The next morning, I woke up a little late, Sera was also beside me. I let her sleep a little more and went to freshen up. After that, I cleaned up the mess that was all over the house. I gathered the cardboard boxes and placed them inside the [ Inventory ] Skill that I have from my system that merged with the [ Item Box ] I got from the door. Then, I set about preparing breakfast.
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After half an hour, both Sera and Night woke up. Once they were freshened up, we all sat down together and enjoyed a healthy breakfast.
After breakfast, we decided it was time for a shower. I took off all my clothes and headed into the bathroom, with Sera and Night following right behind me. Sera also stripped off her clothes, and Night, well, didn't need to.
We enjoyed a refreshing, cold shower, perfect for the hot weather.
After the shower, I got dressed and settled into the living room to chill. Sera sat down next to me and turned on the TV.
As we watched TV and passed the time, before we knew it, it was already noon.
Feeling curious, I decided to check out my system functions. It's a bit embarrassing to admit, but since I got the system, I've only ever used the Inventory and Recording functions.
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Sera used to get very upset and sad about it, but when I explained the reason to her, she understood. She told me that when I reincarnate, I should definitely use it.
I had no objections to this because I wanted to reach my limits on my own without using any shortcuts. And this has paid off. I'm confident, not arrogant, in my strength. I know I can defeat anyone except for the god who reincarnated me.
Think about it with common sense: if a being can help me gain such power so effortlessly, imagine the magnitude of their strength. A being who can create and destroy dimensions with a snap of their fingers. A wise person would understand the implications of that.
"Status."
[ Name: Rudra Vincula Amoris ]
Age: 100 million
Soul Seal: (9%) *sealed*
Soul Mate: Seraphina Vincula Amoris
Title: Reincarnated Individual, The One Who Has Lived Long Enough to See the Downfall of Civilization
Strength: Ex+
Speed: Ex+
Defense: Ex+
Endurance: Ex+
Stamina: Ex+
Magic: Ex+
Physical Skills: Hands of God, Way of Art, Way of Weapons, Way of Craft, Way of Technology, All-Seeing Eyes, Parallel Thinking, Wisdom of Old, Master Chef (new), Uncontrollable Libido (new)
Magic: [ Origin ]
[ Fire ]
[ Water ]
[ Earth ]
[ Wind ]
[ Time ]
[ Space ]
[ Void ]
This is my current status. I have pushed my avatar to its physical limits, and now I just need to bring my spirit to its peak.
My true body is still in my personal dimension along with Sera's true body. We are currently inhabiting our avatars.
There's still some time left for this universe to accept an unknown existence.
This concept confused me, so I asked God about it, and they explained.
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[Flashback]
"Huh! Why is it like this? You said I could reincarnate whenever I wanted, so why all this hassle?" Rudra asked God, confused when he was told to send only a part of himself to the real world instead of his true form.
God's serious tone made Rudra fall silent.
"Listen, I'll explain it to you in simple words," God said. Rudra nodded, giving his consent to continue.
"First, imagine there are two universes. Or you can think of them as two worlds. Every being in each world is connected to it in some way. When a living being dies in one world, they cannot go to another world because they belong to their original world. Even if they somehow manage to cross over, they won't be recognized in the new world. That's because they don't belong there, and the world will try to expel them in every possible way. This is due to Fate."
Hearing all this technical stuff, Rudra was intrigued and had a question in mind: if a world cannot accept an extra soul, how do gods manage to isekai people?
"I'm talking about the same Fate you know, the one with the red threads. In any world, everyone's fate is connected to the world. Sometimes, even a small needle can cause great chaos, and that's the game of fate."
"When I reincarnate you, I will forcibly move you from one universe to another. However, you won't have an identity there, so I need to create one for you. It would have been easier if you were reincarnated before becoming powerful because, as a weaker being, your fate wouldn't significantly affect the world."
"But now you are so powerful that you can destroy a planet with a single swing of your sword. So, you need to send a part of yourself first to establish your fate there. Otherwise…"
Rudra felt a bit scared and nervously asked, "O-Otherwise, what will happen?" *Gulp*
"Otherwise, the moment you enter that world with your true body, the world will use every possible means to eliminate you. It will send beings like the Great Red or Dimensional beings like Levitation or Divine Beasts after you immediately."
"So, you need to become a hero from zero in at least two months in this world. This way, Fate will consider you a resident of that world. After that, you can fuse with your avatar and enjoy your life with your true body."
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After that explanation, there wasn't much left to ask. I created my avatar, and here I am now, sitting here.
With my All-Seeing Eye, I can see the faint red threads around me.
"Haa~" I sighed, thinking of these troublesome matters.
"Anyways, I should check Sera's functions."
[Seraphina Vincula Amoris]
[Status]
[Inventory]
[ Record \ Map]
[World Traveller]
[ Asora ]
[Subordinate]
[Shop]
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I was aware of these functions but never used them until now.
First, there's the status, which displays my strength in an organized manner, like in a game. It doesn't serve any other purpose.
Second is the Inventory, where I can store anything without any limit.
Third, there's Record and Map. With Record, I can store information about anything indefinitely, and I've used this skill to copy entire libraries. The Map function is like a magical version of Google Maps from my past life, but it also shows who is a friend and who is a foe.
World Traveller is a world-hopping system that allows me to visit any world I want.
The Subordinate function allows me to tame or make anyone willing into my servant, giving them a boost that can evolve them into higher beings.
Then there's the Shop, where I spend points gathered by hunting monsters to buy literally anything.
And lastly My own personal dimension which is named Asora. It is like having a planet of my own and I being the god of that world, I can do anything there as long as I can supply Eather there. The Eather is purest form of energy there in existence.
Currently the time flow my dimension is 1:1 from the current world.
These are some overpowered functions that, if I had used them, could have made me strong much faster than all those years I spilled my blood and sweat, training and battling to death every day in pursuit of power.
But I choose not too.