The System Creator Chapter 3

Yukino Yukinoshita: "Jealousy +10086"

Haibara Ai: "Honestly, I've never gotten a reward like Illya's. Aside from my own APTX4869 formula, the best thing I've basically gotten is a physique enhancement... well... the allowance is pretty nice, at least I don't lack for bags anymore..."

Yukino Yukinoshita: "Ai, yours is still okay. Are my check-in tasks and rewards ever actually normal?"

Yukino, who was doing homework, really wanted to cry but had no tears. Why are my tasks and rewards always this weird?

Haibara Ai: "Isn't doing homework normal?"

Ai tilted her head, a bit confused by Yukino's train of thought. Was there something abnormal about the homework?

In an instant, Ai's gaze sharpened. No way... I'm not going to get a task like this too, am I?

It was already bad enough that she, as an eighteen-year-old girl, had to attend elementary school. If this system gave her a Huanggang Secret Scroll on top of that, she really couldn't take it. Though, with her knowledge, writing this homework wasn't really a big deal.

Yukino Yukinoshita: "Want to give it a try? Ai, I'll hand you my test paper—you do it?"

Haibara Ai: "...The number you dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later..."

Administrator: "You're so slick... Ai..."

Busujima Saeko: "My rewards are a bit more normal. Thanks to the system, my attainments in swordsmanship—at least in this world—should have no rivals by now..."

The most common rewards Busujima Saeko got were physique enhancements and sword technique boosts. Now, her physical condition and swordsmanship had reached levels her past self couldn't even imagine.

Haibara Ai: "Even though a kid doesn't need strength, if I can have it, I'm happy to. At least I don't have to worry about the Black Organization attacking or anything, so... truly jealous..."

Yukino Yukinoshita: "Same here, truly jealous. If it weren't for wanting strength, who would want to do homework!"

Illya: "..."

Illya figured it was better to stay silent. She was the one who had benefited the most from her own world among everyone.

Because the chance of getting something from her own world through check-ins was the highest, most of what Illya got was from her world. As a result, what Ai and the others could get was mostly from theirs...

Administrator: "..."

Chu Chen silently lurked as well. Right now, he was in his office developing a brand-new system.

No.5 Check-in System: Completion Rate: 75%

By the way, the fact that Illya could get Nanoha's Transformation Card had surprised Chu Chen too.

But at this moment, he noticed that among the worlds he could deploy systems to, a brand-new world had revealed a small corner...

In Chu Chen's view, all worlds were shrouded in mist, except for Illya's world, which was clear.

And right next to Illya's world, a small corner of another world had appeared, which caught Chu Chen off guard.

Moreover, that small corner of a world seemed to have the potential to connect with Illya's world...

"This is... come to think of it, I remember now. The Magical Girl Illya manga once had a crossover with Nanoha, right... If that's the case, it explains why Illya could get Nanoha's Transformation Card... In that case, I'll just toss the new system into this world. No matter which Magical Girl, they're all great..."

Thinking this, Chu Chen continued his system development story...

Chapter 5: I'd Rather Jump from Here and Die Than Crossdress!

The system's production cycle was extremely long. Although his proficiency had increased, making him very skilled at creating check-in systems and shortening the cycle considerably, the time was still relatively long.

He remembered back when he was observing from outside all those worlds—the endless time had driven Chu Chen a bit crazy. But he was still curious: even though he might not be human anymore, why hadn't he felt the passage of time leave any mark on him while outside the worlds?

Still, Chu Chen only thought about it briefly before letting it go.

He'd just chalk it up to not being human anymore... Chu Chen thought to himself.

Chu Chen was absorbed in system creation all day. Aside from checking on Illya's situation during his classes, he had nothing else to do.

After all, Chu Chen's current identity was just for convenience. For him, things would definitely be more enjoyable once the main storyline kicked in. If Illya could get more rewards, he could get more too.

His gaze couldn't help but sweep outside, and a hint of disappointment crossed his face.

He had been keeping an eye out for whether Miyu had appeared. The moment Emiya Miyu showed up in this world would basically mark the start of the main storyline, so Chu Chen had been ready to pick up... a loli...

With his current assets, was it possible he couldn't afford to raise a loli? No way!

"Teacher Chu Chen..."

The school day passed quickly. Illya ran into Chu Chen as soon as she reached the school gate.

But after glancing at Illya alone, a look of curiosity appeared on Chu Chen's face.

"Shirou? Why isn't he going home with you?"

Chu Chen, the culprit who had made Emiya Shirou's life so miserable, felt no guilt at all. In fact, he still wanted to keep tormenting him. But right now, he was more curious—how was that guy Shirou doing?

Chu Chen hadn't had any classes today, so he'd spent most of his time in the office developing systems.

Hearing this, Illya's face instantly flushed bright red. The moment her brother was mentioned, she remembered what had happened that morning.

Saying something like that... it was so embarrassing...

And Sella had shown up afterward too. How was she supposed to face Sella and her brother in the future...

If Mother Irisviel ever found out... Illya was already drenched in cold sweat down her back.

Though her brother's situation might be worse, her own fate wouldn't be much better.

Seeing Illya's utterly hopeless expression, Chu Chen clicked his tongue but said nothing. After saying goodbye to Illya, he silently began wandering around Fuyuki City. There was no rush to go home anyway.

From after school until he went back to sleep at night, Chu Chen was basically wandering around outside.

Maybe he'd run into some angel falling from the sky, claiming to be an entertainment-type angel but then launching countless missiles and nuking the entire Fuyuki City...

Or maybe he'd encounter a Spatial Tremor, and a purple-haired girl would walk out holding a giant sword, pointing it at him and saying, "Hand it over—give me your soybean flour bread or I'll chop you to pieces!"

Or maybe he'd bump into some unlucky guy in a skintight suit who stabs him with a spear, and then a girl pops out shouting, "You're my Master, dammit!"

Of course, none of those scenes would ever happen in this city—they were purely Chu Chen's own imagination.

[Haibara Ai's full-day check-in has ended. Please select one reward from all check-in rewards: 1% APTX4860 formula, Agility +1, Firearms Proficiency, Strength +1, Criminology Proficiency, A-Rank Item Creation, Biochemistry Proficiency]

Chu Chen's eyes lit up immediately. Ai had actually gotten A-Rank Item Creation. This should be from Illya's world, and Item Creation was a Class Skill of the Caster class, so it must have come from Medea's abilities.

Although Illya's world followed the Magical Girl Illya route, it was still tied to the Holy Grail War, so getting this was only natural.

Since Ai had obtained Item Creation, she could now make all sorts of magical tools for self-defense or to give to those around her. As the only Host currently being hunted among all system hosts, Ai's size ultimately limited her far too much, so Chu Chen was quite concerned about her. If needed, he could go help anytime. There was no helping it—Chu Chen was just too low-level. The cheats he could create were indeed cheats for Ai and the others, but—

For Chu Chen, who had read countless web novels, these cheats could only show off in everyday worlds...

But now, Ai probably didn't need him to worry anymore.

Silently, Chu Chen selected A-Rank Item Creation, and in an instant, countless pieces of knowledge and related abilities poured into his mind.

The original A-Rank Item Creation, once it reached Chu Chen, was instantly strengthened to EX-Rank Item Creation. Not only that, but this Item Creation wasn't just Caster Medea's—it even integrated all Caster-class Item Creation abilities into one, giving Chu Chen a multitude of new options.

"Snap!"

After scanning his surroundings and confirming no one else was around, Chu Chen silently snapped his fingers, and then—

In an instant, the ground began to tremble. With the sound of earth bursting, a Golem appeared on the street.

It looked like a stone giant, with bulging muscles, an incredibly sturdy build, short and somewhat bloated limbs, but even a layman could tell at a glance that this was a Golem full of raw power.

"Success. Ai really is my lucky star... I thought I'd have to rely on bayonet charges from now on, but it looks like with these abilities, I'm not scared at all... Avicebron's Item Creation is really handy... What a shame..."

What Chu Chen meant by "shame" was that King Solomon's Item Creation as a Grand Caster was mainly focused on contracts. The 72 Pillars of Demon Gods were actually familiars summoned using EX-Rank Summoning...

Chu Chen ignored the Golem beside him and slowly walked away, while the Golem, having lost its magical energy, instantly disintegrated and returned to the earth.

Although the Golem's power wasn't weak, it ultimately couldn't compare to a Servant's strength. At best, it could help clean up mooks.

And no matter how many there were, it would still just take one Excalibur from the King of Knights to wipe them all out...

"I really do need other methods... Hmm..."

[Illya's full-day check-in has ended. Please select one reward from all check-in rewards.]

Even though Illya had been at school all day, since Chu Chen hadn't issued any tasks, the system would automatically issue daily check-in tasks. And the number of check-in tasks that could be issued had an upper limit.

Although Illya had been at school the whole time, she could still trigger a certain number of ordinary check-in tasks there every day.

[Mana +1, Height +1, Magical Girl Transformation Card, Magical Girl Cosplay Costume...]

The rest were basically useless rewards, which Chu Chen mostly ignored.

His focus was mainly on the Magical Girl Transformation Card and Mana +1. Which of these two would help him the most? One required him to sacrifice his dignity or even his face to use, while the other...

Mana +1 was almost useless to Chu Chen now. In the early days, Illya checked in every day, and almost three out of two days gave Mana +1. The amount of magical energy Chu Chen had now was largely thanks to Illya's contributions!

And Chu Chen had tried before, at his current level, to see how much of a boost Mana +1 actually gave.

The result was that the increase wasn't much. What Chu Chen needed was improvement in other areas.

"But no matter what, I will never crossdress."

Saying this out loud, Chu Chen silently pressed down—

Magical Girl Transformation Card!

His eyelid twitched slightly, and Chu Chen immediately left the spot.

I just slipped and pressed the wrong button. It's absolutely not because I want to crossdress!

Yeah! Absolutely not!

Chapter 6: What Is a European Emperor? This Is a European Emperor!

Miyu felt very wary, because the strange-looking man in front of her seemed to be trying to lure her away.

Chu Chen was holding a lollipop in his hand, with a smile that looked somewhat sinister.

She had indeed been taken away by the Einsworths, then rescued by her brother, and sent to this world using the Holy Grail's wish. She hadn't eaten much along the way, so she was indeed a bit hungry.

But she wasn't so desperate as to lose her judgment. The behavior of the young man in front of her was almost exactly the same as the strange uncles in the books she had read who lured children away.

Of course, Miyu didn't say that out loud. If she had, Chu Chen would probably be clutching his chest and insisting he wasn't a pervert, even though he knew his actions were basically the same as those creepy uncles' routines.

"Little girl, I'm Big Brother Chu Chen. Judging by your look, are you hungry? Do you have a place to stay? Do you need help?"

Faced with Chu Chen's three soul-searching questions, the expressionless Miyu stared coldly at Chu Chen, and then—

"No need!"

"She rejected me decisively!" Chu Chen quickly stepped back, suddenly doubting his own charm.

So he couldn't even lure a single little girl? As a qualified gentleman, this was a total failure!

Miyu stared expressionlessly at Chu Chen. She didn't know if this person was good or bad, but his behavior gave her the vibe of a creepy uncle. Besides, having just arrived in this world, Miyu was still lost and confused—there was no way she would easily trust someone so casually.

For her, a transactional relationship was probably easier to accept than one built on trust.

Still, the fact that Miyu refused to leave with him was a bit of a headache.

No matter what, Chu Chen couldn't just drag Miyu back to his place by force, so for now, he had no choice but to...

Chu Chen sighed quietly to himself. He hadn't expected to actually use this—he really didn't want to resort to such methods!

Silently, Chu Chen turned around and lightly waved his right hand, as if bidding her farewell, but in reality...

Miyu tilted her head, watching Chu Chen slowly walk away, her expression full of confusion. Wasn't he supposed to be trying to lure her away? Had she misunderstood him? According to the plots she'd read in books, this wasn't how it was supposed to go...

For a moment, Miyu was lost in a daze for half a minute, until a voice in her mind shattered the silence.

"Strongest Check-in System has been loaded. Please, Host, claim the Beginner's Gift Package and today's check-in..."

"...What voice???"

Scanning her surroundings, Miyu found no one else approaching her. So... this voice...

"Please do not panic, Host. This system is a check-in system loaded into your mind. Through daily check-ins and check-in missions, you can grow stronger. Everything in this world could become your reward."

"Divine Era Magic, the Five Great Magics, Servant skills and Noble Phantasms... all these powerful forces could become yours!"

Miyu: "..."

Though she wanted to rationally question the system's origin and source, the promise it painted was—

Too tempting!

It wasn't that Miyu was immature or lacked any sense of caution, but this thing was just too alluring!

How could she not care at all about her brother in another world? If she had the strength, why would she be content to stay in this world? And now, this system had given her a chance to gain power. No matter what, she couldn't let it go. Even if this system might be a trap, she had to jump in anyway!

Chu Chen glanced at the successful loading on his end and breathed a sigh of relief.

This system was originally meant to be deployed in the Nanoha World, but unfortunately, Chu Chen, always cautious, worried that he might fail at comforting the little girl... pfft... worried that his attempt to console her would fail, so he quietly prepared a backup plan.

That was to load the system and let Miyu come to him through the missions...