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Even though it's not something a young boy will notice, Sakura has been eyeing me a lot nowadays.
In the hallway of my bedroom. On the street I walk. Even at school I could feel her gaze lingering on me. It is ike a persistent presence, only vanishing when I directly acknowledge it
I looked behind me. There was no one there. Right now I'm standing alone in my room, and yet the feeling of being observed had yet to go away
Heaving a sigh, I continued with my workout
I understand from experience kids are bound to take interest in everything they deem abnormal. No doubt my recent stunt at school renewed her interest in a Shinji with erratic behavior.
How do I deal with this problem?
It's best if I leave this matter for now. Knowing how normal kids behave, her interest in me will soon be gone. In the mean time, I have better things to worry about than my sister's erratic behavior
"four hundred ninety eight"
"Four hundred ninety nine"
"Five hundred. Heck yeah" I rolled to my back and let out a silent, breathless cheer
- Complete 500 pushups in one day (+5 points)/ Claimed (New)
That's the total reached for today. Fifty set for 10 pushups each set. Strength and dexterity is not a prequesite to this exercise. I merely use it to increase my stamine
My training has been going well so far. With [Pain Resistance] and [Fitness] aiding with intensive physical workouts, my statistics have gain a noticeable improvement over the last few weeks.
The downside is that my family has started to wonder if I truly am the Shinji from before with all the pointless (in their view) exercising I did
I may be stupid, but I'm not stupid enough to know what happens when a self-insert doesn't cover his track well
The following days, I decided to distance myself from my sister, and to an extent Matou Zouken, who has begun to take notice of me the very day I came home from school
"Where are you going, Shinji?"
"I'm going outside, duh"
"I can see that. And what are you intending to do outside?"
"Uh..." I turned away from the bastard's scrutinizing eye "Taking a walk, visiting a friend, having some fresh air, or something like that...." I suppressed a wince and glance away from him
Good job Shinji. A spectacular lie like that wouldn't fool even the stupidest of kids
[Devil's Tongue] has been activated
Except it did?
The notification popped up just as my grandfather nodded. He returned back inside the house, leaving me alone at the doorstep. Slowly, I put on my shoes, before running out of the house as fast as I caan
...
Fucking hell. Does this thing turn everything I said into a nat20?
Just a bit closer to heaven, baby
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Speaking of being closer to heaven, there's a certain priest I need to take care of to ensure Canon's smooth sailing
I should kill him before he can become a threat. Or at least, more than a threat he already is
Drenched in sweat, I sat on the bench on the park, the patch of land shaded by the tree above me. As I finished my workout, thoughts about my future started plaguing my head, leading to a contemplative bout about what to do at the present
I have plenty of time until the Fifth holy Grail War. In that time, many events could happen, influencing the course of the story. It would not be underplaying if I were to say the fate of the entire city is on the line should one incongruity be found
And yet here I am, unable to even gain a lick of power from the supposed ascendant system famed for its cheat-granting ability. All I get is a point system barely usable with my current stat and a charisma skill to compensate for my lacking physical ability.
It sounds overpowered on paper but...the fuck I'm going to do against people who do not waste words to eliminate trash like me? I''ll have to be careful to remain alive
"Yeah, wait. I have the point system, don't I? If I can do something that enable the system to reward me, I can use those points and buy power-ups for myself"
Or so I thought, but reality reminded me of how sour its lemon is the moment I opened the task window
Matou Shinji
Current Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Based on your actions, the character's alignment may be influenced through quests and variations of innate skills may be altered in late game
Daily task:
- Run 10km in 60 minutes (+5 points)
- Complete 500 pushups in one day (+5 points) / (Claimed)
- Purchase / Obtain a personal weapon (+10 points)
- Learn the concept of the Matou's family Magecraft (+10 points)
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At first glance they may seem like mundane tasks given to fill the game, but the further you go down, the more you start to realize they weren't your usual fetch quests
My eyes twitched at the following lines
Campaign task:
- Meet Emiya Shirou (+50 points)
- Kill Emiya Shirou (+50 points)
- Meet Kirei Kotomine (+30 points)
- Kill Kirei Kotomine (+120 points)
- Kill Matou Zouken (+150 points)
- Meet Gilgamesh, King of Heroes (+150 points)
- Kill Gilgamesh, King of Heroes (+?? [Text:/Value])
And further down, the content just become more and more and more absurd
Special Tasks:
- Summon a Servant of your own (+200 points)
- Kill an Archer Servant (+500 points)
- Kill a Rider Servant (+500 points)
- Kill a Saber Servant (+500 points)
- Kill a Lancer Servant (+500 points)
- Kill a Caster Servant (+500 points)
- Kill a Berserker Servant (+500 points)
- Win the Holy Grail War (+2,000 points)
It even accounts for that possibility!
"Are you fucking kidding me?! You want me to become the main character or something!!?"
I flipped out at the air. Somehow, the system seems to acknowledge that, as it sheepishly glitched for a few times at my gesture
As a casual gamer, the reward/difficulty is off the chart
Even if you offer me 10,000,000 points to partake in that god forsaken shitfest, I still won't accept. Because let's face it, 500 points? Yeah it ain't much. 2,000 points? Certainly desirable, but not something I can't grind the fuck out without fear of losing my life
...
Okay, the 5,000 points is tempting, but I would rather be alive than be strong. Then again, to be strong is to be alive. What said I won't be a random casualty when the War comes?
"Let's think about this calmly" I took a deep breath "Since I have a choice not to participate in the war, there's nothing for me to worry about. ALl I have to do is avoid the red flags leading to my death"
Which isn't that hard to do. I know all the routes by heart and can recall any interactive decisions made in the game. Shinji is mostly a reactionary type of character, so it won't be a challenge to improve on that
Worst case scenario, I can run away from home once Stay Night starts
I nodded wisely
"For now I guess I can grind on those smaller quests. There's an almost infinite amount of them to clear. I might just give myself some useful ability to prepare for things if they hit the fan"
I stood up from my spot and crouched down, one foot place in front of the other in a poise
A gust of wind whizzed through me. I started running
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Travelling a far distance from the starting spot, I remembered panting my lungs out when the run is finally over. Unfortunately enough, I forgot how sprinting for kilometers can tire the body out.
Luckily my kid metabolism make me recover fast enough to finish before the time limit
Task
- Run 10km in 60 minutes (+5 points)/ Claimed (New)
I slowed to a walk, feeling my breath come out in rough exhales.
With [Pain Resistance] to dull the feeling of fatigue and [Fitness] to accelerate my body growth, I soon stabilize my breathing down to a manageable level
Dexterity has increased
Dexterity has increased
Endurance has increased
Although I now have enough to purchase one of the lower ranked skills like [Ambidextrous] or [Intimidation], my instinct is telling me to save it for later
My eyes surveyed the district I'm in. No familiar house in sight. That means I've ran without thoughts and gotten myself lost somewhere far from my home
Drat. Now it'll be a pain to find my way back considering I don't even rememebr the Matou residence address from before
I turned around and was about to go find a police box when a familiar voice called out to me
"You there"
"?"
A girl is standing before me with hands on her hip while leanign forward. It was Rin Tohsaka
The girl is wearing casual outdoor clothe with a basket of fruits in her hand. Her glare aimed at me with severe intensity, leaving me puzzled as to the reason why she is being hostile toward me
"Yo, bitch"
"A good morning to you to, Matou" She stated with her eyes narrowed "Were you following me just now?"
????
"No, no, of course not" I raised both hand in a surrendering gesture "I'm simply lost right now. If I have taken fancy to some girl, I would have followed them at night where nobody will see me"
"For some reason, that does not alleviate my concern at all" She took in a sigh
"It shouldn't. So if you will excuse me if I have somewhere to --"
"But, well, since you're here, let me thank you on behalf of Sakura"
She cut my words in half. For the third time, I was puzzled by Rin's seemingly out of nowhere dialogue
It was as though she was possessed by an Oblivion NPC and her voice scripted by Bethesda. I secretly wait for her to start asking if I go to the Cloud district very often, just so I can use my non-existent "Fus Ro Dah" on her
"You do realize that I rarely talk with her at school, right?" I raised an eyebrow "I know you're her sister, but to thank another for a responsibility he did not fulfill is just shameless"
"No, it's not that. The other day you stood up for her in front of the school against those bullies. I just want to express my gratitude to your action "
While saying this, she looked to the side. I only scrutinize her face. When confirming that there is no hypnosis at work, I let out a sigh
"There's nothing to thank me about"
"No, don't give me that expression. I truly mean it" My next sentence held her rebuttal at bay ".A good brother would have made sure Sakura can stand up against them without my intervention, but I have to resort to violence as the first resort. Thank me when that happens"
Without sparing another word, I walked right pass her. Though I am curious, what Rin is doing at the market is not my problem. I should use this chance to fulfill another one of the tasks I got
Hm. It's fortunate I can pull all my money out of the inventory anywhere I want. There's something I want to buy
"Hey, auntie, that's some pretty good knives you got there. How much do they cost?"
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+1 Butcher knife added to your inventory
+1 Chef Knife added to your inventory
+1 Pocket knife added to your inventory
The limited money in my pocket ended up being exchanged for this range of weaponry. The armaments are not very impressive by TYPEMOON standard. But I can now confidently face off against an adult. All in all, a good trade
More over, there's a trick to this that I can utilize
"Open space"
The air around me rippled. The sharp tip emerged, and a single knife shot out of it into the tree in front of me.
The blade pierced through the trunk effortlessly, leaving the hilt embedded deeply into it
I can forcefully expel items out from my inventory.
It is a surprising function that costs no Mana. Theoretically, the inventory is a stagnant space in which no motion exists. But the normal summon and equip function can instigate change
If there is change, there must be motion. From that hypothesis, I tested out. The experiment worked wonders when I manipulate the direction of change applied to internal spatial vectors to my advantage
The force behind the ejection can also be controlled. I can shoot out knives repeatedly at the force of a bullet with enough concentration. This, combined with the omnidirectional space that can be opened up virtually anywhere, opened up new possibilities
I watched as the knife soon dematerialized, and reappeared in the window of my inventory
Due to the Player's own Integrity, a Personal Skill has been created
[Pocket Space]
- A subclass of inventory, your pocket space automatically stored any weapons with the qualification of "Projectile" or "Ammunition" under them. Upon activation, the selected item will be automatically expelled forward at lethal velocity
While the inventory space remain the same, Pocket Space has been divided into its own storage.
+20 Inventory slot
So I have a discount version of Babylon Gates replicated using the Inventory. That's great news
Moreover, now I just completed another task
- Purchase / Obtain a personal weapon (+10 points) / Claimed (New)
Alright, 20 points in total. That should make for--
Due to inventing a Personal Skill, all task reward for today has been doubled (20 x 2 = 40)
Huh?
I looked at the multiplier window in front of me. My eyes trailed down at the value displayed at the bottom in confusion
40 points in total? That would be enough to purchase some really useful skills, right?
Feeling tempted by the big cash, I open the system shop, and look at the most volatile skills I can afford to buy
Counter attack (40 points)
Enhanced Projectile (40 points)
Luck Up (40 points)
Beginner Curse Resistance (40 points)
After reading the descriptions of some of them, a frown crossed my face.
This is a mismatched collection of passives and actives. Some I don't even know what their name means. From my experience, the more obscure a skill name is, the less you should buy them, because chances are they would be shit
So I chose the [Luck Up] option
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3 months passed by peacefully
I have been steadily gaining points by completing tasks everyday. The hard part is that the difficulty of daily tasks scale with level and physical strength, so I can't cheese it like before
It was when I am walking from school back to home that a presence made itself known to me. Curiosity peaked, I round the corner to the park where I practice every day, only to see someone I didn't expect to see leaning againt the tree
Blonde hair. Red eyes. A gaze chock full of arrogance and disregard for dignity silently stared at me
He is Gilgamesh, the king of Heroes. He is the one who held the weapon that separates the Heaven and Earth. He is the start of Men and the end of Gods
Currently, he is also a Shota
"...."
"...Holy shit. Why are you a kid?"
"Now isn't that rude"
The blonde child before me only smirked. His expression soon faltered at my bewilderment, casting a resentful look at his own child-like appearance
"Judging from your reactions, you must already knew who i am" The kid rubbed his chin "Though you probably didn't expect me to show up in this form"
A shake of the head is my only answer
I wasn't that surprised I was found out by him. Gil did have an item that grants unlimited omniscience at the start of the series. Him using it to investigate me is completely in character
"Well, no matter. It appears you're not exactly Shinji Matou from this timeline either" He eventually shrugged "Not my business, so why bother?"
"Huh..." The conclusion made me dumbfounded
Is it fine for a Fate/Stay night antagonist to be this chill?
To think the one who I'm most worried about turns out to be so reasonable made me feel relieved. At the same time, I realize the timeline might have changed compared to the original
He did say I am not from this timeline "either". Is Gilgamesh's identity somehow changed during the course of the war? But then going by the corresponding events, the Fuyuki fire did exist, and Kirei Kotomine's existence as a priest have been confirmed
Tokiomi could have summoned a different iterations of Gil. Then the course of the war would have changed. Disregarding that, there would have been no need for the orphans...
All this thinking is making me retarded, so I could only sigh and approach the Shota Servant
"Do you want to go get some ice cream?"
Gilgamesh raised an eyebrow
"Are you serious right now?"
"Well, you've shown that you aren't planning to kill me right now" I replied helplessly "Just for formality's sake. If you really don't want to go--"
"That's not the point. Why go get ice cream when I can provide us on my own?"
He snapped his finger. At that moment, reality around us twisted. Golden splendor poured forth from the materialized portals as two ice cream cones fell into his hand
Kid Gil hand me the chocolate one
Speechlessly, I took it
"...."
"Hey, do does that mean we're friends now?"
"...I guess"
Task completed
- Meet Gilgamesh, King of Heroes (+150 points) / Claimed (New)
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When night had fallen, I laid in my bed, still struggling to wrap my head around the things I've done today
So I've just shared some ice cream with the oldest Heroic Spirit in history. And possibly made acquaintances with him. None of this makes sense.
The world I'm in does not make sense
I turned around and groaned into the pillow
What's next? With just one variable, my plan has been overturned. What could possibly make this worse than it already is?
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