1 week of monster slaying later
I was fighting again deeper in the swamp, I am on the lookout for anything suspicious, Mitsude followed me after that night, I am grateful for it
“The loot is great and your XP gain is even higher now. Better be careful tho”- I had been fighting stronger monsters now but some huge ones I had to use my skills, a turtle monster had been passing around and catching up to us
*Use skill: Insidious*- I waited for a giant turtle monster to pass, I can’t kill it just now, for how slow it sounds the monster it is pretty fast
*Insidious skill has evolved into Shadow step, you can now crouch move while using Insidious.*- Ok, now I am getting my first skill evolution, great!
I tried to move while using shadow step, it only allows me to move when crouched
“Okura and Noni go on the opposite sides as I cast magic. Sakamoto you use ranged attacks”- A group of 4 people was in a battle formation
“Watch it, it has a hard shell”- One of the people fought with a spear, one with a sword, the female that seemed to command them is a mage and the guy defending her an archer
“What is that idiot doing there near the turtle?”- She spotted me somehow? How could she?
“Get out of there”- All of them were shouting at me
“Why isn’t the turtle noticing him yet?”- All of they looked at me in surprise
“Great Sage, why can she see me?”
“She is a strong mage, she cast a spell that revels hidden things to them, the spell doesn’t affect the turtle”
“Great Sage, can I go into auto battle mode?”
“Sure”
*Great Sage: Auto Battle Mode*
Great Sage took control of my body, I jumped with the knife in my hand, I landed with the knife on the shell, I dragged the knife down reaching the turtle's head, the knife extended into a katana able to cut the turtle’s head
“I forgot, to tell you that the blade is extendable”
“He is powerful alright”- They had come near me
“I am ok, don’t worry”- I could barely stand, Great Sage’s Battle Mode takes a lot of energy out of me
“Don’t go running off like that Daisuke, you are making me scared”- Mitsude looked at me grumpy
“Hello Mitsude, you know this guy, he is strong, killed the turtle with ease”- The mage girl pointed to me
“Ohhh, Daisuke, I don’t know, his weapon is. I follow him to gather the loot monsters drop”- Mitsude turned around and began gathering material from the turtle
“You are Daisuke, right? I am Senri”- She helped me get up
“I am, Noni, I use the astral spear, Okura here fancies a sword and the Archer class is Sakamoto. Curious what class are you”- Noni shook my hand. All of them looked like respectable people. Noni and Sakamoto were twins, the only differing feature was their hair and eye color.
“I am Daisuke Suzuki, it’s nice to meet you”
“Come with us Daisuke, we have something to tell you”- The 4 people grabbed me, I don’t know where they were dragging me
“Where are we going?”- What are they planning, these guys are the 4 heroes of Wiefra
“I want to talk to you, we will introduce ourselves fully later”
We walked to their house, it was a big mansion south of the town
They dragged me into the living room
“Take a seat”- Senri sat near me
“What do you want to ask me?”
“We are the 4 heroes of this town. We are level 40”- Senri poured me a glass of water
“Heroes? I heard a little about you”- Sakamoto chuckled at my comment
“Well, you aren’t from here are you?”- Noni laughed before sitting near me
“Well, I am not from here. Nice to meet you. I am level”- I forgot what my level was
“You are level 10 Daisuke”
“I am level 10”
“That isn’t right, a level 10 can’t defeat a giant turtle of level 25, we struggle with it at level 30, how the fuck could you do it?”- Senri laughed
“Are you sure you are level 10?”- Noni came closer to me
“Yes”- All of them seemed uneasy
“He really is level 10. There should be something else here that might help him”- Okura gaze was upon me, he looked like a machine scanning me
“Then how the hell?”- Senri was going through my stuff, all of my equipment, Okura turned to scan my gear as well, I brought the shield as well but rarely used it
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“That knife, it’s level 2000.”- Okura pointed to the Crimson knife
“Ok, how the hell is he able to use it? Maybe it’s an error on my part, Great Sage never failed until now”- Okura tried to pick up the knife, the moment he laid his hands on it the knife sent a small spark of electricity through his body
“A special weapon, I read about weapons like this, they are made by gods and given to people, only those with a blessing by that god are able to use them”- Senri glared in awe at my knife
“No, it is different but also similar to what Senri said. This weapon is”- Okura paused for a bit
“What is it, man?”- Noni and Sakamoto were worried
“As Senri said, this weapon is made by a god, a god of calamity to be precise. That’s why he can use it without any drawbacks, unlike us. He can use it and this knife cuts and kills almost everything that moves, there is only one conclusion all of us know”- They gazed at me again, the looks, I can’t describe them.
“He is reincarnated here from Earth, maybe from Japan due to the sound of his name, a god had given him this gift while he was reincarnating. Well good to have another person like us then”- Senri got closer to me now, she was at ease for whatever reason. Wait, they were reincarnated here too? I can’t believe it.
“You, too, guys?”- My voice got low since
“Yes, 4 years ago we died and got reincarnated here. We lived long enough to know this world, and we built a home here. Do you have a place to stay, Daisuke?”
“Daisuke, stay near them at all time. You will profit more this way”
“I was a student at a school, had gone out with my friends and got into a fight with a person, he flung me into the street where a car had hit me”
“You are keeping more than you are letting on. Tell us the whole story”- Senri pouted
“I don’t trust any of you yet. We just met, maybe after we get to know each other better I may open up more, anyway I got to go.”- I got up from the sofa I was seated on
“We will come tomorrow at the guild. We could use your help. Take care now”- Okura handed my knife back, apparently you can grab the knife if you put it in a sheath first.
Tavern:
I was entering the guild’s tavern, Mitsude and Petra are chatting at a table.
“How are the 2 of you doing?”
“We are good, here is the money”- Mitsude handed me 50 silver pieces
“Here, your payment”- I gave Mitsude 20 silver pieces
“Thank you”- She smiled and hid the money in her pocket
“So the 2 of you went monster hunting?”- Petra was drinking ale
“Yes, it was actually fun, he took down a giant turtle monster”
“Is that so?”- Petra maintained a Stoic expression
“Yes. He even met the 4 heroes”- Petra turned her head to look at me
“4 heroes? Did they kick his ass or something?”
“No, they were actually friendly, Noni and Daisuke asked me to go and sell the monster loot”
“I will go to sleep for today. Take care you 2”
I couldn’t sleep too much tonight, it was hell, having a nightmare of high school. I guess this is the 2nd chance, better not fuck it up like I did with my life back there. Before falling asleep, I took one last look at the pendant Haruhime gave me
“Daisuke, remember, you are not alone in all of this”
“How I am supposed to know you are telling the truth?”
“Well, you have to, otherwise you will be unable to make a connection with stable people”
“I am here for you kid, I can always read your thoughts. I always know what you think”
“Do you really understand me?”
“Trust me kid I know, most people from where I came from had a though life, including me, anyway, it’s getting late kid, you need to be rested”
“Well, it must suck for you too”
“Get to sleep, kid. You need to rest for tomorrow”
The next day in the morning Senri and Okura arrived at the guild
“We are here Daisuke, come down!”- I could hear Senri shouting on the lower floor of the tavern
I changed my clothes and got down to them
“I am here”
“Ok, so now you will come and train with us”- Senri dragged me out of the tavern, well more by force, and now I have to fight monsters with them
The swamp:
They have dragged me here again, maybe I can do something useful here.
“So Daisuke what is your class, you never told us that”
“I have 2 classes, one is shielder and the 2nd is Assassin”- All of them looked at me dumbfounded
“Ok, how is it possible?”- Sakamoto stared at me
“Just tell them the truth Daisuke”
“When I reincarnated in heaven, there was a goddess that gave me the shielder class, then a fox demi-human. He came near me and asked me if I want another class and I accepted he gave me the assassin class”- They were still looking weird at me
“I don’t understand, it should be impossible for 2 gods to do it. Mostly because on god will strip the blessing of another”
“I never heard anything about a kitsune god.”- Senri was the only one curious about this
“So, what did this god said?”- Senri continued to look at me. We are in the swamps waiting for monsters to spawn, but Senri wants to chat with me
“Should I tell them this too, Great Sage?”
“Yes, tell them about me. And I don’t consider myself a god”
“Well, his name is Great Sage, he gave me the skill Great Sage, and he cursed and blessed me at the same time”- I hope they are buying it, even for this world this sounds like an ass pull
“You also possess the Great Sage skill?”- Okura looked at me again
“You too?”
“Well yes I do have it, she sounds like a robot without emotions, the previous scan didn’t show me any skill, like something blocking me from reading. Makes sense now.”
“You said Great Sage cursed you, right?”- Senri was worried
Whenever Great Sage take control of my body, my consciousness seems to weaken and faint if the control is for too long. I start to take more of his appearance, even with my eyes changing
“Something is strange about his eyes. They suddenly changed”- Noni seems to be the one noticing small detail
“What is happening to him?”- My vision went dark, I could only hear the others
“You wanted to see Great Sage in action?”
“Yes, it’s still you, Daisuke?”
“No, it’s Great Sage, the curse allows me to control his body and influence his mind. He isn’t used to it yet, so he may faint after this, take care of him”
“Ok, this ability is nothing like my Great Sage. One question, what were you before being a god?”
“I was a shape-shifter before all this, well I still am one. My voice and appearance can be tweaked, I can’t do it to Daisuke’s body, it’s not compatible.”
“Ok. That seems great.”
“Yeah take care of him, he will faint after this”- After Great Sage gave control of my body back I began to get weaker, eventually fainting