'' mhh so Ruri who or what are you? ''
After the fight against the wolves and once I had control of my body again I sat down on the groud and asked Ruri a few questions.
I am Ruri and I was created to help you on your journey.
'' Created? Created by whom? ''
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'' Ruri? ''
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'' ok, looks like you don't want to talk about it all right I understand, then would you at least explain to me what just happened? ''
Yes, after you defeated the wolves, you finally had enough exp for a LVL UP and considering the situation I decided to use one of your skill points. While I was in the process of creating you, I was...interrupted, whoever it was wanted to prevent your reincarnation at all costs.
'' Yeah I know, by that man and do you have any idea who that might be? ''
No..unfortunately not. Said Ruri cautiously
'' Too bad having an unknown enemy out there is not exactly relaxing, but that still doesn't explain why I couldn't move anymore or what just happened. '' I asked Ruri, walking over to one of the wolves.
As I said, I used one of your skill points to unlock myself, so I was able to take over your body to eliminate the threat.
'' Wait, does that mean you can just take over my body whenever you feel like it? ''
Yes and no I can take over your body only once a day and only in critical situations where I am sure that you’re in danger. And I can control your body for a maximum of 2 minutes.
'' I see, and then what were you doing just now? ''
I used one of your skills
'' Wait, I had a skill like that? Ahhh fuck I wish I had known that earlier. ''
Well, you should see it differently, it was good that you didn't know that, or you probably would have run out of energy much sooner.
'' Energy? Does that mean I just ran out of energy which is why I felt so exhausted? ''
Not quite, in fact you have more than enough to start with, the problem was that fall from the sky. You used up almost all your energy to absorb the impact, the one I just used was Instant Death. A powerful skill but has a high energy consumption compared to your other skills. This skill allows you to kill everything and everyone with a single touch, but you must touch the enemy with your whole hand, so it's not enough if only your finger touches the enemy, it has to be the whole hand.
'' I see, if I had known about the skill without knowing about my energy, I would probably be dead now without you. I can't believe that I would ever be so lucky. '' I said and looked at one of the wolves.
I thought about whether I should take something from him, maybe a tooth, to sell. From the Isekai anime I had seen, I knew that you could sell loot to the adventure guilds. So, I went down and broke off one of the wolf's fangs and also cut off his right ear just to be sure. I put both things in my pockets and was about to head back out when Ruri interrupted me.
Hey Shin, what are you doing?
'' mhh? What do you mean. ‘’
Sigh, why the hell are you putting that in your pockets just put it in your inventory.
'' I knew my gut wasn't wrong, so I really do have one. Ok and how do I open it, I tried everything I could think of. ''
I know I saw it and it has entertained me quite well hahaha
I blushed slightly
'' I-it doesn't matter now, just tell me how to open it. ''
Hahaha you just have to think of it.
'' Please what? ''
Sigh, just say in your head inventory while wishing to open it.
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'' Inventory, EHHH? ''
Shortly after I said that I saw a Blue Hud in front of my eyes, on the far right I could see my energy bar and on the far left a list with different names.
Instant teleportation
Survivalist
Perfect Cook
Analyzer
And many more it was a very long list, so that must be my skills that Ruri was talking about, but what I noticed immediately. The skills were all gray and without colors, while the skill Instant Death was active and in color.
'' Are these my skills? Why are almost all of them gray? ''
It's because of that person, while I was about to give you your skills, I was stopped by him, so I had to hurry, which is why I could only give you a handful.
'' mhhh ok look. I said and sat down again. ''
'' Please explain everything again in detail, what is it about my energy, what happens if I don't have any left and what about these superpowers I have, are they skills too, and what is it about the wish to open it? ''
You should have already understood most of it, your skills consume energy as well as your superpowers. Unlike your skills, your superpowers use much less energy, but they are also weaker than your skills. When your energy drops to 0 then...
'' then? ''
You lose consciousness, you basically pass out, right now you only have 20/100 energy left which is probably why you still feel weak. You can restore your energy by simply sleeping, a few hours should be enough.
'' mh, mh I see. ''
The reason why I said with the wish to open it is because otherwise it could be problematic, don't you think?
'' So for example, if I have a normal conversation and I think of the word inventory, it could just open so that's why I have to wish for it. ''
That's right, I see you are not as stupid as I thought.
'' ... ok and I assume the same goes for my skills and my superpowers? ''
Ping Pong 100 points, yes it does, just hit the mountain in front of you but not with the wish to use your superpowers.
So I got up again and went to the mountain, I stood in front of the wall and hit it.
HIT
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See? This is how you can control your power without having to constantly use energy. Once activated you have to switch them off again, which is of course also possible by wishing it. If you then activate it again, you consume energy again, so you should think about when you want to turn it off. Any more questions?
'' No, those were all the questions for now, I can ask you the rest on the way. ‘’ I said and stood up again
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I walked over to the other wolves and took 1 fang and 1 ear from each one of them as well and put them all in my inventory.
'' .... uhm Ruri. ''
Wish
Said Ruri then just annoyed, so I took the ears and fangs in my hand and said in my head.
'' into the inventory. ''
And could thereupon see the fangs and ears disappear before my eyes, I opened my inventory and saw behind my hub with the skills another hub behind it. Without asking Ruri, I just said to myself.
'' Change inventory. ''
Thus before my eyes the two Hud exchanged themselves and now in front of me was my backpack where also my fangs and ears were inside. Once I saw that the ears and teeth were in the inventory, I closed it and went on my way again. On my way I talked a bit with Ruri and asked her where I was. She said that this was the Kuni Forest, which most of the inhabitants avoid because you could get lost very quickly in here. I also used my skill points which I had after my LVL UP. There were 6 in total one of them Ruri had already used to unlock herself. With the other I unlocked the following skills.
Survivalist
Perfect cook
Analyzer
Translator
Instant Teleportation
In my eyes, these were all skills that should be very useful to me in my current situation. Survivalist is basically what the name says, everything you need to know in order to survive in the wilderness I now know. Perfect Cook allows me to cook any dish I imagine, all I need are the necessary ingredients and my body moves all by itself. With Analyzer I am able to analyze enemies, mobs or normal people to learn more about them. Translator allows me to understand and speak all languages of this world. And finally, Instant Teleportation, with this skill I am able to teleport within a radius of 50 meters to any place I think of. Take this tree for example, with Instant Teleportation I would be able to teleport behind it, I just have to think about it.
So, these were all skills I could use in my current situation.
Growl
'' Sigh, I should probably take a break here for today. ''
I looked around for a suitable place to sleep before deciding on a spot. It was a small open area, and the best thing was that it was right next to.
'' Finally, a river. '' I said with a smile
A river was exactly what I needed because not only was I starving, but I was also dying of thirst. So, I ran to the river and looked at it, it didn't seem polluted on the contrary. The river was clear as glass, so clear that I could even see my own reflection in it. But to be sure, I used my skill analyzer.
River
Clean, suitable for drinking.
'' So, this is what it looks like when I used the skill. '' I said as my surroundings got darker and before my eyes was this text.
I therefore bent down and finally drank fresh water again.... which to my surprise was not salty, which I would have expected considering my luck. I then opened my inventory and pulled out my drink container I found while searching the tents. I filled it up, drank again from the river and went back to my place.
'' So now I should probably get something to eat. ''
I used my Survivalist skill and searched for animal tracks, before I found some, i looked at the tracks and examined them with analyzer.
'' Rabbit tracks uhh I hope rabbit tastes. '' I said and followed the tracks
After a few minutes of walking, I could see the rabbit in the distance, it was white and much larger than the rabbits I know. Since I unfortunately didn't have a bow and arrow, I had to think of something else before I had an idea. I got my silver sword and held it in my hand like a spear. My plan was to throw my sword like a spear, hoping to hit the rabbit's head and spare the flesh. For this I used another skill weapon master, which allowed me to wield any weapon flawlessly no matter what kind of weapon it was. So, I pulled back the sword and got ready, once the rabbit stopped, I threw my sword and increased my power so that I could throw the sword faster.
HIT
'' That actually worked. I said surprised and went to the rabbit.
When I got to him, I saw that I had hit the rabbit right between his eyes and he flew back with the sword and was now hanging on the tree. I pulled out my sword, put the rabbit over my shoulders and went back to the camp. I put the rabbit next to my campfire, which I was also able to light thanks to Survivalist.
'' well, what should I do with the rabbit, mhhh maybe a soup? ''
While I was still thinking about it, I used my skill Perfect Cook and started cooking immediately after that.
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'' .... how the hell did I make soup out of a rabbit and some funny looking vegetables I found while I was getting wood. ''
I couldn't believe it myself but in front of me was really a soup in a pot that I had also taken from the camp, as well as cutlery and soup bowl made of wood. I poured myself some soup with a wooden soup ladle and tasted it.
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'' PERFECT COOK, I LOVE YOU. '' I shouted out loud
How can a simple soup be so delicious? I said and poured myself another portion because I had the entire pot full of it.
Once I was done, I put the soup bowl aside, leaned against a tree and looked at the starry sky. Unlike in my world, here the whole sky was full of stars shining brightly. In that moment of silence, I remembered home...mother.
'' How you must be feeling now mom. ''
Mh...
'' mhh Ruri, is something wrong? ''
No, everything is fine, nothing important.
'' Hey, what kind of races exist in this world? ''
There are humans, they are the dominant race in this world, then there are elves, beastmen, dark elves, dwarves, ogres and demons.
'' Wait demons, demons exist in this world? ''
They existed, but they were banished by the combined power of all races in the great war, it's a long story.
'' Well, the night is still young, and I am not tired, so I am listening. '' I said and made myself comfortable.
The first thing we should do is distinguish demons, there are demons that look like humans and demons that look like monsters from your games. The big difference is, appearance aside, there aren't many human looking demons, only a handful to be exact. The Demon King and his 10 Generals are the ones who command the arms of the Demon King.
'' and here we have him the Demon King, next you'll want to tell me that this Evil Demon King was defeated by the hero in the end. ''
....Let me finish
The demons and other races lived in peace for most of the time but one day out of nowhere the demon king declared war on the other races.
'' why that? ''
No one knows, the demons just attacked the village Nura one day...it was the first village that got destroyed in the great war. All the villagers were killed, there was not a single survivor. The Beastmen Kingdom, which owned the village, then sent a small army to stop the demons. But what none of the race knew, the demons were much stronger than thought. Demons can be divided into 3 basic categories: small, medium and large. Large demons were able to defeat whole armies of ordinary soldiers. One village after another fell, the beastmen asked the other kingdoms for help, but...
'' None helped, well they probably thought that the beastmen must have done something to make the demons angry. ''
Exactly none of the kingdoms felt obliged to help, because they all thought that the beastmen were to blame. But this thinking changed when the Demons attacked the other kingdoms as well. And so, it became clear that the Demons were not only after the Beastmen, but the whole world. So, it was decided to form an alliance against the Demons, an alliance that put all nations, all races under one banner. But even with united forces, it was not possible for them to fight the demons.
Many had already given up the war and no one believed in victory until the adventurers appeared. Until then the nations had only ordinary soldiers, but with the appearance of adventurers the war changed. Out of nowhere, they appeared from all corners of the world and joined the fight. And unlike ordinary soldiers, the adventurers were able to use magic and skills. And in the night when the adventurers appeared, the fate of the whole world turned, but not only that happened. In the exact same night, for the first time, children were born who could use magic and skills just like the adventurers. Day after day, the nation's won more and more battles, until finally all the kings and queens met for the decisive battle.
They knew that they couldn't win this war by simply wiping out all the Demons. The Demon King's generals were too strong for that, so they decided to do something different, they decided to put a barrier over the Demon Kingdom and lock them away. But to accomplish this plan, it required the power of hundreds of mages and the hero.
'' There he is our hero. ''
After 15 long years, the final great battle began, and the plan was implemented. However, in order for it to work, the mages had to recite a powerful spell, which attracted the attention of the Demon King. And so he also sent out all his forces to stop the mages at any cost.
'' I suppose the alliance succeeded? ''
Yes, they did, but not without casualties. In that battle alone, 35 million of the 50 million soldiers died. And in the entire 15 years, 40 percent of the world's population died.
'' 40 percent... And this hero who was that? ''
No one knew his name, but his strength was recognized by everyone, he was the only one capable of taking on one of the generals alone. But after the war he simply disappeared, they say that he or she is responsible for the sudden birth of children with magic or skills and the appearance of the adventures
'' And what happened to the adventurers? ''
After the war , everyone realized how important it was to have adventurers, so every nation founded adventure guilds.
'' Ha then I know what I'm going to do next, hey Ruri I probably should have asked you this much earlier but how far is it to the next town that has an adventure guild? ''
It's only 100 km until you get to the city of Erdingen, it's the main city of the human kingdom.
After that I stretched and yawned.
'' Yawn... thanks for the story but now I should probably sleep...ihaaa I can't wait to finally become a real adventurer. So good night Ruri. '' I said before closing my eyes and falling asleep.
..... sigh....good night...Shin