Prologue
The world of Karneval; Somewhere in the middle of a Sea;
A young boy of eight years old, with black hair and blue eyes, was holding on to a broken piece of a ship while the entire ship was destroyed due to heavy storm and everyone else drowned.
Meanwhile, in the air, far above the sea, an old man, who just entered the world, through the portal, stunned as he saw the little kid desperately holding on to his life.
"poor boy, not only was he sold away as a slave by his own parents, but he was also bullied by other children? What a sad life, indeed. Well, me passing through this world and finding you on the way, does seem like fate. The system of fate never gets wrong. Let me help with something."
The old man, who pitied the boy, waved his hand and some kind of strange beam of light entered the kid's head.
"Ah! What have I done?" The old man grabbed his head in a shock as he saw the boy disappeared along with the beam of light that merged into him.
"Hmm, wait a second. I can feel the system is alive. That means, the boy is safe but which world he was transported into? And which system he even received from me? I'm the God of systems. There are a countless number of systems exist within me. It'll take thousands of years to even recognize the missing system. Well, let's just leave it to the system of fate, then," the old man sighed and left the world without any care for the boy nor the missing system.
An unknown amount of time passed.
Alternate Universe, Planet Earth;
Boston, United States of America;
In one of the tennis courts, a 12-year-old boy with black hair and blue eyes was playing a tennis match against a 16-year-old blonde-haired teenager while it was being monitored by a Japanese adult, who was serving as the umpire for the match.
A while later, he announced, "7-6. Ryushi Aikawa wins the match."
As the match ended, the blonde-haired teenager cursed out loud as he threw his racket on the ground, "I don't accept the result. Both of you, f*****g Japanese must have cheated somehow. From the start, I don't feel any good from this racket. I must have been given a faulty one from the start. I also have doubts about the points I lost. Wait until my father hears about this."
While the umpire doesn't know what to do as his father is an influential businessman, 12-year-old Ryushi, stared at him coldly and spoke for the first time since they started the match, "how about a rematch?"
While the umpire started to become nervous, the opponent snorted as he threw off the racket and took out his personal one and then pointed at Ryushi, "this time I'll crush you kid."
5minutes later, the blonde-haired opponent collapsed on the ground as the strength in his legs went away. As he was looking at Ryushi as some monster while the umpire declared, "5-0. Ryushi Aikawa wins this round."
Ryushi looked at him and said coldly, "get up and serve."
The blonder-haired teenager immediately ran away from there in fear, the umpire sighed, "yet another one. I'm about to lose another big client. I was really foolish to let Ryushi have a match with him. I need to talk to brother."
A few hours later, a buffed, middle-aged Japanese was playing a practicing against some old businessman named Joe Parry. As the match over, the businessman asked, "Tatsukichi-san, I heard that your adopted son is quite talented and some people in the circle wanted to sponsor him after 2 years when he becomes pro like you. Yet, you won't let him play in official tournaments."
Tatsukichi laughed, "no, he still has a long way to go. I don't want him to go pro until he' ready."
Hearing it made Joe surprised, "huh? I don't understand."
As Tatsukichi smiled and stayed silent, Joe shook his hands, "anyways, I have had a great match against a world-class player for the last time. I guess after you return to Japan, we won't get to play again, anyway. So, I guess this is farewell."
Tatsukichi send him off with a smile and turned around to see his brother, Tatsuzo, who stood there like a statue and asked slowly, "Niisan, are you returning to Japan?"
Meanwhile, in one of the training courts, Ryushi was constantly practicing with the Ball machine.
An hour later, Ryushi stopped practicing as he received a bunch of notifications in his head.
*Ding* You completed Side Quest 2 (continuous). You received 2000 EXP and 1 skill point.
*Ding* You reached level 20;
*Ding* Level 20 skill, Power strike was unlocked. Check the skills panel for details.
As Ryushi concentrated in his mind, a holographic screen appeared before him.
Name: Ryushi Aikawa
Nickname: Gareki
Dominant hand: Left
Level: 20 (EXP: 126/23100)
Strength: 8/10 (Max: 160 Kmph)
Appearance: 7/10
Intelligence: 7/10
Agility: 6/10 (Max: 6 m/sec)
Vitality: 5/10 ( Recovery rate: 5 per minute)
Stamina: 250 (current: 32)
Attribute points: 0
Skills:
Forehand stroke (level 6): Hits the ball with your forehand with 130% speed. CD: 4 seconds, cost: 5 stamina;
Backhand stroke (level 4): Hits the ball with your backhand with 120% speed. CD: 6 seconds, cost: 5 stamina;
Lightning serve (Level 2): Hits the ball with 160% speed. CD: 24 seconds, cost: 10 stamina; Can only use during serving;
Hawkeye (level 8): Sees the movement of others clearly as the time slows down for the eyes by 8 times. CD: 0 seconds, cost per minute: 10 stamina;
Random slice (level 5): Upon hitting the ball, it spins aggressively with a 150/30 degree angle, depending on the choice of the player while hitting the slice shot. CD: 10 seconds, cost: 10 stamina;
Two-handed Power strike (level 1): Returns the ball with 150% of the opponent's speed and power. A flat shot that always hits straight and can only be used as a counter with two-handed. CD: 60 seconds, cost: 30 stamina;
Skill points available: 2
Quests:
Main Quest: Join and become a member of an official team.
Rewards: 50K EXP, 2 Attribute points, 3 Skill points;
Side Quest 1 (continuous): Practice 1000 Serves.
Rewards: 2K EXP, 1 Skill point;
Side Quest 2 (continuous): Practice 1000 returns.
Rewards: 2K EXP, 1 Skill point;
Side Quest 3 (continuous):
Side Quest 4
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"Sigh, just what in the hell am I doing? Why the hell am I so different? An unfamiliar world. An unfamiliar power..." Ryushi laid on the ground while looking at the clear sky, "Hah, this world is so much nice. At the very least, I was fortunate to have such new parents. Maybe it's some kind of destiny that led me to them."
After an hour, Ryushi stood up and shook his head, "I need to get back to practice and complete the quests. Only that way, I can become strong quickly and repay the debt to Tatsukichi-san and his wife. And I hope someday I would find the answer."