Reality's System

"Hey, system!"

"Are you really a system?"

"Host, you can doubt my integrity, but you can't doubt my functionality."

"But... haven't you noticed something wrong with my attribute panel?" Inside a cramped, dilapidated house, a black-haired, scrawny boy with slightly hollow cheeks from hunger, ordinary in appearance but with sharp eyes, stared at the attribute interface before him, scratching his head in frustration.

Invincible Passive System

Host: Wei Yi

"Isn't your attribute panel a bit too simple? I've lived this long and never seen a system like you. You're a real disgrace to systems—might as well retire!" Wei Yi said with some disdain.

Hearing Wei Yi's words, another line of text appeared on the attribute panel.

"Have you seen other systems before?"

"Of course!"

"Where?"

"In novels..."

"..."

"Also, system, your name doesn't fit my persona at all. I'm a man who likes to take the initiative!" Wei Yi continued to complain.

"According to this system's data, host, you were single for a total of twenty-two years, three months, seven days, nine hours, forty minutes, and nine point zero one seconds in your past life, and you lived exactly that long. It seems you never had a chance to take the initiative."

Wei Yi: "..."

"System, how about we talk about how to use you instead?"

Wei Yi's awkward attempt to change the subject didn't seem to bother the system, or rather, it took this question more seriously.

"This system can strengthen the host's abilities by extracting the passive skills of heroes." A line of text appeared on the attribute panel.

Seeing this, a flicker of doubt arose in Wei Yi's mind.

Heroes?

What heroes?

After all, in Wei Yi's memory, there were far too many beings that could be called "heroes."

But in the end, Wei Yi suppressed that doubt and asked another, more important question.

"How do I extract them?"

"Recharge."

"Recharge? Recharge what? Money? But I don't have any money on me right now!" Wei Yi was startled when he saw the line of text on the attribute panel and quickly spoke.

Ding-dong!

System has gone offline!

With a crisp notification sound, Wei Yi watched helplessly as the attribute panel before him quickly went black and then gradually disappeared.

Wei Yi: "..."

Are all systems this realistic these days?

After the system's attribute panel vanished, Wei Yi tried calling it a few times, but to no avail. He had no choice but to temporarily give up on summoning this realistic system and decided to go out for a walk, taking the chance to learn about this world.

Wei Yi!

In his past life, he was one of the billions of citizens of Great Huaxia. Just after graduating from his senior year of college, a sudden, unannounced transmigration brought him to this place.

And what made it even more infuriating was that, even though he had clearly transmigrated as a soul, he hadn't inherited a single memory from this body's original owner, leaving him completely clueless about where he was.

Even the system, the one thing that gave him some comfort, turned out to be an exceptionally realistic bastard.

This made Wei Yi feel a bit panicked.

The blazing sun shone down from the sky.

Walking along the road!

A wave of emptiness kept surging from his body, making it nearly impossible for Wei Yi to even walk normally.

This body was far too weak!

Wei Yi had no idea what the original owner of this body had done to abuse it so badly. Even the drug addicts from his past life were probably a bit sturdier than this.

He took a few more steps forward, but finally, this body couldn't hold out any longer. Wei Yi had no choice but to find a shady spot under a tree and rest.

Rest period!

Wei Yi took the opportunity to look around.

The place he was in seemed to be some kind of massive courtyard, filled with many children about his own age. It looked like this might be an academy or an orphanage of some sort.

"Hey~~~ Ul!"

An extremely excited shout came from behind. Wei Yi didn't pay it any mind, because he currently had no spare strength to go gawking at commotions.

"Hey~~~ Ul, did you hear me?"

The excited shout rang out again. This time, the source of the voice seemed closer to Wei Yi.

And at that moment, Wei Yi finally caught on.

"This guy isn't calling for me, is he?" Wei Yi muttered to himself in doubt.

Just as Wei Yi was about to turn around and confirm...

Suddenly!

Thump!

A slap that felt like it could shatter his body landed heavily on his shoulder, sending Wei Yi crashing face-first to the ground...

"Hey, Ul, you okay? Your body's still as weak as ever, huh!"

A worried voice came from above. Wei Yi looked up with a dark expression, and then he froze.

Cherry-blossom-colored hair.

A white scarf with black checkered lines that he refused to take off even in the scorching heat.

A goofy, bright smile like an idiot's.

"Natsu?" Wei Yi tried calling out.

Although Wei Yi hadn't inherited the original body's memories, speaking had already become a bodily instinct. So even though Wei Yi didn't know the local language, communication wasn't a problem.

"Yo! What have you been up to lately? I haven't seen you in over a month." The boy named Natsu said to Wei Yi with considerable dissatisfaction.

"Nothing much, just researching some magic stuff..."

"Magic?" Natsu paused, then, as if remembering something, his mood suddenly became abnormally high-strung, as if he might spew fire at any moment. He said angrily, "That Erza actually passed the S-Class Mage trial! Damn it, I'm going to beat her one day."

"And Gildarts, and that Gray guy too..."

It seemed that one sentence from Wei Yi had opened Natsu's floodgates. He immediately started rattling off a torrent of words.

And Wei Yi, listening to Natsu constantly throw out one flag after another, gradually began to lose focus.

Especially when he heard those familiar yet unfamiliar names coming from Natsu's mouth, he fell completely into a daze.

Because Wei Yi had never imagined that he would end up in this world.

—Fairy Tail.

A world where magic flourished. Here, magic had developed to a point where it was known in every household. Not just for battle, but even people's daily lives were closely tied to magic.

And the guy standing right in front of Wei Yi at this moment was the protagonist of this world.

The true protagonist.

—Natsu Dragneel.