Saiyan System (English)

Ikaris POV

Time seemed to freeze for an instant. Laila's gaze on me was a mixture of shock and confusion. Her face was pale, and her breathing rapid, as if she was trying to process my appearance.

"I-Ikaris?"

I wanted to say something, but I was short of words. A wave of insecurity washed over me. I knew I had changed, but I wasn't prepared to face the consequences, especially with someone so close to me.

Before I could react, Laila stepped forward and touched my face with her fingertips. The contact made me shiver slightly. Her eyes ran over every detail of my face, searching for something familiar.

"What happened to you?" she asked, her voice full of concern.

I took a deep breath and tried to smile.

"It's a long story..."

She frowned.

"I have time."

...

Minutes later, we were sitting on my bed in my room, and I told her everything. From the moment I woke up in that new body, the system, the missions, training with Kuririn... everything. Laila listened to me in silence, absorbing every word with an increasingly disbelieving look on her face.

When I finished, the room fell into an uncomfortable silence. I could hear the sound of the clock ticking away the seconds. Laila rubbed her eyes, as if trying to organize her thoughts.

"That's... that's a lot to process, Ikaris." I nodded.

I nodded. "I know. I still can't believe it all myself."

She sighed, closing her eyes for a moment before looking into mine again.

"So... you mean you're a Saiyan now?"

I shrugged. "By all accounts, yes."

Laila looked at me for a few more seconds, before letting out a low, incredulous laugh.

"That's crazy. But... somehow, I believe you, after all, you're standing in front of me right now, monkey butt, small, it's kind of hard not to haha..." His laugh was strange, bordering on something like... desperation?

I let out a sigh of relief. "Thanks for not running off, honestly, this whole situation is so complicated."

She smiled slightly. "Well, you've always been a bit crazy, so it doesn't make that much difference."

I rolled my eyes, but smiled too. It was a relief to know that, despite everything, Laila was still by my side.

After a while in an uncomfortable silence, I felt her gaze on me from top to bottom

For some reason, I felt a chill and a sense of anguish, which I soon understood.

"You said you'd be back to normal in three months, right? So let's wait until then, no kissing or anything, even if it is you, it's strange to do that with a child." She let out a sigh as she finished speaking.

Well, I expected that, but facing reality like that isn't very nice, you know haha...

I'm not going to lie, I'm extremely needy, I'd stick to Laila all the time and shower her with kisses, a somewhat negative point about me, even she herself says that sometimes it gets tiring, although I honestly don't understand why.

"Hey, can I borrow your cell phone? I left my tablet at home..." I'd been distracted from the situation, and frankly it had shaken me up a bit.

"Sure, love, remember to tell your parents you're here" I sighed slightly at that, I didn't know if she'd told them, but knowing her, I'm sure she'd just run off... oh, how that warms my chest, holy shit.

I handed her my cell phone and stopped paying attention, I had absolutely nothing to hide from Laila as my girlfriend, I had another focus now.

My bed was a queen-size double bed, so the two of us could comfortably fit next to each other, and with my small size, there was plenty of room on the bed.

Laila lay next to me fiddling with my cell phone, and I sat cross-legged. Talking about the system to Laila reminded me of a mission I hadn't done yet...

[Hidden Mission]

[Check system records for entities connected to the host's resurrection].

[Reward: 1500pts]

'System, show me the records on my resurrection!' I shouted in my own mind, I was more excited than I should have been haha...

[Ding]

[Host Resurrection Records]

- Intervening entity: ??

- Initial condition: Will to survive + third-party interference.

- Wish processed: "Saiyan-based system".

- Initial goal unknown.

I almost threw the system out of the window, if that were possible. Nothing about it made sense. What kind of entity decides to bring someone back to life and just throws them into an absurd situation like that?

Well, I'm not really complaining, after all, I'd soon be able to fly, in all honesty that was my biggest goal now, to fly myself.

[Ding]

[Hidden Mission]

[Checking system records for entities connected to the host's resurrection. 1/1]

[Reward: 1500pts]

Claim? (Y/N)

I pressed Y, and looked at my status again, a new tab had appeared.

[Status Window]

Name: Ikaris Oliveira

Age: 14

Race: Human/Saiyan

Status: Alive, Healthy

Fighting power: 27 (91)

Points: 12,500

Abilities: Saiyan, Ki Control, Self-Control, Martial Arts, Enhanced Instinct, Indomitable Spirit, Pain Tolerance, Stealth

Saiyan - Integrated

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 (50/1000)

Current transformation: Oozaru (Uncontrolled)

Ki control - 14%

Grants the host the ability to handle Ki, and control its form.

"System, why wasn't there this points tab before?" I was a bit confused, even if I didn't have points before, this tab could appear showing a value of zero.

[Ding]

[...]

[Host, this tab has always existed... you just hadn't seen it before].

"Ah..."

I honestly felt like slapping myself, but Laila was by my side, I didn't want to scare her.

Resuming my activity from before, I was now extremely relaxed, with Laila by my side now, and with the weight of having to explain what's going on to her now fading from my thoughts, focusing on my own Ki became much easier.

I soon entered a state of meditation, moving my Ki around inside my body, trying out paths that are difficult to circulate, and compressing it as much as possible.

[Ki control +1%]

[Ki control +1%]

[Ki control +1%]...

Time soon passed without me noticing, apart from the system notifications, I couldn't feel anything from the outside world, with each passing moment, I felt my control of my own Ki improve, to the point where I could move it freely within my body.

Now, in addition to my physical body being more powerful than an ordinary person, I could also coat my skin with Ki, forming a sort of impenetrable protective layer.

I wanted to keep increasing my control, but it stopped at 25%, I could no longer increase it just by moving the Ki inside me.

"Apparently I can't abuse bugs to increase my control." I ended up saying this out loud, scaring Laila who was standing next to me.

"Oh my god, did you finally finish what you were doing?" When I opened my eyes, I saw Laila's face in front of me looking deep into my eyes, I didn't know how long I had been in this little training session.

"How do you manage, Ikaris? Seriously! You've been there for TWO HOURS" Laila looked a little upset, but shit, two hours, I didn't even notice the time passing, of course she'd be upset, I know this girl, she likes to get attention at random moments.

I pulled her into a hug, throwing us both on the bed while I tickled her.

haha... hahahahah... HAHAHAHA STOP IKARIS, STOP!" She couldn't hold in her laughter at the tickling, and I was having fun watching her suffer, now that my training on my internal ki was complete, I had full control of my body, so I'm not afraid of accidentally hurting her.

A few seconds later she started slapping my face while laughing, and I realized it was time to stop. "Hehe, did you like that, love?" I asked with a huge smile on my face.

Laila got up quickly from the bed, afraid that I would grab her again to tickle her. "Fuck off, you little shit." She took a few steps back and sat down on my chair facing me.

"Well, I spoke to my mother, she let me sleep here, so no tickling, understand?!" She said that last part half shouting, but I was a bit confused.

"But what about class tomorrow?"

"Today is Friday, Ikaris..."

"É?????" 

........

After a little surprise, I pulled myself together, I hadn't really remembered that today was Friday, my days were so hectic...

"Hey Laila, do you want to see a new trick I've learned?"

Laila was curious, after all I'd brought a lot of surprises today.

Looking at my hands, I concentrated and, without much difficulty, made a small sphere of energy appear between my fingers. The bluish glow illuminated my face and Laila's, who stared at it mesmerized.

"Wow..."

I smiled, feeling more confident than ever.

"This is just the beginning."

I closed my hands, and the small sphere of energy dissipated in them, I wasn't going to test it here... from what I remember, Master Kame's power of a few hundred was capable of destroying the moon with the kamehameha, even if my power was a long way from that, I think erasing this building would be child's play for me... or not, but I don't want to test it.

Laila watched everything with wide eyes.

"I still haven't got used to it..." she muttered.

I laughed. "Me neither."

Soon I heard footsteps coming from the corridor leading to my room, my stepfather knocked on the door three times, and then entered.

"Ikaris, let's eat." He looked into the room for a moment, just a casual action, but he froze when he saw Laila there.

"Hey, what's up, Laila? Are you sleeping over tonight?" After a moment of initial surprise, he soon calmed down and treated it as ordinary.

"Yes sir, do you have enough food?" I could see that Laila shivered a little, as if she had been caught doing something wrong.

"I'm not even sure, we did a lot more because of Ikaris, but if he controls himself a bit, there should be enough for you, you don't usually eat much anyway... I'm waiting for you at the table." He glared at me before closing the door, and I breathed a sigh of relief.

I stretched before getting out of bed. My body was still adjusting to all this change, but hunger was calling me. Laila gave me a look like she wanted to hurry me along.

"Go soon, or your stepfather will eat everything."

I rolled my eyes, but I knew she was right, I didn't exactly trust that "we made more food". We went into the kitchen and the smell of food was already permeating the room. My stepfather was at the table, serving himself calmly, while my mother was organizing some dishes.

"Ah, so you've finally decided to leave the room," my mother joked when she saw me.

Laila laughed, taking a seat next to me. "He spent so long meditating that I thought he'd died."

My stepfather arched an eyebrow, but didn't comment. I picked up a plate and began to serve myself, taking care not to overdo it. My appetite had increased a lot lately, and I didn't want to scare anyone... at least not yet.

The meal went smoothly, but I noticed that Laila was watching me out of the corner of her eye, as if she was still processing everything I had told her. After dinner, we went back to my room.

As soon as I closed the door, Laila let out a sigh and threw herself on the bed. "So... what's the plan now?"

I leaned against the wall, crossing my arms. "Well, I need to train more. My power is growing fast, but I'm still far from the level I want."

She looked at me curiously. "And what would that level be?"

I smiled, feeling a growing excitement inside me. "I want to be able to fly. I want to feel the wind hitting my face as I cross the sky with total freedom. That's always been my biggest dream."

Laila was silent for a moment, then smiled. "Well, then you'll have to take me along when you can."

I laughed. "Done."

She picked up my cell phone again and started fiddling with it, while I went back to my meditation. My Ki control had improved a lot, but it was still far from ideal. On the inside, there was nothing to improve, so I started by making a layer of Ki around me, and small spheres on my fingers, but making sure I didn't cause any accidents.

[Ki control +1%]

[Ki control +1%]

I kept trying to refine my control, testing the circulation of energy through my body, making the flows more efficient. Laila kept watching me, and after a while, I felt her approach and poke my cheek.

"Hey Ikaris, do you think the others will be able to accept it when they see you like this?"

I opened one eye, a little surprised by the question. "What do you mean?"

She looked thoughtful. "Our friends... you've changed a lot physically and your aura is different too. Do you think no one will notice?"

I was silent for a moment. The truth is that I was avoiding thinking about it. The people who matter most to me have already seen my changes and accepted them: my mother, my stepfather, my little brother, and Laila. But they're not the only people in my life, especially among our friends. It would be strange if I disappeared for three months out of the blue, at some point they would come to my house to look for me, for now it's just Laila, and that's because she noticed something strange, and she was super anxious. I'll have to deal with it when it happens."

Laila nodded slowly. "Well, if anyone puts too much pressure on you, I'll find a way to help you."

I smiled at that. "Thanks, love."

She snorted and let out a strange laugh. "It's still weird seeing you small like that and hearing you call me that."

I let out a laugh and threw myself down beside her on the bed. "Relax, in three months everything will be back to normal. Then you'll be able to kiss me all you want."

Laila turned red and slapped me on the arm. "You idiot!"

I just laughed, enjoying the moment. It was good to have someone like her by my side on this new path I was taking.

However, something was still nagging at the back of my mind. The system. The entity that had brought me back. Who or what had put me in this situation?

I stared at the ceiling, lost in thought. I needed answers. And there was only one way to get them.

Training. To get stronger. And discover the truth behind my resurrection.

And I would do it. At any cost.

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)