[Current Location: Occult Research Club Room, Kyoto Ryokan - Emergency War Council]
[Current SP: 1090 | Level: 3 | HP: 150/150 | MP: 80/80]
[Days Until Rating Game: 7]
[Status: Riser just tried to cook me. Time to commit financial war crimes in the System Shop.]
"Seven days," Rias said, spreading a map of the Rating Game field on the table. "Riser has 15 pieces. We have 6. He has immortality. We have... you two." She pointed at me and Issei.
Issei gulped. "N-no pressure."
"System," I muttered, "open shop. Sort by 'Things That Beat Fire Chickens'."
│ PERYERTED KING SYSTEM SHOP │
│ Balance: 1090 SP │
│ WARNING: Rating Game in 7 days │
>> [URGENT] Riser Counter Category:[Combat] "Phoenix Killer" - 500 SP: Deal +300% damage to regeneration-type enemies. Ignore 50% of immortality effects.[Combat] "Mana Circuit Expansion Lv.1" - 300 SP: MP: 80 → 200. Stop running out of mana after 2 Flash Steps.[Utility] "Pawn Promotion Mastery" - 250 SP: Promote to Queen/Rook/Knight/Bishop at will. No cooldown.[Defense] "Fire Resistance Lv.2" - 200 SP: Take 40% less fire damage total. Stacks with Lv.1.[Harem] "Charm Aura Lv.1" - 150 SP: Passive. Allies fight 10% better when you're nearby. Morale buff.[Pervert] "X-Ray Vision (Censored)" - 400 SP: See enemy stats through walls. Webnovel-safe version.
[System: Recommendation: You need damage, mana, and survivability. You cannot afford to be cute anymore.]
"Rias," I said, "I'm gonna be in the System store for a bit. If I start glowing or screaming, that's normal."
She nodded. "We're all counting on you, Kazuki. And Issei."
"Don't lump me in with him!" Issei yelled. "I'm gonna buy a cool sword!"
[Issei Hyoudou: Bro Points -5. Status: Competitive]
Time to spend.
[Purchased: "Phoenix Killer" -500 SP]
[Ding! Your attacks now hard-counter Riser's immortality. His flames heal 50% less when you hit him.]
[Purchased: "Mana Circuit Expansion Lv.1" -300 SP]
[Ding! MP: 80 → 200. You can now Flash Step 20 times instead of 8. Mobility go brr.]
[Purchased: "Pawn Promotion Mastery" -250 SP]
[Ding! You can now Promote mid-combat. Queen = +100% all stats. Rook = +200% DEF. Knight = +200% AGI. Bishop = +200% Magic Power.]
[Remaining SP: 40]
[Ding! Level Up! Level 3 → Level 5 from System overload]
[New Stats: HP: 150 → 250, STR: 5 → 9, AGI: 6 → 10, DEF: 7 → 12]
I opened my eyes. The air around me crackled. My mana felt like a lake instead of a puddle.
"Holy..." Akeno blinked. "Kazuki-kun, your aura..."
Rias's eyes widened. Party Interface showed: [Rias Gremory - Status: Shocked, Impressed, Hopeful]
"Status," I said.
│ Perverted King System │
│ User: Kazuki Arata │
│ Race: Reincarnated Devil │
│ Level: 5 [Low-Class Devil] │
│ HP: 250/250 MP: 200/200 │
│ SP: 40 │
│ Class: Pawn [Promotion Mastery] │
│ Sacred Gear: "Trickster's Hand" Lv.2 │
│ Skills: Basic Punch, Taijutsu Basics, Iron Body, Peeping Protection, Danger Sense, │
│ Poker Face, Flash Step Lv.2, Lightning Resistance Lv.1, Fire Resistance Lv.1, │
│ Phoenix Killer │
│ Harem Members: 0 [Affection tracking active] │
"Promote: Queen," I said.
[Pawn Promotion: QUEEN]
Power flooded me. My body felt like it was made of steel and lightning. [Temp Stats: HP 500, STR 18, AGI 20, MP 400]
I Flash Stepped. The room blurred. I was behind Koneko, then beside Rias, then back to my spot in under a second.
[Cooldown: 0 sec in Queen Mode. MP Cost: 5 per step.]
"H-how?" Issei's jaw hit the floor. "You were trash yesterday!"
"Turns out 1090 SP is a lot of SP," I grinned. "System, cancel Queen. Save mana."
[Promotion Cancelled. Stats returned to normal.]
Rias walked up to me and put a hand on my shoulder. "Kazuki. With this... we might actually have a chance."
[Rias Gremory: Affection +15. Current: 47. Status: Relying on you]
[Ding! New Main Quest: "Seven Days of Hell - Training Arc"]
[Description: You have power. Now learn to use it. Train with each ORC member to unlock synergy.]
[Sub-Quest 1: Train with Koneko - Unlock "Hand-to-Hand Lv.2"]
[Sub-Quest 2: Train with Akeno - Unlock "Magic Resistance Lv.1"]
[Sub-Quest 3: Train with Rias - Unlock "Team Combo: King's Right Hand"]
[Sub-Quest 4: Train with Asia - Unlock "Healing Affinity"]
[Sub-Quest 5: Train with Issei - Unlock "Bro Combo: Double Boost"]
[Reward Per Quest: 100 SP. Final Reward: "Balance Breaker Fragment 1/3"]
Akeno giggled. "Ufufu~ So you want to train with me first, Kazuki-kun? I promise I'll be gentle~"
Koneko cracked her knuckles. "...You're still slow. We train now."
Asia clutched her staff. "I-I'll make sure no one dies!"
[Total SP: 40. Total Braincells: Also 40]
Seven days. Five training partners. One Balance Breaker fragment.
And Riser doesn't know I can turn into a Queen and teleport 20 times in a row.
Time to grind.
[End of Chapter 11]
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