All franchises used in this story weren't mine. If they were, I wouldn't write a fan's fiction now, would I?
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STORY'S STRUCTURE:
"Example." = Character speaking.
"Example." = Character thinking.
Example = System's prompt.
Example = SFX.
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STORY'S TAGS:
18+
Adult
Beastkin/Demi-Humans
Beautiful Female Leads
Cheat
Demons
Dragons
Elves
Gods and Goddess
Harem
Heroes and Heroines
Human/Non-Human Relationship
Level System
Manipulative Male Lead
Mature
Middle Age World
Mind Control/Manipulation
Modern World
Overpowered Male Lead
Perverted Male Lead
Skill Assimilation/Steal
Slave Harem
Sword and Magic
Time-Skip
Transmigration
World-Hopping
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STORY'S WARNING:
Gore
Profanities
Sexual Contents
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—[FATE/STAY NIGHT ARC: THE BEGINNING]—
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When my awareness returned, my eyes snapped open; my muscle tensed; my breath was short, rapid and ragged. I viewed my surrounding area and I found a plain white space… Everything in that place was white; the ceiling, the walls, and the floor. I slowly calmed down, my tense body relaxed, and my knees felt like jelly, shaking strongly. I almost crumbled on the spot, but I forced myself to stand still.
"Fuck! Was that a dream?" I asked myself loudly. My mind had yet to reach equilibrium. I quickly and forcefully calmed down my breath… I inhaled and exhaled the air alternately… In and out… Rinse and repeat. Finally, I reached the balance, by which the panic didn't mess with my comprehensive ability anymore.
My name was ██████ ████, I was 20-years-old and single. I lived alone since I dropped out of my school when I was in 11th grade and ran away from my hometown because of my cowardice. I wouldn't talk about this cowardice in details because recalling it gave me complicated feelings. Anyhow, after running away from my hometown, I lived in a city far away from my hometown, working in a construction firm. I had been working in that firm for years, paving my way from a mere grunt to a field leader.
Despite my stable income and career, I stayed single by my own choice. It wasn't as if I was asexual or anything. On the contrary, I was very sexually active because of my high libido. I stayed single to evade the complication in a romantic relationship if I had ever decided to start one…after all, my major expenditure was for calling hookers than anything else.
Oh, I must add something very important in regards to my personality; I was a sociopath. Could you imagine what kind of a man I had been with the fusion of high libido and sociopathy? I wasn't what you might call a decent human being. Regardless, I could hide my sociopathy behind my carefully crafted mask of a semi-decent human being in front of my team and higher-ups, though I honestly didn't care about what people thought of me.
…And so, you have the short summary of my previous life.
Let's return back to the topic at hand. There was a reason behind my panic attack. You see, I had a very vividly gruesome dream. In which I died after a steel beam in the construction site fell down on me, crushing my body and killing me instantly. Be that as it may, I finally calmed down. Right after that, a holographic white window appeared in front of my face. It surprised me, making me jump back in reflex. And yet, my view fixed on the black text written in the window.
[You died. Do you want to play NEW GAME+?]
[YES] [NO]
"I am dead as dead can be, huh?" I mumbled in a mix of incredulity acceptance; my acceptance to my death showed that deep down I knew that it wasn't a dream as I tried to convince myself; a part of me realized it was real... that I had truly died...
I quickly bounced back from my lowest state when I watched the window. It reminded me of those LitRPG stories, in which the main character died, received a power that made them live like a character in roleplaying videogames, and got transported to another world. I was a fan of that type of stories from 5th grade to 10th grade. After that, I had little time to read because I was busy to earn a living.
"Does this mean I am going to get power and another chance to live again?" I mumbled faintly as I eyed the window with a look, which displayed a mixture of expectancy and doubt.
Regardless of my feelings, I soon made my decision, picking my choice — the [YES] panel. When I poked the panel, I felt nothing; it was similar to poke empty air. And yet, my choice was acknowledged and the window disappeared before another one appeared; the text written in it was different.
[Choose Difficulty!]
[Easy] [Normal] [Hard] [Nightmare] [Hell]
My shoulder shaking, I could only resist the urge to laugh for a short amount of time before breaking into a peal of raucous, deep, gleeful laughter. I never expected this, having a chance to pick the difficulty in life. It was ridiculous.
If life was really a game, it was a game in which you couldn't choose the difficulty when you started it. Some unfortunate people must live through Hard, even Nightmare, or Hell Mode in their life without their consent. Something like choosing difficulty in their life was impossible, they could only grit their teeth and accept their destiny. Regardless, I was given the privilege to choose. It was a disgustingly unfair advantage.
I wasn't foolish enough to choose other than Easy Mode. Who wouldn't want to get through the unfair game named life in Easy Mode? Generally, a human was a self-serving creature; they disliked, even hated and loathed, hardship in their life. Everyone desired good fortune in life. Though, 'Generally' was the keyword, there. There were people who would like to live through their life with pain, misery, and unreasonable hardship — those masochists, and I weren't one, certainly.
[Easy Mode was chosen. The destination and the host have been set. The player will be transported in 3…2…1…0… Enjoy the fantastic experience of NEW GAME+!]
the moment I finished reading the text, I blacked out.
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My consciousness returned back from the comfortable embrace of darkness. I opened my eyes and saw,
[You have rested in bed. Your [HP] and [SP] was fully recovered. All debuffs were cured.]
…a white window with the abovementioned text written in white. I blinked my eyes and soon realized what happened.
"So it wasn't a dream…" My whisper was inaudible.
I felt strangely calm in spite of the extraordinary event, which had happened. I chalked it as the effect of Gamer's Mind or something else. I could recall hazily about that. After putting my new ability to calmly think things through, I viewed my surrounding and found I was in a hospital bed. There were other patients resting on the bed in the room. In a short while, my attention focused on the black coat resting on the chair at the side of my bed. I guessed it belonged to my new relative…or something. I also found out my new physical state, I had been shrunken into a child. Regardless, I stayed unflappable, thanks to the strange calmness in my mind.
Finally, I deigned to check out the game interface — the one normally used in the generic MMORPG — in my field of vision. The interface consisted of two bars in the top-left corner; the one in the top was green while the one in the bottom was blue — 170/170 and 300/300 are written with white 8-bit font inside the respective bar. In the top-right corner was radar-like Mini Map with an image of gear in the corner; there was a green triangle symbolizing me and many yellow dots symbolizing other people. [00.01 · January 2st, 1994] was displayed in the top-middle between the bars and the Mini Map. Going from the bottom-left to the bottom-middle of my field of vision were nine empty square slots. Finally, a small black panel with Menu written in the white font was in the bottom-left corner of my field of vision.
...It was truly a classic interface.
So, I really acquired the classic "power based on RPG". Was this power similar to The Gamer, the power of Han Jee-Han in Manhwa The Gamer? Similar or not, I was happy, gleeful even, and almost laughed loudly and openly. However, realizing it was in the middle of the night and there were wounded patients sleeping I resisted the urge in the last moment. Still, I couldn't stop the chuckles and snickers. After calming down, I eyed the interface and had the urge to check out my power thoroughly.
"Let's see if this power followed the standard template of The Gamer. Status Window…"
I blinked, struck dumb, when nothing happened. I frowned and sunk deep in thought. I figured this power was different from the typical The Gamer Han Jee-Han and countless The Gamer Protagonists possessed. The failure made me question how I could access the Status Window or whatever it was… My attention then focused on the Menu panel in the bottom-right corner of my field of vision. When I focused on it briefly, the panel blinked; almost immediately, a new window appeared. It was the Menu Window I had been trying to access.
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[Status]
Character's Name: Shirō
True Name: ██████ ████
Sex: Male
Age:
Mind: 20
Body: 7
Race: Human
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Level: 1 (EXP: 0/60)
HP: 170 | HPR/10 secs: 7
SP: 150 | SPR/10 secs: 10
PP: 270 | PPR/10 secs: 1
STR: 4
VIT: 7
SPD: 6
MND: 9
SPC: 10
LUK: 10
AP: 10
Credits: 0
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[Skills]
[The Gamer (Variant)· Passive · LV.1/1]
1) Grants immunity to all spiritual-based attack.
2) Grants the ability to calmly think things through.
3) Grants the comprehension of many languages.
4) Grants a body that allows for the user to live the real world like a game.
5) Disables the needs for food and rest as long as HP is above 50%.
6) Recovers HP and SP and cures status ailments by sleeping in a bed.
[Skill Creation · Active · LV. 1/1]
Creates skill from imagination as long as the requirements are met.
Cooldown: 24 hours
[Magic Circuit · Passive · LV. 1/1]
1) Grants 27 low-quality Magic Circuits and the ability to produce Prana.
2) Enables Prana Points/PP and Prana Points Recovery/PPR.
3) Toggleable skill.
[Enter Instant Dungeon · Active · LV. 1/10]
Allows the user to enter another world, which mirrors the world before using the skill.
Cost: 100 SP
Cooldown: 1 hour
List of Dungeons:
1) Empty ID
[Escape Instant Dungeon · Active · LV. 1/1]
Allows the user to escape any instant dungeon, not including field-boss and dungeon boss fights.
Cost: 10 SP
Cooldown: 10 minutes
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[Traits]
[The Gamer]: Grants Skills [The Gamer].
[Easy Mode Picker]: Unlocks limiters of [Storage]; Grants skills: [Skill Creation], [Create ID], and [Escape ID].
[Sociopath]: at the core, you like to control and have influence over other people and use them for your own gains and gratification; increase the success percentage in manipulating others and gaining their trust.
[Sex Maniac] (Locked): you love sex and have high libido that's hard to satisfy; sexual intercourse now increases your STR, VIT, and SPD stats.
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[Storage]
Information:
Usable Slots: 100/100
Slot's Dimension: 1 km³
Slot's Weight Limits: ∞
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[Companions]
1st Slot: Unregistered
2nd Slot: Unregistered
3rd Slot: Unregistered
4th Slot: Unregistered
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[Shop]
Sub-Menu:
[Buy]
[Sell]
[Lottery]
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I deadpanned at my clustered Status and soon realized whose body I had hijacked. "My name is Shirō and I am 7 years old. From Magic Circuits skill, my name, my age, and the date, I guess I have been transmigrated into Shirō Emiya's body…well, it is only Shirō without surname for the time being,"I figured and fixed my field of vision upon the black coat in the chair."And that…belongs to Kiritsugu, I guess."
I silently contemplated for a short while before pushing aside those thoughts for the time being. I scanned my Status and found that it was a little different from the typical The Gamer power. Instead DEX, it was SPD. MND replaced INT. In the place of WIS was SPC.
"Since it is a little different from the typical The Gamer, I wish there was a guide or tutorial to help me…"
PING! My musing was cut by a curt ringtone. A new window appeared, containing the text, for which I'd wished. In short, Character's Name, True Name, Sex, Age, Race, and Alignment were self-explanatory.
Level is the numerical value of my development as I progressively earn experience points, which is needed to raise it. EXP — the abbreviation of Experience Points — is the numerical value that shows how much I need to raise my level. HP — the abbreviation of Hit Points — is the numerical value of how much I can take damage; if HP becomes zero, my life will come to the end; +50 every level up. HPR — the abbreviation of Hit Points Recovery — is the numerical value of how many points I can recover my HP in 10 seconds. SP — the abbreviation of Special Points — is the numerical value of my special points capacity; if SP becomes zero, I cannot use skills that cost SP to active; +25 every level up. SPR — the abbreviation of Special Points Recovery — is the numerical value of how many points I can recover my SP in 10 seconds. PP — the abbreviation of Prana Points — the numerical value of the prana my Magic Circuits produced; if PP becomes zero, I cannot use skills that cost PP to active; PP cannot be increased by standard means. PPR — the abbreviation of Prana Points Recovery — is the numerical value of how many points I can recover my PP in 10 seconds; PPR cannot be increased by standard means.
For the Stats Attribute, first is STR, the abbreviation of Strength. It is an attribute that affects my physical strength and capacity to deliver physical damage. VIT — the abbreviation of Vitality — is an attribute that affects my capacity to withstand physical damage and my natural ability to recover from exhaustion or injury; HPR +1 with the additional 1 VIT; +10 HP with the additional 1 VIT. SPD — the abbreviation of Speed — is an attribute that affects my movement speed, my attack speed, and my thought speed. MND — the abbreviation of Mind — is an attribute that affects my ability to acquire and apply knowledge, my mental strength, and my SPR; +1 SPR with the additional 1 MND. SPC — the abbreviation of Special — an attribute that affects my ability to acquire and apply knowledge, my SP capacity, and my resistance against magic; +10 SP with the additional 1 SPC. LUK — the abbreviation of Luck — is an attribute that affects my chance to earn a fortune and evade misfortune. Unlike other attributes, this attribute has a counter-stop at 100 points.
After that, there was AP, the abbreviation of Attribute Points, by which each time my level rises, I acquire points to raise my Stats Attribute freely. Since I have chosen Easy Mode, I received 10 AP as freebies. Regarding Attribute Points, the average male young adult generally has 10 points in each attribute. 20 points are considered the peak of what normal human can achieve. Meanwhile, Credits is the currency to buy items in Shop; this is Easy Mode-Only feature; by defeating opponents I will earn Credits.
Next Menu is Skills, which displays the sub-power I acquired after completing the specific requirements. After Skills is Traits, which displays my acquired traits after completing the specific requirements; each trait has a specific effect; not all traits affect me positively, I.e. Sociopath and Sex Maniac traits. The next menu is Storage, which is basically my personal pocket dimension in which the time stops; I can even store a living being inside. Companions is a feature, which lets me register someone into my Party; my companions will get the weaker version of my power. Shop sub-menu is where I can buy items from inside and outside of this reality; it has several sub menu: Buy to check and buy items, Sell to sell items I have to earn Credits, and Lottery, which gives me a chance to pull a random item. Speaking of items, there are several ranks to classify items. From the lowest to the highest are Common, Uncommon, Rare, Unique, Legend, Divine, World, Meta, and Genesis.
I nodded in satisfaction after reading the tutorial. It helped me understand my power better. This power was basically similar to The Gamer, just the attributes and their effects were modified slightly. My skills were displayed right below my Status. Still, it was quite inconvenient to have no personal pocket space — the Inventory in the typical stories with The Gamer elements. At least, skill acquisition was very lax.
I dismissed Menu Window with a nary but thought. After dismissing my Status Window, I found an extra window. It was a notification, displaying,
[Warning! World-rank Item: Avalon attempts to change your Origin and Element into Sword. Stop attempt?]
[YES] [NO]
My brows rose in bemusement but not for long. I chose Decline because I didn't want to change my Origin and Element despite I didn't know what they were. Could this power help me discover my Origin and Element?
[Would you like to discover your Origin and Element?]
[YES] [NO]
Since my power offered, I would be stupid to decline it. I chose [YES]. A new window appeared, displaying,
[Origin: Otherworldly]
Disregards natural laws of the world, which wasn't your original world. The effect of Gaia's Reality Marble won't affect your magecraft.
[Element: Average One]
You have all five standard elements: Fire, Wind, Earth, Water, and Ether.
I was struck dumb after reading the text. I was glad I didn't accept Avalon's attempt in changing my Origin and Elements. When I discovered how extraordinary my potential was, I sunk deep in thought. Despite my extraordinary Origin and Element, my Magic Circuits were very poor. I then recalled Skill Creation and wondered if I could do something about Shirō's low-quality magic circuits...
[Create a skill: Upgrade Skill. Confirm?]
[YES] [NO]
I blinked my eyes before smirking at the notification. It seems that Skill Creation was capable to create a skill following my wish. It was broken, not I disliked it. On the contrary, that skill became my favorite.
[You created a skill.]
[Upgrade Skill · Active · LV. 1/1]
Upgrades a skill, which reached the level cap.
(Some skills are unable to be upgraded.)
Cost: 100 SP
Cooldown: 24 hours
I immediately used Upgrade Skill on Magic Circuits. A new window appeared and told me that my Magic Circuits had been upgraded into Magic Circuits II. The upgraded skill granted me medium quality magic circuits, each circuit could produce 25 Purana Units. I couldn't help but wonder how much Prana being produced after I upgraded it to Magic Circuits III.
My satisfaction and curiosity were cut short when a new prompt appeared.
[Would you like to unlock your PP & PPR attributes?]
[YES] [NO]
After picking [YES], there was an image of black outdated Gameboy Color handheld game console flashed on. For a short while, I couldn't understand the meaning behind this image. I then recalled how self-hypnosis was needed to active magic circuits, using symbolic image and incantation.
"So...this image is how I hypnotize myself to turn on my magic circuits... What about incantation?" the moment I finished my soliloquy, two words flashed in my mind. I realized these words were my activation incantation. I immediately tried it...
"Game... ON!" I imagined the outdated Gameboy Color flashed on. Right after that, glowing jagged aquamarine lines appeared on my skin. I successfully turned on my Magic Circuits and was over the moon.
"Child, what are you doing? Turn off your Magic Circuits." A grave voice commanded suddenly. The speaker was male, and he used Japanese.
In spite of my lack of understanding of Japanese in my previous life, I could understand him perfectly. It was one of The Gamer's effects. I was shocked for a moment before The Gamer calmed my mind. I turned my field of vision towards the speaker and saw...
[Emiya Kiritsugu · LV. ?]
...a black haired Asian man in a white shirt and black slacks. His dark eyes were narrowing gravely.
"Fuck!" I realized I had fucked up because I stopped caring about my surrounding area as I had gone deep into my own little world. I had missed Kiritsugu's silent entrance. The Magus Killer caught me when I was toying with my newly upgraded Magic Circuits. "Alright... This is Kiritsugu, the infamous Magus Killer. Lying is not good. He will detect my lies... So, misdirection, it is?"
My shocked expression became flat. "Who are you old man? Why I must turn this off? What are these lines, by the way?" I feigned my curiosity.
[You acquired a skill.]
[Misdirection · Passive· LV. 1/100]
Grants the proficiency in misdirecting other's attention from truth using words and actions.
+1% success guarantee in pulling misdirection per skill's level.
Kiritsuguregarded me silently for a short while, his cold black eyes calculating. I felt chill on my spine when I saw those cold eyes of an assassin, but The Gamer kept me maintain my mind's equilibrium in pulling out my misleading actions and words.
"My name is Emiya Kiritsugu. I'm the one who saved you from fire, little one. Anyhow, could you turn it off? I will explain what it is later," said Kiritsugu, his voice turning gentler than before. It seems that I successfully pulled this off, or he just played along and acted kindly to lower my guard. Either way, nothing had changed for the time being... Who am I kidding?!
"Yeah... I can. I just need to imagine old handheld game console turning off while saying... Game OFF!" I pictured the image of old Gameboy Color turned off as I said the incantation. The glowing lines in my skin soon disappeared. "See! the glowing lines disappear."
"Yes. I saw it. So, can you tell me your name?"
"Shirō... Just Shirō."
"No surname?" Kiritsugu raised his brows in bemusement.
I shook my head. "Can't remember anything other than my name and this image and words to turn on and off those glowing lines..."
"I see..." Kiritsugu nodded slowly, digesting the information I gave him.
From Shirō's perspective, everything I told Kiritsugu was the truth. If he could detect lies or half-truths, he wouldn't be able to find the hole in my alibi.
"Well, your magic circuits changed everything, Shirō. In the beginning, I wanted to offer you two choices...going to an orphanage or being adopted by me. However, I must adopt you now. I must help you learn to control your power for your own safety. I know it sounded overbearing and unfair. I'm sorry about this..." Kiritsugu sounded genuinely remorseful when he apologized and bowed his head slightly.
"Eh... I don't care. I would choose to be with you than being sent to an orphanage, old man. No need to feel bad." I feigned my indifference, but I pondered the true reason behind Kiritsugu's forcefulness in adopting me. After contemplating it for a short while, I decided that it was my paranoia, probably. Whether Kiritsugu genuinely cared about me or not, I would keep up my guard around him.
"Then, I'm glad." Kiritsugu smiled faintly. "I'm going to finish the adoption papers. Oh, don't turn on those lines again. I will tell you everything I know about those lines, which is called magic circuits for your information, after we are in a more private setting. I promise."
I nodded at him and saw his back as he left the room. I then let my back hit the bed and looked at the pure white ceiling while contemplating about my future.
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