'Good, now tell me the most prominent ones, so that I can form my team.' Claudius ordered.
[Among the individuals present, the best three to choose for a team are: Pindo, Fēn Yáo, and Mera. Two of them are system users and the other has the strongest treasure present here. The other two systems in the area are disposable parasitic systems, and killing their hosts is actually beneficial to you, Master.
[As for the others, Liana and Morgo are worth keeping around, but aside from them, I advise killing the rest to avoid future problems.] Lilith expressed.
'Not necessary, just keep track of all the important ones for now, and if they move against me, I'll eliminate them, otherwise, I'll eventually recruit them, and see if they are worth it. Always remember, I am not one to go against others for no reason or for such petty ones.
'Of course, I must exercise caution, but they have done nothing to warranty my enmity, so I won't display it. However, I can't be blamed if we meet as enemies during the martial selection. Anyway, for now, guide me to the three individuals I'll be taking to as part of my team.' Claudius said.
Being guided by Lilith, Claudius first saw Pindo one of the other 8 boys present aside from him. It seems that out of the 9 boys present, 3 of them had systems, while only one girl had a system. The rest had treasures and some only had memories of their past life.
In total there were 32 special individuals including Claudius, and 4 of them had systems, 18 of them only had their memories, and 10 had treasures with them.
Approaching Pindo, he was a kid with pitch-black hair and seemed to have eyeliner around his eyes, due to how dark that region was, though it was hard to know for sure. He was wearing black robes with white pants and looked as pale as they come, somehow not having visible veins or anything like that, only looking crystal clear, but if muscles are the focus he looks thin and some would even say scrawny.
'Lilith, what would you say is his body stat?' Claudius inquired.
[... From the previous scan, 13 is his body stat.] Lilith replied.
Having that knowledge, Claudius came to the boy and said. "I'm forming a team, are you interested in joining?"
Pindo turned to look at Claudius, going up and down sizing him up before responding. "... I would rather not, I don't think I'm qualified to be on the same team as you."
"I insist." Claudius responded with a fake smile that a boss would have when throwing a bunch of unwanted work on their subordinates.
-Pindo POV-
It was just another day since I transmigrated to this world, after getting hit with lighting 16 times and dying on earth. This was the kind of world, where I could die for looking at someone the wrong way, but I'm not really worried because I have my golden finger! The Shadow Master System! It is helping me cultivate the Shadow Scripture Of A Million Deaths, so even if I don't have any Qi or Chi in me yet I'll still be stronger than those my age, nobody at the same level will ever defeat me! Hahahaga!
I will rise in power and earn my clan name, then take over this sect and use it as my base to take my throne as the heir of the Great Shadow clan, the Noir clan! Starting from a lowly place like this is usual after all, I'm far too weak to start anywhere else right now.
At least that was what I thought, until suddenly while I was trying to decide if I will ally myself with any of the trash in this mediocre sect, this kid with blue hair and purple eyes came to me with an offer to join his team.
My first reaction was to size him up, and while he seemed fairly muscular, so what?! Who cares about muscles?! Are they going to protect you when I use my mind attacks?! No! That's just look, no substance. When I was about to tell him to scram, using him as an example for anyone who thinks of trying to bully me later, I got a warning from the system.
[Warning! User! That person cannot be seen through by the system, they are definitely not simple! Avoid conflict at all costs! Otherwise, we will both die!] The system told me. According to what it said when it activated we are one and the same, so if I die so does the system, that way I know can somewhat trust it.
Because of what the system said, I decided to be respectful when trying to decline, since I don't want to be involved with someone so dangerous, but this guy actually insisted... If the system didn't warn me so strongly, I would have already tried to show this guy his place. However, for now, I'll have to lay low and do as he said, but regardless with the system I'll eventually be stronger than him, and things will change! Just wait for me to reach the top!
"Since you insist, I can't be rude to brother... I'm sorry, but I don't think I know your name yet." I gave my final response.
"I'm Claudius." As I heard his name things changed for me, isn't he the son of the library guardian?! Anyone who read any manhua would know that the library guardian is never a simple character, so it seems the heavens are making me crawl today, so I can walk tomorrow.
I now understand that this is just another stepping stone on my road to greatness. Hahaha, first a golden finger now status is being given to me, the heavens truly love me! I'm definitely the main character of this story!
"Brother Claudius, it is my pleasure to meet you. I'm Pindo." I bow to him for now, but later our positions will reverse.
-Third Person POV-
Having slightly intimidated Pingo into joining him, Claudius moved on to the next target with Pingo now following him around and even trying to tell him who he should pick.
"Look at that girl over there! Even if she doesn't look the best, it seems in a physical contest she could be useful." Pingo suggested pointing a muscular girl who looked average.
"No, I already have something in mind, just follow me for now." Claudius responded, making Pingo stop as he didn't want to test the limits of Claudius' patience.
Soon they found Fēn Yáo, a girl with red hair sitting together with some other girls, seemingly all in the same group already.
'Her body stat.' Claudius said.
[Her body stat is 12.] Lilith replied.
"Hey, you, join my team and I can ga-" Claudius not caring began inviting her to the faces of the other girls, but one of them didn't stay silent.
One of the girls got up and began poking at Claudius' shoulder as she spoke. "Hey! Who do you think you are to come to our group and try to steal a member?! This time I'll let you off with a warn-"
As the girl spoke, Claudius looked at her, with no movement just a pure mad look, and her body reacted immediately not giving her time to truly think about her actions as she backstepped and created a distance between herself and him with a look of worry on her face, all subconscious.
"Now, I understand that you don't want to lose a member, but that is their decision to make." Claudius commented before turning his attention to Fēn Yáo again. "As I was saying, if you join my team, I can guarantee 1st place in the team section."
"... I'm sorry, but I'm not interested, as you can see, I already have a team." Fēn Yáo responded looking Claudius straight in the eyes.
"Are you sure? I believe you will regret that decision." Claudius continued.
"Yes, I'm already where I want to be." Fēn Yáo stayed adamant.
"Fine, then good luck." Claudius remarked before leaving with Pingo surprised he gave up this easily.
"Are you really just going to let her go like that?! If you want, I could force her to come with us, it's not like they can stop us." Pingo urged him.
"Unnecessary. Let it be, there are other options." Claudius shut it down and they moved on to Mera.
-Fēn Yáo POV-
I the great Fēn Yáo have reincarnated back to when I was a child after my loss against the great Demonic Beast, Griff, The Malevolent Warlock, Fey, and My so-called sworn sister, Mei Wong. They humiliated me! Worst of all, it was Mei Wong who incited the other two to defile my barely alive body, before she took me and had me as her lifeless doll until I died of natural causes. For that, I want revenge! I will get revenge!
Humans just like Demons, and elemental beasts, can't be trusted but as weak as I am now, I need to use these girls for now until I can fend for myself.
While I was deepening my control over the group, a young man with blue hair with golden tips and purple eyes, reminded me of Mei Wong with how he looked, which probably means he is one of her descendants left here in the mortal world, that whore made sure to leave her mark in every plane we stepped into... So, I wouldn't be surprised.
He actually wanted me specifically to join his team... Does he know who I am?! Is that bitch already onto me?!... No, I can't jump to a conclusion just yet, he looked physically capable, and he's one of the 9 males in the entire sect, so he's the son of someone important, meaning he most likely only noticed that my physique is already at the peak for a mortal.
All in all, it's best if I avoid him as it will only bring trouble to get involved with him at all. I'll use this to test the waters as well, Mei Wong had some weird obsession with me, and would never leave me be if she knew I was alive, so if he's here under her command, he won't let me reject his offer.
Luckily it seems Mei Wong isn't aware of my presence yet and I still have time to build my power for my revenge, sooner or later I'll have to eliminate all of her descendants for what she did to me. Unfortunately for you boy, if you truly are part of her bloodline, you will die for her crimes against me.
-Third Person POV-
Not having Fēn Yáo with them, Claudius and Pindo, moved on to Mera.
Among the crowd, they found a Mera sitting on the back of another girl, she had green hair and was wearing glasses.
'Her body stat?' Claudius once again asked.
[She is the same as Fēn Yáo, at 12] Lilith responded.
"Hey, you. Join my team." Claudius unlike before wasn't so much asking as he was ordering, putting up an imposing tone and expression.
"Huh... I... I... Hehehe hehe!" Instead of replying, she looked at Claudius and Pindo before giggling and then having a nosebleed.
Claudius and Pindo looked at each other.
"Are you sure this is team material? She's a bit unusual..." Pindo point out.
"This isn't awful, it's doable. Whatever the case for her it doesn't overshadow her usefulness, so just bear with it for now." Claudius replied.
"Ok then, but she feels like someone I know, however I can't remember who..." Pindo continued.
Ignoring what Pindo just said, Claudius got closer to Mera and lifted her up putting her on his shoulder before looking at Pindo.
"Let's go." Claudius said.
"... Yeah... Actually, I think I know who she reminds me of, she's just like Fira, my friend and she was a..." Pindo answered.
-Mera POV-
OMG! I got reincarnated into another world! That's way too crazy, like what?! But you know, I had to get used to the idea, and plus this means all those stories I read with this premise come in the clutch to help me! Not gonna lie, I kinda really want to meet some prince just to see if I could get with him and stay out of danger or something, but nah, I was born in a sect place that apparently trains martial arts and something called cultivation, even though I can only do all that once I'm old enough.
After years of waiting, the time finally came! I'm starting my training, though I'm also low-key mad that I have to start at this point in my life, during my last life I started getting my period at 11, which is basically a year from now, and you're telling me I'll have to start martial arts now, in a world that from what I've seen has no pads or tampons... The world is testing me! I don't want my pants to get all red in the midst of class, and my mother has said nothing about that possibility so far, but for now, I'll assume they have some sort of measure against it. Plus, my menstrual cramps were hell back on earth, I was one of the girls who couldn't move anymore once those hit me, so I'm praying for something less extreme this time around.
My problems with that aside, I got a system! It just started to talk to me one day, it was all like, you're my user and I'll love you forever cause our lives are one and the same, not to mention he had the voice of my favorite actor back on earth, it's just too perfect.
Though I would work on the name... He's actually called My Otome Lover System, which... Just no, I'm not calling him that, so I remained him, Grey.
So, Grey also gave me, the choice of a technique to choose from, and there was a list with a bunch of domains, like fire, water, earth, space, and all that stuff, but I choose the love domain, what can I say, I felt a connection to it. Plus according to Grey, it gives me access to the lust and Charm affinities as well. From it, I got the Love Of The Earth And Heaven Technique.
It has a bunch of volumes, but right now I only have access to the mortal volume and the chapters that can help me get stronger as a mortal. According to Grey, if I do good cultivating, I'll eventually become an unparalleled Goddess with a harem of Ikemen! Hehehehe! Yes! My dreams will come true, then I can watch them get spicy together! Oh God, please, yes!
Since there will be this martial selection thing, that Grey told me was best if I won, which wasn't a problem since some girls who challenged me to a fight, and lost have been working for me since then, so I already have a team.
Nobody can stop my dreams now! And just as I was thinking so, two cute kids came to me together, look at them... Are they perhaps? Hehehege! Without noticing, I got distracted in my fantasies.
-Third Person POV-
"... Yeah... Actually, I think I know who she reminds me of, she's just like Fira, my friend and she was a... Boys love fanatic... If I remember correctly there was a Japanese word for it... Ah yes, she's a fujoshi. That's what felt familiar about it." Pindo expressed.
"... That doesn't matter right now." Claudius didn't know what Pindo was trying to get at, but it didn't matter.
Following that, they found Liana and Morgo on the same team, both at Body stat 11, and refusing to leave their team.
In face of this Claudius decided that their team is good as is and they went to register as a team of three.
"Are you sure you want to be the team of 3? You will be unable to change it once it gets registered." Una warned.
"Yes, it's fine," Claudius replied.
Seeing no objection from the other team members, Una wrote it down and their team was team H. Apparently some had letters, and some had numbers, and they didn't care too much about the name... Correction, Claudius didn't care too much about the name.
"Team H?! That's garbage!" Pindo immediately disagreed.
"It's not that big a deal, right?" Claudius asked Mera who was still on his shoulder, not mentioning her name because she hadn't introduced herself yet.
"Hum... It's... It's... Pretty bad, but none of the teams probably have good names anyway... I'm Mera by the way, it's nice to be kidnapped by you, get it?" Mera responded.
".... Are you sure having her around is necessary?" Pindo questioned.
"Didn't you say your friend was just like this? Why does it bother you now?" Claudius questioned back.
"... Whatever. The name is still trash." Pindo moved back to the other topic.
"Not a big deal." Claudius replied.
"Ok, I'll register you as team Black Dragons." Una said to another team that just registered.
"See?! If you listened to me just once." Pindo complained.
"Are you a chil-... Forget it, fine, next time I'll give you a chance." Claudius rolled his eyes.
"Awww.... Hehehehehe!" Mera reacted as she watched them interact.
"This is going to be a long team section." Pindo remarks.
"Not if you do your part." Claudius retorted.
From then they continued to talk and make some decisions for tomorrow.