FGA Chapter 3

For the next few days at the Matou residence, I began concentrating on improving my statistics.

To strengthen myself would be the first priority since I can't do jackshit in this puny body of Matou Shinji. Fortunately, the System is in support of that decision

-  Train to improve your physical conditions

Reward: 5 Points

I began with some simple exercise just to test out my limit

"And a one, and a two" I count. "And a three, and a f-- Hold up. Nope, just three then"

My muscle, bulging feebly and shaking in an uncontrollable manner, strained under the weight of my supported body. Before long, I was forced to plop myself down to the floor out of breath

Three measly pushups is the final extent of my pathetic stamina, much to my disappointment. It appears Shinji Matou is simply that weak

"Damn it! Why can't I be a fucking Gary Stu!?"

I want to be those lucky son of bitches with cheat abilities and a tendency to make any girls in their vicinity wet themselves. It's a cliche, but it's a cliche I for once think would be actually useful in a situation like this

Getting up from the ground, I looked at my unathletic body with no partial amount of disgust. Sweats covered my body from head to toe, soaking my clothe in an annoying fashion

The reason I'm running this test is because unlike others with the same property, the Gamer system belong to me has no accurate stat calibration in the form of numerical value

Everything from strength, luck, to endurance, is based upon an approximate in comparison to real world limit, not by precise statistics that can be calculated.

The System is baffled by the user's demanding attitude

The System ask him to which unit of conversion would the player prefer his Statistic to be?

"None" I ground out, looking away "I don't know any of them aside from km/h, and even then it's all relative anyway"

It is impossible to measure someone's overall strength with only a single number. There are many factors that must be pulled into the equation such as lifting force, striking capability and others that would influence your total result

Take a bodybuilder for example. They may look tough from the outside, but in an actual fight against any street rat they would be severely disadvantaged despite the strength disparity

That is because their muscles are not trained for the task of executing swift strikes as it is to build up lifting strength, which is crucial to their career

I focused back on my situation

"Three push-up's, ha...." I sighed "I can barely do four, and yet I'm already talking about bodybuilding and street fighting shit. Delusions, kids, delusions"

Like it or not, at the moment the most I can do is fight against an adult--and even then it depends on whether I could stab them from behind or not

Right.

Back to practice it is. This time I'll test my stamina. The objective is to run two rounds around the Matou residence while maintaining top speed. I'm sure if I can just keep my breathing steady it shouldn't be too hard

Around a dozen paces later, I fell to the ground covered in perspirations and out of breath. Beneath me, waves of pain pulsed erratically through my foot

My leg hurts. It fucking hurts to even run at a moderately fast pace without seeming as though my lower limb will implode out of pain

Forget about an adult. I can't even square up against Sakura with this body!

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School as a whole is a different ordeal I had not expected to unravel

"Kids. Kids! Pay attention to the lesson!" The teacher yelled as she slapped her hand on the board-- perhaps for the fifth time that day "What is the answer?"

"15!"

"No, 31!"

"Your mom!"

A vein popped on my head as the annoying little shits that are my classmate started yelling out random answers.

It is times like these I wish I had purchased myself a gun. Or that the system would allow me to do so without penalty to my action

Firearms are strictly forbidden at school

You can't stop me forever with those empty warning

Glowering at the notification window, I almost failed to see the lone girl sitting at the forefront of her class with her hands raised. The teacher did not however, and a relieved smile lit up her face at the prospect of normalcy in this chaotic class

"Yes, Tohsaka-san?" She eagerly invite the girl, who stood up all prim and proper

"The answer is twenty one" She said matter of factly in a very Hermione-like manner of speaking. Do all elementary smart kid sound this snobbish?

"Very good! That is the correct answer"

My pen scratches furiously against the paper as I began taking every note the teacher put on board. Even her highlight was carefully jotted down

It's not usual that I have enough money to afford this kind of education. Back in my word it's a luxury only those kids with parents who are drug lords can have, and even then it's mostly homeschooled so as to avoid publicity

Public education is expensive as hell back then. At the least, I'm grateful this version of Shinji have it

Unfortunately, some retards just couldn't let me study in peace

"Hey, is it just me or Seaweed Hair got real silent today?"

"Eh? You only notice it? That weirdo hadn't even spoken a word since, like, the start of the first period"

"I heard he even greet the teacher properly. This is some kind of prank, isn't it?"

"Yeah, must be. Reckon he's about to say something stupid like last time?"

And this is getting out of hand. If only the System would allow me to purchase a g---

Firearms are strictly forbidden at school

I fucking know that!

My finger clicked the pen continuously in irritation. Unfortunately, that seems to catch Rin's and the teacher's attention

"Please be quiet, Matou-kun. The class is trying to learn here" The twin-tail girl frowned as she lectured me. I deadpanned at her in return

Be quiet. Yeah. Apparently the girl's just going to ignore the entire circus laughing behind me while focusing on the only one who's actually paying attention

I watched as Rin huffed in frustration at my silence. She returned to her seat, shooting me a dirty glance that is not dissimilar to the look of dislike on my teacher's face

"Since Matou-kun here seems to already know the answer to the question, would you please explain it a second time to the class?"

I miss when I still have my guns

"I don't know because I was distracted. Can you do it instead?"

[Devil's Tongue] has been activated

I observed as the teacher's pupil dilated. She turned back with a smile, as if uncaring about what just transpired

"Of course! This time remember to pay attention, okay?"

"Right"

I paid no attention to the narrowed eye stare Rin sent between us

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Shinji Matou, against all odds, is actually a loner at school

Yeah. No shit. The guy actually has no friends both in the classroom and outside. It contradicts whatever character I've seen of him at the beginning of the series

Confident. Arrogant. Self-entitled. Yet still, popular with the girls. That is not the image of the him at the current, sitting by himself in the corner of the class and silently observing the rest of his mates settling out for break

As I took my first step, some chatter reached my ears

Inane things. mundane topics, nothing worthwhile to pay attention to. Perhaps the only thing I heard that catch my attention is the loud crashing sound in the classroom next to us

How annoying.

My eyes narrowed moments later as something crossed my mind

Isn't that Sakura's class? Then the commotion

Breaking into a sprint, I arrived amidst a crowd of children whispering to each other. The sound of something breaking resounded just up ahead along with the dull thud of flesh meeting flesh

Three boys were surrounding my sister with varying expressions on their face. Anger, contentment, satisfaction. And on the ground laid Sakura herself, one cheek bruised from a punch one of them had landed

A sharp breath escaped me. 

Isn't bullying against the school rules?

Where the fuck are those teachers? They ought to be intervening right now

I looked around to see no one. Absolutely no adult in sight except for the few who is walking by. As my eyes reached them, they diverted their eyes and pretend not to see anything

One of them include our own homeroom teacher

Figure

A stream of thoughts raced through my mind. I ransacked every Neuron for the sole purpose of figuring out what exactly to do without landing me in trouble

As was the case with all these stuck up institute, I am bound to be in trouble if I initiate them in violence. A fight then, is out of the equation

Talk them out? Yeah, that sounds like a good alternative. Especially with [Devil's Tongue] I could convince the bully to--

"What's wrong. Aren't you going to fight back?"

Another crash as one of the boys shoved my sister into a nearby desk. One of them sneered down at her, incensed by the Matou's silence

One of my eye involuntarily twitched

Are you fucking kidding me

Fight. Goddamn it. Just punch them in the nut or something. I only shook my head in frustration as Sakura turned to look at me with that pitiful shit on her face, like a goddamn kid

There was no anger, nor fear, just a subdued hint of resignation, as if such things were already familiar to her. And of course it did

It was somehow akin to looking at a mirror of my past self

-- Trash the bullies and rescue Sakura

Reward: 10 Points

Looking at the reward, at that point I no longer feel the need to hold myelf back

My fist impacted against the boy's cheek as I rushed forward from the crowd. He was sent tumbling to the ground in shock, allowing me to stomp on his face

These fuckers are hurting Sakura. Not as my sister, but as a lonely girl who couldn't be bothered to fight back, and for what? Just to satisfy their inherent sense of cruelty when faced with those weaker than them?

I swiveled around and socked the second one by the face. The kid, unused to serious retaliation from others of his age, let out a cry of pain. I turned to the third one to see him charging at me

Several years worth of street fighting instinct rushed back to me at once. Moving my body sideway, I evade the blind charge and brought my knees up to his chin. The kid's head snapped back in a painful motion

My elbow smashed into his face moments later. Gasps resounded throughout the hallway as blood spilled form the kid's nose. He crumble on one spot, leaving the two other staring at me in wide eye fear

My hand was faster than their feet. Two thick sound resounded across the hallway as the blows impacted agains their small bodies, leaving me standing above them with my fist bruised 

I am painfully aware of the two other gazes on me right now. One is predictably from Sakura, staring blankly at me from behind, and the other hidden among the crowd, sapphire eyes narrowed in suspicion

ignoring Rin's presence, I walked up to my sister and held out a hand. She reluctantly accepted it as I pulled her to her feet

"Let this be a warning to you..."

My cold voice resounded across the hallway, bringing shivers into all those involved at the scene

"...Do not mess with my sister again"

My threat left in a lame manner. Still, that seems to have got the point across

The lunch break ended in a relatively peaceful atmosphere after that. I finished my lunch with Sakura by my side and returned to class soon after, the previous matter seemingly coming to an end

"Matou-kun, please come to the principal's office after school"

And of course the fucking adults have to ruin it with their presence

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Well, I should have dealt with it in a more subtle way

The fact that my sister's "meek" character would be mistaken for apathy and contempt in the bully's eyes. They are easily triggered like that, or maybe it's just her natural disposition at works

[Masochistic Predisposition], as detailed in her FGO counterpart's skillset

Nonetheless, this proves to be a trouble I shouldn't overlook. Sakura is bullied at school, and my other self most likely have ignored it like the absolute douchebag he is

The wind beezed between us. Clouds rolled by in a peaceful manner, partially blocking out the gentle sunlight in the evening that shone down on our figure on the rooftop

"Why didn't you fight back?"

Standing alone on the rooftop, I called out to the purple-haired girl sitting eside me. As if barely acknowledging me, Sakura's blank eyes turned toward my figure in curiosity

"Obviously you could have surprised them with an attack or something. That pain endurance of yours should better be put to use by going on the offense"

People who can dish out a lot but can't take shit is the worst sort of fighter. On that account, I'm sure that my sister wouldn't even flinch if I were to knee her in the guts, given the experience she'd been through nder the hand of Zouken

So, the question remain, why the fuck didn't she fight back?

I stared curiously at my sister, who lowered her gaze from my line of sight as if to hide herself from something invisible

A whisper caught my ear in passing. I knelt down near her to hear it better

"Would anything change if I did?"

"What?"

"If I fight back, and I win, would anything change? Would the bullying stop, or would they worsen? Isn't it just better to accept it for what it is?"

"I didn't expect that defeatist attitude from you" I muttered, face scrunching up in frustration "Then again, it's probably expected"

For all that is is, Sakura is just a weak little girl who got the big L from life.

She's not someone who could stand for herself like her big sister, not someone who is ruthless as Shirou, and evidently not someone who would dare raise hand against her perpetrator

That's the point of her trauma which, at this point, apparently has not been cured yet

Where is Emiya and his harem-producing high jump when I need it?

Running a hand through my messy seaweed hair, the only thing I did at that moment was to sigh in exasperation

"Next time you're in trouble, don't be a pussy and just call me" I scoffed "Your trash of a big brother will handle it for you, until you can stand up for yourself at least"

Right now we're still quite young. My estimated guess is that she will meet Shirou during her first highschool year, who will then potentially cause her to develop feelings for him depending on the route

Until then, all Shinji Matou needed to do is fill in the gap of a responsible adult in her life

Realizing that my monologue had gone on too long, I waved at my sister

"Uh, yeah, that's that, I guess....see ya at home"

With that lame ass goodbye, I jumped off the rooftop and landed on the platform leading down below. 

The wind ruffled my clothe, bringing with it the quiet whisper of my sister that I soundly ignored

"...Is he really that Shinji?..."

Well, she caught on fast

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It doesn't take much to pull a Talk no Jutsu on the principal to absolve me of my crime. In the end, I was allowed home scot-free while the bully receive their deserving punishment

And to think all of that was avoided simply because I told him I have no interest in his bullshit. It appear as though [Devil's Tongue] is a more fucked up ability than I'd first expected

"Just how the fuck does this ability function exactly?"

The initial assumption that this skill increase my charisma is wrong seeing as my speech pattern remains the same. Yet still I was able to convince other people into doing seemingly ridiclous tasks

Is it a curse that makes people more submissive to my words? No, it wasn't that simple. Considering the other starting perk, this one must have it's own drawback

The only problem now is to identify that drawback before it can bite me in the ass later

I sighed and ran a hand through my hair, letting the frustration simmer down as I focus on the other subject that is currently plaguing me

Trash the bully and recue Sakura

Reward: 10 Points (Claimed) 

Points. Such a simple word for a frightening thing. Naturally, points is the currency to which the System operates on, as I have soon found out after completing the mission

RPG's have the concept of leveling up. You acquire XP points and fill up the bar to ascend to a new level,learn new skill, rinse and repeat. In this case Point is a substitute for both EXP and ability unlock

"Open shop"  I utter the command, watching in a bored manner as reality shifted around me

Time stopped. The world slowed down as color seems to bleed off from it, leaving me behind in a grey world filled with monotomous color sans for the thing in front of me

Current Point: 15

Tasks:

Train to improve your physical conditions-- 5 Points (Claimed)

Trash the bully and rescue Sakura-- 10 Points (Claimed) / (New)

The way these thing operate is similar to an omnpotent in game shop

What does that mean? Objectively speaking, I can acquire everything available in the System with enough Points, no matter how powerful they may be

I stared at the window 

"So I got my first reward today. In the future there will be more difficult tasks. Naturally, the amount of Points I gain will increase along with them"

In that case, I'll follow my gamer instinct and browse through the store for some options to strengthen myself

[Items] / [Abilities] 

There are two categories in the shop. One is items -- separate armaments that bring about benefits to your stats once equipped or used. Two is Abilities -- Ingrained skill that is available upon purchase

I chose the latter, seeing that at this time it's still too early to rely on a consumable-only build. Consumable is some OP shit if used right. I'm just not confident in using them the right way

Threatening Gesture -- 5 Points

Sickness Resistance -- 5 Points

Ambidextrous -- 5 Points 

Pain Resistance -- 5 Points

Fitness -- 10 Points

Perceptiveness -- 10 Points

Acrobatics -- 10 Points

Fatigue Resistance-- 10 points

Basic Martial Arts -- 15 Points

Basic Weapon Training -- 15 Points

Academic Prodigy -- 15 Points

Smoothtalker -- 15 Points

...

There were many other skils listed below, but none of them are available for purchase as of yet. Either because I don't have enough Points, or because my level is not high enough I genuinely don't know

I'm just going to grind the shit out of these thing anyway

It is with that mind set that I chose the one I believe would be most useful for me. [Fitnesse]

[Fitness] has been purchased

[Fitness] : Your body develop at a faster rate when exercising. Increase muscle gain. Increase fat reduction. Increase stat improvement during exercise

Current Point: 5

And that's that. The skill, innocious as it may be, would help me improve my stats in the future. That, coupled with the second skill would provide me with an easy way to cheat this game

 [Pain Resistance] has been purchased

[Pain Resistance] : You have an innate skill to override pain signal in the nerves. Any overwhelming physical sensation will automatically be dulled to an acceptable level

Current Points: 0

Looking at the numerous skills listed in the window, I sighed in regret

It would be good if I gather enough points to purchase [Fatigue Resistance] and create an exercising loop that would constantly improve my stats, but this skill will do. 

Reduced pain would make the entire ordeal bearable, at least

With that, I set off to the street and began my training. I threw on my favorite pair of T-shirts and ran down the street while screaming at the top of my voice

"YAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

I'm Shinji Matou, and I'm goign to make pain itself my bitch

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Several weeks passed as I slowly got accustomed to being in the child's body. The age backlash is still there, however they are mostly negated as time passed by

School is a welcoming adddition to your childhood I guess. 

With my new training schedule I managed to somewhat develop a healthy body. The two skills I purchased prove useful during the short time it takes to train myself, as the results are already showing themselves

Shinji Matou

HP: 10/10

MP: 290/290 (Atrophied)

Strength: 

Agility: Can outrun a large rat with some effort

Endurance: I just got hit by a kid but I'm okay

Mana: Above average. Can't be utilized

Luck: Above average. Nothing worthy of note otherwise

Perks: [Survival Instinct], [Absolute Rationality], [Devil's Tongue]

Skill: [Pain Resistance], [Fitness] 

It's going fine as long as I can see. However, the feeling of something missing is not lost on me

It's been several months and yet I have not seen a single threat to my life. Isn't it quite unusual for a Gamer, reincarnated fic like this?

The thing's too peaceful. It's too damn peaceful for me I'm starting to get paranoid

This is the Fate verse for fuck's sake. People get brutally maimed on a daily basis out of a Magus's convenience. And yet I'm still carefree as ever

It must be a trap. I thought

Something is going to go wrong. I just don't know how the fuck it will happen, but regardless, they're definitely coming

I'll just have to prepare myself for that eventual dilemma

After all, nothing can go right

What's the best thing that could happen?

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Yhprum's Law

"Everything that should go wrong, won't"