Ethan's eyes opened up to meet a really far ceiling, and right as they did, a few screens in blue popped up before him.
[Memory Syncing… 90%… 100%]
[Memory Sync complete]
[Your soul has synced perfectly with this body, you remember all of its memories as though they were yours]
And in that moment, every single memory of this body flowed back into place rather seamlessly.
For the first 30 seconds when it began, Ethan stared blankly at the ceiling, then blinked a few times after he had completed it.
He sighed, then turned to his left to see a naked young lady with orange hair, barely covered by the bed's sheets.
The memory sync was also why he didn't get a jump-scare when he saw a random person laying half naked beside him.
And if the same memory served him right, the last thing he did before dying was having sex with this girl, Beatrice.
His psychopathic girlfriend.
The original owner of this body had absolutely no good memories of this lady, and due to his extreme lack of boldness, he couldn't bring himself to put an end to this nuisance of a relationship.
However, as a final act to get back at her for how uneasy she made his life, the original Ethan wanted to frame her for his death.
He had already made the decision to take his life a while back, and for a different reason altogether, but decided to do it today on the day of their one year dating anniversary.
Right after the last round of sex, Ethan had slipped into the bathroom and taken the poison, knowing it would act by the time he returned to lay in bed beside her.
So that later, when he was found dead, the first suspicion would go to Beatrice.
"What a pussy," Ethan whispered, referring to the stupid move the last owner of this body pulled to get back at this girl.
Seriously? The dude couldn't just break up with her like a normal person? Had to wait till he offed himself ? That's some next-level pettiness mixed with cowardice.
Ethan shook his head at the absurdity of it all.
He moved from the bed and pulled his pants back on as he walked towards the balcony of his large room.
Ethan had dark hair and was of average height, though the body felt foreign in that weird way where you know it's yours but also… not really.
However, before he could take in the fuller view of the City of Grayfort, another set of screens pulled up before him.
[System Awakening…]
[The System has detected a restriction imposed on the races that make up this body]
[Attempting to undo the restrictions placed on this body]
[Partial Success! The tweaks from Lord Reincarnation only allow the system to undo the restrictions partially]
Ethan smiled and shook his head slightly. Of course he remembered Lord Reincarnation. How could he forget that blonde weirdo with his angel maids.
[System Awakening Complete]
[System's Interactive Feature Active]
[You have gained full knowledge of how to navigate the system]
[OVERALL SYSTEM STATUS]
[Host: Ethan Alexander Stark]
[Age: 18]
[Race: Half-Demon/ ???]
[Classification: Hybrid]
[Special Perks: All Class, Infinite Mana, Eyes Of The Sage]
[Talent Level]
-Summoner: Ex
-Caster: S
-Saber: B
-Ranger: D
-Warrior: D
-Guardian: E
[Inventory: Ragnarok]
[Experience Points: 0]
[SUMMONER STATUS]
[Summoner Level: 1]
[Summon Contracts: 1]
[Summoner skills:
-Basic Summoning
-Borrow (Lv.1)
-Bonding (Lv.1)]
[CASTER STATUS]
[Caster Skills:
-Fireball (Tier 4)
-Lesser Heal (Tier 3)]
[OTHER CLASSES HAVE NO STATUS TO DISPLAY]
[Experience Points(Exp): This is required to rank up the talent levels as well as any summons or skill with a potential for further leveling]
[You gain Experience Points by accomplishing self given objectives the system may find worthwhile]
As Ethan read through the screens, he nodded in understanding. "I like this," he thought to himself. "This is far better than forced quests like I used to see in those webnovels."
The system, as he viewed it, was a thing of beauty to note. It was originally meant to be just for summoning, but as Allen observed when Lord Reincarnation made a few tweaks to the status windows, he noticed the mystical being was fixing everything into one system.
It wasn't just a mythic grade summoning system anymore. It was now a system for the progress related to him as Ethan, his classes, his perks, his weapon.
An Ultimate system. But oh well, Ethan was not the one who cared enough for unnecessary naming.
However, one thing fell off, which made him direct a question to the system through his thoughts. "I was made to understand that I could summon a whole lot, but I can see I only have a contract with one summon. Or am I to assume that is all limited to my summoner level?"
It was the only logical sense as to why he had just one summon contract, unless Lord Reincarnation had conned him, which he didn't think was the case.
The guy if anything was one to keep his words.
[Yes, that would be the case. The summoner class status is the only class with a level. You gain at least one summon each time you level up]
[This is not guaranteed, but from time to time, the system may randomly grant you a new summon as a reward alongside experience points rewards]
[Do note; your summoner level also determines the class of summons you will be rewarded with]
[Within the summoner levels of 1-10, your rewarded summons will usually fall within the Regular to Elite Class level]
"Hm…" Ethan muttered to himself, processing the information.
So basically, he was stuck with one summon for now until he leveled up.
That was… actually kind of underwhelming for a Mythic Grade gift. But then again, if the summons themselves were powerful enough, maybe one was all he needed at this stage.
And right at that moment, the voice of a haughty vampire called out to him from behind.
"You shouldn't be out there. Come back inside to me, now!" Beatrice said from her uprightly sat position on the bed.
Her hands were folded over her breasts, covering the nipples but not the curves around them.
Ethan raised his head up from the invisible screens he had been staring at and sighed before turning back to face Beatrice.
Beatrice Morgenstein. Fifth daughter of Lord Morgenstein, one of the seven vampire lords and a highly respected figure in the whole country.
She was beautiful and highly talented, but most of all, an over-controlling arrogant piece of shit.
The memories of the original Ethan flooded through his mind. How she'd make him cancel plans with what friends he had just to sit around and watch her do her makeup.
How she'd throw tantrums if he so much as looked at another girl. How she'd slap him across the face in public and then laugh about it with her friends.
Yeah, no. Allen hadn't just gone through getting shot in the face by a lunatic just to deal with this nonsense in his new life.
When Ethan turned and met her gaze, the first thing he said in a cold voice was, "Beatrice, we're done."