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⫘⚙︎+⚙︎~POV: 1st~⚙︎+⚙︎⫘
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I don't think most of those stories started like this. Inside a train that looks straight out of a dream and me being made of pure white light... Looks like I'm finally getting the wish I made when I was 13. []
*Ding!*
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Chaos Gacha Activated!
Hello User. This message is delivered from dimensional overseer #551-3.
Good day kiddo! Got your wish in our inbox a few years ago about wanting an isekai adventure, and you gained enough karma to win this system! The world you'll be sent into was rolled and landed on Highschool DxD... Not great, but not terrible. So, congrats and have fun~
Remaining Good Karma Traded: +3 Gold random Tickets
Remaining Bad Karma Traded:+2 Curse Rolls
Your parents were killed in a car crash. Doesn't matter who they were; they just were. At the least, the parents who were supposed to raise you, anyway.
The world you are going to differs from the one you remember, not so much that the flow of fate is completely changed, but enough to make your life harder. Maybe some people have different parents, more monster varieties exist, some people aren't dead, some people are, who knows? There might be more beneficial changes for you, but they are definitely more than balanced out by the bad.
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Well... That's a problem. I only remember most of DxD from when I watched the first season then all the fanfics of it, but honestly this honestly balances out.
As for the other curse? Kinda sad since I never had a problem with my parents or family in my last life, so for me to have none this time around will be a little lonely, but I'll get used to it. I'll have to visit their graves to let them know I'm okay one day.
Now let's take stock of what I have, 4 Gold tickets and 1 silver ticket. I'll use three gold rolls for now, then once I'm in my new world, perhaps it'll influence the remaining two for something better.
My luck was neither here nor their so I'm not gonna do anything reckless. Focusing on the Gacha causes a miniature instruction manual for tickets, their rarity and the fact that no one can see the screen which is good for me, but I'll have to use it in secluded places since it said 'see' not 'sense'.
Opening the Roll screen, I'm greeted with a black holographic screen expanding to show one of those old ticket shredders from the arcade with a rectangle box to the side showing the buttons of the rarities, with the ones I currently have glowing with the number inside.
Tapping on the gold button three times, then clicking roll I watch as the three tickets get sucked into the shredder and ripped to pieces that float to the upper glass portion before forming into three black cards with golden decals that float out of the screen and into my hands.[]
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You are able to transform into an octopus or an octopus hybrid at will. As an octopus, you possess enhanced physical stats that are further boosted underwater. In addition, you can independently control any part of your without thought. You can also regenerate your own limbs and organs, albeit slowly. As well as any other abilities the average octopus would otherwise possess.
You are a child blessed by Hestia, the goddess of Hearth. You have resistance to all mental effects and negative ailments. Your body is way healthier, and people feel more comfortable around you due to the natural aura you have around you.
Hota - A vial containing condensed vitality as blood. Drinking it grants enhanced vitality, a minor healing factor, and an increased lifespan.
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Following the instructions, I hold the Ability and trait cards to my chest and say their phrases, causing them to shiver as they sink into my chest as the basics on my new ability flow through my body before The blessing of Hestia makes me relax as the item card disappears into the gacha's pocket dimension.
A light ringing from the train causes my body to flicker, and a gentle pulling on my body as if I was in a lazy river were. I close my eyes and allow my soul to drift into the new world where I will awaken with a final send off.
"Mom, Dad, I know this isn't what you imaged my life to be, and I don't know if you can hear me. But I love you both, and thank you for giving me a life I'm proud to look back on. I pray you enjoy time with the rest of the family."
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⫘⚙︎+⚙︎~23 5 0 12 15 22 5 0 25 15 21~⚙︎+⚙︎⫘
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Opening my eyes, I quickly cover them with an arm as the sunlight flows into my room, causing me to groan before sitting up and realizing that, wow, the difference in real world and anime art styles really does make things look better.
Getting out of bed, I walk into the bathroom and look over my new appearance in the mirror with a slight nod. Black hair that seems to cause a distortion effect on the sunlight shining through thinner strands, casting blue light on the wall. []
"Not bad~ Not bad at all~ Kumagawa from Medaka Box is a perfect unknown for Highschool DxD" Getting my stuff, I take a quick shower and clean up before putting on some pajamas and looking at a Callender to find out it's Saturday, March 28th, 2008.
Walking downstairs, I looked at the pile of paperwork on the table and realized whoever sent me here decided I needed to do this stuff myself. Making myself some chicken ramen and moving all the papers to my room, I turn on the TV for background noise as I begin to sort through my stuff.
Let's see... Normal stuff like my school uniform sizes for Kuoh Academy, school address, house street address, ownership of this house given to me through inheritance from my now deceased grandfather, psychology report after the car crash that killed my parents... their grave locations. I'll put that over here for now.
Oh~ Medical records for my pure blackish blue hair. My body overproduces biliverdin, then deposits it into hair follicles instead of being quickly broken down or excreted, causing the nanostructures of my hair to scatter blue wavelengths of light.
Apparently, it's Often accompanied by serious problems with my blood, livers, kidneys, Hell, even fucking with my lungs. But because of my blessing from Hestia, I have no problems whatsoever, causing the doctors to be confused, and one of them even making a joke that I was an anime protagonist.
"Good to know that my traits can be picked up by human medical equipment. Means I'll need to be careful with supernatural medics in the future"
Moving through the last pile of papers, I find a credit card with an account full of 30,000 dollars, or 2,935,500 Yen if I'm doing the conversion rate right. And an ID with my name and birthday. Name: Tabris Valence. BD: 09/23/1992.
"Okay, now you're just putting a target on my back... Funny target though~ Wonder how the angel faction would react to the name"
Shaking my head with a smile at the clear meaning behind my new life, I take all the papers detailing my life or that could link to my reincarnation and put them in the fire pit in my backyard before lighting them on fire and sitting on a chair to watch the flames.
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Files and Fires: Successfully read through your body's paperwork and destroy the evidence: +1 Bronze Ticket
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Oh, right, I still have tickets to roll. Getting up, I walk back to the house and enter my bedroom before opening the roll screen and clicking the three tickets I got left: first the bronze, then the silver, then the gold.
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Dead Cells - An unbreakable frying pan that can double as a very useful and practical cooking utensil. Strikes done with the Vorpan are slightly stronger than usual.
Hollow Knight - A swarm of bugs made of light that are incredible at gathering things, you simply need to think of what you need gathered and the Swarm will do it with great efficiency, picking up all loose change in a city block, picking up someone's wallet from their pocket, picking out all trash from an area, picking apart someone's corpse and much more. They individually have little strength, but are capable of lifting 5kg individually. The more energy you have, the more bugs you can have out at once.
You are as skilled as a seasoned masseuse, being able to give a variety of massages that help get rid of exhaustion, recover stamina, revitalize the body and mind, and even invoke sexual pleasure. Few would leave the massage bed unsatisfied.
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I'm seeing a theme in my rolls, yet at the same time I'm not saying anything. Holding the skill card to my chest, I say its phrase before letting out a slow breath as the knowledge from Adept Massage flows into my mind and memories smoothly.
"I'm gonna need to look around the city. The sooner I can find a map and get a lay of the land, the sooner I can look around and test stuff. First things first, though, is getting accustomed to my new powers."
With a mental click, I blink as the world focuses and glare from the light bouncing off stuff disappears before looking to the eight 8ft long tentacles that are connected to my back and control them to coil around on the floor as I lay back on them like a squishy bean bag.
"Pretty solid kit. Offence and maneuverable wise, cause of the tentacles. Now I'll need a defensive ability and I'll be set for a while"
Getting up, I move over to the closet and smile at the iconic outfit inside before deactivating my ability and putting it on, and making a quick edit to my list by adding a few casual clothes and having this as my battle outfit.
If I'm sparing and stick to deals and sales, I should be able to save more money than I have to spend. Nodding to my plan, I grab a duffle bag and make my way out of the house to explore Kuoh.
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⫘⚙︎+⚙︎~TimeSkip 2 Hours~⚙︎+⚙︎⫘
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"Look, I'm not saying that's Imposible... But there is no fucking way you threw a grenade into a mortar cannon from 50 feet away!"
The old man slapped his hand on the table, laughing like a madman, causing some of the other customers around to shake their heads with small smiles or laughing along as they heard the story.
Old man Jin: "Believe what you want, kid! It happened, and the other soldiers with me couldn't shut up about it. You should have seen the major's face when he heard the story! Man looked like his wife was expecting triplets!"
Shaking my head, I load the rest of the books and clothes I bought from the old loon's goodwill store onto a small wagon before paying and making my way home with a wave.
The city is actually massive compared to what's shown on the show. With 3.7 million people, this place has amusement parks, abandoned railways and warehouses, a race car stadium, along with lots of smaller towns and villages around it, and tons of other stuff that's probably hidden from human maps.
"What do I want to do in this world? I'll need income to stay alive, maybe backing from one of the major factions, or maybe a workforce... Or maybe I don't."
Out of every fanfic I've read, it's always 'join a faction and help them grow'. But what about just helping yourself here? Why not go explore the supernatural world and get accustomed to it?
"Good plan, me. But it's take a lot of work to do something like that by myself... I need a foundation, a place I can build from or return to when I want to relax... But, that's a problem for future me. Current me wants to relax and practice my powers a bit."
Getting home, I put the food away before putting my new clothes in my closet and some games I got for my PS2 on the shelves with some of the random books they had.
Taking a book from the shelf, I grow my tentacles and use them again as a beanbag/bed as I lay down on them and look over a map of Kuoh.
There was an abandoned train yard about 8 miles from here, and from what old man Jin said when I asked about the history of the place, theirs an old section of the city that was blocked off after ww2 since it would cost the city too much to repair.
So If my knowledge of this world is at least a little accurate, the closed off part of the city is where I'll find stray devils. While the train yard should serve as a good place to test my abilities and limits without notice if I go every other day and only during the morning after a jog.
"For now, though~ Dinner time. Tomorrow I figure out how well I'll survive with my current rolls"
Getting up, I make my way to the kitchen and decide to turn on the TV while I cook a small meal, only to look up as A familiar voice flows through the speakers.
{I call it Experiment 626~ He is bulletproof, fireproof, and can think faster than supercomputer. He can see in the dark and move objects 3,000 times his size. His only instinct: To destroy everything he touches!}
"Awe hell yeah! Food and a good movie! Jackpot!"
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⫘⚙︎+⚙︎~Next Day, Train Yard~⚙︎+⚙︎⫘
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The early morning really is the best time for a jog. It's cool, the air is crisp, and theirs not a lot of noise since it's the perfect in between for things either waking up or going to bed.
When I got their testing started, and I only have one thing to say, really, I'm fucking terrified of the ocean. If things in my original normal world were spooky, imagine a massive octopus or squid with magic making it grow so large and strong that it could snap a ship in two.
Putting down the two train wheel axels with my tentacles, I realize using these things on a normal person would definitely crush them or even give low class rooks a bit of a problem if I get a bit of momentum behind a slam.
My tentacles can stretch an additional 6 feet and lift about 175 lbs with each tentacle and 320 lbs when using the suction cups. Combing all eight for one thing, that's about 1,400 lbs without and 2,500 lbs with the suction cups. Plus, I can also taste and smell through them, which is a weird felling.
My eyes can see light spectrums I normally can't, which would explain the weird patterns on my skin and painted things, night vision, independent movement, and rapid focus on objects causing me to see everything with clarity, even in my peripheral.
And finally, my ink and venom. For ink, I can make it a gas or liquid if I eject it from my mouth, but if I use my hands, I can make the liquid as viscous as jelly for ranged attacks.
While my venom, on the other hand, is purely in my canine teeth and can only cause swelling or slight paralysis in the area I bite at my current strength.
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Nice. Now for my plans. Turns out I'm one year before the major story starts, meaning I can get a proper name for myself before things hit the fan. And my plan is simple.
Make Humanity a proper faction~ I already have the names and divisions for my future organization, but first things first is work to get money, and the best way to do that is to get the attention of the two 'Owners' of Kuoh and hunt stray devils.
"Looks like I'll have to go looking for trouble tonight. Miss luck guide my rolls"
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[Doyens Virility Pills]
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Hunter x Hunter - A vial of 100 pills that give you endurance and fertility in bed. Taking more than one at a time may have unintended effects. Restock Timer: 168 Hours
[Novice Cooking]
|Common Skill|
You are a novice in the culinary arts; you can cook most basic meals and they will taste good. But don't expect to get a job as a chef. You will, however, improve much faster than other people if you choose to train yourself.
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"Lady Luck, you are truly a beautiful mistress~" Those virility pills would be the best thing to tease the devils with. If they can use one, realize what it could do for their race, and I can lie well enough as I click the top selection and let the item card fade.
"I'm just a simple alchemist. It was something I wanted to create to test myself~ I need the proper materials to create more~"
I'll use the stray devil to get Sona's attention, tell her I'm a hybrid who had an interest in alchemy as a child, and once I give her a pill for them to test, I'll work as a contracted hunter for stray devils in the meantime till I can keep up the lie of 'working' on the pills while collecting all the materials they send me.
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Plans and Tribulations: Create a feasible plan to change the world around you. +1 Bronze Ticket
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Smiling at the clear thumbs up for my future plans. I get rid of my outer abilities and begin to make my way home with my hands in my pockets and the walk of a man who's already won.
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And End!
Yeah, I didn't like how this story (Dreamcore) would go since things from this book would show up in my gacha shop fic. So enjoy this new revised story and let me put in some simple answers you may have.
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Q: Will he join a peerage?
A: No. He will simply do contracted work for Sona hunting Stray devils and get paid with 'his' pills. Then start his own faction.
Q: Will the Remix curse gender bend anyone?
A: No. The Remix affected (The World) so only the world and history to it will be affected. Any character that shows up and acts or behaves differently is simply a butterfly effect of that history shift.
Q: Will there be lewd scenes?
A: I don't know how to write lewd scenes, so no. There will be clear signs that a relationship has moved to that stage, but their private time shall remain private. Feel free to write your own lewd scenes.
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