Good news: I awakened a System.
Bad news: It’s a terminal case of Cthulhu-induced paranoia, convinced the whole world is out to get me.
Good news: With its “help,” I’m getting stronger and stronger!
Bad news: I’m also getting more and more abnormal…
I go to class, and it says, “The Great Old Ones are imparting forbidden knowledge.” Forced to use “Mental Immunity” to fight back, I end up as the top student in my entire department.
Professor (excited): “You’re the most talented student I’ve ever seen!”
I go for a night run, and it says, “The Hounds of Tindalos are watching from the shadows.” Forced to use “Fleshborne Sacred Womb” to sprint like mad, I end up breaking the record.
Passerby (astonished): “Holy crap! Was that Bolt who just ran by?!”
I go on a date, and a younger schoolmate offers me a piece of cake. It says, “Caution! This is a deadly poisonous lure meant to ‘produce offspring’!” So I panic and knock it over on the spot.
Younger schoolmate (sobbing): “Sniffle… Do you really hate me that much, senpai?”
Me (breaking down): “No! I don’t! I didn’t!”
How can I make my System believe that this really is just an ordinary romance, and not some cosmic horror survival game?!
