Raphael

I noticed something when I summoned my ADM. *[Welcome, host.]* An ephemeral female voice rang in my ears when I summoned it. I almost fell from the log where I was sitting.

With my heart beating rapidly, I quickly looked around but spotted no one. I thought a zombie had appeared. But, I sounded stupid for thinking that zombies could talk. Zombies could not even speak; they could only growl.

"What is that just now? Did I hallucinate?" I failed to contain my surprise and voice out my thoughts.

When finally my heartbeat managed to calm down, I turned my attention to the summoned translucent display in my vision. My only eye widened at what I saw.

In my vision, I noticed something on the main menu of the ADM I summoned. As I was staring at it, I noticed a big change. If before the main menu of my ADM was round, now it was rectangular with many panels.

[You have some unread messages, host. Do you wish to read it?]

My mouth hung wide.

There was truly a voice echoed in my ears and now I heard it clearly. But when I looked around again, I still couldn't find anyone. "God, don't scare me like that…" I said while darting my eye from left to right.

'Wait, is that voice coming from my head?'

I frowned, wondering what was happening to the supercomputer in me.

'The manager and her team perhaps did something about it.' While thinking that, I noticed a mail-like icon in the main menu. The same thing you could see on your smartphone. There was even a red dot on it. Inside the red dot, a white number '2' could be seen.

When I tapped it, just as the voice earlier said, a message appeared inside a rectangular box.

"Oi~ what is this?"

The message contained a congratulatory message from an anonymous God who is hiding his ID as [God X].

I frowned.

'Weren't the riddle also mentioned about gods?' I thought.

As I read the message, I gawked at the content. The message stated that some gods showed dislike for the human technology installed in me, so as part of the reward for conquering the riddle, they replaced it with a real deal System — God's edition. A metaphysical system.

What?

"Is this for real?"

"This isn't some kind of prank, isn't it?"

[Yes, host. Everything is real. The benevolent Gods wish you the best.]

For some reason, the voice answered the questions I muttered. The word 'metaphysical' struck me though.

'Is this the reason for its responsiveness?'

As though answering my doubts again, the voice rang in my ears again. [Just as you've thought, host.]

Ehhh!

I shouted internally.

"So this is the real thing…?"

System powers isn't really a foreign term to me as someone fond of watching anime. It was a common troupe.

[Just call me Raphael, host. Please treat me as part of you. From now on, I'll be aiding you, as best as I can.]

Hearing that, I thought repeatedly. 'This is the real thing. This is the real thing indeed. A System with consciousness…'

Touching my chin, I said, "Err, I see. So your name is Raphael, you say?"

[Yes, host.]

"A metaphysical system… hm…" I hummed.

[That's right.]

Whether the voice in my head was telling the truth or not, it wasn't easy to figure it out. But looking back at what happened to my eye this afternoon and the eyes of those hooligans, maybe it was proof that God truly has done something to help me.

Well, I'm not sure whether Ancestral Power was behind that, but just to remind myself, I'm not an awakener, so of course it wasn't my doing but might be truly done by the gods.

By the way, I'm not a fervent believer and neither am I an atheist.

Wait, didn't it mean that I awakened powers like those MCs in the anime? My eye balled at the thought.

I didn't mean I am someone special, but anyway, I already gave up all the common sense left in the world, so don't go blaming me if I accept this kind of thing like it was the norm.

I mean… with all the impossible things happening around me, what's left to doubt?

Well, geez. Let's check what this real thing system had for me. Thinking that to myself, I fiddled with it. I somehow noticed some new things.

'Shop?'

"Wait, there's a shop."

[You can buy various useful items in it, host.]

Just as Raphael said, there were indeed various items displayed in it. They were categorized through different kinds of shops. There was Apothecary Shop which sells potions, Smith Shop which sells weapons and armor, Essential Shop which sells various items, and so on.

"Hm… How to purchase? Through what? Money?"

[No, host. Please check the top right corner of the shop.]

When I glanced there, I saw a gold coin icon. Raphael explained to me that I could get coins through unlocking titles. I could also get coins by completing my daily missions and random missions that may appear from time to time.

Missions, huh? I don't like the sound of it. I do have daily missions but those are useless missions. I wanted to ask about it, but I decided to wait and see about these so-called missions. I think it's more important to ask about the titles first.

I asked Raphael how to unlock those titles she mentioned. She said that two types of titles can be unlocked. The first type is the Hidden Titles and the second is the Achievement Titles.

According to her, Hidden Titles are titles that can be unlocked randomly and the Achievement Titles are titles with specific point requirements.

Achievement Titles have two grades. First are the Silver Grade titles and second are the Gold Grade titles.

She also explained that these titles may have special effects depending on their grade. At the mention of that, I suddenly remembered that one specific title. I mean 'The Driver' title. For some reason, after it appeared, I suddenly became good at driving. That must be what Raphael meant.

I wondered if the other titles that I acquired also had special effects.