The Beginning...

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'look' : Zach's thoughts

"look" dialogue

[look] system

{look} author speaking (me!)

'System...' Zach speaking to system

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A "DING!" could be heard as I swiped my card across the device, ending my shift. Taking a quick glance at the clock hanging overhead, I was relieved. 'Only 3:30 P.M. I'll have enough time to get to my date!'. I rushed to my car eagerly, blissfully ignorant of the incoming truck. "WATCH OUT!" I heard a lady scream. Before I could even turn my head to see what was going on, I was run over by Truck-kun.

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Darkness surrounded me. 'Did I really die just like that? Without even going on my first date, or losing my virginity? Wow, such a fulfilling life. Where am I? Am I getting reincarnated like in one of those isekai? Am I in an isekai right now?' I ponder in the seemingly empty void.

Then, as if my eyes had been opened, the darkness suddenly left and revealed me to be in a fancy study. Lining the walls were rows of bookcases, each made from some form of light oak wood and containing dozens of mysterious books. Then, in the middle, was me and... someone. We were sitting at the table across from each other. The table and chairs seemed to be made of the same material as the bookcases; They were made of a kind of light oak wood.

The person in front of me was currently reading a book whilst leading backwards into his chair. He looked to be a 21-30 year old male, and despite their young appearance, had seemed to hold a sort of wisdom that was only obtained through experience. His attire consisted of a smooth black leather jacket, a white t-shirt, and blue pants. His hair was raven black, and his eyes were a variant of magenta.

'What? Where am I? I guess I really am in an isekai, after all? So, based on that assumption, the person in front of me should be Go-' I realized my situation, before my thoughts were interrupted by the person in front of me getting into a normal sitting position and coughing loudly into their hand.

"I'm quite against being thought of as God, so I'd be grateful if you referred to me as Quinn. Anyways, I'm pretty sure you think you know the deal," He said, taking a breather before continuing,"Three wishes and the world of your choosing, but that isn't the case this time!" The man eagerly announced, proceeding to snap his fingers very loudly.

Two wheels suddenly appeared on both sides of him. The one on his right had a golden rim, and had a seemingly endless amount of options on it. The one on his left, instead, had a platinum rim, and had an equally endless amount of options on it.

"This isn't going to be the generalized isekai package of "3 wishes and reincarnated into the world of your choosing"," He made air quotes before continuing,"Instead, you're going to have 3 limited wishes," He emphasized limited before continuing."And the wheel on my right and left will decide your system and world of transmigration respectively!" Quinn informed me with a grin on his face. Snapping again, and very loudly might I note, the wheel on his left began to spin at unrivaled speeds, before abruptly stopping on a shining golden option labeled 𝙊𝙉𝙀 𝙋𝙐𝙉𝘾𝙃 𝙈𝘼𝙉.

'Thank goodness it's a world that I have some knowledge on. As a hobby, I read One Punch Man, so I should have some foresight,' I thought, before Quinn continued.

"Anyways, the wheel on my right will determine your system!" He exclaimed, before snapping loudly once more. The wheel on his right then proceeded to spin at equally unrivaled speeds, before abruptly stopping on a shining purple option labeled 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙋𝙊𝙒𝙀𝙍 𝙍𝙀𝘾𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝙎𝙔𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙈.

'The Power Recreation System? It's probably a gacha system. If not, it'll probably then be a shopping system, where you earn currency from completing quests from the system, which you can then use to purchase powers that get increasingly higher in price as they get stronger," I pondered about what the system could potentially be, before having my attention redirected by Quinn promptly coughing into his hand.

"Okay, now that that's done, it's about time for the fun part!" Quinn exclaimed, clasping his hands together whilst leaning closer to the table. "Basically, you get three non-overpowered wishes, which I will dictate whether they are overpowered or not!" Quinn exclaimed, grinning in anticipation of what I assume is what my wishes will be. Three green vials then appeared above him. "Oh yeah, if you're interested why his wishes are limited, dear viewers," Quinn suddenly says, confusing me while he turns his head to an empty space. "It's so that he can provide a higher level of enjoyment, and not breeze through his obstacles!" He says, before turning his head back to me.

'Who is he talking to? Don't tell me that there are beings like The Presence that are watching... or am I in a fanfiction? Am I breaking the fourth wall? Wait, what exactly does that tell of Quinn's power, if he is able to see through the veil of reality? If so, then am I actually real? Nevermind that, I need to think about my wishes!' I had a prompt existential crisis, before redirecting the subject of my thoughts to my wishes.

'There are many things that I could wish for as my first wish. But, if I'm thinking about things that would actually benefit me, then a sort of growth enhancing ability would help me far more than any other ability. This is due to not many anime or comic characters having a growth enhancing ability that isn't way too overpowered, so they would be way rarer than a typical ability. However, a luck-enhancing ability would also be helpful, as it would be a massive help even much later on,' I pondered my wishes before stating them.

"Then, I wish for a luck-enhancing ability for my first wish!" I enthusiastically stated my wish in anticipation.

"That's fine with me," Quinn responded, before loudly snapping. The first green vial on his left exploded into thousands of pieces that quickly disappeared.

"Okay, I'd like to obtain Cosmic Garou's talent and potential for my second wish," I asked with anticipation, testing to see if I could get a massive growth boost.

"Unfortunately, that'd be way too powerful as well. Would you like to use that second wish to obtain base Garou's talent and potential, instead?" He responded, much to my disappointment, though it was expected.. "That's fine with me," I responded. Quinn then snapped, causing the second green vial to shatter as the first did.

'What should my final wish be? What is an ability that would help me a lot, whilst also not being too overpowered for him to reject it? Time manipulation? No, he would reject that for sure. Space manipulation? Whilst that isn't way too overpowered, I would easily be able to get that from the gacha. What would be able to help me with developing things other than my body and mind? What even is there besides the mind and body? Mind, body, and... SOUL! Soul manipulation!' I came to the conclusion of what my final wish would be.

"My final wish is to have the ability to manipulate my soul," I stated my wish, causing Quinn to raise his eyebrow. "That's an interesting wish! I didn't think I'd get such an interesting wish from my 1st person. Though, I'll have to downgrade it a bit, to where you can only manipulate your soul in tiny amounts, if that's fine with you!" He responded enthusiastically, straightening his posture whilst grinning. "I accept!" I exclaim dramatically whilst grinning. "Great!" He exclaimed whilst snapping, causing the third and final green vial to shatter.

"Just so you know, this won't be our last meeting. You'll appear in this room whenever a main quest triggers or is completed, so that you can obtain details surrounding it or to obtain the rewards. Any and all other quests, with few exceptions, will be automatically done by the system," He informed me, whilst standing up from his chair. "Oh and also, make sure not to make deals with any god, they're most likely gonna take something vital from you," He once more informed, offering a handshake. "Make sure to train hard, this isn't the normal One Punch Man you have grown used to, by the way!" He told me after I accepted his handshake, confusing me. Unfortunately, I couldn't continue with that thought before I blacked out.