And then I opened my eyes.
I saw myself in a completely white space whose boundaries my eyes were unable to find. My head hurts for some inexplicable reason; perhaps the brightness of the inevitable white caused it? Before I could think about it, suddenly a kind of hologram appeared in front of me.รง
"Welcome, player!"
The hologram was squared, and its color was yellow; as soon as I finished reading the sentence, it disappeared, and another one followed.
"We are happy to inform you that you are the 20th subject to test our system; on the other hand, we regret to tell you that in order to gain access, you previously had to have died, so that is your current situation."
A terrible feeling runs through my body. Dead? It can't be. The last thing I remember is... a moment. I don't remember where or what I was doing before this... Shit. What about my parents? What about my friends? Where am I? The feeling disappears, as if I didn't care in the least about the fact.
We understand that this may be a difficult situation, so let us ease your pain for now. Please select your next step on the interface.
The hologram changed shape, increasing in size so that the text could fit."
"- Retry
- New Save
I click the "Retry" option.
Are you sure about this choice? Retrying will erase all traces of any previous save; that includes things like memories, personality, and memories..."
The list went on, but I'm not going to risk losing all of that, so I click the new save option.
"Please select the theme of your story. Because the system is not complete, the possibilities are limited to a number of universes; we've tried to keep them to universes you're familiar with:
- Dragon Ball Z
- Hunter x Hunter
- Inazuma Eleven
- One Piece [option blocked due to development issues]
- More
Fiction? They all seem to be animes I've seen... After thinking about it for a while, I choose Dragon Ball; after all, it's the anime I know best." Choice confirmed; continue selecting your story:
- Reversed Fate: In a strange succession of events, all the characters you meet have a completely different role in this story. Vegeta, the low-class warrior? Frieza, the savior of the universe? Discover the destiny of this inverted universe. [Difficulty: Easy]
- Universe 6?: Live a completely unique story being part of universe six instead of the one we all know. [Difficulty: Medium]
- The Pink Menace: Buu could not be sealed the first time he was summoned; since then, terror has reigned throughout the universe. 7. How do you-
A red interface interrupts my reading; it begins to beep in a high-pitched tone, similar to that of a fire alarm; the interface says
Error! "Corruption in the files"
I move a few meters away from the interface while trying to cover my ears. After a few seconds, the beeping stops, and the interface approaches me.
"Patch applied. Please continue to character creation.".
It seems like it skipped the story selection entirely. Some bug, perhaps?
The first thing I am supposed to choose was my character's race; however, the pop-up that presents me with the options seems to have some kind of bug.
"-S$17y*a - - NAmmmmmm - DEMMMM - Human"
All the options seem to be corrupted; I can guess that maybe the first one means saiyan, but the rest are completely unreadable.
With no other option, I choose "human; it's possibly the worst race I could have ever been dealt. The hologram disappears, and a series of pop-ups appear before me, overlapping each other, with different elements.
"Because you have been selected as a tester, you have been allowed to customize your character, choosing their stats, their origin and milestones, and finally their skills."
"Character creation
Enter your name."
A keyboard allowed me to type it; I could put something related to Frieza, perhaps. He's my favorite character, although it wouldn't make much sense since I have to be a human... I'll put something simple, like "Jei"; yeah, I think that'll do.
"Distribute your stat points.
Available points: 31
Strength: 1
Your physical power affects the strength of your blows, your resistance to them, and everything related to it, as long as you're not using ki.
Intelligence: 1
It affects your ability to learn things; the higher your intelligence, the easier it is to learn concepts and develop ideas.
Charisma: 1
The ability to convince someone; the higher your charisma, the greater your ability to influence others.
Perception: 1Your ability to pick up on details and clues during your experience; this stat works well in correlation with intelligence.
Agility: 1
How fast do you move, and how high do you jump and fly without the use of ki
Luck: 1
The ability to have things go your way through pure randomness,affects the world and can alter its course.
The limit of assignable points is 10.
Well, I think I'll go with a strength build then; after all, physical power has always been everything in Dragon Ball. Let's see... 10 points to strength.
Error! "Restarting..."
Again? This game is buggy...
Do you want to confirm your stats?
Strength: 1
Intelligence: 10
Charisma: 10
Insight: 10
Agility: 1
Luck: 5.
YES/%$
Again I can't choose another option. What good is a build based on intelligence and charisma going to do in a world like that? And even more so being human, I'd understand if I were some kind of Saiyan like Gohan, but being human isn't going to let me have enough potential to compete with characters like Cell, so there's not much point in thinking about it for now, so I guess I'll just have to make do.
"Select skills from the list; you have 2000 points for normal skills and 5000 for starting skills. Several have been assigned to you thanks to your status as a tester."
Current Skills
Passive Skills
- Tester: You have knowledge that life is a game, and you retain most of your life's memories; certain memories have been removed to prevent the user from suffering when coming to terms with this event. In addition, this passive adds the so-called "system," which includes levels, quests, relationships, etc."
That's why I must not remember how I died; they want the story to be interesting and not collapse; that's cruel.
"Available starting skills:
Starting skills, also called source skills, are exclusive skills that can only be obtained during character creation. Some can be improved by obtaining achievements during the story or by using normal skill points. Special paths can open due to a specific stat selection that greatly affects the story; however, these are expensive.
From Another Universe: You are an entity from another fictional universe; you have somehow fallen into the Dragon Ball universe. [Item of your choice from any other starting work of fiction] 7000 pts.
The Apprentice of the Other World: You died during your childhood; however, thanks to your warrior nature, the kaio of the north took you into his home to train you at Enma-sama's request in case the other world was ever in danger. [1 in physical, starting map: The Other World, Kaio's teachings automatically unlocked]. 5000 pts.
An Ancient Evil [Special Path: At birth, an ancient evil was sealed within you, causing a number of disadvantages in your life, the main one being that you were forced to live with a small voice whispering in your ear [Strength and Agility stats cannot increase by more than one, ?] 5000 pts.
The Ultimate Being [Special Path: Due to your high intelligence, you will eventually be able to unlock the recipe for the Ultimate Being, but will it be worth it to unleash it? 2000 PTs.
Wolf Blood: It seems that you have inherited some kind of ability belonging to a so-called Wolf Clan; a certain character might have a common lineage with them. [2 Agility, Wolf Path unlocked] 2000 PTs
The Three-Eyed Tribe: You are a direct descendant of the famous Three-Eyed Tribe that a certain character belongs to. [-1 Charisma, Three-Eyed Path unlocked] 1500 PTs
Charmer [Special Path: Thanks to your high Charisma, all dialogues that are easy to get through using Charisma will be automatically gotten through, ignoring probability.]
The origin "An Ancient Evil" seems interesting, but I've watched Jujutsu Kaisen, so I wouldn't want to have to face some kind of Sukuna. I ended up choosing the origins: The Ultimate Being, Wolf's Blood, and Incredible Charisma.
"Available Skills:
Visionary: Once a year, you will be given a riddle that can predict a future event. 2000 pts
World Champion's Path: You are able to determine a series of special dialogues called "bluffs." These can have beneficial effects, but whether or not they work depends on your Charisma and Luck stats. 1000 pts
Nerd: You've been a nerd your entire life [-1 Charisma, 1 Intelligence]. 500 pts
Krillin Complex: don't plan on growing much, but hey, as compensation, you're more agile [2 Agility]. 500 pts
Yamcha's Challenge: Taunt your opponent in the middle of a fight [Increases Strength and Agility (1), but reduces Luck for the duration of the fight (-2)]. 500 pts
Goku's Kindness: Giving an enemy a chance during a fight increases Luck (2) for the duration of this fight.500 pts
Intense Training: You get a multiplier on your power level during your workouts if they are longer than three hours, but the opposite happens if they last less.250 pts
Short Training: You get a multiplier on your power level during your workouts if they are shorter than three hours, but the opposite happens if they last longer.250 pts
Solo Trainer: You get a power level multiplier during training if you train alone, but the opposite if you train with a partner. 250 pts
Sociable Trainer: You get a power level multiplier during training if you train with a partner, but the opposite if you train alone. 250 pts
I choose the benefits: Sociable Trainer, Intense Training, Goku's Kindness, and World Champion's Path.
"Please customize your character's appearance."
A body mirror appears before me; I can see myself, although I don't look like I remembered. I'm more like one of those default dolls that games give you to customize; I guess that's the point.
I finished customizing my character. It didn't leave much choice other than customizing the head and skin tone. My hair is now similar to Goten's during the end of Z, just dark brown. My eyes, similar in shape to Yamcha's, are also brown. I haven't added much else; I'm a fan of simple characters.
"Do you want to confirm your character?"
"Yes/No"
As soon as I press the Yes key, everything goes black and I hear the words.
"Game start"