God of Systems: Maker of Heroes and Villains

Inside a small makeshift shed in the slums of Auberg district, a relatively short man sat on a chair as he stared at two people who were kneeling in front of him.

"B-boss, four of our people died while they fought the Pazy group and we lost all our goods. T-there really wasn't much we could do to stop them. They had more than fifty people, boss." one of them said as he banged his head onto the floor, shaking in fear and pain.

As for the other guy, he lifted up his head and looked at the man in front of him who had taken over the entire gang. There had been a lot of resistance from multiple people but all of them had been massacred.

Instead of fear, he looked at the boss with reverence as he growled angrily, "Boss Otto! We were outnumbered this time but they shouldn't have gone too far. Just give me one chance and I'll capture all those kids again. I'll also bring you the heads of all the Pazy members!"

"Heheheheh" Otto chuckled as he took a knife that was on the small table beside him and threw it at the guy who was shivering on the floor. It didn't hit him right and instead, bounced off his head.

Otto didn't mind it and looked at the other guy, "Kill h-"

Even before he could finish his order, the guy had grabbed the knife and pierced the other guy's back.

"-im"

*Chack chack chack chack krck chack*

One stab after the other assaulted the first guy and before he could hit back or recover, he lost his life as he took his last gasp.

With a bloodied hand, face and clothes, the guy looked up at Otto and grinned, "What next boss?"

Otto grinned back and clapped the armrest on his chair happily, "I like this one!!" he roared and pointed at him, "I'll take care of Pazy. You go and harass that Clangson."

He then paused for a second before grabbing a metallic stamp with a handle that was around 40cm long.

"Here, take this and put the seal on that bastard's wife. I'm done playing with her and waiting for that rich bastard to apologise. It's time to end it all and also for people to learn about us.

Stamp her head, back, front, hands, legs, and everything before you kill her. After that, use a long stick and hang her for everyone to see. It should be done right before sunrise tomorrow."

The guy in front of him nodded as he took the branding seal and pointed towards his right, "She's in the hut beside us right? Can I play with her for a bit before I get things done, boss?"

"Do whatever you want but don't miss the timing." Otto said and pointed at the door, "Now get out of this place you dumb mutt!"

As the goon scurried out of the shed, Otto clicked his tongue with an annoyed expression on his face. He got up from his chair slowly walked towards the door.

'No goosebumps or fear... looks like the path is clear. Time to act.' he thought as he walked out of his shed.

A few kilometers away, in an inn.

"Hm hmm hm hmmm~" a young girl sat on a bed, humming as she had her eyes closed.

Her eyes were indeed closed, but she was able to see things and at the moment, she watched Otto leave the shed and rush out.

'This shadow will stay inside to keep watch... but I don't think I can hold it in anymore.' she thought as she opened her eyes with a flushed face, "My shadows can't interfere or manipulate the thought processes of your group. On top of that, your lover Clara's armor can repel my shadows too. Ah~ I love this game. I love hard things~"

She slowly lifted up her skirt, and looked at the reflection of her bare skin.

Her hand moved to the place between her thighs as she giggled with a giddy look on her face, "Oh this will be fun. How should we play this game Keith? How? Should I show you my face or should I play from the darkness before surprising you at the end?"

Just as she was planning and fantasizing about the so-called game, she heard a knock on the door.

"Sir, your dinner is ready. Would you like to eat in the dining area or should I bring your food here?"

The girl clicked her tongue and her throat immediately thickened. It's color changed while the structure of the face also changed at the same time. In just one second, her neck and face had transformed.

She looked at her reflection that had a gruff manly face that was rectangular while also having a thick slice mark on the right cheek.

Then, she snapped her fingers and an almost transparent bubble appeared that was invisible before. It shattered almost a fraction of a second after the bubble showed itself.

"I'll come down in a minute, thank you." she said, her voice slightly deep and throaty unlike the sweet and youthful voice from a few seconds ago.

"Okay sir, we'll get the food ready for you."

The sound of footsteps slowly faded away and the body also began to change, she became taller, muscular and slightly tanned. Short black hair replaced the long blonde and once she was done, she looked down at place between her thighs.

'I'll let it be. It's not like people are going peep when I'm wearing trousers.'

The man moved out of the room and his thoughts went back to Keith, 'Hmm... I guess we'll play to our strengths. You have some mysterious defensive abilities so I'll stay true to my specialty and move in the dark.

Or should I appear in front of you and act like your friend while you search all over the district for me? Yeah, this is more fun compared to hiding. Ah, I want to see you cry and scream in despair...'

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Amelia silently stood in the living room where Clangson and his kids were, doing her job of keeping an eye on them and their surroundings.

'If only Brandon listened to me and asked Keith for help. Our team only has three members now, so it's harder to protect these people if things go overwhelmingly wrong.'

She glanced at the five kids, three of whom were in their teens and two who were younger than 10. Her eyes slowly moved to the two concubines who, based on her observations, looked pretty happy with the current situation where Clangson's wife had been abducted.

Amelia pushed away her negative thoughts and just as she was about to check the time, she heard a familiar voice.

"I'm here, time for shift change."

She turned to look at Edward and smiled, "Thank you for not being late."

"Heh, have I ever been late?"

"No, but Brandon was supposed to come today for the night shift and he always comes one or two hours late just to antagonize me. If only he wasn't my boss, I'd have punched his face in."

Edward chuckled when he heard her words and shook his head slightly, "Even if you punched him, it wouldn't have made much of a difference. Anyways, he's never late when it's me so I guess he's simply doing this to get your attention."

"Pissing me off isn't going to help him in any way, uncle. I mean sir."

Edward patted her shoulder, "Well, go back home. I'm sure you feel like partying tonight."

"Heh, of course. I did tell Clara that it's my birthday but I have a feeling that she forgot." she said, her expression crumbling for a moment as a hint of sadness escaped through her expression, but she was quick to hide it.

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"It doesn't matter though. I'll grab the whole group with me and announce that it's a special day. Heh, I've been saving up money for a special occasion like this." she said and smirked, making Edward grin in response.

He pointed at the main door and jerked his head towards the same direction, "What are you waiting for then? Get going. Or do you want to do some overtime?"

"No thanks!" Amelia said happily as she rushed towards the main door, "Have a nice night!"

Clangson, who was still a doing his best to deal with the abduction of his wife, felt anger rising inside him, but he kept his emotions under control. He looked at Edward and gave him a curt nod before he went back to reading the few papers that had information regarding his few businesses.

Unfortunately, he wasn't able to focus as he knew that in a few minutes he'd get a threat in one form or another.

'Yesterday, it was it was a dead pig... if things keep going this way, then all my servants will quit. These dumb detectives are just acting like body guards instead of finding the person who's doing this to me. Ugh, I hired a bunch of trash!'