Chapter 3: Chapter 3
Of course, anyone could claim to be the evilest being in the universe, not realizing that such a declaration would simply reveal them to be an edgelord with severe mental problems. Darius understood that.
His last moments on Earth played through his mind as he relaxed in the chair he had sat down in. He had been surrounded by his family, all of them lamenting his impending death and gazing at him with desperation as well as love.
It was only around his family that Darius had behaved as his true self. For he had strongly believed that nothing was more important than family. A good family could ensure 1,000 generations of success while a bad one would only enjoy about 3 generations before the board was reset.
When he had closed his eyes for the final time, he had felt his mind slip into the embrace of darkness and Darius had at most expected to wake up in the midst of an inferno. He had never been much of a believer, but anyone would subconsciously consider such things when they were about to die.
However, as someone who liked to be on top of things, Darius had drafted a plan in the unlikely situation that Hell existed. If he entered Hell, he would scrape, beg, and worm his way in the rankings of the Devil's trusted confidantes before swindling him out of his position.
It certainly wouldn't have been the first time for him to wrongfully take the wealth and possession of others, as he had frequently done on Earth before disposing of them in ways that would never lead back to him.
On the other hand, if he entered Heaven, then he would lock his thoughts in the depths of his mind and remain pious to God. Should there ever come a time when he reached a pre-determined situation, his mind would have unlocked his memories as well as his true intentions, where he would next attempt to usurp the position of God.
Despite all his plans, he had never accounted for the possibility that someone would make him reincarnate into some fantasy world where - as the notifications had put it - there were dragons, dainty maidens, and quite likely whatever else the addled mind of a lonely author could think up from behind the darkness of their screen.
That was why he had laughed so uncontrollably after assessing his general environment. A vile person like him, someone who objectively deserved eternal damnation and had even planned to swindle the Devil or betray God, was actually given a second chance at life?
Not only that, but in the fabled fantasy world where one could live out their dreams by swinging swords, shooting fireballs, or building harems that would never make sense on Earth as well as becoming a ruler over a territory? Too funny.
Of all the people, why him? There had to be uncountable NEETs, saints, and samaritans from Earth who deserved this chance far more than he did. To re-do their lives in this world, possibly bringing peace, prosperity, and justice to this world, compared to him who would bring chaos, dismay, and suffering.
The irony was painful. Why even bother to live a good life on Earth, following the law and being morally clean, if being evil would grant one a better ending than most good guys?
The more one pondered this scenario, the funnier it became.
However, Darius was done with his playful reminiscing. Now, it was time to find out more about what this world was and how he would move forward. He was a person who liked to move according to an overarching plan. He had always hated going with the flow like some brainless dolt.
'Always be proactive, never reactive!', was what Darius had taught his children from an early age.
So, after he had assessed his body and his surroundings, it was now time to perform the final check, which was the reason for his existence.
"Alright, Goddess Vena. Please inform me of my objectives and roles while in your world called Faust. Please let me know what strengths I have and what weaknesses too if possible." Darius requested respectfully.
{Hello Darius Stone! I am the Central Assistant Entity for Slaves Acting in Roles. You can call me CAESAR. I am what you would call an Artificial Intelligence, and my duty is to function as your handler in the world of Faust!}
{Since this is your first day in the world of Faust, you've been granted the privilege to ask me any question and I shall furnish you with the relevant answers if I am allowed to do so by the Goddess! After today, the only time you will be able to contact me will be on extremely special occasions! It is far likelier that I will be contacting you instead.}
{To answer your question, your objective in this world is to become a so-called Supreme. To summarize and cut out unnecessary information, there are 5 stages in this world, Amateur, Journeyman, Adept, Master, and Grandmaster for any and all fields. Above the pinnacle of Grandmaster lies the Supreme Rank, its existence being treated as a myth by the denizens of Faust.}
{Your role will be whatever you want it to be. You will be given a list of choices and paths to take once I am done explaining and you should understand more when the time comes.}
{Your strengths are your intellectual superiority and the bestowment of what you know as a 'system' by Goddess Vena. This will guide you on your path throughout Faust, allowing you to surpass all the living beings if used wisely!}
{Your weaknesses are your lack of combat skill, experience, and knowledge. You were a businessman, not a soldier or superhero. You will likely struggle to become truly combat-capable against the adept residents of this danger-filled world, so good luck!}
{Also, I am obligated to stress one critically important fact. You, Darius Stone, have been brought here to live out the life of a typical protagonist with game-like attributes to amuse Goddess Vena, or as you have put it yourself you've been 'reincarnated to be her pet monkey and provide entertainment'.}
{As such, I will have to torture your soul for a thousand years and cast away what might remain to the edges of oblivion, erasing you from existence, if you ever dare to directly call out for the esteemed Goddess with that vile mortal mouth of yours again!}
{… but I digress. Have a wonderful time exploring the world of Faust that was built by the Goddess! Forge relationships, create guilds, capture pets, or fling potent spells to your heart's desire! The world of Faust exists for YOU to conquer!}
CREATORS' THOUGHTS 
Kotario
Kotario This chapter was mostly well-received, but many used the plans Darius had for life after death to call him foolish.
Yes, you understood exactly what was being put across, well done.
I didn't write such content to make Darius seem cool (as it rather comes off as edgy), but to highlight his lack of respect for divinity as well as his overconfidence in his Intellect.
The development in the next few chapters that was missed was how quickly he adapted to being the Goddess slave and cast away any thoughts of such foolishness, for he now realized the power of deities.
To me, I felt this was obvious but...
Chapter 4: Chapter 4
Darius pursed his lips when Caesar went silent. This… entity's… voice, who had apparently also been the one to greet him into this world, sounded like an enthusiastic robot from a cartoon series, or more accurately like a voice actor being made to speak for such a happy-go-lucky robot that participated in commercials.
However, when it had threatened Darius, its tone had become cold, dripping with malice, making Darius aware that Caesar was not there to be his friend, but merely someone who would watch and probably judge his actions. Still, its outburst had been effective enough to make Darius heed the warning not to utter the Goddess' name in vain.
Well, it was time to deal with what his robotic handler had revealed to Darius, in other words, to check out what sort of 'system' he had received. He had watched a few anime when babysitting the younger generation, so he wasn't totally ignorant on that matter.
'Hm, let's see. Those protagonists normally had to summon it within their minds in those shows- ah!'
Darius smiled when he saw a few prompts appear before him and inspected them one by one.
[Supreme System initializing… scanning host… assessing capabilities, potential, and history… done.]
[Welcome to the Supreme System version 1.0! As this is the first iteration of this system, there might be a few bugs and issues with the mechanics herein. Please look forward to occasional updates that will make the symbiosis more stable!]
[Supreme System main menu
A. Character
B. Inventory
C. Database
D. Statistics
E. Settings]
Darius nodded. At first glance, it appeared no different from a generic and simplistic system in those forms of media. He had a hunch what each option entailed, but just to be sure, he did the smartest thing he could; he opened the Settings menu. Here, he saw another list, consisting of hundreds of different options and choices.
Darius systematically went through each one of them carefully and changed those he felt would help make his life more comfortable. These settings didn't allow him to turn off hunger or thirst, but mostly made the system's accessibility more streamlined for users.
After that, he opened the Statistics menu, gazing at the sheer endless lines of numbers and categories. 'Amount of beasts killed', 'Amount of people killed', and the like. Darius found that he could even break it down into subsets, like the number of men, women, or children he killed, nobles, peasants or royalty he met, and more.
Of course, the numbers weren't limited to killing only, as there were many more fields. As one could expect, most of the numbers here were a solid 0 since he had come into being from nothingness less than an hour ago.
Darius left this menu and went over to the Database section. It was a typical encyclopedia-like menu where there were labels for characters, places, items, and miscellaneous knowledge.
It was quite empty right now, as one would expect, but there were a few entries, like one for Vena - Goddess of Games and Recreation, Caesar, and even the Supreme System itself. Darius checked them out, only to find barebones details.
He smiled while scratching his chin. It seemed like there was no magic to it, all that he himself consciously knew was recorded into the database. He couldn't look at a person and know their entire backstory it seemed.
Next, Darius opened his Inventory. He noticed that it was a grid-like space with a black background and white borders. There were 50 rows and 10 columns, meaning that he had a total of 500 squares.
As Darius had learned from the settings menu, he could adjust the stack size between 9, 99, and 999, but this would lower or increase the number of rows and columns to make up the difference.
He naturally chose stacks of 999 because they made the number of rows and columns compact. When he tried to set the stack size to 9, he had to scroll with his mind for 5 minutes before he got from one end to the other.
Darius noticed that there was one item in the first row of his inventory. He 'clicked' on it with his mind and was presented with its details.
[Beginner's Giftpack - Chest
Durability: MAX
Description: This chest contains core items essential for a newcomer to the world of Faust.]
'Well, seeing as Caesar and Vena were kind enough to deem me worthy of such a thing, I should probably open it.' Darius thought with amusement.
[You have opened the Beginner's Giftpack!
Received: 1 Map Interface Upgrade, 1 Small Database Infoblock, 1 Class Initiator (Supreme Quality), 1 Class Catalyzer(Supreme Quality), and 1 Class Actualizer (Supreme Quality).]
Darius obviously understood what the first one was for, and was able to make a guess at the second and third, but the last two sounded a bit… 'unique'. Whatever the case, he decided to check all of them one by one.
[Map Interface Upgrade - Upgrade
Durability: MAX
Description: Add a world map function to the Supreme System, as well as a mini-map.]
[Small Database Infoblock - Miscellaneous
Durability: MAX
Description: Add a single block of information pertaining to the structure of the surrounding land, the nearby populated areas, and the general laws of the world.]
[Class Initiator - Miscellaneous
Durability: MAX
Description: Select through a list of suitable classes that are generated by the system.]
[Class Catalyzer - Miscellaneous
Durability: MAX
Description: Randomly generate a special tool to assist you in the usage of your main class.]
[Class Actualizer - Miscellaneous
Durability: MAX
Description: Randomly generate a special ability to assist you in the usage of your main class.]
Well, that made things straightforward. Darius postponed activating any of them as, as he had not fully inspected all the details of the Supreme System yet.
Finally, he opened his Character menu and was elated to discover it was simple and easy to understand for just about anyone.
[Name: Darius Stone
Race: Human
Class: None
Subclass: None
HP: 49/49
MP: 21/21
Level: 1
Experience: 0/100
Strength: 7
Agility: 7
Endurance: 7
Intellect: 21
Charisma: 15
Luck: 15
AP: 0
SP: 0
Skills: None
Spells: None]
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
200+ Power
Ranking 
6 Power
stone 
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