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Chapter 2 - Chapter 2: Where All Tragedy Began

"Hm... Speaking of which, I don't really need to act, do I? Although it'll definitely rack in more points if I start acting out differently..."

"What kind of emotions can be extracted?"

Almost as immediate as lightning, another panel replaced her current one.

[Any and all emotions can be extracted. Joy, Gratitude, Affection, all emotions are included. Do note that the system may make a mistake occasionally.]

Exhaling in excitement, the girl noticed a smaller panel placed underneath the main panel.

To the left of it was the panel 'Back', and to the right of it was the panel 'Halo Upgrade'.

Stuck in between those two were a 'Personal Information' panel.

Curious, she tapped it.

[Personal Information:

Name: (N/A) Double tap to interact

Age: 15

Gender: Female

Affiliation: Student

School: (N/A)]

"Huh?" Why was the name not available?

Does this body not have an identity or something?

[Affirmative, the host's body have been extracted from the old world into Kivotos, causing it to be a separate entity that is not of the same existence as the original resident of Kivotos. Due to that, an identity hasn't been created for the host. Once the host filled in the empty information, the System shall cover the rest. There is no need to worry about possibly becoming an illegal resident inside a District.]

"Ah... Is that so? So I just need to think of a name and school for this body?"

The girl placed a finger on her chin in contemplation. To be honest, her naming sense isn't that great when compared to others. But she couldn't possibly let an AI give her a name, right? That just wouldn't feel right.

Plus... This is Kivotos. Not to brag, but she's played Blue Archive before. Although she hasn't touched every student's Momotalk or every single event available, she's at least made it through to Volume F.

The rest after that? She's got no clue what happened.

She hasn't touched Abydos' Third Chapter nor has she touched SRT's Second Chapter.

It's quite a shame she couldn't complete them in time before her... demise.

Anyways, back to topic.

She needed a name for this body.

Although many came to mind, a single name seemed to click with her.

Without hesitation, she tapped the panel on her name twice, causing a new panel to appear with a holographic keyboard.

Typing her new name, she watched as the system processed her input.

[Affirmative. Are you certain of the name, 'Dasu Akuta'? Note: Host's name can no longer be changed after confirming this process.]

The girl hesitated for a moment before pressing her finger down, effectively locking in her answer.

[Personal Information:

Name: Dasu Akuta

Age: 15

Gender: Female

Affiliation: Student

School: (N/A)]

Akuta smiled as she looked at the brand new name inside her personal information. Next, she's gonna need to pick a school...

[School can be left empty if needed to be. The System recognizes the fact that having a school associated to Host's name could be a detrimental to your future endeavors.]

"So I don't need to fill that space in?"

[Affirmative.]

"Crazy." With a smile, Akuta decided to just leave the space blank. If it isn't compulsory, why bother, right?

Once again, her eyes wandered across the panel and she noticed a small panel in the top right with the word 'Shop' written on it.

Tapping it, she was brought to another interface.

There were many item written on the panel, some with pictures, some only white.

While there are items, most of the things available inside the shop were things correlating to her physical and mental capabilities.

There are way too many of them, but she noticed the hollow star mark right next to each item.

Instinctively, she realized what the hollow star does.

Scrolling down and down, she tapped the hollow star on the items she thought were important.

After a while, she stopped and realized that she had tapped on quite a bit of stars.

Tapping on the 'Favorited' panel, the panel flickered.

[200k Points for Self-Healing Constitution (1/5)

200k Points for Pain Control (1/5)

500k Points for Increased Agility (1/20)

500k Points for Increase Strength (1/20)

500k Points for Increased Dexterity (1/20)

500k Points for Increased Durability (1/20)

500k Points for Increased Flexibility (1/5)

500k Points for Increased Reaction Time (1/10)

1M Points for Cooking Skills (1/5)

1M Points for House Keeping Skills (1/5)

10M Points for Halo Upgrade (1/5)

20M Points for Shop Upgrade (1/3)]

At first she didn't see anything wrong with the panel... but then her eyes widened as she saw the prices!

"They're in the hundreds of thousands!? Inflation is crazy!!!" If she could physically grabbed a hold of the blue panel, she would have shake it as hard as she could up and down.

Alas, it's intangible, the same reason she couldn't grab her own Halo.

"How many points do I have right now?"

[As a gift, the System has decided to give out 1 Million free Points as a collateral. Anything bought using the points can't be refunded, spend them wisely.]

"1 Million Points... That's... So little!? You mean to say that a million points can't even buy me two useful skills?"

But as Akuta looked at the shop panel again, she noticed how cheap the 'Pain Control' actually is.

"What does the number next to it imply?"

[The amount of times the same item can be bought. The effect would stack and can't be removed. Certain items could be turned on and off anytime.]

"Hm... Since this is Kivotos... A shooting happens every single day... I'll buy it! I don't want to feel the pain of being shot by a god damned gun!"

Without hesitation, Akuta tapped on the 'Pain Control'. A notification appeared right after.

[Are you certain of this purchase? Tap twice to confirm, tap once to return back to the catalog.]

She tapped it twice, and the transaction was successful.

Although she had just bought the 'Pain Control', she doesn't know if it's actually applied to her body just yet.

'How do I check?'

[Purchased item related to the host's capabilities can be referred to inside 'Halo Upgrade'.]

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