That night, Axton lay in the shelter's bunk, staring up at the cracked ceiling. The neon lights from outside pulsed faintly through the blinds. The city never slept — and neither did the System.
[Daily Summary: 05/02]
Classes Attended: 6/6
Classmates Spoken To: 3/3
Suspicion Avoided: Success
Bonus Objective (Make a Friend): Partial
Daily Reward: +5 Wisdom, +1 Skill Point
Hidden Bonus Achieved: Social Integration Tier I
Reward: Unlock Feature – Personal Status Screen
A screen shimmered to life before his eyes. He sat up, breath held.
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Name: Axton Yamada (Valeblade)
Race: Human (Transmigrated)
Age: 17
Level: 3
Class: [None]
Title: Dimensional Drifter
Attributes:
Strength: 12
Dexterity: 11
Intelligence: 16
Wisdom: 15
Charisma: 9
Luck: ???
Adaptability: 20
Passive Skills:
Language Comprehension (Modern English)
Cultural Absorption I
Stoic Presence I
Awkward Smile (Passive)
Learning Boost (Basic)
Active Skills:
Bluff (Cooldown: 1h)
Analyze (Social) – Rank F
Auto-Reply (Social Situations)
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He frowned. No class? In his old world, class determined everything—Knight, Mage, Rune Scholar. But here, the System seemed to be evolving with him.
He tapped the blank class slot.
[Class Selection: LOCKED]
Condition: Establish Identity Within the World (Progress: 28%)
Axton closed the screen, the weight of purpose settling in his chest. The System wasn't just helping him survive. It was watching him grow—judging him.
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The next morning at school, Rei waved him over to a lunch table.
"You ever hear of NPC syndrome?" she asked, biting into a melon bun. "Like, people who move like background characters. You don't have it."
Axton blinked. "...Thank you?"
Kenji slid into the seat beside him. "Actually, I was going to ask — you're really good at adapting. Like... eerily good. Are you military or something?"
[Warning: Inquiry Detected – Cover Needed]
Axton forced a sheepish smile.
"I had to learn quickly," he said. "A lot changed... fast."
[Bluff Check: SUCCESS]
[Kenji's Suspicion Lowered]
[Relationship Updated: Kenji – Friendly/Impressed]
But just as Axton began to settle into the rhythm of things, the System pulsed again:
[New Quest: Investigate Anomaly Detected at Takashima High]
Objective: Locate the Source of Dimensional Energy Fluctuation
Time Limit: 72 Hours
Reward: Class Unlock Token – ???
He stiffened.
The System wasn't just adapting him.
Something else had followed him here.