Hello everyone. Maybe I'll sound immature, but honestly I don't think it's worth it anymore. There are a lot of positive comments, but the same negative ones repeated again and again are exhausting. Even though I really didn't want to, I've deleted a few that crossed the line from criticizing the work to attacking the author. And the truth is, it just doesn't feel worth it — each chapter takes me around 2 hours to write, plus the effort of polishing the translation as much as possible, all while working and studying at the same time. I've been doing this out of passion, not for money, since I don't even have a Patreon or anything like that.
So here it is — the general plot I had planned for the future. Anyone who wants to can take the idea, improve it with better writing than mine, and make a good story out of it. I'll focus mainly on Sebastian's arc, since his story would inevitably get blurred into the many threads of the DC universe.
1. The "enslaving" system.
Much later in the story, Sebastian would complain to the system: "why this mission?" That's where the reveal would come. The system is not some god forcing him — it's just a mirror of his own desires. If Sebastian had secretly wanted to be president, it would've given him that mission. If he had wanted to be a commander, the same. If he had wanted to be a business magnate, also. But what it saw in him was his hidden drive to be the Wayne family's butler. Not out of loyalty (not yet, though by then he'd already have bonds with them), but out of ambition. He wanted to understand why his father chose them, and he wanted to surpass him in the one role Alfred could be proud of. Taking the butler position would be like taking away that shadow that haunted him since childhood. And deep down, even if he wouldn't admit it, he also wanted recognition.
2. Abilities.
As many of you suggested, steel/fiber wires were considered as one of his standout abilities. With Cassandra's help, he'd also learn movement reading and push it to the max thanks to the system. On top of that, I had in mind some kind of spatial skill — limited storage, nothing flashy, but fitting for a servant archetype who could hand you tea even in the middle of hell.
3. Romance.
I had thought about Sasha Bordeaux (in the comics, Bruce's bodyguard). Working under the same man would naturally create tension, sparks, and a possible romance.
And to the haters who keep saying "if you had explained earlier, blah blah" — friend, take Solo Leveling as an example. That's the ultimate slave system: direct punishment, near-death penalties.
But no, apparently now readers need to see the entire plot within the first three chapters. Attention spans are gone thanks to TikTok; nobody wants to wait anymore. They don't see that the system is just a narrative tool to move the story forward. If I have to use it to make Sebastian do things he wouldn't normally do, it's because I'm not writing him as a bipolar character who changes direction every page — I'm creating progression.
And I don't even understand how some people read DC fanfics without understanding DC itself. They expect characters to magically receive powers, when in reality most characters rely heavily on higher beings or external sources.
Another repeated comment: "If he wasn't a system's slave, he wouldn't choose the Waynes. Put him with Lex or Queen instead."
Friend, even without the system, the story was decided: he would go to the Waynes. That's the whole point. If he went with Lex, what excuse would he have? In theory he wanted to stay away from Alfred out of resentment. The system is just the excuse to move the plot forward. If you want a Lex butler, write it yourself. But don't trash this story just because it doesn't go the way you want.