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Kise: ... AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Kise was flung out of a dungeon, dropping from the sky.

Kise: Pant... Pant... You've gotta be joking.

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FLASHBACK!!

Issei: You sure you wanna do this Kise?

Quite a few hours ago, Kise had found out that there was a way to go past the training cap for his daily quest. He doubled the requirements, and ended up gaining a key to an S Rank Dungeon.

Kise: Might as well find out where I currently stand. Don't follow me in, this is something I'm gonna have to do for myself.

Issei: Don't die then.

Kise: Not likely.

He held the key up, before twisting it in the air. Once he did, both twins felt an immediate wave of strength come from the portal, which formed into doors on the side of their house. Steeling his nerves, Kise walked through the doors, closing them behind him. When he turned to face what he would likely have to fight, he thought his eyes were playing tricks on him.

Kise: O_O Is that what I think it is?

After hearing a roar, and seeing the red text above it's name, Kise's suspicions had been confirmed.

[CASTLE GUARD DRAGON]

Kise: If this thing is actually S Rank in difficulty, this could've been a bad idea.

He began to hop up and down, realizing Bloodlust would be more than ineffective against a creature of it's power.

Kise: Let's do this.

He summoned his venom dagger, before dashing towards the beast, slashing it across one of it's legs once. He quickly began to slash faster by using his Speed Skill, with the dragon roaring from the onslaught.

Kise: 'And now it's that thing's turn. My slices only pissed it off I think.'

The dragon flew up, before flying down at high speed, batting Kise away with it's tail.

Kise: AHHHHH!!!

He was slammed into a mountain, with his health rapidly declining.

Kise: 'I'M ALREADY DOWN INTO THE FOUR HUNDREDS?!!!'

At that moment, tenacity activated, which meant that his damage taken would be reduced by 50%.

The dragon roared, flying down to finish it's prey.

Kise: '... Argh, I didn't wanna resort to something this cheap!' Accept Reward 1. Status Recovery.

Instantly, Kise was completely healed in a flash of light. He moved out of the way of the Dragon's attack, before grabbing it by it's tail.

Kise: FUCKING DIE!!!

He spun around, before slamming the dragon into the ground with his pure physical strength. While it was on it's back, it sent a breath of flames towards the teen, who courageously, and almost stupidly dived through with his dagger.

Kise: 'THE PAIN OF DYING WAS WAY WORSE THAN THIS ONE!!!'

While being burned, he began to rapidly slash at the beasts' eyes, blinding it entirely. Afterwards, Kise began to attack wildly at the beast, almost resembling the ferocity of a dragon himself.

Kise: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

???: Hm. Kid's come a long way from being so timid. Not much time has even passed.

???2: ... I hate to agree with YOU, but it's true.

???3: Ha, and you morons thought it would be a bad idea to hand over the key! I think our little host has earned himself a nice bonus!!

???2: Ughhh. Just... I'll fucking do it.

???: YOU willingly giving the kid some abilities?! Someone check if hell froze over!!

The dragon had not been through yet, as with one final act before it's now inevitable death, it knocked Kise into the air, as soon the life in it's eyes was gone.

Kise: *PANT* SHIT!!

Fatigue: 90

As he was leaving, he seemed to get notifications in front of him.

["Space" has decided to give you access to his Skill Line.]

Kise: WHAT?!!!

[Do you Accept?]

Y/N

Kise: FUCK IT, NEED TO LIVE!!!

Throwing all caution to the wind, Kise accepted, before a red glow surrounded him.

[Warning!! Activating Skill: Spatial Tear]

It was then that Kise seemed to blip out of existence for a moment.

And that's when we get back to the present.

FLASHBACK OVER!!

Kise: I... Can teleport.

Kise was still on the ground, somewhat in shock. While he was, he also began to see the new items he had just received from the defeat of the monster.

[Item: Dragon Scale Necklace]
Level of Difficulty: A
Type: Necklace

Agility +30, Strength +30

[Item: Dragon Castle's Key]
Level of Difficulty: A
Type: Key

Key that opens the doors of the Dragon's Castle. Obtained by killing the guard dragon.

[Item: Dragon Fang]
Type: Miscellaneous
Level of Difficult: A

Fang that can be used to forge weapons, or be sold at the shop for currency.

Kise: Those are from the dragon, but...

He looked at a new item he had obtained.

[Item: Ring of the Space Deity]
Level of Difficulty: S
Type: Ring

Intelligence +30, Sense +30

Grants Access to the Skill Line of Space
When combined with 2 other Items, grants access to other new Skill Line.
-Item is Bound to Kise Hyoudou-

Kise: Crazy. Just how far am I gonna climb?

He opened the menu, looking to see the skill line, realizing he only had one active skill.

[Spatial Tear]
User is able to consume 100 Mana in order to teleport. Unfamiliar locations may cause random teleports.

Kise: There are a lot of these things. Guess this finally gives me a reason to invest into Mana.

He did a kip up to get to his feet, patting himself off.

Kise: I'm a mess.

He looked around, preparing to teleport.

Kise: Alright, let's see if this works ou-

Fang: Now before I continue with this... PLEASE do not crucify me.

???: SHIT!!

Kise was surprised when he heard something hit the ground directly behind him.

Kise: O_O Huh?

He quickly turned around, finding a girl on the ground.

???: Argh... Stupid monster!

This girl had long blonde hair, and emerald green eyes.

Kise: Uhhhhh... Are you okay?

The girl had only looked up when she heard Kise's voice, surprised. It was then that the system showed something Kise TRULY never expected to see.

Kise/???: Player identified?

What surprised him more was that the girl before him repeated his words.

???: ... No way.

Kise/???: YOU'RE A PLAYER IN THIS WHACKY SYSTEM TOO?!!!

???: Okay fess up, who the HELL spread that to other people?!

???2: I WAS AGAINST THAT NONSENSE FROM THE START!!

???3: ... Okay, there's just the SLIGHTEST possibility that it was me.

???2: THE FUCK?!!

???3: Okay if we're all collaborating with shit on the fly you can't expect there not to be fuck ups!!

???: HOW IS IT POSSIBLE FOR OTHERS TO EVEN GET THIS?!!

???3: Just listen! It's designed for only weakling humans with Sacred Gears to be able to access it with the right character.

Kise and the girl kept staring at each other, before he realized she was still on the ground.

Kise: Uh- Or I could act like a normal person.

He walked forward, extending a hand out to the girl.

Kise: You okay?

???: I-I'm fine.

The girl took his hand, before rising up to her feet. She was of relatively average height, however she was far above average when it came to her appearance.

Kise: So... We both said the same thing right?

???: Are you dense?! If you're asking that then you must've seen the words in your face!

The next thing Kise noticed was that the girl seemed mildly irritable upon first encounters.

However having nearly died himself for a second time, he wasn't exactly in the mood either.

Kise: Well ex-fucking-cuse me! Didn't realize I was talking with Ms. Attitude!

Sparks immediately began to fly between the two, before both teens took a step back.

Kise/???: ... You just came back from a hard as fuck dungeon didn't you?

Upon hearing this, the pair facepalmed, and then had similar deadpans.

Kise: -_-

???: -_- Can we... Just take that from the top?

Kise: *Sigh* Yeah, we can. I'm Kise. Kise Hyoudou. What's your name?

???: I'm Asia. Asia Argento.

ASIA "CAN'T FUCK WITH THE WHITE MAGE" ARGENTO!!

Kise: Okay, let's start off with the right question... You have this magical video game system that levels up your abilities too?

Asia: *Sigh* Yeah. I got this whacky thing not too long ago. Around a few weeks ago actually.

Kise: 'That's not far off of when I unlocked the System. It must not be exclusive.' And from what we both just gathered, we both have to do workouts once per day, or else we face penalties.

Asia: Being chased by giant centipede monsters in the desert, yes.

Kise: TIME OUT, THAT'S WHAT THE PENALTY IS?!!!

Asia: YOU MEAN YOU DIDN'T EXPERIENCE IT THE FIRST TIME IT POPPED UP?!!!!

Kise: HELL NO, WHY WOULD I CHANCE THAT?!!!

Asia: I... Arghhh, you diligent ass!

Kise: Yeah you're talking to a real fucking gamer. If there's a penalty, I don't give a fuck what the reward at the end will be, I'm doing it!

Asia: -_- Noted.

Asia looked at Kise's ring, surprised.

Asia: Is that your Sacred Gear?

Kise: Uhhhh... I don't THINK.

Asia: Wait, what do you mean you don't think?

Kise: Well at first I thought that the System was my Sacred Gear, now that someone else has it I know it isn't. And I just got this this thing from the "Space" Deity or whatever the system called them.

Asia: ... Like Outer Space?

Kise: No- I mean maybe- I mean... FUCKING HELL THIS THING IS COMPLEX!!!

Asia: Preaching to the choir there.

Kise: This thing says it was given by the "Deity of Space". Have any idea who that is?

Asia: Kise, I am going to be entirely honest with you, the only deity I have extensive knowledge about is God because I'm a Nun.

Kise: ... I beg your angry first impression blonde haired unprepared fuck around and find out solo leveling fucking PARDON?!

Asia: What?!!

Kise: I can believe that you're a Catholic, but a fucking Nun?! HELL THE FIRST WORD I HEARD FROM YOU WAS A CURSE!!! THAT AND YOUR INSTANT AGGRESSION AFTER ONE SLIGHTLY DUMB QUESTION!!!

Asia: Yeah well the cross is on my neck, so you tell me!!

Kise: I've met plenty of bloody heathens who've done that just to piss people off!!

Asia: THAT'S IT, GET OVER HERE FUCKER!!!!

Asia created a fireball before running towards Kise.

Ryu: AH BEANS!!!!

The teen quickly scampered off as well, as a game of cat and mouse ensued.

???: Soooo... This count as a big enough threat?

???2: No, those are children just being children.

???3: Well at least our little warrior's finally got someone else who can keep him in check!

TIME SKIP!!

Both teens were on the ground, panting from exhaustion.

For reference as to why they did so, both of them had spammed the Speed Skill.

Kise: *Pant* *Pant* You done now?!

Asia: *Pant* *Pant* *Pant* Yeah. *Pant* For now.

Kise: GOOD!

Kise sat up looking at Asia.

Kise: You have no sense of self restraint do you?!

Asia: ... And you have a lot more patience than the average person, huh?

Kise: ... Apparently.

Kise got up, walking towards a vending machine, and inserting some Yen inside.

Kise: I grew up with a sister, and an abrasive one at that. Seeing the good in people has kinda become second nature form me.

Two drinks came out, as he tossed one of them to Asia.

Kise: Drink up.

Asia: ... Thanks.

The two began to relax, and enjoy their beverages, also recovering the small fatigue they had gained from the chase.

Kise: I'll be honest, if it came down to a fight, I'm not sure if I'd come out on top.

Asia: Well obviously. You don't have a job.

Kise: Say what now?

Asia: Oh my God you seriously didn't realize?

Kise opened up the menu, looking at his current abilities.

Name: Kise Hyoudou
Race: Human
Job: None
Title: Wolf Assassin
Level: 39

HP: 7,229
MP: 680 (+600)
Fatigue: 0

Strength: 107 (+30)
Agility: 107 (+30)
Vitality: 59
Sense: 81 (+30)
Intelligence: 51 (+30)

Asia: GEEZ WHY ARE YOU SO PHYSICALLY OP?!!!

Ryu: Buffed that mostly for a specialized build until I got skills. It was kinda recent I started investing a few skills in Intelligence. Going through a lot of dungeons helped with getting additional stats though.

Asia: NO MORE INVESTING IN THOSE STATS FOR A BIT, YOU'RE FINE DAMNIT!!!!

Kise: Anyway, more about my Job.

Asia sighed, before opening her own Menu.

Name: Asia Argento
Race: Human
Job: Grand Mage
Title: Mage of Twilight
Level: 51

HP: 11,035
MP: 2,080 (+2000)
Fatigue: 0

Strength: 60
Agility: 100
Vitality: 91
Sense: 100 (+100)
Intelligence: 100 (+100)

Kise: O_O No wonder you shot fireballs at me for so long...

Asia: Those were job Skills I used. At level 40, you get an option to get a Job, and you fight in order to get a better job based on your score. It's more survival than anything.

Kise: Wow... Despite how hard I've been pushing myself, it feels like I've been taking it easy compared to you.

Asia rubbed her nose, taking slight pride in this statement.

Asia: Well, when you live my life, you can't afford to slack off.

Hearing this, Kise smirked, and began to stretch, surprising Asia.

Kise: Thanks for the advice, Asia. Anything else you need before I starting doing shit that's borderline insane?

Asia: Considering we got to the church in this town, I don't think so.

Kise: Alright then. I'll see you around, and I'll ramp it up even more then before.

Showing his full speed, Kise quickly dashed away from the area. Surprisingly, Asia was left with a smile on her face.

Asia: What a weird guy... I can't believe I'm saying this, but he's been a surprisingly good friend to me.

Kise: 'A job change huh? This is gonna be a huge upgrade!'

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