Chapter 1: Saint Father System

1991.

London.

In an orphanage.

Darren was sitting all alone in a corner of the garden.

How did he end up transmigrating?

And into a foreigner, at that.

Fortunately, upon transmigrating, he had acquired the original owner's memories, so he wouldn't be discovered as an imposter due to not knowing the language.

But he was truly a bit bewildered; shouldn't something like transmigration be voluntary?

Darren sighed.

Turning his head, he saw Kenley approaching from a distance, looking aggressive with a few other children in tow.

He rubbed his head, feeling a headache coming on.

Kenley was the king of the children in this orphanage.

Every child had to obey him, or they would be beaten.

The original owner had died on the spot after being pushed down the stairs by Kenley for violating his rules, landing head-first.

And the one who woke up afterward was Darren, from the twenty-first century.

In the past few days, Kenley hadn't stopped causing trouble for Darren, insisting on forcing Darren to submit to him.

Darren was naturally unwilling, and relying on his adult mindset, he had secretly tripped Kenley up several times, making him suffer quite a few losses.

He had thought this would bring him peace, but who knew this guy lacked the brains to realize it was his own fault, never suspecting Darren's retaliation, and continued to pester him every day.

If it weren't for the fact that Darren had just transmigrated and intended to spend some time in the orphanage, he would have long since let Kenley experience the original owner's fate.

"Darren! I heard from Yali that you were hiding here, and sure enough, you haven't handed over your snacks to me today. Do you want me to push you down again?"

Kenley was a year older than Darren, twelve this year, and grew up to be broad-shouldered and thick-waisted, like a sturdy youth; Darren had always suspected he was raised on pig feed.

Hearing Kenley ask for his snacks, Darren wanted to laugh at the idiot on the spot.

Did this guy really think he would be like the original owner, saving snacks for him to snatch? Hilarious, he'd finished them in two bites!

Just as he was about to speak, he heard a mechanical voice ring out in his ear.

【Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the Saint Father System.】

【Ding, as long as the host performs Saint Father-like actions, you can obtain Saint Father Points, which can be used in the mall.】

【Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining a Newbie Gift Pack, do you wish to open it?】

Saint Father System?

Is there such a system in this world?

Darren opened his mouth, his eyes widening in speechlessness.

But in an instant, he turned his head away with a bit of disdain.

No!

He didn't want to be a Saint Father!

Even with rewards, he would lose his personality.

【Forget it, you can go!】

【Ding, detecting the host's thoughts, the system deems it necessary to explain the Saint Father System.】

【Ding, the Saint Father System, as the name suggests, is about being a Saint Father, but this system only requires you to perform actions that people perceive as Saint Father-like.】

【Ding, that is to say, even if the host commits murder or arson behind people's backs, as long as you are not discovered, the host will not violate the rules.】

【Ding, the system's explanation is complete. If the host insists on the system leaving, the system will initiate a self-destruct sequence.】

Ah, this!

【Cough, you'd better stay!】

Personality or not, Darren just wanted to try out the feeling of being a Saint Father.

Hmm, it felt pretty good.

Even though he hadn't started being a Saint Father yet.

【Ding, since the host has decided to bind the system, do you wish to open the Newbie Gift Pack?】

【Open, open!】

Darren rubbed his hands in excitement.

He'd heard that Newbie Gift Packs always contained god-tier abilities.

He wondered what he would get.

【Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Saint Father Aura: improves your appearance, temperament, and charm.】

【Congratulations to the host for obtaining the skill 'Facing Death with Equanimity': every time you are injured, you can block your own pain, and when receiving fatal damage, you can adjust the magnitude of the damage inflicted upon yourself.】

【Congratulations to the host for obtaining the 'Heart of a Best Actor': you can control your expressions, emotions, and physical condition at will.】

【Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining Magic Power +100.】

Hmm?

Darren understood the first three rewards—it was just beauty enhancement, a pain blocker, and god-tier acting skills—but what did the last one mean?

Magic power?

Does this world have magic power?

With a thought from Darren, the four rewards were already applied to him.

He looked at a flower in the flowerbed with a sudden flash of inspiration, thinking of chocolate, and then the flower in his eyes gradually turned into a piece of chocolate and fell to the ground.

This...

Is this really magic power?

Could this be the Harry Potter world?

Forgive Darren for not having a rich imagination; he could only think of the novel Harry Potter having magic power for the time being.

How magical!

【Ding, detecting an opportunity for the host to display Saint Father-like behavior, a temporary task is issued: give the snack to Kenley and say the line, "Here is some chocolate, please don't bully others anymore."】

【Ding, after completing the task, you will obtain god-tier Occlumency (when someone is checking, you can disguise virtual memories). Does the host accept the task?】

【Accept!】

Case closed, definitely Harry Potter!

Occlumency is definitely a useful skill in Harry Potter.

Especially for a transmigrator like him.

Especially god-tier Occlumency.

Darren hurriedly chose to accept.

Only then did he look up at Kenley.

This guy hadn't seen him turn the flower into chocolate at all, and was still smugly thinking Darren wasn't speaking because he was afraid of him.

Darren secretly rolled his eyes.

But he immediately retracted it, lifted his head, and added an expectant smile; he hesitated and raised his hand, with a piece of unwrapped chocolate in his palm.

He didn't know how long he had been holding this piece of chocolate, but it still looked delicious.

Darren seemed to muster his courage, gritted his teeth, and said: "Here, have some chocolate, please don't bully others anymore, okay? If you're willing, all my future chocolate will be yours!"