Secret world

I bit my lip and opened the "World" tab. There were a lot of them here, and even the cheapest ones were actually very expensive. So expensive that, given my desire to take a couple of skills, I could really only buy very unpleasant worlds, like Warhammer 40,000 .

- "Well, well, well... So what should I do? — I scratched the back of my head. — Shouldn't I reduce my height even more?"

I thought about it for about a minute, but... My gaze couldn't stop sliding to the "Random World Selection", which gave me another 750 points.

- "Should I take a risk or not?" — Having doubted a little, I nevertheless clicked on the option that could bring me benefits.

Afterwards, all options for choosing worlds disappeared, and only one chosen world remained. A world that I apparently can't fix.

Poster:

Welcome to My Hero Academia

- "Well... In this world there is technology, and there are no creepy animals. "I smiled and thought about it." — Hmm... I've read a lot of fanfiction about this universe, even if it's not finished, and I'm not very familiar with it myself, but it's a pretty good and positive work... Besides, in those fanfictions, the main character managed to start a harem, so why am I worse? I'll gain strong abilities, and then...

The more I thought about it, the more happy I became. At the same time, my account also couldn't help but please me with its addition of 750 points, with which I can take on better and more expensive skills.

But…

- "Time!" — Half of the hour has already passed, and I have not yet chosen my "Status."

I opened the tab required for rebirth and a list of those who could be reborn appeared in front of me. Previously, it was empty, but after choosing a world, options appeared.

To be born as Crown Prince of the Emperor of Japan - 10,000

Be born the twin brother of Momo Yaoyorozu - 5,000

Be born an orphan - 800

...

I was taken aback. Flipping through the different options for who I could be reborn, I felt sick, either from the prices or from the prospects.

However, there was another interesting proposal at the very bottom.

"Random status selection" - + 750

- "Hmm... Well, I'm lucky with the world. And no matter who I was born, with strong skills I can survive anyway." — Reasoning like this, I chose randomly.

Then all options were removed and my status was listed as.

Fun random

Since I couldn't do anything here, I simply decided to spend the points I had accumulated on "Passive Skills".

...

Luck of the Main Character of the Harem Story - 1,000,000>

Wolverine's Regeneration - 2000

Manna (Mashle) – 1400>

Chakra (from Naruto) – 1800>

Chakra (from Avatar) – 800>

Prana (from Black Lily) - 1800>

Ki (from Strongest Disciple) - 1000>

Power of the Almighty (Quirk: One For All) - 6000>

...

Passive skills will always give me strength, so buying them was a good idea!

* * *

However, as it turned out, there were simply too many traps in this System!!!

In addition to the fact that the names were often repeated and scattered throughout the text, they also often meant different things, since they were taken from different works and without the evaluation, I would not even understand where they came from.

With her, I could at least roughly understand what they mean, if, of course, I was familiar with the universe from where they came.

...

Alchemy (from Warlock in the World of Mages) - 150>

Alchemy (from The Great Mage) - 130 >

Alchemy (from The Witcher) - 16 >

Alchemy - 500 >

...

Magic (from the World of Magicians) - 100 >

Magic (from Shrek) - 50 >

Magic (from Fairy Tail) - 85 >

…..

Magic (from Full Time Mage) - 100 >

Magic - 600 >

...

But this is of course obvious, and simply confusing, but the fact that purchasing a skill does not guarantee the ability to use it... This is indeed another catch that I would not have known without the "Evaluation".

So, for example, by simply taking Magic (Full Time Mage), I will only acquire a body predisposed to having magic awakened in it. And since, according to the law of that universe, additional resources are needed to awaken magic, I essentially won't acquire it!!!

I'm already silent that buying the same "Chakra" from Naruto is useless without buying Chakra channels. And even if I buy chakra and chakra channels, it will not be enough, since I will not have a method for developing it, not to mention the knowledge of the necessary seals for different techniques.

Although, of course, in the item store there will probably be scrolls with both training and techniques, but at birth, all things purchased in the store, as it turns out, will simply appear next to the owner. 

In general, according to the principle of "cheating the buyer", everything worked here. Do you want Sharingan? Then you need chakra to use it. If you want to use it well, then you also have Uchiha genes. And I'm silent about the fact that the sharingan must be developed for points!

The same applied to almost everything; to use this or that power and skill, you had to take something that would allow you to acquire compatibility with this or that, both a passive and an active skill.

And of course, if I had been given the world of Naruto, and I had not taken "Chakra" with "Chakra channels", then no one would have given them to me at birth.

There was another trap here - those powers that were sold in the "Reincarnation System" without reference to the original source were all with a catch, but at the same time they seemed like a big deal!

If my evaluation was only at level 3, then they would seem like just cheat abilities, since they were unusually strong and relatively cheap in power. And if my evaluation had not revealed any shortcomings, being at level 4, then I would have taken them.

For example, Alchemy for 500 allowed you to create anything. But to use the Passive Skill "Alchemy", you need "Medicine", "Magic", "Pharmacology", and "Mathematics" of the fifth level, also taken from this system , otherwise the chance of success is zero.

With all this, in order to master the same "Magic", you also had to have several other abilities without brackets at high levels.

- "No matter how you look at it, this is a complete scam... - I even admired how everything was thought out here. - Hmm... It's better to take powers with brackets and references to the universe known to me, since they do not require a dozen additional abilities. We need to target them!!!"

* * *

When the countdown of the last fifteen minutes began, I became nervous. There were too many skills, my head was swelling with them, and I couldn't choose.

That's why I suddenly descended to the very bottom!

Sea God Power 7000>

Silv of the Mysterious God of Fortune— 77,777

Ashborn's strength - 9000

Manual - 500>

Minimap - 100>

Multiverse Knowledge - 999,999,999,999,999

At the bottom, I found the skill I noticed when I was looking for "Manual" and rated "Ashborn's Strength".

Just reading the Evaluation recommendations made me almost vomit.

— "A fucking system filled with traps! If I had just taken Ashborn's Power, it would have torn me apart!!! If I, of course, had not increased my characteristics, to the extent to which I would not have needed this power so much!!! But... In the light novel Level Up Alone, Song Jin-Woo was able to obtain its power... Hmm... There was a system..."

I hesitantly began to scroll through, looking for her.

By the way, there were a lot of systems on the list, but they were all so expensive that it seems to me that even if I took all the debuffs, I wouldn't be able to buy a single normal one, and I somehow didn't want to buy the "Glitchy System" or the "Sadist System."

-" So I found it! "I smiled at the "Alone Level Up System" for 6000, but after appreciating it, the corners of my lips twitched. This system was supposed to allow my body to gradually adapt to the power of Ashborn, for this it would give me tasks, and for failure to complete them, I would be thrown for an hour - to run around in the desert with Giant Worms that could devour a truck. It had to work, evaluation vouched for it, but it had to be activated on the day I was born. That is, at night, after my birth, due to an objective inability to complete the task, she would have sent me to those Creepy Worms to die!" - You fucking "Reincarnation System"! Even when I found your trick, there was another one!

My eyes again began to rummage through the Active Skills until I found an Active Skill that, for only 150 points, can stop the Activation of one Passive Skill once, for the time required by the owner. In combination with the Solo Leveling System, I could gain Ashborn's powers without dying.

- "Hehehe!!! In the original story, this guy was the Lord of the Dead and the Monarch of Shadows. With it I will gain, if not immortality, then such longevity that I myself will tire of it. In addition, with him will come physical strength, telekinesis, and most importantly - an army of the dead, which also does not stink, since it consists not of corpses, but of shadows!"

My points dropped dramatically, but I was happy!

- "Hmm... I think this is the best combat ability. — I said apathetically and started flipping through "Passive Skills" again... — Um?! Everything related to shadows suddenly became cheaper, and the unimaginable requirements for acquiring a bunch of other skills disappeared?!" - I raised an eyebrow. Even in the last ten minutes the system presented surprises.

Without hesitation, I rushed to purchase skills related to shadows.

In the "Passive Skills" there were only some that conflicted with Ashborn's Strength, for which my evaluation indicated that this combination could kill me. 

Although no! There were skills that were quite suitable and that went well with the Heart of the Monarch, but there were simply criminally few of them.

Shadow Unity - 200

- [Allows you to use all skills related to shadows together, strengthening and complementing them. Fixes all interaction issues.]

Shadow Sovereign Body - 300

- [Gives the owner's body a predisposition to shadow energy. Strengthens all abilities related to shadows tenfold. Allows you to turn into a shadow.]

Soul of the Shadow God - 100

- [Without consequences or drawbacks, it changes the soul of the owner, increasing its predisposition to shadow energy. Strengthens all shadow-related abilities tenfold.]

After acquiring them, I turned my attention to the "Active Skills", some of which also combined well with Ashborn's strength.

Shadow Manipulation - 50>

- [Allows you to control and manipulate shadows.

The strength of the skill will increase with practice.

At the second level, the shadow can be made material, giving it solidity.

At the third level it will be possible to give the shadow a special corrosive effect...]

Creating Shadows - 50 >

- [Allows you to create a shadow in any place, even lit.

At the second level, the speed of shadow creation doubles...]

As a result, my long thoughts and purchases, I acquired: "Soul of the God of Shadows", "Manipulation of Shadows ", "Creation of Shadows ", "Shadow Unity", "Body of the Shadow Sovereign". And all this cost me 700 points!

- "With this, the world of Heroes and Villains will not be scary to me! By the way, about villains and heroes, I remember there were both Erasure Hero and All For One. It would be very unpleasant to have my abilities erased or worse stolen!!!"

Protection against theft and any other impact on existing skills/characteristics - 100

After making the purchase, I thought about the future.

"With the power of Ashborn, I will live almost forever." Purely in theory, he seemed to be able to travel around the galaxy or something like that. But it is better to acquire your own way of walking through the worlds. But such methods are expensive. Although there are cheap analogues...

Once every 100 years allows you to move to the Random World (Universe) - 100>

— "Of course, it's a little expensive, and it takes a long time to wait for the move, but the option is not so bad. It's like a first aid kit or a spare tire in a car - even if you never use it, it's better to always have it."

Against this background, buying two cheap skills did not seem very valuable at all, but it was significant.

Knowing all the languages of the chosen world will always come in handy 50.

Eidetic memory will make life much easier, and it only costs 50.

— "And it got to the point where I had 0 points left. Hmm... Come to think of it, it's okay that I never watched "Items." But... Honestly speaking, I never liked artifacts! The best power is the one that cannot be taken away from you!"

However, there were a couple of minutes left before the end of the report, so out of boredom I opened "Items" and started scrolling through them.

Some artifacts were indeed interesting and powerful, but they almost always contained pitfalls.

The most terrible pitfall I found was the "Potion of Immortality." The assessment stated that whoever drank it would turn into a stone, indestructible statue. He will think, but will not be able to see, hear, or even breathe. And he will remain a statue forever.

However, there were also simply funny items like Longinus (Overlord) for 700 points, which, despite its cost, was designated by the Rating as a TOY (dummy), that is, an item that has no power! At the same time, Longinus (Overlord) cost 750, and allowed, at the cost of removing himself from reality, to remove any other intelligent being.

My mood was good, as I was glad that I had thought of purchasing the Appraisal. But my good mood disappeared when I came across one of the items.

Realm of Shadows brand tattoo - 50 >

- "Evaluation?"

- "[Tattoo with the mark of the Kingdom of Shadows - the tattoo will allow the owner to gain dark vision, thanks to which he will be able to see his surroundings even in complete darkness.

At the second level, it will allow you to draw some power from the shadow dimensions, converting the energy into something suitable for the user.

At the third level, the amount of energy absorbed will increase, and if you pour energy associated with shadows into the tattoo, it will improve the body and soul of the owner.]"

- "Want! She's perfect for me. In addition, the tattoo will immediately appear on the body. And although I don't know the universe where it came from, the tattoo will fit perfectly with my power."

As for contraindications, they are all neutralized by the Body of the Shadow Emperor and the Soul of the Shadow God.

I ground my teeth. There were "0" points, but I knew where to get them!

Having gone into debuffs, I got myself not fatal, but also unpleasant sores such as moles, red eyes, and flat feet. This time I took it without sparing my body and everything in order to acquire a level 3 tattoo. 

At the last minute I decided to look through the passive skills again, looking for something useful and cheap, and I found it. Yes, I found it so much that I almost died from fear here.

Preservation of memory during reincarnation into a new world - 50

- "This fucking system." — At the last seconds, I frantically went into debuffs, lowered my height, returned to the skills, and having found the one I needed, almost at the last second, I bought it, without even having time to really evaluate it and look for better analogues.

The time showed: 00:00, and the chair and table disappeared, and I myself began to fall into the darkness.