SSS Awakening : I can Adapt to Everything-Chapter 4: Universal Adaptation System

Hide was stunned for a moment, he had tried every word he could think of from the comics, but to think it would be the same as how all the other exterminators see their stats.

There was no doubt, this system was not separate but a manifestation of his unique class.

’Okay... that’s quite good.’ Hide thought, quite happy about it.

The two screens were open in front of him, one being projected from the ring and the other in his mind.

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Name - Hide Volter

Class - ∞

Current Class Rank - F

Class Evolution Percentage - 0%

Class Potential - S

Talent - None

Talent Rank - 0 star

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The stats screen projected by the Ring was not too complicated and quite straightforward. But the one in his mind was very very odd.

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Universal Adaptation System

Host - Hide Volter

Age - 18

Level - 1

Exp -0/500

Class - ∞

Class Rank - F

Evolve - Level 0/20

Physical Attributes -

Strength - 6

Agility - 5

Endurance - 10

Vitality - 8

Mental Attributes -

Perception - 7

Willpower - 12

Non Allocated Points - 0

Active Skills - None

Passive Skills - None

System Messages:

[2 Unread Notifications]

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Hide’s eyes narrowed at the notification thing. What was that? he had never heard of anything like that and on top of that... this whole system was not how he had imagined it to be.

’And why the hell are skills and why I don’t have any, Active or Passive skills?’

’Also why do I have levels? And how the hell do I gain Exp? I don’t see anything...’

He actually knew what Skills are, but it was simply not the law by which the powers of this world abided. Any awakened person was given talents and not fucking skills.

But then again, he had a unique class to begin with and what was the meaning of Evolve based on Levels, doesn’t he need to absorb more life stones to evolve his class?

This... was something else.

Before he could focus on it, the receptionist cleared her throat gently.

"Mr. Volter."

The blue screen stayed where it was as he looked up. The projected white one from the ring dimmed and faded on its own.

"Yes?"

She glanced at his hand, then at the terminal in front of her. Her smile this time was more professional than warm. "Your registration is complete. I’m also required to explain your current situation in more detail."

Here it comes.

She rotated her terminal slightly so he could see the mirrored version of his official data.

"You have a Unique class," she began. "Uh... an Infinity sign, with S‑rank potential. That in itself is... amazing. Most Exterminators would kill for S‑potential." She paused. "But."

"You did not awaken a talent," she said softly. "At all."

He stayed quiet.

"Class tells us how your body handles mana," she continued, slipping into practiced explanation mode. "Framework. Type. But talents are what you can actually do. Fire, gravity, healing, metal control, anything. Without a talent, your class can’t manifest an active combat ability."

She hesitated, then added, "On paper, you’re an awakened with a very rare framework and nothing to channel through it."

"So what does that mean," Hide asked, flatly.

She looked a little uncomfortable that he’d asked it that directly.

"In simple terms," she said, "it means you won’t be cleared for front-line combat. Not with zero talent and F‑rank class. You can’t fight Calamity Beasts with stats alone. Your body will break before theirs do. You need a Talent to fight them, if you can’t fight them your class won’t evolve and would forever be locked at F rank."

He pressed his tongue against his teeth.

"You might find work in support divisions," she offered quickly. "Logistics, monitoring, barrier maintenance. You’re still an awakened, and your S‑potential means that if a talent ever manifests later, you could rise very quickly. But joining an Extermination Agency as a combatant right now..." She shook her head. "I wouldn’t recommend it. It would be suicide."

If she’d seen the way he had looked at that tablet in the awakening room, she probably would’ve chosen a different word.

Hide looked at the terminal one more time and forced a small, polite smile.

"Thank you," he said. "For explaining."

Her shoulders relaxed slightly. "Of course. And... congratulations, really. Even like this, an awakening is something most people never get. Be proud of it."

He gave a small nod, turned, and walked toward the exit.

The doors dissolved open for him again. The humid air, hum of traffic, the dirty sky of Area 17 pressing down over the street like always.

His mind wasn’t on any of that.

It was on the two words glowing softly at the bottom of the blue screen only he could see.

[2 unread Notification]

He had two unread messages from the system itself.

Hide walked out of the AAA’s building parameters and moved along the sidewalk. He said ’Class State’ in his mind and this time only the Universal Adaptation System opened.

He quickly looked at the end and through his knowledge from various comics, conjured what he should say.

Instead of saying anything out loud, he simply thought ’Open System Messages’ and it dd the trick.

A new blue screen opened in front of him and was inlaid with two different lines of text.

[System Message 01]: Universal Adaptation System initialization complete.

[System Message 02]: Welcome Class Kickstarter pack.

Hide’s heart kicked once against his ribs.

He had never experienced something like this and he had never even expected to. He always thought of getting awakened with a strong Class and a four or five star talent.

But a creepy and unheard unique class was completely out of his expectations.

Hesitant, he clicked on the first message with his finger and the message box opened in front of him.

Containing the text that would change his life forever.