Chapter 2. System

[Congratulations on the host for getting power 'Spiritual Manipulation.]

"Spiritual Manipulation?" The kid was confused at the word 'Spirit'. What is spirit? was written on his clueless face.

"Um, Mister System. What is spirit?" The kid asked solemnly.

[Host can call me just system. No need to add mister or anything. After all, I'm just your power granted from the devil fruit you ate. Now to the main question. There is a lot of definition to 'Spirit'. But the easiest one is 'Spirit is viral force held to give life to the physical and the non-physical organism.']

"Is that so? Then how will it help me to become strong?" The kid clearly didn't understand the definition and decided not to ask again and just go straight into the main question, How will it help me to become strong?

[Scanning. Please wait.]

The kid waited nervously. In his mind, there were a lot of questions like 'What if it doesn't help me?' or ' What if I am not destined to be strong and free?'

Ding

The mechanical sound drove the kid out of his daydream and brought his attention to the rectangle.

[Scanning is complete. Would you like to see the results?

Yes/No]

The kid gulped nervously before bringing his small arm to the monitor and extended his right index finger to the 'Yes' button, pressing it hoping to see a wonderful result.

[There is a lot of use of spiritual manipulation. From all of these most notable and easiest but also strong is a power called 'Stand'. And another one is a power called 'Spiritual Pressure'. Both are a branch of 'Spiritual Manipulation'. For a beginner, it's recommended to practice 'Stand' as it's easier to learn.]

"Stand? What is a stand? Standing up?" The kid wasn't impressed by the name 'Stand'. To be honest it was a bit plain for him.

['Stand' is the personification of spiritual energy. Thus giving spiritual energy humanoid or non-humanoid form. All Stands have different types of abilities, from fire-controlling to time manipulating. The stronger the user's mental energy stronger the Stand is.]

"Time manipulation?" The kid pondered for a while. He heard someone talking about the time-stopping ability. And from their conversation, the time-stopping ability was powerful and dangerous.

"How do I get the Stand?" The kid asked.

Right after the kid asked that a roulette appeared which is also spinning at high speed.

[Please press the red button.]

The kid hurriedly clicked the button, stopping the roulette.

[Congratulations on the host for getting Stand: Emperor.]

"Emperor?" The kid was surprised by its name. It was named 'Emperor'. Which means it must be strong. Right?

[Emperor is a Stand a stand in the form of a revolver.

Destructive Power: B

Speed: B

Range: B

Persistence: E

Precision: C

Development Potential: A

Special ability: Bullet fired from Stand Emperor will move according to user's will.]

"Woah!!! It is a GUN!??" The kid was delighted after hearing it was a gun.

"How can I summon it or call it?" The kid with full of sparkle in his eyes.

[You have to call the Stand's name.]

Grumble~

The kid's face turned red out of embarrassment.

[I would advise the search for fruit for now.]

The kid nodded before searching for edible fruits.

During the search, he found many edible or inedible fruits. Also thanks to the system, he was able to identify the fruits if it was edible or not.

Soon after the kid was full after eating many fruits and was lazily laying on the ground, looking at the sky above. The sky was beautiful.

[I would advise the host to use Emperor to kill little animals to master the Stand.]

"Kill?" The kid was exclaimed. "I have to kill?!!!"

[Without killing the host cannot become strong.]

As the system stated, the kid was in thought. It was true, he cannot survive solely eating fruits long. Therefore, he needs to kill animals and eat meat. Also in the future, he would most likely need to kill in order to survive.

"Okay." The kid stood up after coming to the conclusion.

"Emperor." The kid said. As a kid said this single word, a magnificent revolver appeared in his small hand. The gun looked heavy but it didn't weigh much which was strange.

"Why is it so light? It like there is no gun in my hand." The kid asked the system.

[Every Stand comes from one's spirit. Hence, they are one with one's soul. Meaning they don't have a physical body. Thus, they don't have weight. But the damage they dealt is real.]

Then kid searched for little animals like rabbits or squirrels since they were suitable as a target.

Not soon after, he found few rabbits peacefully eating grass while hopping here and there.

The kid was mesmerized by their cute looks but he was brought back to the main mission by the system.

"Emperor." The kid said in a low tone, fearing if he shouted the rabbits might hear him. Then he proceeded to point his gun and pulled the trigger. But he missed. After missing, he shot again which also missed. Like this, he shot many which all missed.

[I advise the host to control your bullets.]

After reading this the kid remembered Emperor's special ability to control its bullets at the user's will.

Thus, he pointed his gun at the herd once again, pulled the trigger. This time he thought of a bullet hitting a rabbit's head.

The bullet changed its trajectory on its way, hitting the nearest rabbit's head. The bullet didn't splatter its brain. It just killed it silently.

No sound was heard when the bullet was fired. No sound was heard when the rabbit died.

[Ding]

[The host killed the white rabbit, earning 50EXP.]

The kid was confused once again. What is EXP? He never heard of it before.

"System, what is E X P?" The kid asked.

[EXP or Experience point is used for leveling up. Higher the lever stronger you are.]

The kid was still confused. What is level? was written on his small face.

[I advise the host to go to the 'status' section. You can go to the Status section by thinking 'status'.]

"Status." The kid said.

[Name: Valentine

Age: 18

Level: 1

EXP: 50/100

Ability: Spiritual Manipulation

Spiritual Energy: 500/1000

Spiritual Energy recovery : 10 per hour

Strength: 1

Agility: 1

Endurance: 20

Intelligence: 10

Stands: Emperor

Status: Malnourished. Muscle deficient.]

"Woah!!!" Valentine was amazed by this feature.

[Daily Quest:

Do 10 push-ups: 0/10

Do 10 squats: 0/10

Do 1 pull-up: 0/1

Run 10 meters: 0/10

Reward: 3 stat points]

"Huh?" Valentine was looking at the monitor carefully.

"System. Is 20 high or low?" Valentine asked.

[System made the stats based on the normal human strength. And a normal adult has 20 in strength, agility, endurance as well as intelligence.]

"System. You were talking about something called 'Spiritual Pressure', right? But I don't see anything like that in the display."

[Spiritual Pressure will be unlocked after reaching level 20.]

"Is that so?" Valentine said and started to do the daily quest.