"You could say our true goal is to cultivate savior-type powerhouses who genuinely care about the world. After all, our Creator is the supreme existence that maintains reality itself. They created us to promote harmonious development across the multiverse."
The orange cat looked up at Xien, its glossy obsidian-like eyes filled with certainty.
"And the personality we were given was probably meant to ensure each host's character. If someone's heart is so crooked that even we can't stand it, they won't be contracted—no matter what."
"So a host who can be contracted by me can proudly say they're a person with a sense of justice."
Hearing that, Xien actually felt a little inflated—like he'd been praised into floating. But he quickly pressed the feeling down and turned to the real issue.
"You're talking pretty big. So what help can you give me right now? Don't tell me all you do is show a status screen. If that's it, your 'orange-cat-brand Savior System' is seriously discount-tier."
"Of course not, meow! As a top student among system spirits, my professional competence is absolutely solid! The energy reserved for the host's first ability draw—I protected it properly, meow!"
The cat puffed up with pride.
Xien silently complained in his head, You like that and you're still a 'top student'? Your entire school is doomed.
But he kept listening seriously. This was his future, after all.
"This is the beginner gift pack every host receives—the starting point on the road to strength: drawing your first profession."
"Oh!!! Now we're talking. Start it—right now!"
Xien's eyes lit up. He rubbed his hands together like an eager kid.
This trope? He knew it. He'd read enough novels to recognize the setup. A profession meant a foundation—an actual "seed" of power. It had to be reliable.
"Beginner gift roulette wheel—manifest, meow."
The orange cat bowed toward the sky with exaggerated reverence. A giant roulette wheel appeared directly in front of Xien's view.
There were no words—only colorful segments.
Xien reached out instinctively, but his hand passed through it. Not physical—just projected onto his retina.
"This… feels a little too mysterious. No labels at all? Not even a single word?"
He scratched his head, voicing the obvious.
"Sorry, meow. The text module seems to have been… accidentally dropped into the spacetime turbulence."
"..."
A lifetime of sarcasm clogged Xien's throat. He took several deep breaths of fresh air and forcibly swallowed it all down.
Not now. He wasn't going to let something this stupid ruin the moment. The time to punish this cat could come later.
He put on a strained smile.
"Small issue. It won't affect the results, right?"
"Absolutely not, meow!"
The cat swore confidently.
"Alright then—let's reveal my profession."
As the wheel began spinning, Xien's heart shot straight into his throat.
"Please, let it be something cool… My overpowered protagonist path—answer me!"
The pointer circled two and a half times under their tense stares, then finally stopped on the greenest section of all.
Xien barely had time to celebrate before his vision abruptly went black—
—then flashed bright again.
In the next instant, he was standing in the vastness of space.
Stars glittered across the endless dark.
A gigantic, elegant hand appeared before him—slender fingers, long nails—holding a bundle of wheat. Xien's mind caught on a strange familiarity, but before he could place it, the hand flicked the wheat gently.
A single drop of green liquid flew from the tip—straight into Xien's body.
He felt it immediately.
The pulsing joy of life.
That incomprehensible vitality surged through him, and as if by a miracle, his body recovered—returning to the baseline level of a normal, healthy person.
Then his awareness snapped back into his bed.
Congratulations, Host: Profession acquired — Abundance Walker (Apprentice).
"It's a healer-type, meow! Ultra-rare profession, Host! You hit the jackpot!"
The orange cat danced in place, its round belly wobbling. It looked ridiculously adorable.
Xien, however, turned deathly pale.
"…Damn it. I'm finished."
The system interface popped up again:
Host: Xien
Profession: Abundance Walker (Apprentice)
Status: Healthy
Skills:
Body of Tenacity (Passive): The Merciful Medicine King bestows an Abundance Seed, continuously supplying the host with immense vitality—extending lifespan, resisting toxins, and rapidly restoring injuries. (The Abundance Seed can develop.)
Breath of Abundance: Through contact, transfer vitality to a target to heal them / or temporarily form a seed of life inside the target to enable long-distance healing.
Pharmacological Comprehension: Abundance is the principle by which all things grow and revive; studying the way of life yields twice the results with half the effort.
Xien stared at it, feeling like his soul had peeled out of his body.
"Wait—hold on—Medicine God, Merciful Medicine King… Yaoshi, you're an Aeon! You're really out here granting wishes at this level?! This isn't even the Honkai universe! And I didn't even pray to you!"
Xien felt like he should just restart his life from the beginning.
What kind of RPG starts you off as the party healer? He wasn't some hardcore min-max veteran—and worse, this "healer" might be a minefield.
Abundance Walker was one thing, but that hand just now—no question. That was Yaoshi's hand.
An Aeon personally granting him a profession made Xien think of the Xianzhou people… and that nasty debuff.
Mara.
Was this power going to get him killed sooner or later?
The orange cat blinked at him.
"Host, what's wrong? This is a rare profession! Why do you look like you're at a funeral?"
"Because—what kind of 'savior' starts as a support healer?!"
"Huh? Why not, meow? Plenty of healer-type heroes become legendary. Their achievements are usually extremely high, meow!"
"Are the 'heroes' you're talking about… normal people?"
"? Normal? What do you mean, 'normal'?"
"…Forget it. That's on me."
Even so, being "gifted" Abundance by that particular existence made Xien's skin crawl.
"Can I swap it? The profession?"
"Not right now. First, you don't have enough intervention points to buy a cleansing reset. Second, there isn't enough energy to open another profession selection."
The cat spread its furry paws helplessly—then offered a different angle.
"I don't know why you're so upset, but if you truly dislike it, you can ignore it. You can exchange intervention points for other skills in the shop. Even without leveling your profession, you can still become strong, meow."
"Really?"
"Of course, meow."
The cat struck a proud stance again.
"Your profession doesn't define everything. The shop, the power systems inside each world—there are countless ways to grow stronger, meow. This world's Blessing is one method too, isn't it?"
"…You're right. I was tunnel-visioning. Sorry."
Xien apologized honestly. If you're wrong, you're wrong—stand straight and take it.
This little furball had actually given him a solid reminder.
"I'm glad you understand, Host. And I'm also happy to become your partner in growth, meow."
"Haha… I think I kinda like you, chubby orange."
Xien reached out and hugged the cat. Sensing no hostility, it cooperated and let him.
Warm. Fluffy. Soft.
The texture alone soothed his heart.
"By the way—what exactly are 'intervention points'?"
"It's exactly what it sounds like, meow. Every world has its own historical development rules—what you'd call 'the plot.' When the host participates in events and interferes, you gain or lose intervention points depending on the degree, the direction, and the impact of that interference, meow."
"They can decrease too?"
"Yes. Because this is a Savior System, positive interventions increase points, negative interventions reduce them, meow."
"Then how do you judge what counts as positive?"
Xien pressed.
"Any intervention that benefits the development of humanity in that world is positive, meow. For example: helping survivors rebuild in an apocalypse, defeating a demon lord in a hero world, saving major plot-relevant figures… even something as small as helping an elderly woman cross the road—those all count, meow."
"So… basically, do good deeds?"
"You can understand it that way, meow."
"Perfect. From now on, please address me as… Hero of Good Deeds."
Holding the orange cat up high, Xien finally felt his anxiety settle onto something stable.
He didn't have to change who he was to make up for what he'd lost—and that, for him, was the best news possible.
"Oh—one more thing. Why can I understand what people are saying? They're clearly not speaking Chinese, but my brain automatically recognizes the meaning. And when I speak Chinese, they understand me too. Is that your ability?"
"Yes. As a system that can travel across worlds, universal language comprehension is a basic mandatory feature for the host. So I didn't list it. Consider it a passive, meow."
"So that's how it is…"
Time passed as they chatted.
At some point, as Xien lay back and stared at the ceiling daydreaming about his future—
There came a knock.
"Come in."
He answered on reflex, then immediately realized what he'd done and hurriedly sat up.
The door—his doorway to that first unforgettable encounter—opened again.
A beautiful red-haired girl stepped inside.
"Sorry to disturb you."
Her voice carried warmth and cheer. She had to be the sunny, bright type.
She wore something similar to Ryuu's outfit, but since she was at home, it was lighter and more casual—showing more skin than Ryuu had.
Xien only stole one glance, but he couldn't help noticing one thing:
Her curves were… unquestionably more dramatic than Ryuu's.
"How are you feeling? Resting well?"
Xien noticed she didn't react at all to the orange cat beside him.
So the system spirit really was invisible to others.
"Thank you for taking me in. I feel great now. My name is Xien—may I ask your name?"
Truthfully, he didn't know. He'd only watched the anime once. Remembering the protagonist and the broad plot already felt like an accomplishment. For side characters who didn't show up often, he only had a vague impression—something like "Shae…"?
The red-haired girl smiled, then lightly smacked her own forehead as if remembering.
"Look at me. Hello, Xien. My name is Alise Lovell. I'm the captain of the Astraea Familia. Ryuu should've mentioned I'd come by."
Ah. Alise.
Sorry, Captain—I really didn't mean it.
Xien apologized silently in his heart, but his face brightened for real.
She was a lifesaver, for one. And for another—her smile was infectious.
"Big sis… thank you for helping us escape that place. I really can't express my gratitude enough."
"It's fine. Helping the weak is the Astraea Familia's mission. If you really want to thank us… then live well. Work hard to keep living."
She patted Xien's head. He didn't like it much, but he accepted it politely.
"I will."
"Then, Xien… what do you plan to do next?"
Ah. Finally—the main topic.
Xien thought, I love this 'already chosen by fate' feeling.
But he still needed to perform the appropriate surface-level modesty.
"To be honest… I don't have any plan. My hometown is far from here. I was traveling when someone knocked me out. When I woke up, I was already underground in that place. I don't even know how to go home—or where 'home' is anymore."
Alise nodded, understanding.
So that's why they couldn't find any clues about his background in Orario… and why all their searching came up empty. He really might not be from Orario at all.
"Then… how about joining our familia? To be honest, our goddess has already granted you our Blessing—because your body was too weak, and it was an emergency measure. It's a little embarrassing that we did it without asking, but… would you consider staying?"
She spoke plainly. In this situation, she believed the odds of him choosing to remain were very high.
"Really? I can join the Astraea Familia—where you big sisters are?"
"Of course. Absolutely. You don't mind that we—"
"How could I mind? The goddess did it to save me. I'm grateful—why would I blame you? If I can join you, I'd be honored. I want to."
He wanted it so badly it was ridiculous.
One willing to give, one willing to accept—perfect.
"Mmm. You're just too cute."
Already fond of him, Alise pulled his head into a tight hug.
Xien's face got buried in the softest possible place.
He nearly short-circuited.
"Um… Miss Alise…"
"Hm? What should you call me now?"
"…Captain."
"Mmm. Good boy."
"Since it's settled, rest well for now. Tonight we'll throw you a welcome party."
"Captain, I'm fine already. I can move around."
"Don't push yourself. Your condition—weren't we just… aware of—huh?"
Alise grabbed his arm.
His skin looked full and healthy, his color rosy—none of the frail, skeletal weakness from yesterday remained.
"This… what happened?"
"I don't know. I took a nap at noon, had a strange dream, and when I woke up… I was like this."
"What kind of strange dream? Can you describe it?"
Her voice sharpened with curiosity—like she'd connected this to something.
"Yeah… it felt like I became a seed. I sprouted, bloomed, and finally grew into a towering tree. My body felt warm, strong… like energy flowing inside me. Like this."
As Alise stared in disbelief, a bright emerald glow gathered in Xien's hand.
In an instant—
The wooden furniture around the room began to sprout new buds.
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