Singularity

"What, 'Hero System'?"

That is what was said. But Rio still doesn't know exactly what the 'Hero System' is.

"That is the system that helps you reach the top to victory."

"Ha, just that?"

"There is so much mystery about that. But I won't tell you cuz it won't be interesting if I do that."

Yup, Rio won't be able to get along with this kind of guy.

"By the way, you can start calling me Cain. It's kind of weird to keep on calling me with an 'office guy', or 'that person' when you already know my name. "

"Huh?"

Rio doesn't know what Cain means. Even more important.

"Then what should I do with this 'Hero System'?! This system was just stuck in my head without me noticing. Even this afternoon this system killed me once just because I wanted to stop being a knight."

Cain thought for a moment before answering.

"That means the system doesn't allow you to stop, does it?"

"Huh?"

"In other words, the system directly forces you not to stop fighting. The system has complete control over your body and soul. You don't have your freedom anymore to be precise."

Sounds like another cruel fate that Rio must accept. Of course after listening to that Rio's mind became uneasy.

"What's that? Are you saying that I who have no power to fight must be forced to continue fighting? No kidding!"

Rio vent his feelings. How can a Zero Star like him keep fighting if he doesn't have the strength to fight? Plus it happened to him after he thought of quitting and looking for another more decent job.

"Are you stupid?"

Cain is provoking Rio who is in the midst of frustration.

That is the end. Rio's patience that had reached the limit made him think of hitting Cain. What happens next will be thought of later.

"Aren't you the one who wants that power?"

"Huh?"

Rio stopped in the middle of his anger.

Wishing for Power. Those two words reminded Rio of what happened two days ago. Where he met with The Devil. In retrospect, the system bar display also began to emerge when The Devil stabbed Rio with his sword.

"The system will indeed be given to several people who fall into the 'selected' category. But as one of the 'chosen ones', you volunteered to accept that power. "

Cain made his explanation clear, which made Rio even dizzier.

Dizzy Cain scratched his head because he had not been made to feel that bad for millennia.

"In other words, you must complete the mission to the end. If you haven't finished it, even death won't accept your soul."

Death will not accept your soul. If Rio remembers, he has died once, and he has been resurrected as if he was not permitted to die.

"But it's true, you are a Zero Star with no elements."

Cain raises his hand to the sky. Intend to do something to Rio.

Rio, who is still confused by what happened, can only silently accept what will happen to him.

[Light Majesty:]

Cain chanted a spell that Rio did not sound foreign to.

[Repriating Grace]

Many sparkles of silver light rained down on Rio.

Rio felt that he had experienced it before. But he doesn't know exactly when it happened to him.

"Hm, no response?"

Cain just did a miracle on Rio. But it seems like it didn't work out as he had expected.

"Your luck seems worse than I thought, kid."

"I'm sorry, then."

Rio doesn't know what Cain just did. Many things that he did not know continued to happen during these two days, to the point that it made him resigned if something worse happened to him again.

"Because of that, I have a proposal."

'Yes, just do it, I don't care anymore', Rio's expression said like that.

"You have to do intensive training that can get your true abilities out."

Cain was excited about that, but Rio wasn't.

"I call that goal, [Seven Night in Hell]!"

"Why indirectly I hear the voice of the host on TV? Plus, why does the name of that goal sound so terrible!"

Cain only smiled kindly at Rio's question.

Rio felt that he would get a very disappointing answer.

"That's because it sounds cool, so."

"Are you kidding me?!"

As Rio expected.

[Objective][Seven Night in Hell]

"Huh?"

[Status: In Progress][Progress: One Night]

Without Rio agreeing to the goals that Cain planned had been recorded in the [Hero System].

"Ha ha ha! Then it's good for you."

"What's good about it!? All of this happened to me like lightning striking Viking King!"

"Pfft!"

Upset Rio trampled the ground. Not accept all the things that happened to him.

But Cain certainly has the right words to make Rio accept his destiny.

"Kid, listen to me. If you think that time will continue like this, dimensional portals will only release weak and moderate Arcdemon, your technology can detect the appearance of the portal, and it will not change for more decades, you are mistaken.

Something big will happen soon, and all of you won't be ready to face it.

Even though you say humanity has the strongest knights like 'that person' and all of the 5* Aditya, they won't be enough to ward off the coming attack."

During Cain's explanation, for some reason, Rio felt his body was feeling a very great vibration. Like fate just changed through his soul.

"Therefore you need a 'chosen one', a Singularity to carry the burden of destiny that has lasted for several millennia."

Again, something that Rio does not understand.

"You don't need to understand what I just said, kid. I only gave you a choice, after listening to that, do you want to keep quiet and only accept the fate that will happen to your world, or will you fight as a True Knight? It's your choice to decide."

Rio is not smart in responding to things like that.

But one thing he understood, if the world he lived in was threatened, then the life of his beloved little sister who was his hope to live up to now was also threatened.

"Tsk, I'll do it! But that's because this problem involves the world where my sister and I live. If a problem other than that happens, I won't care."

Cain smiled with satisfaction after listening to that answer.

"What will happen after this is up to you. The decision to destroy this world is also yours. I only help you a little because you're the 'chosen one' and you want my help. Other things besides that one thing won't affect me."

Rio did not dispute Cain's decision. Besides, the things Cain said had a point. One thing is for sure, he is a supreme being who can do whatever he wants.

Rio also feels fortunate if creatures like him want to help him.

"Hey, one question. You want to help me because you are on [Neutral] 's side, right? "

"Yes, you can say that."

Then here is the question, "Are there other creatures like you who choose to be [Neutral]?"

"I can't say that, kid. You can find them quite easy with that system if you smart enough. "

"Is that a compliment?"

That's right, [Hero System] has a function to find out someone's identity and status.

That way Rio gets the confidence if he can do it.

"Alright, because you understand what you have to do. Now is the time to send you to the training ground."

"Huh?"

Cain does something in an empty space not far from where they stand.

The wind in the empty space seemed to be spinning creating a new sphere of space. Looks like the process of opening a "Portal?!"

The dimensions of the small portal have opened, and the one who opened it was Cain.

"Now, go rampage in there."

The Cain training ground is another place behind the portal. In other words, the world where Arcdemon is located.

"Woah, are you joking?! Do you want to kill me by throwing me in there!?"

"Hm, to let you fight in there for one full night on the first night sounds like it's difficult."

"-Listen when someone talks!"

Feeling that what he ordered was impossible, Cain got a better idea.

"How about [trying to survive for an hour]?"

"Huh?"

[Goal: Survive the Darkness in One Hour]

"You didn't listen to what I said?!"

"Already, don't babble much. Just do what you can to survive for that hour."

[Building Terrain]

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[Entering Dark World]

"Huh?"