"I don't wish to know more about a life I couldn't have"
"Sorry"
It was the only thing that came out of my mouth after thinking about her situation. It is certainly not pleasant to be told how your life could have been, knowing that it will sound good even if your true destiny is to be buried several meters underground.
"It's not your fault, instead I should thank you for not letting me end up in a puddle of my own blood alone in that warehouse. Well, let's not talk more about unpleasant things and instead tell me about what that other world is like."
"To be honest with you, I just spent my first day there, and know very little about it..."
Then I proceeded to tell her everything I had seen and the things Aurora told me about Gaia. While doing so she listened to everything I explained with a serious expression. But by the time I ended my story she expressed her confusion.
"I don't know why you called me, I am not strong and based on what you tell me, wouldn't I be more of a burden than help to you in such a world?"
"At our levels there shouldn't be much difference between you and a soldier looking at the general picture. And its not as if we are going to stay the same level for a long time. We have to strengthen ourselves quickly if we don't want to go through too much trouble."
I answered Kurisu, who raised an eyebrow showing doubt on her face, besides what else could I tell her? That I wanted a beautiful girl to accompany me, or that with my appearance I was really afraid to summon another man and be alone with him in the forest... I will only get strange looks if I expose that. Then after looking at each other for a moment, Kurisu finally broke the silence.
"Well, I will be your partner. You already know, but I will introduce myself anyway. I am Kurisu Makise, I'm an 18 years old graduate from the university and worked for some time in the USA as a researcher"
"I am Alexander Ilios Apeiro and I am 12 years old"
She was surprised by something when she heard me, but before I could say anything, a glow surrounded us and we were expelled from that place.
When I opened my eyes I was alone again in the forest, as if everything that happened in the blank space had been a dream. Everything looks as if time had stopped and everything remained the same, but as if to confirm that what I just went through was real, a light began to shine in front of me and gradually took shape of a person until I could see Kurisu again.
[Beep]
[Kurisu Makise summon successful]
[Mission / Principal "The first companion"]
Adventures are better accompanied. Being able to depend on someone in difficult times is always better, and solving the problems that arise with everyone's support is certainly easier.
Requirements: Establish a relationship (Love, Friendship, Subordination) with an individual.
Reward: 100x Crystals
1,000x Gold
System Expansion: [Weapon Types: Firearms] (Antipersonnel Weapons)]
[Mission completed: Rating : S]
Additional reward: 100x Crystals
1,000x Gold
[1x Firearm Ticket: Short]
Firearms ... why didn't I get this from the beginning? It could have helped me avoid a lot of the problems that I had to go through. Isn't the system just harassing me?
[The system is designed to support you and help you in the evolution of your soul, not to make you the strongest level 1 soul. A weapon is something that you should use only as support and not something to be dependent on because it would end up counterproductive, for that same reason you have to exchange Gold or Crystals and not simply take free objects from the system.]
When I was speaking with Aurora, Kurisu watched the surroundings of the forest until she focused her attention on me. Then she suddenly said something that almost made me fall face down.
"It seems that I am now in this other world. Please take care of me from now on, it's nice to have a female partner, I don't know what would have happened if the one who summoned me was a man with bad intentions"
And she finished with a small nod of her head as a greeting, while on the other hand I was petrified, processing what she spoke until I got out of the daze and immediately intervened.
"Kurisu I told you my name, right?"
"Yes, you are Alex"
"You can abbreviate it that way, but it's Alexander ... and that is a male name, right?"
"I understand ... you must have your own problems or some kind of situation right?
"No, no, no. I have no problems and there is no situation that forces me to call myself that way. It is simply because I am a man."
"…I see"
" Fuuu ... fine"
"Then you are a man trapped in a woman's body. You are in a difficult age when you are building your identity, but don't worry, I will respect what you want to be since it is your decision. I have no problem with that."
"I am a man in mind, soul and body!!!"
I almost spit blood when those words reached my ears. It caused me to explode and what made it even more annoying was that I really am already worried about my appearance. On impulse I was about to lower my pants and show her that she could not be more wrong, but in the end I managed to contain myself. The only inconvenience being that I had to shout to reaffirm what said.
"Eh ... Impossible, how can such a cute girl be a man?"
My body started shaking, doesn't she look even more surprised than when I told her that she would die in her original world, or when I told her that she could travel to another world ... damn it, I didn't want to be the only one being bothered. Showing a cold smile to Kurisu treating her almost as if she were my sworn enemy, I told her, "If you don't believe it why you don't come and check it out?"
My voice came out in a low tone, Kurisu stared at me for a few seconds and as if she was totally convinced that I was a woman, approached me while my eyes were fixed on her. She had taken it as a challenge, believing that I was only making excuses to avoid the truth, she gave me a confident smile and without hesitation placed her hand on my crotch.
[Beep]
[Kurisu: Affection 75 (Friendly) - Loyalty 70 (Dependent)]
[Mission / optional "Conquest of the heart (Kurisu) -D"]
Maintaining confidence in a person is based on emotions, the stronger they are, the greater the bond created will be.
Requirements: Affection 100 or Loyalty 100
Reward: 1x Random Object Ticket -[G]
1x Divination Scroll -[D]
Skill: [Parallel Thinking] ]
I heard the system beep, but I had too much to deal with now to pay attention to it. Kurisu froze with that cocky smile adorning her face and I didn't know what to do, I wanted to take revenge by bothering her, that's why I said what I said, but I didn't think she would actually do it.
When I felt her delicate fingers on my limb, I didn't know how to react and apparently she didn't either, we looked at each other as if competing to see who will back off first.
Suddenly my eyes widened and Kurisu's hand trembled a little, the dragon that was asleep until now began to wake up raising his head to roar at the one who woke him. As a result the blood began to rise to Kurisu's face as she finally withdrew her hand and tried to hide her shame.
"Ee- eeeh ... s-so you're really a m- man. I- I'm sorry for confusing you with a girl, I-it's clear to me now that you're completely a b-boy"
As much as she wanted to cover her nervousness, her blush increased with each word. Her attitude betrayed her and only managed to make her nervousness even more noticeable with each passing second.
"As long as you have it clear then its fine, because my current appearance bothers even me ... I am also sorry for losing my temper."
I turned away to speak because of the tent that rose in my pants, the dragon wanted to leave his cave to devour the naive one that bothered him.
[Beep]
[Kurisu: Affection 80 (Interest) - Loyalty 75 (Dependent)]
So I can also see emotion parameters ... and Kurisu's are quite high. It is good that she doesn't get angry about what happened, and instead shows interest in a body like this ... or maybe her interest is directed toward something else...
I looked down at my still energetic partner, it is best to get distracted by something until he calms down. I turned my head towards Kurisu to speak to her
"For now we should have breakfast and then see what we will do today"
"F-fine"
Someone else needs to calm down a bit too. I nod to her answer and then head to prepare the things to cook another part of the wild boar. It didn't take long thanks to the experience of the previous day, in about ten minutes the meat was cooking.
Kurisu was surprised when I took things out of my inventory, but she kept quiet and just sat next to me at a distance of one meter, even though my dragon fell asleep again. I guess she was afraid to get too close. Since I saw her interest in my inventory I explained it to her, I didn't see the need to lie to her or hide something like that, especially since we'll be together from now on.
"That was my interdimensional inventory skill. It allows me to store things in a personal space and when I need them I can take them out of there."
"Can I learn it or have one?"
" Mmmm ..."
Can she Aurora?
[If she learns space magic later or if you want something now there are objects in the system that can emulate it]
"It's possible, if you learn space magic or I-"
"Teach me"
I don't know if she's getting used to interrupting me or what ... it's not that I care, but it would be good if she first heard everything I wanted to say.
"I'm sorry Kurisu, I don't know magic, and mine is a skill. Besides, we are in a level 1 area so you can't use magic... but there are also objects with space magic inside them"
I continue quickly because she was a little discouraged to discover that I could not teach her magic. I started searching the system and discovered a variety of different items. Kurisu's look hurt me a little, she looked at me as if I was a madman when I started to handle the holographic window with my hand. I gave her a bitter smile and explained the reason for my actions.
"When I was sent to this world I got a type of system that works like my assistant and has a holographic projection. It's not that I lost my mind"
"Ah ... I'm sorry Alexander"
"Oh you finally called me by my name. Don't worry, it's not that I don't understand how people react when seeing someone act strange"
Oh, she is really pretty when she blushes. She must have been ashamed when she noted the fact that she addressed me by my name. Leaving that aside, I've been able to see several objects and I've reached a conclusion. They are expensive as hell, in [G] they cost millions and in [C] tens of thousands.
"Fuuu ... I'm sorry Kurisu. I can't buy the items at the moment, they are very expensive at least for me right now"
"Do you have to buy them? Can't you get them straight out of the system?"
"No, I have to buy them in Gold or Crystals"
I took out the two objects to show her what I was referring to, she takes them in her hands and analyzes them carefully for a few moments and then returned them to me.
[I think it's better that you buy books about space magic for her since she has a great aptitude for it]
Eeh? How do you know that Aurora? Is there something that I overlooked? I don't see anything distinctly different about her from a normal person… apart from being more beautiful than average.
[Because of her status, being a person who was summoned by you thanks to the system, it examined her]
I see... If Aurora can see it, it means that I should be able to see it too. I don't know what skills she will have, I'm a little curious.
"What's wrong? Why are you staring at me like that suddenly?"
"Sorry, I wanted to see your status to check your skills"
"Status, like in video games?"
"Yes"
"Can I see it too?"
[No, for now only you can see the things from the system. All you can do is tell her.]
"No, I'm sorry. But wait a minute and I'll write it down for you so you can see it."
In the system I buy a pencil and paper for an insignificant amount of [G] to write Kurisu's status. Then I started looking for where I could visualize her status, discovering a new tab with the name [partner] and under it was the name Kurisu. I selected it and opened her status.
[Status]
Name: Kurisu Makise
Race: Human
Age: 18 years old
Level: 6
Soul Level: 1
Hp: 100/100 Energy: (-)
Strength: J
Resistance: J
Dexterity: J
Intelligence: E
Agility: J
Magic: (-)
[Skills]:
[Innate]:
[Erudite-A] [Prodigy-S] [Apostle of Wisdom-SSS] (Sealed)
[Assimilated]:
[Analysis-E] [Calculation-B] [Parallel Thought-C]
[Magic]:
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[Developing]:
[Academic-E]
Current world: Gaia (Upper World ) Area : Inimp.
[Erudite]
Passive: Increased intelligence.
Active: Doubles the understanding for the one she is imparting her knowledge to.
[Prodigy]
Passive: The bearer of this ability has an optimum aptitude for the understanding of the phenomena of the world.
Active: Increased concentration when performing any action.
[Analysis]
Passive: Greater perception to unravel things
[Calculation]
Passive: Excellent judgment obtained from all information for a quick and better solution.
[Parallel thinking]
Passive: Enables the person to maintain different lines of thoughts simultaneously
[Academic]
Passive: Small increase in understanding
Haaa ... her development has focused completely on the mental part, well, I had expected something like that from what I know about her from the anime. Also, as Aurora says, the ability [Prodigy] will make it easier for her to become a magician. That is a big surprise. After having written down what I saw in the system window on paper I handed it over.
"Here you go Kurisu"
[Certainly, magic is fundamentally the understanding and observation of natural, physical and chemical phenomenon and trying to emulate them with a person's energy. Unfortunately in Kurisu's current state it would be impossible for her to perform magic, even if she has perfect knowledge it would be useless since all the channels in which the magical energy must circulate are all dry. Living in a level 1 world where that energy does not exist or is in insignificant amounts, those channels have atrophied. Especially because she never did any physical training. At this point it is impossible for her soul level to advance to even level 2 much less a higher level]
W-what ... why didn't you tell me that before Aurora? I practically forced her to a fantasy world to tell her to live in a normal way ... also, didn't you just tell me to buy magic books for Kurisu to learn? Isn't it too cruel to have her study them just to tell her that she can't use magic? Do you have something against her? Wait ... doesn't that mean I'm in the same situation as her?
[Calm down Alexander, dried magical pathways have many possible solutions as a fix. There are herbs that are processed as a medicine to cure this, although they are not common they are not that difficult to obtain. There is also the option of obtaining the help of a level 2 soul individual, by having someone force energy through the dry pathways as a treatment for a while until they are restored. Also, although it is the most scarce and extreme way that someone can deal with this problem, a new body can be created and the soul transplanted into it. Answering your question, although you may have already noticed, you fall in the last category Alexander]
... Please don't scare me like that Aurora, you made me worry for nothing. You should have started with that, haaaa ...
[ Fufufu , I'm sorry about that Alexander]
Having this discussion with Aurora, Kurisu had been concentrating, checking her status on the paper. She nodded from time to time, approving of what she read. I don't know whether to tell her the things Aurora told me now or wait for her finish. Well, this is something important for her.
"It seems you have talent for magic Kurisu"
"Eh ... Really?"
"Yes, but in addition to studying the knowledge you must also correct something in your body. But do not worry, we will solve it later"
"... My body? Is there something wrong with my body?"
No, I think in my head. But proceeded to repeat the information Aurora told me. Although it was not necessary to tell her this information now, it was good to keep in mind for later.
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Written by:
Jwunder99
Ideas by:
Drack21