My family didn't know that I was fully activated, but that would change as soon as one of them decided to [Analyze] me, so I decided to come out clean to my parents about my meeting with Amaippu, and my subsequent system activation immediately. "Mum, Dad, can I speak to you in private?"
"Of course honey, are you all right?" They asked, with concern on their face.
"I'm fine; I just need to talk to you."
My parents followed me back to my room, where I told them that I had discovered an error in the Great System, that Amaippu had appeared before me, and that I was fully activated. "You're telling me that the Great System themself visited you personally," Dad said sceptically.
"[Analyze] me", I responded; they did and started to freak out a little.
"Ok, we can't let anyone know, or they'll take you away, and we'll never see you again," Mum said.
"We've got to get you a privacy ability or skill as fast as possible", Dad added.
"Calm down, Mum. Who is going to take me away."
"The royals will, and they'll tear you apart looking for a way to activate their children earlier."
"Seriously, that seems excessive."
"Are you kidding me? 4 to 10 extra years of system time is a huge boon. Almost everyone who has had that early an activation has at least reached level 200. The only ones that didn't were the ones captured by the King." Dad almost yelled at me.
"Sorry Dad, I didn't know." I was pretty frightened now.
"First of all, what are your stats" Mum demanded of me, and I told them without delay.
"YOU HAVE 137 INTELLIGENCE!!" Mum did actually yell at me.
"Not to mention, you've unlocked Luck," Dad said.
I gave them a minute to calm down after their second shock of the morning, then asked, "How do I get a privacy skill?"
"That's going to be easy enough with your wisdom, which by the way, is also ridiculous for your age. We need to use [Analyze] while you think about resisting it." Mum told me.
"Let's get started now then," I said.
"I have the higher level [Analyze]", Mum said. "Alec dear, could you go tell John and Gabriel that me and Kaitlen are having girl talk." Dad left my room, and Mum started to cast [Analyze] on me, over and over. It was about 10 minutes before I got my first notification.
FOR TRYING TO RESIST ANALYSIS, YOU HAVE UNLOCKED THE SKILL [Privacy I] OR THE ABILITY [Enigma I].
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"I got it Mum! But there's a choice, is that normal?"
"It's uncommon, but not unheard of; when you unlock a similar ability and skill at once, you are given a choice between them. Although with your luck score, you'll be getting these choices quite often."
"Can't I just unlock the other one again afterwards?"
"Theoretically, but it's exponentially harder to get a skill that is similar to an ability you already have."
"Ok. So, should I take [Privacy I] or [Enigma I]"
"Up to you, never take anyone's advice on skill choices but professionals."
"Give me [Enigma I] please, Great System."
YOU HAVE UNLOCKED THE ABILITY [ENIGMA I]
[Enigma I] You are harder to [Analyze]
"Now let's get that up to an acceptable level before someone else analyses you", Mum says, leaving no room for argument.
We spent the rest of the day in my room, with Mum and Dad switching out so they could refresh their Mana. By my bedtime, I had a swarm of notifications to read.
FOR TRYING TO RESIST ANALYSIS, YOU HAVE UPGRADED YOUR ABILITY [Enigma I] TO [Enigma II]
FOR TRYING TO RESIST ANALYSIS, YOU HAVE UPGRADED YOUR ABILITY [Enigma II] TO [Enigma III]
FOR… [Enigma III] TO [Enigma IV]
FOR… [Enigma IV] TO [Enigma V]
… TO [Enigma VI]
… TO [Enigma VII]
[Enigma VIII]
[Enigma IX]
[Enigma X]
FOR REACHING [Enigma X], YOU MAY EVOLVE YOUR ABILITY TO EITHER [Fake Stats I] OR [Mystery I]
[Mystery I] You are harder to [Analyze].
[Fake Stats I] You can display fake Stats when analyzed. Higher levels of [Analyze] can see your actual stats.
I chose [Fake Stats I] and set my stats to an average 6 year old's. "Good", Mum said, "but it needs to be flawless; we will be spending the next month working on your [Fake Stats] and evolving it as much as we can; we cannot be too cautious. You can talk and play with your brothers, but no one else."
And that's how the next month of my life passed, I evolved [Fake Stats] to [Fake Class] and finally into [Fake Abilities IV]. Each evolution giving me more options to change my Status and more protection from [Analyze]. During this time, I also learnt tons of abilities and skills.
YOU HAVE UNLOCKED THE ABILITY [Movement Speed VI]
YOU HAVE UNLOCKED THE SKILL [Breathe]
YOU HAVE UNLOCKED THE ABILITY [Sleep IX]
YOU HAVE UNLOCKED THE SKILL [Analyze]
YOU HAVE UPGRADED YOUR ABILITY TO [Endurance VIII]
YOU HAVE UNLOCKED THE ABILITY [Strength Boost I]
YOU HAVE UNLOCKED THE ABILITY [Agility Boost I]
YOU HAVE UNLOCKED THE ABILITY [Perception Boost I]
YOU HAVE UNLOCKED THE ABILITY [ Boost III]
YOU HAVE UNLOCKED THE ABILITY [Constitution Boost I]
YOU HAVE UNLOCKED THE ABILITY [Intelligence Boost I]
YOU HAVE UNLOCKED THE ABILITY [Charisma Boost I]
YOU HAVE UNLOCKED THE ABILITY [Luck Boost I]
YOU HAVE UNLOCKED THE ABILITY [Wisdom Boost I]
YOU HAVE UNLOCKED THE ABILITY [Magic Boost I]
YOUR ABILITIES HAVE MERGED INTO THE ABILITY [Stat Boost II]
[Movement Speed VI] You can run faster.
[Breathe] You can spend stamina to inhale more oxygen, allowing your muscles to work more efficiently.
[Sleep IX] Your need for sleep is decreased.
[Analyze] Spend Mana to see the information or status of your target. The more Mana spent, the more detailed and accurate your data is.
[Stat Boost II] Increases the effectiveness of all your unlocked stats.
I had the option to choose between a skill and an ability for [Stat Boost]. I decided on the ability, as I had decided to go for an ability build for this life.