2 The Reaper's Gift

As I slowly gained my sight, the first thing I saw was white. This time, I'm in a white space.

"What the..."

[ Ding! Congratulations Host. Host has successfully merged with the Major System!]

[ Ding! Host will now create a new body!](Not Recommended for Amateurs)

[ Ding! Advising the Host to copy a fictional character that played Baseball]

As I was still shocked about why am I in a white space, I suddenly heard a voice inside me.

"Hmmmm, so this is the System the Reaper gave me huh. By the way, are you a fragmented soul from the Reaper that just help me?"

[Oh, you got me young man. Hahaha, yes I am. I need to escort you after you finally "kicked the bucket" for you to work with us, so I "sliced" a part of my soul. I'll be "inside" you for a while, so do your best!]

This old man... Wait... This granpa talks like a normal geezer back from my world. Which means?

"Hey, old man. Are you one of those who got a second chance then became a Reaper?"

[... What gave it away?]

"Well, you talk normally unlike what I imagine to a Reaper for a while now. And you talk like a geezer just like my granpa before."

[... HAHA! You sure are smart huh? Well, yes. I am one of those fortunate souls. But enough of that, you need to think of a body right now. It's not recommended if you're not expert with body parts. You might be born with a cancer right off the bat if you did that. HAHAHAHA!]

Well, I don't want that. I still want to know his story though. Maybe later. "So you recommend me a body of a fictional character that played Baseball in order to be the best?"

[Something like that.]

"Ok then. I pick Tokuchi Toa from One Outs. It's ok right? Because he's not from the 'Major' anime world?"

[That fast!? Let's see.... Ohhhh! I see, he's certainly amazing if you get his experience and abilities in Baseball.]

"And can it be a 13 year old body? I don't want to grow up with the kids"

[Well, I can fix that. here's the stat of the body]

[Tokuchi Toa(13)]

-Stats

*Variable Stats

[Strength 5.2]

[Stamina 3.302]

[Speed 3.105]

[Perception 15]

[Reflexes 8.310]

*Invariable Stats

[Intelligence – 9.105/10]

[Perseverance – 5.011/10]

[Luck – 9.5/10]

[Charm – 8.135/10]

[Wow, his charm is that high!? Is he really that handsome? But he had a devil like face you know... By the way, there's no limit in variable stat unlike the invariable.]

As i read the status of Toa, his Perception is really high, I wonder about the others. "Well, he's certainly handsome.... But have a evil face. Enough of that, how can I tell if my Variable stat is strong or weak?"

[ An average stat for a normal person is 2 which mea-]

"I'm close to average in terms of speed and stamina huh" it's still expected. At least his Luck and Intelligence is really high.

"So, what about his skills?"

*Skills

[Devil Eyes]

---Observation(Lv.9)

You can predict what move your target is going to do (works more if the target fears you)

[Joker]

---Fake(Lv.7)

Creating a weakness to yourself, leading them to your trap

---Evil Face(Innate)

Your target feels fear

[Baseball]

---Accuracy(Lv9)

Can control the pitch to where you want to throw. Can also hit the ball accurately when batting.

---Dexterity(Lv.8)

Change your hand reflexes instantly.

---Spin ball(Lv.10Max)

You can control how many spins the ball you pitch.

---Fast ball(Lv2)

Throw a fast pitch.

"Uwaaaaa, Scary. Is it ok to have this?" What's this "criminal like" skills?

[He's certainly have a bunch of scary skills for a Baseball player.] he said.

After that there's suddenly a treasure chest in front of me.

[Open it. Consider it as your newbie pack]

I nodded. I moved towards it and touch the chest in front of me.

[Ding! You got 30 000 BP(Baseball Points) with Setting Intervention Skill, and 10 variable stat points.]

Baseball Points with Setting Intervention Skill? What's that?

"Old man, show me the description"

*BP (Baseball Point): As Tokuchi Toa importance increases in the world of Baseball, you gain more BP.

*Skills

[Setting Intervention]

---Using BP and relating to target 'Tukochi Toa', you can modify or add settings to variable stats, and skills.

[Wow, your luck didn't even activate but you still get to have this OP skill!]

Modify and add? Which means...

"Yes! I need to modify and add Tokuchi's skill, [Devil Eyes], like this.

*Skills

[Devil Eyes]

---Appraisal(Lv10Max)

See the variable, invariable stat and skills of the target.

[Not enough BP, you think you can have your way after getting this OP skill?]

Dammit, even in the novels I read, Appraisal is certainly a must if you need a persons info. But how am I gonna go this?

"I'll remove the skill, just the stats. Is that enough?"

[Hmmmm, that's 29 000 BP total]

"Fine, I'll take it." I still have 1000 BP in total. So I'm gonna use this to change my variable stats.

"How much 1 stat cost?"

[10 000 BP young man.]

"What!? Why is it cost so much!?"

[Do you have any idea how large 1 stat increase is!? Even if you train your stamina properly for 2 hour after this, at most you will only get .001 stat!]

That low!? It seems my understanding in stats here are wrong. So, the 100 strength in the games that I played is equivalent to 1 in here? Hmmmm, at least I have 10 free stats.

[By the way, that will be only your free stat. So it's better if you add them when you're in a pinch, or about to lose a game]

I certainly gonna keep it, it's seems only my skills can level up here, not myself. So I really need to train harder to get that measly .001 stat every 2 hours. Wait, that's only for my stamina. Is it gonna be longer to other stats!?

[It's about time. Let's go to this 'Major' world and become the best!]

As I'm about to ask him about my stats, I suddenly lose consciousness.