Hunter Bonds? No, Players Just Want to Max Out at Lightning Speed

You wake up in a pitch-black space. The only light comes from the panel before you.

[Would the player like to bind to the System?] (Please choose carefully)

[Yes]

[No]

[Yes] ←

The System has you over a barrel, so you have no choice but to bind to the game system.

But the System has hidden a condition: if you fail five rounds in a row, there will be no coming back for you.

So you have to be extremely cautious. Only by growing stronger can you make it safely through each instance.

Missions and getting stronger: you have to do both.

Instance One:

[Game instance: The Land Abandoned by the "Gods" has loaded successfully.

Game mission: Save Meteor City.

Time limit: 5 years]

You descend upon Meteor City once more. After failing twice, you are filled with confusion.

You have already wiped out all the evil. Why did you still fail?

It was only a matter of "saving" them. Wouldn't getting them out of their predicament be enough?

[That is only a superficial "rescue." What happens after the player disappears?]

To avoid a disastrous ending, you follow the System's instructions and start building relationships with other people

[Main mission:

Save Sarasa]

After spending a long time suppressing threats outside the city, you return to Meteor City. Your former companions question you:

"When we first met, did you approach us with an ulterior motive and use Nen on us?"

"No."

Because they are your companions, no, your former companions, you decide to help them one last time, using the brutal methods you have relied on for so long, right up until you part ways.

Instance Two:

[Game instance: The Land Protected by the "Gods" has loaded successfully.

Game mission: Save the Kurta Clan.

Time limit: 5 years]

You arrive among the beautiful people of the Kurta Clan. After much searching, you find the key figure, just as in the previous instance.

[Main mission:

Save Pyro]

But unlike in Instance One, you never expected that you would also have to raise the Kurta Clan members' affection to advance the mission. So you use an item to give their affection toward you a huge boost.

One day, you accompany your companion Kurapika to fulfill his wish to go outside, only for enemies to attack.

Beneath the System's thick layer of censoring mosaic, you spot some vaguely familiar figures. They are strong: they are your former companions from Instance One.

But it doesn't matter. The player is stronger. For the sake of the mission, the player can do anything.

"Die for me once." You plunge your knife into the heart of the leader, who has already lost the ability to move.

Instance Three:

[Game instance: The Land Without a "God" has loaded successfully.

Game mission: Save the Zoldyck Family.

Time limit: ? years]

This time, you are a family member created by the head of the family and his wife using their Nen abilities.

[This story was signed with a publisher on March 15, 2025]

Content warnings:

1. The characters are based on the author's own interpretations and various character-analysis videos. Apologies for any out-of-character portrayals.

2. Second-person narration.

3. Updates every two to three days for now, though the schedule may vary when I'm busy.

4. I like happy endings, happy reunions, and the protagonist.

5. Not a traditional everyone-loves-the-protagonist story, but the protagonist is at the center.

6. I like revising my work.

7. My writing is average, and the story is wordy. This is an experimental draft with plenty of flaws. The early writing is rough and a little long-winded.

8. The early plot develops very slowly, and the pacing is a bit off.

9. A story written to satisfy my own tastes. Thank you all for your support!

The original title was "The Player Wants to Reach Max Level More Than Build Bonds." Since it didn't highlight some of the story's key elements, I decided to make a slight title change (

Theme: Living is for yourself