Breaking the System by Over-Leveling the Luck Stat Chapter 1: Reincarnated

Hm? Where am I?

The world around is empty. Just never ending white.

"Hello?"

No answer.

I try to rember what happened before I got here.

I think I was gaming. Yeah. I was playing one of those new VRMMOs. Prince of Power Online? Deadman Online? Cultivator Wannabe Online? I forget which one. There’s a lot of bad gas, but I usually just solo’d through with so sort of exploits.

But what happened while I was gaming? I can rember finishing a ti trial or a boss fight. Can’t rember which. But outside the arena I think I rember seeing so other players. There was this one Ninja Class girl. Her character model had the biggest...!

Wait. That’s my last clear mory. After that, it’s all hazy. I black out. Then... people standing over ? They struggle to pick up my fat ass. Then I rember the ambulance siren. Beeping from a heartbeat monitor. Then... nothing?

Fuck! Am I dead?

"It seems so, young man."

I hear an old man’s voice behind . When I spin around, I see him. An elderly man in fishing waiters, a flannel shirt, and a ball cap is sitting on a log. He’s holding a fishing rod in hand and is currently tying a knot in the eye of a hook.

"You are indeed dead."

"Uh huh... and if I’m dead, then are you... God?"

"I’m a god, yes. Just one of many."

"So I’m dead... and you’re a god... Is this the afterlife?"

"Not exactly. I was just fishing in this part of the Astral Plane. It’s quiet here. At least it was til I reeled in your noisy soul."

"Wait, you were fishing?"

"I’m the God of Fishing. It’s what I do."

"And you caught my soul?"

"Yup. And I’m about to toss you back."

"Wait! Toss back? But..."

I just died and woke up here. Now this god is going to get rid of . Don’t I get another shot?

"Hey, Mr. Fishing God. Do I get another life?"

"That’s sothing that’s possible, yes. Sotis gods grant powers to souls and send them into a new life."

"Can’t I have that?"

"I don’t have a reason to grant you any power, young man. If I throw you back into the Astral Sea, then maybe another god will do that for you."

"What if told you... that I completed every achievent for ’The Demon Lord Goes Fishing: The VRMMO’."

"You an the fishing ga so janky and poorly developed that it was pulled from live service in only one month?"

"Exactly! I really no-lifed that one, but I found an exploit to instantly reel in any fish and used that trick to speedrun the whole ga."

"Hmm... Perhaps you do have potential. Very well."

"Really? You’ll give another life!?"

"Yes. And an extra power that will aid you in your new life."

"Oooh! Is this one of those System things? So sort of otherworldly controller to make super strong?"

"Nope."

"Eh?"

I stare at the Fishing God blankly.

"So it’s not a system then?"

"It is. It just isn’t going to be like what the others can give you. Here, just take it. It’s not like it’ll hurt."

The Fishing God places his hand out, palm facing up. An orb of light lifts up from his palm and then rockets towards and hits my chest.

"Huh? So it just makes luckier? How does that help get stronger?"

"It doesn’t. I just use this system for fishing! Hahaha!"

The Fishing God belts out a hearty laugh and I sigh, hanging my head in defeat.

"So, young man, are you ready to depart?"

"I uh... yeah. Sure. I’ll take my extra luck and get out of here."

"First, we need to put you through ’New-Characterizer’! It’s a fancy little tool us gods use to make you a new body before shipping you out to a new life."

"New-Chara.... Why not just call it a Character Creator like everyone else does?"

"Oooh that’s a good na. I’ll bring it up next ti we all have a eting! Now, just look into the water I’m fishing in. Then it’ll start."

"Water...?"

I walk closer to the Fishing God and stare at the place where he casts his line and hook. Everything here is just a flat surface of pure white, but his hook and line leave ripples where they land, as if landing in water.

As I focus on that point for just about two seconds, I feel myself lose consciousness. Or maybe that’s not it. The world is now only darkness and my body has disappeared from my own sight

"Trippy..."

A glowing blue panel flashes in front of .

That many versions and they ended up with that shit na? Geez...

I watch as another screen appears before showing off a body with no features at all. It’s very Ken-like.

So how do I make this thing work? I’ve always wanted spiky blue hair like those ani and ga characters I love.

Right before my eyes, the blank body sprouts spiky blue hair. Thankfully it didn’t try to take on a Saiyan style. More like those generic ani protags. That’s fine.

Gotta have matching eyebrows, maybe so matching facial hair... Yeah, just a small goatee.

Like before, the blank body is now growing the features I ntion.

It’s actually pretty neat how this works. But let’s keep going. I don’t want to be a jolly and rotund fellow anymore. Lets trade in the beer belly for so muscles! Athletic build, but not like a body-builder. Like a track runner, maybe.

I watch the body sculpt out so very defined musculature on the body. Lean muscles. No excessive bulging anywhere.

Hmm... yes. That will do.

Next for height.... Let’s just go with 6 feet tall, yeah?

Now for the most important part.... PP!!

I’ve though long and hard about this.

Gone to great lengths to decide on the optimal size!

Okay, no more PP puns.

I’ve decided long ago that if I ever get to choose my PP size, then it should be.... Based on a dice roll!

But that’s always been more of a joke, anyway. There’s no way I’d risk my happiness like that.

Whoa what!? No! Stop!

There’s a ten-sided die bouncing around on the screen now. Part of wants this to end right now! Part of wants to see that die perfect hit the corner of the screen.

The die stops moving.

And on the face of it...

3!

Fuck! I lost PP!

A chi with a cute voice saying "Lucky!" echoes in my head.

So I watch the die as it tips over and rolls two more tis.

7!

I thrust currently invisible arms up above my head and cheer.

HELL YES! This is the best system! Luck is the best!

I take a good look at the final result of my body edits. There’s a small box in the corner asking to input age.

I wouldn’t mind being a bit younger, but I’m going to skip all that awkwardness of growing up again.

Lets start our new life at... 22!

I punch in the numbers and hit confirm. The screen disappears and a new one appears.

Hm? Co again? Outfit? Gear? Were there options like that?

Hold up! Stop! I want to choose clothes and gear!

In that mont, my new body loads in and I can see myself in all my naked glory. Right before I’m whisked away into a portal.