'I'm the main character of this world. This is the truth and not a delusion at all.'
'When I was in elementary school, I watched this certain anime, and after finishing it.'
'I realized; isn't he basically me?'
'The main character of that anime was a complete copy of myself.'
'He's unpopular, like me.'
'Barely had any friends, like me.'
'He has childhood friends, like me.'
'Had the same barely passing grades, like me.'
'And most of all, sat in the same spot in the classroom like me — on the corner right in front of the window.'
'Coincidence? I don't think so....'
'Isn't this proof that I'm the Main character? Of course it does.'
'People around me had told me that I was delusional, but if I am, would I get something like this?'
[Congratulations!]
[You have gained 3 SSS rank skills.]
Around the man that believed he was the main character, countless people were around him.
Him, along with the hundreds were in a white space, with the tiny panel before their eyes.
In his surrounding, people were panicking, screaming, and asking questions.
A couple moments ago, everyone in this place was doing what they normally do, when suddenly they found themselves here.
There was no explanation why, who, how, where, or what the reason for them being here.
The only thing everyone was able to know, that all of them were greeted by the same thing.
[Congratulations! Out of the billions in your world, you have been chosen to continue living.]
This was the only thing that everyone seems to have in common, being told they can continue to live.
'Now then, should I check this skill of mine?' the man asked, pressing the panel before him.
[SSS rank skill: Appraisal. Max level.
Allow you to see every information without a miss.]
Just reading it, the man didn't hesitate to use it on someone, he looked around and used it on a pretty lady wearing short shorts and white shirt only.
'Appraisal,' he thought, looking at the lady.
[Name: Mei. Gender: Female. Age: 20.
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Likes: K-drama, Romance genre work, Booktok.
Hates: Spicy food, Horror genre, Annoying Men.
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Affection points: 0/100.
Note: Reach 90 points to become her lover.]
The man laughed in his head, looking at the information before him, before thinking: 'My first harem member.'
Just like that, the man who believes he is the main character of the world, moved to Mei and greeted her. Already making moves on her, to increase the affection rating on her.
As time went on more and more people started appearing in the white space, and after reaching a certain number, the panel that didn't change — changed.
[10,000,000 people have been chosen, the tutorial will now begin.]
"Finally. I was getting tired of waiting for it." A man scorned, his arms crossed.
"So that's the end count." A lady said, holding a tiny bracelet in her hand.
"We're the only ones left in our entire world?" Another said, his face pale as snow.
Many reacted to the words of the system, some were finally out of their boredom, some celebrated thinking they can now access more into the system.
While a few thoughts of the people that did not get chosen to be here.
[Congratulations people of earth. The 10 million of you are chosen out of the billions in your world to continue living.]
[As some of you already know, the world Earth has met its demise.]
[Thankfully, the System has shown mercy and decided to take some of the earth population and let them live, which are you in this place.]
With a flash in their mind, a new update on the panel appeared, this time showing them their skill.
Seeing how the others are now getting their own skill, the man who believes he's the main character started using his skill on them.
'Nothing good.' he thought, looking at the weak skills of people around him.
'Compared to me, these people are too weak to interact with, just some dead weight — except for her.' Turning around to Mei, looking at her skill.
Checking it, he smiled internally, thinking how perfect she was for being his first harem member.
'A healing skill... perfect, just like how a harem member should be,' he thought, looking at his other skills, he couldn't see earlier.
[Max level, SSS-rank skills: Appraisal. Universal Synthesis. Endless Mana.]
'Not bad, not bad at all. With these, I should be learning magic skills only,' he then smiled.
'Just the endless mana alone is already great, but if the appraisal skill is SSS rank, I should be able to copy other people's skills too.' Just as the thought formed in his head, a new panel appeared.
[Would you like to use the branch skill effect of the SSS-rank skill: Appraisal: "Copy," to copy a skill of one individual in the tutorial? Yes | No.]
Pressing the yes, he started looking around for a skill to copy.
'Weak,' he thought, seeing nothing but a bunch of f-c rank skills, only.
'Should I just copy his?' looking at the slender man, with an A-Rank skill: Swordsmanship.
'Hmm, I guess so.' Ryota thought, copying the skill.
[You have successfully copied the A-Rank skill: Swordsmanship.]
'Great' he grinned seeing this, "Status!" Ryota called out, checking his new skills.
[Player status].
Name: Tajima Ryota.
Level: 0
Health: 100.
Mana: 100.
Attack: 100.
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Physical level: 1.
Energy level: 1.
Mental level: 1.
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Skill: Appraisal (SSS, Max), Universal Synthesis (SSS, Max), Endless Mana (SSS, Max), Swordsmanship (A, 1).
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Equipment: None.
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Inventory: Bread 5x. Water bottle 3x. Shirt 1x. Pants 2x.
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Title: Player.
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Store: (+).
Coins: 0.
[-) Tap to close the screen].
Satisfied with his status, Ryota started looking around more, just looking at other people's status, getting a bunch of f-c ranks skills.
'Pathetic,' he thought, looking at them with a smile, then it appeared, a skill he knew was bad news to him as the Main character and for his harem.
'So, this is the third rate villain I have to deal with?' He thought, looking at the brown skin man, with the skill: Slavery.
"I'll take care of you the moment we get out of here." Ryota said, glaring at the man; as multiple gates appeared in the area, allowing them to go to the next room.
[Congratulations players! You all now received your skill and are allowed to go to the next room to clear the tutorial.]
[Based on your way of completing the tutorial, you will receive different rewards from the others.]
[You're free to choose whether to clear it in Solo or Team.]