Saiyan System (English)

"What the fuck?"

I had no idea what was going on. I thought it would just be a normal day, maybe a bit dull, as usual. Now, here I was: a 14-year-old boy, completely naked, standing in what was supposed to be a soybean field. However, that field was full of craters.

Yes, craters. Huge holes in the ground, as if the place had just been bombed. I turned from side to side, trying to understand what was going on. The silence around me was uncomfortable, only interrupted by the sound of a light wind.

And the strangest thing? It all seemed... my fault.

"What the fuck was that?" my voice echoed. I looked down at my hands, which were shaky and dirty. Something in me knew that I had done it. I just had no idea how.

I took a deep breath. I needed to calm down. If I wanted to understand how I got here, the best thing would be to go back to the beginning, redo everything that had happened...

.....

My name is Ikaris Oliveira.

I'm 14 years old, I'm in the 9th grade and I live in Bahia. I'm not going to lie: I've always hated my name. My father chose it after winning a bet against my mother, and it's caused me some headaches throughout my life.

I'm thin, maybe I'm putting on a bit of weight... Maybe it's because I prefer playing video games or reading a book to doing any kind of sport. In general, I care a lot about other people's opinions of my appearance. I'm also not the kind of teenager who's desperate to find someone to date, because I already have someone.

Laila, my girlfriend. I don't know how I got lucky enough for her to like me, but I like to believe that the two of us are good together.

That day, everything was flowing normally, just like any other day. I woke up at 5 a.m. to get ready for school, took a shower, put on my uniform, grabbed my keys and cell phone and left my room.

As soon as I left, I noticed something strange: there was someone in the kitchen. It was now 5:40 a.m.; I always wake up earlier than everyone else at home.

I quietly approached the kitchen door and looked in. My mother was there, preparing a cup of coffee.

"Ah, hi, mom, good morning," I said, going to her side and opening the cupboard above us, from which I took a coconut doughnut.

"Boy, you bought that donut yesterday and you're already going to eat it? Are you a monster?" My mother laughed, she was used to it, I'm addicted to coconut doughnuts. "Look, the coffee's ready, shall we eat?"

I nodded to her and picked up the bottle of coffee in front of her. I held the bottle in one hand and the packet of doughnuts in the other, taking them both to the table.

We sat at the table to eat as normal, we didn't talk much, well, there was nothing to talk about. I don't usually talk to her or anyone else in the house, I just live in the same space as them, and that's by choice. I don't know, and I don't like approaching people who I feel are superior to me.

So I just keep quiet and accept what they say, giving an opinion here and there.

"Ikaris, did you read what was in the paper about that virus from China?" My mother sipped her coffee and grabbed a doughnut as she spoke.

"Yes, I think it's worrying, but it shouldn't be too bad, I hope," I replied lightly as I sipped my coffee.

We ate slowly, until it was 6:00 and I grabbed my backpack to leave.

"I'll be right there, Mom. Kisses!" I waved to her as I walked to the door of our apartment.

"Go with God, study," my mother replied, looking at her cell phone. She must have been watching videos.

So I left the house and went to the subway station, where I took the subway to the next station. After a few minutes of walking, I arrived at my school.

"Good morning!" I greeted the janitors, as I do every day, and kept walking until I reached a courtyard where there were only three people: a girl using a tablet to play some horror game with bears and a boy sitting on another boy's lap.

"Gee, you're early today, you usually arrive when classes are starting." I waved to the three of them.

"We're not early, you're late, it's already 6:40, why are you so late?" The boy who was holding the other one's lap said.

"What a disgrace, I didn't even realize what time it was, I went to have breakfast with my mother, so it took me a little longer, but Icaro, what's with this faggotry first thing in the morning?" I said to the boy who was sitting on the other's lap.

"Yeah... it's because he said he was going to murder my family" Icaro, who was sitting on João's lap, said in a slightly thinner tone of voice than normal.

"I'm going to tell Helena all this nonsense first thing in the morning, then I'll see" I laughed a little, approaching the girl who was glued to her tablet, lifting her face and giving her a kiss on the lips. "Good morning Laila"

She returned the kiss and, without saying anything, made room for me to sit next to her, but on the opposite side to the other two.

Time passed, and Icaro and João's girlfriends, Helena and Júlia, arrived and pulled the two of them to stop it, but they weren't surprised, it was already normal.

Yes, everyone, it's about time, shall we go upstairs?" Laila said to everyone, putting the tablet in her backpack and getting up.

Then Júlia went over to her, took her hand and said: "Come on, girlfriend. Leave those men there. Laila laughed a little and went along.

"Huh? I don't understand. I'll get your boyfriend, huh?" I replied with the most serious face I could make without having a brain aneurysm from laughing so hard.

"Go on, take a look, I'll kill you both," Julia replied, and we all went upstairs to class. This was already a recurring thing... I miss those days...

The day passed normally, until class ended and we all went home.

I was going home by subway, which isn't unusual, I often do this with my friends, after arriving at the station I walk for about another 5 minutes until I get home, no big deal.

However, this time, something different was about to happen...

"God, I'm so hungry, I just want to get home soon" 

I wasn't paying much attention to the road, I was lost in my thoughts, a terrible mistake.

A motorcycle stopped next to me, I wasn't paying much attention, so I didn't see the people around me running off in desperation.

There was a man on the bike, who pointed a gun at my head, causing me to wake up instantly.

Seeing this, I felt a feeling explode in my chest. I got angry, why? I have no idea, it just hit me.

"Fuck off, are you trying to rob me, you bastard?" I shouted at the man on the bike and slapped the gun away.

Just a curiosity, I'm known for not having any strength...

The gun barely moved, I just heard that man say "You're crazy" and then...

*BANG

At that moment, I didn't feel anything anymore, it was as if something had been switched off.

I don't know what happened, but I found myself in a dark place.

I didn't know where it was coming from. It was a genderless, emotionless voice, as if it had been projected directly into my mind.

"Wish"

What did it mean?

At that moment, my mind was flooded with an idea: a system. I'd read a lot of systems novels and thought that, if I had a chance to start again, I'd want something like that.

And, like magic, a blue screen appeared in front of me.

[To open the status window, think or speak the word "Status"]

Name: Ikaris Oliveira

Age: 14

Race: Human

Status: Between life and death

Fighting Power: 1.2

Skills: ???

The first thing I thought when I saw fighting power was,

"Dragon Ball?"

And the second was.

"Am I going to become a saiyan?"

Damn, if I'd known what those thoughts would cause back then, I wouldn't have thought so inconsequentially... at least I'd have tried, it's not like my choice was going to be very different.

Then another window appeared in front of me.

(Thanks for completing the survey. Enjoy your system!)

I felt the world around me spinning, but I couldn't understand how, because to me I was just floating in an eternal void.

I stood up with difficulty, feeling my body tremble. As I looked ahead, I saw the robber's motorcycle screeching as it disappeared around the corner.

I sighed, relieved, but then something strange caught my eye. There was something stuck in my waistband.

"DID I SHIT MYSELF?"

I stood up quickly, and held my pants up so they wouldn't show, but when I pulled them over I felt a strange sensation, it didn't feel like shit... finally I decided to pull it out to see what it was, I now had a tail! A fucking monkey's tail!

"FUCKING SHIT, FUCKING SHIT, FUCKING SHIT, FUCKING SHIT!"

I remembered what had just happened and quickly shouted "Status"

It was lucky that everyone around me had run away, otherwise... well, it would have been weird.

Name: Ikaris Oliveira

Age: 14

Race: Human

Status: Alive, Healthy

Fighting power: 6.0 (Zenkai Boost)

Abilities: Saiyan

I noticed that now unlike before, my fighting power had increased by 6x, and I had acquired a new skill 'Saiyan', I clicked on it to check it out.

Saiyan - 5%

This skill gives you access to all the benefits of the Saiyan race, such as talents, special abilities like the Zenkai, and transformations, as well as your life expectancy, and racial traits.

Evolve the skill to unlock new transformations, and increase your talent, this can be done by training your control or your base form.

Rank: Low class saiyan (0/1000)

Current transformation: Oozaru (Uncontrolled)

"Interesting, interesting... interesting my dick!!! What do you mean I have an out-of-control fucking Oozaru???"

"Isn't that completely useless?!" 

"And holy shit! I'm a fucking low-class saiyan!!!"

I tried to calm down a bit, and remembered that I was in the street freaking out, took a deep breath and looked around.

"just as well... deserted..." because of the mugger, the people around me ran off, so I was alone, luckily...

Then, by some chance of fate, I remembered that I was going home, although it was the last thing I would remember in this situation, my body was begging for food...

Well, I was technically a saiyan now, wasn't I? Saiyans are known for their hunger.

I looked at the status again and said "Close status". Instantly, the screen disappeared from in front of me, and I started running home.

I felt more energetic, stronger, but everything was very strange, the world seemed a little bigger... actually a lot bigger.

I didn't pay much attention to this, because I lived in an apartment in an upscale neighborhood, my family was considered wealthy and we had a good life. We never lacked for anything. I lived with my mother, my stepfather and my younger brother.

I never had any problems with my stepfather, as is often the case. My parents split up when I was three years old, I don't even remember them being together, and nowadays they have a very friendly relationship, and my father has become a great friend of my stepfather.

So you could say it's a very good environment to grow up in. I've never had any problems and I've always been more reclusive. I've always hated going out, so I usually stay locked in my room doing my own thing.

When I arrived at my building, I rushed to my apartment and immediately went into my room, locking myself in the bathroom to change.

The first thing I noticed when I looked in the mirror was how tall I was.

"THAT'S WHAT?!?!" I'd shrunk... I looked like I was back in my 10s, it was extremely strange...

"WHAT THE FUCK, IT'S NOT POSSIBLE, WHY HAVE I SHRUNK?!?!" I pulled at my hair in desperation, but it felt as hard as steel and wouldn't come loose from my scalp, even with my newfound strength.

"Calm down... calm down... Ikaris, please calm down... my God, what's happening, recap, recap" I started to control my breathing, it was done, there was nothing to do now, just calm down and accept the changes... Although 1001 things were going through my head right now.

What am I going to tell my mother, my family, my friends, there's no hiding it.

And then there's my ass, what do I do with it?

I was thinking about all this, until suddenly...

[Ding]

[System has successfully integrated with the Ikaris host]

[Now the host will have access to your personal virtual assistant]

"What? AH, YES, how could I have forgotten that I was with the system?" I started to get more excited, my appearance might be a problem, but that's not such a big deal when I think of what I can do with a system!

"System, what happened to my appearance? How did I get smaller?"

[Ding]

[Thanks to the host's (Saiyan) ability, the host has picked up all the characteristics that shape this race, as well as its growth process, in which Saiyans go through a growth spurt between the ages of 14 and 16]

[Attention, it's not possible to return to your previous appearance!]

"Ahh, yes, I understand, that's why Goku in the classic anime appeared out of nowhere as an adult, but that brings me a problem, when am I going to have my growth spurt?" I was confused, and at the same time worried, being short has a lot of problems.

[Ding]

[The host, thanks to the help of the system, will have his growth spurt when he turns 15, it's not possible to change that]

[It is recommended that the host use the Oozaru transformation before this period to fully integrate with his ability]

"I see, but do I have to transform into Oozaru? That must be a bit complicated..." I put my hand on my chin as I thought, and threw myself on my bed to get cozier.

Luckily, I seemed to be home alone at the moment, although I know this won't last long, the longer I avoid having to deal with it, the better for now.

I lay on my bed, staring at the ceiling as I thought.

"Status"

Name: Ikaris Oliveira

Age: 14

Race: Human

Status: Alive, Healthy

Fighting power: 6.0

Abilities: Saiyan

I noticed that now unlike before, my fighting power had increased by 5x, and I had acquired a new skill 'Saiyan', I clicked on it to check it out.

Saiyan - 5%

This skill gives you access to all the benefits of the Saiyan race, such as talents, special abilities like the Zenkai, and transformations, as well as your life expectancy, and racial traits.

Evolve the skill to unlock new transformations, and increase your talent, this can be done by training your control or your base form.

Rank: Low-class Saiyan (0/1000)

Current transformation: Oozaru (Uncontrolled)

The first thing I noticed was that the zenkai boost message had disappeared, apparently now it's no longer necessary to say it.

"System, what are your functions?"

[Ding]

[The system has several functions such as inventory, quests, store, and so on, however all of them are blocked until the host integrates with the skill]

I sighed "uff, so I'm basically obliged to turn into Oozaru before I'm 15..."

I started thinking about where I could transform, the city I definitely couldn't... too many people could get hurt, and I'd be shot easily... I don't want the government or whoever hunting me down.

"Ahhh, the farm, it's a great place, it's very secluded, and there's no one there" I then started planning what to do to transform into Oozaru, when I suddenly realized.

"err... what if I just cut off my tail?"

[Ding]

[The system won't let this happen until the host integrates with the skill, all the weaknesses of the tail have been removed, and the transformation is now optional for the host's convenience, so it's recommended that the host doesn't cut off his tail]

"Okay... I get it, I have no choice... But AAAAA, how the hell am I supposed to explain this, oh mom, I reacted to a robbery, and I died, but a system appeared in my head that brought me back to life, and gave me the abilities of a saiyan! How sick is that? If it wasn't for me getting smaller, and me having a tail, I'm sure I'd be put in a mental institution"

I started to stress again, when my stomach started rumbling... "Shit" I thought, if I'm basically a saiyan... my appetite must be that of one...

[Ding]

[That's right]

"Oh you son of a bitch..." I said as I began to feel an immense emptiness in my stomach, it felt like I hadn't eaten for days.

[The host used energy to give his Zenkai boost, energy replenishment is necessary]

"Oh come on, really? what the hell..." So I left my room and went into the kitchen, I was alone at home, and I didn't have any food ready, so I started preparing some simple pasta bolognese.

Not a little... a lot. When in doubt, I took 2 kg of pasta and 1 kg of ground beef to cook, and in 20 minutes it was all ready, and I could finally eat.

"The food... I don't know if I've improved, or if it's just how hungry I was, but it's so good..." I started eating quickly, in less than 5 minutes I had finished all the food, and I felt satisfied then.

Of course, this scared me a bit, I didn't even feel full, it seemed like I'd eaten just enough "What is this, is this the hunger of a saiyan?"

[Ding]

[The host, not yet integrated with the skill, still can't make up for his lack of energy with Ki, the host's luck is that he's extremely weak, and a low-class warrior, or else that amount wouldn't be enough to fill the holes in his teeth]

"Hey!" I felt a bit offended at being called extremely weak, but it was reality, and I also discovered that I have to turn into Oozaru as soon as possible, since apparently that's the only way I can get Ki.

[The host can choose not to integrate with the skill, but it's not recommended, due to the fact that it doesn't unlock the system's functions, the increase in fighting power will be limited, you won't be able to reach your maximum by dying from lack of energy]

"hehe... so you're telling me I'm going to die if I don't turn into Oozaru?"

[Ding]

[Yes]

"hehehehehehehehe... HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH" I got angry, so angry that I thought I was going to turn into a super saiyan at that moment, but then it stopped abruptly when I heard the key in the door.

"Boy, are you crazy? laughing at this jei..." My mother walked in at that moment, and saw me... I was there, 10 years old again, but with an additional monkey tail...

She kept quiet in shock, while I just laughed a little and said

"haha, hi mom"

Hello, the author here, I'm just stopping by to let you know that English is not my original language, I only know the basics, I have a version of this fanfic in Portuguese which is my birth language, so if you want to see it, just go to the link below

I'm currently translating with DeepL, but if anyone has a better option, let me know.

Portuguese version -> (https://www.webnovel.com/book/28373957608441305)