Chapter 4: Potential: SSS

Upon hearing the unknown voice, he jumped out of bed. He was startled by the unknown voice. The voice resembled that of the voice of a female. "Who? Who's there?" Horrified by the unknown voice, he began to shake his head vigorously in search of the source of the sound. [System initialising...] [Please wait for a moment] "System initialising? What bullshit are you spouting? Just freaking show yourself?" Hiro exasperated. Unable to find a single soul in his room, he wondered if he was hallucinating. "Perhaps I'm getting a system like that protagonist in the web novels??" He wondered while trying to figure out the source of the sound. Despite him not being a huge fan of web novels, he had heard countless stories about reincarnation from his friends. The stories where the protagonist would die and somehow miraculously come back to life. Upon reincarnating, they would gain an ability or a system to make them stronger. "I've already reincarnated, so it wouldn't be strange if I were to gain a system somehow." He mumbled while trying to soothe himself. As unreal as it seemed, he had already experienced the unreal feat of reincarnation. Hence, it wouldn't have been strange if he were to somehow get a system. Guessing that he had somehow attained a system, the horrified look on his face faded aw, ay and a smile formed on his face. The anticipation on his face escalated as he found the reason behind the unknown voice. Beep!! Beep!! Beep!! [Scanning for potential host] [Host detected] [Registering Takahashi Hiro as the new host] [Adjusting the biometrics] [Synchronizing the data....] "Just when will it end?" He was exasperated as the system was taking a lot of time to synchronize the data. [Synchronization complete] [Welcome to the talent copying system.] "Finally it ended!!" He released a deep sigh. Please select a desired profession you wish to excel in: a) Actor b) Athlete c) Lawyer d) Doctor e) Entrepreneur f) Astronaut ....] The list stretched infinitely as it mentioned every profession available in the world. However, his priorities were fixed; he knew what he wanted. He couldn't care less about other professions, and he didn't need to think twice about his choice. "Athlete" He yelled. [The host has picked athlete as his desired profession. Please confirm your choice by saying 'confirm.] [NB: Once confirmed, the host cannot choose again.] "Confirm" He spoke without any hesitation. [Confirming host's pick.....] [Choice confirmed] [Please select the category of athlete you wish to become: a) Footballer b) Basketball player c) Tennis player d) Cricketer e) Baseball player ....…....] Once again, the list stretched infinitely. The system was mentioning every possible sport available in the world. But this time too, his priority was fixed. "Footballer" He yelled once again. The host has picked football as his desired profession. Please confirm your pick by saying 'Confirm'. "Confirm" Once again, he spoke without any hesitation. [Performing deep scan] [Scanning complete] As the system completed the scan, he felt a throbbing pain in his head. As if something was making its way towards his head, the excruciating pain intensified. "Aaaaaaaaaaaaa" He screamed in a muffled voice. Unable to withstand the pain, he fell on the floor. He could neither move his body nor scream for help. Huff!! Huff!! He was breathing heavily and sweating profusely. After some time, the pain started to mitigate. And as the pain dissipated, he mustered some strength in his legs and tried to get up. His legs wobbled as he tried to rise. Please inspect your Status. To inspect your stats, mention 'Status window'. "Sta- Status window" Even to speak two words, he needed to muster all his strength. As soon as he finished his sentence, a translucent holographic blue page appeared in front of On the right side was his current picture, and on the left side was his basic information. Beneath the basic information were mentioned his attributes. [Basic information] Name: Takahashi Hiro Age: 5 years old Weight: 18 kg Height: 3.5 feet Potential: SSS Attribute point: 0 Roulette tickets: 0 Skills: None Title: Master of the Talent Copying System, Regressor, One who possesses ethereal talent. [For detailed information about the title, click on the title.] "Let's do what it says to do." Hiro curiously clicked on the title 'Master of the Talent Copying System'. Just as he did that, he was directed to another page. [Title: Master of the Talent Copying System] [While this title is in effect, you can interact with the system and gain extra points by completing the mission designated by the system.] "So basically, each title comes with its respective title effect. I'll inspect the effects of another title sometime later. Right now, let's continue to observe my stats." He mumbled. [Attributes] Physical: 20/100 ( Grade: E+) Dribbling: 52/100 (Grade: C+) Pace: 33/100 ( Grade: D+) Passing: 35/100 ( Grade: D+) Shooting: 42/100 (Grade: C) Defending: 17/100 (Grade: E+) Mentality: 35/100 ( Grade: D+) IQ: 70/100 (Grade: B) Overall grade: D [Note: The above stats are displayed in comparison to the professionals.] [Please open the tab below for a more detailed stat.] [Match stat] Goals: 0 Assist: 0 Dribbles: 0 Shot on target: 0 Shot off target: 0 Distance covered: 0 Passes completed: 0 Successful tackle: 0 Clean sheet: 0 [Note: The Above stats are only accumulated through professional matches.] "So it's basically like my in-game statistics, huh?" He exclaimed. Since he hadn't played any professional matches, his match stat attributes were all filled with 0. [Daily mission: locked] [Quest: locked] [System store: locked] [System roulette: locked] [Individual achievement: locked] "Argh!! Let's just stop for now and continue later. It's already getting too late." He couldn't handle all the information at once and thus called it a day. He reached into his pocket and took out his phone. It was already 3:15 AM. "Damn! I should probably sleep now. If mother somehow finds me awake at this hour, she'll probably smack the shit out of me." He exclaimed. Putting his phone in the drawer, he hit the bed. A lot of things happened to him that day. First, he was miraculously reincarnated, and after that, he even acquired a system. Every single thing that happened to him that day was ethereally unreal. Whilst in bed, he was still wondering about the things which he had experienced. "I need to inquire more about this system tomorrow. But for now, let's sleep." He mumbled. As soon as he closed his eyes, he instantly fell asleep. He was too exhausted by the day's events. Despite being a 5-year-old, his stats were insanely unbelievable. His dribbling stat was already on par with most of the semi-pro athletes. And his IQ was even better than most of the semi-pro athletes. The mere fact that he had an overall grade of D at the age of 5 was already shocking. But to make matters even spicier, his potential was SSS grade. Even the world-famous athletes like Christian Romero and Andrés Messi had a potential of San S grade. In terms of potential, he far exceeded everybody present on the earth. Compared to his other stats, his physical and defensive skills were lacking by a mile. But despite that, he could still upgrade his attributes with the help of the system. Even though he couldn't understand a lot of things, he had a rough idea about the things mentioned by the system. He could tell that he could become a professional by following the guidelines of the system. But what he didn't know was that he could become the greatest footballer to ever live with the help of the system. "Hir- Hiro!!" "Huh? Who's calling me??" He heard a voice while he was asleep. "How long do you plan to sleep, Hiro??" He tried to open his eyes. His vision was still blurred, and he was still in a state of half-sleep. As he tried to open his eyes, a figure of a lady with long brown hair and milky white skin became visible. However, er the figure was blurry and he couldn't see clearly. Recovering his eyes, he was having trouble opening his eyes. Finally, after a little bit of struggle, he opened his eyes. Therein front of him, his mother was yelling at him for oversleeping. Long brown hair with brown pupils, milky white skin with a mole above her eyelid, dressed in a red t-shirt and loose trousers, she was yelling at him. Despite the vivid anger in her face, her angelic appearance charmed him. "Angel!!" He mumbled. "H, u,h what angel? You pesky b, rat, wake up! It's already time for school." She yelled furiously. 'Still the same, I see. You and your furious temper. But I missed that a lot.' He thought while looking at her angry face. "Now get up and freshen up." She left for the kitchen after waking him up. Previously, he hated her nagging, but this time around, he was happy to listen to her nagging once again. Unable to endure her nagging, he had yelled at her in his previous life. And after that incident, she never nagged him again.