The system's message echoed in my head:
Summon Part Detected NearbyLocation: Household StorageOwners: Kamiya Yuuji & Kamiya HanaeAccess Granted—Genetic Match Confirmed: Yuuya Kamiya
My breath caught.
My parents' names—names I hadn't seen in years—appeared on the screen. They had been gone since that Gate incident when I was just a kid. I barely remembered them, but something inside me stirred at the sight.
Could it be? Did they leave something behind? Something important?
The system's next message was clear:
Summoning requires physical contact with at least one summon part.Please locate and retrieve the summon part to proceed.
I shot up from my bed, the sheets falling to the floor as I grabbed my flashlight. The room around me—the scattered books, the posters, the empty soda cans—felt suddenly distant, unimportant.
My feet carried me down the stairs, the house creaking with every step. The storage room at the back of the house had always been off-limits. Locked. Forgotten.
I stood before the old wooden door, the rusty latch cold under my fingers. With a deep breath, I flicked the lock open.
The air inside smelled thick with dust and age. Boxes stacked haphazardly, faded photographs, broken toys.
I swept my flashlight's beam across the clutter until it landed on a small object resting on an old, folded blanket in the corner.
It was a rubbery sphere, about the size of a baseball, with a faint reddish-orange glow pulsing beneath its surface.
The texture reminded me of something soft and stretchy, like the rubber gloves my mom used when cleaning.
I reached out slowly, hesitant.
The moment my fingers brushed against it, warmth surged through my palm, shooting up my arm like electricity.
[Summon Part Identified: Rubber Sphere]High Compatibility with Hand-Based SummonsLinked to Anime Brofist System.
My heartbeat thundered.
The rubber ball throbbed gently, almost alive, almost breathing.
I wrapped my hand around it. It was heavier than I expected, yet soft—almost comforting.
The system chimed in:
Summon Part Acquired.System Link Established.First Summon Tutorial: Ready.
I held the rubber sphere tightly, a strange mix of fear and excitement flooding me.
Could this really be the key?
Could this forgotten piece left by my parents be my first step toward power? Toward understanding this strange new world?
A slow smile spread across my face.
"Alright," I whispered. "Let's see what you can do."
Would you like me to continue with Chapter 3 where Yuuya tries his first summon using the rubber sphere?