Thank you for all the reviews! I do encourage that you continue leaving reviews as I continue to write. I shall answer them all now.

Guest: Yeah, I felt the same. The first few chapters might be a bit jumbly because there's only so much I can do when the main character is so young. Things will become a lot more consistent and smooth once the fourth grail starts.

Bashleyz: I already know my in world justification for the Gamer abilities, but I don't want to reveal it until Senshu finds out for himself, so keep reading if you want to find out. I feel like giving him Mystic Eyes was a bit of a cop-out. The system is a fundamental part of Senshu I wanted to go a different route.

Cookiesndip: Chad Taiga route. FSN Taiga route when

Chapter 2: Plans for the Future

"So how was your playdate?" Daisuke asked with a wide smile. By the time Taiga was done brutalizing Senshu with action figures and toy swords, Daisuke had to carry him out of the house.

"So… tired…" Senshu groaned.

"Did you enjoy yourself?" Daisuke then asked. Senshu paused for a few seconds before speaking again.

"Yeah…" Senshu had a shaky smile on his face as Daisuke opened the door to their house.

"Now let's get you to bed," Daisuke said, closing the door behind him.

"Welcome back!" Senshu turned to see Yui walking over to them with a wide smile on her face. "Did you two enjoy yourselves?"

"Yeah. Raiga's granddaughter was a bit too energetic for Senshu, though," Daisuke chuckled.

"Oh no, is he alright?" Yui's face contorted with concern. Daisuke lowered Senshu so his mother could get a better look at him. Senshu did his best to smile reassuringly at his mother.

"Well, it looks like Senshu made his first friend," Yui's concern melted into a smile. "I'm happy."

"Thanks mom," Senshu replied.

"Alright, time for bed," Daisuke said, hoisting Senshu up and taking him to his room and placing him on his bed.

"See ya tomorrow, little buddy," Daisuke kissed Senshu on the forehead.

"Night dad," Senshu said. His dad smiled at him before leaving the room. As soon as Daisuke closed the door, Senshu sat up.

Status, he commanded silently. A screen flared to life in front of him.

Name: Tanaka Senshu

Age: 3

Class: None

Level: 1

HP: 19/30

MP: 0/0

STR: 2

SPD: 1

VIT: 2

END: 3

INT: 5

WIS: 4

LCK: 0

Taiga really did a number on me, huh? Senshu chuckled to himself. His smile instantly faded. Alright, I need to find a way to see if I have circuits.

The last thing he wanted to do was approach a magus family and ask, because that would likely get him killed. No, the only option was for him to find out for himself.

Alright, there are two forms of magical energy. I can't access my od right now, so I'm going to have to find a way to utilize the mana around me, Senshu thought. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Well all magi have a trigger to activate their circuits… should I come up with one? Senshu thought. Wait… doesn't the trigger depend on what happens during their first opening?

Hmm… Senshu thought about himself. His life, both current and previous. The major moments in his life, and finally, his condition,

Well… since I have this Gamer thing, maybe I can… He imagined a finger pushing a power button and felt a wave of heat flow through his body. It didn't hurt, but it felt wildly uncomfortable.

Congratulations! You have opened your magic circuits!

By utilizing your status as the Gamer, you have unlocked your magical circuits!

Od unlocked!

You have 45 circuits of above average quality!

Od: 675/675

Another pop-up appeared next to the one Senshu was reading.

By awakening magic within your body, the Gamer's Body started to absorb the mana around you.

MP unlocked!

MP: 75/75

Senshu barely had time to read the second one when a third one appeared.

You thought of an intelligent solution to a problem.

INT +1

And another.

You have discovered a fundamental part of your body.

You have received 2,000 exp.

After that message, two level up pop-ups appeared in front of him. At this point, Senshu's vision was starting to get cluttered.

"Clear!" Senshu demanded audibly. In an instant, all of the messages vanished, letting the little boy catch his breath.

Status, After a couple deep breaths, Senshu opened up his status screen again.

Name: Tanaka Senshu

Age: 3

Class: None

Level: 3

Exp: 250/1600

HP: 49/60

MP: 75/75

Od: 675/675

STR: 4

SPD: 3

VIT: 4

END: 5

INT: 8

WIS: 6

LCK: 0

SP: 4

SP, huh? Senshu thought to himself. He tapped the letters in question and another screen appeared.

Spare Points

Spare points obtained while leveling up.

Can be allotted to any stat.

Interesting, Senshu dismissed the screen. He dismissed his screens and laid down.

Now, it's 1983, Senshu thought to himself, going over the information he had on the timeline of events concerning the Nasuverse. There's not much I can do right now. The Fourth Grail War starts in eleven years… I guess the only thing I can do is wait and get stronger.

Senshu closed his eyes. He fell asleep and dreamed of vampires, demons, and heroes.

Three years later

"Ready for your first day?" Yui tries to place Senshu's hat on him, but Senshu takes it and places it on his head.

"Mom, I'm not a baby anymore," Senshu whined as he hoisted his backpack over his shoulders.

"Hush, let your mother spoil you a little bit," Yui patted his head gently.

"Oh, how fast they grow up," Daisuke chuckled.

"Oh hush, you," Yui smiled at her husband. "Now, let's get you to school. We wouldn't want you to be late."

"Okay!" Although Senshu allowed himself to be a bit more mature, he still let himself act childish most of the time. It was quite relieving, not having the stress of being an adult. Of course, he still had the stress of trying no to get killed before he turned fifteen, but he allows himself to relax every now and then.

As the two walked out, Senshu saw Taiga walking past their house with another man who Senshu barely recognized as Taiga's father. He barely appeared within the Nasuverse, but Senshu recognized him nonetheless.

"Ah! It's Senshu and Miss Yui!" Taiga noticed the two before Senshu could speak. The little tiger bounded towards them, leaving Mr. Fujimara to scramble after her. "Do you want to walk to school together?! Please, please, please!"

"Well, I don't see why we can't," Yui smiled down at Taiga before looking at Mr. Fujimara.

"Of course," Fujimara smiled back. "I'm happy Taiga already has a friend going in."

"Yay!" Taiga jumped for joy and grabbed Senshu's hand. "Let's go!"

"Alright, Taiga," Senshu smiled as Taiga dragged him away. "Let's go."

"So, who do you think our homeroom teacher will be?" Taiga asked. Of course, Taiga had to plop down right next to Senshu, who was writing notes about the Fourth War. Senshu looked up and closed his book.

"I don't know any of them, so why are you asking me?" Senshu asked as he put his notebook away. "Well, I know mom, but that's about it. She told me she already has a homeroom class."

"I thought that Miss Yui would tell you about the other teachers!" Taiga explained. Before Senshu could respond, the classroom door opened and the class quieted immediately.

As soon as the teacher walked in, Senshu immediately tensed up. He didn't recognize the teacher, but he knew something was off. His pure, white hair was short and neatly combed and his crimson eyes had a vaguely familiar light of mischief.

"Hello class, my name is Tengoku Shujin and I will be your homeroom teacher for the foreseeable future," The man said. He had a small smirk on his face as he spoke. Senshu narrowed his eyes as he scrutinized every detail of the man.

Ding!

Not now! Senshu flicked his eyes over to the message and his eyes widened. It was just what he needed.

Skill unlocked!

Appraisal (Lvl 1):

Analyzes a target and gives a summary to the user.

Perfect! He looked at the teacher as he was calling roll. Appraisal!

Name: Merlin

Class: Magus of Flowers

Level: ?

Status: Amused

Ah shit, Senshu rolled his eyes as he dismissed the icons. He should have expected this.

Damn you 0 Luck, Senshu cursed silently.

"Tanaka Senshu," Merlin called.

"Present!" Senshu stood up and sounded. Merlin nodded his head and Senshu sat down.

This is going to be an interesting few years, Senshu thought, finally acquiescing to his fate.

Disregarding the fact that the literal Magus of Flowers decided to pop in and take up a job as Senshu's homeroom teacher, his first day of school was relatively normal. His mother didn't show any favoritism during math class, which Senshu was thankful for. Breaks in between classes consisted of Taiga dragging Senshu around, which he quickly started to get used to, and the other classes were about as easy as the reincarnator expected them to be.

"Alright," Merlin said. The day was all but over and everyone was just waiting for Merlin to dismiss the class. "I hope you all had a good first day of school.

"Hey Senshu," Taiga whispered in his direction. Well, whispering for Taiga was quite loud. "Wanna hang out after school."

"Sorry, but I have to do something," Senshu shook his head. "Maybe tomorrow?"

"But…" Taiga looked at Senshu with pleading eyes.

"Miss Fujimara?" Just when Senshu was about to cave to Taiga's puppy dog eyes (EX), Merlin spoke up, interrupting the two. "Is there something you want to say?"

"No sir…" Taiga shook her head. Senshu felt bad, but he had to deal with this.

"If that's the case, you are all dismissed," Merlin said with a nod. As everyone stood up and made their way to the door, Senshu immediately made his way to Merlin.

"Is there something you need, Mr. Tanaka?" Merlin asked.

"Tengoku Shujin. Very clever, Merlin," Senshu rolled his eyes before glaring at Merlin accusingly. "What are you doing here?"

"Oh, I was wondering when you would approach me," Merlin chuckled as he sat back down in his chair. "To answer your question, I noticed something interesting, so I decided to check it out."

"I'm guessing that special thing is me," Senshu deadpanned.

"Right you are," Merlin's infuriating smirk grew as he leaned forward. "I still have no idea what you are. Even after getting a good look at you, I still can't make heads or tails out of your condition."

"Well good luck finding out," Senshu shrugged. Merlin has been stuck in Avalon for centuries. There was no way he knew about modern video games, especially since Pokemon had barely come out a couple years ago.

"Well how about this," Merlin said. "You're quite young, so I'm assuming you don't know a lot of magecraft. How about a trade?"

"What do you have to offer?" Senshu narrowed his eyes.

"Let me teach you the basics," Merlin replied. "In return I get to study you."

"You bypassed Avalon and came to the material realm for this?" Senshu raised an eyebrow. He didn't trust Merlin, but it wasn't like he had other options. That doesn't mean he couldn't play hard to get, however.

"Of course," Merlin nodded. "The fact you know that this isn't my real body interests me even more."

Shit! Senshu scolded himself. He was so used to Merlin knowing everything he assumed a little too much.

"Fine," Senshu said reluctantly. "You have a deal."

"Glad we can come to an understanding, Takana Senshu," Merlin extended his hand, victory spelt all over his face.

With a groan, Senshu sealed his fate with a handshake.

Yep! Merlin has entered the fray! He won't be around forever, but without IDs, Senshu's going to need all the help he can get. Speaking of which, there won't be any IDs. Sink or swim, kiddo. Again, please leave a review if you feel so inclined and join the discord server! I would love to talk to you all and answer all your questions! The url is CpVs7R8KXz. Unfortunately you'll have to type the rest of the url in manually because I'm not allowed to post links. Thank you for reading and I'll catch you on the flipside.