58: Power Up

"I suppose now you'll try to increase your power" - said Olga while she narrowed her eyes - "Because now you're disgustingly weak..."

Celestine kept silent, although she had to admit that her rival's words were true, Cloud was extremely weak, to the point that a newborn from her world could hurt him badly.

"Activate my [Stats] screen." - Cloud said simply.

[Activating...]

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Cloud Strife [Lvl: 20/20].

Stats:

[Str: 30(+3)] [Dex : 30] [Vit: 30] [Int: 30] [Luk: 50]

Available Stats Point: 350

[Additional Information [1]: Every certain amount of base Stats Points, increase the [Stats Points] needed to raise one base point]

[First floor: 50 base points]

[Additional Information [2]: In upcoming worlds, there are quests that reward [Stats Point +], which increase by one base point a [Stat], regardless of the requirements, that's why it is advisable to use them in advanced worlds]

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"It's interesting that you can write your power into numbers, that makes it easier to know what you have to improve" - Celestine mused while stroking her chin - "Although this is difficult... anyway, we can work it out when you finish setting your [Stats Point]"

"I have a doubt" - Olga said as she looked at Yuriko and Saya - "You guys look alike... Are you family, perhaps?"

"We are mother and daughter" - replied Yuriko calmly - "Is there a problem?"

Celestine and Olga, looked at the blond boy, who simply shrugged.

"This is... interesting..." - Celestine said as she shook her head, I mean, this wasn't the first time she heard of a man winning the affection of a mother and daughter at the same time.

Olga for her part simply shrugged, after all, her moral code was not as tight as that of the reincarnated goddess. What others did with their lives was none of her business.

"What's your plan, Cloud?" - Saeko asked as she raised an eyebrow and changed the subject.

"First, I'm going to raise all my base [Stats] to 50 points" - Cloud replied as he felt his body start to release a huge amount of heat - "Shit, I still didn't order anything!"

The girls looked on with concern as the boy squirmed on the ground, though Olga and Celestine detected a strange divine aura surrounding the young man's body, though unlike theirs, this aura seemed to be artificial.

"Ok, I'm more impressed, I didn't expect to come across such a powerful divine artifact" - Celestine mused as Olga's eyes sparkled with excitement.

After a few seconds, the pain disappeared from the young man's body, who felt as if he had revived.

"Hmm, you went from trash to worm, not so bad for only having spent a few seconds" - said Olga with disdain.

"That's a considerable increase in power, not to mention that he's not done yet" - said Celestine as she gave her rival a blank stare.

Cloud ignored the two women as he checked his body and noticed the changes.

He was not only now much stronger than before, but he also looked like he could use his abilities better - "I want to raise my [Str] and [Dex] to 100, my [Vit] to 75 and the rest to [Int]"

[Command has been accepted]

When [System]'s words ended, an even greater pain invaded the boy's body, who could swear he heard how his bones were destroying and regenerating over and over again.

The girls watched in terror as the blond boy lay pale-faced and squirming on the ground to reduce his suffering, albeit with no favorable results.

"Stop!" - Olga exclaimed as she created a line of fire in front of the group of women - "This is a test, the first one he has to pass to earn some of my respect!"

"I don't give a shit, no one here cares about your respect!" - Saya exclaimed with her eyes red with fury - "You think you're important, but from our perspective, you're just another woman in the group!"

"You have guts, girl, that I can assure you, but courage without strength is simple stupidity" - said Olga with hostility as her golden eyes began to glow.

Yuriko quickly stepped in front of her daughter, though her expression relaxed when she saw how the brown-skinned woman seemed to have gone static.

"Olga?" - Celestine asked as she noticed how her rival seemed to be weakening by leaps and bounds - "What happened to you?"

"The [system] punished me..." - Olga muttered as she looked closely at Cloud's group, only to snort in disdain - "My power that was already sealed, is now at a minimum, I'm currently not much stronger than them..."

"Your powers are sealed?" - Saeko asked in surprise, after all, these women were extremely powerful, but if Olga was telling the truth, then they were a worldwide danger.

"Of course, if we had all our power, then you would have died by our mere presence" - replied Olga as she created a wooden chair so that she could sit down - "The worst thing is that the only way we can break these seals is to deepen our connection with that squirming boy"

"And you're not doing a very good job, dear" - Celestine replied as she gave her a blank stare.

"I'm not planning to deeply bond with a weak worm" - Olga snorted as she folded her arms - "Although if he keeps increasing his power like this, then in about... 100 years he'll be on our level, and seeing how long we've lived, that's saying a lot..."

Cloud struggled to his feet as his tried to calm his heart, which seemed about to explode.

"Not bad, you went from worm to goblin" - Olga said as she nodded - "I guess now is the part where you use the next [Ticket] so you can decide your fate"

"That's kind of a cryptic way of putting it, but you're right" - said Saya as she shook her head, not wanting to say anything else to this woman, in fact, there was no one in the group who felt appreciation for Olga.

The queen of the night simply shook her head, after all, she did not wish to be friends with these women. She only wished for one thing, that her master would be stronger and thus not only destroy the fate that awaited her in her original world, but also tear apart every single one of the sons of bitches who abused her other self, and who knows, have a strong offspring with him, so her kingdom would have a capable ruler who could fulfill her desire for world conquest.

"I think it's time" - Cloud muttered as he grabbed the [Ticket] of his second roulette and indicated to the [System] that he wished to use it - "Category, weapon, subcategory, sword"

[Command accepted, initiating roulette, please wait a few seconds...]

"Sword?" - Celestine asked as she looked closely at the boy - "I wasn't expecting this."

"Cloud is a master at wielding light swords and two-handed sword" - replied Saeko while looking at the two women from another dimension - "By the way, it was thanks to that [Ticket] that you guys came to this world, Cloud used the category recruits and the subcategory women to summon you"

"So we came to this place by mere luck?" - Celestine asked with surprise - "Oh, so it seems that the god of luck took pity on our original fate and brought us to this place"

Olga simply frowned, though she quickly returned to normal. She didn't like the idea that her ride to this dimension was by mere luck, though she had to admit it was much better than being abused to the breaking point by the trash that followed Vault.

The minutes ticked by, and slowly the roulette wheel began to stop.

The girls looked excitedly at the result, while Cloud's face changed drastically with each passing name, until the roulette needle stopped on a specific name.

[Congratulations on getting a great prize! World assigned, [Akame ga Kill]! Initiating extraction]

Cloud was excited, after all, this World had extremely powerful swords, such as [Murasame] or [Yatsufusa] for example, even [Extase] could fall into this category, though his expression changed when he saw the final message from the system - "Impossible..."

"Cloud?" - Saeko asked, confused at the blond's expression, though she quickly understood why when she saw a strange silver sword appear in front of the group.

"That thing... it's cursed... no... that thing is alive..." - Olga said as she felt her back being covered by a thin layer of cold sweat.

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[Incursio: the demonic armor]

[Info: Incursio, one of the 48 Imperial Arms [Tengu] created by the first emperor made from the S-ranked [Dangerous Beast], [Tyrant], a dragon that could consume the flesh of its prey to evolve infinitely. [Tyrant] is the ultimate predator, and is said to still be alive within [Incursio], waiting for a moment of weakness to corrupt its user and be reborn again in this world]

Effect 1 [Symbiosis]: Incursio has been bonded to the user, and cannot be given to other recruits, neither can it be sold to the system.

Effect 2 [Tyrant]: The user gains the [Bloodline: Tyrant]. Depending on the corrosion level of [Incursio], the user acquires dragon blood and the innate abilities of a [Tyrant]. Corrosion at 100% means a complete transformation.

Effect 3 [Neuntote]: The user can summon Incursio's auxiliary weapon, a spear that has all innate abilities absorbed by the user.

[Additional Info: The user needs a minimum [Vit] of 200 to use [Incursio]...]