I Did Want Independence, But Not Like This!

Chapter 1

I did say I wanted independence, but not like this! I panic a little and look around frantically seeing unfamiliar surroundings, it's quite dark, is it night time? The weird window I'm seeing can wait later. I look at my hands. Why are they so small?! What?! SIlvery hair falls over my shoulder as I look at my hands. Last time I checked my hair was dark brown... I take a moment to appreciate the pretty colour though, it shimmers pink and blue, though mostly silver, like a pearl. I'm wearing a simple outfit consisting of a t-shirt, hoodie, loose shorts with leggings and combat boots which makes me look rather tomboyish.

Snapping out of my... Moment, I slowly look up and take a proper look at the area, I get up from my lying position. It seems I am in a park somewhere, luckily not too many people are around to see my strange acts of bewilderment. Also, it looks like I am homeless. I turn back to the floating blue window, deciding to get it done and over with. I tap the "continue" button. There was a pleasant 'plink' sound.

[Hello, You have been chosen to reincarnate into this world from a lottery]
[It should be clear what world you are in once you take a better look around.]
[I have provided a body for you, so no worries about having taken over someone]
[But for now, please familiarise yourself with the system]

... Wait this is starting to suspiciously sound like one of those cliche I reincarnated in blah blah world with a game system story I've seen and read online. The boom of the isekai genre adds evidence to this phenomenon. Welp, at least I have something to go off of.

[Please think "Status"]

'Status'

Unsurprisingly, a blue window replaces it with pretty useful information.

-Basic Info-

[Name] Cecilia Caelum (Leah Clover)
[Age] 13 (20)
[HP] 100/100
[NP] 10/10
[SP] 100/100

-Stats-
[STRENGTH] 10
[DEXTERITY] 10
[VITALITY] 10
[INTELLIGENCE] 10
[SENSE] 10

-Abilities-
[Active] Appraisal (lvl1)
[Passive] Gamer's Mind(MAX), Gamer's Body(MAX), Perfect Memory, Cooking(lvl3), Artist(lvl5), SInging (lvl4)

Hm.. NP, not MP? Is that a typo? Name, Age, HP and SP are self explanatory. My stats look pretty sad as well at 10 each. Looking at my abilities, I can see possible explanations as to why I remember everything, and why I am not having a huge panic attack right now. It seems maybe some of my skills have carried on from my previous life? Oh well, I'll see what the system has to say.

The system randomly chose a name for me... Cecilia Caelum huh... Not too bad though it borders on being cringy.

[It seems you are familiar with these sorts of things]
[Part of the enjoyment is finding things by yourself, no?]
[So I shall leave you to it]
[Thank you for using this system]

... I mean it's not wrong? I've always been quite quick on the uptake so I'm not really too unhappy. It seems this system is just going to be the passive type unlike some other fictional systems that like to talk to their host. And to be honest, I don't really want to stress over my stats too much either. Sounds like the system has been working overtime at an office with no pay, so... I'll just leave it or them, alone.

Tapping on '-Stats-' it gives me a brief rundown of how each one works.

[Strength: How strong you are]
[Dexterity: How fast and nimble you are]
[Vitality: How much health and stamina you have]
[Intelligence: How efficient you are with NP and NP recovery time]
[Sense: How good your situational awareness is]

Hm, this is new, a sense stat! Well, I'm not complaining, it sounds very useful. The other stats are what I expected them to do. Praise my voracious reading of isekai novels and fan fiction from my past life.

Thinking of the usual gaming system options I think of the obvious and one of the most useful skills of being a "gamer". 'Inventory'.

Lo and behold it seems I can access it, taking a quick scan of it, it seems thankfully, this is the unlimited type. Yay I don't have to lug around heavy items and worry about weight/storage limits! In a slightly better mood, though still upset about my unfortunate much wow death, I hop up from the park bench and look at it, using the 'Appraise' skill I have.

[Park Bench]

Yup, expected that. I start walking around along the paths and use the appraise skill on everything I see to attempt to level it. I take the chance to calm down a little more. The night air smells nice, and there was a pleasant breeze as the sun was rising. I guess that answers roughly what time it was.

The park is relatively small, I quickly come across a road and start walking along the pavement, curiously studying my surroundings. I came across an electric billboard that showed the time, it seems it was almost 6am. I shrug and continue my journey.

*Pling*

-Daily quest-

[Stretch 0/10min]
[Push-ups 0/100]
[Sit-ups 0/100]
[Running 0/10km]
[End Stretch 0/10min]

Ah, it came, a quest!

I mean I was expecting it but it is surprising, I glance back at the clock, 6:00am. I guess I'll expect this quest to pop up everyday at this time. I guess it could serve as an alarm clock too. I don't really want to know what will happen if I don't do the quest, judging from the various isekai with video game elements fictions I've read, there is usually a penalty if you didn't complete them.

Welp. No time like the present, I start some basic stretching I remember from a YouTube video I followed along with a long time ago and start counting. Thank god for my perfect memory passive. Off I gooooo~

.:~*~:.

With the push-ups and sit-ups done, I start running using appraisal on everything for quite a while. I eventually see a sign with weird letters resembling hieroglyphics on it. I stop and study it.

[Ah, I forgot to add something]
['Language Comprehension(MAX)' learned]

Oh, well that was some great timing, well okay, let's see, it seems Heaven's Arena is around a 20 minute walk from here, Shops in another direction and etc...

Wait...

Heaven's Arena? That sounds... Awfully familiar. I warily look up and see a super tall building in the distance. Oh.

I guess I'm in Hunter x Hunter now? Huh, explains the NP thing I had going on then.