Seriously? His title was Oppai Baka?! He had two nemeses?! What the hell was with his flaws?! Just...gaaah!
[Gamer's Mind] activated!
He instantly felt himself calming down. Hoo-boy. So his skill could also prevent him from losing his temper. Nice to know.
Now that he was calmer, he pressed his title, making a smaller screen pop up.
[Oppai Baka]: You are well known for your breast fetish and human girls who know of this will stay away from you because of it. You suffer a penalty of -50% to any relationship gains with human girls who know of your fetish and actions.
Impossible to un-equip until you lose the [Oppai Baka] Flaw.
"I hate myself!" Issei wailed as he punched his pillow. His mother had been right, dammit. Girls like gentlemen, like that bastard Kiba Yuuto. He immediately resolved to change so he would become popular with girls! And so he would become the Harem King!
He blinked as another couple of windows popped up.
[Quest Alert!]
Gentlemanly Etiquette, Part 1: You, the Oppai Baka, are determined to change your ways and lose the flaw that prevents you getting very far with girls. The first hurdle...no peeking! Do not go peeking at any female intentionally for a week once you return to school.
Quest Reward: +500 EXP, ¥2000, Reduction in the effect of [Oppai Baka] Title and Flaw.
Quest Failure: 250 EXP, Stuck with the Title and Flaw until the next time you want to try the quest.
Accept?
Y/N
Issei actually felt pain. To not be able to peek at girls changing again! The horror!
'No, no, no! For the sake of my dream, I must persevere!' he told himself firmly and pressed the 'Y' button before turning his attention to the next window.
[Quest Alert!]
King of the Harem!: You wish to be a harem king. Attract, woo, seduce and gather girls for your harem.
[Note: Long Term Quest]
Quest Rewards: A Harem, Title: Harem King
Quest Failure: Death
Accept?
Y/N
Death?! From his goal?! What the hell?! Issei didn't know what to make of this until he recall the old saying Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
As he couldn't -and wouldn't- press the 'N' button, he pressed 'Y' instead. Then he turned his attention back to his stats. The Special Statuses were all fairly straightforward. He had the [Boosted Gear], so he was the Sekiryūtei, simple as that, thus he had his enemy, the White Dragon Emperor. Just as obviously, as he had Gaia's [Gamer's Gear]; his enemy was the one who wielded Tartarus' [Gamer's Gear].
What was really intriguing him was the [Perks] and [Flaws] section.
[Gaia's Blessing] (Passive)
The Titan Goddess of the Earth, Gaia, favours you, granting you the [Gamer's Gear]. You also have a marked affinity for the earth, leading to a 15% power increase when using Earth Magic.
This Perk cannot be lost.
[Presence of the Red Dragon Emperor] (Passive)
As the host of Ddraig, the Welsh Dragon, you can occasionally call upon his presence, usually after you become stronger or the [Boosted Gear] evolves. Allows you to communicate with the Red Dragon Emperor in your dreams. Also grants you a 50% EXP boost to any [Draconic] Skill.
This Perk cannot be lost.
[Lesser Resilience] (Passive)
Having been beaten on a regular basis, you have developed a resistance to it. You reduce any damage from a physical impact made by a blunt weapon wielded with less than STR 30 by half.
This perk can be lost by not getting struck for seven days in a row.
Issei was duly impressed with the three, although he felt phantom aches when he read [Lesser Resilience]. Oh, those kendo girls could seriously swing some mean bokken.
The [Flaws] were...illuminating.
[Open Desires: Lust] (Passive)
Your lust is unrestricted and runs rampant. 60% chance of acting lewd around a female, regardless of whether they and you are in public or not.
This Flaw can be lost by gaining control over your carnal desires.
[Oppai Baka] (Passive)
You have a breast Fetish of massive proportions, well known to everyone who knows you. Saddles you with the title [Oppai Baka].
This Flaw can be lost by restraining your desires.
Yes, he was indeed a creature who acted on his desires. Hopefully, he could get rid of these flaws soon. Gathering a Harem required some sacrifices.
"Issei!" his mother called from the kitchen.
"Coming!" he called back. Dismissing the [Gamer's Gear], he padded down to the kitchen where his mother was working on lunch.
"Ah, Issei!" she said with a smile, "Do you think you could go to the store and pick up a few things for dinner?"
[Quest Alert!]
Gofer Shopping: Your mother has requested that you go and pick up some items at the local shop.
Quest Reward: +50 EXP, ¥1000, +100 Reputation with your mother.
Quest Failure: 10 XP
Accept?
Y/N
'This looks like a reasonably easy quest to perform.' Issei considered, 'Easy enough to 'get my feet wet' so to speak.'
He hit the 'Y' key as he replied, "OK, Kaa-san. Do you have a list?"
After being handed a list and some money for his wallet, he headed out to do some shopping.
As he walked, he ruefully rubbed the bandage over the cut on his cheek. He had been told rather apologetically that it would leave a slight scar, but he didn't mind. He thought that a scar would look pretty badass on his face anyway.
As he walked, he decided to have a look at his skills. He had looked at [Boost!] yesterday, and he already knew what [Gamer's Mind] and [Gamer's Body] did, so that just left [Lesser Draconic Charisma].
[Lesser Draconic Charisma] (Passive) [LV1, 00.00)
Dragons are massive creatures, able to do a great many things, one of them being transformation into other beings. But regardless of what form they take, all dragons have a natural air of charisma about them that draws people to them. As someone who bears a Dragon-type Sacred Gear, you have inherited a small portion of this charisma.
- Grants you the Charisma stat once this entry has been read.
- Automatically adds 5 Charisma each level.
- As one who bears the [Boosted Gear], you gain a 50% EXP boost with this skill as this is a [Draconic] skill.
Issei wasn't impressed with his Charisma stat...it was a 1. Seriously...how could someone have a CHA rating of one?! What was he, a caterpillar or something?!
Sighing, he went into the store and set about gathering everything his mother wanted. Urgh...miso soup is on the menu again...
After paying for the food, Issei headed back home, but was concerned when he saw a police car outside his house. Entering again, he was suddenly engulfed by his worried mother.
"Issei! Oh, thank Kami that you're OK?" she said.
"Err...okaaaaay...what's going on?" he asked in confusion.
"I am Inspector Fujiwara." a man in a trench coat said as he followed Issei's mother into the hallway and flashed his badge, "I am here to inform you that the man who assaulted you was found dead in his cell shortly after noon today. Murder is suspected."
"Well it wasn't me." Issei said shortly, calming his mother down after a moment.
"We know, Hyōdō-kun." the man said with a nod, "I am here to urge you to be careful, however. Whoever killed him removed his hands, feet, teeth and eyes. We are conducting a DNA test to determine who he is, but that might take sometime. You may be a target of whoever silenced him."
"Well, hell." was all Issei could say.
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