GUESS WHO'S BACK?, BACK AGAIN?.

That guy that doesn't know what to do with his life and with another SI because he is an un-original fuck!.

Anyway this popped up in my head and i wrote it, prepare yourselves for some bullshit!.

I gave the screen in front of me a weird look, for a momment i wondered why did i even went to the store at night considering how dangerous the neighborhood was... and then i died, apparently because i got a heart attack because i was alergic to something around the area wich i only found out.

And here i thought i got stabed in the back... how did i knew any of this?.

A blue screen told me.

Congratulations, you died by an alergic reaction and your heart stoped.

I had half a mind to just scream and ignore what i just heard but then again that wouldn't help me a lot, good thing i'm good at keeping my shit together or this could have been bad.

Taking a look around me and seeing... literally nothing aside from fog, i looked back at the screen and saw the... X at the top right of it, may as well go for it i guess.

When i clicked on it with my finger i noticed the lack of skin on me, i was just like a transparent image of a man... i looked down and saw the same thing.

Now i kinda stumbled on the spot feeling very bad things at the momment and the shock mostly affecting me more than i thought, i took a shaky breath and looked at the screen again.

Select one 'KEY skill'.

Minos Syndrome: STR and END are doubled, you regenerate wounds depending on how high both stats are.

Gift of Kowledge: MAG is tripled and casting time is halved, spells are easier to learn.

Nimble Acrobat: DEX and AGI are doubled, you can 'predict' your opponents moves before they do them.

I stared at the vague skills shown to me... i get what they do at least and i do prefeer being nulky as fuck, yeah the usual logic is 'never get hit' but that isn't very realistic, so instead be ready to take the hit like a champ and dish it back harder than them.

So i picked 'Minos Syndrome' and felt... changed, i looked at my now actual fleshy hand and at the screen that was showing me a mirror wich in kind let me see myself and well...

I'm kinda prettier now, i could see well 'me' in the image but it was definetly different, with brown hair and the very edgy red eye's that if i'm being honest could be confused with a very deep pink or something, i guess it would be a mix between pink and red? whatever, my hair was a bit messy but thankfully not long i was younger too with sharper features than a normal person should have and i was obviously more ripped than before.

In other words this is what i would have wished to be if i wasn't a hopeless bastard, anyway i'm pretty sure i was taller too but i didn't have a lot to compare to so i'll keep that on hold for now.

So what next mysterious magical screen?.

Select a 'Growth Weapon'

The Coveted

Dragon Tooth

Persistence

Ummmm... the hell is a Growth Weapon?, please tell me.

It Grows along with the user.

I have a feeling that's all you are going to give me, but good enough i guess... so there is a big rock axe that seems too damn sharp for it's materials, a literal dragon tooth with a handle made from the tooth and a sword that seems to be filled with magma and while that's a cool design...

I'll take the tooth... wait why am i getting only big weapons?, not that i'm complaining i like hitting hard, i have a feeling this thing read my mind or something.

The Dragon Tooth landed right in front of me with a loud tooth making me jump back, jesus fuck!, i glared at the screen for another momment and saw something new on it.

You have been allowed two perk point's choose wisely.

Muscle Wall: Your END is enchanced by half your STR.

Stone Strenght: Your STR is enchanced by half your END.

Forceful Movement: Your DEX is enchanced by half your STR.

Insight: ability to 'see' your opponents attack coming.

The Iconic Villain: Tripled EXP while fighting heroes.

Mad Bull: triple all stats aside from MAG but loose sanity.

I looked at the first two perks, they are basically what i want more power and bigger chungus material, so i picked them for that sole reason.

And the screen changed again because why not?, but it felt kinda like the last one.

Name: Tauro

LV: 2

STR: 165 + 165 + 110 = 440

END: 221 + 221 + 82 = 524

DEX: 63

AGI: 54

MAG: 0

SKILLS

Minos Syndrome: STR and END are doubled, you regenerate wounds depending on how high both stats are.

Muscle Wall: Your END is enhanced by half your original STR.

Stone Strenght: Your STR is enhanced by half your original END.

Is this okay?

YES NO

... yes i guess?, when i clicked the button the fog dissapeared and i was suddenly in a cave, isn't this a little bit too sudden!?, i looked around me and then at myself, my clothes are like those you wear at the begining of Skyrim, brown dirty shirt and pants that seem to have been made from a damn sack of potatos, i was also bare foot.

Picking up my Dragon Tooth from the ground i found out that... it weighted like a big soda i guess, picking it up with one hand from the cap with one hand could be bother some more so because of the counter weight but it wasn't really a problem just had to get used to it i guess.

This place seems like a cave for what i can see, pretty dark too... not enough that i can't see thankfully but enough about that it would be hard to find food here and i need a safe way to look into this very... 'realistic' gamer power.

It was very vague, it kinda felt incomplete compared to the one's i read... at least it isn't like those that seem to be more harmful than helpful.

Walking for a while and not being bothered by the rough ground at my feet was probably because of my high END, or i think it's high at least the numbers seem a little too big and i have nothing to compare them to.

This place has to be dangerous i just know it, there would be no reason to give a way to fight if it wasn't the only question is, when is it going to go down?.

And then the wall in front of me cracked and i shit you not, living shadows with one single crystal eye each and claws came from them, for a momment i stared at what happened until i saw them run at me they were fast but for some reason i could react to it and by pure instict knew dodging them wouldn't work well for me... i did choose to be a tanky guy.

I reared my giat tooth of a hammer and the first one was already upon me, so like a dumbass i flinched back and got hit in the shoulder pretty much destro- and it's still in one piece i do have a... bruise? no it would be better to call it scratch.

Right i'm the big Chungus almost forgot about that "RAH!" wow that escaped my mouth for no real reason, when i swinged my maze downwards with my right hand i expected some kind of opposition not to flatten the monster and crack the ground bellow it, the Dragon Tooth felt to light to make that kind of damage so maybe it's weight isn't aplied to me like the Mjolnir?, things to keep in mind i guess.

The secon one jumped at me like a savage tiger so i stoped holding my weapon and threw a punch at it, i had some unwiling training of Boxing courtesy from a friend... something about 'teaching me how to throw an actual punch' if i remember correctly.

It's head exploded and i couldn't help but stare like a idiot at what i had done, jesus christ i'm tough...

I picked up my weapon from the ground with my right hand and noticed some purple crystals in the floor... one seemed to be shatered and the other whole, grabing the one that wasn't shatered beyond imagination, moving it around and taking a good look at it.

This thing seems important but i have no pockets, shouldn't i have an inventory or something?... no?, kay i guess.

So with my free hand i'll keep this around for latter use, i continued my walk through the cave and found myself facing againts another shadow, like sic Goblins of all things and dog people... or Kobolds.

They weren't much problem, not exactly because i was a good fighter but they couldn't do much harm to me and i only needed to get one hit in to kill them.

But now my ugly shirt is all broken and shit... if that crystal i got before could be traded for money buying some clothes would be a very good thing, i finally found something akin to stairs... so wherever i am has floors?, if what happened to me is any indications this would make this place a dungeon of some sort.

Well there is no reason for me to stay here, continuing foward into the next floor.

"GGGGGGGGGGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" yeah because of course something would happen, when i made it to the next floor i heard a scream, considering i saw more of those crystals on the floor i noticed that more monsters had been killed.

I want to say that it's not my problem, but i have no clue where the hell i should go from here and if i save someone they may give me directions without much problem, so with great reluctance i go towards the scream running.

I'm pretty fast too, faster than i could have ever hoped to go before too wich basically me humilating all olimpic golden medals with apparent ease, that's life hack's for you.

Man this place is a like a maze, i managed to see a white haired kid and a literal minotaur ran to the left at the end of my corridor so when i reached there i went after them full speed ahead and i was barelly keeping up, and here i thought i was fast abrelly keeping up with the Minotaur and that kid may as well be Usain Bolt, he was obviously gaining distance from the monster very slowly but constantly.

I glanced at the Dragon Tooth that was resting on my shoulder i realised i didn't have to catch them, the next step i did was a hard one rearing my body back slightly and my right arm with the Dragon Tooth even farther.

Yes i was going to throw it, i do have one hell of a pitch before and even more now.

With a grunt i threw my weapon spinning foward it looked more like a disk at this point, the Minotaur must have heard the sound of a object spining at high speeds but it was too late the momment it tried looking behind it the Tooth impacted between it's left shoulder and spine and it hit hard.

Falling fowards and to the ground i saw it trying to pick up my weapon from the ground, the kid stoped and looked at what was happening but i ignored that for now the Minotaur was half-way up holding my weapon and screaming like well a monster would.

I reared my left fist and when i reached it the weapons was raised but i had already thrown my punch, yeah the Minotaur looked like a absolute unit but i like to think that being damaged by my throw means i have enough STR to beat it with my fists.

And i was right the momment i hit it, spit and teeth along with blood flew and it's head moved in an odd angle if the snaping sound was anything to go by i had broken it's neck there too, i had to jump back when my Dragon Tooth almost crushed me and if the cracks are anything to go by that thing is heavier than i felt, so a Mjolnir like thing.

Picking up my weapon and rested it back on my shoulder holding it with my right arm and looked at the surprissed ki- is that Bell?, ah shit i only read the manga i barelly know shit... and the Gods are going to be a pain to deal with.

"umm... excuse me?" i heard Bell and stoped with my inner thoughts, one thing at a time Tauro... right new name.

Better not keep him waiting "weird thing to say after i saved you, but sure what's up?" he wouldn't say that if he didn't have a question.

He looked nervous now "ah... no you just looked lost in thought" or i could be wrong, that works too.

Time to get out of here then "i believe that after that close call you would like to go take a break" i stated and he nodded shily, this one is very much a pansy at least he get's better with- oh my god he didn't get saved by Aiz what have i done?.

Bell looked at me in worry "are you okay?" fucking NO.

"peachy, lead the way i have a terrible sense of direction" i lied through my teeth, what better way to deal with things am i right?.

He nodded and walked foward while i followed behind him, i saw the minotaur dissapear in a puff of black smoke from the corner of my eye's and thought about taking the magic Crystal with me... nah that would raise more questions than answers.

Not only that but i have to avoid the Guild and Gods, i have no Falna and the problems it would bring if they ever found out would be endless, i'll have to find a way to get money without relying on the dungeon, i looked at the crystal still in my left hand and dropped it, i'm probably not going to use it.

...

But then again, how long can i go by myself whithout getting noticed? if i get caught i would be by myself with enemies everywhere... i looked at Bell for a good second.

Hestia.

She and Bell are basically alone and the fact that she would hide Bell's skill from him to prevent problems, maybe if i join she could do the same for me? and i would have some kind of help...

Yeah i'll go with them, not the best plan but considering my condition i could have even more problems, and i mean being with the main character should be fun my last life was kinda boring.

Why not joing a bigger Familia?, too many questions and with a basicaly non-existent Familia would make me less noticeable.

But how do i go about this...

"OI!" i looked behind me at the scream and came face to face with a silver haired wolf man, if i remember correctly his name is Bete?, behind him i could see Aiz of all people staring at Bell.

Yeah just staring, taking a quick glance behind me i could see he was also entranced but he was obviously more embarrased by it, i alway's had the feeling these two had a connection beyond normal reasoning "can i help you?" i asked Bete who clicked his toungue as if annoyed.

Buddy i just said like three words "have you seen a Minotaur around here?" well ain't that a stupid question.

"Yeah, mister... i never got your name" oh my god Bell i was about to lie my ass off.

I sighed internaly "Tauro, and i ironicaly killed the Minotaur" i replied knowing that Bell was going to tell them anyway, Bete looked at me and at my clothes, his eye's narrowed when he looked at my weapon... a Dragon Tooth.

Ah fuck.

"where did you get that?" if his voice is anything to go by, he isn't happy like at all.

So at the face of my very probable demise, i said the truth "it fell in front of me" everyone gave me very odd looks but Bete just looked offended by this point, he growled like an animal.

"are you fucking with me right now?" i won't deny that i'm fucking terrified right now.

"that would be disgusting, but seriously it fell in front of me" he looked ready to kick my shit in at that point but Aiz put a hand on his shoulder, he looked at her and she shook her head.

He glared at me and walked away, Aiz and Bell went to stare at each other again... awkward, i coughed and got Bell's attention but Aiz seemed to still be in whatever trance she was "we should leave..." i feel like i just interrupted something right now.

He nodded and left i could tell he was really embarrased but Aiz mental state avoided me, and i prided myself in reading emotions quite well, that's the way i avoided trouble back at home by reading people's emotions and acting depending on what emotion they were feeling.

Aiz was... not hiding her emotions but she definetly didn't know how to express them, it looked like her face wanted to grimace but it came something in between a smile and a pout, her eye's also remained mostly unmoving.

I can't read someone that doesn't even know how to express themselves, my best guess is that she wants to say something... beats me what that something may be "sorry" her voice is softer than i thought it would be, me and Bell looked back at her retreating form.

"i don't think she should apologize for this..." muttered Bell and i shruged.

"we weren't there, maybe it was her fault or her whole Familia either way we are alive so i really don't care" i said and gestured to him to keep going he looked behind him with this smile you would only see on kids when it's christmass.

"were you really worried?, you are very strong..." i glanced at Bell when he said that, i wasn't before.

I sighed, time to spew some bullshit then "that's fine, every time i fight i expect to die and that scares me" i replied and he looked at me with a raised eyebrow, i think he has a very different view of things than me.

"Bell i feel like some adventurers forget this, the Dungeon is trying to kill you constantly at that, you just have to get a bit unlucky and it will all be done being afraid isn't wrong" he nodded after a momment in a unsure manner, well i do want to make some small talk before we made it to the surface.

I chuckled a little catching his attention "my words seem to trouble you, have anything to say... kid?" for a momment i almost said his name, thankfuly he seems to not be a very social person so he didn't caught on my fuck up.

"Bell Cranel and... my Grandfather always told me the Stories of fearless heroes saving the... Damsel in distress and all.. tha-t..." he sounded more embarassed as he continued talking.

Thinking about it for a second i wondered just how much his Grandfather influenced his decision to come to a place that wants to murder your ass but i'll answer him anyway "you think so?, i like to belive they were terrified and still went to do their did's... it feels more realistic that way".

Bell still seemed a little unconvinced at my words "but being afraid would mean you wouldn't do it, i think?" how old is he again?, 15?... yeesh the hell are you doing here?, live your life at something less suicidal.

"that's why it's called facing your fears, you won't really get it until you find yourself in a similar position like those heroes" and you most likely will if i want it or not, because Freya is probably insane... a very thirsty type of insane.

Now he seemed to accept my answer "Tauro-san, who familia are you part of?" he asked me and i almost triped at that.

Right... my answer is pretty much going to decide what i'm doing from here... fuck it, i glanced behind me and saw no one after that i got closer to Bell and put my left arm on his shoulder's bringing him closer to me.

And i wispered "i'm not part of any Famili- DON'T" i raised my voice right at the end when i saw he was going to react strongly at my words, probably screaming too so i put force in my left arm and kinda crushed him, just a little.

"B-B-But, you took on a Minotaur with ease!" his voice wasn't that loud but it was still to high for me, so i glared at him and he flinched.

I sighed, time to use the legendary skill known as omission of information "look, i need a Familia to join so i don't attract suspicion" i wispered to him, he nodded after a momment.

"My Familia?" seems he got that, well it wasn't that hard to be honest.

"yes, knowing i can't lie to a God it would make anything i say more believable" that was my whole plan really, tell him this so he doesn't gof for Eina and accidentaly said anything about me, join the Hestia Familia under the guise of being a level 2 from outside Orario, so if Bell talks too much what i did seems true and not just bullshit, after that i'll have actual time to see what i'm capable of and if i have actual Gamer powers...

How do i lie to Hestia?, easy like i said before omiting information isn't lying.

Bell seemed unsure, yet again and this time i couldn't blame him "i know that it feels like i'm forcing you on something bad but trust me... it's more confusing than anything else" i myself barelly know what the fuck happened.

Bell being the nice little boy he is nodded "it's fine, we are short on member's anyway hahaha..." the last part seemed to physicaly hurt him, i actually saw him flinch for a momment.

Oh right it's just him and Hestia in a rundown church... harsh "thanks kid, you won't regret it" i stoped holding on him and looked fowards, next floor here we go.

And one step closer to my new life.

Man... i wonder what the hell i'm doing when i write?, it just come's and goes.

Oh well it's still a nice way to pass time and practice my EnGlisH... (i'm Mexican by the way).

SEE YA LATER KIDS!.