Arrival
Chapter 3: Arrival
Landing in a beautiful park at night, the group of friends was light headed, as when they were being transported, it felt like a kaleidoscope
Gabe: W-where are we?
Lucas: The place that started my Jibun Woes! Britannia!
Nathan D: Wrong anime, this is Great Britain. We have one year before the first major events start… What should we do?
Hana: Wrong question, I think we all need to be on the same page as you. So tell us, what is the entire plot of this anime, and what is the timeline
Nathan D: Mm… Where do I start… Ah! How about the premise!
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Nathan D: And so they both die making the world lose all of it's magical power
Nathan W: Ok… So what you are telling me is… That you are a massive weeb who remembers every detail of this anime, and that you spend MONEY on games, novels, and spinoffs!… *Singing* What can I say except you are a weeb!
Nathan D: Hey!
Gabe: So this means that… There are many lolis to lew-
*Bonk*
Hitting Gabe in the head, Hana returned the conversation to logic
Hana: So… We have to watch out for this Westcott guy huh. The important points are that in one year the world will turn upside down, most important events start in Japan and Britain. Spirits are dangerous, this Mio guy is at least 4-A in strength, and mages exist… Ok we need money asap! We need to buy a flight to Japan
Luke: Guys, I was looking through the system while Nathan was being a weeb, and I found some interesting things
As Luke said that, everyone started to look at the system panel and found some features. The first one was a chat, the second was a shared panel, and the last feature was a stats page.
Abeer: Look! There is a present icon on the shared panel!
Looking at the present, the group of friends decided to allow Nathan W to open it, as after all, he was the gacha god of the group
Nathan W: Here I go!
Clicking the button, notifications popped up on everyone's screen. The notifications say, "Welcome to Date A Live!!! Here are your complimentary assets! — Earth-Chan"
Suddenly 8 cards popped out of Nathan W's screen. 7 of these cards were citizenship ID cards, and the last card was a credit card of the Eurasian Bank. The card had around 2500000 Japanese Yen roughly 15170 British Pounds
After looking at the cards, the cards that were meant for each person was taken by their respective owners, and the credit card was taken by Hana, as she was the one that was best at managing money
Hana: If we go by the information that Nathan told us, this should be the 1980. We should invest half of our money on Apple stocks, as they are ridiculously cheap right now. And for the rest of our money… You guys chose
Nathan W: A house in Japan would help a lot
Lucas: Flight tickets are needed
Hana: Alright we will do that, though I hope you are all fine with economy class, as I am going to be as frugal as possible~
[Time Skip]
On a plane heading to Japan, a group of friends were chatting about their system panels
Gabe: Guys, did you know that there is a title that everyone has under where it says name in the system?
Lucas: Yeah! Though… My title is a bit weird, it is "Always active"
Nathan W: What the heck is with my title! It is "The self proclaimed God and Savior of everyone"! It is not self proclaimed!
Hana: Interesting, I got two titles. "Level Headed Woman" and "Utilitarian"
Gabe: What!? I got only one title and it is the worst. "Future Lolimancer"
Hana: That explains a lot. It means that these titles are reflections of who we are, and what we do on a daily basis
Abeer: Mm… My titles are "Persuter of The Dao of Shamelessness" "Tricky one" and "emotionless voice"
Luke: That makes sense, my title is "The Gamer"
Nathan D: My titles are probably tied to the race I chose, but it is "True First Spirit" "Weeb" and "Man of Culture"
Hana: There was an option to choose Spirit as a race?
Nathan D: No, but Earth-Chan gave me this option as a thank you
Gabe: Ahhh! I should have been the one to compliment her! It should have been me, not him! Me!
Nathan W: Remember what you said when you forgot our plane departure time? I think it goes like this, the past is history
Lucas: The future is a mystery
Luke: But today is a gift
Abeer: That is why we call it the present
Hana: So just tough it up
Gabe: Fine, you got me there. But does this mean that you are really OP now?
Nathan D: Well… I think it is better to show you
Sharing his status screen, everyone gazed upon his screen
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Name: Nathan .D
Species: Seirei (True Spirit)
Titles: Weeb, True First Spirit, Man of Culture
Job Class: None
Energy: Pure Reiryoku
Reiryoku Capacity: 25/25
Health: Dependent on Reiryoku
Strength: 4
Intelligence: 17
Speed: 6
Consistency: 20
Endurance: 7
(Average human's is 10)
Powers: Reiryoku Manipulation (trash), Flight (trash), Astral Dress Qlipha, Angel Sephira, Telepathic Communication, True Ignorance, Power Refinement
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Nathan W: *Singing* well, what can I say except you're trash! *Stops singing* The system proves it
Abeer: Harsh, but true.
Hana: Can you show us what the Astral Dress, and Angel does?
Nathan D: Sure!
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Name: Astral Dress Qlipha
Boosts: Speed increases by 20%. Every form of attack increases by 10%. Intellect increases by 20%
Defense: 40% of any type of damage
Ability(s):
Emission: Passively emits inverted Reiryoku (Cost: none)
Energy Absorption: All energy that was received from an attack will be transmitted to the Angel Sephira (Cost: none)
Reiryoku Consumption For Manifesting: 10 units per second
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Nathan D: And here is my Angel
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Name: Angel Sephira
Authority: Protection
Open mode: Provides absolute protection from all things under the domain of magical, but in this mode, attacking is no longer possible unless the third ability is used
Closed mode: Turns into an object that can pierce anything under the domain of magic, and turns all of your Rieryoku into physical strength. Though in this mode the Angel will no longer provide protection
Hidden mode: Summoned, but in a small, and undetectable state
Ability(s):
Emission: Passively emits pure Reiryoku (Cost: none)
(Conditional) Order: With your authority as the First Spirit, you can order anything to do anything. Though 3 conditions must be met (Cost: 99% of all Rieryoku)
(Conditional) Full Release: Channels all of the energy from Astral Dress Qlipha into the Angel, and releases it all on one big attack. This ability is only available in open mode, as after activation the Angel will remain in closed mode for a while (Cost: 200 units of Reiryoku)
(Conditional) Full Absorption: Channels all of the energy from Astral Dress Qlipha into the Angel, but instead of releasing this energy, it is absorbed into the body (Cost: None)
Reiryoku Consumption For Manifesting: 20 units per second
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Gabe: N-nathan… Are you a masochist? Your supreme ability it basically turning the damage you received onto others
Nathan D: Hey! Then this would mean my waifu is a suicidal masochist, and that is definitely not true!
Nathan W: Your Angel and Astral Dress is the definition of golden trash!
Hana: Ok we have three objectives right now. First, find how to get a lot stronger. Second, research what would be under the domain of magic/magical. Lastly, find the exact location of DEM's Spirit summoning
After some time, the plane was finally landing. Leaving everyone feel like they had scoliosis, as planes in the 1980s were not comfortable
Walking up to the informational center, Hana asked a question
Hana: Excuse me, do you know where Tengu city is?
Informational guy: Location… Tengu city… Ask taxi… Sumimasen! watashi wa eigo wa nigatedesu!
(Translation: Sorry! My english is not that good)
Not knowing how to respond to Japanese, Hana prepared to walk away, but before she could do that, Nathan spoke up
Nathan D: Daijobudesu! Kono joho o oshiete kureta arigato!
(Translation: It is ok! Thank you for the information!)
Informational guy: Nihon? Anata no nihongo wa totemo jozudesu!
(Translation: Japanese? Your Japanese is very good)
Nathan D: Sukoshi, da yo ne?
(Translation: Kinda, right?)
Walking away from the informational counter, everyone stared at Nathan in shock
Nathan W: W-w-weeb!
Nathan D: Shut it!
Going to the taxi gathering place, Abeer noticed a newspaper on the ground. The newspaper says "Massive celebration! The Tokisaki conglomerate's heir has just reached 14 years of age! She will be entering highschool next month! She is the pride of the Shinjuku district!"
Abeer (thinking): Now where have I heard the name Tokisaki before… Dunno gunna ask Nathan
Abeer: Nathan, who was Tokisaki again?
Nathan D: Oh, my waifu
Abeer: Mm… She is starting highschool soon
Nathan D: Mm, I see- Wait what!? I will have to go there immediately!
Hana: No, laying our foundations in Tengu, and amassing a lot of money comes first. And I know you would say that maybe we can split up, but that would not be ideal as if we all stay together, we will be able t-
Lucas: isn't it fine? We do have mental communication skills after all
Luke: This weeb here has been simping for this person for years! Come on, just let him do his thing
Hana: But won't we lose the plot? Our biggest advantage is the fact that we know the plot. If you meddle too much, then the story will take a full 180 degree turn!
Luke: Screw the plot! I don't believe in things like that
Gabe: Guys, how about a compromise. Nathan… No, the two of you Nathans will go and do your own thing, while we go and lay foundations in Tengu for a while. Though you will need to go to Tengu in 6 months. Sounds reasonable?
Nathan D: It does
Nathan W: Why am I getting dragged into this?!
Abeer: To be Nathan D's companion, and to make sure he doesn't do anything stupid
Nathan W: Well sure I guess
Nathan D: Alright! We head to…
Abeer: Shinjuku
Nathan D: Shinjuku now! Taxi!
Nathan W: Weeb
[Perspective change]
In a lab that looks like it doesn't belong in 1980, a man was working on what seems like a magical inscription
"Elliot, how far is the research for the formula coming along?" A man with white hair suddenly intrudes upon the lab, slightly shocking the working man
"Ah Ike, I will be needing your help on this. Some of the sorcery here is not one that I understand." Greeting the person who came in, the person working on the inscription requested for help
"Elliot, these symbols are ones that take magical energy from the atmosphere. We shall redo this entire inscription at the place that is the center of magical energy. The Gobi Desert"
[Perspective change]
In a taxi car, five people were looking at a breathtaking view
Lucas: Was the person who designed this city Makoto Shinkai? This place looks stunning!
Lucas was right indeed, as the city was built on what looks like a former meteor crater, and the view that people sees when they are on the elevated land above the city is truly magical
Luke: Hana, do you know what I am thinking?
Hana: I sure do. But for that we need a lot more money, as buying houses on hills that overlook an entire city is probably really expensive
While pondering their next actions for when they would arrive, they suddenly felt a gathering of energy on the seat next to them
Gabe: Abeer? What are you doing?
Abeer: This scene of the mountainside has helped me comprehend the vastness of humanity and nature. With this comprehension, I have broken through to the second stage of Qi formation
Silence. That was the response of the group. As they didn't know that cultivators would just power up just by looking at the surroundings and meditating. Now some people regretted not choosing cultivator as their race
Hana: S-so what does this mean?
Abeer: In short, all of my stats were boosted by 2 points. Strength from 5 to 7, Intelligence from 8 to10 Speed from 6 to 8, Consistency from 12 to 14, and Endurance from 13 to 15. Also my Qi capacity increased from 20/20 to 30/30
Luke: Ch-cheater! How does an Elf manage to grow stronger, huh?
Abeer: I got stronger because I focused energy onto my body inorder to achieve enlightenment. Maybe it might work similarly to you, like if you practice what you are good at a lot, or if a lot of energy enters your body forcefully making yourself stronger
Hana: Now that's a start!
[Perspective change]
Nathan W: Ya know, you owe me. Because if I were with the others, I would be seeing this beautiful mountain city view!
Showing Nathan D a picture that their friends took, Nathan W was brimming with jealousy
Nathan D: Oh, it looks like they just found out how to get stronger!
Looking at the chat, the two people could clearly see that Gabe and Lucus were bragging about how they found the path to strength by themselves, and that the two of them own them, as they didn't help
[in chat]
Nathanplayzz: Oh screw u!
Sippanddip: Hah! Anyways here is the pdf that Hana wrote on how to get stronger [PDF]
Goofbrawl: Thanks, also [selfie] this is me and my copy trying to find where the Tokisaki girl is
Blrlfrstfy: I just noticed, but we chat with our discord names
Ithinkalot: Mm
[back to reality]
*Meow*
Looking up from the screen, Nathan D could see a black cat cuddling him in the legs
Picking up the cat, Nathan D stroked it, as it layed comfortably on his hands
Nathan W: How lucky! I wished I had an American Shorthair as a cat. I remember that when we used to play Minecraft together, my cat would always climb up on my keyboard. He was helping you win so many games against me! You know? I started wondering if you and that cat had some sort of contract
Nathan D: Maybe~ but still though… This is an event!
Nathan W: Wu du yu mm
Nathan D: I mean that something is going to hap-
In the distance, a school girl was frantically running down the street towards both of the Nathans
????: Marron-san! Marron-san! Doko ni iru no!?
(Translation: Marron! Marron! Where are you!?)