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»Saved.
『»Locating designated user….』
『»User Found.』
『»Searching Existing Skill….』
『»Found one skill.』
『»Skill Matched.』
『»Upgrading….』
『»68%….』
『»88%….』
『»95%….』
『»100%….』
『»Upgrading Completed.』
『»The lock hidden skill «Limiter Burst» has been upgraded and change into «Singular Key»』
『»Implementing directive authority to the user...』
『»Transfer Complete.』
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『»Intitiating….』
I never would have thought that a day will come where after simply waking up from my bed, I will find myself having this amazing ability.
Yes, I think this is an illusion; being played by my own mind. But the truth hits harder than anything else. I try stretching my arm into it but my hand only pass through like from a hologram. The small transparent window with a written "You have received a special gift. Tap this to open." Create another panel indicating some sort of system program on saving process.
『»Autosaving…』
『»Autosaved Completed』
『»Checking progress…』
『»Progress confirmed』
『»Notif: You are now Level 0』
『»Tip: You can now use «Save slots» to saved and load every checkpoint』
The panel minimize and autoplace itself at the top-right edge of my vision. A window pop out again showing 5 slots for saving. The first slot has already been used as an autosaving point. The rest of four are the only available for me to use. After exiting this window, a small three bar icon is created at the bottom-left of my vision.
The first thing I do is to quickly try the said functions whether it works the way I understood it. After saving to the usable [1st slot] and quickly reloading, I didn't notice any change within my room. So I change my way by going to the dinning room and initiate the loading sequence of the [1st slot]. Everything within my vision instantaneous change from the dining room into my room where I took the first save. Everything happened faster than the blink of my eyes.
"I-It work!"
I quickly wear my uniform, eat some breakfast and head out. My mind is excited on what should I do with this skill and the other possible scenario where this ability truly shine the most. With that train of thoughts, I found myself already in the university and at the front of my classroom where my first subject of my course should be taking in
I take my seat while pondering how am I going to test it again. Our professor come in and shout out, announcing something to the whole class.
“okay everyone, we a surprised quiz today!”
“””noooo…"""
"""..ahh...”””
Almost everyone cry in agony, except for those few who still remember the previous lesson.
I quickly used the first slot to save this time and focus on the test. It ask me if I want to overwrite my first morning saved and I subconsciously accept it. The notification have new message that it successfully saved at the first slot. I fill every question to the best of my knowledge while memorizing the questions and the context of it for later checking.
Time quickly fast by for me and then, our professor suddenly announcing to everyone.
“time’s up.”
This mark the end of the test. Everyone let out of a sigh of relief. After giving my paper at the front, I quickly look at my notes to see if I got most of the questions. Quite shockingly, I will not going to barely passed that one. Suddenly, my classmate seated at my left side and the one at the back give me a pitiful look and patting my back.
“Don’t worry, brother. There will be next time.”
“That’s right. Also, we will join you on your summer class if you happened to fail this time hahaha”
I simply shrugged while both of them laugh around. Now, I’m going to use the load functions again. If this work like how it did in the morning, then there should be no problem.
In an instant, I can see myself at the time where our professor is giving us the surprise quiz paper to our class president for distribution.
“crazy”
I blurted out in low voice but my classmate closer to me heard my amazement which they misunderstood as I didn’t prepare for this. The one in the front and her left side, both of them giggled. The one next to me and the one at the back again, sympathize to me and their intrusive thought came out.
“I know right. She’s really crazy for suddenly giving us a test out of nowhere~”
“She really did hold some grudge on us just because we are always the best out her classes.”
“Shut your mouth, Hayashi and Inoue. I can hear you two!!”
The atmosphere within the class lighten up while I found myself in trances as I receive the test paper and subconsciously pass the rest at the back. I fill out every question again but this time, most of answers this time are correct.
After the test, our teacher only said that the rest of our time on her is only a self-study due to her having some urgent matter needed to attend. I quickly reconfirmed my answers through my notes and I can see that most of it are correct.
Although not perfect, passing the test should be enough for now.
“It seems like you did better on that surprised quiz, huh?”
“that’s one interesting expression for success.”
“Yeah.”
We went on our usual routine but I’m more excited for the next thing I will going to do on my new ability. Since no one will even remember me when I go back in time, I should try to do something I normally can't do. Now, I am thinking of confessing to one of our class beauties. I know things can get ugly and I can only earn some shameful, embarrass and rejection through this attempt. But still, I want to try doing this..
Stolen novel; please report.
Her name is Fumiko February
A classmate of mine with a golden hair, firm, and dignified aura around her but still kind and warm to everyone.
Break time comes in and everyone disperse on their own. Before she and her other close friend move out, I steeled myself and walk closer to them. Everyone noticed it and look at me. My heart beat faster but I force myself and ask her.
“m-may I take your time for a moment please?”
I can feel my classmates of their gaze, with amaze, curious, pitiful, and concern. February-san still have her calm look. A seemingly long hour but probably a few seconds passed by and her answer can be heard along with her gentle smile.
“sure.”
“Please follow me.”
We walk out of the class as she simply follow me until we isolated ourselves from the other. We reach the area above the building, the sunny weather welcomed the two of us at this rooftop. I look at her in which she stop slightly a distance away from me.
"Thank you f-for taking your time and following me up here."
"Hm, not at all."
She brush her hair that keep being blew by a cool breeze. I wasted no time and went on it.
“You see, I-I may only have average face and comes from a simple but humble family, however, I still wan to… tell you this.”
I took a deep breath and say out loud.
“February, I like you. Please go out with me!”
I bow and reach my hand out as I confessed to her.
She remain silently standing in front of me based on her shadow. Though, in a minute, I can hear her clear voice.
“Hm, I accepted. But I want you to know this too, I feel the same. Please take care of me from now on.”
She bowed down while firmly accepting my confession.
I immediately find that shockingly unbelievable that my body went straight for a moment and reconfirm her words.
“Re-really? I mean...there's a lot of better guy out there and you choose to accept my confession? You really like me too?”
She meekly look at the side with a flush cheek.
“Well, to tell you the truth. I'm already looking a way for us talk and get closer. But our classmates and my best friends prevent me from having some time for myself. However, your confession really saved me of the work. Thank you.”
She giggled while saying that the feeling is mutual.
Another unexpected events happened due to simply having an option to be freed from the negative consequences. Suddenly, I heard a low whispering coming out from the door leading up here. I can see our classmate; which most likely her friends and mine too, peeking on us. February also notice and only wave at them.
I want to save this precious moment. So my mind invoke the save function and fill the empty slot 5 with this scenario. At the same time, I want to confirm the credibility of her words about having a feeling towards me. The world change once again and the scene before me return back to the quiz announcement.
I'm still bewildered that I repeated the word “crazy” again. The scene replay exactly how I saw before. But my eyes find itself toward February and there, giggled but when our eyes met. She happily wave back at me. You can see that she fascinated to what happening here at my side and to myself.
However, Her gaze are truly filled with adoration for me. I quickly avert my eyes from her. While being flustered, I say to myself.
“It really is true.”
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///February's POV///
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The afternoon went by and the sun almost settle down. Students from different courses can be seen walking out with their own group for their after-school destination A black car move and stop in front of the gate as I walk out of the university. Then, a female in black uniform comes out from the driver seat to open the door. I went inside and she goes back to the driver seat to drive the car away. She look at me through the rearview mirror.
"You look happy, my lady. Did something good happened?
"Yes, it is. He finally took the courage and confess to me. Quite adorable, isn't it~"
I operate the holographic window that pop out inside the car. It contain the appointment I need to attend this afternoon. Then, I notice one of it recently added to the list and under the priority matter category. I urge her for some extra explanation.
"What is this?"
"It was delivered to us this morning. They finally decided to hold the meeting and it will happen in this evening; the exact time and location is written on the message. All guilds and government representatives around the world will be attending this special occasion. On another note, all of the attendees shows their strong desire for your participation on this event. They already sent their compensations for the inconveniences it will cause to you."
"Is that so? Then let head first to our manufacturing site and get "that" items we created for this moment."
"Yes, my lady."
She tap the small panel at her side and change the navigation to the site. I sort my plan and the prepared talk for this event.
"They really took their time deciding whether all of us should team up and work together. However, the system message probably hit everyone harder than reality. They finally understand that this is a catastrophic event and human will be put on the brink of extinction if anyone remain idle."
Two days earlier, a huge window appear at the sky of every major cities in every countries around the world. It contain the message that the earth has been selected to be a participant. It didn't state anything other than that but the panel also have the countdown of this unknown event. At the same time, the fluctuations of people who awaken with abilities emerged in large quantities.
The hidden guilds who already formed to help the other awakener and prevent the misuse of abilities, have been revealed to the public on that same day. This settle the panic created by this sudden abnormal phenomenon.
I look outside and mesmerize to every establishment being lighten up, marking the beginning of the evening. My mind begin to recall everything I did up until this point.
I'm fully aware about the existence of otherworlder because I saw them. You can even say that I haven't see them contradicting my first statement. This is because my past and future selves conclude on their own to create the current me. I am the product of all of myself combined works.
I know they will come to us.
I know the extent of their power.
But who will going to believe me?
Using all of my [Past mistakes] and [Future Knowledges], I begin to prepare for their upcoming invasion.
I, who already have this sort of abilities from my very first existence, tried to search for anyone with similar power. But no single human had been found. Not until my age reach 15, only then, the reported by my men contain 20 people with a record of exerting power beyond natural phenomenon of our world. From then on, 1 or 2 awakener keep appearing every 2-3 months all around the world.
As expected outcome, human form their own group. And this group turn into a guild. Although it was created behind the public, the government already playing with them under the public eyes.
I create my own small business as early as I can to generate income, and evolve this into a company and quickly make it rise into an international private company that owning a medium and heavy industries; mostly armaments. It didn't have any shareholders. That's why the February family are now fully well-known.
However, everything I did is for this sake. It will finally bear fruit.
"Once again, with better outcome. I can see a much brighter future than the one I already saw."
-end of prologue