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Name: Edward(Eduardo) Edogawa

Status: Healthy

Titles:🔽

Strength: 5

Speed: 8

Endurance: 10

Dexterity: 7

Vitality: 8

Intelligence: 30

Luck: ???

Quests⏩

Skills⏩

Awakening⏩

Locked

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Eduardo is like a "translation" of Edward, the name his brazilian father gave to him, it means 'Protector of Wealth', because of his name as well as his surname people just call him Ed, as he looks as this screen while in front of the mirror, his disinterested face was nowhere to be seen, it was still a pain in the ass in his opinion, but, like one of his personal mottos.

'Girls just wanna have fun'

He may be a boy, but sure as hell, even if he will have to start "wasting energy" he plans on doing his way, having as much fun as he can have and, more importantly, annoying as many people as he can.

As an evil grin starts to spread in his face, what happened next, will be the source of most of his enjoyment and also major headaches.

{*ding* starting download}

[1%...20%...60%...100%}

{initial integration completed}

{awaiting appropriate time for full integration}

[Greeting User]

Ed -Well… greeting to you to….. uhm… system?

[Yes, i am your system who will try to guide you through you activities, help you with the system functions and advice you as much as i can]

Ed -Neat, well, i think much of my status is self explanatory, but what is the difference between endurance and vitality?

[Acknowledge, Endurance is how well you can waste, recover and regain the physical energy of you body that are spend in physical activities, Vitality is how well can you soak or resist any physical harm  as well as how much injury you can sustain before being disable]

Ed -I see, it's pretty simplistic huh? it doesn't even have something like HP or MP, why is that?

[Acknowledge, there are two main reasons for that, one is that full integration hasn't been done, another is because of the user itself]

Ed -....what does it mean.

Answered Ed with a frow

[That's classified]

Ed, sighing again, closed his eyes for a few moments to think, when he opened his eyes again his gaze became sharper as if he had decided something and then started his questions.

Ed -So as a system that is here to help me, you are like an A.I.? Were you created for that? Does one of your objectives include spying on me?

[Acknowledge, please be aware that, although i am here to help, some of your questions i will not have the permission to answer, Yes i am here to help and can be considered an AI although your world notion on this matter can't begin to compare to what an AI really is. Yes, my creation was solely for that. No, I am not spying on behalf of anyone, your evaluation and assessment will be automatically by me with the fixed parameters that I have, however depending on how much user actions deviate from those I have the obligation to require an external evaluation.]

Ed -I see, i had some idea that i would be able to gain something from it, by looking at things such as Quest, Skills or the locked session in my screen.

[That is correct]

Ed -Ok, next question how my status compares with other people.

[Acknowledge, at your age a normal person would have 5 at what the are considered passable with and 10 in what they are really good at it, an adult would be 15-20 and 30-40 respectively, while an athlete would have anywhere between 60 to 90 on what they are good at, as that is what they train for]

With a smirk on his mouth, Ed asked

Ed -And what about non normal people.

[...I do not understand the user question, is user referring to individuals that have some kind of genetic disposition or mutation?]

Ed -I was, but since you're asking me this I can infer that not only this kind of individuals exist, but something more, let's say, interesting is present in this world, am I wrong?

said Ed with a broad smile on his face.

[...]

Ed -Well, anyway, sooo why was I chosen?

[Acknowledge, it was a random chance, between all the beings in thi-]

Ed -Alright Alright, stop, you don't really expect me to believe this beta test bullshit, do you?

[What does user mean?]

Ed -Well, look at this, the things that are already unlocked in the status window and the fact that it looks like there's a bunch more things to unlock, i mean, i'm a proud nerd and a huge gamer, even if i didn't explore all these options i can pretty much guess what they are for there so i ask you, if this planet is gonna have this kind of system how unbalance this shit would be, is this gonna be some kind of battleworld or something?

[How did you kn-]

Ed -I didn't, i just threw a plausible theory with some logical explanation bullshiting the hell out of it to see reaction and voilà I got my answer, don't underestimate an lazy guy with internet who like to consume all kinds of media all day, miss not-really-an-AI.

Interrupted Ed with the best smug smile, the kind that made people want to punch his face.

[.... You're an asshole]

Ed -*giggle* Thank you.

Ed -*Sigh* Anyway, the majority of my doubts have been answered, you are a being created to be my partner of sorts, although you are not directly spying on me you can still contact whomever did this to me, there a stronger things than the so called "strongest" humans in this world, and in have "something" that made me be the chosen for this system that hold some kind of value to whomever did this.

[...]

[May I ask you something?]

Ed -shoot.

[Why are you so calm? through all this conversation you never once have lost your composure, i can't detect anything from you except some kind of enjoyment]

Ed -Elementary my dear system, what good will that do to me? Make no mistake, i am scared, but losing my state of mind will not help me in any kind of way and shout, cursing and delivering some kind cliché "im badass and will end you" line like in the novels i read make no sense to me, is like, a being that can end your planet just put a thing in your soul, why the fuck are you gonna risk angering it? That's just stupid.

Ed -And people react in all sorts of ways when they are put in a fight or flight situation, i've seen someone who was being robbed started to have a breakdown of tears and hiccups, in my case i get weirdly calm.

[So you're accepting your situation?]

Ed -Nope, i'm surviving it, clearly i'm out of my league, it is not like i can do something about it so i'll just play along and do my best to think of countermeasures to not get bitten in the ass.

[I see]

Ed -Now it's your turn, who are you, why are you pretending to be an AI, and why is this happening?

[I….I'm sorry i'm not allowed to disclose these informations]

Ed -i see…

As Ed lowered his face in front of the mirror while sighing, something happened, something that for him, was the most important information, an anxious feeling started to sprout in his heart. But somehow he knew that it was not his, heck, he know himself to well to know that he wouldn't start to get anxious just for this so that could only mean….

[BU...but is alright i am on your side as your life is my life i will do anything in my power to favor you]

Ed decided to test it.

Ed -Well i don't believe you, you came out of nowhere and simple nested in my soul, there's no way i'll just trust you like that.

[!!!]

And it happened again, another feeling sprouted in his heart, a feeling that did not belong to him, a feeling of guilt.

'Maybe, they are not the enemy after all, or at the very least i can have some kind of ally, will see'

At the corner of his mouth, an almost imperceptible smirk appeared and disappeared in a second. Ed thanked the….. whatever beings that control this planet for his high level of Poker Face that let him discover new and interesting things and said.

Ed -Don't need to be so down, trust comes with time, will see how this relationship goes and we will get there when we get there.

[YES]

But as it turned out, his Poker Face wasn't as good as he though, as there were in fact other beings watching this situation unfold

{ding new titles were gained}

{ding Title *Smart Ass* acquired}

{ding Title *Annoyingly Smart* acquired}

{ding Title *Emotional Manipulator* Acquired}

{ding Title *Little girl Manipulator* Acquired}

[...]

Ed -...

[WHAT THE HELL IS THAT]

Ed -I plea the 5th.

[You are in Japan you asshole]

Ed -Oh no…. anyway.

[DON'T JUST CHANGE THE SUBJECT]

Ed -This is my last question for now, and it will be the most important one.

[gulp]

Said Ed with a very serious tone and a serious expression.

Ed -Why do you have a female voice?.

[...]

[for real?]

Ed nodded his head

[*SIGH*, is because of you, like, even in you games when you had the option to choose if the AI would have a male or female voice you always choose female…. so….. you know…..]

Ed -Go on.

[You just want me to say it don't you, *sigh*, yes i am female]

Ed -Thank god.

[*whisper* Why is it so important? *whisper*]

Ed -said something?

[nope]

Ed -Ok, now to the rest of the screen.

And finally Ed proceeds to investigate what the options that he already had unlocked could really do.