14 Operating System

-Student council room-

Vile who was invited to the student council room by Sona.

"Care to play chess?" Sona said to Vile as she pointed at the chessboard.

"Sure..." Before I could sit a system popped up.

[Task: Second coming of Magnus

Description: Sona Sitri has challenged you in chess.

Objective: Win the chess match against Sona Sitri.

Reward: 3x T5 Gifts

Penalty: Death]

'Wow, free rewards.' Vile thought.

"Which side you would like to start on? White or Black?" Sona let him choose.

"I'll choose white." 'White obviously, since it's first.' Vile thought.

The two started to play chess...

'Wait wait wait, what the hell is happening? Am I losing right now?!' Vile thought as he started to sweat profusely.

Sona looked at Vile who was sweating and asked.

"Are you alright?" She asked in concern.

'Of course not! I'm going to lose!' Vile screams internally.

"I'm fine, just continue." Vile put on a straight face, while thinking about what move should he make.

'Where the hell did that accelerator calculation capabilities go?!' Vile couldn't find any opening, and Sona was about to checkmate him.

Time was running out for Vile.

'No this can't be... Maybe Giorno's piano will play. And I could turn the tables.' Vile could only hope but there were no piano playing.

Vile made his move as Sona checkmated him.

Vile was just staring at the chessboard as he knew he lost.

Sona and her peerage just stared at him.

'Ah, he must've been shocked after losing to Sona-Sachou.' Saji Genjirou thought as he sighed while looking at Vile.

Vile who was waiting for the penalty...

[Ummm. I didn't think you would lose like that...]

'Am I gonna die?' Vile thought as he slowly stood up with a darkened expression.

"Are you really okay, Vile-San?" Sona seeing his expression?

'Yo, is he having a stomachache?' Saji thought.

"I'm fine I think I should go now." Vile left the room, making Sona and her peerage confused.

...

"So... Why ain't I dying yet?" He asked the system in confusion as it's been 20 minutes and he hasn't been offed.

[Well you see host...]

[There really isn't a penalty or punishment... So uhh-]

"You're telling me, that I could just refuse those tasks that you have given me. Is that right?" Vile questioned how this system's brain or operating system functioned.

[Yeah... It's just that you would get less reward if you fail the task.]

[You have failed, received 3x T2 Gifts]

"...." Vile just stared at it.

"Why? Tho?" Vile felt frustrated at the system.

[Host, The other otherworlder that came into this Draconic Deus, Is too strong and the system wanted to help you get strong fast by pushing you.]

"What do you mean by too strong? Didn't you say you couldn't find that person?" Vile looking skeptical.

[I couldn't, But I can tell that all the otherworlders have cheat-like abilities, just like you host.]

[It's better than being prepared for the unknown adversary.]

Vile right now, was now very wary of the otherworlder's appearance in this world.

As Vile who only knew the nook and cranny things in Highschool DxD, and couldn't remember most of the things.

And not to mention he at most has a vague knowledge of the series and could recall that the anime only has covered a few volumes of the novel.

IF the otherworlder has or has more knowledge of Highschool DxD than him, then wouldn't he just be sticking out like a sore thumb?

Vile was confident that he could fight on par with a low ultimate-class devil if the situation favored him.

But this time he was against someone who was an otherworlder like him, someone who had cheat-like abilities.

So far he was only fooling around and relied on the system, but the system couldn't make him stronger as he was tasked to kill the otherworlder to level up past 100.

But suddenly... Vile remembered and realized that Vasco was someone that has reached the pinnacle of human capability has he ever seen, despite not having a sacred gear.

"No no no. Status." Vile immediately opened his status.

[Name: Vile Kuzu (99)

HP: 5590

Mana: 7800

STR: 251 + 30% = 326

END: 559

INT: 780

DEX: 455

LUCK: 42

CHARM: 87]

Vile then goes to a deserted area. And used nuclear magic.

After that, he looked at the mana.

Mana: 7800/7800

"Nah. Why didn't you tell me?" He asked the system. As to why his mana isn't going down.

[You didn't ask, I thought you already knew...]

[The status system, only records things that came from the system directly, meaning that it doesn't record things that came from outside sources...]

[Such as the host's new body and the ichor which the host drank. Since you acquired those before the system inhibited the host.]

Vile wasn't sure what his body's origin was. And how he could run for hours while having a pathetic status at that time. And only believed that it was because of the thing he drank from God. And didn't question any further.

"Then the status that I'm seeing in the system, is just additional stats..."

[Yes. The status displayed is from the abilities, traits, and items from the system.]

"Then if you add my innate stat to the system how much would it be?" Vile asked curiously.

[STR around 600 or 780, END around 900, INT would be between 1300-1500, and DEX around 800 range.]

[This is only based on calculations as they are innate from outside sources. The system can only display accurate status.]

"..."

"Then do you know the origin of this body?" Vile was starting to become curious about this body of his, as he didn't inherit the former body or anything like that.

[No.]

He speculated that He was some kind of devil as he first woke up from the underworld.

But after he had gone off and visited the church he scratched that idea, as he remembered that devils can't go near anything that has a connection to the holy attribute not to mention... And he could think and say God whenever he wanted.

Or.... That the drink that the 'God' offered him, changed his body or constitution as he remembered that those things are possible in wuxia novels that he had read.

...

Vile started to plan his movements. After knowing that the penalty or punishment isn't as severe as the outcome of death.

And that he could improve stronger with just pure training.

Knowing these stupid revelations, that the system had given him.

Truly a 'Reality check through the skull'. He woke up and was only fooling around, ever since he had come to this world.

"Then, about this 'system dirt' or something what's its use for? You said that nothing in the system is useless if I remember correctly." He wanted to clarify some things he is aware of, he knows he was stupid but not that severe.

[It's used for merging special abilities, traits, or items.]

[Currently, the host doesn't have anything that requires it at the moment.]

"Do those things require a lot of 'Dirt' to merge?" Vile asked.

[Yes, the required average is 1000x System Dirt.]

Knowing that Vile wondered what kind of items were those. He knew that 'System Dirt' cost a lot in the shop even if the prices varied.

"Can I know some items, that require dirts?" Vile wanted the system to come clean as it hid too many things and didn't provide any instruction manuals.

(A/N: System dirt > SD)

[Reality Collapse

Requirements: 5000x SD ,???,???,???,???

Info: "Reality as you know it would undergo a calamity, as it begins to slowly collapse."

Origin: Balanced Craftwars Overhaul]

[Chronomancer Classes

Requirements: 1000x SD,???,???,???,???

Info: A class that can manipulate time at will.

Origin: Adventure Quest Worlds]

"..."

"Can you show me something that I can afford soon?!" Thinking that the system is just making him realize how poor he is.

[Psychokinesis

Requirements: 200x SD, Ruler's Authority,???

Info: Allows the user to manipulate physical matter with the mind.

Origin: One Punch Man]

[Blade Master

Requirement: 100x SD, Blade Mastery,???,???

Info: Allows the user to become a master of any bladed weapons.

Origin: System]

[Titanium Grade Demon Body

Requirement: 300x SD, Iron Skin, Unyielding, ???

Info: An exclusive technique for punching bags.

Origin: The Strongest System]

"So I can get somethings from novels too?"

"You should call yourself fraud system..."

[...]

[Something to note that the '???' can be substituted with another ability, trait or item to merge with the item.]

"I see..." Vile sighed as he opened the 3 T2 he got.

[Added Flexible to traits]

[Added Regeneration C+ to traits]

[Added Hamon to ability]

[Flexible

Info: Allowing the user to achieve a wide range of motion.

Origin: System]

[Regeneration C+

Info: Increased recovery time.

Origin: System]

[Hamon

Info: Through self-controlled respiration, a person trained in the Ripple technique can produce energy identical to the energy of the sun, which manifests as ripples throughout their body.

Origin: Jojo's Bizarre Adventures]

[Breathing and Hamon can be merged]

"Do it."

[Added Hamon+

Info: A constant use of Hamon without running out of breath.

Origin: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure]

-Chapter End-

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