I'm in an American comic book, and all my teammates are main characters and bosses.

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Chapter 2 - Our Souls-type players are indeed spawning in large numbers.

[Ding! A minor issue occurred during loading, but it has now been resolved. The cause of the issue has been uploaded. Thank you for your patience.]

"Wait! Dude, you're not selfless at all! Judging from your tone, you think I can complain? I'm complaining! You'll have to make up for my five years of waiting!" Ron brandished his large tea mug and declared righteously, "Delaying my work is a small matter, but what if it causes new problems in the abandoned universe? Can you take responsibility for affecting the operation of the One World Tree? This isn't a matter of passive resistance; this is a serious matter of principle!"

【…】

[Ding! Maintenance compensation has been sent to your personal inventory.]

"I was a little loud just now, so I'm sorry, bro. You know, I'm not always mentally stable. When I have an episode, I'll give Ron a piece of my mind."

As he spoke, Ron opened the system repository with a smile.

It was a random item roulette wheel, along with an item assistant.

The former allows you to draw items, while the latter allows Ron to quickly master how to use the items and meet the conditions for using them.

The item list in the roulette wheel was opened. Perhaps due to the system's settings, most of the weapons and energies were from well-known ACG works, such as the Xuanzhong Ruler, the Heart of the Universe, Devil Fruits, four-dimensional pockets, Yin-Yang Chakra, Zanpakuto, and the Heavenly Dragon Heart Sutra.

If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad, but after seeing less than half of it, Ron couldn't help but gasp, pointing at the "Big Fatty" in the list and saying, "What? There's this thing too?"

The little boy is one-dimensional.

"That makes sense... but do you realize you'll lose the Japanese market if you do this?"

After making a sarcastic remark with great interest, Ron asked curiously, "So... what would happen if I used the 'Item Assistance Device' on this thing? Launching a nuclear missile can't be decided and executed by just one person, right?"

【…】

[Searching... Result confirmed: You will receive "Individual Soldier's Manual and Related Technologies for Thermonuclear Weapons".]

[Ding! An error has been detected. The prizes for the item roulette have been adjusted. To reward your suggestion, the new player gift pack now includes 50 system coins.]

Although he didn't know what the system coins were for, Ron, who loved hoarding things like hamsters in the game, happily accepted them.

Then, Ron refocused his attention on the roulette wheel and clicked to draw without saying a word.

[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining the Legacy Capsule of 'Black Hunter Ron'.]

"..."

Looking at what he had drawn and confirming what was inside the Inheritance Capsule, Ron couldn't help but smirk.

"Damn it... you call packing up my stuff and giving it to me compensation?!"

【…】

Seeing that the system was not responding, Ron pursed his lips in annoyance and then began to browse the other two sections that had been loaded into the system.

With the system fully charged, the system shop and system quests sections were also opened. However, somewhat disappointingly, upon entering the system shop, Ron was greeted with the message "Unlocked after completing the first quest."

After silently expressing his contempt for the system, Ron then clicked to enter the system task.

[New Player Missions: Reunite with new members and complete the new player missions.]

[Quest Introduction: The new members are Wolf, the protagonist from the world of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and his companion. Find them, guide them to join the mental hospital, and work together to complete the tutorial quest. This is both their tutorial quest and yours.]

[Note: The system's lengthy loading time is not accidental; it's to determine your spacetime anchor point. Once anchored, the mental hospital has automatically been marked in the Unique World Tree and separated from the abandoned universe's essence. New members will also be connected to the Unique World Tree upon registration.]

After seeing the task and instructions, Ron stroked his chin. Although his mind was sometimes sharp and sometimes dull, it didn't stop Ron from actively thinking.

Putting the mission aside, Ron had already discovered upon entering the Bloodborne world that the system he possessed, originating from the Unique World Tree, was fundamentally different from traditional system-based systems. Based on his experience, it was more like WeChat for business use, used for communication, quest distribution, and inter-departmental communication within the Unique World Tree.

As it stands now, is the department I'm in perhaps garbage disposal?

Thinking this, Ron nodded thoughtfully.

After glancing at the system space and opening the Black Hunter Ron's inventory—which contained the items, tools, and equipment he had collected in the Bloodborne world—Ron couldn't help but grin.

Although Ron loathed Bloodborne, that garbage world that constantly pushed the limits of human sanity, he couldn't deny that he had indeed accumulated many valuable things during that time.

I thought these things were out of my reach, but now it seems they're back!

As for physical fitness and physical condition... Ha, back when he was eighteen, Ron's physical abilities had already recovered to their peak level in the Bloodborne world!

And it's very healthy!

Ron picked up the butcher's knife, feeling its familiar weight and texture, and inhaling the faint stench of decay and blood lingering on the saw teeth and the bandages on the handle. He didn't feel uncomfortable; instead, he felt a sense of comfort emanating from his mind.

During his frozen time in Yharnam, Ron had long since grown accustomed to this smell. In comparison, this abandoned world was almost too sweet, so sweet it didn't seem like something a abandoned world should have; it was cloying, making one restless and unable to think clearly…

Unlike now, the intoxicating stench almost instantly reminded Ron of the pleasant times he spent stealing and barely surviving in Yharnam.

While humming "The same moonlight~ why does it make me more and more uneasy~", Ron took steps unhurriedly toward the coordinates of the newcomer that appeared on the system map.

Ron was quite satisfied with this newcomer.

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, like Bloodborne, is a Souls-like game created by Hidetaka Miyazaki. However, compared to Bloodborne, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has a clearer main story, and its level design and boss encounters are more refined.

The protagonist, "Wolf," is a calm and silent person who abides by the rules.

Like most games, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice may have mediocre combat presentation, but it's packed with elements like immortality, resurrection, gods, and dragons.

The only thing that piqued Ron's curiosity was... that his companions had come with the wolf?

What companion? Could it be Isshin Ashina? Or is it someone else?

……

(End of this chapter)