3 Chapter 3
"Being a villain character is cool. Just looking at the frightened faces of the people in this hall makes me excited."
Ren thought to himself.
At the same time, he also opened up his System. After all, how was it possible for a Transmigrator not to have a golden finger?
His golden finger was a status screen similar to video games. The screen displayed his various attributes as well as other relevant information.
His System allowed him to earn Fate Points by reversing the Fortune of the various Protagonists, and the Points themselves were the currency used for all sorts of things in the System.
His Fate Points could not only be exchanged for jutsus but could also be used to obtain talents, bloodlines, etc. He could even trade for a tailed beast.
Fate Points could also be used to improve his skills and jutsus.
In short, the System had every function Ren could think of, perhaps even functions he couldn't think of right now.
"System!"
Ren called out to the System in his mind, and a translucent interface appeared in front of his eyes.
Host: Ren Uchiha
Identity: Member of the Uchiha Clan, Nukenin
Age: 7 years old
Bloodline: Uchiha
Abilities:
- Sharingan 3 tomoe
Items:
- Kunai Pack x1
- Shuriken Pack x1
Fate Points: 40
Fortune Value: 10 (Black)
It was a concise interface with all useful information available at a glance. He had also obtained forty Fate Points by stepping into Hotarubi just now.
"System, what will happen if I kill Hotarubi right now?"
Ren asked while keeping his eyes on Hotarubi.
[Ding! Answering the Host, the System suggests that you don't do that. Due to your low Fortune Value, there is a high chance that you will suffer Heaven's Reaction due to you killing a Protagonist whose Fortune Value is much higher than yours].
The System's words only confirmed what Ren had guessed.
If there was no restriction on killing Protagonists, Ren could probably kill them all while they were still babies. Of course, he couldn't help but curse the creator of this System.
With his current strength, he could easily kill Hotarubi and other protagonists who were still infants. Still, due to his low Fortune Value, he would have to deplete their Fortune slowly, and how would he deplete the Protagonists' Fortune? That's easy.
Ren would slowly crush each protagonist as if he were playing with ants.
"Tsk! Even though I made such a commotion, I only received 10 Fortune Value Points."
Ren had already realized that Hotarubi had a Fortune Value ten times his, and thanks to this, he would have to take his time to slowly go about depleting this poor Protagonist's Fortune.
According to the system information, Fortune was divided into seven levels.
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet, Golden.
Ordinary people were usually blessed with a Red Fortune, while Hotarubi was blessed with a Yellow fortune. As for Black Fortune? That was simply infinite misfortune.
[As a Predestined Villain, it is your fate to be plagued by misfortune, of course, this misfortune will only be imposed when you go against a Protagonist]
The System explained.
Luckily he would only suffer a reaction when he went against a protagonist. And what was this reaction due to misfortune? That could be anything from dying struck by lightning to even while taking a shower or having sex.
"But I must say... I like that! Stepping on Protagonists like they're ants... Slowly making them suffer... Hahaha!"
Even though he was filled with evil thoughts, Ren's face remained the same.
He had already talked to the System for a while, and with a small mental smile, he looked at the Fortune Value of all the people in the hall.
Surprisingly, Hotarubi was not the first place in Fortune Value. He only had 100 points of Fortune Value as opposed to Natsuhi's 120 points. This fact strengthened Ren's earlier guess that Natsuhi was the hero.
Ren wondered what would happen if he devoured Natsuhi at this point. Would he suffer a Reaction from Heaven? Or maybe he would absorb the girl's Fortune? Either way, he is not willing to risk it.
He was not a man who only thinks with his lower half, so he would not try to risk his own life just for a night of momentary pleasure.
Besides, by the System's explanation, the Value of Fortune is imperceptible, but it was still a fact that existed and could affect reality. So he would be the biggest loser if something happened after devoured Natsuhi.
Of course, once he extinguishes all the value of the Fortune, the poor girl would be a sheep that he could devour as many times as he wanted.
Also, he's lucky the System warns him every time he steals the protagonist's Fortune.
[Ding! Humiliate Hotarubi in front of everyone. Hotarubi will lose ten points of his Fortune Value, while the Host will receive 40 Fate Points!]
40 Fate Points weren't much, just enough to buy a few basic jutsus he didn't lack. After all, he previously belonged to the Uchiha clan, so he didn't lack jutsus.
"Lord Ren, allow my ninjas to deal with this genin."
Hoshikage rose from his seat as he spoke. His serious expression contrasted the terror in his eyes as he looked at Ren.
Ren realizing that he would no longer be able to extract Fortune Value from Hotarubi, nodded as he returned to his seat, ignoring the fearful looks of the people in the hall.
Feeling the pressure being undone from his body, Hotarubi sighed in relief as he looked coldly at Ren. The humiliation he had suffered today, he swore in his heart that he would make Ren pay tenfold.
Quickly, the Anbu Ninjas approached Hotarubi's fallen body.
...
"Natsuhi, right? What do you think about accompanying me tonight to watch the stars?"
Suddenly, Ren said those words with a small smile stamped on his face.
His previously blood red eyes had returned to their original color and now exuded a small trace of kindness.
Of course, the more Natsuhi looked at Ren, the more frightened she became.
The invitation made by Ren was purely to irritate and try to extract some of Hotarubi's Fortune Value. And his little plan seemed to succeed.
Natsuhi quickly understood that Ren only extended this invitation to make Hotarubi even angrier.
"You despicable, shameless bastard! You only bully the weak using your strength! If you have courage, why don't you invade a more powerful Village and repeat the same actions!"
The silent hall soon became filled with the screams of Hotarubi, who was being dragged away. Hotarubi's eyes slowly began to expand, and his breathing became irregular. He had lost his mind.
[Ding! Invite Hotarubi's passion in front of everyone. Hotarubi will lose ten points of his Fortune Value, while the Host will receive 40 Fate Points!]
[Ding! Mess up Hotarubi's mental state. Hotarubi will lose ten points of his Fortune Value, while the Host will receive 40 Fate Points!]
"Fate Points are not that hard to earn."
Ren thought quietly as he watched the system messages.
So far, he had received 120 Fate Points, causing Hotarubi to lose 30 Fortune Value Points. His harvest today had been beneficial.
