Chapter 4: Chapter 0. Part 3 | Some more explanationa and farewells
Let me just say this: in my opinion, Wonder of U's power is practically godlike. When its basic abilities are used properly, you become not just unbeatable, but also impossible to trace.
It gives me protection against anyone who tries to act against me. But there's one issue: It seems the Stand only works when it's actually summoned — which, I guess, is to be expected. I'm planning to get rid of that limitation eventually, because right now, I need to keep the Stand active at all times, just in case...
But for now, what I've already done is more than enough.
The thing is, the ability to bring misfortune upon someone is, without question, unbeatable.
But the rule that it only works on those who intend to harm me — that's a serious limitation.
That's why I had planned to use the Hidden Potential card to add a new ability: the option to "attach" the Stand and its power to someone I choose.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to make it happen — the ability turned out to be too strong for a Silver-tier card. I was a bit disappointed, of course, but it was expected.
So, I came up with the idea to use the Evolution card to weaken the restriction — and this time, I succeeded. Unlike the Hidden Potential card, where I can somewhat control the upgrades I receive, the Evolution card works randomly, but despite this, it worked out perfectly for me.
Now the Stand's weakness worked like this:
The ability to bring misfortune only affects those who are trying to harm—or have harmed—the Stand or its user in the past.
Although there weren't many people who tried or managed to harm me in the past — thanks to the fact that I barely ever left the mansion, being homeschooled.
Yes, this didn't open up that many new options of use for me, but it was very useful when I orchestrated my father's death, without any chance of being noticed or falling under suspicion.
Sure, some people who had nothing to do with it got hurt and even died in the process. Well… tough luck
Could I have done it more cleanly, without risking collateral damage? Of course. But there's a certain almost poetic irony in this, don't you think ?
My father, who held nearly all of Gotham in the palm of his hand, who was addressed with nothing but respect... he had everything: money, power, influence.
And yet, in the end, he died like an ordinary man — in a simple car accident.
I had been planning this for a long time and had even started drafting various plans to kill my father. I considered different options: poisons, hired assassins, even had a plan to personally knock him out and set the entire mansion on fire with him.
But none of them were perfect, and sooner or later I expected suspicion and an investigation to fall on me — and I didn't want that. So, the arrival of the system in my life was, without exaggeration, the best thing that ever happened to me — maybe except for the moments I spent with my mother, perhaps.
But moving on — besides the Wonder of U, I also got a pistol Stand. It's not as useful, of course, but it does have its uses. At least as a backup plan in case WOU fails for some reason.
I used both of my Hidden Potential and two Boost cards — to give myself the skill of shooting firearms, and upgrade it by 2.5 points.
And although I know this skill might seem useless— since with the Emperor's ability I technically don't even need to aim—I'm paranoid. So just in case I ever can't use the Stand Pistol, I always keep a real one hidden away in my system inventory
So, right now my stats in the system looks like this:
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Physical Strength-1.5 (Average man with physical training)
Durability-1 (Despite your body being trained, it's still human, and any strong enough hit can injure you)
Agility-2 (Near-athletic speed and reaction of trained fighter)
Endurance-1.5 (human level resistance to fatigue)
Intelligence-10 (Your natural IQ is 400, ability to learn, understand and use new things is far higher than that of ordinary people)
Charisma-9 (People like you are said to have the charisma of the devil. You easily connect with others and persuade them to your side.)
Luck-5 (You're quite lucky — things often happen in your favor. But only often, not always.)
Spiritual Power-10 (Thanks to gaining a Stand, your spiritual power has awakened, and you might have potential for learning magic. On the other hand, do you really need it?)
Stealth-0 (Because of your appearance, you stand out a lot and find it very hard to blend into a crowd. Also, you have no skills in moving stealthily.)
Characters cards: [None]
Stands cards: [Wonder of U ; The Emperor]
Special Skills:
Firearms skill-2.5 (You're quite skilled at shooting. Applicable to any firearm.)
Inventory:
[Colt M1911A1]
[Stone Mask]
[A vial of blood]
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Well, there's plenty of room for improvement, and I plan to work on that soon. But for now, I'm quite satisfied with what I have.
By the way, I managed to sell some of the items I got from the Gacha rolls — , that useless junk like Yoshikage Kira's Outfit and other things.
Each sale brought me 100 points, and right now my balance is [4400] including all the points I got from drops. That's not much, but If I run 6 kilometers today, I'll be able to make another roll.
The only item I didn't sell was the Stone Mask — but I don't really want to use it either. After reading about how it works, all the pros and cons, I decided to keep it as a last-resort option.
I even put a little bottle of blood I drained from myself in my inventory, so I can activate it immediately if necessary.
With everything that's been said, I think I got too lost in my own thoughts—so much that I didn't even notice I was alone at the cemetery, standing before my father's grave.
It was the only one in this part of the cemetery; I didn't want to bury him next to my mother. Too much honor, if you ask me. Besides, I doubt he would have wanted to be buried beside her — I don't think he ever loved her that much.
I'm almost certain he never truly loved anyone or anything in his life except himself and money.
It might seem to you like I hate my father, but you'd be wrong. There was a time when I even loved and admired him. I always wanted to be like him one day— to look down on everyone just like he did, do whatever i want, and fear no consequences. But now I realize how narrow-minded I was. Money and influence... hah, what a joke
Truly, person's perceptions of true power change as one encounters greater and greater things in their life, and what you once thought made you untouchable becomes just a useful tool, nothing more.
My father — I feel nothing but disrespect and endless pity for him. After all, how can I hate someone I consider pathetic and unworthy, beneath me?
For the last time, I looked at my father's grave with a cold expression.
"Rot in dirt, pig." — With those final words, I gathered as much spit as I could in my mouth and spat on the tombstone.
After that, I turned around and walked toward the cemetery's exit, where my limousine was waiting with the chauffeur inside. Behind me, slowly followed Wonder of U, like a silent bodyguard
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To be continued.
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