IS: Gamer Style

Chapter 1 - Ready Player One

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A/N: I want to start by saying I'm not discouraging you to read this fic, however, if you are expecting a well thought out story with character arcs, world building, etc, don't. If you are expecting those things read my other story, The Apprentice. I spend literal months on each chapter and go through several versions, delicately crafting the story and pouring effort into it.

If you want to read me dicking around and making up shit as I go along, read this. This story is and always will be me fucking around and doing whatever I think is funny in the spur of the moment. Make a note that my sense of humour entirely consists of shitty puns and bad Dad jokes. I'm not going to re-read and re-read each chapter, or spend months on them. It's purely for shits and giggles.

The concept of "The Gamer" is not original nor do I claim it to be. I know it is extremely unoriginal but I wanted to do something purely for fun and I could only find one "Gamer" fic of Infinite Stratos.

Let's have some dumb fun and cheap laughs.

TLDR; Don't expect this story to be a "diamond in the ruff", because the whole point is that it isn't.

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"..." - Various people talking.

'...' - Ichika thinking/talking to The Admin, mentally.

'...' - The Admin talks to Ichika mentally.

[...] - An alert from the game.

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[Greetings, Ichika Orimura]

...

Ichika started with tired, yet widened, eyes at the glowing blue text box that had appeared in front of him. Just floating in the air.

[Would you like to play The Game?]

[YES] [NO]

Ichika had been kidnapped. He had been tortured for the past few hours and was beyond exhausted. Surely this was a hallucination. Perhaps a result of his young mind having begun to break.

Another glowing box appeared below the previous ones.

[*This will assist in your escape, as well as your desire to grow stronger*]

Ichika didn't know what was happening. After a few moments of debating, he decided that he would do anything to escape. He knew his sister would forfeit her match to come save him, and he couldn't allow that to happen.

He attempted to reach out to select [YES], only to be reminded that he was tied down to a metal chair.

The text in the box vanished. Words began to appear one letter at a time as if being typed into the box slowly.

[Note: The Game can be interacted with both verbally and mentally]

[WARNING. By becoming "The Gamer" you will become alike to a video game character. All base stats (Bar HP) will begin at 1.]

[The Game is locked to Hardcore mode. IF YOUR HP HITS 0 YOU WILL DIE. You will be given the opportunity to RESTART in another world or END GAME. Would you still like to continue?]

[THIS ACTION CANNOT BE UNDONE!!!]

[YES] [NO]

'Yes' Ichika thought.