Disclaimer/Authors note:

If there is anything you see that you recognize it's not mine and please support the official release of any works you see here. This story is inspired by The Dark Wolf Shiro and all the other authors on his lovely server so if you see anything you like go read their stories as well.

As for my upload schedule, it will probably every one to two weeks for a chapter unless I'm less or more busy than usual. As for ideas for the future after this story is a bit interesting I'm planning another Jojo-related Gamer story, but instead of the MC being a stand user he will be the stand itself. Sounds pretty neat right? Things to look forward to in the future for those who read the author's note. Also, I noticed when reading my previous chapter some minor mistakes and I apologize for that I'm quite new to writing, and before this story was going to be something else entirely which caused a small mistake but not a big one sorry about that. Anyways! As for Gacha rolls, I do spin for the item, but at the same time it does annoy me when I'm trying to set a pace of slowly building power (Why can't I get these rolls in my damn Gacha games… Mutters curses under breath) and I didn't even need to use the rule I set for his lucky perk… Now then… OKAY! OPEN THE GAME!

[Btw the next status update screen will be at the bottom of the next chapter k thanks bye~]

Chapter 2: Making progress and Orario.

As much as I want to get out of this forest and make my way to Orario, wherever that is… I do want those sweet sweet bonus rewards the quest is offering… for all I know it could be something to lessen my Zoro syndrome and, yes that is what I'm calling it, there shall be no debate on this. Though the amount of time it took to get my I.D Create up to the next level was fairly time-consuming, such is the life of a Gamer. Before I do go into the next I.D though, I think I'll be using that very nice Gacha Token I received from the mini-boss. I reach into my inventory, take out the token and holding it between my thumb and index finger, I snap it.

[Spinning the wheel…]

Congratulations you have acquired:

the Devil Fruit Ope-Ope no mi!

As the fruit enters my hand, I think about just what the fuck is happening with my luck? I know my perk said considerably, but this? On my first Gacha? Trafalgar D. Law, one of my top 5 favorite One-Piece characters overall, right along with Shanks, Whitebeard, Zoro, and Ace. With Law being a badass and the antics between him and Luffy, as well as the other four being general badasses. Now then where was I? Ah yes when I look at this fruit my mind just seems to say 'I shouldn't try to eat this' and a feeling of wrongness permeates my mind. Ha, like I'd let that stop me from eating it, though I've seen what it can do. Sea-devils curse be damned, I'm eating this! I use THE WORLD to peel the skin off of it then bite into the fruit, and eat it till there's nothing left. I have to say, that was literally the WORST thing I have ever had the pleasure of eating, though the power I will gain from it will be worth it.

[Ope-Ope no mi (Operation-Operation) Unawakened]

[Devil Fruit mastery (1/100)[0%]

With higher devil fruit mastery stamina costs will reduce, and you will unlock more of the devil fruit's abilities. Once mastery is maxed however you will receive a quest to awaken your fruit.

Trait added

[Sea-devil's curse](Passive)

While in a One-Piece world, anytime you come into contact with water or seastone your stats are cut to a fourth, on top of an inability to move properly, inability to swim, and water-based attacks deal 300% damage, while also having any devil fruit abilities cut off.

However, if you are not in a One-Piece world, this effect is lessened to only a quarter of your stats taken and simply taking increased damage from water-based attacks by 150%.

[ROOM](Active) 1/100[0%]

Create a Spherical "room" that allows the use of your powers.

The diameter of the room is determined by 5 meters x Fruit Mastery

Sp Cost: 600

Sp Upkeep: 55 per second

[Shambles](Active) 1/100[0%]

Switches the place of two objects within ROOM

Sp cost: 825

[Tact](Active) 1/100[0%]

Causes objects to levitate as well as causing areas of the ground to protrude upwards that are within ROOM.

Causes damage based on the object.

Sp cost: 750

Sp Upkeep to keep objects afloat: 55 per second

Oh my DIO! The Sp cost on this is insane! I can only imagine the other moves I'll get when I level up the mastery. I can only imagine the face of the god when I join their familia and they see that. Though, if I'm to be honest, I'm concerned whether I should join a familia or not and just find a way into the dungeon without having one. It could cause a lot of unwanted attention on me, but at the same time, the chaos would be quite humorous. Plus having a familia like the Loki familia would be great for resources and connections. Well, enough thinking about this for now, time to grind up in my brand new I.D; pirates… quite appropriate seeing how my new ability is one from One-Piece.

[I.D Create - Pirates]!

The world around me changes into a Port town that seems similar to a One-Piece setting though I can't remember which.

I quickly hide in an alleyway connected to the road I'm on, in between two buildings, I observe three of what I can only assume are pirates coming towards my position. [Observe]

[Buggy Pirate Lvl 26]

Hp - 1,270

Str - 97

End - 127

Dex - 57

Int - 27

Wis - 21

Lck - 7

Wp - 13

So that's why it's so familiar, it's that port town from One Piece where they met Nami. Interestingly the pirates all seem to be around the same level and stats as well.

Now then, let us hope these give sufficient exp, otherwise I'm going to be hella miffed. Though this would be a good time to train my Ope-Ope no mi, I'd like to get my stand mastery up so I can acquire time stop. Here's hoping it's sooner rather than later. As they pass the alleyway I'm currently in, I summon THE WORLD and dash forwards to the closest one to me to try and cave his skull in.

"Who the hell are you!?" the pirate exclaims as he narrowly dodges me and my stand. Damn, I missed, no matter, "I'm Joshiro, and I have a dream…" I saw as I smirked at them.

The pirates sneer at me "You're not gonna have dreams once we put you five feet under!" They rush towards me with swords drawn from their hips as I smirk. "That's checkmate fools…" as THE WORLD launches itself and buries its fist into the closest pirate's skull, brutally killing him, making the other two stop in their tracks. "What the hell did you do!?" one of the panicked pirates says. "H-He's a devil fruit user!?" the other shakily says, making me pause for a moment. Hmmm, seems like I'm sort of in the One-Piece world right now? I'll ask the system after I dispatch these two then…

Launching forwards at the next pirate I use Buso-Haki to cover my fist and plant it into his gut, then use THE WORLD to punch him in the jaw while he's hunched over, causing his head to detach from his body due to the strength of the punch. Wow, that was quite brutal even by my standards, I think as my Instinctive reflexes flare up behind me. I see the other pirate fly into a rage, going for an over the shoulder swing at me. I block the slash with my stand as he furiously screams "YOU BASTARD I'LL KILL YOU FOR THIS!". "Apologies, but you will die before you even get a single hit on me…" I smugly say as THE WORLD parries the sword back, knocking him off balance while thrusting its fist into the pirate making a donut out of him. "D-damn you… B-buggy-sama shall have your head!" he says as he coughs up blood and perishes. Hmmm, Buggy-sama, eh? Also, seems like I leveled up twice from those three. Dang level-ups are getting harder and harder.

Now then System is this One-Piece or a dungeon because this seems a bit strange to me.

[Yes and no, this is simply a setting of Orange Town before The Strawhats arrived and when Buggy had occupied it. Also, this dungeon is evolvable; it will go into other scenarios in One-Piece after you defeat the dungeon boss and complete certain objectives, in fact...]

[Quest acquired: Bugging nobody no more…]

Difficulty - 2 - Hm? Did you say something?

Objective - Kill Buggy the Clown and his Officers

Bonus Objective - Squeeze Buggy's Nose twice and call him a clown, and kill him with his own buggy ball.

Hidden Objective - ?

Reward: 25k EXP, Gacha Token, 20k Valis, and New [I.D Pirate] Scenario

Bonus Reward: Chop Chop Fruit and Shop Function enabled

Hidden Reward: ?, ?, ?

Well, my dear 'Buggy-sama', looks as though your time is up. I may not be able to eat another fruit yet, but I do wonder if I could sell your fruit to the shop… Also, I see new skill notifications pop-up from hitting level 40, now then let's see what we have.

[Stand User Intuition](Passive)

You have an unnatural sense of knowing who could be coming for you, be it a fellow stand user or a person that is hunting you.

You gain a 10-meter circle around you that gives you an idea of people's intentions towards you, though this can be fooled if the person is skilled enough.

Quite the interesting skill I say, though I do wish my stand would gain its ability to time stop already, but such is life. Time to go clown hunting.

As I start exploring the town to look for Buggy or his officers I stumble upon more pirates. Well, I guess this could be a fine detour while I'm looking. Who knows maybe if I kill enough of his crew they'll come to me…

One Hour later -

I've probably killed around 29 Buggy Pirates. I'm two levels off of level 50 in both Stand User and Stand Mastery. That's pretty frustrating, so close to it yet so far from where I might gain time stop. I sigh as I look around at the bodies of the last five pirates around me, all in various states of death, we-. "YOU THERE! DID YOU DO THIS!?" a voice sounds out behind me, one that I'm familiar with. "Oh? Perhaps I did, perhaps I didn't. Who wants to know?" I say as I turn around, using [Observe] on him when he's in view.

[Mini-boss: Kabaji Lvl 75]

Hp - 5,055

Str - 257

End - 337

Dex - 277

Int - 43

Wis - 38

Lck - 17

Wp - 47

"Hmm, you know if you keep staring at me like that you'll pop a blood vessel." I say slightly amused by his facial disposition. "You damn annoyance!" he exclaims as he rushes me on his unicycle blazingly fast. Woah there! I barely get out of the way with my stand's assistance. "You're quite fast aren't you?" I hazard a statement. "Hn, of course, I'm Kabaji the acrobat! I'm also a swordsman. I pride myself on being quick." He says as he smirks at me. Hmmm, he's 13 meters away, just a bit closer. "Then why don't you show me how good you are, so-called swordsman~," I say jeeringly. He growls as he approaches me. "Oh? You're approaching me? Instead of running away, you're coming right to me?" I say mockingly while suppressing a laugh. "I can't kill you without getting closer." He sneers at me, 11 meters, "Oh, ho! Then come as close as you like." I say confidently. As I say that, he quickly rides forwards on his unicycle towards me while inhaling after using something. "Acrobatics! Old Man's Flame!" he announces as he spits fire. Damn, the flame catches me a bit dealing 468 damage to me before I use my stand to block it. "Oh? Are you a devil fruit user? No matter you'll fall before you can do anything." he jeers at me. However, he is 7 meters away from me and therefore in my range.

"I wouldn't bet on it weakling." I say as THE WORLD smashes his unicycle with its fist, grazing his shoulder, sending him back a bit and dealing 470 damage to him. "After all, you just lost quite a bit of your mobility," I say amused. "Just what the hell is your devil fruit ability!? How did it reach me without making noise this far!?" he says angrily and shakily. "Hn, your first mistake was thinking I was a devil fruit user," I say as THE WORLD finally kicks him from behind towards me as I ready a haki enhanced fist to his face. Before my fist lands, he brings up his sword to block barely in time causing my attack to be parried. "I'll be damned if I don't at least make you pay before you take me down!" he screams as he slashes me across my chest, dealing 378 to me and causing a shallow wound across my chest. "Wh-" Is all he gets out before THE WORLD grabs him from behind and slams its hand down, chopping into his body and causing his arm to be nearly cleaved off, dealing 3,760 damage to him. "GAH!" he exclaims in pain. "Here, let me end your suffering…" I say as I bring THE WORLD's foot down on his chest, caving it in, causing him to cough up a large amount of blood and finally perish from this world.

[For defeating one of the Mini-bosses you have gained 16,500 Exp!]

[You have leveled up!x5]

Skills Gained

[Stand user awakening](Active) 1/100[0%]

[0/50,000] Dmg dealt/received.

The more damage the user deals or receives goes into the "Awakening Meter"

Once awakened, your abilities are enhanced by 150% along with stamina costs for abilities reduced by 5%. [Duration of one minute] (Note: Duration shall increase with ability Lvls)

[Main stand ability unlocked!]

[Time-stop](Active) 1/100[0%]

Your stand stops time for your [stand mastery divided by 10] seconds. The amount of times you can use time stop before having to wait a 7 minute cooldown is your End divided by 100.

Current amount of total Time-stop: 5.3 seconds

Total amount of Time-stops before cooldown: 2

Note: Cooldown for Time-stop can be reduced with higher Time-stop mastery.

Warning: People who are strong enough may be able to outright ignore this, move within it for a few seconds of it, or move within it but slower.

YES! I have finally achieved Time-stop! All of you weaklings, bow before my stand's might! Now, what did he drop… a Gacha token, 25k valis, and an iron cutlass. 'Decent loot I guess' I think as I hold the Gacha Token in my fingers. *Snap*

[Rolling… You have acquired:

No Game No Life Season 2 Complete Dvd Set]

YES! I HAVE THE POWER OF GOD AND ANIME ON MY SIDE! HA! Truck-kun, you may have denied me for a bit, but I am… inevitable… Now then, I'm off to kill a clown and his entire circus!

Not even 5 minutes later -

As I duck in between two buildings I hear multiple footsteps along with heavy thuds, followed by a familiar voice. "FIND THE ONE WHO MURDERED OUR COMRADES AND CUT THEM DOWN! BUGGY-SAMA WANTS THEIR HEAD!" They never learn. I wonder if they found Kabaji's body or not. Mohji is probably the one who spoke though and he does not sound happy at all. Troublesome, I saw 15 nameless pirates with him. I wonder if I've killed most of Buggy's crew because that's not a lot of pirates… hmmm, as one of the pirates passes my alleyway I pull him in and have THE WORLD donut him with him barely getting a sound. "Wh-" he mutters as he falls and slumps over. That's one down 14 and one Mohji to go.

13 Nameless Pirates later -

"So you're the last one sent to look for me huh?" I amusedly say to the last nameless pirate. "What kind of monster are you!?" says the terrified pirate. I chuckle. "It was not a monster that killed you… BUT IT WAS I! JOSHIRO!" I say, pointing to myself with my thumb. "Wha-" he was about to say before he looks down only to see a hole suddenly appear in his chest, not seeing that THE WORLD has already ended him as he falls to the ground. I'm level 59 now, so I'm one level away from the quest completion. Hmmm, that also makes the last of the pirates now wh-. "I FOUND YOU, YOU BASTARD!" Mohji exclaims angrily at me. Seriously, can I finish my inner monologue for once? Do they always have to interrupt me? What type of cliche is this? "Oh? Were you looking for I, Joshiro? Why?" I say smugly activating. [Observe]

[Mini-boss: Mohji Lvl 63]

Hp - 3,555

Str - 123

End - 237

Dex - 302

Int - 53

Wis - 66

Lck - 13

Wp - 65

Why is he weaker than Kabaji? Wait, right he's not much of a fighter like Kabaji is, his lion Richie however... [Observe]

[Mini-boss: Richie Lvl 87]

Hp - 8,340

Str - 313

End - 417

Dex - 374

Int - 20

Wis - 7

Lck - 9

Wp - 37

Thought so. How troublesome "Y-yes, because you were the one who slaughtered our comrades! Though where is everyo-" He says a bit fearfully as he looks down at the pirate whom I just killed.

[Mohji has been affected by (Menacing) Unsettled applied]

[Richie has been affected by (Menacing) Fear applied]

Hmpf, I guess since Mohji has a bit of a higher Willpower he resisted it a bit, but Richie had lower willpower, so he took quite a bit of the effect. "D-damn you! What gives you the right to waltz in here and attack us! We're the Buggy Pirates! Y-you should fear us!" he, albeit a bit fearfully, says. "Hn, why should I fear someone who trips over their own words? Or hides behind his lion to let it do all the work?" I sneer at him. "Enough talk, you're next… Mohji…" I say to him confidently as he flinches. "You bastard! Joshiro!" he nervously approaches me. "Oh? You're approaching me? Instead of running away you're coming right to me? Even though I've finished all 15 pirates that were sent to find and kill me?" I say mockingly. "I can't kill you without getting closer!" As he rides on Richie towards me, albeit Richie is sorta wishing he wasn't. "Oh, ho! Then come as close as you like…" I say to them. Just as they're within five meters Richie pounces towards me as I smirk "THE! WORLD!" I say as I point at them with both arms and THE WORLD next to me "Time has stopped now the fun begins~!" I use THE WORLD to donut and cut off Mohji's head. "Three seconds have passed…" in the final 2.9 seconds, I use THE WORLD to uppercut Richie's jaw and chop one of his frontal legs off. "Time has begun to move once more…" As Mohji's body goes flying back with his head going halfway with it, Richie does a flip and loses one of his front legs, then falls onto the ground bleeding out. Walking up to Richie as he barely lifts his head up to look at me with fear, as it should be, he has around 5% hp left. "This is the power of THE WORLD…" I say before THE WORLD smashes his head into the road.

[Both Mini-bosses defeated! You have gained 33,000 Exp!]

[You have leveled up x4!]

[Quest completed: First steps to greatness]

Difficulty - 1 - Meh.

Objective - Get to level 20 before leaving the forest [X]

Bonus Objective - Get to level 60 before leaving the forest [X]

Rewards: 2500 exp

Bonus Rewards: 1500 exp, [Trait: Hidden Power], [Trait: Directionally Challenged] Lessened - Mini-map partially enabled to 30 meters around you.

HELL YEAH! However, comparing it to the Exp that I thought was a lot, it now makes me realize how underwhelming it is… Now, what is this new trait and my new skill I got from hitting level 60...

[Trait: Hidden Power]

You may hide your strength from many sources, to a certain extent. Though this does not allow you to hide most of your perks, traits, and stats from beings such as the Danmachi gods, it does help if you wish to conceal some.

[Stand Enhancement: For reaching level 60 in stand user you may increase a stand stat on your current stand!]

Chosen stat: Durability A S, 4x = 6x

A great boon for attracting less attention, at least for a bit if I get into a familia. I also already deal enough damage, however being able to tank hits with my stand is essential. Partially because I doubt it will be able to block magic without taking damage because magic is technically a bit spiritualish? I'm a paranoid motherfucker, so better be safe than sorry, in case a strong magic attack hits my stand it get stand crashed. Also, at least Richie dropped another Gacha Token, unlike Mohji the stingy bastard… I snap the token in half.

[Rolling… You have acquired:

Stone Mask (JJBA)!]

'My mind's telling me no… but my body, MY BODY'S TELLING ME YES~! Yeah, I'm not putting this on unless I get an Aja Stone, as much as I want to have an even better race I do enjoy my time outside in the sun so no thank you' I think as I shove it in my inventory. Now then, time to look for dear 'Buggy-sama', I use observation haki to sense his presence. Hmmm, I see you now, though I'm across town from him as he is in the area where he fires his Buggy Balls in the anime. Well, guess I'll be running right over there.

Walk like an egyptian~ (30 minutes later of getting a little lost on the way) -

Ugh finally made it to where Buggy is, I swear that trait sucks I should've been here earlier, damn thing. "Hmmm, I wonder what is taking Mohji and Kabaji so long, it shouldn't take this long to deal with a single pest…" Says Buggy as he walks out of his tent. "Oh well, when they get back we can test my Buggy Balls! HAHAHAHAHAHA!" He amusedly says. I sneak up just behind him. "HEY CLOWN!" I yell at him. "WHO DARES CALL ME THAT!" He says angrily as he turns, as he faces me I have THE WORLD squeeze his nose twice then say "I do, you clown!" I say mockingly and have THE WORLD punch him across the platform. [Observe]

[Boss: Buggy the Clown Lvl 165]

Hp - 12,700/15,180

Str - 513

End - 759

Dex - 575

Int - 71

Wis - 57

Lck - 27

Wp - 127

"I'll make you pay for that you welp!" He cries in anger while detaching his hand making it fly at me full of knives. I have my stand grab his hand before it reaches me and start crushing it before he manages to retract it, along with dropping the knives and some broken bones. "Damn, what the hell did you do!?" He cries in pain. "Well, let's just say you'll be in a 'world' of pain and that you'll be bugging nobody no more~." I say in a joking tone. "That was a horrible pun…" he says as he deadpans at me. "Yeah, well… that's fair I guess… anyways, I'll be ending you now." I say to him, "You can try, but like many others, you'll fail!" He says as he has one of the hands he had snuck over to the buggy balls throw one at me. "It's useless to fight back you fool, just like how you're useless…" I say as I look towards THE WORLD it catches the buggy ball thrown at me. I look back to see his top half of his body lunging at me. "Hmpf, as I said before," I say, coating my arms in armament haki. "It's useless~" I say, me and THE WORLD punching him from the front and back.

MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!

After blasting him backward into his tent, he skidded across the ground, hanging on with roughly 9% hp. Grabbing a buggy ball I repeatedly threw it up in the air then caught it with my hand. "These cannonballs are quite nice, don't you think?" I say to him only getting a painful groan in response. "Agreed, I should put you out of your misery~," I say to him. His eyes shot up at that one "W-WAIT! WE CAN CUT A DEAL!? Y-YOU COULD BE CAPTAIN! PLEASE NO!" he says panicking. "Well you see, I sorta killed all if not most of your crew, including Kabaji and Mohji, so that's of no use to me so I'll have to decline~ but it's been fun Buggy-sama~," I say to him. "DAM YO-" he says before I cut him off with "THE WORLD! THIS TIME IS MINE AND MINE ALONE!" I say as time stops around us. "A hush falls over the crowd as rookie sensation Joshiro lines up the shot~," I say as I aim the buggy ball with THE WORLD at Buggy "His form looks good~," I say as THE WORLD throws it at Buggy stopping just before hitting his face. "And like that time resumes," I say as I see the buggy ball finally ram into Buggy's face, obliterating his head.

[Boss defeated! You have gained 36,300 Exp!]

[You have leveled up x3!]

[Quest Completed: Bugging nobody no more…]

Difficulty - 2 - Hm? Did you say something?

Objective - Kill Buggy the Clown and his Officers [X]

Bonus Objective - Squeeze Buggy's Nose twice and call him a clown, and kill him with his own buggy ball. [X]

Hidden Objective - Make Buggy and his crew your subordinates.

Reward: 25k EXP, Gacha Token, 20k Valis, and New [I.D Pirate] Scenario

Bonus Reward: Chop Chop Fruit and Shop Function enabled

Hidden Reward: Chop Chop Fruit, 3 Gacha tokens, Crew management function unlocked, and Shop Function enabled [Failed]

[You have leveled upx2!]

What? Making them my subordinates was an option!? Damnit, didn't think of that to be honest. Well, no use crying over spilled milk, at least Buggy dropped two gacha tokens and some more money… Though now that I think about selling the Chop Chop fruit again, if I were to be able to eat another fruit later, immunity to swords would be quite nice. I think I'll keep it for later. Though seeing all these buggy balls… "I have an idea~," I say before yoinking all of the buggy balls that I can find along with anything else.

[199x Buggy Balls acquired]

[400,000 Beli acquired]

[97x Cutlasses acquired]

[95x Knives acquired]

To be honest that's a lot of knives I found, but then again I'm pretty sure Buggy would go through a lot of them with how he fights. I'll go see if I can find Buggy's boat and loot that too~.

Finding and looting of one Buggy ship later -

There were a few more buggy balls, cannonballs, and other miscellaneous stuff in there, a shame I can't inventory the ship. It would be nice to have it just in case. Anyways, I've been in here long enough, [I.D Destroy]. As I leave the I.D, I return to the forest, albeit I see I'm closer to the outer edges of it as I can now see out of it. There's a large plain of grass and a dirt road in the distance, along with another forest next to it."Feels nice to be in nature." I say to myself as I feel a nice wind brush against me. It's almost unreal to me still, one moment I'm dead, the next I'm living a dream I buried because I thought it would never happen. "Still though, I'll make the most of this life, or at least as much as I can while still having fun." I say with a smile. 'Now let's go to that road and hope it leads me somewhere, either that or someone to give me directions' I think as I sprint towards the road. As I reach it, to the left of me on the dirt road I see what seems to be a trader caravan riding down. I wave to them as they get near me. "Hello, I was wondering if you knew where Orario is?" I say to the driver of the wagon as he stops near me. "Oh? You're going to Orario you say? This caravan is currently on its way to Orario right now, stranger, it's currently a day journey away." The driver says to me a bit cautiously, understandable, what with bandits possibly being in the area. "Could I catch a ride with you? I'll pay of course." I say while holding up a decent sized bag of valis. He smirks at me. "Sure, get on so we can continue on the path to Orario, though with that get up you're wearing are you planning on being an adventurer by any chance?" he asks me. "Yep, I guess you could say it's been a dream of mine." I say fondly to him. "Hm, well I hope you achieve your dream…" He says as he starts moving the caravan again.

One day later -

'Ah, there it is, Orario. It's quite beautiful from the outside' I think as we approach the gates. There were a few bandits along the way, but I took care of them. The driver even gave back the money I paid him and a bit more for defending him. Shame I didn't level up from those bandits, but they were quite low leveled, I didn't even need to use THE WORLD. I had just used two cutlasses that I had gotten from the I.D.

"Halt, state your business travelers!" says the gate guard. "I'm a trading caravan looking to sell my goods and find work in this city." Replies Krasis, oh right on the way here after I fought some bandits he gave me his name. "And you there, the one next to him." The guard then points to me, "I'm riding with him so I may become an adventurer in your beautiful city." I respond to the gate guard. He smirks and nods at me "Hope you find a suitable familia sir." With that Krasis shows his identification and they make mine after I pay the fee for one. "Well, Krasis, may we meet again." I say to him. "Aye, may we meet again indeed" he says to me as he nods. As we finally enter, I get a notification from the system.

[For reaching Orario and finally starting your journey in this world, [I.D Create/Destroy] is now disabled, go adventure now, there shall be no munchkining in for you now. (Aka, go outside more you idiot)]

D-Did I just… Did I just get told by the system to metaphorically / non-metaphorically go outside more? Ha… HAHAHA! That pisses me off yet makes me laugh at the fact the system itself said that. That's fine, I have the Orario dungeon to grind in now, plus I might get some recognition still. The [Trait: Hidden Power] will be useful so I don't attract too much attention as I hide the more important areas and my strength level. Though I wasn't able to keep THE WORLD hidden. However, I was able to hide Ope-Ope no mi's power along with Arcane Ineptitude, Juggernaut, most of my levels, and stats. Now that that is over with, I do believe it is time to explore and find where everything is.

A bit later -

Hmm, so this is the place where adventurers come and go, turning in their magic stones and such. Though it doesn't seem to be busy right now, it seems like a time of day that adventurers would be in the dungeon. Walking up to the desk and waving down the nearest Guild employee, though not one I've seen in the anime. As they arrive I ask, "Hello, I was wondering how to go about entering the dungeon. Would I have to join a familia or may I go down without having one?" I say to them.

Surprised by my question, they respond with "W-Well, while you can go down without a familia, it's highly recommended that you don't because you won't gain many benefits without one, plus it's super dangerous since you aren't enhanced by falna!" they say to me as they pause for a moment. "Also there is the fact that when you turn in magic stones you are required to pay a fee that is equal to a fourth of your earnings for legal reasons." they inform me. "I see, for now I guess I'll have to go down till I find a familia as I need money, but don't worry I'm quite strong." I say to them, though I don't need money I just want to grind Exp a bit. They go to respond, but don't bother only sigh as they walk away. I see the first adventurer I've seen since I came here enter, though only level 17 and technically being level 1 in falna, I see next to their stats a 10% bonus to each except from luck and willpower… 'What? Do they get bonuses to their stats for having falna? Does it increase with level ups? If so, then how much for each level? I need to find a level 2 to compare this to…' I think as I simply walk past the adventurer to where you enter the dungeon. Passing by some adventurers whom among I still see no level 2s, I sigh, hopefully I'll find some in ther- I look around me as I swear I felt someone watching me, did Freya already have her eye on me? No, I only entered the city two hours ago… I shake it off and proceed to the dungeon.

? POV -

Interesting… he seemed to have noticed when I had started watching him, fufufu~. That soul and that golden being that surrounds it, so interesting… I wonder what it is… I'll be watching you, let's hope you're entertaining.

Joshiro POV -

I shudder, I swear though if Freya is already watching me I'll be dumbfounded at how bullshit that is this early, though to be honest it may be interesting to see her character. I had made it down to the 9th floor. Plowing through the lower level mobs is quite easy to be honest, with my strength at least, and when I had passed a level 2 adventurer they had a bonus of 20% to their stats along with being level 56. I had gotten quite the stockpile of magic stones though smaller ones, and I decided to join a familia because from what I presume how the bonus goes like this probably.

Level 1 is a 10% bonus, level 2 is a 20% bonus, and level 3 is a 30% bonus with each bonus stacking. Though I haven't found a level 3 to confirm this theory it is still quite the boon to have. As I roam around a bit I finally stumble upon the Hostess of Fertility, with this I might find out when in the timeline I'm in. "Hello, and welcome! Take a seat and we'll be right with you!" As I enter a waitress who I recognize as Syr greets me and takes me to a seat. Ahhh~ while other gamers may be plotting on where, what, and who they'll take or whatever, for me I think I'll take it all in for a bit before getting serious. Well, unless I need to though be careful not to get complacent and content because that breeds defeat and such, looking at the menu and deciding to have something new for a change, Syr comes to my table. "Are you ready to order?" she says with a friendly smile, "Yes, I would like to try the special today." I reply to her, "Good choice! I'm sure you'll love it!" She says happily, looking at me with an intrigued gaze.

As she returns to relay my order, I start to ponder on the events of Danmachi as I think I remember reading about how Syr was related to Freya somehow, but I don't remember… Before I can think about it anymore a large party of people arrives. An all too familiar voice says, "Come on, Ais! You're going to be embarking on a long raid into the dungeon in three days! Let me have my fun for once before you leave!" Ah, Loki, I did quite enjoy your character when I watched Danmachi. "The party with the big reservation is here!" Says another waitress tending to the front, and who I believe is Anya. As quite a few familiar faces and some unknown sit down and fill up most of the restaurant, Syr finally returns with my order. "Here you go sir enjoy your meal!" she says before returning to her station.

It seems I'm quite close to where cannon starts, though I was hoping I'd be a bit earlier than this, oh well, you can't always get what you want. Though it's a bit awkward seeing how I'm the only person here besides the Loki familia now since other people have left, having already finished. "Hey, I haven't seen you before, are you new in town?" A voice says to my right. I believe that's Gareth, a level 6 if I'm correct and with [Observe] my suspicions are confirmed. It also confirms my theory on level bonuses, a 210% stat bonus on everything but luck and willpower? I want that, I want that so much. "Yes, my name is Joshiro, and I just entered the city today looking to be an adventurer." I say to him.

"Oh? And do you consider yourself strong?" he asks me questioningly, "Yes, I do consider myself strong, though probably not as strong as the higher-level adventurers." I say with a chuckle. He seems a bit wary of me for some reason though, oh right my shifty trait, that's a bit troublesome. "So what's your name and what familia are you from, if I may ask?" I say to him though I already know the answer. "I'm Gareth and I'm from the Loki Familia! The best familia around I say! Hey, if you're strong enough I might recommend ya to Loki," He says to me with pride and jokingly on the last part. "Oh? And how would I prove my strength to you?" I ask him, though a bit surprised, "How about a friendly arm-wrestling match, young one!" He says to me putting his arm in position on the table "Though I won't go all out as I'm a level 6, and feel free to give me everything ya got!" He says to me, smirking confidently. "I'll take you up on that offer~!" I say to him with a smirk. "Question first, if I have a special ability that helps me equal out the strength differences may I use it?" I say to him planning to use THE WORLD to show off.

"Hmm, may I see this ability first?" He asks a bit warily, "Sure" I say summoning THE WORLD's arm over mine. "Can you see it?" I ask him, holding up my arm to him getting curious glances and raised eyebrows at my arm. "I can indeed, What is it exactly?" He asks me curiously. "Hmm, it's only a part of what the whole thing is, but I call it a stand or a manifestation of my fighting spirit, and using it like this enhances my strength a bit, care to test it?" I say to him. "Sure, I'll allow it, now get ready young one!" He says as we lock hands. Almost everyone watching, even Loki lazily giving a glance over here. "Alright, Three! Two! One! GO!" As he says go I push down on his hand with all my might with him doing the same. I'm winning by a bit but he's resisting, damn with that 210% stat bonus he's quite formidable. Channeling a bit more of my stand as it becomes much more visible over my arm I slam his arm down winning the match. That got surprised looks from everyone. "Looks like I win old man." I say as I jokingly smirk at him.

[+10 Reputation gained with Gareth Landrock for being strong and friendly]

Damn, shifty trait hurts, that would've been +20. "Aye, that you have, but why don't I go all out this time? Or are you scared?" He says teasingly to me. "You're on!" Locking hands with him once more. Now people are getting a bit more interested in this match. "I saw at the end your 'stand' got a bit more visible and giving you more strength at the end, but can it save ya now?" He says to me. "Bring it." I say, confident in my stand abilities. "Ok! Three! Two! One! GO!" As he says that he starts pushing me back far more quickly than I realized, but I refuse to lose! I summon THE WORLD fully, its arm still channeled over mine, and I start to push him back. When I start to finally win, he briefly lets go for a moment and re-engages using some skill to enhance his strength making my hand hit the table and sending me off my feet making me land on my back.

"Looks like I won this time young one! Albeit I had to try more than I thought. Are you sure you just arrived because you're quite strong for a person who isn't enhanced by falna." He says to me half-jokingly and half-surprised. "Yeah, you have quite the right arm there, but yes I did just arrive today." I say getting up and unsummoning THE WORLD, staggering a bit. Damn, he basically has the strength of a person over twice his level. "Don't give that look, you put up quite the fight!" he says as he puts his arm around me.

[+10 Reputation gained with Gareth Landrock]

I hate my shifty trait, "So, did I do good enough for a recommendation, eh Gareth? Though I'm new around here so apologies as I say this, but who is Loki?" I say to him. He goes to speak but is interrupted by another. "That would be me," Loki says as she walks up to our table. "So how about it, do you want to join my familia? You're quite the interesting one and being able to go toe to toe with a level 6 with that ability of yours is impressive." Loki says as she inspects me with a smirk. "Well, I accept if you'll have me, goddess." I say to her with a smile.

[+5 Affection gained with Loki for accepting her offer]

"Welcome then, we'll get you settled after we finish eating and return to the familia home~," She says with a smile. "Glad to be a part of it." I say to her. "If I may ask you though, Joshiro is it? Is that the only thing your 'stand' can do? Or is there more? I'm quite interested in your ability~," she asks with her hand on her chin. Hmm, this would be a good test to see if gods can resist my time-stop. "No, it can do more, but can you keep a secret~?" I say to her beckoning her to come over. "Hmmm? Sure I guess I could." she says, coming towards me and leaning over. I say to her "The World, Time will stop" as I say that time around me stops but…

[Loki has resisted Time-stop but is however movement slowed down by 70%]

She slowly moves backward as if in slow motion with her eyes widening in surprise."Seems like you can resist my THE WORLDs time-stop, so is that interesting enough Loki?" I ask her, with her still being surprised. Before she can answer in time, time resumes. "Seems like it ran out, so how about it Loki?" I ask her again. "Oh, you're quite the interesting one I'll say." she says to me with a smirk after a moment of surprise. What a productive day I'll say~.

Authors Note: FINALLY! I'M ALIVE I SWEAR IT! The first half of this chapter really kicked my ass on how I would write it but the last half was so much easier to write. As for the status update that will again be the next chapter. Also if you want me to continue doing the thing I did last time with the sin counter tell me I thought it was funny, but that's up to you. With that said… Kisama... miteiru na?! As I point to the screen you're looking at this with cracks and shatters…