The Scumbag's Guide To Heroism novel Chapter 191

Chapter 191: 191 | Performance Calibration

I looked at my hands.

Same fingers. Same knuckles. Same calluses from two months of construction work. Nothing visible had changed.

Everything had changed.

The warmth I felt wasn’t temperature. It was potential, settling into my bones like sediment.

The System had given me Ecchi Logic. Reality would conspire. Compromising positions. Beautiful women.

The System had given me Sadism. Combat would feel different now. Intimacy would feel different. Most people would find the difference concerning.

The System had given me Demigod. Faster, stronger, harder to kill than almost anyone I’d meet for the rest of my very long life.

Three pulls. Three permanent alterations to what I was.

〘 Gacha sequence complete. Total rewards from Corruption Complete milestone and pulls: 10,432 Scumbag Points, Devotion’s Echo, Heroine Bond Resonance (Sloane Fitzgerald), Ecchi Logic, Sadism, Demigod. The Host’s current stat profile with all bonuses applied is as follows: 〙

The sheet materialized.

〘 LUKAS BELMONT — UPDATED PROFILE 〙

〘 Strength: 100 (80 base × 1.25 Demigod) 〙

〘 Dexterity: 100 (80 base × 1.25 Demigod) 〙

〘 Agility: 100 (80 base × 1.25 Demigod) 〙

〘 Intelligence: 100 (80 base × 1.25 Demigod) 〙

〘 Endurance: 100 (80 base × 1.25 Demigod) 〙

〘 Note: Proximity to Sloane Fitzgerald adds +5% to all stats when within range. 〙

One hundred Strength.

Two days ago that number had been eighty. Before that, sixty. Before that, forty. Every point purchased with Scumbag Points, earned through quests I’d completed and situations I’d navigated and women whose Gauges I’d raised. I’d watched it climb from thirty-eight to eighty over three months, each increment bought deliberately.

Now the Demigod trait had taken that eighty and multiplied it by twenty-five percent. One hundred Strength. Not through training or effort or anything I could claim credit for. Through a single passive trait sitting dormant in my soul since I’d arrived in this body.

Before the bonus, eighty Strength had been impressive for someone who’d tested Unmarked. Competitive with trained combatants. Dangerous in close quarters if I played it smart. Now it was one hundred. The multiplicative structure meant every future point gained would be worth more than a point. Every improvement to my base stats would be amplified by the same twenty-five percent.

If I raised my base Strength to ninety, it would become one hundred twelve after the multiplier. One hundred base would become one hundred twenty-five. The gap between me and the students I’d be training alongside would widen with every point I bought.

The System had given me a permanent advantage that scaled infinitely. A force multiplier applying to every attribute I improved for the rest of my life. Someone else could become stronger or faster through training or Aspect refinement. They would never have this. Their ninety Strength would always be just ninety.

Mine would be one hundred twelve.

〘 The Host’s assessment is correct. Current physical capabilities exceed the expected range for a normal first-year Hero Academy student by a considerable margin. This will create challenges related to power concealment and social integration during initial evaluations. 〙

〘 The Host’s registered Aspect, Phantom Touch, is classified as a mid-tier Channeler ability with no documented physical enhancement component. The official record describes it as a telekinetic projection system with moderate force output and limited range. These parameters do not account for triple-digit base attributes or a twenty-five percent multiplicative bonus. 〙

〘 The System notes that the Host will need to make strategic decisions regarding performance calibration during observed training sessions. Excessive physical capability inconsistent with documented Aspect classification may trigger institutional review. 〙

〘 The System offers a recommendation. The Host should consider the trajectory of his first arc at Halloran Academy with careful attention to the following factors: 〙

〘 1. Power Revelation Strategy — The Host must decide how much of his true capability to reveal and when. Early revelation risks institutional attention and potential investigation. Delayed revelation risks being underestimated to the point of exclusion from opportunities. 〙

〘 2. Heroine Priority Matrix — The Host has established contact with Rina Soleil (12% Gauge), Camille Ortega (contact only, no Gauge), and Felicity Hardy (8% Gauge). Additional heroines exist within the student body. The Host must determine which relationships to prioritize for cultivation. 〙

〘 3. Combat Positioning — The Host’s physical capabilities exceed his registered Aspect profile. He must decide whether to perform below his actual level, risk exposure through genuine performance, or find a middle ground that satisfies neither option fully. 〙

〘 4. Social Architecture — The Host’s bonds with Sloane Fitzgerald and Diane Fitzgerald represent existing infrastructure. His relationships with classmates represent new construction. The Host must determine how these structures interact and support each other. 〙

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