All sorts of thoughts swirled inside their heads.
However it was soon interrupted by the sudden appearance of a jester looking toy in front of them.
"Good day everyone! I hope you all find yourselves well in this fine evening. I am Jester. The current administrator for this game."
He said as he gestured with an elegant bow.
Suddenly as if the strings holding them back were cut they could finally move again.
The first thing everyone did was not a voice of opposition but a gaze filled with apprehension.
They could not escape.
They cannot voice their opinions or they will most likely die.
The woman with twin hand guns drew her weapons and aimed at the jester, hesitating to pull the trigger. She clenched her teeth and slowly lowered her hand.
"A wise choice Miss Revy. As for the rest of you... I hope no one here harbors any resentment or you will all die. Since this is your first offence and coincidentally the beta test I shall look the other way."
Then an overbearing wave of killing intent washed over everyone.
They felt they could barely breathe from the pressure alone.
"However, I want to clarify... This shall never happen again."
He said as he stared mechanically towards the woamn named Revy.
She grit her teeth and glared at him, yet still nodded her head.
"A good look. You'd probably survive longer than most."
He raised his hands in the air.
"Ladies and Gentlemen! If you would kindly follow and sign here with your blood."
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They could feel the sticky gaze move away from them, that eerie feeling vanishing completely.
Jester bowed, "As you command O Great Game Master. As for you humans... time to play."
"I'm giving you all a choice... Are you going to sign this scroll?"
He said as he unfurled a parchment filled with an astonishing amount of prana.
Ritsuka frowned as he stared at everyone else. Some of them walked towards it without hesitation. Some were watching on the sidelines.
Revy on the other hand reached Jester first and while glaring at him.
"You said this will give me power right?"
Jester's mechanical body showed a nasty grin.
"Unmatchable Power."
He said making Revy nod her head.
"Enough to even kill you bastards?"
She said with a grim expression. Making the Jester laugh uncontrollably.
"Of course! That is if you survive long enough."
He said with glee.
After Revy signed the parchment the hesitation on the others vanished as well.
They all lined up to sign individual Geiss scrolls.
Ritsuka mimicked the rest as he stared at the Geiss scroll and read everything in it.
[Description: You will be given a random reward from the countless multiverse to help you survive your current predicament. If you still die even after all that, then you only deserve to perish and we will own your soul. Forever used as a part of this game. Becoming one of the Undead Legion.]
[Rewards:
-Beta Player Title: Adds +20 on all stats.
-One Random Reward.
-Closed Beta Access: Can Participate in any game even if it's set to private.]
"Satisfied Human?"
Jester's Impatient voice resounded from in front. When Ritsuka looked up he could feel the menacing stare. He realized he was the only one who was left reading.
He has more or less accepted the current situation. This wasn't the first high stakes situation he was in. Nor was it the first time he went against stronger beings as a powerless human.
Most of them just went about on their business. Staying quiet as much as possible to avoid the wrath of the Jester.
Kaguya on the other hand read through it quickly. Her strong memory couple with her intelligence made light work of the contract. However what she read made her lose hope.
It can't be simple as survival, she thought to herself.
She was nervous, but she felt a hand tap her on the shoulder. She looked up and saw Hayasaka staring at her worriedly.
"Are you alright My Lady?"
Kaguya took a deep breath and shook her head. "Apologies, I lost myself for a moment there."
She said as she stared at the Jester up front who snapped his fingers to gain everyone's attention.
Jester then clapped his hands.
"Alright listen up! Since most of you have already signed. We shall all give you basic survival abilities as to make this game more interesting."
He said as a blue UI screen appeared in front of their eyes akin to a game.
"As you can see right in front of you, we have streamlined the quantifiable and observable strength of each individual through this easy to understand blue screen. All thanks to the great Game Master, even the dumbest of you could understand it's uses." He said as he snapped his fingers.
The screens in front of them lit up and showed them their basic stats.
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Kaguya Shinomiya
Class: Archer
Level: 1
HP: 100
MP: 200
Strength: (7) E-
Vitality: (10) E
Agility: (10) E
Intelligence: (20) E+
Luck: (60) C+
Wisdom: (10) E
Skill: True Shot
[Your years of training has finally bore fruit. Your accuracy and technique has been further refined and crystallized into a skill that can easily penetrate a heavily armored guard or an equally agile beast.]
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Hayasaka Ai
Class: Spy
Level: 1
HP: 200
MP: 200
Strength: (12) E
Vitality: (20) D
Agility: (12) E
Intelligence: (10) E
Luck: (20) E+
Wisdom: (10) E
Skill: Disguise
[A master of deception, you can adopt multiple distinct personas and act flawlessly to blend in or achieve your objectives, never allowing others to suspect your true role.]
Skill: Technophile
[I'm in. Your skills with technology has reached an unprecedented degree. Your proficiency in tech has increased greatly.]
Equipment: Stun baton
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Revy
Class: Mercenary
Level: 1
HP: 300
MP: 50
Strength: (20) D
Vitality: (20) D
Agility: (20) D
Intelligence: (5) E-
Luck: (10) E-
Wisdom: (8) E-
Skill: Two Hand
[Years of Killing has earned you this deadly reputation. Turning it into a skill. You have perfect weapon handling. As long as it's a gun. You can use it.]
Skill: Killer's gaze
[Able to root the enemy on the spot, paralyzing them with fear.]
Equipment: Modified Twin Beretta 92Fs
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Some despaired with their stat screen some were proud of their hard work
Yet all of them fear on what's about to come next.