Vitality, and Agility can be ruled out, so all that left is Intelligence and Sense. Anyway, it is better I practice my control and gained some Energy Control skills before heading to a fight, especially seeing that I have 3 different energy gauges. The difference in control can decide between life and death in a fight'
With his enhanced sense courtesy to his high sense stat, Ritsuka is capable of tracking Klein without his eyes, tracking him from a safe distance relying on his memorized energy signature
'Finally, I found where he lives' Ritsuka thought, feeling Klein entering inside his home 'now let us manipulate him so he will join my group willingly'
Using his sense without even going inside Ritsuka knows that Klein lives alone. He even makes sure to check him with his own eyes using his enhanced sight 'What a convenient stat'
[Hey partner tell me about my daughter!]
'At first, it was fun but this is getting annoying..' Ritsuka smiled wryly "You don't even meet her yet but you already that protective?"
[Of course! It was a descendant of mine how even though from a different world how can I not get excited?! Do you know how hard it for me to have a descendant is?]
"I don't know?"
[Really hard. Especially considering I spent my whole life-fighting Ddraig. Add the fact that I am making sure that I didn't have any descendants because they can be my weakness in my fight against Ddraig]
"I see…you are the human equivalent married to the job"
[You can see it that way] Albion shrugged[now I am trapped here I am quite regretting about that]
"I see…well I give you the record of my world and I will tell you about the watching and playing sequence. Make sure to follow the sequence if you want to know about her circumstances"
[Watch, Play? Sorry partner there is no computer nor electricity in here.]
"I have the Mooncell. A reality-warping, galaxy scanning, moon-sized supercomputer" Ritsuka deadpanned "giving the inside of Sacred Gear modern convenience is a child play"
[...that Super Computer is completely bullshit even by my world standard! Wait, if its scanning range is able to cover the whole galaxy…then why we are tracking him by like a stalker?!]
Ritsuka forgot about it…
"...Albion shut up"
"Another day, another struggle"
Klein woke up with a yawn and proceed to take a bath, for him it was just any other boring ordinary day, he is unaware that in a few hours his life will be turned upside down
"Hmm? Its Sunday? I didn't notice it" Klein look at the calendar in bewilderment "I must be really tired yesterday to forgot what day is today"
"Well its a free time what should I do?" Klein look at his messy apartment room "let's go online, it's been a while since I play online games"
1 hour later…
"...I lost" Klein dejected "I know lately I am never played but isn't this ridiculous? A complete curb-stomp?! It was as if my opponent is cheating!"
"Should I play again?"*sound of stomach hunger* "Well, let's make a brunch(breakfast and lunch)"
Klein sighed and start preparing to make instant noodles. "What flavor should I mix today? Let mix the soup flavor with chicken flavor. Tomorrow I need to search for a job, I can't risk my stomach"
Slurping his finished noodles Klein sighed "Tomorrow back to searching for a job until Sunday, and cycles start again."
"When I am small, I often dreamed of going into magical adventure when I am grown up." Klein take another bite "now I am grown up, I wish back to my childhood, back to the day when having a dream is not something to be mocked"
"I know my dream is impossible…but that doesn't mean that it was allowed to be mocked!"
"Huh, why I am mumbling myself?" Klein frowned and finished his brunch"I am must be really stressed."
"Okay time to play another…" Klein gaped, both of his eyes opened wide because there a blue screen appeared in front of him
{The System designed individual Tsuboi Ryoutarou as a Player. Will you accept?}
"I must be hallucinating…I should walk around the neighborhood to catch some fresh hair" Klein laughs wryly
But even then, even after walking around and doing an outside activity, the blue screen didn't disappear. It keeps floating in front of Klein, with the same sentences and the same question
"Is this for real? This is not my hallucination? Well, there is a chance that this is a hallucination but there should be no reason to not accept it right?" Klein body trembles in excitement "very well, I accept!"
{Congratulation! Tsuboi Ryoutarou you are now officially a Player!}
Edited on 4 March 2022 Using Grammarly