55: Home base and rewards

"Ok, this is unexpected" - Cloud said as he looked around after opening his eyes and noticing how they were not in his original home, but rather on a Paradise Island, which the only thing around was a huge mansion.

"Isn't this your home?" - Saya asked as she raised an eyebrow.

"No, my home was an ordinary one" - Cloud replied with a frown - "I guess this is one of the perks of the system."

[Indeed, this island is a place that for the time being is isolated from the world to prevent some major problems.]

"Isolated?" - Cloud repeated with a frown. The girls were just as confused, though they simply decided to listen to the system's explanation, yet it wasn't as if this bothered them, I mean, after spending most of their time fighting zombies, a little break in a tropical paradise didn't sound like a bad idea.

[Exactly, the system currently forbids interaction between the user's group with inhabitants of the original world because you possess an energy that could transfer to other entities in this dimension, causing enormous chaos to engulf the world.]

"Oh, I see" - nodded Cloud as he looked around - "I guess the mansion is for us to live in without much trouble."

[Exactly, the mansion has been equipped with the basic supplies for three months, be it food or energy to run the appliances, any other upgrades will have to be added directly with [System Points] or SP for short, these upgrades you can look at the catalog]

Cloud nodded calmly as he got to thinking - "Is there anything else we don't know?"

[This island is special, because it has a zone called "training zone", which the user and his recruits will be able to access to fight against creatures they have faced in the completed worlds, although keep in mind that these monsters will not give experience or drop items when defeated, these exist exclusively to improve the combat skills of the users]

"Oh, this is interesting" - said Cloud while stroking his chin - "Is there any risk in these battles?"

[No, but each death will exponentially reduce the energy of the training zone, making that after a few deaths, it will be deactivated for a few weeks]

"Oh, I see, this rewards the skilled, and makes one have the mindset to go prepared to fight" - nodded Saeko as she looked at her katana - "I wonder if there will be more varieties of zombies, some we haven't seen in our world?"

[You can buy upgrades for the monsters in the training area, in the case of zombies, these are cheap because they don't have such a high danger level, but back to the topic, the mansion has different areas as well... a fully equipped kitchen, dining room, rooms for all recruits, and you don't have to worry, the number of these expands with each successful recruitment and can be modified at will, you don't need points for these modifications, though don't expect something like the possible acquisition of high-value items]

"Is there such a thing as a library?" - Saya asked as she raised her hand unconsciously.

[Yes, the mansion has a library with all the basic books of this dimension, this even academic information, even books like novels or by default, comics or manga. As leisure places, the back of the mansion has an area to do all kinds of basic sports, as well as a gym that can be expanded with [SP] or directly by recruits].

"Can we look up system information, so we can review it in case we forget something?" - Saya asked while raising an eyebrow.

[The main room of the mansion has a console to be able to access all the system information the player currently possesses, any extra information will be obtained in due time, or by performing certain actions. As additional information, next to this console, there is a map marking all the important areas of the mansion...]

The girls looked at each other before nodding and deciding that they had better investigate the mansion as a whole. They ran inside, only to be surprised at how beautiful everything was.

Cloud simply shook his head as he listened to the girls shout about how the mansion not only had a huge indoor bath, but also an outdoor hot spring bath, so they could relax after a long day of work.

"I think this is a good time to get the rewards" - Cloud said as he shook his head - "Then I can go through the catalog in more detail to buy items."

[Understood, although before we start, I'd like to tell you something, Cloud Strife...].

"What?" - Cloud asked seriously because he could feel the serious tone of the system administrator's voice.

[This world is about to go through turbulent times, the appearance of a player will cause this dimension to constantly change to adapt your power, that's why I recommend that you enjoy your moments of calm]

Cloud's expression changed slightly before nodding firmly.

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[Initiating reward delivery, please assign a delivery method...]

[Would you like a detailed mission report?]

[Yes/No]

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Cloud watched the messages silently for a few seconds before hitting the yes button, after all, this was his first experience of receiving the rewards.

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[Mandatory Mission Completed! Initiating grade calculation... ]

[All main characters have been rescued... ]

[Final Grade: Rank A+]

[Optional mission successfully completed... ]

[Final Grade: Rank A → S+]

[Hidden objective completed [Reclaim the City...]...]

[Final Grade: Rank S+→ SS+]

[Successfully completed side quests: 2]

[Final Grade: Rank SS+→ SSS+]

[Calculating SSS+ Rank rewards in [Tutorial World]...]

[Calculating...]

[Giving out rewards...]

[System Points [SP]: +2,100,000]

[Stats Point: +350]

[Assigning rewards for maximum level reached in tutorial world...]

[Reward: +2 Tickets Roulette editable options]

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Cloud was silent as he stroked his chin - "Not bad..."

"This is like a game, the more enemies you kill, or missions you complete, the more benefits you can get from completing worlds" - Saya said as she returned to her mother's side after seeing everything she needed from the mansion - "Though obviously without the ability to resurrect, at least for now..."

"I thought you'd be with the others" - Cloud said in surprise as he saw the mother and daughter duo.

"I came to talk to you about some improvements for the mansion, such as an improvement in the gym at Saeko senpai's request, as well as the acquisition of clothing for us, some cleaning and cooking robots, so we can keep everything in perfect condition, and so we can work on our personal routines" - Saya answered while adjusting her glasses.

"I came to ask you for a swimming pool, an exterior improvement of the mansion to have an area for a possible garden or something like that, as well as the construction of a path for the beach" - Yuriko answered as she started thinking - "You could also buy a generator for the mansion, as well as some solar panels, so we could be completely independent".

Cloud nodded when he heard these two proposals, plus the last thing Yuriko said, this way they would save a lot of trouble, in fact, he wanted to buy some additional expansions, but for the moment these weren't necessary, not to mention that he didn't want to spend more than necessary.

The young blond continued to buy everything they needed, which ended up coming out to about 50,000 [SP], which wasn't much if they took into account that he had more than two million points left.

"Hmm, this place looks slightly better" - Yuriko said as she nodded - "Though externally it doesn't look much different."

"Well, what matters is what's inside, and if the system is just as honest as how it has been so far, then now we'll have a huge pool" - Saya replied excitedly - "A huge indoor pool with a view towards the forest!"

Cloud simply shook his head, though if they were happy with this, then there was nothing he could do about it, after all, this was the only thing he could do to improve the girls' quality of life.

"Well, now that we have what we want, I think we'd better go prepare our rooms, oh, and don't buy anything yet, it's better that we think about it together, so at least we can come to a better conclusion than just you being the one to choose like an idiot" - Saya said with a frown.

"Don't you trust me?" - Cloud asked as he raised an eyebrow.

"I trust you with my life, I mean, I've followed you into a new dimension" - Saya replied while giving him a blank look - "But we both know that there are times when nostalgia, or desire, can cause you to make a bad decision, like buying something you don't need..."

Cloud was silent for a few seconds before nodding - "Ok, I'm going to take your advice and wait for you guys to finish, possibly it'll be until after dinner."

Saya gave him a smug smile before walking towards the mansion with her mother at her side, though she blew him a kiss and wink before disappearing inside her new home.