Analyzing the System

After an unknown period of sleep, the young man wakes up feeling thirsty and very hot.

— ...Water!

He gets up from the bed he was lying on and, noticing a wooden cup on the side table along with a basket of fruits, he hastily grabs it and drinks the liquid all at once.

— Glup... Ahhh... Much better. — he murmurs in relief, feeling a bit better — ...Well, where am I?

Observing his surroundings, besides the bedside table and the bed he was lying on, there is also a small cabinet in the corner, a small window, and a door.

— A small room...

While analyzing the environment, the door opens, and the old man who rescued him enters the room.

— My young man, you have finally awakened. — he says with a smile on his face, pointing to the small table — Eat some fruits and rest a bit, then we can talk.

— Ah, yes, thank you.

After a brief conversation, the old man leaves the room, leaving Lucas alone.

— He seems to be a good gentleman. — he thinks as he picks up the fruits and sits on the bed.

The young man doesn't recognize any of the fruits but decides to eat them since the old man wouldn't have a reason to give him something dangerous.

— This little red fruit... Hmm... Does it taste like mango? — he questions while savoring a small red fruit, similar to a cherry — Anyway... Hey, System, are you there?

[Yes]

— I need some explanations... Tell me about this world.

[What do you want to know?]

— Well, let's start with... how about the name of this world?

[Devastor]

— ...A somewhat aggressive name. — he murmurs — What else... Is there magic in this world?

[Yes]

— Can I use magic!?

[No]

— ...Is there anything I can use, like abilities or powers?

[Yes]

— What!?

[The System]

— ...Taking advantage of the previous question, can people in this world use abilities or powers?

[Yes]

— And why can't I!? — he exclaims angrily.

[The owner doesn't possess talent]

— Seriously... — he murmurs, unsure whether to laugh or cry. — You know what, I better take a look at the system functions again.

Saying that, the green and yellow screen appears before his eyes.

[FUNCTIONS]

[Status]

[Abilities]

[Shop]

[Backpack]

[Settings]

[...]

— Well... Let's start with the status.

[Information]

[Name: Lucas]

[Age: 20 years]

[Gender: Male]

[Race: Human]

[Level: 1]

[Attributes]

[Strength: 1]

[Agility: 2]

[Endurance: 1]

[Intelligence: 3]

[Charisma: 0]

— ...Just for me to know, what is the average level and attributes of people in this world?

[Average]

[Level: 250]

[Attributes]

[Strength: 500]

[Agility: 500]

[Endurance: 500]

[Intelligence: 300]

[Charisma: 100]

— I'm very weak... — he becomes discouraged, hoping to at least be average — ...Open the abilities.

[Abilities]

[System]

— ...Only this one? Aren't there any more?

[No]

— Ahh... then show me the shop.

[Shop]

[Summon]

[Abilities]

[Items]

[Lineage]

— ...Huh? What are these options!? — he gets excited, feeling like he can finally get something good — System, open the summon option for me.

[Summon]

[Summon Points: 0]

[Possible to acquire]: [No points for acquisition]

— But what exactly do I summon?

[Anime characters]

— ...Huh!? — he is surprised by the system's response — Is this for real!?

[Yes]

— Heheh... — the young man laughs, with a somewhat strange smile — Finally, I see an advantage in having you! Now, show me the rest of the shop!

Lucas tries to look at each option in the shop but doesn't have enough points to acquire anything.

— ...It was too good to be true. — he murmurs before speaking to the system again — System, I understand what the abilities and items options are, but what is the lineage option?

[The lineage option allows the owner to purchase a new lineage, changing their original race]

— Oh, so I can become another race...

The young man thinks for a moment about which race he would try to become in the future but decides to put that aside, as it would probably take some time before he could do such a thing.

— There are still two more options that I haven't analyzed... Show me the backpack.

[Backpack]

[0/10]

— I can store up to 10 items? Let's try...

Lucas holds the cup he used to drink water and asks the system to store it.

[Backpack]

[1/10]

[ - Wooden Cup]

— This will be very useful.

Finally, the young man opens the system settings.

[General]

[Missions]

[~~Map Settings~~]

[~~Network Settings~~]

— I've seen the General part and, besides missions, the others are unavailable. Open the missions.

[Missions]

[New Mission Notifications: Enabled]

[~~Share Missions~~: Disabled]

[~~Team Missions Mode~~: Disabled]

[~~??? Missions~~: Enabled]

— ...I wonder what those crossed-out options are, but the system won't tell me... Well, at least I know I'll be able to share missions and do them as a team... What would that last option be?

Lucas thought for a while, but nothing came to mind about the last mission, which strangely is enabled.

— I guess that's it? I better go to the old man... — he murmurs, getting up from the bed and heading towards the door.

[To be continued...]

??? — This chapter... was just explanations.

??? — Yes...

??? — Was it really necessary to have so many explanations right at the beginning?

??? — I don't know...

??? — Why am I even asking you?

[The explanation was necessary for future chapters]

??? — But even the author doesn't know when they'll actually start using everything that was explained, right?

[…Yes]

??? — So it was a chapter without immediate usefulness...

??? — ...Hm? I just noticed something!

??? — Noticed something? What is it?

??? — Doesn't that mission have the same name as us?

??? — It can't be...