"I didn't expect to see your ugly mug again."
"Oh come on~ I'm the one that did you a favor, you know~"
Standing in front of me is the bastard with a William Smirk. His name is /!-*@$, He's got White Hair and Eyes, and he's got a pale skin. He's the one who got me here in the first place. He's also a god, but i don't really care about that part. "I did summon you here for a very good reason, so don't worry~"
Suddenly, An interface popped up in front of me. It was the kind you'd see if you play RPGs. Health Bars, Magic Bar, Stats, Jobs/Class, Skill Lists, Passives, and How much EXP I need to Level Up. It also had my name, And a portrait of my face, Albeit with the new body rather than the old one.
My look of confusion was pretty clear to the boy, and at the sight he only chuckles. "It would be nice if you explained something. or is this just a funny little joke that you like?"
"Right! Sorry, sorry." He chuckles again before approaching the UI. "I Forgot to tell you this last time, But Hernliorn runs on an RPG System. Goblins, Elves, Humans. They all level up, They have their own specialized jobs that have skills and passives, et cetera et cetera."
All this just sounds like a game. Don't tell me... "You telling me that i'm in somebody's video game right now?"
"I would say that video games predated the birth of Hernliorn, actually! See, the story of this world is t--"
"No, I Don't need to hear about how some demon guy managed to kill a demon lord." I quickly replied to make sure that He doesn't go off on a tangent.
"Girl. A Half-Demon Girl killed the demon lord. anyway, The reason why i summoned you here is because i need you to Assign yourself a name, Distribute your stats, usual character creation stuff."
"Why... didn't i just do that before i got myself here?"
"I Forgot." He flashes a silly face with an audible "Tee-hee~". What an asshole.
I sigh as i get working to doing the thing that he told me to do. But before i do that, the EXP bar suddenly goes ham, Levelling me up to... Level 30. I'm kind of surprised, because i didn't expect to get that much from that place. But also, why is it suddenly counting up the XP I got now instead of when i killed them?
Whatever. There was arrows on the numbers that were my stats. It was high time i... Minmax? no, that's a bad idea.
My starting stats are pretty low, Especially Intelligence. But considering i've got a whole lot of stat points to distribute, That's no problem... Atleast, i thought it would be no problem.
As it turns out, i kinda dumped it all on Strength, Agility, and Endurance. So i kind of ended up with High Physical Stats, and Everything else on the low side. Even Luck.
I wonder how that's gonna pan out in the future.
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Anyway, That's done. It's time to... Change my name, Age, and everything.
Except it looks like he's done everything again without asking me how i feel about it. This time, i think it's fine. because i don't think i can come up with a better fake identity, so i do actually owe him for this one. After that though, i'm pretty much done with this whole character creation thing.
Here's an Overview:
Name: Katarina Nadezdha
Level 30 Human Gunslinger
Health: 5657/5657
Mana: 601/601
Strength: 90 Charisma: 68
Endurance: 100 Intelligence: 50
Agility: 125 Wisdom: 65
Perception: 105 Magicka/Magic Affinity: 60
Skills:
[Lv.5 Fanning] [Lv. 11 Weapon Overcharge] [Lv. 26 Augmentation - Bullet Time] [ Lv. 30 True Shot]
Magic:
[Lv. 1 Elemental Shots] [Lv. 20 Controlled Ricochet] [Lv. 30 Magic Bullet - Unending]
Passive:
[Lv. 1 Augmentation - Authorization] [Lv. 5 Augmentation - Music Player] [Lv. 15 Augmentation - Heads Up Display] [Lv. 30 Augmentation - Enhancement Surgery]
So i still have my Augs, huh... Would've been nice if i had those Earlier. At the very least, they're not showing up on my body, so that's a great relief. I never wanted to look like a freak, but i had to be strong if i wanted to be a pretty good merc.
"So... I might have took your augments, turned them into skills and passives, and maybe, probably, i don't know... I forgot to tell you."
"You always seem to forget this kind of shit, )(!*&%." Always the crucial details.
"Speaking of forgetting something, I did also remember about something else. Your backstory! Which you're going to forget as soon as we're done here." I kind of expected this, considering this is the kind of person he is, But still. What the fuck?
"What if i don't want that?"
"Too bad!"
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That was weird.
A White void, and then nothing. I slowly move my hands away from the orb, blinking a few while i watch runes swirls around the orb. the receptionist seems unfazed. He probably doesn't know what happened, or he's used to it. He's writing up another paperwork, this time it's about my identity and all that. Once he was done, He walks up towards a room.
As i waited for him to issue me a new ID, I looked towards the group again, Who's currently making up some kind of plan that involved building defenses, switching groups in order to lessen the exhaustion that they'll have when fighting... a whole horde of monsters in two or three consecutive days.
Jesus, that's alot of monsters to kill.
As i watched them plan, More and more adventurers would show up. Some saying that they're from another country or kingdom to assist in the whole monster slaughter thing.
One in particular had a person following them. The girl dressed like a viking, and the person following her. He was way bigger than her. He must have been 9 feet tall. He also had a huge beard, and a big wizard coat with a big collar and hat. Apparently, He's a familiar.
Okay, but enough about that. My ID Is here. Inspecting it, It had... My name! was this randomly generated by Him?
"So this is my name, huh...?" I muster to myself. The receptionist interrupts. "It could be the first name that could've come to your mind. If it's not your real name, then feel free to come back to us once you remember."
So it's not my actual name. or is it? I don't really know. Anyway, other than my name, It had this body's Age, Race, Occupation [which was Gunslinger], and other trivial stuff. Weirdly enough, It doesn't have my date of birth, and the place where i was born. It's very convenient, though.
"Say, Can i become an adventurer right now, or do i have to do that when they're done dealing with the whole monster horde thing?" I asked the receptionist. Considering i'll be here for long, i might as well get a job. "Not really. The guild's in emergency, so you'll have to wait for a week or two." Ah, well damnit.
"Ah, well whatever, i suppose." I shrug and say goodbye to the man as i walk out of the place, excusing myself as i walk by the group as they stare at me.
After a bit of walking, I finally see the outside. Blue sky, Bustling Crowds, and Buildings galore. I can finally smell that fresh air, instead of the constant polluted, pungent air that i had to endure in Tokyo. It's nice.
The question is, where do i go?