(MC POV)
I slowly opened my eyes to an unfamiliar environment.
"I'm in the underworld, ain't I?" As I look at the sky, it looks weird, than the ordinary bluish-purple in the human world.
"System..." I waited for a response.
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"System? Sys-tem??" still not hearing a response.
"Did I get scammed by God?" I started to worry as there was still no response, I wandered around aimlessly as I didn't have any clue about the places in the Highschool DxD underworld.
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After wandering around aimlessly, I heard a soft growl from the distance, I then slowly approached the source of the sound.
And found an oversized wolf feasting over a copse of its hunt.
'Well, this is an interesting situation that I'm in, should try and piss it off? or should I just sneak away?'
I looked around for an escape route to skedaddle away.
'What better way to start my reincarnation than with bad life decisions, with my 530,000 IQ, I have concluded.' I smiled while placing my index and thumb on my chin.
I picked up a twig and started to charge at the oversized wolf aiming at its eyes. The wolf on the other hand heard a rustle in my direction, it then growled loudly.
'Shut it, dumbass, you'll attract more monsters in this area' As I charged toward the wolf as it tried to bite me, I sidestepped like an anime character dodging its fangs, at plunged my twig at its eyes and blinding one of its eyes.
The wolf growled as I blinded one of its eyes, it then charged at me with its swift fast movements, catching me off guard and knocking me to the tree.
'Oh shit, I'm gonna die, it's too fast for my body to react' I grimaced as it then charged at the trying to end me.
I then hurriedly ran towards the dense forest hoping to run the wolf that was hunting me.
'Strange, since it's a wolf shouldn't there be his pack?' I looked around, and didn't find any of his buddies, is he like an outcast or something? my back still hurts from his first attack.
I ran, ran, ran...
And to my surprise, it seems like gave up chasing after me.
I continue to run in a straight direction for 2 hole hours. Where I found myself in an unnerving quiet area. I surveyed the place and found a really... Big cave entrance.
'Hmmm, that looks like a boss area zone.'
I then turned around a left the cave alone.
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[Ayo, still alive host?]
I look at the transparent blue panel in front of me.
"Yeah I'm live, but why are you showing now?"
[Not gonna lie, I don't even know your name, I tried all ways to uncover your name, but I still found nothing.]
"You could just ask you know."
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"Then name me Vile Kuzu."
"Anyway, since you are late, surely you can give me some maintenance compensation."
[Yeah, sure it sounds reasonable.]
[You have received a (10) 'tier 1 gift']
"Wow that's quite generous."
[Opened (1) 'tier 1 gift']
[Opened received 'System Dirt']
"???"
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[T1 System Dirt
Info: This my friend is a Dirt.]
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"What?" I then opened another gift.
[Received (4x) 'System Dirt']
"Hey, system what the hell is this? what's with the rates of this?"
[Host, everything is fair and balanced.]
"Tell me the reward list in this." I honestly want to know the chances of the contents.
[Host, you're really lucky to receive the same thing 5 times in a row, the contents of this gift has a random chances, that are tier 1, nothing is useless in this system host. Note: You can't get a duplicate for skills and abilities.]
Seeing that it said 'nothing is useless' I then proceed to open the remaining gifts.
<Received (100x) 'System Point'>
<Received (2x) 'System Dirt'>
<Received (1x) 'T1 Protection Charm'>
<Received 'Breathing Manual'>
"Okay, I got some different things"
[System Points
Info: Buy things in the shop.]
[T1 Protection Charm
Info: Protects from 1 hit.]
[Breathing Manual
Info: Breathe air.]
[Use Breathing Manual Y/N] I then pressed Yes option.
[You have obtained 'Breathing Lv. 1']
"Status?"
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[Name: Vile Kuzu (17)
HP: 4300/4300
MANA: 2560/2560
STR: 42 (#Strong Physically)
END: 430 (#Health)
INT: 256 (#Energy Based)
DEX: 141 (#Reflexes)
LUCK: 42 (#40 Average person)
CHARM: 43 (#50 Average NPC, You ugly host.)
SYSTEM POINTS: 100 (#Currency)
ABILITIES:
-Breathing: 1
TRAITS:
-Background presence
ITEMS:
-7x System Dirt
-T1 1x Protection Charm]
[Background Presence
info: You so hidden, that they can't even sense your lowly existence.]
"This trait is neat. And the system, why are my starting stats so high?"
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[Host drank an unknown concoction that contained an ichor of a high god.]
"Oh, so my this new reincarnated body is the same as the one I had in God's house?"
[Host, soul absorbed the ichor, that then transferred into the new body.]
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I then wandered back around the outside the cave. looking for a way back to the human world.
[Task: Stand Proud, You're strong.
Condition: Go inside to the cave and challenge the creature and win.
Bonus condition: Have limbs intact.
Failure: Immediate Death, Disintegrated from existence.
Reward: 1x Random T3-5 Reward
Bonus Reward: Teleport randomly location in human world.]
"Huhhh?! are you trying to kill me system?"
[No.]
"Then why are you telling me to go straight to the boss, and you didn't even said a monster, meaning its a named boss."
[Just do it.]
I gave up, as I had no choice either way.
I covered half of my face using a part of the shirt.
I then menacingly walked towards the massive cave entrance, since I'm challenging a named boss I just had to make a JoJo's reference. I then arrived at the entrance.
Of which I heard a dragon-ish voice.
"Another challenger, this is the 4th one this month." The rough voice sounded irritated.
As I heard that I was sure that I'm against a dragon.
"Mmm, Yes I am challenging you dragon" As I pointed at the dark cave, not sure where the dragon is.
"Oh you arrogant, human." Perplexed at how can't the dragon feel Vile's presence.
"Speak human, what is your name." The dragon said haughtily to the human in front.
"I am Jogoat." I replied while confidently, as I looked at the dragon.
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-Chapter End-
"Speak human, what is your name." The dragon spoke up.
"I am Jogoat." I replied in pure confidence, as I looked at the darkness in the cave.
"You Dragon, what is your honorable name." As I spoke in arrogance.
'Mmm, I don't know if my protection charm can protect me from a 1 continuous attack, which I would guess is a flamethrower, and would protect me from the heat that it will block that she will throw at me during the attack.'
As beads of cold sweat formed on his face unsure how the protection charm worked, as the system refused to give a proper answer so far.
"I am the Chaos Karma Dragon, Tiamat!" Hissed, she was annoyed at the tone of this human in front of her.
The Tiamat walked outside the cave, showing Tiamat's pale blue western dragon with celestial blue colored scales.
'She doesn't look like an ordinary boss, she may be a supporting or major character.' Vile could only describe the dragon as amazingly beautiful and rated it as 8/10 for coolness.
Upon the full form of Tiamat, she readied blue flames from her mouth.
"Wait, wait wait." Panicked as he saw her wanting to immediately fight, Tiamat is taken aback by this and held back from attacking Vile, for now.
"What now? you wanted a fight and now you want to stop?" Annoyed at the stalling Vile is doing. 'Is this guy pretending or is just straight up a coward?'
"Calm now, how about we talk a little before you char my ass."
"Speak fast, you're wasting my time." She glared at Vile.
"Alright hear me out, I know will never win against you in an exchange battle. So how about we make a quick deal, shall we?" Vile prayed that she would buy his bullshit.
"Go on..." She waited patiently for his proposal.
"How about this, if you managed to beat me in one attack I lose and never come back again however, if I manage to endure your attack you have to give me the win."
Vile had no idea what the hell is he trying to do. But his goal was to use the protection charm and hope for the most favorable outcome.
He then added. "You can use your strongest attack, at me as long as it is one attack."
Tiamat looked at him weirdly, as so far this human was the only one who challenged her and even dared to negotiate with her in her territory, But she was curious about what he had at his sleeve assuming that he had some kind of a treasure that could protect him from a single attack.
"Very well." She then started to charge up the strongest dragon breath, since she had all the freedom to attack him as she was planning to annihilate him with one full blast.
Even if he managed to withstand her breath once, her breath would linger some flame to burn his skin.
Tiamat then fires a massive blue fire breath at Vile at which his eyes widen.
'hah save me this isn't what I signed up for, this is downright madness.' Vile made a futile effort to block the blue flame that was approaching him with his two arms.
<Used T1 Protection Charm>
The blue flames exploded in his spot which then scattered around the area, as the dirt in the soil started to slowly melt.
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'This isn't as bad as I thought it would be, though I don't know if this barrier has a duration, if it has I'm fucked since everything around me is started to melt as if it was in a huge oven." despite the barrier he could still feel the heat from his ground he was standing.
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2 Minutes later...
The lingering blue flames started to die down as Tiamat blew away the smoke that was covering the area, to her surprise she found him unscathed, in burnt clothes, and sitting down on the ground cross-legged.
"How?" Tiamat who was confused about how he managed to survive the attack, was sure that it would at least manage to burn him.
"So I win." A smirk crept on his face under the mask.
"Now I am not petty enough to ask for anything after your defeat, as you know I am currently too weak to ask anything from the stronger one, as I only wanted to test my defensive capabilities against strong foes."
He decided to not risk and say something that would piss her off as he would certainly die if she were to attack once, after all, he is just a level 17 crook compared to a very high-level boss.
"You..." She had the urge to attack him again after hearing his arrogance from him, but she managed to calm herself down. She felt her pride as one of the Five Great Dragon Kings, after losing a bet against 'Jogoat'.
Vile: "Don't worry I shall not brag nor leak any of this, little battle of ours." Vile reassures her that he will not speak to anyone, because he feels an intense glare from her.
[Task: Stand Proud, You're Strong.
Condition: Completed
<Obtained (T4) Shadow Magic>
Bonus Condition: Completed
<Teleport Y/N>]
Vile who satisfied with the rewards this time, since this shadow magic might go well with his trait.
"Now that this is over... Adieu."
'Get me out of here system.'
[Teleporting...]
"Hey wait..." She was once confused again as the 'Jogoat' disappeared as if he never existed under her eyes, she then tried to sense his presence around the vicinity of the forest but to still no avail.
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<Vile's POV>
"Mmmm, this is more like it, hehehe." Vile who was in burnt and tattered clothes started to giggle, satisfied after teleporting to the human world and getting a shadow magic as a reward from the system.
"System show me the info Shadow Magic."
[(T4)Shadow Magic
Info: Allows the ability to manipulate and travel between shadows at will.
Origin: Black Clover]
"Would I get a grimoire if I learnt this? and Is there a limit to how many abilities I can possess at the same time?"
[No, and no.]
"Alrighty then, use."
[Added Shadow Magic to abilities]
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[Name: Vile Kuzu (17)
HP: 4250/4300
MANA: 2660/2660
STR: 52
END: 430
INT: 266
DEX: 151
LUCK: 42
CHARM: 43
SYSTEM POINTS: 100
ABILITIES:
-Breathing: 3
-Shadow Magic
Traits:
-Background Presence
ITEMS:
-7x System Dirt]
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-Chapter End-