Chapter 84 - [Bonus ] Gangsta Way Type I

"We'll kill the Cerberus?" Joren didn't like that idea.

The fish noticed this and was baffled.

<What, why wouldn't you kill the dog?>

"It's just doing its job as a guard," Joren explained as he continued to climb the Cerberus' tail.

<Listen here, Joren. As long as power is prominent in the world, it's kill or be killed. Those who have the capabilities will massacre everyone if they like it. Who can stop them? Unlike in your human society, where physical strength has limits, it seemed fair. But have you ever thought of the rulers that hold nuclear weapons? They can do anything they want, and a whole country can't do anything about it. Do you understand?>

Joren nodded, "I understand."

<Alright, good, then we'll kill the dog.>

"No, we will not," Joren replied and focused his all on climbing the tail, startling the fish.

<Are you stupid!? You've already made an enemy out of the Cerberus. If you don't kill it now, you will regret it in the future!>

"I think you're misunderstanding something."

<What?>

Joren then looked at the fish with a stubborn expression.

"Why would I listen to you? I do what I want." he then continued to climb up as if the talk ended there.

<...>

Hearing no word from the fish, Joren continued.

"It's true power to give mercy. So what if the Cerberus has become my enemy? Can it kill me?" Joren smiled, "Furthermore, it has yet to make an enemy out of me, unlike Hades. If I had the strength, I would've killed Hades and taken all his 'possessions'."

The fish then realized that Joren was not naive. He's just confident. Only the powerful can give mercy. Who can oppose them? What can trouble them? They're too arrogant to think that anyone would find trouble with them.

They are never careful. They will kill everyone if they feel like it just like the fish said. At the same time, if they feel like it, they will give everyone mercy.

It's not about who can kill who. It's about being unstoppable and being free to do what they want.

Joren has the mentality of not just a monarch but a higher being.

How?

Even the fish couldn't answer this. It knows Joren's background and found him to be amazing. He was also the first human in the whole world to have reached his physical limits, stopping his seemingly unstoppable progress. Even he cannot defy the universal laws…. but with the Gangsta System, it's different.

It's not his face that's scary, it's what he can do, and all living beings have the basic instincts to sense it from him.

However, this was only the fish's theory.

Joren has finally reached its peak. He wiped his bloody palms on his pants before forcibly taking the fish out of his pants. He placed his hand in front and said, "My weapon."

For him to be domineering even though it's only through the system's power that he gained such strength, it's baffling. However, the fish felt that Joren fits his attitude.

Meanwhile, two of the Cerberus' heads saw Joren atop its back.

<I understand what you meant earlier, Joren. But right now, you're not strong enough to do whatever you want. You have to kill the Cerberus as it had already seen me.>

The fish then shone brightly. Joren raised his arms while the Cerberus has tilted to the side, ready to roll.

When the 'ground' Joren was standing on shifted, he no longer waited and just took the shining object.

The underworld citizens saw this and panicked.

"The Cerberus is going to fall!!"

"Kya–!!"

"Run!!"

"Did that guy defeat the Cerberus!?"

"Impossible! The Cerberus was just wagging its tail earlier!"

No one can see the insect-like figure of Joren atop the Cerberus.

Soon, there was a stampede since Cerberus' roll would be akin to a mountain falling from the sky.

Joren ran towards the highers' grounds' as it tilted. In his hand, he could feel the fish transforming. Excitement brewed within him.

"You're right, with my strength, I don't have the power to choose but will that stop me?" he stubbornly laughed and jumped up. From there, he could see the Cerberus bend towards him as it would not want to let its right head hit the ground.

"The problem is how deadly the weapon is. If it's a sword, I can just let this dog bleed. If it's a hammer, I'll beat it until it cannot move!"

But contrary to his expectations, the object he held seemed smaller and compact as he expected. And the moment he felt a trigger fit into his finger, he immediately realized what it was.

"A gun…"

His weapon is still shining brightly, so he cannot see. However, from how he held it, he felt familiarity.

"This brings me back when I was still in the military."

Joren didn't know how to feel about it. For him, a sword or other close combat weapons are cooler than a gun that's deadly by itself already.

It's awkward when a strong man holds a gun. Why did that man work out in the first place if he's going to be using a firearm? He should've just used all this time to practice shooting and all.

However, it's the modern world. Physical strength is no longer the primary source of power. Being influential, rich, and charismatic is much better than just being strong. Most people only do it for good health.

At the same time, how could Joren use a gun to defeat this big dog?

"It just doesn't feel right…."

He thought.

Eventually, while he pondered it, the light disappeared, and the fish talked to him again.

< It's ready.>

"Great, but how am I supposed to-..."

Joren stopped running, not caring for the tilting platform. He looked at the gun that had dead-pan fish eyes and fish scales. It even has curvature like a fish. No, it's a fish that's shaped like a fucking gun.

Joren only has one choice…

<Speechless? Heh, I thoug->

… but to throw it away and continue running up.

<Huh!? Joren!?> the gun that Joren threw floated up.

It seemed that it was still the fish itself, so Joren didn't question how it could fly up.

"On second thought, my fists are my best weapons!"

<No, the firepower of this gun depends on your Strength! The higher your Toughness, the lesser its recoil! The number of its bullets automatically reloads, and the reloading speed depends on your Stamina! Finally, the greater your Agility, the greater its fire rate! Can't you see, it's the BEST WEA->

"Don't care, it's fucking ugly!"

<D-did you just call me ugly!?>

"Also, its mechanism doesn't make any sense at-..." Joren looked at the talking and floating fish. That's when he realized it was too late questioning if any of this makes sense at all.

<If it's just appearance you don't like, then go ahead, tell me how to make it look better! Let's see if you have something in mind!>

The fish challenged Joren.

"Challenge accepted!

<Hmph!>

"Have you seen a normal gun?"

<What do you take me for? I'm the Gangsta System!>

"There, you have envisioned a better design!"

<What!? Are you stupid!? How does it fit you being the Gangsta God in the future?! Alright! I will do it, but I will change a few things…!>

Joren didn't expect anything much. After the initial disappointment, he felt a little numb. Meanwhile, the Cerberus has rolled and learned that its fall is slower than Joren to hit him.

'Curses!' it thought, 'Looks like my hybrid form is better against a human!'

The Cerberus then began to morph. Its size decreases at an alarming rate. Joren jumped off it and landed on the ground. Landing from that height and feeling no damage feels a little surreal.

He looked at his stats and saw his Heath; 83/100. Correspondingly, his Stamina decreased to 71 (-15). But Joren didn't panic. These two seemed to be connected, which makes sense even if it's not the nonsensical Gangsta System.

< It's complete! I feel awesome!>

Joren then looked at the flying gun. It looks like a Glock 19, which he would've preferred. However, it still bears the dead-pan fish eyes, but he tolerated it. The things that the fish added were… a mini-size fedora hat and a cigarette sticking out of the barrel's mouth, pointed sideward.

Joren was surprised.

'It's not cool-looking at all… but it's cute.'

He accepted it, and it perfectly fits into his hands.

<Sheesh, you're finicky sometimes. Also, this is just your standard handgun. Once you've reached higher Thugness, you'll unlock more types of weapons, so work hard for it!>

"Alright, but never choose the design yourself next time," Joren said before a status screen showed up.

[Congratulations! You've acquired the Gangsta Way Type I!

Model: Glock 19, without a safety lock.

Firepower: 50% Strength

Fire Rate: 75% Agility (Rounds) per Minute, or, 1.075 Bullets per Second.

Recoil: 1,460 (Firepower)/ 10,582 (Toughness) = 14%

Reload Speed: 75% Stamina (Bullets) per minute

Clip Capacity: 75% Stamina]

Joren just skipped the stats when he saw the 'Gangsta' in its name again. Also, he has no time to read the stats as the Cerberus have turned into its hybrid form.. Those who read it all are unfortunate.