The HUD flares awake, glass-blue letters hovering in the dark.
Player: Tachibana Ren
Title: Substitute Messiah (Lv. 12)
Age: 23
Rank: Unranked / Street League Entrant
Partner: (Quest: Find a Partner)
Core Stats
Serve: 7 Rally: 9 Reflex: 12 Stamina: 14 Mental: 10 Team Sync: 12 (Shizuka synergy: unstable, still growing)
(Baseline Earth Human Average = 10)
Traits & Skills
Survivor's Instinct (Passive)
Body adapts slightly with each rally after repeated losses. Loser fuel → slow evolution.
Weak Spot Vision (Lv.1 — Stabilized)
Faint markers appear on opponent's weak points (ankle, shoulder). Flickers if concentration breaks.
Copy Technique (Prototype)
Temporarily mimics one stroke from an opponent. Costs −15 Stamina / −5 Mental. Success rate unstable.
Growth Log
Boot Camp Drills: Footwork & wall reading. (+1 Reflex, +1 Stamina) Street League Matches: Called lanes, learned rally control. (+1 Rally) First Official Win: Serve placement improved. (+1 Serve) Forced Sync with Shizuka: Team Sync stat introduced. (6 → 12) Night Duel: First use of Copy Technique.
Weaknesses
Serve consistency shaky. Copy Technique overloads body. No finishing weapon. Endurance gaps show in long matches.
Quest Log
[Active Quest: Find a Partner] [Hidden Protocol: Substitution Detected]
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Ren stares at his cracked racket.
"...Still weak. But I can finally see where to begin."