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Chapter 006: Family Dinner

  Although father retur something on his holopad - it took us little time to arrive bato the manor - a pair of double doors were already open in order to allow us to ehe vast hall.Just from gng around, I was able to behold livery of the sharp red carpets, majestic dark mahogany supports as well as stairs from a slightly lighter wood I didn’t know the name of. Unblemished white marble pilrs that housed many items which made us bear sembo a museum of engineering - we had the pany's various meritorious aplishments throughout history proudly dispyed in all their pristine lustre. As if they had just been crafted.Standing there, with a hospitable smile, was an ageless gentleman dressed in the fihat had long been associated with the role of butler. His grey hair was bed then gelled to one side as an expertly groomed pencil moustache bined with an equally sharp beard below his lips to give him a distinctly keen persona that suited him.“You had me quite worried there, young strawberry.” So he said while l himself into a formal bow as his right hand (left on his chest with a very familiar book) to a small pieatte bck metal below his left eye. Tapping it caused a circur holos to appear over his eye - allowing him to take in a quick physical s to check if I had any injuries. Such a model would fall out of favour when the system gets ied with mortality, even being a sign of dee, as pyer servants would always be preferred.Also, the reason for him callirawberry’ had something to do with “even if apples & strawberries fall from different brahey taste just as juicy” where I’m the strawberry as my siblings are apples.Quite the clever metaphor my new mom came up with.Obviously I didn’t need positive reinfort like that to keep me on track with my pn however… It certainly didn’t feel bad to know there were people who support me in this life. As such - I was more than willing to py along with these people if just to gain more assistan the future - nothing to do with my personal feelings of course. “Sowy uhomswon!”So I bawled out with a little guilty frown and up turned eyes that clearly dispyed my apology was an ho ohat I truly meant… Even if I didn’t. Thompson eagerly accepted my cute expression ret with no excuses being raised; moving his right hand to show the surgery book from my mommy. “You also left this young miss strawberry.”“Ah!” Reag out I quickly put the book onto the pile of chests - adding to my growing colle of gifts that I would never have expected a day ago (or -23 years ago). Seeiruggle in holding them all, the butler just ughed for a bit, soon ing to hold them for me with a gentle smile.Due to being ‘slightly’ taller than me, he mao hold it in only one arm - moving the other hand to one of his pockets where he pulled out a Worthies in. “Here; have a butterscotch dy for being a brave strong girl who mao find your father by yourself.”I accepted his - uning the tasty treat that all old people seemed to have - plopping it in my mouth making me quiver and squeal at its deliciousness.…BITCH, has my mental age regressed, because I do not remember being so soft…

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  << Ao {query}.[“Has my mental age regressed”] From {user}.[Armor-Cordis Mantis] >>

  << Teically Speaking That Be Said To Be The Case >>

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  That wasn’t very helpful; could you expand on that some more BITCH?

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  << Ao {query}.[“Could you expand on that”] From {user}.[Armor-Cordis Mantis] >>

  << It Is Indeed Possible To Expand On The Prior Queries Respo;>

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  … Are you upset BITCH, does a system even have the ability?

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  << Ao {query}.[“Does a system have the ability”] From {user}.[Armor-Cordis Mantis] >>

  << Anyone Would Be Upset Upon Being Referred To As BITCH >>

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  But isn’t that your name?

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  << Ao {query}.[“But isn’t that your name”] From {user}.[Armor-Cordis Mantis] >>

  << The system is indeed designated as {software}.[BITCH] >>

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  Right… Would you please tell me why my personality has been regressed, system?

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  << Ao {query}.[“Why my personality has been regressed”] From {user}.[Armor-Cordis Mantis] >>

  << This Phenomenon Is Caused By The Carefree Nature Of Yourselves Personality Being Merged With The Personality From An Alternative (And Now Purged) Timeline Leading To Inner & Outer flicts From Your Own Perspective >>

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  “Stop pandering to her just because she is more airheaded than her siblings and go ahead to work on what will be needed for… This.” Daddy’s voice soht my attention anyway from BITbsp; he made a flig motion toward uhompson on his holopad causing a file transfer. Although I wasn't able to see what loaded to his holocle (hologram-monocle) - it must have been something good (as well as about me) since his smile grew with his gaze flickeriween mee and his holocle’s s.“I’ll get right on that sir; the apples & frau are already in the dining room so I’ll bring our little strawberry’s things up while I’m at it.” So he excimed with a jolly ugh before heading up to the sed floor using the ‘L’ shaped stairs that were located on the left of the little side entrance we found ourselves.I tilted my head curiously at daddy in hopes for an answer; unfortunately he ignored me to instead walk towards the dining room.Upoering my eyes immediately settled on the long snow-white wood table that was already set for the five of us - with everyone else already being sat down. Daddy took his pce at the head of the table with mother followed by sister on his left while elder brother sat on the left opposite of mother.This brother of mine looked very simir to Alexis, except for being slightly taller, with a bed back style just like with daddy. Almost like a little version of father sidering he had that same austere look on his face as his lower attempted to peer through me; pared to daddy he was cute though.What was a bit unusual was that my cutlery & seat seemed to be set up o brothers instead of between mother & sister like it usually was. I could tell since mine had strawberries on them - this family putting great importan sisten both their products & day to day life apparently.heless, iime I spent examining the se, mother & daddy were already expressing their love for one another with a deep kiss on the lips. Alexis’ rea being an immature audible dispy of disgust while brother simply didn’t allot it with a respo all. Soon after they had finished - daddy spoke up at the same time as waving me over. “We’ll eat dinner before talking about anything.”Just like that the dishes were carted out for us to enjoy; something I most certainly will sihey were all far better quality than anything I could eat in my past life.I also didn’t fet about the system that had just attached itself to me, thus, I’ll o ask it some good questions at the same time. Guess my first question should be to ask exactly what BI- Big B is, how it works and why it ossible to ‘upload’ it onto me.

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  << Ao {query}.[“What Big B is, how it works and why it ossible to ‘upload’ it”] From {user}.[Armor-Cordis Mantis] >>

  << To Ahis Question There o Be An Expnation For How {software}.[BITCH] Was Initially Uploaded For {user} venie;>

  << Through Utilising The Unique ‘Biology’ As The {species}.[Dark Matter Spirit] of {user}.[Armor-Cordis Mantis] The Instrus Withiem}.[TRAP] Mao Separate A The Uilised/Redundant Parts Located IED] To Run {software}.[BITCH] >>

  << {software}.[BITCH] Then Utilises Evil [REDACTED] Methods Among Other Teiques Ied From [REDACTED] & [REDACTED] To Help Empower The User As Well As Simply Act As A Store Of Any Data Which It Will Alsute >>

  << Due To The Higher Rank Of {species}.[Dark Matter Spirit] In Intellect The Specialised System Is Even Able To Dispy Far Greater Efficy Than Humanity With The Deployment Of The {software}.[General Use System (GUS)] Through The Use Of The duit >>

  << he Levels In {software}.[BITCH] Will Not Be ted As The Same As In {software}.[GUS] And Will Not Be As Effective As {software}.[GUS] However Will Act As A Foundation For The Game >>

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  Now that is quite iing; also seems the new niame has made my system pleased.Although I couldn’t quite be sure about how effit this ‘foundation’ would be for my status, it isn’t the attribute that I particurly cared about, instead it’s the fact I have skills. If I was able to gain - as well as level up my skills - I would gain an impossibly massive advantage over everyone else.Even if stats allowed me to get stronger, skills would allow me to gain bonus’ that would prove far more important in the long run than simply ‘some extra numbers’. For example, it could be anything from passively increasing accuracy by 10% or providing a powerful blow that does 500 extra damage, though I was far more ied in gaining something like the former thaer.As ah half a brain knows; nothing is more overpowered iting of a game than a passive unless it’s a pertage which lost out to a passive pertage.My research made that quite clearThe best of these passive skills were apparently those referred to as ‘talents’ - as often they helped you grow - not just in terms of status but even to help reted skills grow. Somehow, just by ‘equipping’ my father’s gift, I had mao unlock both a passive as well as a talent which meant it robably some great on that pyers would have killed for in my past life. Speaking of, is it possible to reveal my status as well as dispy my current skill’s descriptions, Big B?

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  << Ao {query}.[“ is it possible to reveal my status as well as dispy my current skill’s descriptions”] From {user}.[Armor-Cordis Mantis] >>

  << It Is I;>

  << Dispying Information On {user}.[Armor-Cordis Mantis] >>

  Name: Armor-Cordis Mantis/PorshiAge: 5Race: Dark Matter Spirit.{Mythical} ([REDACTED].{N/A} + [REDACTED].{N/A})God/Pantheon: N/AElement: Dark Matter.{-}Level: 1 (105/500xp)Status: Healthy Iory: 0/500

  Css: Baby Gunslinger.{Baby} Lvl 2 (55/125xp)Job 1: N/A Job 2: N/AJob 3: N/A

  Equipment -[Baby’s Erste Schusswaffe].{Expert} (Unequipped): on Type: Revolver Damage: 2 Projectile Speed: 120 Skill: [Baby Growth].{Expert} (When equipped the pyer gains a bonus of xp 1.5) Bio: Even a prinzessin’s trash is a magd’s treasure,

  Health Points: ERROR 404Spirit Points: 110110

  << Average For Adult Human Is 5 With 7 For Some Athletes >>

  Vit: 1Str: 1Def: 1Dex: 10 +2Agi: 3Int: 10

  Remaining Attribute Points: 000

  Talent -[Ameliorating Gun (Talent)].{Legend}: Experience gained for Level & reted Skills based on practice with Firearm type ons -[Dark Matter Body (Physique)].{Mythical}: Mana Points along with Health Points verted into superior Spirit Points with the usual 10 modifier to both Vit & Int while body is made from [Dark Matter] Element although also makes physical exercise useless sihere is no muscle. -[[REDACTED] ([REDACTED])].{N/A}: [REDACTED]

  Passive -[Range Finder Lvl 2 (5/300xp)].{Baby}: Pyer gains information relevant ted on usage

  Active -[[REDACTED] (0[REDACTED]xp)].{N/A}: [REDACTED]

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  How I have such high dex yet still find myself stantly falling over? No wait, that’s not the problem to focus on at the moment, the real issue is the colour of my css bined with my rather unusual set of skills and… Health points? Generally the ranks for items & jobs are id out as:

  Normal - White - Apprentice; Eon - - Intermediate (Often Has No Prefix); DUnon - Green - Adept; CRare - Blue - Expert; BEpic - Yellow - Master; ASpecial - e - Grandmaster; S Unique - Red; SSLegend - Gold; SSSMythical - Purple; EXYet, I must have got something below even an apprentice level css which would make ohink that it would be beyond useless as a css. Afterall (if one had the option) it would be an obvious choice to instantly bee an A ranked css rather than messing around as a D rank which would give less bonus attribute points. ively impag one's ability to level up their character level.That was a foolish choice for people in too much of a hurry to look at the long term.If oarts at a lower rank they slowly accumute more experience as well as slowly work up their skills to gee a css that truly works for them (instead of them needing to work for the css). This wasn’t to say there weren’t meta’s during LHO; there were often guilds focused around one particur css or job thus not everyone believed in leaving things up to ce.Then again, I wasn’t inpetent so w about my ot being useful iure was a needless worry, I won’t even bother p on. As for my race… Well it’s surprising that I’m literally as highly ranked as one - uh a css that is only a good thing - sine loses their racial skills if they ge races there isn’t the same iive for me to start as a lower ranked raot to mention it allows me to avoid ‘that’ which all people in LHO grew to despise.Regardless, this gravy is so good that I could lick it off the pte if I was more immature, sort of like Alexis who is sneakily trying to lick it off the pte causing brother's scowl to intensify.“I think now, while we wait for dessert to be served, is a perfect ce to discuss my thoughts.” Daddy abruptly spoke up while dabbing the er of his mouth with a napkin - causing brother to quickly do the same in order to ensure he had no gravy staining his face. Of course, I had none, I had already long licked it up so it roblem I simply couldn’t fathom. Not minding that daddy tinued on without waiting for us to reply. “Sihur isn’t ied nor talented in firearms, I was thinking of grooming Armor to take over that bran the future. She has shown enough talent that enrolling her into some petitions would do some good - getting her there while she join Arthur in visiti work iween that.”Those words caused everyone else in the dining room to freeze (including the desert trolly with a crisp freshly baked apple strawberry galette which I really wish to sample) to gawk at daddy.

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