Twice Critical.
This is the name of a certain special artifact that is common in a famous work, known as the DxD.
When Suzuki Sato saw this artifact on his arm, he knew well that he had come to the world of DxD, where all mythical beings that appeared in religions, legends, myths, and many other places existed and lived well among all of the people!
Fortunately, Sato wasn't so powerless, yet he had to say that his life was so ordinary, and even his special artifact given by God was also the most common type, which made him doubt whether he was a main protagonist, who had reincarnated into another world or not.
After all, wasn't it a common trope that the reincarnator usually got a special ability that made them able to shake or dominate the world, yet he had to say that everything about him was ordinary.
Black hair, black eyes, and all the typical features of an Asian.
Whether it was his face, body, intelligence, or anything else, it didn't even reach the above-average standard.
Everything about him was just normal, average, ordinary, and all of the other words that had the same meanings.
He was the epitome of normal.
Still, it was fine, but unfortunately, everything about him changed when he and his entire family had an accident, and by then, he was reincarnated into a new identity and also gained his Sacred Gear, known as the Twice Critical.
Before he talked about the Twice Critical, he had to talk about the Sacred Gear, also known as God's Artifacts, which are items with powerful abilities bestowed upon Humans and Human hybrids by God of the Bible.
As for why the God of the Bible created those Sacred Gears, no one knew, but as the humans gained those artifacts, they were given powerful abilities that gave them the possibility even to slay gods!
Yes, as the God of the Bible existed, all the supernatural creatures, or those that came from myths, tales, or even religions, also existed and lived on this planet.
Still, while Sato was given such an artefact, he never thought to kill gods, world domination, world peace, or many other grand ambitions that one usually had when they got their new ability, especially not with his Sacred Gear, Twice Critical, whose ability was just to double his ability.
Yes, double.
Let's say that his strength was one, and by using this Sacred Gear, his strength would become two.
With such an ability, could he even slay gods, fight Buddha, and become the strongest one in the world?
"....."
Could he?
If he were given the advanced version of the Twice Critical known as Boosted Gear, a special Sacred Gear known as the Longinus, a Sacred Gear that could make the user even kill a god, which was also the main power of the protagonist of the world DxD, it would be possible for him to dominate the world.
Probably, okay?
He had never thought to do such a thing, considering how troublesome it was, and what was the point of dominating the world?
Moreover, if he got the Boosted Gear, then he was sure that his life would always be in danger since those who lived on the supernatural side would definitely be wary of him, even though he didn't plan to do anything with it.
Yes, the fault wasn't with him, but the fact that he possessed an incredible power that the others couldn't control would make it impossible for him to live a peaceful life.
By then, the genre of the story would be a serious protagonist, growing stronger for his revenge purpose, similar to the author's other novels.
Aside from those mentioned above, as his Sacred Gear was just Twice Critical, his life was relatively peaceful.
The ability to double his physical ability, when everyone thought of this, they would just scoff, since even if there were two humans, what could they do against a powerful supernatural being?
Or rather, if the gods from various religions wished to, they could erase a city or two with ease!
Lao Tzu, the legendary Chinese philosopher, said, "He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened."
Sato knew that many supernatural beings could destroy a city or two. Meanwhile, his strength came from his Twice Critical, so instead of dreaming about anything that was unrealistic, it was better for him to just be realistic and live the best he could, so that way, he could achieve a peaceful life.
Still, due to this, he tried to think of a way to develop his Twice Critical further.
Commonly, most people would think that it could only be used to double the user's strength, but he thought differently, thinking that he might be able to manipulate a concept of a double with this Sacred Gear.
Yes, the concept of a double!
Twice as handsome, twice as strong, twice the potential, and many others!
With the Twice Critical, he tried to double anything that he could, and while it was hard, as he had awoken this ability from childhood, he had been training hard for it, including trying to make his growth twice as powerful, his sleep twice as comfortable, the nutrients from the food to be twice as good, and his face was also twice as handsome!
Fortunately, he was successful, and his average size also doubled.
Yet, even so, he didn't become disillusioned, or even arrogant, thinking that he could do anything with how he had developed his Twice Critical. Instead, he was still how he was, living normally, trying the best he could, yet also relaxed twice as he wasn't sure what would happen in the future, especially in the world where he lived.
DxD.
Despite being one of the legendary ecchi and perverted stories that all men had watched at least once or twice, while mostly everything was about boobs, boobs, and also boobs, this world contained many dangerous elements, but fortunately, as long as Issei Hyoudou, the man of destiny, chosen by the universe to save this world, everything would be more or less okay.
As for him, it was better for him to live, working hard by himself like any other person, since even if he had the Twice Critical, it didn't mean that he was invincible, and could change the fate of his life, especially when his parents had passed away, leaving only a sum of money from insurance.
Whether he wanted to or not, if he wanted to live comfortably with his assets and continue his education through university, he had to secure the scholarship, but as that wasn't enough, he decided to excel in many competitions to earn money rewards and establish his name. Naturally, he also took on other gigs since, with his Twice Critical ability, he learned twice as fast as normal people.
Everything about him, even if he couldn't save the planet and be the hero that everyone was looking forward to seeing, he felt that it was fine. He didn't seek an up and down in life, just a normal, comfortable, and peaceful life with someone that he thought of as important as he had to say.
While being alone was fine on its own, it was a bit lonely sometimes.
Regardless, that was his life, and unlike Issei, who got a lot of boobs, touched them, sucked them, or was buried with him, he liked to sleep peacefully as no one bothered him, ignoring the fact that on the branch of the tree near her place, a bat-like creature that observed him from outside his window, like a delicious prey before flapping its wings when he was about to wake up.