[ Time Jump: One Month Later - January 1984 ]
[ Location: Frostwell Residence - Vivan's Room ]
Life in Hawkins had settled into a weird rhythm.
Wake up. Go to school. Pretend to be a normal rich kid. Come home. workout and shadow boxing, Grind Telekinesis until my nose bleeds. Sneak Eggos to El in the woods. Repeat.
It was boring. It was peaceful. It was suspicious.
I was lying on my bed, tossing a baseball into the air and catching it with my mind.
'Up. Down. Up. Down.'
[ Telekinesis Mastery: Level 4 (35%) ]
'Slow. So slow. I need a challenge. I need a boss fight. Or at least a high-level mob.'
Ding!
The sound wasn't the doorbell. It was inside my skull.
A massive gold notification window popped up, obscuring my view of the ceiling fan.
[ WORLD QUEST GENERATED ]
[ Target World: Harry Potter (Year 1 - The Philosopher's Stone) ]
[ Objective: Survive the School Year & Retrieve the Stone . ][ Difficulty: C-Rank (Low) ]
[ Rewards: Magic Unlock, 1000 Points, Random Spell Book. ]
My eyes bulged. Harry Potter? Magic? Actual, wand-waving, broom-flying magic?
'If I get magic... real magic... I won't just be a psychic glass cannon anymore. I could shield. I could heal.'
I sat up, heart pounding.
[ RESTRICTIONS APPLIED ]
[ Eligibility: Must be under the age of 13. ][ Party Size: 2 Members. ]
[ Note: Time in your home world and your body will remain frozen for the duration of the quest. ]
I stared at the restriction. Under 13.
'I'm twelve. I turn thirteen in 4 months.'
I burst out laughing.
'Oh, the chat is going to hate this.'
I opened the Chat Group. It was already chaos.
Esdeath: I cannot accept the quest. System, explain. I am the strongest here. Why am I barred?
Lloyd Frontera (Admin): "Under 13"? Are you kidding me?! I need that Stone! Do you know how much the Philosopher's Stone sells for?! This is age discrimination!
Ryomen Sukuna: Pathetic. A world of sorcerers and I am denied entry because of a number?
Sosuke Aizen: It seems the System prefers... potential over power. Or perhaps it simply wishes to keep the "adults" from breaking the narrative too quickly.
Makima: A pity. I would have liked a pet from that world.
Vivan Frostwell: @Everyone Sorry, grandpas and grandmas. Looks like this is a kids' table event.
Boa Hancock: Who are you calling Grandma?! I am in the prime of my beauty! You insolent worm!
Wanda Maximoff: That's... actually really sweet. It's like a field trip. Have fun, Vivan!
Lelouch vi Britannia: It makes sense. A school setting. Sending Sukuna to Hogwarts would result in the massacre of the student body within the first hour. Sending Vivan is... safer.
Vivan Frostwell: Hey! I can be dangerous!
Shikamaru Nara: ...I qualify.
The chat went silent.
Shikamaru Nara: I checked. I'm twelve. Just barely.
Vivan Frostwell: Shikamaru! My man! You wanna go to wizard school?
Shikamaru Nara: What a drag. Magic school sounds like more work than Ninja Academy. Can I just sleep?
Lloyd Frontera (Admin): NO! You go there, you get that Stone, and you bring it to me! I'll pay you! I'll build you a cloud-watching tower!
Shikamaru Nara: ...tempting but no, I have no interest in the stone.
Vivan Frostwell: Wait. Before we go. I need to check something. The System said "Time Freeze." That implies time works differently for all of us.
I sat up straighter. This had been bugging me for a while.
Vivan Frostwell: Quick roll call. What is the current year and date in your world? And what are you doing right now?
Ryomen Sukuna: I do not count the passing of seasons. It has been a thousand years since I felt fear. That is the only time that matters.
'Edgelord. Check.'
Shikamaru Nara: Konoha Year 60. We're about to graduate and become Genin next week. Narutos painting the Hokage monument again.
'Okay, so Early Naruto. Part 1.'
Lelouch vi Britannia: Why does it matter? It is 2017 a.t.b. I am... currently in the middle of a chess match.
'Code Geass, start of the rebellion.'
Esdeath: Imperial Year 1023. I am currently suppressing a rebellion in the North. They scream loudly.
'Akame ga Kill, pre-Night Raid war.'
Wanda Maximoff: It's 2007. I'm... well, I'm just trying to keep my head down in Sokovia. Stark Industries just dropped a bomb near my apartment... literally.
'MCU Wanda. Pre-Age of Ultron. She's just a kid with trauma right now.'
Boa Hancock: It is February, Year 1522 of the Sea Circle Calendar. And I am currently rejecting a marriage proposal from a disgusting Vice Admiral.
'One Piece. Pre-Luffy arrival?'
Sosuke Aizen: Time is subjective in Hueco Mundo. But if you must know, the Soul Society is currently in a state of... blissful ignorance. I am merely a humble Captain preparing his tea.
'Liar, He is not giving the information. He's plotting everything.'
Makima: The date is irrelevant. The Gun Devil was sighted 13 years ago. That is the only timeline the Public Safety Commission cares about.
'Okh Chainsaw Man. Part 1.'
Lloyd Frontera (Admin): Time is money! And you're wasting it!
Vivan Frostwell: Optimus? What about you?
Optimus Prime: I have just landed on Earth. My scanners indicate the year is... the same year your life signal was extinguished, Vivan.
I froze.
'He just landed.'
Vivan Frostwell: Wait. Optimus. You killed me... I mean, you landed on me... 2 month ago. In my time.
Optimus Prime: Negative. My impact occurred 14 minutes ago. I am still scanning the crater for survivors.
My brain did a backflip.
'14 minutes for him. 2 month for me.'
Vivan Frostwell: Holy crap. My world is moving at hyper-speed compared to yours. Or yours is super slow.
Sosuke Aizen: Interesting. Time dilation. It seems the System synchronizes our communication, but our physical realities move at vastly different rates.
Lelouch vi Britannia: Which means while Vivan spends a year at Hogwarts, mere seconds might pass for Optimus.
Shikamaru Nara: So... if I go on this quest, do I miss graduation?
[ System Notice: Quest Worlds exist outside of standard spacetime. Time in your home world will be frozen. You will return to the exact moment you left. ]
Shikamaru Nara: Oh. Perfect. I can catch up on sleep for a whole year and wake up refreshed for the Genin exams. I'm in.
Vivan Frostwell: You're going to Hogwarts to sleep?
Shikamaru Nara: Unless the magic involves napping, yes.
Lloyd Frontera (Admin): USELESS! BOTH OF YOU! Get me something valuable! A wand! A broom! A dragon egg!
Vivan Frostwell: I'll bring you a chocolate frog, Lloyd. Calm down.
I stood up. I grabbed my backpack.
'I don't need clothes. I'll get robes there. I don't need money. I have... well, I have 0 Galleons, but I have a rich kid's confidence.'
Vivan Frostwell: @Shikamaru Nara Ready?
Shikamaru Nara: Yeah. Just let me tell my mom I'm going to... actually, never mind. Time freeze. Let's go.
I pressed the [ ACCEPT ] button floating in the air.
[ Party Confirmed: Vivan Frostwell & Shikamaru Nara. ]
[ Destination: London, 1991. ][ Initiating Transport in 3... 2... 1... ]
The world twisted. My bedroom dissolved into a swirl of colors.
'Hogwarts. Here comes the vivan.'
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