2 figures walked in a hurry, in a fairly normal corridor. There were doors to rooms in the corridor, a few feet apart from each other on both sides.
One figure, who looked as if she was in her late twenties, had a very calm expression on her face, she wore general office clothes, a maroon knee-length skirt, black leggings, a white shirt, a maroon military-style coat, and black heels.
The other figure, who looked like a girl in her late teen years, was wearing a school uniform, a blue miniskirt, black thigh-length stockings, a white shirt, and white sports shoes.She held a navy blue blazer over her forearms.
Both of them were hurriedly walking. The younger had a very serious expression, and it looked like she was very anxious.
"Which room was it, Isla?" in a professional tone, the older woman asked
"405", Isla, the younger girl, replied hurriedly
They walked for about a minute or two before reaching the door, which had numbered plate 405
The younger girl quickly pushed the door, and on the other side of the door was a small room. Inside the room was a hospital bed, a khaki-colored couch, a small coffee table, and a television hung on the wall.
A young man was sleeping in the bed. The man looked about the same age as Isla. He was sweaty and covered in cut marks. The man had orange, spiky hair with a shade of yellow.
The sight of the sleeping man eased Isla's tension a little, as she let out a sigh of relief on entering the room. The older woman who stood behind Isla still was expressionless.
"Looks like, we were worried about nothing", the older woman said, while running her fingers through her purple waist-length hair
"I just don't know why Ulfric and his gang keep attacking him," Isla said
After hearing the two of them talking, the boy slowly opened his eyes and quickly sat up.
I thought you were sleeping," Isla said
"I was," the boy quickly replied. The boy then noticed the older woman and started smiling awkwardly.
"I told you not to get involved with Ulfric and his gang, didn't I?" the woman said in an aggressive tone
"Ulfric? And his gang? They don't know that I tried to commit suicide yet? Oh, God, I am saved," the man thought to himself.
"Ugh, I can't believe they threw you into the Abra River," Isla said
"You are feeling alright right now?" the older woman asked
"Yes, Cerys, I am feeling fine right now", the boy said with a smile on his face
"Well, that's all that matters," the older woman said, "And call me as miss Erwood!"
"Let's leave miss Erwood and let him get some rest," Isla said
"Alright, let's leave", Cerys said as she turned around and started walking.
"Oh, wait, I forgot to tell you, the school has granted you a leave of 2 days, today's day at school is over, get some rest tomorrow too and come back to school the day after, Isla will give you the classwork done"
"Okay, Cerys," the boy said
"Call me miss Erwood and get some rest," Cerys said as she started walking towards the exit
"I will come back tomorrow," Isla said as she followed Cerys
Both the ladies exited the room, leaving the boy all alone
The boy took a deep breath and said, "Can't they see this big game system screen in front of me?"
In front of the boy was a blue, game-like rectangular screen. The screen had 4 tabs, General, Quests, Inventory, Shop, Settings. The screen was currently on the General tab.
[Gang's Royale system]
[Host's Name: Eiji Koizumi]
[Host's Race: Human, ???]
[Host's Title: System's Host]
[Host's Martial Level: Chakra Unlock Stage 3]
[Host's Martial Ability: Worm's wriggle (Agility type)]
[Host's Unique Ability: Mana sense
[Level: 0]
< 0/100 exp>
[Host's Stats]
[Host's Skills]
The boy was astonished, but could keep his emotions under control. When the boy saw the screen for the first time, he didn't freak out because of other people that were present in the room.
"What the hell is this"
Suddenly, a voice sounded in his head
"I am Gang's Royale system, and I am here to help you become stronger" The voice was very lifeless and robotic. It was just like an echoed version of female text to voice generator.
"What was that!" Eiji said as he started shaking his ears, using his palms
"Don't fear me, host, I am your friendly neighborhood assistance system, you can simply call me system if you would like"
"You are saying all this!" Eiji said while looking at the rectangular screen with his eyes wide open
"Yes, Host, and I would like to tell you, that you don't need to speak using your mouth to talk to me, instead just think about it in your mind, and I will take that as an input"
"Alright?" Eiji said awkwardly. "Okay, can you tell me why did you choose me as your host, why was I chosen?"
"Oh, you don't remember. Think about what happened on bridge Kelta last night, when you were standing on the railing, and the events that occurred"
Eiji suddenly remembered what happened last night
***
The crescent-shaped moon shined brightly in the night sky, accompanied by many dazzling stars. The night sky looked even more beautiful.
But for a certain young man, this beautiful sight was very disgusting.
Eiji stood on the railing of the infamous Kelta bridge, known for over 50 suicides committed
from this bridge since it was built 15 years ago
There was no traffic on the bridge, and the only thing Eiji could hear was the sound of a river flowing and his heartbeat that was rising second by second.
Eiji looked at the river that flowed under the bridge with a very dark and serious expression.
The young man took a deep breath and started shouting
"Oh God, Fuck you!"
"Why am I here? Only to suffer?"
"I don't even know who I am"
"Getting beaten and tortured every day?"
"Why don't the evil suffer?"
"Fuck you, God"
Eiji stopped cursing and shouting and again took a deep breath, this time to relax and calmly jump without getting scared.
Just as he was about to jump, a voice came from behind
"Stop, I can help you"
Eiji stopped and turned to see who said that, on turning behind he saw a very stunning sight, in front of him stood a beautiful woman in office attire, she looked very elegant but gave a very dangerous feeling; she was what people called a femme fatale
"Who are you," Eiji asked coldly
"I am God's assistant," the woman replied
Eiji knitted his brows on hearing this and said, "What?"
"I am God's assistant, the same God who you were cursing a few moments ago," the woman said as she took a few steps towards Eiji
"Alright, how will you help me, miss God's assistant? Nothing is free in this accursed world. What do I have to give you? Wealth, power, connections? If you want them, sorry, ask someone else. I am just an orphan, with memory issues," Eiji said mockingly.
"Oh, no, no, I don't want any of those, but I will help you. In return, play a game for me"
Now the woman stood just a few centimeters away from Eiji
"What game?"
"Play a game of life and death, Kenji"
"Kenji, you have got the wrong guy, I am Ei-"
Before Eiji could complete his sentence, the woman pushed him from the railing
"What the fuck"
"Why did you push me?"
"Well, whatever, now I am free from this hell"
Eiji closed his eyes before any tears dropped from his eyes
Suddenly a blue light flashed in front of him to see what it was. He opened his squinted eyes, and in front of him was a blue, rectangular hologram-like screen.
[Would you like to become the host of the Gang's Royale system?]
[Yes/No]
[The system can help you become the strongest gangster]
"What is this?"
He remembered what the lady said to him, "Fuck it all"
After saying this, Eiji said "Yes"
The text on the screen changed, but before Eiji could read it, he passed out
***
In the same small hospital room
"So, that's what happened," Eiji said while smirking
"Yes, host"
"Alright, so how do I start getting stronger?" Eiji asked with a smile on his face