《The blue-eyed hero and the red-eyed assassin.》


 Chapter 1:Saigo Masamune (Rewritten)

    Chapter 1:Saigo Masamune (rewritten)


    ¡°Mom!!! Hurry!!! Next episode!!!¡± Saigo Masamune urged.


    ¡°Alright alright, be patient for a little bit.¡± His mother revealed a gentle smile as she opened the CD box. She took out a new CD and replaced the one in the CD player.


    Meanwhile, Saigo was shaking in excitement in his seat. His bright blue eyes shone in excitement and his mouth revealed a bright smile.


    ¡°Go go power ranger~¡± Saigo sung as he swayed from side to side.


    His Mother laughed softly as she pressed the play button. The television flashed and revealed a stand-off between five people in colourful, tattered costumes and a turtle-like monster.


    ¡°Ha ha ha. You shall never beat me!!!¡± the turtle-like monster sneered as he launched a missile towards the five people.


    ¡°NO!!! Look out Power rangers!¡± Saigo screamed at the top of his voice.


    The missile exploded in front of the rangers, flinging them backwards.


    ¡°Aaaaahhhhh!!!¡± The rangers let out pained scream as they fell on their face. Their helmets cracked, revealing their true face covered in blood.


    ¡°Nnnoooooo!!!¡± Saigo stood on the edge sofa as he looked at the television intensely.


    The red ranger punched the ground and slowly picked himself off the ground.


    ¡°Like I will ever give up!!!¡± He screamed. ¡°Lets go guys!¡±


    The other members of the squadron stood up one by one.


    ¡°How can I give up if you are still standing?¡± ¡°This isn''t enough to bring me down!¡± ¡®Here we come you monster!¡± The rangers shouted.


    The five power rangers stood in a line and performed their role call. Then they forced their tattered body forward towards the monster.


    Using martial arts and teamwork, they slowly cornered the monster.


    ¡°This is the end! Guys! Lets use the power bazooka!¡± The red ranger exclaimed as he threw his weapon into the air. His weapon combined with the other¡¯s weapons and formed a bazooka.


    ¡°¡°¡°¡°Powered bazooka! FIRE!¡±¡±¡±¡± The squadron announced and a bullet is launched towards the monster.


    ¡°NNNNNOOOOO!¡± The Monster cried out its final words and it exploded.


    ¡°Yay the power rangers win again!!!¡± Saigo cheered as he lose his balance. He slipped and fell off the sofa and landed on the ground with a thud.


    ¡°Saigo!¡± His Mother cried out as she hurriedly picked Saigo up.


    However, rather than crying due to pain, a small smile could be seen on Saigo''s face.


    ¡°Don''t worry Mom, a hero won''t cry from this!¡± He declared with a wide smile plastered on his face.


    And that was the beginning of the rise of a hero.


    ¡­ ¡­


    ¡°Dad! I want to train!!!¡± Saigo suddenly declared.


    ¡°Oh? Why is that so?¡± His Father put down his news paper as he asked with a smile.


    ¡°I want to get as strong as those heroes on TV!¡± Saigo exclaimed as he posed.


    His dad let out a small laugh as he readily agreed.


    At this point of time, Saigo was 4 years old.


    ¡­ ¡­


    ¡°98,99,100!¡± A young boy with well-defined muscles counted as he finished one final push up.


    ¡°Hu¡­¡± he let out a small breath as he fell onto his face.


    ¡°Saigo! Are you alright?¡± His father asked in concern.


    The young boy is Saigo Masamune. At this point of time, he is 10 years old.


    ¡°Ha¡­ha¡­¡± Saigo laid on his back as he panted.


    ¡°Yup!¡± Saigo exclaimed.


    ¡°Don''t overdo it!¡± His father ¡®scolded¡¯ with a smile.


    ¡°Okay! I know!¡± Saigo said as he revealed a wide smile.


    ¡­ ¡­


    ¡°I¡­I¡¯ve liked you for a long time! May you go out with me?!?!¡± A beautiful girl cried out.


    Her jet black hair waved in the wind.


    Her face is cherry red.


    Her soft lips quivered as she looked straight with her somewhat moist eyes.


    ¡°I thank you for your feelings but I''m sorry. I have no intention of going out with anybody right now.¡± A boy with clear blue eyes replied as he slightly bowed.


    ¡°I see¡­¡± the girls shoulders shook as she lowered her head. A teardrop fell and she broke into tears.


    ¡°I''m sorry. I will take my leave now.¡± The boy bowed before exiting the scene, leaving the girl behind (who was later consoled by her friends).


    The blue-eyed boy entered his classroom and approached his seat. However, just as he was about to take a seat, a palm flew towards his back.


    Without looking back, the boy leaned to the side, dodging the palm with minimum effort.


    He pulled the arm forward and used his palm to push the attacker¡¯s shoulder forward.


    The stacker landed on the boy''s table with his face planted in the table and his arm behind him in an arm lock.


    ¡°I¡­ I give up¡­¡± the attacker raised his other arm in defeat.


    ¡°Oh¡­ it¡¯s just you Jack.¡± The boy coldly said as he released his arm lock.


    ¡°Ow ow ow. What do you mean it''s just me, Saigo?!?!¡± Jack cried as he shook his hands in pain.


    ¡°Nothing much.¡± Saigo, now 18, said as he shrugged his arms. ¡°And what''s with attacking me so early in the morning?¡±


    ¡°Oh¡­ that.¡± Jack cleared his throat and he smoothen out his clothes. He stroke an attacking pose. His pain expression disappeared, replacing it was a face of great jealousy.


    ¡°I heard that you were just confessed to by Christina, the madonna of class 3.¡± Jack gritted his teeth as he spoke.


    ¡°Yes. What about it?¡± Saigo looked at Jack in confusion.


    ¡°Die you bastard!!!¡± Jack screamed as he swung his fist towards Saigo.


    ¡°Why?¡± Saigo tilted his head slightly as he lightly pushed Jack¡¯s fist, causing it to change direction and miss him.


    Tears flowed down Jack¡¯s cheeks as he cried. ¡°Why are you, a cold guy, always getting confessed to?!?! Is it because you are good looking? Is it because you love super heroes? Is it because you are cool?!?!¡± He lifted his fists as he sent a rush towards Saigo.The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement.


    ¡°I got a feeling it''s all of them combined.¡± Saigo sighed as he dodged all of the punches with minimum effort.


    He grabbed Jack¡¯s left hand and pulled it behind him. At the same time, he kicked Jack''s legs, causing to lose his balance and fall straight on his face.


    ¡°There they go again.¡± ¡°Aaaahhhh!!! Saigo looks so dreamy!!!¡± ¡°How many times has this happened this month?¡± Whispers could be heard around Saigo and Jack.


    ¡°It seems that you were the one who helped me with my popularity, Jack,¡± Saigo let out a small laugh as he slight kicked Jack.


    ¡°Why¡­ why only you¡­¡± Jack grieved on the ground.


    ¡­ ¡­


    2 years later.


    A handsome young man walked down a busy street.


    He let out a small sigh as he stared towards the sky.


    ¡°Just how do I become a hero in this present time and age?¡± He frowned as he softly whispered.


    ¡°I have already been training for around 15 years, and yet I forgot about this problem? How careless of me¡­ it''s not like there is a job all about being a hero¡­¡±


    Just then,a scream and a shout could be heard outside the alleyway on the streets.


    ¡°Help a robber!!!¡±


    ¡°Get out of the way if you don''t want to die!!!¡±


    A man wearing a mask was running,with a knife on his right hand and a purse in the other, straight pass the alleyway Saigo was in.


    At that moment,Saigo looked up with a frown on his face.


    ¡°How dare you get in the way of my thinking.¡±


    Surprised at his sudden entrance,the robber struck out with his knife.


    ¡°Hmph!¡±


    Saigo''s displeasure deepened.


    He dodged the knife using minimum movement and grabbed the robber¡¯s wrist with his left hand.


    Saigo then trusted his elbow into the robber¡¯s abdomen.


    When the robber lost his balance,Saigo wrapped,the robber¡¯s wrist with his hands.


    Using his body as a fulcrum,and his back towards the robber¡¯s wrist,Saigo gave the robber an overhead throw.The robber landed on the floor in front of him with a thud,a faint sound of cracking could be heard.Saigo had broke the robber¡¯s wrist.


    At that moment,Saigo felt a drop of satisfaction drip into his sea of consciousness.Saigo felt his blood flowing with great speed throughout his body.He heard his own heartbeat beating.He felt alive.


    ¡°Ahhh~h,so this was what I was missing.¡±His eyes sparkled with delight.A grin crept up his face.It was as if he had found a new toy. ¡° So¡­I just needed a villain to stop¡­¡±


    Saigo turned the robber onto his face and wrapped his hands into a locking position.Saigo looked down at the robber and smiled.


    ¡°Hey there mister,stealing is no good you know?¡±


    Saigo exerted more force into his arm.Dealing more pain to the robber.


    ¡°Hey!Can you hear me?¡±


    Saigo slowly increased his strength.The robber¡¯s head sprung up in pain and he roared.The robber struggled to break out of his predicament but to no avail.More cracking sound could be heard as the robber''s arm started bending in an ungodly angle.Saigo had broken both of his arms.With the addition of a slight pull, the robber roared out in pain and stopped moving as his arms got dislocated.He has fainted due to the great pain.


    ¡°Tsk.How weak.¡±


    Saigo got off the robber and picked up the stolen purse and walked towards the bystanders casually.


    In the eyes of of the bystanders,a demon with cold blue eyes was walking towards them.


    ¡°Oi,do you know who does this belong to? ¡±Saigo turned to a young girl and inquired.


    ¡°Eeeekk!!!¡±


    The girl took a step back with shivering legs which eventually caved in,causing her to fall down onto her knees.


    ¡°I¡­it belongs to the women in a business suit over there¡­Sir!¡±the girl stuttered,trying her best to be as polite as possible so as not to anger Saigo.


    Saigo looked at the girl with a questioning face,seemingly displeased,thus causing the girl to shudder in fear.


    ¡°I had just apprehended a robber,why is everyone looking at me like that?¡±


    Everywhere he looked,bystanders who met his eyes either trembled in fear or turned around in a hurry.


    ¡°Hm?¡±


    Just as Saigo was getting more and more confused, an exclaim broke his train of thought.


    ¡° My purse!¡±a women in a business suit walked out with a relieved expression.


    ¡°Did you retrieved this for me?Thank you very much!This is my only momento of my late husband.¡±


    The women in her mid-fourties thanked Saigo over and over again with tears in her eyes.


    Seeing the vast amount if gratitude he was given,Saigo couldn''t help but let out a gentle smile.


    ¡°It was nothing.Well I got to go now,take care not to lose your purse again.¡±


    Saigo warned her and then walked away.


    With the disappearance of the ¡®hero¡¯,the crowd dispersed.


    As if he was forgotten,the robber was left on the ground.


    ¡°Hey get up.I know that you are awake.¡±


    The relieve face of the business women turned cold as she snorted at the ¡®robber¡¯.


    ¡°Hee hee,I was found out?¡±


    Suddenly,everything in the surroundings stopped in their tracks.Be it the cars,pedestrians or even the birds flying in the sky,they all froze.


    The robber¡¯s disfigured body floated up and was set upright.His bones cracked and as if reversing time,his dislocated shoulders wiggled back to their original positions and his torn muscles and bones revert back to their original appearances.In mere moments the robber''s battered body had returned to normal.


    ¡°Hm,no matter how many times I see this it is always so disgusting.¡±the business women sihpghed as she shook her head.


    ¡°Well well,as long as it works anythings fine¡­¡±the robber laughed off the comment. ¡°So what do you think of this time¡¯s candidate?¡±


    The business women smiled and replied ¡°Saigo Masamune ,17 years old.Currently attending school at Amazakura high school.Is very popular in and outside of class due to his great looks and great sense of justice.But who would have thought that he would have such a twisted view of the word hero¡­¡±


    The business women''s smile turned similar to those of a devil¡¯s. ¡°Why isn''t this interesting¡­¡±


    ¡°Well isn''t it?I found him myself!¡±the robber boasted,seemingly forgotten about heat Saigo had done to him earlier.


    ¡°It doesn''t matter,let''s go back and finish the report.That is when the real fun starts¡­¡±


    Just as the business women finished her sentence,wings sprouted from her back and with a mighty flap,she flew to the skies.


    ¡°Hey!!!Wait for me!!!¡±The robber yelled as he sprouted wings and hurried followed after her.


    Of course,all of these happened were unbeknown to Saigo.


    After the winged pair left,time started moving and the street became busy again.It was as if nothing had happened at all.


    ¡­


    One year later,at a certain street dead in the middle of the night¡­


    ¡°No no noooo!!!Stay away you demon!!!¡±


    ¡°What demon?Look properly,its the hero.The HERO.¡±


    Screams could be heard from a secluded alleyway,breaking the illusion of a quite night.


    The ¡®hero¡¯,Saigo Masamune stepped forward in front of a trembling man who was lying in a pool of mysterious liquid¡­


    Saigo bent over to match the eye level of the man.


    ¡°You know what you did wrong right?¡±Saigo asked gently.


    ¡°Y¡­ye..yes.I broke into and stole from the store opposite the street¡­¡±the thief stuttered as he answered.


    ¡°Good¡­knowing your mistakes and owning up to it is the first step on how to be a proper human after all¡­¡±Saigo gave the thief a reassuring smile,with his clear blue eyes glinted with the light from the moonlight.


    Seeing the smiling demon,the thief relaxed his shoulders,seemingly thinking that he was off the hook.


    Suddenly,Saigo reached out his hand and placed it on the thief¡¯s head.


    ¡°No matter how ¡®harsh¡¯ my methods are don''t you think calling me a demon is a bit too much?¡±


    Saigo¡¯s hand turned into an eagle¡¯s claw and grabbed ontothe thiefs neck.


    *creak*


    A slight crack could be heard from the thiefs head.The thief roared out in pain.His eyes and face turned red in anguish and his veins popped out.The thief struggled to get Saigo''s hand off him but to no avail.No matter how any times he tried to move it,it did not bulge.The only effect his resistance had was Saigo putting even more strength into his arms.


    ¡°Hey.Do I seem like a demon to you hm?¡±


    Saigo forcefully tiltedthe thief¡¯s head upwards until he looked eye to eye with him.


    ¡°Hey.Tell me.What do you see?¡±


    Saigo''s warm eyes turned cold,his clear blue eyes darkened into a deep blue,seemingly as if it wanted to swallow the thief whole.


    The thief¡¯s fear skyrocketed to unprecedented levels.Although he wanted to speak,his throaty clogged up as he shivered,unable to stand up against the eyes of the ¡®hero¡¯.


    ¡°Hey¡­HEY!Not answering?Well¡­ no matter,anyways,just die.¡±


    The thief¡¯s eyes widened.In face of death,he struggled with all might.He kicked and punched,but all he have done had absolutely no effect whatsoever.He struggled and struggled and he went soft¡­


    Crsplash¡­


    Liquid and brain matter splashed out and defiled the walls and stained the face of the hero.


    Saigo looked up and relaxed his arms.The hero smiled.


    ¡°Another one down,but there is still many to go¡­¡±


    A cold grin appeared on his face as he let out a sigh of ecstasy.


    ¡°Yup,nothing beats the sastifaction of doing a good deed.¡±Saigo muttered as he walked out of the alleyway whistling.


    It was unknown how many criminals have breathe their last breath from Saigo''s hands over the past year.The only thing that was know was that there was so many that it was hard to count,even Saigo had lost track after the 20th one.The police have tried to capture him for mass homicide but to an avail.Despite not covering up his tracks at all,the police were unable to lock onto Saigo due to the lack of clues such as the mysterious murder weapon.Even if the police were to catch a glimpse of Saigo,using the power of the protagonist,was somehow had his face not remembered and in the worst case where the police officers had a good look his face,he would blow it out of their heads by knocking them out or simply killing them.Nice and simple.


    ¡°I have recently made a name for myself huh¡­¡±


    The blue-eyed demon,the blue-eyed killer and the taboo criminal.These are merely a few of the ¡®exagerated¡¯ nicknames given to him in the underworld.By the way,Saigo knew about this from one of his targets(victims).


    ¡°Why is there no trace of the word hero in any of my titles?Did they have poor eyesight?To have seen the great me as a criminal¡­maybe I should ¡®clean their eyes¡¯ next time¡­¡±


    Saigo muttered as he scratched his head.


    Suddenly,a shadow appeared in front of him.It drew out something that appeared to be a gun and pulled the trigger without hesitation.The bullet flew at great speed towards Saigo¡¯s.If it were someone else,he or she will not have been able to do anything before being killed.However,this is Saigo.A superhuman,a hero,and a¡­demon.Saigo was fully capable of dodging the bullet at close range.


    ¡°Oh interesting,a handgun?¡±Saigo thought as he tried to move his body away from the trajectory of the bullet.


    "With the authority of the gods,[Stop]"


    It was at this moment where Saigo felt his body turn stiff,he could not move.


    ¡°What?!¡±Saigo''s eyes widened in shock.


    ¡°Shit!¡±


    Saigo could only afford to say this word before the bullet pierced through his skull.


    ¡°So this is how I die?But I still haven''t finished what a hero have to do¡­¡±


    Saigo collapsed on the floor as his conscious wavered.


    ¡°Long ears?¡±


    Long blond hair,long ears,and peerless beauty. That was the last thing Saigo saw,before his conscious disappeared from this world¡­

 Chapter 2:Heaven

    Chapter 2:heaven


    Welcome to heaven.


    The words spread out evenly on a large sign.


    Without a single word in bold or written in a fancy way,the words seemed monotonous.


    It was as if the person who wrote it had written this have been doing this for years while having sucidal tendencies.


    ¡°What in the hell is this?¡±Saigo Masamune mumbled.


    He looked around.Aside from the sign,nothing else isin sight.It is all white.


    ¡°So¡­this is heaven?What happened to me¡­¡±Saigo''s cloudy eyes slowly cleared.


    ¡°I¡­I was killed by an elf-like person?What¡­what was that technique she used?She chanted...so magic? But was that real?¡±


    Saigo could not put two and two together,after all,the very idea of magic was absurd in the real world! The only reason Saigo knew about them was through reading his ¡®textbook¡¯ on how to be a hero,anime and manga.


    ¡°Well,I''m dead already so there is no point thinking about it,but if I see her again,I will kill regardless.¡±Saigo muttered.


    Saigo sat down and leaned against the sign.


    ¡°I still don''t know much about this ¡®heaven¡¯ yet,I guess I should just wait here for the next person to come by¡­maybe he or she will know more¡­¡±


    Saigo closed his eyes and activated [instantaneous sleep],a skill he made to fall asleep immediately anywhere,anytime to recharge his energy from his late night out to ¡®discipline¡¯ criminals.


    Just as Saigo''s conscious was about to slip off to dreamland, ¡°You already known about it haven''t you?¡±a monotonous voice sounded out near him.


    ¡°You already known that you are not a hero haven''t you?¡±it inquire,as though it did not need an answer,it diappeared.


    Saigo jolted awake,he frantically looked around, looking for the source of the sound.


    ¡°You already know about it haven''t you?¡±the voice reappeared and repeated.


    ¡°Shut up.¡±


    ¡°You already known that you are not a hero,haven''t you?¡±the voice asked again.


    ¡°Shut up.¡±


    ¡°You are just a demon,aren''t you?¡±the voice continued its chain of inquiries without regards to whatever Saigo said.


    ¡°Shut up.Shut up.Shut up.Shut up.Shut up.Shut up.Shut up.Shut up.Shut up.Shut up.Shut up.Shut up.Shut up.Shut up.Shut up.Shut up.Shut up.Shut up.Shut up.Shut up.Shut up.¡±


    ¡°You know you are just a murderer,don''t you?¡±


    ¡°SHUT UP!!!¡±


    ¡°You are a murderer¡±


    ¡°NO!I AM A HERO!!!I AM THE HERO WHO DISCIPLINES THE VILLIANS,THE ONE WHO BRING THEM TO JUSTICE!!!¡±Saigo threw up his head up and roared.


    ¡°Law imprisons minor criminals and executes major ones.What do you do?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±Saigo''s heard flashed around with a murderous glint in his clear blue eyes.


    ¡°Breaking into a private property,murder,slaughter,assassination regardless of dept of sin.Do you really think that you are a ¡®hero¡¯?¡±


    Hearing that long statement,Saigo let out a laugh of ridicule. ¡°Dept of sin?What¡¯s that?¡±Saigo¡¯s eyes turned red with fanaticism as he proclaimed ¡°Dept of sin?What a joke,regardless of whether it''s a small sin or a big sin,a sin is a sin isn''t it?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±the voice remained silent.


    ¡°Hey there voice,why are you silent?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Hm.No matter.Hey voice,just wait there until I come along.And when I do,it will be time to pay for your sin of angering me.¡±Saigo sneered as he sat back down.


    ¡­¡­


    In a room somewhere on the white plain,


    ¡°¡­how interesting¡­ku ku ku¡­¡±the voice whispered,but this time,in a somewhat women-like tone¡­


    "I meant to break his mind a little...but it seems that he had brushed it off easily..." the owner of the voice let out a small chuckle.


    "Fu fu fu, ha ha ha, mwa ha ha! This is so interesting! I can''t wait to see what amusement you willbring me in the future!!!"


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    ¡­¡­


    An unknown number of days later,a shadow could be seen flickering about the ¡®welcome to heaven¡¯ sign.That figure was of course,Saigo Masamune.


    ¡°Fu~u.¡±Saigo let out a breath as he stopped moving to take a rest.


    ¡°I still can''t believe it,training is so much easier in heaven!¡±He exclaimed.


    ¡°My physical prowess have already reached unprecedented heights when compared to even atheletes on Earth!In fact it''s way higher?¡±


    Saigo sighed in amazement as he inspected his own body. Despite his greatly increased physical ability,his size had not changed at all.


    ¡°Wow¡­ at this rate I might become the next on* punc* ma*.¡±Saigo couldn''t help but let out a laugh.


    Despite saying it as a joke,Saigo''s eyes glowed like a child¡¯s .Although he had spent quite a long time in heaven training,he had not even gotten a bit hungry. At worst, he had only felt a little fatigue due to long training hours.


    Just then, Saigo''s eyes flashed about spotted a small silhouette a great distance away.


    ¡°Oh¡­finally,another person¡­¡±Saigo let out a sigh of relief as his clear blue eyes turned sharp.


    Using his superhuman-like agility,Saigo¡¯s body flickered and he appeared behind the signboard,out of the sight of the silhouette. He jumped and got onto the back of the signboard.


    ¡°Well then¡­let''s have a look at who you are¡­¡±although delighted,Saigo didn''t forget to remain vigilant.


    Thus Saigo waited. Waited patiently for the figure to get closer .The silhouette was approaching slowly,however it could be seen that that figure was running at great speed¡­kinda fast¡­slowly...really slowly.


    Saigo face turned dark as he waited.


    ¡°How long does he want to take to get here?!?!?!¡±


    Saigo clenched his teeth,attempting to stop his temptation to get off the signboard to meet the slow fellow.


    Saigo took a deep breath and calmed down,remaining in his awkward position behind the signboard.


    Saigo waited and waited and waited and¡­ ¡°He is still not here yet?!?!?!?!?!?!¡±


    Saigo''s face turned red in anger and he jumped off the signboard.


    ¡°Where is that god darned fello¡­ ah.¡±


    Right in front of him appeared¡­the thief he had killed just before he died¡­


    ¡°It¡¯s you!¡±Saigo''s eyes widened in shock.However right after that his eyes turned sharp and darkened and he let out a ferocious grin.


    ¡°Kyaaaaaaa!!!!!!¡±the thief screeched,attempting to escape.


    ¡°Hold it right there¡­my friend.¡±Saigo grabbed the thief''s shoulder and said with a smile.


    ¡°Fuck no!¡± the thief retorted. ¡°I am finally in heaven,there is no way I will stay in the same place as a demon aka my murderer right?¡±


    Saigo''s perfect business smile cracked and became seemingly forced.


    ¡°Now now my friend,isn¡¯t it rare that two people who knows each other will find each other here in heaven?Out of billions and billions of people we had found each other,don''t you think that it''s fate?Let¡¯s put our past behind us and bury hatchet.¡± Saigo said with a dark-looking forced smile as he wrapped his arm around the thief''s neck,putting him in an arm choke.


    ¡°Ndxiejijfgcytfjgv¡­I gi¡­I give up¡­.ump.¡± foam flowed out from the thief''s mouth as his body went limp.


    ¡°Hm,still as weak as ever huh.¡± Saigo sneered as he threw the thief''s body on the ground and gave it a few kicks.


    ¡°Hey!Wake up!Oi!¡± Saigo called out.Upon receiving no response, Saigo knelt down and looked at the robber straight in the face. Saigo smiled. And gave the thief a smack.


    *piak* ¡°Hey you awake yet?¡± *piak**piak**piak**piak**piak**piak* *piak**piak**piak**piak**piak**piak**piak**piak**piak**piak**piak**piak**piak**piak**piak* *piak**piak**piak**piak**piak**piak**piak* *piak**piak**piak**piak**piak**piak**piak*


    Saigo continuously slapped the thief on both sides of the face upon not receiving an answer.


    ¡°Huh,so people can die on heaven.¡±Saigo muttered.


    Saigo leaned forward until he reached the thief''s ears. ¡°Hey,since you are dead,allow me to do some thing ni~ce to your bo~dy.¡±


    The thief''s eyes immediately spread wide open as he got into a prostrating position. ¡°All hail the demon lord.I beg for your excellency to leave me alone.¡±the thief begged.


    ¡°Demon lord?¡±a vein appeared on Saigo''s head.


    ¡°May the great demon lord have mercy.¡± the thief continued to beg,unbeknownst to thefate awaits him.


    Saigo took a deep breath. The smile on his face disappeared. A cold glint flashed pass his eyes.


    ¡°It seems that you have yet to learn your lesson.¡±Saigo said in a monotonous tone.


    ¡°Eh?¡±the thief let out a confused voice.Just as the robber looked up,he realised that the world went dark.


    *splat*the pure white world was dyed red.


    ¡°Tsk.Died so easily again.¡±Saigo turned around and went back to his own seat.


    Saigo let out a sigh. ¡°So I need to wait for the next person huh.¡±


    Just when Saigo was about to drift off to dreamland,*swoop*,he heard a sound similar to a vacuum cleaner from the corpse¡­


    Saigo opened his eyes and looked at the thief¡¯s corpse,specifically the head.


    The head was back in one piece.


    Saigo whistled, ¡°So we can''t die in heaven huh.¡±he exclaimed.


    ¡°Puah!¡± The thief woke up with a jolt.


    ¡°I''m alive?I¡¯m alive!!!¡± the thief let out a cry of delight.


    ¡°Oi.Shut the fuck up.¡±


    The thief froze as he turned his head.


    ¡°Kyaaaaaaaaa!!!The demon is here!!!¡±


    ¡°You just don''t learn do you.¡±Saigo cracked his fist as he walked towards the robber.


    A scene of carnage appeared in heaven. Producedby the non-stop killing of a poor little thief.


    At one point of time, ¡°Oh god, please let me get me from this demon please!!!¡± the revived thief cried out.


    ¡°Ha...ha...,not bad even for a criminal scum like you.¡± Saigo panted as he let out a bitter smile.


    Nonetheless,the thief got killed again,adding to another pool of blood to the already flooded area.


    ¡°Enough of this bullshit.¡± Saigo finally said as the robber revived again.


    ¡°Oi thief,we need to talk.¡± Saigo gritted his teeth in unwillingness as he approached the thief.


    ¡°What..what does the lord hero want?¡± the traumatised thief stuttered as he asked.


    ¡°Want to team up for a while?¡±Saigo asked.


    The thief''s jaw dropped. "Pardon?¡±


    ¡°I said,do you want to team up for a while?¡± Saigo asked again.


    ¡°Why does the lord hero need my help?¡±the thief inquired.


    ¡°YES or NO.¡±Saigo ignored his question and asked again.


    ¡°Yes yes,of course yes!!!¡±the traumatised thief answered.


    ¡°Good.Now lets go on to the introduction,I am Saigo Masamune,18 years old,student(great hero).Nice(puke) to meet you.¡±


    ¡°Oh,nice to meet you(eeekkkk),I am Akami Yozora,23 years old,thief(professional victim).¡±


    ¡°Akami?What a feminine name!¡±Saigo''s eyes twitched just as he was about to laugh.


    ¡°How rude!¡±the thief retorted. ¡°Akami is a great name my mother gave me!Besides I am a women!Whats so funny about that?¡±the thief complained as she(?) took off her ski cap.


    Long hair overflowed,it was unknown how did that much a hair managed to fit in the small ski hat.


    The ¡®male¡¯ thief transformed into a great beauty.


    Now,it isSaigo¡¯s turn to drop his jaw.


    ¡°You arereally a girl?¡±Saigo couldn''t help but ask.


    ¡°Of course I am!What else do I look like?¡±


    ¡°A male?¡±


    ¡°Huh?How rude!Even for a demon like you,how can you mistake a women for a man?¡±


    At that instant,the world went silent.


    ¡°Ah.¡± Akamai realised what she just said and covered her mouth.


    Saigo¡¯s shocked eyes turned dark as he looked at Akami.


    ¡°Uh,can''t we talk this out partner?¡± Akami asked as she took a step back.


    In reply to that question,Saigo merely smiled as he took a step towards Akami.


    ¡°N¡­no¡­nnnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooo!!!!!!¡±


    Akami¡¯s screech sounded throughout the white world as another pool of blood was created.

 Chapter 3:white palace

    Chapter 3:white palace


    ¡°Fumu fumu,I see.So this was why I couldn''t tell that you were a female.¡± Saigo Masamune said as he played with a bloody woolen ski cap in his hands.


    ¡°I had always killed you quickly with a little squeeze on the neck and didn¡¯t bother to have a good look at you." Saigo mused aloud.


    ¡°Coupled with multiple layers clothing,it''s no surprise that you appear just like a male.Yup,I am soooooo smart.¡± Saigo deduced as he flattered himself.


    ¡°By the way,when are you gonna get up?¡± Saigo turned his head and asked a depressed and curled up naked women.


    ¡°I¡­I can never get married now¡­fueeee¡±the ¡®defiled¡¯ Akami Yozora mumbled through her tears.


    ¡°Oh don''t worry about that¡­¡±


    ¡°Eh?¡± Akami¡¯s dead eyes shined in expectations as she waited for the anime cliche¡­


    ¡°You are dead already so you can''t marry anyways.¡± Saigo snickered as he gave Akami an innocent smile.


    ¡°Wh¡­what?¡±


    ¡°Besides,who would want to marry a thief scum like you?¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°Oh wait,you''re a scum but at least you have your face!That¡¯s a small plus!¡±


    ¡°Hey hey hey stop right there!¡±


    Saigo stopped his grand speech and looked straight at Akami.


    ¡°What?Why are you interrupting me when I am praising you?¡±


    ¡°Praise? Wasn''t that just a bunch of insults?I am hurt!Comfort me!Let my self-esteem recover!In fact,return me my clothes!¡±


    ¡°Fine fine here you go.¡± Saigo tossed the pile of clothes back to Akami.


    Akami caught her clothes with joy.


    ¡°Get dressed and lets go.¡±


    ¡°To where?¡± puzzled,Akami asked.


    ¡°Out of this place of course.¡±


    Shocked,Akami immediately asked, ¡°There is a way out of here?¡±


    ¡°I don''t know.¡±


    ¡°Then how do we¡­¡±


    ¡°If there is no route to be seen then find one.¡±Saigo quoted from a certain hero.


    Enlightened,Akami nodded her head.¡±OK!¡±


    ¡°By the way Akami.¡± Saigo looked straight at Akami and called out.


    ¡°Hm?¡±


    ¡°When are you gonna where your clothes?Are you an exhibitionist?¡±


    Akami looked down and realised what Saigo was talking about.With a blush, ¡°Saigo you,IDIOT!!!¡± screamed as she tried to cover herself as well as she could.


    ¡°Oh,you have a great body too.¡± Saigo nonchalantly said.


    ¡°Just turn around already!!!¡±


    ¡­


    On the white plain,two shadows could be seen running while leaving after images in their wake. It appeared that one shadow was chasing after the other. These shadow are of course Akami(the one being chased) and Saigo(the one chasing).


    ¡°What did you just called me?¡± Saigo roared.


    ¡°Shut up!Perverted demon lord!¡± Akami replied and struck out her tongue,agitating Saigo.


    ¡°It seems that you have not learn anything from before¡­¡±Saigo¡¯s face turned dark.


    ¡°Bleh,you can''t overtake me!You have chased after me so much over this few months my speed is now way higher than yours!Hahaha!¡± Akami cheerfully laughed out.


    ¡°Oh really?¡±Saigo let out a dark grin.


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Saigo stopped and got into a sprintingposition.Puzzled as to what Saigo was doing,Akami stopped as well.


    ¡°You will regret stopping.¡± Saigo took a deep breath and took a step forward with all his strength.A burst of power exploded from his legs as Saigo closed the distance between him and Akami within a second.If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation.


    ¡°Eeeekkk!!!What¡¯s with this speed?¡± Akami hurriedly turned around and prepared to run.Just right after she took off,Akami felt something grabbing her neck.


    ¡°Huh?¡± Due to inertia,Akami¡¯sbody flew forward while her head remained in place¡­*crack* Akami¡¯s neck broke as she lost consciousness.


    A few minutes later,Akami¡¯s eyes opened.Right in front of her was the hero(demon).


    ¡°Kyaaaaaaa!!!Demon!!¡± Akami tried to run off,only to be stopped by a gently smiling Saigo Masamune with a grab on the head.


    ¡°Come on don''t run,let me educate you a bit about manners before you go¡­¡± With a squeeze of Saigo¡¯s hands,the white world was yet again,stained with red.


    Another few moments later, ¡°Saigo!Can¡¯t you none a bit more gentle?You haven''t change that habit a bit over this few months huh.¡±


    ¡°Shut up.You reap what you sow.Besides,who was the one who forced me to continuously do this over this few months???¡± Saigo glared with irritation within his eyes.


    ¡°But still¡­¡± Akami pouted as she stood up as if nothing had happened.


    Saigo and Akami continued their journey.


    Saigo let out a sigh. ¡°We had been walking and running for months already,why haven''t we see the exit yet?¡±


    ¡°Is there even an exit?¡± Akami softly asked as doubt filled her eyes.


    ¡°There is no choice but to keep going¡­¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    The pair walked in silence.


    ¡°Say¡­¡± the awkward silence was broken by Akami after merely a few minutes.


    ¡°How did you die?¡± Akami asked.


    ¡°Huh?Why do you want to know that?¡±


    ¡°Isn''t it strange?Merely a while after I was killed by you,I woke up here.A few days later I found you here as well.It shows that you died either only a few moments or a few days after I did.¡±


    ¡°Oh?Good deducation Sherlock.¡±


    ¡°Since we have nothing to do,may you tell me?¡± Akami asked while tilting her head,using her charm to try to get Saigo to answer.


    ¡°Well¡­I guess there is no harm in telling you.¡±


    Akami¡¯s eyes glowed in delight.Partly due to being able to know more about the companion traveling with her,but mainly to find out which heavenly person has avenged her.


    ¡°I got killed by a magic wielding elf.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    There was no shock,pity or even the slightest bit of laughter could be seen on Akami¡¯s face.She placed one hand on her forehead and another one on Saigo''s.


    ¡°I am not sick.¡±


    ¡°Are you sure?¡±


    A vein popped out from Saigo¡¯s head.A few moments later,a mangled corpse could be seen on the ground.


    ¡°Why did you have to do that?!?!?!¡± the revived Akami complained.


    ¡°Oh,I''m so sorry for that,I slipped.¡± Saigo replied.


    ¡°So your ¡®slipping¡¯ involves crushing my neck 3 times,breaking my bones 10 times?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°I was sincerely worried you know!¡±


    ¡°Oh just shut up already.¡±


    ¡°Why you¡­if don''t get revenge today,I am not Akami Yozora!Take this!¡± Akami cried out as she got on her feet and threw a punch at Saigo.


    Without even looking at her,Saigo use both of his hands to grab Akami''s wrist and using his hips as a pivot,Saigo flipped Akami with a hip throw.


    ¡°Gabreusbsjsh¡± Akami smashed onto the ground with an ugly sound.


    Looking into the distance,Saigo''s eyes widened in shock.With shaky hands,he pointed at what he saw.


    ¡°Oi Akami look at that!¡±


    ¡°Geez what is it?¡± Akami groaned as she looked towards the direction Saigo was pointing to.Similarly to Saigo,her eyes widened as well,even some teardrops could be seen in it.


    ¡°A palace!¡± Both Saigo and Akami cried out in joy.


    A large,white palace stood on the white plain with a line of darkness.


    ¡°So many people!¡±Saigo exclaimed.


    It must be understood that Saigo''s shock is justifiable.After all in all the months Saigo was in heaven,the only person he had met was Akami.


    Saigo and Akami looked at each other in happiness and without further delay,started sprinting towards the white palace. Unbeknownst to Akami,Saigo controlled his speed to be slightly slower than Akami¡­


    ¡­


    ¡°Whoa so many people!¡±


    ¡°What no traps?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Saigo,what did you just say?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°You didn''t just said ¡®trap¡¯ did you?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Why are you one step behind me?Don''t tell you were going to use me to scoutshdjdndjk.¡±


    Akami was silenced with a grab.


    However,unlike before,there was audience this time.Chaos filled the world.


    ¡°Murder!Murder!¡± ¡°Ahhhhh!!!!!Someone was just killed!!!¡± ¡°Fuck!Get me out of here!!!¡±


    ¡°Ah.¡±


    ¡°Saigo!!!Why did you have kill me¡­what''s going on?¡± the revived Akami got up and asked.


    ¡°Kyaaaaaa!!!The woman is a zombie!!!¡±


    The crowd went noisy for a different reason.


    ¡°Wha¡­what is happening?¡±


    ¡°I¡­don''t know?¡±


    ¡°Aaaahhhh!So noisy!All of you,shut up and get into the line!¡±a man,wearing a white robe,with wings flew out of the palace as he shouted.


    ¡°Whoa,a angel.¡±Akami said in fascination.


    ¡°Whoa,a chicken.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Akami raised her hands to cover Saigo¡¯s view of the angel¡¯s wings.


    ¡°What''s that?¡±


    ¡°A human body.¡±


    Akami lowered her hands.


    ¡°What is that?¡±


    ¡°A chicken.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°What is wrong with you?¡±


    Saigo let out a small laugh and gave Akami a pat.And chaos blown out again.


    ¡°Akami,you must look at the big picture.¡±


    The revived Akami looked at Saigo in puzzlement.


    ¡°What do most humans eat?¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°The answer is anything that is not human or is not a pet.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°That chicken over there is not a human nor a pet.¡±


    ¡°!¡±


    ¡°Therefore it is food.¡±


    ¡°You''re fucked up you know?Demon lord.¡±


    Blood was spilled and the angel flew over to Saigo.


    ¡°What is going on here blehhgfhfy¡­¡±


    The angel stained the ground with vomit.


    ¡°Oi,are you okay?¡±


    ¡°Wha¡­what is that¡­?¡±


    ¡°Trash.¡±


    ¡°That''s obviously a fucking corpse!!!¡± an unknown person retorted from within the crowd.


    ¡°Oi Oi don''t let the cat out of the bag so early.¡± Saigo snickered.


    ¡°You bastard!You shall be arrested for murder and obstruction of justice!With the authority of the god,[create holy sword]!¡± a sword of light appeared in the hands of the angel(chicken) as he charged towards Saigo.


    ¡°Oh?So Magic is real after all.¡± Saigo dodged the angel with minimum and stretched his leg out.The angel tripped on Saigo''s foot and fell.


    ¡°I''m afraid you got something wrong.¡± Saigo stepped on the angel¡¯s sword wielding hand and*crunch* the angel¡¯s hand broke.


    ¡°Aaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!¡± the angel screamed out in pain.


    ¡°I am the hero,the only one who can deal justice here.¡± Saigo''s a cruel light flashed pass clear blue eyes. ¡°For corruption and attempted murder.¡± Saigo proceeded to crush the angel¡¯s head.


    The crowd went quiet.


    ¡°Wow so weak,or is it that I am too strong?¡±Saigo mumbled..


    From the castle,many shadows led by a faster one can be seen flying out.


    ¡°Muuu.You didn''t have to kill me Saigoaaaaahhhh!¡± Just when the revived Akami got up,she exclaimed.


    Saigo and Akami were surrounded by an army of angels.


    ¡°Please come along quietly if you don''t one to get hurt.¡± an angel wearing heavy armour who was obviously the commander,said coldly.


    ¡°I did nothing wrong.I refuse.¡± Saigo nonchalant replied.


    ¡°Very well.Battleon 5,CHARGE!!!¡± the armoured angel commanded.


    ¡°Raaahhhhh!!!¡± the army of angels roared as they charged towards Akami and Saigo.


    ¡°Fue?!?!?!Why an I involved?!?!?!¡± Akami¡¯s cries of despair was drowned out by the roar.

 Chapter 4:reincarnation

    Chapter 4:reincarnation


    ¡°Die!¡± 5 angels in formation,holding lances of light,charged towards Saigo.


    Saigo let out a sigh. ¡°You guys have magic and yet are using it so poorly¡­¡±


    Saigo dodged the angel who was the closest to him with minimal movement.He grabbed both of the angel¡¯s arms and directed the angel¡¯s body towards his comrades¡­


    *stab*the lances of the other angels stabbed into the body of Saigo¡¯s meat shield and pierced through it slightly.However,the length of the laces that pierced through the meat shield¡¯s body was not long enough to even touch Saigo.


    ¡°W¡­why¡­¡± the angel(meat shield) cried out in dismay as he breathed his last breath.


    ¡°Let me teach you how to use a lance.¡± Saigo gave the angels an evil grin.


    ¡°Hup.¡± Saigo ripped off the meat shield¡¯s arms and threw away the remaining corpse.Now in his hand was a hand holding a lance of light. ¡°Here I come!!!¡±


    Saigo charged towards the angel on the right.Just as that angel was about to lift his lance in defiance,his head was already pierced through by Saigo¡¯s lance.Saigo then leaped away from his position to escape from the others.


    ¡°¡°¡°¡°With the authority of the god,[create holy bow and arrow]!!!¡±¡±¡±¡±¡±


    The angels surrounding Saigo and Akami chanted and bows and arrows of light appeared on their hands.


    ¡°Take aim¡­¡±the armoured angel commanded in a deep voice.


    ¡°Shit!¡± Saigo muttered under his breath. ¡°Akami get your fucking ass here!!!¡± Saigo as he turned around and stabbed another light lance wielding angel who was at the extreme right of the the formation.Akami hurriedly scampered towards Saigo.


    ¡°FIRE!!!¡± the armoured angel commanded.


    At the same time,Saigo pulled the strangely blushing Akami towards his chest as he used the new angel corpse and the two lances of light to cover both himself and Akami.The result¡­was a mangled corpse and two shattered lances of light.


    ¡°Akami,kill the lance-wielding angel on the extreme left of the formation if you want to live!¡±


    ¡°Ro¡­roger!¡±


    Using her great speed,Akami similarly dodged all approaching attacks,albeit with difficulty,and approached the angel on the extreme left of the formation.She ran towards her target and with a leap,she gained enough height to wrap the angel¡¯s head with her thighs.Although this may seem to result in a fairly ¡®comfortable¡¯ situation for the angel,one must not forget,Akami has trained her legs by running away from Saigo over the past few months¡­


    With a slight squeeze,the angel¡¯s head exploded.


    Just then,another volley of arrows were shot towards the Saigo and Akami duo,which were blocked in the same way as before.


    After a few more rounds of the exact same style of slow massacre,the armoured angel broke.


    ¡°FUCK THIS!!!¡± the armoured angel¡¯s eyes went red in madness.¡±Everybody,all charge at the same time!¡±


    ¡°Oh shit.¡± Saigo pupils shrunk.Akami,who was beside him,fell on her knees and started leaking a mysterious liquid¡­


    ¡°Tsk.¡± Just when the mass number of various types was weapons were about to strike Saigo and Akami,Saigo wrapped his arms around Akami,tightened his muscles and braced for impact.


    Saigo''s body was pierced all over by swords,spears,arrows,etc.However,his efforts were not in vain.Akami was not a bit hurt.


    ¡°Eh?¡±t ears unknowingly started flowing from Akami¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°Saigo?Wh¡­why did you¡­Saigo!¡± Despite her cries,Saigo did not wake up.


    ¡°Huff huff.¡±the angels surrounding the duo panted. ¡°Did we get him?¡± was on all of their minds.


    ¡°We got him¡­WE GOT HIM!!!!¡± an angel closest to Saigo screamed in joy.


    ¡°Wwwwwwhhhhhhooooooooaaaaa!!!!¡± the army¡¯s roar of joy resounded throughout the white world.


    ¡°Saigo!SAIGO!!!¡± Akami,still pinned under Saigo went unnoticed from the eyes ofthe angels.


    *clap**clap**clap* ¡°What a great display of determination!¡±all of the angels looked up to find another angel flying up above.This angel,although was wearing a robe identical to the others,had four pairs of wings.


    ¡°Greetings,Lady Dina!¡±all of the angels,including the armoured one,prostrated in front of Lady Dina.Surprisingly,Lady Dina looked just like the business women Saigo helped a year ago!If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.


    ¡°Interesting,how interesting!!!¡±Lady Dina exclaimed. ¡°So even you are able to learn how to protect a loved one eh,boy.¡±


    The bloody Saigo shook and looked up.


    Mustering his strength,he spat out a sentence. ¡°Loved one?Don¡¯t make me laugh.The only one who can punish Akami is me,the hero.¡±Even in face of death,Saigo still did not throw away the self-proclaimed title of hero.


    ¡°The hero is benevolent.When someone is in danger,he saves them!¡± Saigo continued.


    ¡°Oh?I believe that it takes more love than merely a title to encourage you to protect her.After all,it is not confirmed what will happen to you when you are killed by an angel,not a human,in heaven.¡± Lady Dina chuckled.


    ¡°Shut it.¡± Saigo shot a bloody look at Lady Dina.Although he could not clearly see her due to blood loss,he could somehow tell that she was someone important.


    ¡°How interesting!For entertaining me so,I believe you should receive a reward no?¡±


    ¡°Lady Dina!¡± the armoured angel stepped forward,wanting to advice against Lady Dina words.


    ¡°Bymy name,[heal].¡± ignoring the armoured angel,Lady Dina chanted and pointed towards Saigo''s tattered body.Within seconds,Saigo felt his body recover to its peak condition.


    Before Saigo could get up, ¡°Saigo!¡± a teary eyed Akami pulled Saigo down and wrapped him with her arms,not showing any intention of letting go.


    ¡°Akami¡­¡±Saigo called out her name softly.


    ¡°Saigo¡­¡±the teary eyed Akami replied softly.


    Lady Dina cleared,her throat.


    Saigo and Akami were brought back to the present.Akami blushed.Saigo looked indifferent,while his clear blue eyes were showing otherwise.


    ¡°Come with me.As a reward for entertaining*cough*enlighteningme,I shall allow you guys to skip the line.¡± With a few words,Lady Dina led the army of angels back to the palace.


    ¡°Where have I seen her before?¡­¡±Saigo thought while pulling along Akami,whose face was still red and was frozen in her spot,in the same direction as Lady Dina.Obviously,Saigo had forgotten about the first person he had helped.


    ¡­¡­


    ¡°Welcome to the palace of reincarnation.¡± Lady Dina introduced as Saigo and co. entered the white palace.


    ¡°Palace of reincarnation?What is that?¡± Saigo asked


    ¡°As its name implies,we control and guide your souls to where it is destined to go.Simple as that.¡± without impatience,Lady Dina answered.


    ¡°What is the difference between rebirth and reincarnation?¡±


    ¡°Rebirth only consist of being reborn as a baby whereas reincarnation includes rebirth as well as the retaining of memories with a slight catch.¡±


    ¡°What is the catch?¡±


    ¡°You have to spent the first sixteen years of your new life without your old memories.This will allow you to integrate into the world without problems.¡±


    ¡°Why us?Why are we chosen to join this ¡®reincarnation course¡¯?Surely it is not random right?¡±


    ¡°Of course not!You were guided by fate to come here!¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Heaven is merely a large space for souls of the dead to wander.Depending on their destiny,they will come across different palaces such as that of rebirth,hell,reincarnation and so on.¡±


    At this moment,the volley of questions and answer ended.This is because,they had reached the door of a room.When they entered,it was shockingly a¡­office


    ¡°Come on have a seat.¡±Lady Dina directed Saigo and Akami to a nearby expansive looking sofa.The battlion 5 had already separated from Lady Dina sometime ago.


    ¡°Let''s get right down to buisness.¡± Lady Dina straightened up her back and asked, ¡°are you guys willing to reincarnate into another world?¡±


    ¡°Aren''t we here for that reason?¡± Akami couldn''t help but ask.


    Lady Dina shook her head. ¡°Although this is the reincarnation palace,we also handle normal rebirths.If you don''t wish to be reincarnated,you may still choose to be reborn into a world off your choosing.Afterall,you were fated to come here,unlike the normal rebirth,you guys are a bit more ¡®special¡¯.¡±


    ¡°What are the disadvantages of reincarnation?¡± Saigo asked.


    ¡°The disadvantages of reincarnation is¡­you are guaranteed to have a life full of trouble.Fate will always force you to get involved in great dangers,even before you regain your memories!This is why many people have decided not to choose reincarnation,after all,you will not have any wisdom gained from your first life to aid you in surviving these dangers.You have a higher chance of dying as a youth.¡±Lady Dina answered.¡±Although you can bring unique skills over,what is the point if you don''t have the wisdom to use it to its fullest potential to protect yourself?You most likely will not even have the chance to be a hero before dying again.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±Akami looked down,taking on a serious look,seemingly thinking of what choice to make.


    ¡°Sign me up.¡±Saigo said without hesitation.


    ¡°What?¡±Akami looked at Saigo with widened eyes,obviously shocked of Saigo''s lack of hesitation.


    ¡°Oh?Why do you want to reincarnate?¡±Lady Dina asked with interest.


    ¡°I am the great hero,the world you speak is clearly calling out to me.¡±Saigo said with a shine in his eyes.


    ¡°Fufu,how interesting.¡±Lady Dina laughed.


    ¡°Oh and Akami is following me.¡±


    ¡°Eh why?!?¡±Akami cried out.


    ¡°Your punishment is not over yet,you think I will let you run?¡±


    ¡°FUE?!?¡±


    ¡°Fufu what a good relationship.¡±


    ¡°¡°FUCK OFF!¡±¡±


    Lady Dina chuckled. ¡°Okay,since the decision is made¡­¡±


    ¡°I haven''t made mine though!?!¡±Akami''s cries were ignored.


    ¡°It is time to get your own unique skill!¡±


    Lady Dina picked up a extremely thick from her table and with a flip of her wrist,she threw the book up in the air.Just when the book was about to start its descend,it broke,separating into into individual pages which floated down like leaves falling off a tree.The pages shined as they danced around Saigo and Akami,each page doing their best to entice Saigo and Akami into pick them.


    ¡°Now,let''s let fate decide,what skill will you get.¡± Lady Dina mused as she stepped to the side.


    Saigo and Akami,as if in a trance,stood still at their spots without moving.


    They reached out their hand and touched empty air.


    Just then,two page from the ¡®windstorm¡¯ flew by touched Saigo and Akami''s hand respectively.


    The words turned illusionary.They peeled themselves of the page and flew into Saigo and Akami¡¯s head,providing them all the information they need to use the new unique skill that they have acquired.


    Upon receiving their new skills,Saigo and Akami jolted back from their stupor.


    ¡°Now then,since you guys have already received your new skills,off you go to rebirth!Elfy,if you please.¡± Lady Dina said enthusiastically as she gave an order to a blond-haired women in maid uniform who had mysteriously appeared in the room.


    ¡°Yes,Lady Dina.¡± the blond-haired maid replied in a monotonous voice. ¡°With the authority of the god,[gate of reincarnation].the blond-maid chanted as she pointed to a spacious part of the room.


    A line appeared in thin air and opened.


    ¡°Well then,good luck~¡±Lady Dina appeared behind Saigo and Akami and pushed them forward towards the portal.


    Just then,from the edge of his eyes,he saw a pair of long ears on the blond-haired maid.


    ¡°Elf?Wait¡­it''s her!Why is she?¡­Saigo thought.


    However,without any chance to think further,Saigo and Akami were thrown into the portal¡­

 Chapter 4.5

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    Chapter 4.5


    ¡°Fufufu,there they go¡± Lady Dina chuckled.


    ¡°Yes,Lady Dina.¡± Elfy agreedwith a slight bow.


    ¡°So¡­did you reveal your face?¡±


    ¡°Yes,I did as per your orders.¡±This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it


    ¡°Fufu,that''s good.With that boy''s intelligence,he should be able to figure out what truly happened.¡± Lady Dina said with a smile.


    ¡°Elfy,inform my lord that the piece have been placed.¡± Lady Dina¡¯s eyes turned serious as she ordered.


    ¡°The message is to be sent to God I presume.¡±


    ¡°Yes.Do it quickly!If not he may get impatient¡­¡±


    ¡°The message shall be sent immediately.¡±Elfy nodded and went out of the room.


    After Elfy left the room,Lady Dina¡¯s eyes relaxed.


    ¡°Now then,my chosen one.¡± Lady Dina spoke to thin air. ¡°Lets see how will you amuseme in this next life of yours.Fufufu.¡±

 Chapter 5:Shiina Motoyu

    Chapter 5:Shiina Motoyu


    In the demon continent of the world eisteria,there lies a large mansion.This mansion is by no means small,rather,it was the biggest one in the city of belmor.Just from a glance,anyone can tell that it belongs to a noble.Large artistic statues decorated a garden full of flowers of all kinds,giant fences that protects it from intruders,and a great number of maids and butlers shows off the great wealth that the noble holds.


    Today,marks the day where a new life is born in this very mansion.


    ¡°Wwweeeeeehhhhh!!!¡± the cries of the newborn could be heard from the servant quarters.


    ¡°There there don''t cry.¡± a beautiful women draped in a tattered clothes said as she gently hugged the infant in her arms.She was the mother of the newborn,Nagisa Motoyu.


    ¡°Hmp!!!As expected of my noble bloodline,at least this one doesn''t look too bad.As the illegitimate child of I,Lord Gamberdash Vilsage Stiod the lll, of course he has the best of genes even if it was tainted by yours.¡± a fat man with a twirly moustache said without hiding his disgust towards the infant.If not for a small horn on his forehead,Lord Gamberdash would have seemed like a stereotypical noble.


    Despite the birth of his child,Lord Gamberdash did not seem happy at all.It isnot a surprise,after all,he already had close to a hundred children.Although Lord Gamberdash already had many wives,most of his children are born from the maids serving him in his mansion,and Nagisa have just joined their ranks.


    ¡°Hmp,if he proves to be useless,you can fuck off with him out of this house.¡±


    ¡°Yes my lord.¡± Nagisa lowered her head and replied.


    ¡°Being the great person I am,you can have today off,from tomorrow onwards you shall return to work.Leave that boy with the caretakers,they will be in charge of his growth for the next few years.¡± Lord Gamberdash said indifferentlyas he exit the room.Leaving Nagisa with the other maids.


    After Lord Gamberdash left the room,the tension dropped,allowing the maids around to finally speak their mind.


    ¡°Congratulations for giving birth!¡±


    ¡°Although being the son of that trash,he looks really pretty!¡±


    ¡°Have you decided on his name?¡±


    The excited maids threw a volley of questions towards Nagisa.Unflustered by the questions and comments,Nagisa slowly replied. ¡°This child¡¯s name shall be Shiina Motoyu.¡±


    ¡°Doesn''t that sound like a female¡¯s name?¡±a maid asked.


    ¡°Fufu,why does it matter?This child looks extremely feminine despite being a boy.Its fine its fine.¡± Nagisa gave a slight laugh as she answered.


    The next day,despite her extremely fatigued body,Nagisa left Shiina with the caretakers as per her orders and proceeded to complete her job as a maid.Of course,having just gavebirth,Nagisa was unable to do her job well,which resulted in a beating from Loed Gamberdash and his legitimate wives.


    ¡°This is fine,as long as Shiina can grow up without harm..¡± Nagisa thought.


    ¡­¡­


    6 years later,in the garden of the mansion¡­


    ¡°Sssssshhhhhhiiiiiiiiinnnnnaaaaaaa!!!¡± a well-groomed young boy with a single horn on his head screamed.Behind him were many other children,similarly have a horn on their heads,following the boy like the subordinates of a gang.


    ¡°Kyaaaa!¡± a younger child also with a single horn on his head let out a small yelp.


    From first glance,this young child of 6 years of age seems to be a little girl,but he is a boy.Although he has a female-like face,he is a boy.Although he acts more feminine than a typical girl,he is a boy.Although he is wearing clothes that is towards the cute side of the spectrum,he is a boy.I repeat,he is a boy.This is Shiina Motoyu,the 108th child of Lord Gamberdash,the one and only child of Nagisa Motoyu.


    ¡°H¡­how can I help you,big brother Brandon?¡± Shinna timidly asked.


    ¡°You bitch¡­how many times have I told you to clean up!!!¡± Brandon screamed yet again.


    ¡°B¡­but Uncle Demel told me not to clean up after you¡­¡±This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience.


    ¡°Because of that I got scolded god dammit!Even if that bitch of a caretaker tells you not to clean,do you think that my orders can be defied by you?Just clean without letting him know.¡± Brandon unreasonably demanded.


    ¡°B¡­but¡­¡±


    ¡°Huh?!??!¡± Brandon snarled. ¡°You dare to talk back!How insolent!For a illegitimate child like you to even try to defy me,one of the great true child of Lord Gamberdash!You have the nerves.¡±


    Brandon threw a kick towards Shiina,sending him a metre away.Shiina did not resist,after all,what''s the point?Even if he were to fight back,Lord Gamberdash will favour his true child more and get Shiina punished anyway.Once Shiina tried to resist and the result?1 week in the prison under the mansion with no food.Back then,Shiina almost died due to starvation.Therefore,the best method of avoiding punishment,is to not resist.This was the fate of all illegitimate children.To be the punching bags of the true children.


    After getting beaten up a couple of times by Brandon and his gang,Shiina was left by the pavement.None of the maids who passed by offered him help.No other children helped him up.Shiina was just left there to suffer.


    After resting for a bit,Shiina slowly got back up on his feet and made his way back to his room as if nothing has happened.The bullying was a daily occurrence after all,Shiina was used to it.If Shiina ever goes back to his room without even a single bruise,that will truly be weird.


    The daily schedule of the children,regardless of wether they ar illegitimate children or true children of Lord Gamberdash,went like this:


    -After waking up at 8 in the morning,eat breakfast made by mansion¡¯s chief.


    -finish eating by 9 and attend classes until 12.


    -eat lunch at 12 and after that,free time for all.


    -finally eat dinner at 7 and free time for all.


    Usually,during the free times,the children will be overseen by Damel,commonly known as Uncle Damel who is the caretaker.But no matter what,he is only one person.Damel could not truly oversee all of the children below working age.He could only afford time to help Shiina once in a long while.As a result,Shiina was often bullied by many other children,mainly by the true children,due to his feminine looks and his timid personality.


    ¡°Mum..when can I see you again¡­it''s been 2 years already.¡± Shiina muttered on his bed.


    Just as Shiina was about to drift off to sleep,he heard a knock coming from the door.Despite his fatigue,Shiina dragged his body to the door and opened it.The visitor was a maid.


    ¡°Lord Shiina,Lord Gamberdash awaits you in the main hall.You are to report immediately.¡± The Maid said in a monotonous tone.


    ¡°Lord Father is telling me to visit him?Furthermore in the main hall?What does he want me for?¡± Shinna asked the maid.


    ¡°I wasn''t told of the purpose of the visit but I believe that it''s is for your status plate bestowal ceremony.After all you are already 6 years old.¡± The maid replied.


    Status plate ceremony.For normal people or demons,it is merely the act of buying a status plate from a nearby adventurer guild and giving them to a child of 6 years of age to see their status.But for noble children,especially for illegitimate children,it is a life changing moment.The status plate shows their worth,whether it is worth it for the Lords spend money to raise them up.If the status plate show something good,the child shall be raise with care.If the results are trash,well¡­the child is treated as one too and shall be kicked out of the house.


    To put it simply,it was time for Shiina¡¯s judgement.


    ¡°Oh¡­I will go immediately.¡±


    ¡°Please do.¡± The Maid bowed and walked away.


    Shiina closed the door and leaned on it.


    Shiina took a deep breath and¡­ ¡°FUEEE!What do I do.What do I do.What do I do.What do I do.What do I do.What do I do.What do I do.What do I do.What do I do.What do I do!!!¡±


    Shiina grasped his head and fell on his knees as tears started flowing out of his eyes.


    ¡°What do I do.What if I am deemed as useless?What if I get kicked out?I can''t live on my own!Mum save me!!!¡± Shiina started sobbing.


    After a while,Shiina finally got up,he wiped his tears and steeled his will.He took a step out of his room and approached the main hall.


    ¡°Shiiiiiiinnnnnnnnaaaaaaaa you¡¯re lllllllaaaaaaatttttteeeeee!¡± apparently the Gamberdash main family loves to scream.


    ¡°Kyaaa!!!I¡¯m sorry.I¡¯m sorry.I¡¯m sorry!!!¡± Shiina continuously bowed as he apologised.


    ¡°Hmp,if you turn out to be another waste,I will just end you life right here.¡± Lord Gamberdash sneered as he stood up from his seat.


    ¡°Heeeeeee!¡± Shiina took a jump back in fear.


    ¡°Hmp,stop wasting my time and give me your hand.¡±


    Shiina reached out his hand slowly which was then pulled by Lord Gamberdash.Lord Gamberdash took out a needle and pierced Shiina¡¯s skin.


    ¡°Ouch!¡± Shiina let out a small exclamation of pain.


    ¡°Just shut up already!You are a boy aren''t you!Man up a bit.¡± Lord Gamberdash said as he directed a drop of Shiina''s blood towards a 7cm by 15cm golden tile.


    When the blood dropped on the tile,the tile shined brightly.When the light disappeared,words appeared on the empty tile.


    Status


    Name:Shiina Motoyu


    Race:One horned ogre


    Magic amplitude:Low element talent


    Skills:Unique skill dagger creation


    When Lord Gamberdash was reading through the Status plate,he sneered when he saw Shiina''s low element talent.


    ¡°Hmp,disgraceful.Although you have the rare ability to use all elements,you only have low talent.How wasteful.¡±


    However,when Lord Gamberdash gaze turned towards the last line,his eyes almost popped out.


    ¡°U¡­unique skill?!?!¡± Lord Gamberdash could not believe his eyes.He rubbed the status plate,he wiped it with his expansive-looking coat and even brought a new status plate to give Shiina a retest.


    Shiina''s eyes went blank when he saw Lord Gamberdash pacing around with Shiina''s status plate in hand. ¡°How did I do??? ¡±he thought.Although he only seem a bit scared on the surface,inside,he was crying and praying.


    ¡°Hahahahahaha!!!YES!!!YES!!!The heavens have blessed me!!!It is time for I,Lord Gamberdash Vilsage Stiod the lll,to rise in power!!!¡± Lord Gamberdash roared as he laughed.


    ¡°Um¡­Lord Gamberdash?How did I do?¡± Shiina asked timidly.


    ¡°Lord Gamberdash?Who are you calling Lord Gamberdash?!?!¡±


    ¡°Eeeeekkkk!!!¡±


    ¡°Call me Dad for fuck sake!¡± Lord Gamberdash gave Shiina a hearty smile as he said.


    ¡°Shiina,tell me whatever you want.For proving to be worthy of my bloodline,let me give you a reward!Haha!¡± Lord Gamberdash laugh as he offered.


    ¡°Dad?¡±Shiina probed.


    ¡°Quick!Tell me!Tell me!¡±


    ¡°Can I meet my mum,Nagisa Motoyu?¡±


    The hall went silent.

 Chapter 6:Training

    Chapter 6:Training


    ¡°Pardon?¡± Lord Gamberdash stared blankly at Shiina and asked.


    ¡°Dad,may I meet my mother?Its been many years since I have last seen her.¡± Shiina repeated himself.


    After some slight hesitation,Lord Gamberdash said with a frown. ¡®No.¡±


    ¡°Why?You said that I could ask for anything!¡± Shiina cried out.


    ¡°W¡­well¡­I have sent your Mother on a er¡­very important mission outside the mansion.¡± Lord Gamberdash said with a stutter.


    ¡°So I can''t meet my mum?¡± tears started forming in Shiina¡¯s eyes as he snort started flowing from his nose.


    Sweat started pouring down Lord Gamberdash¡¯s back. ¡°How do I solve this problem?¡±he thought.


    ¡°Um¡­ your Mother will finish her job in er¡­15 years!Yes,15 years!You can meet her then.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Shiina wiped his eyes and asked.


    ¡°Of course!In the meantime,you can communicate with her through letters!Are you okay with that?¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± Shiina¡¯s teary face disappeared,replacing it was a great smiling face that can touch the hearts of anybody,pity Lord Gamberdash didn''t notice it for he was busy thinking of his possible future prosperity.


    ¡­¡­


    The next day.


    ¡°Here is the letter your mother had just sent,take a read.¡± Lord Gamberdash presented a beautiful envelope sealed with wax seal.


    Shiina tore open the envelope and carefully took out the letter.The words that filled the letter were written in fancy-looking font and the paper used was snow white with gold lining tracing out a flower on the sides.Without even having a hint of doubt of the legitimacy of the letter,Shiina read.


    Dear Shiina,the son I love the most.


    How have you been?


    I¡¯m so sorry for seeing you for the past who knows how many years.I had been just so busy!


    I am very healthy here,absolutely no problem at all!


    Lord Gamberdash has ensured that I can eat my three meals and treats me very well!


    Lord Gamberdash hasgiven me a very,very important job that requires me to take a very very long time to complete.I think that it may take from 10 years to 12 years to finish so I will not be seeing you anytime soon.Therefore for now,listen to everything your daddy tells you to do and don''t misbehave!


    I heard that you have a unique skill don''t you?Be sure to train it well to serve Lord Gamberdash well!If you work hard enough and serve the great Lord Gamberdash well,I may be able to go home earlier.Do your best!


    Yours sincerely,


    N?a?g?i?s?u? N?a?g?i?s?a? ?G?a?m?b?e?r?d?a?s?h?Nagisa Motoyu


    As Shiina was reading,Lord Gamberdash was fidgeting behind his back while his face remained indifferent.


    ¡°Okay.¡± Shiina muttered as he lowered the letter in his hand.


    ¡°Now,do you understand why was I unable to let you meet your mother?¡± Lord Gamberdash asked,seemingly trying to justify his actions.


    ¡°Yes Dad.¡±


    ¡°Now that that''s out of the way,lets get you started on your new schedule.¡±


    ¡°New schedule?¡± Shiina tilted his head in confusion and asked.


    ¡°You are now a person deemed worthy for the family to spend resources on,of course you have new schedules.¡±


    Lord Gamberdash handed Shiina a piece of paper with a timetable drained on it.


    ¡°This is your new schedule for the next 9 years.You will be starting on your basic training before being sent off to work for this family.¡± Lord Gamberdash explained.


    ¡°Physical training before breakfast,noble etiquette and general lessons between breakfast and lunch.After lunch,magic training until dinner and¡­¡±


    ¡°What?Problem?¡±


    ¡°But¡­¡±


    ¡°What did your Mother tell you to do huh???¡±


    ¡°To follow Dad¡¯s instruction¡­¡±


    ¡°Well?!?!¡±


    ¡°Yes sir.¡±


    ¡­ ¡­


    ¡°From today onwards,you will be training with Astachev,the leader of my sercurity squad,on combat.¡± Lord Gamberdash said as he introduced Astachev.The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.


    ¡°Good morning Mr Astachev.¡± Shiina bowed and greeted.


    ¡°Em.Lets start.¡± Astachev acknowledged Shiina¡¯s greeting and immediately displayed a stance,ready to attack Shiina at any moment. ¡°Experiencing close combat helps you learn faster.Just dodge all my attacks and try to find a chance to counter.¡± Astachev explained as he took a step forward to launch a punch towards Shiina.


    ¡°Astachev is not good with words.Have fu~n¡± Lord Gamberdash said as he walked away.


    ¡°Kkkkkyyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaa!!!¡± Shiina¡¯s scream resounded non-stop throughout the mansion for the next 4 hours.


    ¡­ ¡­


    ¡°Oi Shiina,still alive?¡± Lord Gamberdash entered the training ground and asked a corpse on the ground.


    ¡°Y¡­yes dad¡­¡± the corpse raised his head and said softly.


    The corpse was Shiina completely covered in wounds.


    Lord Gamberdash let out a sigh. ¡°If you died from the training,how can I still use you?¡± he muttered.


    ¡°Oh mana within me,transform into a guiding ray that speeds up recovery.Mend his bones,connect his tendons,cure his soul.[heal].¡± Lord Gamberdash chanted and from his hand,particles of light were produced.The particles travelled in a set pattern and formed a smal globe of green light which landed on Shiina.Wherever the globe of green light touch,all bruises in the respective area healed in a blink of an eye.Within minutes,Shiina has completely healed.


    ¡°This is¡­magic?¡± Shiina stared at his pure white hands with interest.


    ¡°Yes,that is magic.You will learn more about it after lunch.For now lets go have breakfast.¡± Lord Gamberdash said as he urged Shiina towards the mansion¡¯s dining area.


    After having a light brunch,Lord Gamberdash brought Shiina towards the mansion¡¯s library.There,stood a middle-aged women.


    ¡°Aunt May!¡± Shiina couldn''t help but shout out.Aunt May,the middle-aged woman,is the famous first wife of Lord Gamberdash who was famous for being greedy and her lack of respect towards anybody.


    Aunt May smiled towards Shiina.¡±Welcome,Shiina.Hurry and come here to seat down.We are going to start with your lessons now.¡±


    Without the slightest hesitation,Shiina took a seat in front of a table and started listening to the lesson attentively.


    2 hours later,when Lord Gamberdash went to pick up Shiina,what he found instead was a dried corpse.


    Vein popped from Lord Gamberdash¡¯s head. ¡°Not again¡­¡± Lord Gamberdash casted [heal] yet again and brought Shiina back to life.He then dragged Shiina off to lunch.


    After lunch,Shiina¡¯s revitalised body was dragged to a hall for his magic lessons.


    ¡°Good afternoon Lord arch magus.¡± Lord Gamberdash greeted an old man clad in a stereotypical mage outfit.The old man then indifferently sent Lord Gamberdash off,only leaving Shiina in the hall.


    The old man¡¯s indifferent face changed to a gentle smile when he saw Shiina.


    ¡°Hello there little girl,my name is Marcus Anvegalon,arch magus and retainer of the demon emperor.I shall be teaching you magic here for the next few years.Any questions?¡± Marcus introduced himself and asked.


    ¡°Why are you calling me a girl?¡± Shiina asked.


    ¡°You are not a girl?¡±


    ¡°I am a boy.¡±


    Marcus looked shocked,but overall,still quite calm.


    ¡°My sincerest apologies,Shiina.¡± Marcus bowed his head and apologised.


    ¡°No no it does not matter much so please raise your head Lord Marcus!¡± Shiina hurriedly said.Imagine this,a CEO of a great company suddenly bowing down to a small little commoner.That feeling of anxiety was what Shiina was feeling now.


    ¡°Oh,is that so. ¡±Marcus raised his head. ¡°Then without further ado let''s start on your first magic lesson.¡± Marcus declared.


    ¡°To start off,what do you know about magic Shiina?¡± Marcus asked.


    ¡°Magic is something that can heal you,something that goes bing¡­bang¡­boom?¡± Shiina displayed his obvious lack of knowledge about magic.


    ¡°Ha ha ha.¡± Marcus laughed. ¡°You are not wrong but there is more to it to magic,watch.¡±


    Marcus pointed his hand towards an empty space of the hall.


    ¡°Oh mana within me,transform into a guiding ray that contains the attribute of lightning.Call upon the lightning spirits of this world to congeal a mass of lightning to break my enemies.Fry their body,fry their brains,fry their minds.[Lightning crash].¡± Marcus chanted and glowing particles exited from his hands.They formed a large magic circle with a complicated design and suddenly,large amount of lightning was discharged towards the empty space.As a result,the empty space was charged black.


    ¡°Wow.¡±Shiina looked in awe.


    Without even stopping to take a break,Marcus chanted another spell. ¡°Oh mana within me,form a guiding ray that contains the attribute lightning.Call upon the spirits of lightning to wrap me with lightning.[Lightning clad].¡± Glowing particles exited from Marcus¡¯s hands yet again to form 2 fist sized magic circle.Marcus placed his hands through the small magic circles and when he took it out,they were covered in lightning.


    ¡°Both of these magics are middle-tier class magic and low-tier class magic respectively.Shiina,can you tell me what are their similarities?¡± Marcus asked.


    ¡°Both use lightning?¡±


    ¡°Correct,what else?¡±


    ¡°Hmmm¡­¡±Shiina closed his eyes and tried entering a state of deep thought. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± He answered.


    ¡°The correct answer is¡­glowing particles,called mana,exits my body to form magic circles which bringsout the effect of the magic used.¡± Marcus shook his hands and the lighting around him disappeared.


    ¡°You can only use the magic you have the aptitude for.For me,I have the aptitude for lightning.Therefore, I can use lightning magic.All in all,magic is the usage of the mana in your body to produce result corresponding to the element you are skilled in.Understand?¡± Marcus looked at Shiina with a slight playfulness in his eye.


    As he thought,Shiina did not understand even the slightest bit of what he said.Steam was emoting from Shiina¡¯s head. ¡°Shiina¡¯s still young after all.¡± Marcus thought as helet out a sigh.


    ¡°Shiina,for now,all you need to know is that you use magic with mana and chanting makes using magic easier.Understand?¡±


    ¡°Yes.Lord Marcus.¡± Shiina said respectfully.


    ¡°Good.¡± Marcus nodded his head and smiled.


    ¡°Now that the basic theory is covered,lets move on to your unique skill next.¡±


    ¡°Unique skill?Oh you mean [create dagger]?¡±


    ¡°Yes,that.The difference between normal magic and unique skills is great.¡± Marcus explained. ¡°While you have train for a long time to master a spell, unique skills requires lesser time and attention.¡±


    ¡°Ooh.¡± Shiina looked at his hands in interest with his ruby-red eyes. ¡°Create dagger!!!¡± Shiina shouted with his hands outstretched.But nothing happened.


    ¡°Haha,it is not so easy to use magic Shiina.¡± Marcus chuckled.


    Upon hearing that,Shiina excited eyes turned downcast.


    Seeing his sad expression,Marcus hurriedly said ¡°Don''t worry!Let me tell a small secret,when someone uses magic,their eyes will glow slightly.And just now,I saw your red eyes flowed slightly.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Shiina asked with a tear in his eyes.


    ¡°Yes yes.¡± Marcus comforted.


    The hall seemed to brighten as Shiina smiled.


    For the next few hours,Marcus slowly imparted some magic theory into Shiina until Lord Gamberdash came to pick up Shiina for dinner.


    ¡­. ¡­


    That night¡­


    ¡°Um Dad?¡±


    ¡°What is it Shiina.¡±


    ¡°Why am I wearing clothes meant for girls?¡±


    Shiina was surrounded by noble women putting makeup onto Shiina.


    ¡°This is training for your future job.Deal with it.¡±Lord Gamberdash said indifferently.

 Chapter 7:6 years later

    Chapter 7:6 years later


    ¡°Fair maiden,may I have a dance with you?¡± a red-faced,well-groomed young man who''s emmiting a rich aura of nobility asked as he extended his hand.


    ¡°Thank you for the offer kind sir,I would very much love to have a dance with you.¡± the maiden in question performed a curtsy and reached out her hand to gently accept the hand extended by the young man.She gave a bright a smile that captivated many of the men present.Being hit by the cuteness emitted by the great beauty in front him,the young man gulped.He even forgot about the piercing eyes of envy aimed at him.


    Hand in hand,the maiden and the absentminded young man danced throughout the ballroom.Despite being the only person with enough courage to invite the beautiful maiden,the young man could not help but feel his mind go blank when he looked into the maiden¡¯s clear red eyes.Having a perfectly proportioned body,a cute face that seemed to be carved from jade but at the same time soft as cotton,the only thing that could describe the maiden is a heaven-sent goddess.


    Indulging in the great pleasure in being able to dance with a world-shaking beauty,the young man wished that time would simply come to a stop.However,time awaits no man.To the young man¡¯s terror,time passed quickly and wothin moments,the music ended and the maiden remove her hands from the young man¡¯s.


    ¡°Wait!!!¡± the young man could not help but shout out.


    ¡°Yes?¡± the maiden turned around and asked with a confused look on her face.


    ¡°M¡­may I please know your name?¡± the young man stuttered as he asked.


    ¡°My name?My name is¡­¡±


    All around them men perked their ears and tried to eavesdrop.If they had a pen and paper in hand,they might have already be preparing to jolt down her name.


    ¡°¡­Shiina Motoyu!¡± the ¡®maiden¡¯ answered as ¡®she¡¯ gave a final curtsy before leaving the ballroom.


    ¡°Shiina Motoyu¡­I have decided!I want her as my wife(concubine)!¡± was what many man in the ballroom thought,unbeknownst of the stray path they were about to step onto.


    ¡­ ¡­


    Outside the ballroom,Shiina met up with Lord Gamberdash.


    ¡°Have anybody found out that you are a man?¡± Lord Gamberdash asked.


    ¡°Esteemed father,from what I saw,there is nobody that had found out.¡± Shiina answeredwith a slight bow.


    ¡°Good,it shows that the money spend in training you for the past 6 years were not a waste.¡±


    ¡°Thank you for the praise,esteemed father.¡±


    6 years have passed since Shiina has started with his new training schedule.The once 6 year old,feminine little boy who was only a bit taller than a metre have grown into a 12 year old young woman¡­man.Normally when a man grows,he will grow wider shoulders,more buff etc.But for Shiina,he grew more feminine instead.


    ¡°Lets go back now.¡± Lord Gamberdash said indifferently.With a wave of his hand,a carriage connected to a mechanical-looking horse appeared from thin air.


    The item Lord Gamberdash just used is a storage ring,a ring made with the legendary space magic,that can store any non-living thing.The total storage space is 10m^3.The item Lord Gamberdash took out is a magic item called magicide carriage,a magic item commonly used by nobles to get from place to place.Just by pouring mana into it and giving it an order,it will automatically bring the owner to the desired destination.


    ¡°Get in.¡±


    ¡°Yes,esteemed Father.¡± Shiina gave a slight bow and took a seat in the magicide carriage.


    Lord Gamberdash entered the carriage and place his hand on a crystal orb in the middle of the carriage. ¡°To the Gamberdash Mansion.¡± Lord Gamberdash said to thin air while pouring mana into the orb.


    Upon hearing Lord Gamberdash''s order,the eyes of the mechanical horse lit up and the mechanical horselet out a small roar.Within seconds,the space between the armour parts of the mechanical hours early lit up and the mechanical horse started moving like a real horse.It started galloping towards Gamberdash Mansion.


    Lord Gamberdash and Shiina sat in the carriage in silence.


    A ring on Lord Gamberdash''shand,that seemed to be always glowing,brightened slightly.


    ¡°Take off your clothes.¡± Lord Gamberdash suddenly said,breaking the peaceful silence within the carriage.If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it.


    Shiina eyes twitched.He hesitated for a moment before slowly removing the dress from the top.If one looks attentively into Shiina¡¯s eyes at this moment,one can tell that it has went blank,devoid of any colour.The bright eyes Shiina had displayed to the crowd in the ballroom was nowhere to be seen.


    Before long,a peerless beauty was standing naked in front of Lord Gamberdash.


    ¡°Hm¡­not bad¡­¡± Lord Gamberdash reached out his right hand and grabbed Shiina¡¯s left breast and gave it a strong squeeze.


    ¡°Aah¡­¡± Shiina eyes twitched yet again before letting out a soft moan.


    ¡°Good¡­very good.You have managed to merge water magic¡¯s disguise spell with your nerves,allowing you to perfectly disguise as girl.If no one uses a anti-spell technique on you,no one will be able to tell that you are a man even when engaging in intercourse!¡± Lord Gamberdash let out a small laugh as his eyes filled with greed,which slowly changed into lust.As of now,Shiina¡¯s body is like that of a heavenly goddess who can charm anyone,even Lord Gamberdash is not an exception.


    ¡°Come on¡­give Daddy a little kiss¡­¡± Lord Gamberdash grabbed Shiina¡¯s face and forced it onto his.His tongue intertwined with Shiina¡¯s.


    This was not the first time this had happened.Even when Shiina had just learned the disguising spell,Lord Gamberdash had pushed him down in his room and raped him.No matter how much Shiina struggled,no matter how much Shiina begged,no matter how much Shiina cried,Lord Gamberdash just didn''t stop.Even when the spell wore off when Shiina lost conscious,Shiina¡¯s feminine face was enough to keep Lord Gamberdash going.From then,whenever Lord Gamberdash felt like it,he would get Shiina to enter his room after after using the disguise magic.To ¡®harvest¡¯ the best sensation from Shiina Lord Gamberdash had even ¡­removed Shiina¡¯s genitals so that he can become a ¡®true¡¯ girl.


    Presently,Shiina has,unknowingly, attained a new skill¡­{multi-persona},the skill to host multiple personalities.Whenever Lord Gamberdash had his way with Shiina,his mind would automatically force Shiina¡¯s consciousness to sleep while a mindless puppet takes over.Thus resulting in the current Shiina,the mindless little doll for ecstasy and lust,{Shiina of emptiness}.


    ¡°Ha¡­ha¡­¡± Lord Gamberdash panted as he continuously thrust without minding the look on Shiina¡¯s lack of reaction.


    ¡°Here¡­I...go¡­¡± Lord Gamberdash spat as he delivered one final thrust.


    *Splish*he came within Shiina¡¯s artificial *****a.


    ¡°Huff¡­huff¡­¡±Lord Gamberdash panted as he finally took out his ***k.


    ¡°Destination:Gamberdash Mansion status of travel:arrival.¡± a mechanical voice sounded out.


    ¡°Clean yourself up before coming to find me again later after supper.¡±Lord Gamberdash said as he arranged his disheveled clothes before leaving the carriage,leaving the naked {Shiina of emptiness} within it.


    While Lord Gamberdash was leaving the carriage, the glow on his ring dimmed slightly.


    {Shiina of emptiness} got up slowly.


    ¡°Oh mana within me,[wash up]¡± {Shiina of emptiness} chanted in a monotonous tone as a magic circle formed around him.Within seconds,Shiina was completely clean.It was extremely shocking that Shiina managed to master low-tier water magic [wash up] to the point that he could use it with such a short chant¡­if only it was not due to its constant usage after every session of ¡®servicing¡¯ Lord Gamberdash.


    {Shiina of emptiness} put on his dress before closing his eyes.When he opened it up again,Shiina¡¯s blank eyes have returned back to clear ruby.With a slight hint of blankness.


    ¡°He has done it again¡­¡± Shiina looked down at his body and muttered.


    Tears started flowing from his eyes as he fell onto his knees.


    ¡°Why me¡­why me¡­¡±he thought as he started bawling.His perky breasts,his well-proportioned butt and his artificial *****a ,turned translucent before staining his dress with water.


    If not for the words ¡°obey your daddy¡± constantly appearing in the letters,given to him by Lord Gamberdash,from his mother,he would have long escaped from the mansion.


    Footsteps could be heard from outside the carriage,the owner knocked on the carriage¡¯s door several times before opening it.It was Shiina¡¯s magic teacher,Arch magus Marcus Anvegalon.


    Seeing the state Shiina was in,Marcus seemed to age a bit as his wrinkles increased.


    Without saying a word,Marcus brought Shiina into his arms.


    ¡°Don''t cry child¡­¡± anger could be seen rising from within the depts of Marcus¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°There will¡­be a day when you will get your revenge¡­when that day comes I will help you.¡± Marcus gritted his teeth and said with a complicated look in his eyes.


    ¡°Shiina or Demon emperor¡¯s mission¡­¡± Marcus thought.


    After Shiina cried on Marcus''s shoulders for a while,Shiina raised his head and wiped his eyes.


    ¡°Thank you Grampa Marcus.I¡­I am alright now.¡± Shiina with a forced smile.


    Marcus gave a slight nod before releasing Shiina.


    ¡°I will look for esteemed Father now¡­¡± Shiina reapplied his disguising spell before running off,leaving Marcus in the courtyard.


    ¡­ ¡­


    ¡°Esteemed Father.¡± Shiina greeted with a slight bow.


    ¡°Mn¡­sit.¡± Lord Gamberdash acknowledged as he pointed to a chair on the other side of the table he was sitting at.


    ¡°Yes.¡± Shiina gave a other slight bow before taking a seat in a graceful manner.


    ¡°Eat.¡± Lord Gamberdash ordered with a word.


    Shiina picked up the utensils placed on the table and started eating the food presented to him.


    Despite being relatively terrible towards Shiina,Lord Gamberdash still had his mansion¡¯s cooks prepare a good meal for Shiina.


    ¡°Shiina,how many years have you been training in this mansion?¡± Lord Gamberdash suddenly asked.


    ¡°S¡­6 years esteemed Father.¡± Shiina replied softly.


    ¡°Hm¡­6 years huh¡­¡± Lord Gamberdash seemed to be in deep thought.


    The silence continued for the next few minutes before it was yet again broken by Lord Gamberdash.


    ¡°It is time for the next step in your training.¡± Lord Gamberdash said decisively.


    ¡°Next step?¡± Shiina asked.


    ¡°Yup,next step.Follow me.¡± Lord Gamberdash said as he stood up.He had already finished his meal.Shiina got up in a hurry before following Lord Gamberdash,not even finishing half of his meal.


    Lord Gamberdash led Shiina into the magicide carriage and after pouring mana into the magic orb,he ordered ¡°To the Millions Beasts Forest:Middle level¡±


    After a moment,the carriage started moving towards the destination.


    ¡°Esteemed father¡­why are we going to the Million Beasts Forest?¡± Shiina asked softly.


    ¡°You will know when we arrive.¡±Lord Gamberdash brushed Shiina¡¯s question off without giving it another thought.


    After an hour of silence, ¡°Destination:Million Beasts Forest:Middle level Status:Arrived¡± a mechanical voice sounded out.


    ¡°Get out of the carriage.¡±Lord Gamberdash said indifferently.


    After a slight hesitation,Shiina got off the carriage.


    ¡°Okay see you in 3 years.¡± Lord Gamberdash said as he closed the door.Within seconds,the carriage disappeared from Shiina¡¯s view.


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Shiina had trouble registering what just happened in his brain.


    *ROAR*


    An armoured tiger appeared from the woods next to Shiina.

 Chapter 8:Metal Gear Tiger

    Chapter 8:Metal Gear Tiger


    The armoured tiger pounced.


    It stretched out its mighty paws and slapped towards Shiina¡¯s head.


    Shiina''s honed sense of danger knocked Shiina out of his confusion.


    Shiina snapped his head out of the way of the paws, barely dodging it by an inch.


    ¡°Metal gear tiger!¡± The name that brings fear to many adventures, humans and demons alike, appeared in Shiina¡¯s mind.


    Born from the combination of metal and highly condensed mana that gained instinct, the metal gear tiger is a demonic beast that fears no damage to its body. Its only weakness is the magic crystal buried deep within its metal body.


    One strike is all that is needed to break the crystal, but how can Shiina do that? Forget about breaking the crystal, how can Shiina break pass the metallic body of the metal gear tiger? Although Shiina had undergone training with Astachev, the leader of Lord Gamberdash¡¯s bodyguards, with Astachev¡¯s type of training, all Shiina learned was how to run and dodge.


    However, for now, that was all Shiina needed.


    The metal gear tiger pounced again in Shiina''s direction.


    This time, Shiina did not run. Instead, Shiina ran towards the metal gear tiger.


    By bending his back a little, Shiina dodged the metal gear tiger yet again by a small inch. Having succeeded in dodging,Shiina sprinted in the opposite direction of the metal gear tiger.


    Given the massive size of the metal gear tiger ,which spans over an astonishing 5 metres, the metal gear needs to take some time to turn around to face Shiina''s direction.


    Although Shiina had only bought himself some time,it was more than enough. Shiina sprinted forward for a few seconds before coming to a stop.He jumped backwards by 2 metres and then into a bush beside him.


    ¡°Oh spirits of water, cover me with a layer of water.Bend light to hide my true form and create a real illusion. [disguise].¡±


    A small magic circle appeared under Shiina. Many snake-like masses of water appeared and slid up Shiina''s body. They wrapped themselves around Shiina and remoulded themselves. Within a second, what stood in Shiina''s place is a unusually clean bush.


    ¡°Oh spirits of earth,blend me with earth, hide my presence and fool the enemy.[Camouflage].¡± The bush chanted and on the bush suddenly appeared some signs of dirt.


    Of course, this ¡®bush¡¯ is actually Shiina in disguise. Shiina used disguising and camouflaging magic to hide himself. Although Shiina seemed to have taken a long time to set this up, Shiina had in fact only took a few seconds to finish his incantation and hide.


    ¡°With this¡­I should be safe.¡± Shiina let out a sigh of relief.


    Shiina laid down on the ground closed his eyes.


    Cold sweat flowed into the soil under him.


    It was the first time, since Shiina was born, that Shiina had felt such fear. Although it was not shown throughout the ordeal on his face, Shiina felt terrified.


    ¡°Huff¡­huff.¡±Shiina took in deep breaths to calm himself down.


    ¡°So this¡­ is the third training?¡± Shiina reorganised his thoughts.


    ¡°But why so sudden? Esteemed Father did not even give me time to prepare¡­¡±


    A thousand thoughts ran through Shiina''s mind.


    Shiina covered his eyes with his left forearm.


    ¡°Did he have no use for me anymore? No, that''s impossible. Esteemed Father has already spend much resources on me, there is no way he will throw me away so easily.¡± Such thoughts flashed by Shiina''s mind.


    ¡°Then is this about Mother? Did something happen to her that Father did not want me to know about?¡± At this thought, Shiina¡¯s eyes sprung open. At a closer glance, Shiina¡¯s clear red eyes contained hints of blue.


    ¡°I have to help Mother! I have to protect her!¡± Shiina''s calm breath turned hurried.


    ¡°I have to go back! I have to go back!¡± Shiina creamed in his mind.


    ¡°To hell with this training! Mother, here I come!¡± Shiina thought as he raised his head.


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    ¡°Huh?¡± Shiina''s eyes went blank for a moment.


    *GRAAAAA!!!*


    There it was, the metal gear tiger had found Shiina.


    The metal gear tiger looked down at Shiina with obvious fury in its eyes.


    The metal gear tiger slapped another paw towards Shiina''s head.


    Shiina hurriedly rolled out of the way.


    ¡°Why did it find me so quickly?¡± Shiina thought.


    ¡°Let''s do the same thing again.¡± Shiina decided.


    When the metal gear tiger raised its paws, Shiina have already started running to the metal gear tiger¡¯s flank.


    The tiger swung its paw down and Shiina dodged it.


    What Shiina expected was free space in front of him. But what awaited him after the metal gear tiger¡¯s paws is it¡¯s tail.


    Shiina was stroked in the stomach with the spear like tail.


    ¡°Pueh¡­¡± all air was forced out of Shiina''s lungs.


    Shiina smashed into a tree and *crack* one of Shiina''s ribs cracked.


    Shiina slid down the tree and fell on his side.


    *cough cough* Shiina struggled to stand up.


    Shiina''s eyes of determination were long gone. Replacing them were eyes of unprecedented fear.


    ¡°No..no¡­NOOoOoOooo!!!!¡± Shiina screamed as he tried to stand, but to no avail. Shiina fell flat on his face.


    ¡°I can''t die here! Mother!¡± Shiina stared resorting to clawing his way out.


    Dirt, snort and tears covered Shiina''s face, but regardless of how pathetic Shiina looked, he did not stop.


    However, despite Shiina''s efforts, he did not go very far before the metal gear tiger had already approached him.


    The metal gear tiger gave Shiina another slap and Shiina flew a great distance away.


    Shiina fell on his back with a thud. When he opened his closed eyes, Shiina realised,the metal gear tiger was casually moving towards Shiina.


    Raising his shaky hands, Shiina screamed. ¡°Oh spirits of the earth, guide earth spirits around me to form a ball of earth, [stone shotl].¡± Shiina finished his chant and shot a stone at the metal gear tiger.


    However, as if without effort, the metal gear tiger only used its paws to swat the stone. The stone was destroyed without it even breaking a sweat.


    ¡°[fireball]! [aqua ball]! [wind ball]!¡± Shiina shot out all of the offensive Low-tier magic he knew. But the metal gear tiger merely swatted then all down the same way as the lightning ball. It slowly moved towards Shiina with amusement in it''s eyes.


    The metal gear tiger let out a soft growled as it moved closer and closer to Shiina.


    As if ¡®playing¡¯ with a ball, the metal gear tiger slapped Shiina with its mighty paws to the left. Shiina''s bones cracked and he spat out a mouthful of blood. Amused by this, the metal gear tiger slapped Shiina to the right. This time, Shiina was hit with just enough strength to tear his dress and expose his porcelain white skin.


    The metal gear tiger continued to slap Shiina around. Sometimes with enough strength to almost break his bones and tear his muscles, sometimes with just enough strength to cut Shiina''s skin.


    Shiina''s battered body continued to accumulate more and more damage. Shiina¡¯s screams continued to echo throughout the forest until it eventually went quiet.


    Although metal gear tigers are not the kings of the forest, but without a doubt, they are still one of the lords of the forest. When the Lord is having fun, who dares to interfere! Fortunately or unfortunately for Shiina, no other demonic beasts went to join in Shiina''s torture.


    After just a few minutes of being toyed around by the metal gear tiger, Shiina was already left in nothing but drabs, with many broken bones and many muscles torn.


    ¡°¡­God¡­of war¡­bless me ¡­with a dagger¡­to fight¡­my enemies![create dagger].¡± Using the remaining scraps of mana left within him, Shiina created an iron dagger.


    Using the iron dagger as a prop, Shiina raised his body slightly and threw a step forward.


    Shiina swung the dagger in his hands towards the metal gear tiger.


    Without even batting a eye, the metal gear tiger opened its mouth and bit into the dagger. After chewing for a few seconds, the metal gear tiger burped with a satisfied looking smile.


    ¡°¡­shit¡­¡± having used up all his mana, as well as his all of his mental strength, Shiina''s sight blurred and he fainted.


    The metal gear tiger looked at the collapsed Shiina with pleased looking eyes. It picked up Shiina with its mechanical jaw and ran deeper into the Million Beasts Forest.


    ¡­ ¡­


    When Shiina opened his eyes, what greeted him was a bearded face.


    ¡°Hwua!!!¡± Shiina wanted to leap back but when he tried to, his body ache so much that Shiina fell on his knees instead.


    ¡°Now now little girl, don''t be scared.¡± The bearded man comforted.


    ¡°Who¡­who are you?¡± Shiina asked with a shaky voice.


    The bearded man gave a slight cough and introduced himself with a smile.


    ¡°My name is Lucas Lugios, you can call me Lucas.¡±


    ¡°Lu¡­Lucas, where is this place?¡±Shiina asked.


    ¡°Um¡­before that¡­¡± Lucas said with a awkward smile.


    ¡°Yes?¡± Shiina tilted his head and asked in confusion.


    Lucas scratched his beard and continued ¡°Please put on some proper clothes first.¡± Lucas pointed towards a neatly folded stack of clothes on the floor next to Shiina.


    Shiina looked down only to realise what a outrageous looking ¡®outfit¡¯ he was in.


    Shiina blushed and said with a pout. ¡°Please turn around¡­¡±


    Lucas hurriedly turned around.


    This is not Shiina being heroine-like. This is Shiina remembering his training. When introducing himself to others, he should act as a women so that the other party will lower their guard. Like before,I repeat, Shiina is a guy.


    ¡°Are you done?¡± Lucas asked timidly.


    ¡°Y¡­yes, you can turn around now.¡± Shiina replied softly.


    Lucas turned around slowly only to see a well-groomed goddess. Although the clothes were merely made with many different cloth stitched together, when it is on Shiina who has a perfect proportion(in girl form), it became a divine artefact.


    Lucas coughed softly. ¡°Let me introduce myself again. I am Lucas Lugios,28 years old, a hobgoblin.Nice to meet you.¡±


    ¡°My name is Shiina Motoyu,12 years old, a one-horned ogre.¡± Shiina pointed at the tiny horn on his head and said cutely.


    ¡°A noble race?¡± Lucas¡¯s eyes widened in shocked before a hint of hatred could be seen within it.


    ¡°Lucas?¡± Shiina called out in ¡®concern¡¯. How can Shiina not tell that Lucas has a grudge against nobles?


    ¡°Oh¡­nothing.¡± Lucas snapped out of his trance and said with a reassuring smile.


    ¡°Are you sure?¡± Shiina asked cutely.


    ¡°Yup, no problems at all!¡± Lucas¡¯s eyes softened when he saw Shiina looking at him with ¡®genuine¡¯ concern.


    ¡°If there is no problem then good!¡± Shiina exclaimed cutely.


    Lucas gave a slight cough and said. ¡°I was just enlightened on why you healed so fast. When you just came here, you were covered in blood.¡±


    Sure enough, Shiina''s body was already halfway healed. This is one of the many benefits of a high ranked bloodline, fast recovering speed.


    ¡°Let me tell you where is this place¡­¡± Lucas eyes turned grim before he forcedout a wide smile and said, ¡°Welcome to the mana farm!¡±.

 Chapter 9:Mana farm

    Chapter 9:ManaFarm


    ¡°Mana farm?¡± Shiina asked.


    Shiina looked around the cave,they seemed to be in a dead-end which is lit up by a glowing rock. Aside from walls that seem to extend infinitely outwards, there is no machinery or such to be seen.


    ¡°That''s right! You did not hear wrong.¡± Lucas said in a enthusiastic-like tone. ¡°Come on, let me show you around!¡±


    Lucas turned around and pointed towards the other end of the cave ¡°let''s go.¡± Without waiting for Shiina to follow, Lucas walked ahead. But Shiina didn''t follow, he simply sat on the rock bed without moving an inch.


    Moments later, a red-faced Lucas walked back hurriedly.


    ¡°Why didn''t you follow???¡± Lucas asked angrily.


    ¡°What if the metal gear tiger is there?¡± Shiina answered as if it was the obvious thing ever.


    ¡°It is not!¡± Lucas let out a retort. ¡°Why else will I dare to go out?¡±


    ¡°I''m sorry.¡± Shiina stood up from the bed and apologised with a slight bow.


    Seeing Shiina''s sincere appearance, Lucas¡¯ anger subsided.


    Lucas gave a slight cough. ¡°It''s good that you understand. Come on now.¡±


    Lucas turned around and walked away. This time, Shiina followed him.


    ¡­ ¡­


    ¡°That is Billy in the centre, Bob on the left and John on the right.¡± Lucas introduced.


    ¡°Are you sure this is them?¡± Shiina asked carefully.


    ¡°Of cause it''s them, I have known them for years!¡± Lucas exclaimed.


    The people Lucas introduced to Shiina are 3 skeletons of different sizes. The smallest skeleton has a skull similar to those of a goblin, the middle-sized one has the skull of a lizard man and the last and largest skeleton has the skull of a gorilla. Based on the fact that there are skeletons leftover, Shiina has concluded that these individuals have already died for many years, if not decades.


    Shiina looked at Lucas with eyes filed with pity.


    ¡° Don¡¯t looked at me like that! PLEASE!!!¡± Lucas cried out.


    ¡°Well¡­¡± Shiina awkwardly scratched his cheeks.


    ¡°What can I do! I have been stuck here for 10 years alone!¡± Lucas broke down and cried on his knees.


    Without uttering a single word, Shiina squatted down and gave Lucas a pat on the back.


    ¡­ ¡­


    After 10 minutes of comforting, Lucas wiped his tears and stood up.


    ¡°Let''s continue the tour!¡± Lucas said and led Shiina forward.


    ¡°To our left, is a small cave meant to act as a toilet.¡± Lucas introduced after they walked a few metres forward.


    Shiina stopped in his tracks.


    ¡°What did you say?¡± Shiina¡¯s face paled.


    Lucas looked at Shiina in confusion. ¡°To our left is a cave meant to act as a toilet?¡±


    Shiina''s face turned white as sheet.


    ¡°10 years of poop¡­ possibly more¡­¡± Shiina muttered, his spirit seemed to be leaving his body¡­


    At this moment, Lucas realised his mistake. ¡°No no no, Shiina this is a misunderstanding!¡± He hurriedly said.


    ¡°Misunderstanding?¡±


    ¡°That right! The truth is, everyday at midnight, whatever non-living thing that is in this cave disappears. Therefore, even if you take a shit in it, it will disappear the next day.¡± Lucas explained.


    Shiina''s eyes widened in shock. He rushed forward and took a peek into the cave. Inside the cave is a pool of mysterious liquid and a small pile of foreign matter. Shiina pulled back in disgust and looked at Lucas in anger.


    ¡°You liar! You liar! YOU LIAR!!!¡± Shiina pouted and hammered Lucas¡¯s chest lightly with his fist.


    ¡°Well¡­when you got to go, you just got to go¡­¡± Lucas scratched his cheek and said awkwardly


    If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it.¡°It feels just about midnight, wait here for a moment.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Just a second later, the cave suddenly shook and the pile of foreign matter and pool of mysterious liquid were absorbed into the ground.


    ¡°See!!! I wasn''t lying!¡± Lucas puffed his chest in pride, showing off his honesty.


    Dungeon.


    This word appeared in Shiina''s mind. Even if commoners don''t know much about them, how can Shiina, son of a noble, not know more? At the stroke of midnight, objects like carcasses and ownerless equipment will be absorbed into the ground. That is one of the rules of the dungeon.


    Shiina gulped. Even if this dungeon only has the size of a small cave, what does a dungeon represent? The appearance of a dungeon core, one of the greatest treasure desired by anybody in this world. By destroying a dungeon core, one will be able to obtain a large amount of mana to not only strengthen their body, but also strengthen their mana capacity and talent. It is literally the cheat code of this world.


    ¡°Why are you not moving?¡± Shiina woke up from his trance due to being shook by Lucas.


    ¡°Are you okay?¡± Lucas asked in concern.


    ¡°I''m all right.¡± Shiina answered with a smile.


    ¡°Well¡­okay then.¡± Lucas gave a slight nod before turning around to lead Shiina forward.


    Behind Lucas, Shiina entered a deep thought. "Should I go and get the dungeon core? If I can get it, maybe I can get out of here..."


    However after more thought, Shiina shook his head. "No I should not do it yet. Although it might seem like a small cave, it might actually bevery dangerous."


    ¡°By the way, Shiina¡­¡± Lucas''s sudden call awoke Shiina from his thoughts.


    ¡°Hm?¡±


    ¡°¡­how high is your magic talent?¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Shiina looked at Lucas in confusion. One¡¯s magic talent is usually kept a secret from others as it may reveal one¡¯s mana capacity and might of one¡¯s magic spells. Even if Lucas is a commoner, he should have known that he had just asked a very rude question.


    ¡°Low talent.¡± Shiina answered after some hesitation. After all, there was no point in hiding it. With such a low talent in magic, anyone will assume that Shiina has a low mana capacity and only can use weak spells. By answering truthfully, not only will he gain trust, Lucas will also lower his guard around him.


    ¡°At most once a week huh¡­¡± Lucas let out a soft sigh and looked at Shiina with pity.


    ¡°What is it?¡± Although Lucas muttered softly, what Lucas said did not escape Shiina¡¯s ears. Although Shiina was curious about what Lucas meant, he could not afford to spoil his character now and demand an explanation. Therefore, he only ask cutely.


    ¡°No nothing¡­lets move on.¡± Lucas said as he pointed towards a small hole in front of him.


    ¡°That is the final attraction of this cave¡­ the harvester.¡± Lucas''s wide smile turned slightly grim.


    ¡°Harvester?¡±


    ¡°Yes that''s right, this is where the metal gear tiger harvest mana for food everyday .¡±


    ¡°But we have not seen any farm-like machines though?¡± Shiina looked at Lucas in confusion. Throughout Lucas''s introduction, the only things Shiina saw in this cave were a small living quarters, three skeletons and a cave-sized dungeon. There were no sign of holes dug for magic crystals or such that can provide mana. There was not even a single pick axe or shovel.


    ¡°You still have not get it?¡± Lucas asked in shock.


    ¡°What do I not get?¡±


    Lucas pointed at Shiina. ¡°Our bodies can recover mana from the air, we are the ones the metal gear tiger is ¡®cultivating¡¯ as a source of mana!¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Shiina''s eyes widened in shock.


    ¡°Although it might seem absurd for a mere beast to do this, the truth is right here for you to see.¡± Lucas plunged his hand into the hole. He gritted his teeth.


    *Grrrrr* a slight roar could be heard from the other side of the hole.


    Particles of light could be seen leaving Lucas''s hand and into the hole. After a while, Lucas''s face turned pale before he collapsed on his butt.


    ¡°Lucas!¡± Shiina hurriedly rushed forward and hold Lucas up.


    ¡°Don''t worry about it, I am used to this.¡± Lucas pushed Shiina¡¯s hand off.


    ¡°My talent for magic is high¡­¡± Lucas started talking. ¡°So I can only provide mana for 5 days in a row before being overdrawn of mana. Therefore, the metal gear tiger would only harvest mana from me from monday to fridaybefore stopping for the rest of the week.¡±


    After speaking for a while, he hesitated for a moment before continuing. ¡° I am sure that the metal gear tiger¡¯s reason for kidnapping you is to fill up the rest of the days.¡±


    At this moment, Shiina face paled. If Lucas, who already have such high magic talent which equals to an extremely high mana capacity, could only barely last 5 days of providing mana, how can Shiina last for even 2? It must be known that with each rise in ¡®talent¡¯ levels, one¡¯s mana capacity will increase greatly by around 2 to 3 times. Therefore Shiina, who only have low talent cannot even last a day before dying due to severe lack of mana.


    ¡°Of course I will help you! If I try hard enough I will be able to provide enough mana for 6 days¡­ but for the remaining day, I am afraid that only you can help yourself¡­¡± Lucas said after some hesitation.


    ¡°That is enough for me already.¡± Shiina forced out a smile.


    Shiina and Lucas walked back to the living quarters in silence.


    ¡­ ¡­


    For the next 2 days, Shiina followed Lucas for the daily ¡®harvest¡¯.


    The second day just happened to land on a Friday.


    After producing mana in Shiina''s place, Lucas¡¯s pale face turned snow white and he spat out blood.


    ¡°Lucas!¡± Shiina cried out.


    ¡°I''m fine¡­bring me back to the living quarters¡­¡±


    ¡°Okay¡­¡±


    Shiina carried the weakened Lucas back to his bed.


    The two of them sat in silence.


    All of the sudden, Shiina asked. ¡° Lucas¡­¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°Since you have such high magic talent, why are you breaking out of this place?¡±


    Lucas looked at Shiina with a stunned expression.


    He coughed once and replied. ¡° I offended a noble 10 years ago and ended up with serious injuries. The metal gear tiger found me then and captured me. After that, since that piece of shit tiger has been taking my hard recovered mana on regular intevals, how can I recover enough to get out of here?¡± Lucas said casually, but deep within his eyes a deep resentment could be seen.


    Shiina lowered his head.


    ¡°Sorry Lucas¡­¡±


    ¡°What for?¡±


    ¡°For making you use more of your mana¡­¡±


    ¡°Oh¡­don''t worry about that¡­I volunteered after all, my wounds cannot be treated with magic at this point anyway.¡± Lucas gave Shiina a wide smile.


    Although Lucas meant to comfort Shiina, all that his words done was made Shiina feel guilty.


    That night¡­


    Lucas is in a deep sleep. Meanwhile as for Shiina¡­


    ¡°Aaahhhh!¡± Shiina let out a soft scream of agony while grabbing his head, he tossed and turned on his bed while occasionally experiencing spasms.


    Shiina''s eyes alternated between red and blue.


    ¡°What¡­are¡­this images? They keep entering my head¡­it hurts¡­Mother¡­help¡­¡± Shiina gritted his teeth.


    At that moment, Shiina''s eyes turned blank and remained completely blue. He stood up and said in a monotonous voice. ¡°I am Saigo Masamune.¡±


    However, just a second later, his eyes reverted back to red and Shiina collapsed onto his stone bed.

 Chapter 10: Lucas Lugios

    Chapter 10: Lucas Lugios


    ¡°Shiina...SHIINA!¡±


    ¡°Wh...what?!?!¡± Shiina¡¯s shut eyes snapped open and he hurriedly sat up.


    He looked around in confusion and eventually, his blurred eyes cleared up and a worried Lucas appeared before him.


    ¡°You¡¯ve finally woken up!¡± Lucas sighed in relief. ¡°You have been asleep for 2 days! I was afraid that you have died!¡±


    ¡°I have been sleeping for 2 days!?!?¡± Shiina spat out in shock.


    ¡°Yup.¡± Lucas nodded. ¡°Considering your injuries when you just came, it is not surprising that you had to sleep for a long period of time to recover. However, today is Saturday, and your turn to feed the metal gear tiger. As I can¡¯t afford to use anymore mana, I had to wake you up.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry for the trouble.¡± Shiina got onto his feet and bowed as he apologised.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± Lucas said. ¡°Now, before we do anything else, lets have breakfast.


    ¡°We get to eat three meals?¡± Shiina¡¯s eyes widened in shock, surprised by the metal gear tiger¡¯s attention to details.


    ¡°Yes, the metal gear tiger will leave one day worth of meat at the hole in the morning everyday. After all, if we die of hunger, who else is there to provide mana?¡±


    Sure enough, right under the hole, a small pile of meat could be seen.


    Lucas silently picked up a small chunk of meat the size of a fist and barbequed it with fire made by magic.


    ¡°Here.¡± With a swing of his frail looking arms, Lucas threw the slightly burnt meat towards Shiina who caught it clumsily.


    ¡°Eat. Although I am not a great cook, it is edible.¡± Lucas said with a smile.


    Comparing the crudely cooked meat with what he usually ate, Shiina hesitated. However, moments later, hunger got better of him and he took a bite.


    Seeing that, Lucas let out a gentle smile.


    ¡°...bland.¡± Shiina complained while chewing.


    ¡°What can I do with no spices?¡± Lucas said with a wry smile.


    ¡°But edible.¡± Shiina continued as he took another bite, leaving the room with a warm mood.


    A few hours later, Shiina and Lucas stood in front of the hole with a nervous look on their faces.


    ¡°Are you ready?¡± Lucas said slowly.


    ¡°¡­yup!¡± After some hesitation, Shiina gave a slight nod.


    shiina took a deep breath before inserting his hand into the hole.


    Shiina''s pupils shrunk as he grit his teeth. Light particles in large sizes started squeezing out of his hands. Shiina felt as if his arms are continuously getting ripped apart from inside out.


    ¡°Arrrhhhhhhhhhh!!!¡± Shiina could not help but scream. He started struggling and pulling his hand, attempting to rid his arm of the pain.


    Lucas held Shiina in place with his arms.


    ¡°Endure it Shiina!¡± Lucas shouted. Regardless of how Shiina screamed he still couldn''t get away. Lucas held onto his waist and his arm, not allowing Shiina to step away from the hole.


    Tears welled up in Shiina''s eyes and snot started flowing. ¡°Let go!¡± Shiina cried. Seizing the teary eyed Shiina, Lucas could not help but feel his chest tighten. However, despite his wish to help Shiina to stop the pain, for the survival of Shiina and Lucas, Shiina cannot remove his hand.


    ¡°I''m sorry Shiina¡­¡± Lucas thought. He hardened his heart as he kept Shiina''s hand in place. ¡°Hurry and get the job done! Metal gear tiger!¡± He shouted in his mind.


    After a minute, Shiina''s face turned completely pale. He had completely stopped struggling in Lucas''s arms and went soft.


    ¡°Is it over?¡± Lucas prepared to bring Shiina back to the living quarters. ¡°What is going on!¡± Lucas tried pulling Shiina¡¯s hand out of the hole but to no avail. Whenever he pulled, Shiina would let out a small groan. Lucas hurried checked the hole. To his horror, mana was still leaving Shiina''s hand at a fast rate.


    ¡°SHIT! It is still absorbing more?!?! Shiina don''t even have anymore mana anymore!¡± Lucas cried out.


    Shiina''s face got paler and paler, soon approaching pure white.Stolen novel; please report.


    Lucas grit his teeth and revealed a resolute eyes. ¡°It has already been 10 years. Back then, my hoc goblin clan has already been fighting a losing battle. With that Duke¡¯s personality, I doubt anyone¡¯s still alive...¡± Lucas bit onto his finger so hard that blood started flowing out.


    ¡°My hoc goblin clan, though we have a high fertility rate, we have difficulty producing children with high talent.¡± Lucas stuck his bloody finger into Shiina''s mouth. ¡°Therefore, we created a method to increase the young¡¯s magic talent by sacrificing some of our own mana capacity.¡±


    At this moment, Lucas¡¯s blood glowed bright red and flowed down Shiina¡¯s throat.


    Lucas''s already pale face became paler and his mana capacity dropped while Shiina¡¯s slowly increased.


    After a minute, the suction force from the hole disappeared, allowing Shiina¡¯s hand to slide out easily.


    ¡°This time...it''s truly over¡­¡± Lucas let out a sigh and fell onto his butt along with Shiina in his arms. Shiina has already fell unconscious due to exhaustion. Seeing the beautiful Shiina¡¯s pained face, even when asleep, pained Lucas''s heart. ¡°You have done well¡­ for a 12 year old¡­¡± Lucas gently rubbed Shiina''s head, resulting in Shiina loosening his pained expression. Seeing Shiina''s sastified face, Lucas let out a warm smile. He forced himself onto his feet and picked Shiina up. Step by step, Lucas made his way towards the living quarters.


    Lucas gently laid Shiina down onto the stone bed and slowly limped towards his own bed. Upon reaching his bed, Lucas collapsed.


    ¡­ ¡­.


    2 months has passed since Shiina started providing mana for the metal gear tiger¡­


    ¡°How are you doing Lucas?¡± Shiina asked.


    In front of him is an extremely pale Lucas lying on a stone bed.


    ¡°I am fine.¡± Lucas slowly got up from his bed. ¡°If memory serves me correctly¡­it is your turn to feed the metal gear tiger today?¡±


    ¡°Yes¡­¡± Shiina lowered his head guilty and replied.


    ¡°Ok¡­ lets go¡­¡± Lucas tried to push himself off the bed.


    Shiina hurriedly rushed over to support Lucas.


    ¡°Lucas, take a rest for today.¡± Shiina advised.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have enough mana to feed the metal gear tiger¡­I have to go¡­¡±


    ¡°You don''t have to anymore!¡± Shiina hurriedly said.


    ¡°Do you want to die?¡± Lucas''s pupils shrunk when he thought of the possible meaning behind Shiina''s words.


    ¡°No no no!¡± Shiina denied.


    ¡°Then why¡­¡±


    ¡°I believe that I finally have enough mana to feed metal gear tiger myself!


    ¡°Wha¡­¡±


    Shiina stuck out his bountiful chest with pride. ¡°My mana capacity have increased close to the middle level talent! After taking in your blood so many times, I can feel that my magic stone(heart) can store way more mana than before. After recovering for a week, the amount of mana stored in My magic stone has indeed increased its mana capacity!¡±


    ¡°So, I can provide my own share of mana! Just wait for me here!¡± Shiina said with a smile before running off to the hole, leaving Lucas on his bed.


    ¡°I can finally lessen Lucas''s burden!¡± Shiina thought as he reached the hole.


    He plunged his hand into the hole with a fearless grin. As usual, mana started digging themselves out of his hand and into the mouth of the metal gear tiger. After a moment, Shiina''s face turned pale. However, Shiina did not panic, he patiently waited for the metal gear tiger to finish its meal. After 5 more minutes, the suction from the metal gear tiger finally stopped.


    Shiina let out a small smile. ¡°Success!¡±


    However, just a second later, the suction suddenly returned with greater force.


    ¡°Shit!¡± Shiina could not help but curse. Having lived for Lucas for 2 months, Lucas''s slightly more ¡®foul¡¯ method of speaking has rubbed off on Shiina.


    Shiina tried pulling on his hand and to his horror, his hand remained in place without bulging. Mana started to fly out at a greater speed than before and Shiina started turning more and more pale. Before Shiina could even start struggling, he felt faint and collapsed on his knees. His already pale face started to turn white and his sight turned blurry. After a while, blood started flowing his eyes, nose, ears and mouth.


    ¡°Is this the end? Well¡­ at least Lucas will no longer be bothered by my presence anymore¡­Mother¡­sorry I can''t go help you¡­¡± Shiina closed his eyes and prepared for his end.


    ¡°DON¡¯T GIVE UP!!!¡± Shiina suddenly heard a shout coming from behind him. He forced his head to turn to the side and saw a silhouette limping quickly towards him.


    ¡°Lucas¡­¡± Shiina could only mutter the name of his saviour before losing his consciousness and fainting.


    ¡°Shit!¡± Lucas used every ounce of his strength to push him forward when he saw Shiina collapse.


    As a result of losing the wall as a support, Lucas fell onto his face. However, regardless of how painful it was, Lucas crawled towards Shiina. Upon reaching Shiina, he bit his finger and placed placed it in Shiina''s mouth. Before he could let out a sigh of relief, to his horror, the metal gear tiger continued to suck mana from Shiina.


    ¡°It is still taking more?!?!?!¡± Lucas screamed in his mind.


    Even after using an extremely large amount of his blood, the metal gear tiger still continued to suck mana.


    ¡°I have no choice¡­¡± after sparing a glance towards Shiina, Lucas eyes revealed a resolute look and he removed his finger from Shiina''s mouth.


    ¡°I can die but you can''t¡­¡± Lucas took a deep breath and took a large bite from his wrist.


    He grit his teeth as blood flowed out like a small stream. Lucas hurriedly placed his wrist against Shiina''s soft lips. Lucas felt a strike of dizziness hit him, but without hesitation, he bit his tongue and shocked himself awake. He forced himself to remain in his position to feed Shiina his blood.


    After another 10 minutes, the metal gear tiger finally stopped sucking. A purple glow could be seen shining from the hole before disappearing.


    ¡°It''s finally over¡­¡± Lucas removed his blood stained wrist from Shiina''s lips. At that moment, he collapsed right beside Shiina,


    ¡°All of my mana is gone¡­¡± Lucas looked up at the ceiling with blank eyes. He turned his head towards Shiina.


    ¡°You lucky little girl. Most people will not have a chance to increase their magic talent and yet you have done it...¡± Lucas softly laughed. ¡°It seems that my time has come...¡±


    ¡°My clan... I¡¯m sorry. I have let all of you down. To prevent our clan¡¯s method of sacrificing mana capacity to increase talent from the duke, we have sacrificed so much...and yet I have used it on a outsider! As the clan leader, I¡¯m ashamed. However, with this, I have sowed some positive karma. Perhaps, if some of you are still alive, this girl can help you.¡± Lucas let out a cough as his body started drying up.


    ¡°Shiina... I have told you the reason that I have not escaped from this cave, but that is only half of the truth. The other half is that the injuries that I have received from that final battle was too severe and that i have lost hope. Maybe I am merely pulling at straws, but as long as there is a chance, I am willing to take it.¡±


    ¡°Shiina... if you can live through this... please help my hoc goblin clan in Blue Berk city... my brothers in heaven... I will be coming to see you soon.¡± Lucas breathed his last breath before closing his eyes.

 Chapter 11: The awakening

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    Chapter 11: The awakening


    ¡°Ha¡­ha¡­¡± Shiina panted.


    [The condition hasbeen reached. Evolution shall take place] A voice appeared in Shiina''s head.


    He tossed and turn. His body turned red and his sweat create a pool under him. His perfectly proportioned body started distorting slightly and becoming transparent, revealing Shiina¡¯s true body within it.


    Shiina''s breast melted from his chest and fell onto the floor beside him. The water used for his disguise wiggled and circled around Shiina. It started moulding itself and what appeared in Shiina''s place is a fat man with one horn, Lord Gamberdash Vilsage Stiod the lll. Suddenly, ¡®Lord Gamberdash¡¯ suddenly distorted and became an old man, Marcus. The water then distorted yet again to form one of the maids of the Gamberdash Mansion. Then the water continued to transform Shiina into any appearance he could think of.


    Balls of flame appeared around Shiina''s body and started floating around him. They grew bigger and smaller alternately and circled Shiina like fireflies. With every cycle of expanding and compressing, the flames grew deeper in colour and the room became one degree hotter.


    Dust are swept off the ground and gusts of wind rampaged. Swirls of wind appeared around Shiina and slowly increased in intensity, slowly turning to mini tornadoes. The gusts of wind grew stronger and stronger, shaking loose rocks off the walls of the cave.


    A piece of rock flew off the ground and and started shrinking. More and more rocks started floating and started shrinking like the first piece. Gradually, more and more of such mud ¡®marbles¡¯ formed and they slowly merged into one. The merged mud ¡®ball¡¯ slowly cracked and fell apart. In its place, a piece of black shard is leftover.


    Although these elements all appeared in the small room, they did not interact with each other. Suddenly, the water around Shiina shined bright blue. The balls of dark-red flames shined bright red. The mini tornadoes shined bright green. The blacked shard flowed slightly yellow and black. The lights came together combined into a single ball of light shining in all colours of its components. The globe of light flickered and appeared in front of Shiina¡¯s face. It entered Shiina''s for head and headed straight towards Shiina''s magic stone.


    The globe of light merged with Shiina''s magic stone without resistance, transforming it from a impure crystal into a slightly more pure-looking crystal. A small stream of mana flowed out of Shiina''s magic stone and travelled around his body, slowly strengthening it.


    Just when Shiina''s transformation is about to end, a small black crystal exited Shiina''s magic stone and entered Shiina''s cone-like horn. Mana filled Shiina''s head, the immense pressure forced his eyes open which glowed black.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaa!!!!¡± Shiina let out a small scream in pain and his small purple horn slowly lengthened and formed a longer black-coloured horn.


    After Shiina''s body finished its transformation, Shiina fell unconscious.


    [Evolution complete. One horned ogre has evolved into great horned ogre.]


    [Due to outside intervention, great horned ogre has evolved into dark horned ogre]


    ¡­ ¡­


    After an entire day, Shiina finally opened his eyes.


    ¡°Uh¡­I''m alive?¡± Shiina looked around with blurry eyes.


    ¡°What is this?¡± Shiina suddenly shook wide awake. He looked at his own body in disbelief.


    ¡°My mana has increased? Even my body¡­feels stronger?¡± Shiina threw a punch towards the wall on his right. On contact, the wall cracked.


    ¡°Wow!¡± Shiina looked at the result of his punch in awe. He had yet to used even half of his strength and yet he managed to damage the wall¡­if he was to use all of his strength, just how terrifying will the results be? Compared to his measly strength from before, currently his strength is incompatibly way higher. His strength hasundergonea great change.


    Shiina looked at his fist with a wide smile on his face. ¡°I''ve got to show this to Lucas! He will be so shocked!¡± Shiina excitedly turned around towards the living quarters and was about to break into a sprint. However, he stepped onto something and tripped and fell onto his back, hitting his head in the process.


    ¡°What is this¡­¡± Shiina sat up in pain as he rubbed his head which now has a small bump on it.


    Shiina looked down towards the cause of his fall.


    Shiina''s face turned pure white, his pupils shrunk and his lips quivered.Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on.


    ¡°Lucas?¡± Shiina fell onto his knees.


    Underneath Shiina, laid Lucas''s corspe covered in dried blood.


    ¡°Hey Lucas¡­why are you sleeping here?¡± Shiina muttered.


    He gave Lucas''s body a small shake.


    ¡°Lucas¡­wake up¡­¡± Shiina shook Lucas strongly.


    ¡°Hey¡­Lucas¡­don''t scare me¡­¡± Shiina shook Lucas harder, a single tear flowed down his cheeks.


    ¡°No¡­no¡­NO!¡± More and more started overflowing from his eyes.


    ¡°AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!¡± Shiina screamed at the top of his voice.


    Despite only spending 2 months together, Shiina and Lucas have already have a bond akin that of close kins. The time spent together with Lucas has been the most fun Shiina had throughout his 12 years of life. Unlike the brothers in the Gamberdash Mansion, Lucas treated Shiina more casually and more ¡®big brother¡¯-like. Lucas already has a special place in Shiina''s heart.


    ¡°Even though¡­even though I told you I did not need help¡­why did you still come?!?!¡± Shiina cried.


    Shiina started banging his against the wall.


    ¡°Why¡­ WHY!!!¡± Drowned in grief, Shiina continued banging, destroying the wall with his strengthened horn in the process.


    ¡°I should have been the one to have died! I should have been the one to have died! I should have been the one to have died! I should have been the one to¡­¡±


    {What a good chance¡­}


    ¡°Huh?¡± Shiina stopped his self-harm and looked around blankly.


    {Good job at keeping my body alive for all these years. Your reward? I shall fulfil your wish, death.}


    ¡°Wha¡­¡± Before Shiina could continue his words, he felt his head go blank. Pain struck every part of his body.


    He felt as if his body was being ripped in two. Shiina wanted to scream, but to his horror, he could not move his mouth. In fact, he could not move any part of his body.


    Shiina felt his eyelids become heavier with each passing second.


    ¡°Goodnight, Shiina Motoyu.¡± Outside his control, his mouth suddenly moved.


    ¡®Shiina¡¯ suddenly stood up, he took on a cool pose.


    ¡°I, Saigo Masamune, have been reincarnated!!!¡±


    This is the last line Shiina heard before his consciousness fell into a deep slumber.


    At this moment, Shiina''s red eyes turned completely blue.


    ¡­ ¡­


    Saigo looked around with interest.


    ¡°So this is rebirth?¡± He looked down at his hands. He slowly clenched it and slowly loosened it.


    ¡°I have expected a slow integration¡­but this is somewhat different?¡±


    Saigo faced the direction of the living quarters. He took a mighty step forward and his body flickered. At the next second, his body appeared 5 metres away.


    ¡°¡­wow¡­¡± Saigo sucked in a breath in disbelief.


    ¡°What''s with this specs?!?! Isn''t this a bit overpowered?¡±


    Saigo started running with a complicated footwork and within seconds, two Saigos appeared at the middle of the room.


    ¡°Ninja art: shadow clone jutsu~¡± Saigo let out a small laugh.


    ¡°I should take some time to get use to this body. Although I have been awake for two months already, image training will not get me anywhere with using magic or this body. As for the metal gear tiger¡­ let''s see what happens if it does not get a meal.¡± Saigo let out a small laugh as a cruel glint flashed in his eyes.


    ¡°Base on this guy''s memories¡­ yup¡­ I should not enter the dungeon. It will not be a joking matter if a boss-class Monster suddenly pop out and kill me¡­ yup.¡± Saigo nodded at his decision.


    ¡°Well¡­off to training. The earlier I get use to this body, the better.¡±


    Just as Saigo is about to begin his training, a small object at the corner of the room,mostly covered by Shiina''s dress, caught his eye. He walked towards the dress and to his surprise, a golden light flashed and a 7cm by 15cm golden tile flew out. The golden tile suddenly turned illusion-like and entered Saigo''s chest.


    ¡°The status plate?!?!¡± Saigo let out a small cry in shock.


    He patted his chest for a moment, he felt his face, he jumped around and flashed about the room.


    ¡°There is nothing wrong with me? Then what happen to the status plate?¡± Saigo looked around in confusion.


    ¡°What if¡­¡± an idea appeared in Saigo''s head.


    With a slight anticipation, Saigo said in a joking manner. ¡°Status.¡±


    A 7cm by 15cm golden screen instantly appeared in front of him.


    ¡°Whoa is this for real?!?!¡± Saigo looked as if his eyes is about to pop out.


    The golden screen read:


    Status


    Name:Shiina Motoyu


    Race: Dark-horned ogre


    Magic amplitude:Middle element magic talent


    Skills:Middle tier water magic, middle tier earth magic, middle tier wind magic, middle tier flame magic, Unique skill dagger creation


    The status screen turned suddenly blurred and became clear.


    Status


    Name: Saigo Masamune (Shiina Motoyu)


    Race: Dark horned ogre


    Level:1


    Magic amplitude: Supreme dark magic talent


    Middle elemental magic talent


    Magic capacity: middle tier(normal)


    Top tier(Lord of element mode)


    Skills: Supreme tier Dark magic, Middle tier Water magic, Middle tier Fire magic, Middle tier Wind magic, Middle tier Earth magic, Unique skill: dagger creation, Darkness conversion


    Title: The one who rules darkness, the possessed, hero, the    reincarnated one


    Average physical Attack:500/(0)


    Average magic Attack:300/(1000)


    Average physical resistance: 200/(Not applicable))


    Average magic resistance: 250/(1000)


    ¡°Wow¡­ was this supposed to happen?¡± Saigo tried touching the screen. However, his finger slipped right through.


    ¡°This is¡­somewhat different than the one Shiina got? I mean¡­ there is a level, it tells me my overbal status, my titles¡­" Saigo scratched his head in confusion.


    ¡°What''s with the numbers beside my status? What doe the not applicable mean?Whats with ''the possessed''? ¡±


    ¡°Well I guess it does not matter now¡­I can always find out after getting out of this shit hole. As for the dead little demon over there¡­¡±


    Saigo looked towards Lucas''s corpse.


    ¡°What an eyesore.¡± With a small flicker of his body, Saigo appeared next to Lucas''s corpse. He picked it up like picking trash. Just when he was about to toss the corpse into the dungeon, Saigo''s hand suddenly froze in space.


    ¡°Wha¡­¡± Saigo tried moving his hand. But no matter what, his hands just will not throw Lucas''s corpse.


    ¡°Your will is still here?!?!¡± Saigo cried out in surprise.


    Saigo threw Lucas corpse to a side.


    ¡°It seems that you will only prevent me from doing something that you seriously do not want to do¡­¡± Saigo heaved a sigh of relief.


    ¡°Well¡­at least this will not get in the way of my normal life. After I get use to this body, I am sure you will completely disappear anyways.¡± Saigo muttered.


    ¡°Watch carefully Shiina, for you have the best seat to see the rise of the hero , even if it''s only for a while.¡± Saigo grinned and began his vigorous training.

 Chapter 12: Escape

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    Chapter 12: ¡®Escape¡¯


    ¡°What the hell is wrong with that piece of shit tiger!!!!!!!!¡± Saigo screamed at the top of his voice.


    ¡°It has already been a month, why has it not gotten angry and come kill me?!?!?!¡±


    One month has passed since Saigo has taken over Shiina''s body. During that time, Saigo had not placed his hand in the hole to feed the metal gear tiger even once.


    ¡°Shit! At this rate I will die of starvation even before it comes to kill me. I have been using my own mana to nourish myself, at this rate I will not last!¡± Saigo entered a deep thought.


    Saigo let out a sigh.


    ¡°At least this one month was not spent in vain¡­¡± he raised his fist and punched towards a wall of the small dungeon.


    An fist imprint smaller than the crater Shiina made instantly appeared. Although the damage done seemed smaller, unlike the crater Shiina made, there are no ¡®leftover¡¯ stones. When Shiina punched the wall, the wall exploded and left a large mess. While for Saigo, none of these could be seen. After Saigo punched, everything in the way of his fist were turned into dust.


    ¡°Yay, strength control for the win~¡± Saigo jokingly said.


    ¡°God of war, bless me with a dagger to fight my enemies. [create dagger].¡± Saigo chanted.


    A magic circle appeared in front of Saigo.


    The magic circle split into two smaller magic circles which are floating parallel to each other.


    A ¡®river¡¯ of mana flowed from Saigo''s hand entered the magic circles.


    The mana concentrated between the two magic circles and formed a dagger shape.


    The magic circles slowly moved away from each other, extending the concentrated mana between them.


    After a minute, a dagger appeared in Saigo''s hands.


    Saigo swung the dagger at the wall, leaving a small white line on the wall. After a hundred or so swings, the created dagger broke and dissipated into thin air.


    A vein popped on Saigo''s head.


    ¡°Why can that pussy(Shiina) create a dagger so quickly while I can''t ?!?!!¡± Saigo screamed in frustration.


    ¡°I have used more mana to make this dagger as compared to when Shiina had created one. Why is the durability still the same?!?!?!¡±


    ¡°Can I actually beat that shifty ass tiger with just this skills?¡± Saigo looked at his own hands in doubt.


    ¡°No, I can''t.¡± Saigo shook his head before answering himself.


    ¡°Unique skills are one of the strongest type of skills, in theory they should be way stronger than the magic I use.¡± Saigo muttered. ¡°If Shiina''s dagger could not even leave a mark on the metal gear tiger¡­and Shiina''s magic barely even worked¡­¡± Saigo''s face turned grim.


    Suddenly, Saigo revealed a wide smile. ¡°Yup, I can''t beat that shit.¡±


    Saigo fell onto his butt.


    ¡°What the fuck Lady Dina, even if you want to amuse yourself with me, why the fuck you set this game at max difficulty from the very start?!?!¡± Saigo said resignedly.


    ¡°I guess when you said that this new life shall trouble in every turn, you were not joking huh. In fact, you did not say enough¡­¡± Saigo sighed.


    Saigo closed his eyes and spent a minute in silence.


    ¡°Well..I guess it doesn''t matter.¡± Saigo opened his eyes, revealing his clear blue eyes.


    ¡°I will get you back for this in the future¡­¡± a murderous glint flashed through his eyes.


    Saigo got back onto his feet.


    ¡°But firstly¡­how do beat that piece of shit outside¡­¡± Saigo started to think up of plans, but regardless of what he thought up, he would reject after a few moments.


    ¡°¡­no matter what I do¡­ there is a higher chance of losing huh¡­¡±


    ¡°OKAY! I¡¯ve decided.¡± Saigo looked at the hole with a resolute look.


    ¡°I shall sneak out.¡± Saigo said firmly.


    ¡°Yup, this is the right choice.¡± Saigo nodded. ¡°Rather than risking a severe injury, I would rather run and level up a couple of times first before fighting the metal gear tiger.¡±


    ¡°Since the first trouble i have got myself into is already this bad, I doubt that the remaining ones will be better. It will be best if I can escape from here without injuries. This way, I can still have enough strength to face the other problems if they come early.¡±


    ¡°For now, I should spend a few days to prepare.¡± Saigo walked towards the living quarters with a serious look.Love this story? Find the genuine version on the author''s preferred platform and support their work!


    ¡­ ¡­


    A week later, Saigo finally walked out of the living quarters.


    He had activated [disguise] and is wearing the dress Shiina was initially wearing. He had shortened the skirt of the dress for better mobility and used strips of cloth made of Lucas¡¯s pants to strap 5 daggers, wrapped with Saigo''s shirt, on his arms, back and legs. He held a extra dagger with his right hand.


    ¡°A skirt is surprisingly nice to move in~¡± Saigo jokingly thought.


    He smiled as he spun around and admired himself with a mirror made from water magic.


    Saigo¡¯s smile slowly loosened and and a grim look appeared on his face.


    He dispelled the water mirror and looked towards the hole.


    Saigo closed his eyes and took a deep breath.


    ¡°I can do this. I can do this. I can do this.¡± Saigo silently motivated himself.


    Saigo opened his eyes and received a tranquil look.


    ¡°I will get out of here victorious!¡± Saigo''s tranquil eyes turned bright.


    Saigo closed his eyes and a incantation appeared within his mind. He slowly chanted ¡°Oh spirits of darkness. Heed my call, come and merge my body with the essence of darkness. Follow my orders for I am your lord. [Darkness conversion].¡±


    Saigo''s horn glowed and his body slowly covered with black fog. After the fog cleared up, what remained is Saigo with a translucent black body.


    ¡°Fuuu¡­¡± Saigo let out a small breath.


    ¡°Here I go!¡± Saigo dashed at full speed towards the small hole.


    Suddenly, as if sinking in quicksand, Saigo''s body merged with his shadow under him.


    His shadow charged through the hole and Saigo appeared on the other side.


    Saigo''s head emerged from the shadow and what appeared in front of him is a large boulder.


    ¡°What the fuck?¡± Saigo could not help but exclaim.


    His body slowly rose from his shadow and stood in front of the boulder.


    ¡°Why is this boulder placed here? It is not big enough to block me from exiting¡­what is it for?¡± Saigo muttered. He gave the boulder a few knocks.


    ¡°This boulder¡­sounds hollow?!?!¡± Saigo''s pupils shrunk as he hurriedly pulled back his hand.


    ¡°Not good!¡± Saigo screamed in his mind.


    He dived into his shadow and charged in the opposite direction of the hole.


    ¡°Shit!!! RUN! RUN! RUN!¡± Saigo chanted in his mind.


    Right behind him, the boulder cracked.


    *graaaawwww*


    A small growl could be heard from within the boulder.


    ¡°Fuck! It''s awake already?!?!¡± Saigo complained in his mind as he controlled his shadow to join the shadow of the boulder.


    He held his breath and waited for the disaster to awaken.


    1 second.


    2 seconds .


    3 seconds .


    Saigo slowed down his breathing as he hid in the shadows.


    More and more cracks appeared on the boulder as a light shone through them.


    *crack* a metal paw struck out of the boulder.


    Pieces of ¡®stone¡¯ fell off the ¡®boulder¡¯.


    The light shining through the cracks on the ¡®boulder¡¯ slowly increased in intensity.


    *GGGRRRAAAAAA!!!!!!!* a roar resounded throughout the cave.


    The ¡®boulder¡¯ completely crumbled and a shining purple figure on all fours slowly crawled out.


    The purple light slowly dimmed, revealing a translucent purple tiger cub.


    ¡°Is that¡­ the metal gear tiger?¡± Saigo thought.


    The tiger cub turned around and started sniffing. It looked up and down, as if it is looking for something. Eventually, its eyes laid on a part of shadow casted by the egg it was in. It revealed a small grin as it moved closer and closer.


    Saigo held his breath and covered his mouth with both of his hands.


    The tiger cub suddenly looked towards the eggshell right beside the shadow Saigo is residing in, sparing a glance in Saigo''s direction.


    It took a small bite out of its eggshell and a silver gear appeared on its body.


    ¡°It¡¯s eating its shell to form new gears?¡± Saigo thought.


    ¡°This may be my chance¡­¡± Saigo revealed a resolute look as he looked around for opportunities to strike.


    ¡°Even with my current speed, I doubt that I can successfully escape anyway¡­¡± when the metal gear tiger looked away, Saigo used the chance to dive into its shadow.


    As if it was too busy eating its eggshell, the tiger cub seemed to not have seen the movement of its shadow.


    ¡°I shall kill you!¡±


    ¡°This is not the style of a hero¡­but beggars can''t be choosers ¡­¡± Within the shadow, Saigo readied the dagger in his hands. The dagger was made by Saigo with all of the mana he could muster in one day.


    ¡°Although Shiina''s dagger could not pierce through its defence, that was when it has its full gear on. Now that it''s ¡®naked¡¯ I should be able to kill it!¡± Saigo thought.


    Saigo suppressed his killing intent and fear as best as he could.


    An incantation appeared in Saigo''s mind as he softly ordered. ¡°Darkness, clad my blade with your strength!¡±


    Dark-attribute mana within the shadow condensed around the blade.


    Saigo took a deep breath as he leaped out of the shadow.


    He held his darkness clad with both of his hands as he trust it into the metal gear tiger¡¯s unsuspecting back.


    *clang*


    Sparks flew and the dagger in Saigo''s hands shattered.


    ¡°Shit! Why is there a metal scale there?!?!¡± Saigo cursed as he tried to escape by kicking off the metal gear tiger.


    Before Saigo could gain any distance, a purple tail wrapped around his legs and with a light swing, Saigo was thrown across the cave.


    ¡°FFFFFUUUUUUCCCCKKKK!!!!!¡± Saigo screamed in his mind as he hurriedly merged with the shadow cast on the wall. Saigo instantly entered the shadow, weakening his impact.


    ¡°Huff¡­huff¡­¡± Saigo panted. ¡°I need to look for another chanc-¡± Before he could finish his sentence, a strong force pushed Saigo out of the shadow.


    Saigo flew out of shadow and rolled to break his fall. Purple light shone brightly throughout the cave, eliminating all shadows around.


    ¡°Shit!¡± Saigo frantically looked around. There was not a single shadow for him to escape to. The metal gear tiger produced glowing mana all around the cave to forcefully remove the shadow Saigo was in, thus forcing Saigo out of the ¡®shadow realm¡¯.


    The metal gear tiger slowly moved closer to Saigo. All of the metal that it has accumulated in its body slowly condensed in its right paw. Within seconds, its right paw has enlarged to twice its size.


    Saigo gulped and took a step back. Cold sweat trickled down his back as fear started to rise from deep within his deep blue eyes. There is nowhere Saigo could hide. There was no counterattack planned. Saigo is completely trapped.


    Although he was barely awake during Shiina''s fight with the metal gear tiger, he can still vividly remember the torture the metal gear tiger had administered to Shiina.


    Even though he had kill many people in his previous life, he had never faced someone stronger than him. With his well trained body, facing off against untrained and weaker villains was as easy as killing a small ant. How would he have known the fear of facing a stronger opponent?


    Saigo''s hands shook. He slowly clenched it as tight as he could.


    ¡°Will I die here?¡± Such thoughts flowed through Saigo''s mind. ¡°Will I die yet again, without even the slightest resistance?¡±


    Remembering the face of the elf that killed him, the look of amusement on Lady Dina¡¯s face.


    ¡°NO!!!¡± Saigo''s eyes turned bloodshot.


    ¡°A HERO NEVER GIVES UP!!!¡±


    Saigo clenched his fist so tight that blood started flowing. He clenched his teeth as he ripped out the daggers hidden in his sleeves.


    ¡°EVEN IF I RIP MY MUSCLES,


    EVEN IF I BREAK MY BONES,


    EVEN IF I LOSE MY LIFE, I WILL BRING YOU DOWN WITH ME!!!¡±


    ¡°AAAARRRRRRHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!¡± With a mad charge, Saigo dashed forward. Without any tricks, without any magnificent footwork, without any fabulous magic, his translucent black body flashed forward, closing the gap between him and the metal gear tiger in an instant.


    At the very same moment Saigo started his assault, the


    metal gear tiger raised its right paw. With incredible strength, it slammed it down towards Saigo''s face.

 Chapter 13: VS metal gear tiger

    Chapter 13: Vs metal gear tiger


    ¡°AAAARRRRRHHHHHH!!!¡±


    Saigo thrust the dagger on his right hand straight towards the metal gear tiger¡¯s eyes.


    As for the dagger on his left hand, Saigo held it above his head and swung it towards the metal gear tiger''s paw.


    *GRAAAAAA* without making any attempt to dodge, the metal gear tiger slapped its mighty paw towards Saigo.


    At the same moment, when Saigo¡¯s dagger reached the metal gear tiger''s eye, its paw reached Saigo''s face.


    *clang* the sound of clashing metal resounded throughout the cave.


    The dagger on Saigo''s right hand came in contact with a scale on the metal gear tiger''s eyelids and shattered.


    The metal gear tiger''s paw¡­ went through Saigo''s left hand.


    Without blinking an eye, Saigo slashed the dagger on his left at the metal gear tiger''s eyes.


    *GGGRRRAAAAAA* the metal gear tiger roared out in pain and thrust its tail towards Saigo, flinging him at a wall.


    ¡°Pueh¡­¡± all air left Saigo lungs as he splashed into the cave¡¯s wall. His backbones cracked and his rib cage caved in. Without any shadow to dive into, Saigo could not reduce any of the damage dealt.


    ¡°Ha¡­ha¡­ha¡­¡± Saigo took in quick breaths as he struggled to breathe.


    Dark-attribute mana poured out of Saigo''s magic stone and covered Saigo''s chest. Within a second, Saigo¡¯s hollowed chest is filled with mana which instantly attached his broken bones and muscles back to their original positions.


    In the next second, Saigo''s chest complete recovered and looked as good as new.


    Meanwhile as for the metal gear tiger, it roared in pain as it swung its head around. Its slashed eyes slowly remoulded back to their original appearance. At the same time as Saigo, its eyes completely recovered. Great anger emerged from deep within its eyes. It has been a long time since it had been injured that badly.


    Saigo slowly stood back up. He looked at his left hand in shock.


    ¡°Why¡­ did my left hand pass through the metal gear tiger''s paw?¡± Saigo quickly pondered. ¡°Can it be¡­ this is what my status plate meant by having a ¡®not applicable¡¯ physical resistance? I am immune to physical attacks in this form? But why am I struck by the metal gear tiger''s tail?¡±


    Saigo clenched his hands. A hint of hope appeared deep within his eyes.


    ¡°At least I have a clue¡­I have a chance to fight back!¡± Saigo faced the metal gear tiger.


    ¡°Time for round 2!¡± Saigo took out a dagger from his right thigh and readied himself.


    He took a mighty step forward and charged, yet again, straight at the metal gear tiger head on.


    This time however, rather than charging straight towards the metal gear tiger''s head, Saigo ran towards its right paw.


    The metal gear tiger''s right paw enlarged again and the metal gear tiger thrust it straight at Saigo.


    ¡°TAKE THIS!!!¡± Saigo aimed the two daggers at different parts of the metal gear tiger¡¯s face which are not covered by metal scales.


    Expecting to go right through the metal gear tiger''s paw, Saigo ran straight into it and entered the paw.


    As a result, before his dagger could reach the metal gear tiger, Saigo''s bones shattered, his body turned into mincemeat and he was thrown out of the paw and smashed straight into the wall.


    However, within a second, the lump of bone and flesh turned black and merged together. It wiggled and reformed into a fully clothed Saigo.


    Although his clothes were fine, Saigo''s remaining 2 daggers completely broke and dissipated.


    ¡°Shit¡­¡± holding the 2 daggers that from the previous assault that barely escaped from damage, Saigo slowly got onto his feet.


    ¡°Why did I get hit?!?!¡± Aren''t I immune to physical attacks?¡± Saigo spat out a complain.


    The metal gear tiger slowly crawled towards Saigo with what seemed like a evil grin plastered in its face.


    ¡°Wait¡­¡± Saigo''s brain processed at full speed. ¡°The first time I was hit¡­ was with its tail which is not covered in scales¡­the second time I was hit¡­ was after I entered its paw?¡±Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more.


    ¡°Think¡­think!!! How does my ability work?¡±


    Although Saigo wanted more time to think, the metal gear tiger did not give him any.


    It roared and pounced an Saigo with its outstretched gigantic right paw.


    Saigo took a step back and the metal gear tiger''s paw went through Saigo.


    Following the strike, it swung its left paw at Saigo.


    Saigo grit his teeth and stood straight in his position, preparing to take the attack of the metal gear tiger.


    ¡°Pueh¡­¡± Saigo spat out blood. The small, purple, left paw of the metal gear tiger had pierced right into Saigo''s chest, leaving a gaping hole in it.


    ¡°Why¡­¡± Saigo hurriedly jumped back, the hole in his chest healed in an instant.


    ¡°Why did its paw attack hit me this time? My skill have not stop yet!¡± Saigo looked at his translucent black body in confusion.


    ¡°One more time!¡± Saigo charged towards the metal gear tiger''s right paw.


    The metal gear swung its gigantic paw towards Saigo.


    Saigo shifted the dagger on his left to his mouth and punched out. Meeting the metal gear tiger head on.


    His left fist entered the paws of the metal gear tiger. And in the next instant, his arm is ripped off.


    ¡°I see¡­¡± Seeing what happened in front of him, Saigo finally understood part of the abilities of a Lord.


    ¡°So I AM immune to physical attacks! However, I am not immune to attacks made of mana or are infused with mana! That''s why I still have magic resistance!¡±


    Thinking back, when was Saigo tested out the effects of [darkness conversion], he had used one of the daggers that he made to cut his arm. Since it was made with mana, he was cut ¡®normally¡¯.


    ¡°But¡­what can I do with this?¡± Saigo thought as he took a step back.


    The metal gear tiger pounced and swung its paws towards Saigo. He dodged with minimal effort, letting the paw go through him.


    ¡°This paw is enlarged by concentrating all of the metal in its body on it¡­therefore I can barely pass through it as there is a gap between the metal itself and the mana paw! Its as if it is wearing a super thick glove! I can go through the physical glove but not the hand made of mana.¡±


    ¡°In that case¡­¡± Saigo turned and made a mad dash towards the eggshell with the metal gear tiger chasing after him.


    Saigo spared a glance towards his left, his left arm is still gone.


    ¡°I am running out of mana to recover¡­ this is the last stand I can make!¡± Saigo drew some mana from his dim magic stone to form a new left arm.


    He shifted the dagger on his right to his left hand.


    Using his right hand, Saigo picked up an eggshell and threw it towards the metal gear tiger.


    In response, it merely opened its mouth and ate the eggshell, using it to form more scales on its body.


    Saigo let out a small grin.


    He threw more and more eggshells towards the metal gear tiger.


    Confused, the metal gear tiger stopped chasing Saigo and stood still, occasionally stretching out its head to catch the eggshells thrown.


    ¡°Yes yes¡­ eat more and grow bigger¡­¡± Saigo let out a small laugh.


    After a few minutes, the eggshells ran out and the metal gear tiger''s body grew as large as its right paw.


    Now it looked twice as big as it was when it fought Shiina.


    ¡°So¡­it evolved after eating more mana?¡± Saigo looked at the metal gear tiger in awe as he chuckled, not revealing the slightest fear.


    ¡°COME!!!¡± With bloodshot and crazed eyes, Saigo spread out his arms and challenged the metal gear tiger.


    The metal gear tiger looked at Saigo with ridicule and pounced.


    It opened its mouth wide and aimed to bite Saigo''s face right off.


    Saigo¡¯s eyes turned sharp as he revealed a wide smile.


    ¡°Gotcha.¡±


    Saigo threw away the daggers in his hands as he slowly leaned back.


    While everything below his knees were still perpendicular to the ground, the rest of his body was parallel to it.


    Remaining in that bizarre position, Saigo dodged the metal gear tiger¡¯s attack.


    While it¡¯s body was ¡®flying¡¯ above Saigo, using all of his strength, Saigo pushed himself upwards using his legs and entered the metal gear tiger''s armour.


    He wrapped his legs and arms around the metal gear tiger''s mana body¡¯s stomach with a grin.


    The metal gear tiger landed and released an enraged roar.


    ¡°Haha, try to get me now bitch!¡± Saigo gave a small laugh.


    Having entered the metal gear tiger''s armour, the only way the metal gear tiger could harm Saigo was by smashing itself or removing its armour. Of course, being called a metal gear tiger, how can it easily remove it¡¯s armour?


    Therefore, the metal gear tiger hurriedly smashed it¡¯s stomach against the ground, attempting to smash Saigo with it.


    ¡°It''s useless~. I am immune to physical attacks and am like a ghost, the more you do that, the more you will only harm yourself~¡± Saigo chuckled.


    ¡°Let me get you out of your misery. God of war, bless me with a dagger to fight my enemies. [create dagger] Darkness version.¡± Saigo slowly chanted in the comfort of the metal gear tiger''s ¡®embrace¡¯.


    After converting all of his remaining mana into darkness-attribute mana, he used it to form a dagger of darkness capable of moving through the metal gear tiger¡¯s armour like him.


    ¡°Die.¡± After aiming, Saigo slowly stabbed the dagger into the metal gear tiger''s stomach, slowly approaching the metal gear tiger''s magic stone.


    *GGGGRRRRRRAAAAAAA!!!!!* the metal gear tiger roared in pain.


    It struggled and tried to shake Saigo off, but to no avail.


    It tried to stab it''s paw into its own stomach but to no avail, its armour was too hard.


    It went mad, knowing that it''s death is approaching.


    And it''s magic stone is finally pierced through.


    *GGGGRRRRRRRAAAAAA!!!* after releasing a final roar, it collapsed onto the ground.


    The armour on it¡¯s body slowly loosened before falling off, revealing a beautiful young woman in it.


    ¡°Ha¡­ha¡­¡±


    ¡°Haha..haha¡­¡±


    ¡°Muahahahahaha!!!!!¡±


    That woman is of course, Saigo Masamune.


    ¡°YES!!! FINALLY!!! I HAVE SLEW THE METAL GEAR TIGER!!!¡± Saigo roared as he pumped his fist in the air.


    However, just a moment later, Saigo felt his vision blur as he blacked out, collapsing onto the ground.


    [Reincarnator¡¯s experience points has reached a certain point. Reincarnator¡¯s level increases from LV 1 to LV 2. All stats increase.]


    Reincarnator¡¯s experience points has reached a certain point. Reincarnator¡¯s level increases from LV 2 to LV 3. All stats increase.]


    Reincarnator¡¯s experience points has reached a certain point. Reincarnator¡¯s level increases from LV 3 to LV 4. All stats increase.]


    Reincarnator¡¯s experience points has reached a certain point. Reincarnator¡¯s level increases from LV 5 to LV 6. All stats increase.]


    Reincarnator¡¯s experience points has reached a certain point. Reincarnator¡¯s level increases from LV 6 to LV 7. All stats increase.]


    Reincarnator¡¯s experience points has reached a certain point. Reincarnator¡¯s level increases from LV 7 to LV 8. All stats increase.]

 Chapter 14: Level up

    Chapter 14: Level up


    ¡°¡­urg¡­¡± Saigo rubbed his head as he sat up.


    ¡°Wha¡­¡± At that moment, pain struck and he let out a small groan.


    Within him, his magic stone darkened and cracked.


    ¡°AAAARRRRRRHHHHH!!!¡± Saigo roared out in pain.


    His porcelain white skin darkened and shrivelled up.


    ¡°Ma¡­mana deficiency?!?!¡± Saigo spat out.


    ¡°SHIT!!!¡± He hurriedly looked around. ¡°I just need something to eat¡­¡±


    Right in front of him is the corpse of the metal gear tiger¡­


    ¡°Desperate times calls for drastic measures.¡± Without hesitation, Saigo struggled to his feet and limped towards the corpse.


    He opened his mouth wide and chomped down on the corpse.


    ¡°This is¡­¡± when the meat of the metal gear tiger entered his mouth, it dissipated.


    ¡°Since it''s made of mana, I can''t eat it?!?!¡± Saigo cried out as his body continued to shrivel.


    He hurriedly took another bite, and the result is the same.


    ¡°SHIT!!!¡± Saigo hurriedly looked around once more for other alternatives.


    ¡°There are no others¡­and the entrance is still quite a distance away¡­¡±


    ¡°FUCK THIS!!! Like hell I will die like this!!!¡± Saigo screamed.


    ¡°If I remember correctly, Lucas was able to transfer mana to Shiina using his blood¡­ mana with a user, by itself, cannot be cannot be ingested or absorbed¡­I can only eat the flesh of the metal gear tiger by charging it into something edible¡­¡±


    Saigo looked at his shrivelled and frail looking arm.


    He plunged his arm into the flesh of the metal gear tiger.


    After a moment, he took out his arm and to his surprise, although it was still shrivelled, the skin on his arm had regained a bit of its original colour.


    After hesitating for a moment, he took a bite from his own arm.


    Blood flowed like a river down his throat. Upon receiving the mana, his muscles cried in joy and absorbed without restraint, regaining a bit of their original colour while continuing to provide energy to his dry magic stone.


    ¡°This works!¡± Saigo exclaimed. He could feel that his body rate of drying up is getting slightly slower.


    ¡°But not fast enough!¡± He slowly got up on his feet.


    ¡°I don''t know if there is any side effects but¡­¡± Without any further hesitation, he threw himself into the metal gear tiger''s corpse.


    His skin recovered at a fast rate and his weakened muscles slowly strengthened.


    ¡°Why¡­ is my magic stone still breaking apart?!?!¡± Saigo exclaimed.


    Although his body was healing, providing energy for his magic stone, his magic stone still continued to dim, albeit slowly.


    ¡°Can it be¡­ my magic stone is still not receiving enough mana? To give it more maybe I should¡­¡± Saigo raised his hand and prepared to pierce his own chest.


    ¡°With my recover ability, I should be able to live through this one small stab¡­ right?¡± Saigo hesitated.


    ¡°Wait¡­ recovery?¡± Just then, an idea sprung to his mind.


    Saigo grit his teeth and chanted. ¡°Oh spirits of darkness. Heed my call, come and merge my body with the essence of darkness. Follow my orders for I am your lord. [ Darkness conversion].¡±


    His skin slightly shrivelled and then turned black.


    His muscles recovered great speed and within a few seconds, Saigo''s body completely recovered. However, as a result of forcing a transformation, more cracks formed on his magic stone, forcing it on the verge of crumbling.


    ¡°Since my body is now technically mana¡­I should be able to directthe ¡®raw¡¯ mana straight to my mana stone¡­¡± Saigo hurriedly lowered himself into the metal gear tiger¡¯s semi-transparent mana body and entered a meditative position.


    ¡°Fuu¡­¡± Saigo released a small breath and adjusted his breathing.


    By forcefully entering a semi-sleep state, one is able to consciously absorb mana five times the natural pace. Using this method, Lucas had managed to keep up with most of the feeding. Although Lord Gamberdash knew of this method, as it doesn''t help with recovery of mental strength, he neglected teaching this to Shiina so as to have him rest properly for the next lesson. Therefore, the mana recovery method Saigo is using is the one Lucas thought to Shiina.A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation.


    Streams of mana from the metal gear tiger flowed straight through Saigo''s body and poured into his mana stone, slowly putting it back together.


    [Lord¡¯s EX-skill proficiency has reached a certain point. Darkness-attribute EX-skill {devour} is obtained. Lord¡¯s assimilation with the world has increased from 5% to 15


    %. Ability to control darkness increased.]


    A voice rang out throughout Saigo''s mind.


    Saigo''s translucent black skin darkened and revealed a more pure shade of black.


    After obtaining EX-skill [devour], Saigo''s speed of absorption increased by ten times and within a few seconds, Saigo''s magic stone has completely recovered and shone with a deep black light.


    ¡°This is¡­¡± Saigo opened his eyes and looked at himself in shock.


    He stood up and revealed a small grin.


    ¡°A new skill¡­ let¡¯s test it out!¡± Saigo aimed his hand and the remaining mana of the metal gear tiger.


    ¡°Swallow everything, [Devour]!¡± Following a incantation that appeared in his mind, Saigo chanted.


    A small black mana tornado appeared on his left palm.


    ¡°¡­Hm?¡± Nothing happened.


    ¡°What?¡± Saigo gave his hand a small shake.


    ¡°It¡¯s not working?¡± Confused, he lifted his left hand and touched it with his right¡­


    His fingers started disintegrating and entered the black hole.


    At the same time, his fingers started regenerating.


    ¡°SHIT!!!¡± Saigo hurriedly pulled his right hand away from the tornado.


    ¡°So¡­ I need to be in contact for this skill to work¡­¡± Saigo calmly regenerated his fingers and placed his left hand on the metal gear tiger''s corpse.


    ¡°Once more¡­Swallow everything,[devour]¡±


    The metal gear tiger turned into purple light particles and entered Saigo''s hand.


    The purple light particles ¡®struggled¡¯ as they approached his magic stone, but to no avail. They turned black after approaching close to the magic stone and smoothly entered it.


    ¡°Ha¡­.¡± Saigo released a small breath as he stood up.


    He revealed a wide smile as he pumped his fist into the air.


    ¡°YYYYEEEESSSS!!! I FINALLY GOT A REAL CHEAT SKILL!!!¡± Saigo cheered.


    ¡°Screw [create dagger], [devour] is the real cheat skill! If I can devour all of my opponent¡¯s mana, won''t they just be a walking targets?¡± Saigo laughed as he released his Lord mode.


    ¡°After absorbing all of the metal gear tiger''s mana, I should be able to stay here for a month without eating.¡± He faced the direction of the living quarters and grinned.


    ¡°Status.¡±


    Status


    Name: Saigo Masamune (Shiina Motoyu)


    Race: Dark horned ogre


    Level:8


    Magic amplitude: Supreme dark magic talent


    Middle elemental magic talent


    Magic capacity: middle tier(normal)


    Top tier(Lord of element mode)


    Skills: Supreme tier Dark magic, Middle tier Water magic, Middle tier Fire magic, Middle tier Wind magic, Middle tier Earth magic, Unique skill: dagger creation, Darkness conversion:Ex-skill(s): devour


    Title: The one who rules darkness, the possessed, hero


    Lord¡¯s assimilation with the world: 15%


    Average physical Attack:180/(360)


    Average magic Attack:200/(400)


    Average physical resistance: 180/(Not applicable))


    Average magic resistance: 200/(400)


    ¡°For now I need to get use to my new stats¡­¡± Saigo grinned as his body flickered, appearing in the living quarters 10metres away.


    ¡°Training¡­ part 2!¡±


    ¡­ ¡­


    One month later.


    Saigo took a deep breath as he took a step out of the cave.


    ¡°Ah~ the first sunlight i¡¯ve seen since awakening in this world¡­ so what should I do now?¡±


    Saigo closed his eyes and entered a deep thought. After a while, he opened his eyes with a resolute look.


    ¡°I should focus on levelling up to around level 20 before leaving this forest. After that maybe I should try joining the demon emperor¡¯s army¡­from there maybe I can become the hero of demon continent.¡± Saigo chuckled.


    ¡°As for the Gamberdash family¡­screw them. If I have the chance¡­ I will kill them in the future. The sin for messing around with my body is huge¡­¡± killing intent welled up in his eyes.


    ¡°But for now, it''s time to grind levels!¡±


    Saigo snapped out of his trance and entered the forest.


    After walking for 10 minutes, a unicorn-like demon beast appeared before Saigo.


    ¡°Oh? A drill-horned unicorn, a D-ranked demonic beast. The metal gear tiger was C-ranked and now this is D-ranked¡­ can I win?¡±


    The Demon beast ranking is G,F,E,D,C,B,A,S,SS,SSS with G as the weakest and SSS as the strongest. A mere G-ranked demon beast is one which requires at least 2 normal adults to work together to defeat. When the demon beast increase in rank, it will will require 2 people of the previous rank to barely kill it or 1 person of the same rank to kill it.


    On the same subject, adventurers are ranked in the same way from G to SSS. Demon beast and adventures with rankings of SS or SSS, although few in numbers, are true blue monsters who are rarely seen.


    ¡°I¡¯ve won against the metal gear tiger with luck¡­but maybe I can beat this one.¡± Saigo''s blue-eyes glowed as he chanted.


    ¡°[darkness conversion]¡± Saigo''s body turned translucent black.


    After training for a month, although Saigo had made no progress with [create dagger], he had managed to learn how to use [darkness conversion] without chant. In the process, his percentage of assimilation with the world had increased from 15% to 20%.


    ¡°Here I go!!!¡± Saigo took a mighty step forward and released a punch.


    The drill-horned unicorn covered itself with a layer of mana, strengthening it, and charged straight towards Saigo.


    The two clashed head on.


    A small shockwave spread throughout the area.


    Both Saigo and the drill-horned unicorn were blown backwards.


    ¡°So¡­ a D-rank¡¯s strength is around 400¡­¡± Saigo muttered as he shook his numb hand.


    ¡°Thanks for the information¡­with that, die.¡± Saigo raised his hand, cladded it with darkness-attribute mana, and punched out.


    ¡°[devour]¡± Saigo chanted and 4 tiny black tornadoes formed on his knuckles.


    At the same time, the drill-horned unicorn roared as it''s horn started to spin. Around it, it''s mana spun, turning into a giant drill.


    The two clashed.


    The two are blown apart.


    The two clashed.


    The two are blown apart.


    With each exchange, the drill-horned unicorn¡¯s mana drill got smaller and small while Saigo''s attack got stronger and stronger.


    Eventually, the drill-horned unicorn¡¯s mana is blown apart and it spat out blood.


    ¡°This is the end.[create dagger]¡± Saigo created a dagger with darkness-attribute mana and drove it into the drill-horned unicorn¡¯s neck.


    [Reincarnator¡¯s experience points has reached a certain point. Reincarnator¡¯s level increases from LV 8to LV 9. All stats increase.]


    A voice appeared in Saigo''s brain as he felt his body slowly strengthening.


    ¡°Thanks for the food.¡± Saigo said with a smile as he started to cut the drill-horned unicorn into pieces with his darkness dagger.


    ¡°I wonder what unicorns taste like~¡± Saigo laughed.


    At that moment¡­


    ¡°Shiina? Is that you?¡±


    ¡°Hm?¡± Saigo lifted his head towards the direction of the sound.


    In front of him, is an floating old man.


    ¡°Marcus?¡± Saigo unconsciously whispered.

 Chapter 15: VS Marcus

    Chapter 15: VS Marcus


    Marcus''s body flickered and he appeared right in front of Saigo.


    Saigo''s pupils shrunk. ¡°What speed?!?!¡±


    Before Saigo could react, Marcus spread opened his arms and pulled Saigo in.


    ¡°SHIT!¡± Saigo lost his balance and fell forward.


    Marcus wraps his arms around Saigo and held him in place.


    Saigo tried moving his arms but to no avail. He tried kicking off from his spot but Marcus''s arms did not budge.


    ¡°¡­thank god you are alright¡­¡± a soft whisper can be heard from Marcus.


    Saigo felt as if he was struck by lightning. He stopped his struggle and allowed himself to be hugged by Marcus. His hands unconsciously grabbed Marcus''s clothes. His eyes revealed hints of purple.


    ¡°Grandpa¡­Marcus¡­¡± Saigo stuttered. Tears welled up in his eyes and Saigo slowly wrapped his arms around Marcus.


    ¡°Why am I feeling this way?¡± Saigo thought. However, tears still fell and Saigo broke into tears in Marcus''s arms.


    ¡°Good child¡­good child. You have done well to endure thus far¡­¡± Marcus gently rubbed Saigo''s head as he comforted.


    ¡°Child, are you hurt anywhere?¡± Marcus released Saigo from his arms and gently asked.


    Saigo gently shook his head.


    ¡°Look Grandpa Marcus, I am not hurt anywhere!¡± He gave Marcus a bright smile as he twirled around to prove his point.


    Marcus looked at Saigo in shock.


    ¡°Not a single injury? Not that it¡¯s bad but¡­ how?¡± Marcus exclaimed.


    A magic circle appeared on his hand and white mana flew out of Marcus''s hand.


    ¡°[inspect]!¡± Marcus chanted and the white mana surrounded Saigo. Marcus''s eyes flashed and his jaws dropped.


    ¡°Not a single injury¡­ not even a scratch¡­ how can this be? His muscles are in tip top condition, his blood vessels are fine and his bones are denser than before¡­ rather than being tattered, Shiina''s body has greatly increased in strength.¡± Marcus muttered.


    ¡°How is it?¡± Saigo bend forward asked in a somewhat playful tone. His smile was so wide that his eyes were like slits.


    ¡°You¡­are fine¡­¡± Marcus, still somewhat shocked, stuttered as he answered.


    ¡°Hm? This should be the first time ¡®I¡¯ met Marcus¡­why am I acting like Shiina so naturally?¡± Saigo thought.


    ¡°How is this possible? To have powered up to this extend in merely 6 months? What actually happened?¡± Marcus muttered.


    ¡°Shiina, can you stand still for a bit?¡± Marcus requested.


    ¡°Okay!¡± Saigo obediently stood straight at his spot.


    Marcus smiled as he pointed a finger at Saigo.


    ¡°In the the name of my lord, [soul eyes]¡± Marcus chanted and his eyes shone.


    ¡°Lets see what is the cause of this¡­¡± Marcus focused and his view changed. In his eyes, Saigo turned translucent, revealing two different coloured flames, one blue and one red, inside him. At the bottom of the flames, two ¡®snakes¡¯ of flames intertwined, forming a purple flame.


    ¡°A second soul?!?! That blue one was not here before!!!¡± Marcus exclaimed. A murderous aura clad Marcus as his eyes turned bloodshot.


    ¡°Judging from the size of the blue soul, it is the one in control! Right now¡­ this is not Shiina!¡± Marcus took a deep breath as he forced out a smile.


    ¡°Shiina.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°Lets go home.¡±


    Marcus sudden declaration cause something to snap in Saigo. The glint of purple within his eyes disappeared, leaving behind pure blue. His bright and ignorant eyes turned blank.


    A sharp headache attacked Saigo. He bent down while grasping his head. He grit his teeth as waves after waves of pain struck his mind.Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation.


    After a moment, Saigo slowly raised his head. His turned sharp as his brain operated at full speed.


    ¡°What did this guy do?!?!¡± Saigo thought as he took a step back.


    ¡°Why did I obediently follow his orders? What was that sudden pain? He used a skill called [soul eyes] can he use a soul attack?¡± many questions appeared in his mind.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong Shiina?¡± Marcus asked.


    ¡°No¡­ nothing¡­¡±


    ¡°Then lets go.¡± Marcus''s body disappeared from sight and appeared behind Saigo. Just when he was about to grab Saigo, Saigo chanted. ¡°[darkness conversion]¡±.


    His body turned black as he slipped away from Marcus''s arms by going through it.


    ¡°This is!!!¡± Marcus looked at Saigo in shock.


    ¡°I''m sorry Grandpa Marcus but I will not go home with you.¡± Saigo bowed slightly as he said respectfully.


    ¡°Why is that so?¡± Marcus''s eyes slightly darkened as he questioned.


    ¡°After coming to this Million Beast Forest, I have finally understood.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°I have finally understood that Father is a horrible person and that he is a liar. He is using my Mother as a tool to blackmail me into doing what he wants me to do. Therefore, I am not going back!¡± Saigo said with a ¡®resolute¡¯ look while soaking his clothes with cold sweat.


    ¡°This old man is too strong! If I go with him, most likely I will not be able escape!¡± Saigo thought.


    ¡°In that case¡­¡± Marcus''s eyes completely darkened.


    ¡°Stop using Shiina''s voice and give back his body!!!¡± Marcus clad his arm with mana and threw a palm at Saigo.


    ¡°SHIT!!!¡± Saigo leaned back and merged into his shadow, dodging Marcus''s attack while creating distance between them.


    Saigo calmed his breath and asked ¡°What are you talking about?¡±


    A vein popped on Marcus''s head.


    ¡°A mere renegade soul like actually try to act like Shiina? What foolishness. [thunder crash]!¡± Marcus created a large magic circle and launched a giant lightning dragon towards Saigo.


    ¡°Renegade soul?¡± Saigo looked at Marcus in confusion as he dived from shadow to shadow.


    ¡°Seize your resistance and return to the cycle of reincarnation! Leave this child alone! [lightning barrage]!¡± He screamed as a giant magic circle appeared in front of him. Countless [lightning ball] appeared and shot towards Saigo.


    Saigo jumped into a tree¡¯s shadow to escape from the barrage. However, after a while, the tree collapsed and turned into ashes after being burned by countless lightning. It''s shadow disappeared and Saigo was launched out of the ¡®shadow realm¡¯.


    ¡°What''s with his strength? I am supposed to be as strong as a D-ranked adventurer! Is he C-ranked? No, B-ranked?!?!¡± Saigo cursed as he dived from shadow to shadow to avoid the [lightning barrage].


    ¡°Even if you are a Lord, right now you are still weak. You can''t escape! Return Shiina!¡± Marcus screamed as he added countless [lightning crash]s into the mix.


    ¡°What¡¯s with this amount of magic?!?! How much mana does he have?!?!¡± Saigo looked at the incoming attacks in fear.


    He tried to use [devour] but the result was that his arms was blown off.


    ¡°Shit!!! RUN! RUN! RUN!¡± Saigo eliminated his thoughts of fighting back and ran.


    He continuously jumped from shadow to shadow. Marcus''s attacks left destruction in their wake, decorating the forest with large craters.


    30 minutes later, what''s left of the area was mere rubble.


    Saigo panted heavily as he was ejected from a just destroyed tree¡¯s shadow.


    ¡°What¡­ is¡­ this¡­¡± Saigo wearily looked around for shadows to escape in. However, what greeted him was just plain ground.


    Marcus floated before him in the sky. Like a divinity, he shot magic one after another. Although he was sweating, his condition was still way better than Saigo''s.


    ¡°You are good at running. But this is the end. You should not have anymore mana. Even if you have supreme darkness talent to lowered your mana consumption, your mana capacity is still at early stage middle tier.¡± Marcus lowered himself to the ground as he coldly said.


    ¡°This¡­ is not over yet!!! God of war, bless me with a dagger to fight my enemies. [create dagger]¡± Saigo created a dagger and he changed towards Marcus.


    ¡°Since you are a mage, you should be weak to physical attacks!¡± Saigo slashed the dagger towards Marcus''s throat.


    However, as if without using any strength, Marcus waves his arms and Saigo''s dagger broke.


    ¡°What?!?!¡± Saigo exclaimed.


    ¡°Foolish. Haven''t you figured out the difference in our strength?¡± Marcus released a kick, blowing Saigo 10 metres away.


    ¡°In case you haven''t notice yet, I have not used any high-tier magic.¡±


    Saigo''s pupils shrunk.


    ¡°To be this strong even while holding back¡­¡± Saigo despaired as he struggled to stand up.


    ¡°If I were to put it in a Lord¡¯s words, I would say that my Magic Attack value should be around¡­750.¡± Marcus declared.


    Hearing that, Saigo''s despair deepened.


    ¡°750? Isn''t that¡­ A-rank¡­why is he here in a country like this¡­¡± Saigo muttered. His legs felt like jelly and he fell onto his knees.


    The country Saigo is in can be considered a low-ranked country in the demonic kingdom where even a single C-ranked adventurer is rare. It is said that even the demon king is only C-ranked.


    The demonic kingdom is a merely a branch of the demonic empire at the centre of the demon continent.


    ¡°I will give you a chance of survival.¡± Marcus suddenly said.


    ¡°¡­¡± Saigo slowly raised his head and looked blankly at Marcus.


    Marcus awkwardly scratched his beard.


    ¡°When I saw your soul, I got angry and wanted to bring you back to the mansion to slowly remove you from Shiina''s body. When you pretended to be Shiina, I got angry and attacked. For that, I apologise.¡± Marcus bowed his head and apologised.


    ¡°?¡± Saigo looked at Marcus in confusion.


    ¡°Now that I think about it, your soul and Shiina''s are intertwined.¡± Marcus continued. ¡°Renegade souls have no ability capable of doing that. Even if you are an exception, I do not think that you would be so foolish as to mix your own soul with someone else''s. The other possibility is that you are not a renegade soul but rather a guardian spirit. A soul whose purpose is to protect the host in times of need. Fromyour reaction just now, I can tell that your soul is extremely influenced by Shiina¡¯s. Thus, I can also conclude that your soul is still very immature.¡±


    ¡°What are you getting at.¡±


    ¡°What I am saying is¡­let''s make a deal.¡±


    ¡°Wha¡­¡±


    ¡°Guardian spirits all have one trait in common.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°When the host reaches 16, the guardian spirits will completely fuse with the host¡¯s soul. The more immature the guardian spirit''s soul is, the stronger the fusion..."


    ¡°!!!¡± Saigo''s eyes widened in shock.


    ¡°But I have a way to prevent that.¡± Marcus face turned into that of a shady businessman.


    Saigo took a deep breath and sunk into deep thought. After a while, he looked at Marcus with a resolutely.


    ¡°What do you want me to do?¡±


    ¡°In exchange for me saving your life, I would like you to¡­be Shiina''s big brother.¡± Marcus said with a smile.


    ¡°. . . What?¡±

 Chapter 16: Big Brother

    Chapter 16: Big Brother


    ¡°What do you mean by big brother?¡± Saigo looked at Marcus with a confused look.


    ¡°It means what it means. I want you to be Shiina¡¯s big brother.¡± Marcus smiled as he said.


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°Think about it. You two are born from the same parents. Even though you two share the same body, aren¡¯t you two basically blood brothers?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s true but...¡±


    ¡°Or do you want me to kill you right now.¡± Marcus¡¯s face darkened, a gigantic magic circle appeared under Marcus¡¯s feet and tens of thunder dragons materialised.


    ¡°I would love to be Shiina¡¯s big brother! Yay!¡± Cold sweat trickled down his back as Saigo forced out a bright smile.


    ¡°Good.¡± Marcus smiled as he extended his hand. ¡°And now we have a deal.¡±


    Saigo let out a sigh as he reached out to grab Marcus¡¯s hand.


    ¡°By the way, what is your name?¡± Marcus asked as he pulled Saigo onto his feet.


    ¡°Saigo. Saigo Masamune.¡± Saigo said as he adjusted his position.


    ¡°So, what do I need to do?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Nothing much, I just need you to guide Shiina in his growth and help him when needed. Other than that, just treat him like your own younger brother. However, only one soul can control a body at one time, thus I guess you will be spending most of your time within Shiina¡¯s body. You can see the outside world with Shiina¡¯s eyes.¡± Marcus answered.


    ¡°Fine.¡± Saigo sigh as he said.


    ¡°Saigo, there are 2 steps in preventing your soul from fusing with Shiina¡¯s completely while giving you some freedom.¡± Marcus said seriously.


    ¡°Firstly, I will form a seal on the intertwined part of your soul and Shiina¡¯s. This shall prevent your soul from further fusing with Shiina¡¯s for as long as I am alive. Do you understand?¡±


    ¡°Yes yes.¡± Saigo stretched as he answered nonchalantly. ¡°But what if you die?¡± He asked.


    ¡°The seal will break and the fusion will continue. But as long as both of you have mature souls by the time that happens, I believe that both of you will no longer fuse. However...¡± Marcus raised his hand and chopped Saigo on his head.


    ¡°Ow!!!¡± Saigo rubbed his head in pain. ¡°What¡¯s that for!?!?¡±


    ¡°Do you really think that I will die so easily? You do not have to worry about your soul for a long time. This old sack of bones can still work for a hundred years!¡± Marcus laughed.


    ¡°Back to the main topic, the next step is extremely crucial.¡± Marcus said as he pointed at Saigo¡¯s chest. ¡°I believe that you are aware of Shiina¡¯s [multi-persona] skill?¡±


    Saigo nodded as he touched his own chest, sensing the asleep Shiina and {Shiina of emptiness} within him. ¡°Although I can¡¯t use [multi-persona] for some reason, can I certainly feel Shiina and his other personality within me.¡±


    A hint of regret could be seen appearing within Marcus¡¯s eyes before quickly fading away. He let out a cough as he said. ¡°Although Shiina got the skill in a ... bad way, it is actually a silver lining.¡±


    ¡°What other use can it have beside being a way for Shiina to escape from reality?¡± Saigo asked, ignoring the grief Marcus was feeling.


    ¡°Actually, [multi-persona] is a sub-species type of skill which is derived from a skill called [parallel will] which allows you to create alternate wills to help you multitask. However, while [parallel will] creates emotionless additional wills to assist you, [multi-persona] actually creates...souls of emotion.¡± Marcus said with a small sigh.


    ¡°Souls of emotion?¡± Saigo looked blankly at Marcus.


    ¡°[multi-persona] creates souls filled with one emotion each. Each soul will awaken according to the user¡¯s needs and will take over when the user needs it. Currently, Shiina has awaken the emotionless soul. When it takes over, Shiina¡¯s emotion of being ¡®emotionless¡¯ is boosted to its peak. In a nutshell, it boosts one emotion of Shiina¡¯s to its very peak.¡± Marcus explained.


    ¡°So, how is it useful?¡± Saigo asked.


    ¡°Not only can [multi-persona] perform the same function of [parallel will], it can also boost Shiina¡¯s fighting spirit to an extreme degree.¡± Marcus answered.


    ¡°It¡¯s that great? What¡¯s the catch?¡± Saigo questioned.


    ¡°Shiina might kinda experience a great drop in other emotions when one of the souls of emotion is in use...¡± Marcus answered as he awkwardly scratched his beard.The narrative has been taken without permission. Report any sightings.


    ¡°I get it... what do I need to do...¡± Saigo let out a small sigh.


    ¡°After the creation of the first soul of emotion, a small room for the souls to rest in is created. I need you to enter that room while I awaken Shiina¡¯s soul. This way, you can remain conscious while Shiina is in charge.¡± Marcus said.


    Saigo squat down with his head looking down. He waved his hand in resignation as he sighed.


    ¡°With such a suicidal skill, will I be alright? Whatever. Living is the first priority.¡± He thought.


    ¡°Do what you need to do...¡± Saigo sighed as a small wrinkle appeared on his forehead.


    ¡°Alright.¡± Pretending not to notice Saigo¡¯s new levels of stress, Marcus continued. ¡°I will start the sealing now. Close your eyes and remember what I told you.¡±


    Saigo straightened his body and closed his eyes.


    ¡°In the name of my lord,[soul seal].¡± A small, translucent white magic circle appeared before Marcus and flew straight into Saigo¡¯s chest, landing on the intertwined section of Saigo¡¯s soul.


    ¡°In the name of my lord,[soul awaken].¡± Saigo¡¯s body shook as pain struck his body. Saigo¡¯s eyes widened as he released a small scream out of pain. His eyes glowed and turned red. And Saigo collapsed. Shiina¡¯s soul brightened and grew bigger while Saigo¡¯s soul shrunk slightly, loosening it¡¯s control of the body.


    ¡°Quick! Before you lose your consciousness!¡± Marcus roared as he poured some soul-attribute mana into Saigo¡¯s soul. Saigo¡¯s blurred consciousness was forcefully cleared and he charged straight into a small room in Shiina¡¯s soul, visibly getting smaller and smaller.


    Eventually, Saigo¡¯s black flame-like soul formed a translucent humanoid form as it broke into the room.


    Inside the room, a pure white girl sat at a corner in silence.


    ¡°Shiina?¡± Saigo unconsciously muttered. The ¡®girl¡¯ in front of him looks exactly like Shiina. Sitting at the corner of the room with ¡®her hands around ¡®her¡¯ knees, ¡®she¡¯ looks like a pure white version of Shiina.


    Saigo looked around. There is absolutely nothing in the room except for a small magic circle.


    ¡°So this is my new ¡®house¡¯. And you must be {Shiina of emptiness}...well...I will call you Emp I guess. Nice to meet you.¡± Saigo greeted {Shiina of emptiness}, Emp, but what answered him is complete silence.


    ¡°You were very welcoming, thank you very much.¡± Saigo sigh as he looked up. A stream of information appeared in his head as he chanted. ¡°[Take over]¡±


    ... ...


    Shiina¡¯s body shook as his red eyes shone and his right eye turned blue.


    Saigo slowly sat up and stared at the sky blankly.


    ¡°How are you feeling?¡± Marcus asked in concern.


    Saigo tilted his head blankly. His eyes slowly cleared and a small smile appeared on his face.


    ¡°Pretty good.¡± Saigo got onto his feet and gave his hands a shake. ¡°I guess the only difference is that rather than being my body, it feels as if I am using a game controller.¡±


    ¡°Game controller?¡± Marcus looked at Saigo in confusion.


    ¡°Just a random phrase. Anyways what¡¯s next?¡± Saigo changed the subject smoothly as he asked.


    As if he had taken the bait, Marcus entered deep thought for a moment before shrugging spins shoulders. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± He said.


    The gentle wind turned cold, the birds stopped chirping and the forest is drowned in silence.


    Cold killing intent gushed out of Saigo¡¯s body as he glared at Marcus in anger.


    ¡°You are telling me...that you turned me like this....you did not have a plan!?!?!?¡± He roared as he he grabbed Marcus¡¯s robe.


    Marcus looked at Saigo without a change in expression. He slowly raised his hand and held Saigo¡¯s wrist. With a slight pull, he forcefully removed Saigo¡¯s hand from his robe.


    He let out a sigh as he said calmly. ¡°I do have a plan, but do not have one at the same time.¡±


    ¡°Haaa!?!?¡± Saigo looked at Marcus in doubt.


    ¡°What I want you to do now is merely to get stronger. You still have two and a half years before that man comes to bring you back.¡± Marcus looked at Saigo seriously. ¡°I want you to bring Shiina outside the forest and gain experience while training.¡±


    ¡°By the end of the two and a half years time period, I need Shiina to be brought here and have at least the strength of a D-rank.¡± He continued.


    ¡°Are you telling me to throw Shiina back to that poor excuse of a Father!?!?¡± Saigo said with a slight chill in his voice.


    ¡°Yes.¡± Marcus said with a slight sigh.


    ¡°Why.¡±


    ¡°You...will know in the future.¡±


    ¡°Is it that important?¡±


    ¡°...Yes.¡±


    ¡°Fine.¡± Saigo withdrew his killing intent.


    ¡°So easily?¡± Marcus looked at Saigo in shock.


    Saigo let out a small sigh. ¡°You have control over my life, and I can¡¯t beat you anyway. Listening to you is my best and only choice of action if I want to live. From what I seen, you seem to care about Shiina a lot. Therefore I don¡¯t think that you will bring any harm to him.¡±


    Saigo turned around and took a step towards the forest.


    ¡°Saigo!¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°Please take care of Shiina!¡± Marcus said as he lowered his head.


    ¡°...I will... I am his big Brother after all.¡± Saigo waved his hand and entered the forest.


    ... ...


    After Saigo entered the forest, Marcus raised his head.


    He heaved a sigh of relief as he smiled.


    ¡°Shiina should be safe with him for the next few years.¡± A small glint of grief could be seen in his eyes.


    ¡°At least I got Shiina a good bodyguard!¡± Marcus laughed as he stroke his beard.


    ¡°This shouldn¡¯t mess with the prophecy right...¡± Marcus froze in his spot as he thought.


    ¡°I might have done something that I shouldn¡¯t have done...¡± Cold sweat trickled down Marcus¡¯s back.


    ¡°Hopefully the Demon Emperor would not get angry...¡± Marcus shuddered at the thought of the possible punishment.


    ¡°Well...at least Shiina will be safe...¡± Marcus sigh as his body started floating.


    ¡°Just in case, I should consult the Demon Emperor...¡± Marcus sigh as he flew towards the direction of the nearest major city.


    ... ...


    In the forest...


    Saigo took a deep breath. He placed his hand on his bountiful chest and let out a sigh.


    ¡°Time¡¯s up I guess.¡± Saigo¡¯s blue eye turned red and he collapsed.


    In the room within Shiina¡¯s soul, the small magic circle glowed and Saigo appeared within it.


    He took a step out and looked around the room.


    ¡°Yo Emp!¡± He greeted as he took a sit beside ¡®her¡¯(?).


    ¡°It seems that I can only stay outside for thirty minutes a day huh...how inconvenient.¡± He complained as he leaned against the wall.


    ¡°Shiina should be waking up in a day or so... after the fight just now, there should not be any demonic beast outside...Yup, Shiina should be safe.¡± Saigo said something irresponsible as he waved his hand. A giant screen appeared in front of Emp and Saigo on the opposite side of the room. The screen revealed a scene filled with some greenery.


    ¡°I guess I will keep watch for Shiina for a while. If a demonic beast actually come, I should be able to go out for 5 minutes.¡± Saigo muttered.


    10 minutes later...


    ¡°I¡¯m bored.¡± Saigo complained.


    He looked towards his right.


    There sat Emp, as silent as ever.


    ¡°Wow... you seriously look like a girl. I look like that too but still...¡± Saigo sigh.


    Another 10 minutes later...


    A small grin appeared on Saigo¡¯s face.


    He raised his bare feet and slid it under Emp¡¯s dress.


    With a flip, Emp¡¯s skirt flew upwards.


    ¡°Let¡¯s see if it¡¯s there~¡± Saigo laughed.


    What appeared him left him speechless.

 Chapter 17: Good Morning Shiina

    Chapter 17: Good morning Shiina


    Saigo stared at Emp with wide eyes.


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing there!?!?¡± Saigo exclaimed.


    Under Emp¡¯s skirt, she(?) was not wearing any panties. However, instead of a nice view, there was only a blank space.


    Saigo examined Emp from head to toe. He reached out and poked ¡®her¡¯ chest.


    ¡°Mn...¡± a small reaction could be heard from Emp.


    ¡°? ¡®She¡¯ has boobs but nothing down there?¡± Saigo muttered as he poked ¡®her¡¯ chest a couple more times.


    ¡°Shiina¡¯s physical body might be messed up but it should not have messed up the soul as well...right?¡± Saigo continued to amuse himself with the only entertainment in front of him.


    ¡°Why is the form even female anyways? Well, my form is female too so I can¡¯t say anything but still...wait a minute...¡± Saigo hurriedly placed his hand on his crouch.


    A small teardrop glimmered as it flowed down his cheeks.


    ¡°As expected...it¡¯s gone...yup...¡± Saigo hugged his legs and swung his body from side to side.


    ¡°Although I did not mind it much when I was in Shiina¡¯s body since what¡¯s done is already done...why is my soul affected too...at least these smaller boobs helps me save some of my masculinity I guess...¡± Saigo¡¯s eyes turned blank as he started to comforted himself.


    He leaned against Emp and let out a sigh.


    ¡°I guess there is nothing I can do, so let¡¯s forget about it.¡± Saigo straightened his legs and laid back lazily.


    ¡°But I must never let Akami see this.¡± Some amusement could be seen on his face. ¡°If she does see this, it shall be the end of her new life.¡± Saigo cracked his knuckles and a sadistic look appeared on his face.


    ¡°Shiina is still not awake yet?!?!¡± Saigo complained as his body slid down Emp¡¯s side and his head landed on ¡®her¡¯ lap.


    ¡°There is a low chance of being attacked anyways, I guess I can take a nap?¡± Saigo yawned as he muttered.


    Saigo looked up at Emp. ¡°Wake me up if we are seriously attacked okay?¡±


    Although Emp did not answer, ¡®she¡¯ gave a extremely slight nod.


    Saigo smiled and he slowly drifted off to dreamland.


    ... ...


    *shake shake*


    Saigo yawned as he turned his body face down.


    ¡°Zzzzzz¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    *shake shake*


    ¡°Zzzz...five more minutes...zzzz¡± Saigo muttered lazily as he adjusted his position.


    *shake shake*


    ¡°FUCK OFF!!!¡± Saigo subconsciously clad his arm in mana and slammed it towards the source of the shaking.


    *splat*


    ¡°...¡±


    *shake shake*


    ¡°Huh?¡± Saigo slowly opened his eyes.


    In front of him, Emp is looking at him with an emotionless look on her face. Behind her is a large pool of blood...


    ¡°Good morning~¡± Saigo casually said as he sat up and stretched.


    Emp seemed to be looking at Saigo with a slightly colder look...


    ¡°A demonic beast is approaching?¡± Saigo casually asked.


    Emp nodded and pointed at the other side of the room. A screen appeared, revealing the world outside. There, a small monkey is poking Shiina with its small finger.


    ¡°It¡¯s already here...¡± Saigo scratched his cheek as he laid back down on Emp¡¯s lap.


    ¡°Do I really have to fight it? Seems troublesome. It looks harmless too.¡± Saigo thought.This content has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.


    ¡°Teary-eyed monkey. G-class demonic beast. When alone, it will seem harmless. To create sympathy. To prevent itself from being attacked. When it is in a group of at least 10. Will strike without hesitation nor mercy. As a group, E-class.¡± Emp coldly said.


    ¡°... you can talk!?!?¡± Saigo looked at Emp in shock before clearing his throat.


    ¡°It seems that I have to get rid of it before it joins up with it¡¯s group...¡± Saigo got up on his feet and stretched.


    ¡°[take over]¡± Saigo chanted and his translucent black body shone and merged into the walls of the room.


    Saigo¡¯s view changed from that of the room into that of darkness.


    Saigo opened his eyes slightly and peeked out.


    Right in front of him, the teary-eyed monkey looked at him with caution.


    ¡°[darkness conversion]¡± Saigo whispered and his hand turned black.


    The teary-eyes monkey jumped back in shock.


    ¡°I need to get it in one move...¡± Saigo slowed his breath and waited.


    After 5 full minutes, the teary-eyed ape lowered its caution and approached Saigo slowly.


    ¡°Now!!!¡± Saigo thrusted his hand out towards the teary-eyed monkey¡¯s throat.


    ¡°[Devour]¡± a small tornado formed on Saigo¡¯s palm, absorbing the teary-eyes monkey¡¯senergy.


    The teary-eyed monkey struggled, but Saigo¡¯s arm did not bulge. It widened its mouth, trying to call for help.


    ¡°It¡¯s useless.¡± Saigo coldly said as he crushed the teary-eyed monkey¡¯s throat.


    ¡°KKkkkeeeee¡± it let out a soft screech before closing its eyes and hung limply from Saigo¡¯s hand.


    Saigo let out a small sigh as he softly placed the teary-eyed monkey on the ground.


    Suddenly, the teary-eyed monkey widened it¡¯s eyes which glowed in all colours.


    ¡°KKKKKRRRRRAAAAAA¡± all of the teary-ape monkey¡¯s injures healed within a second and the it released a ear piercing screech.


    Saigo hurriedly covered his ears and jumped a metre away.


    The teary-eyed monkey looked at Saigo with savage, bloodshot eyes, unbefitting of it¡¯s name.


    It¡¯s body inflated and blood flowed down all of its orifices.


    ¡°KKKKKKRRRRRAAAAA¡± the teary-eyed monkey roared and it...farted.


    ¡°What the fuck?!?!¡± Saigo exclaimed as he covered his nose with one hand and readied his other hand in a blocking position in case of projectile.


    ¡°Blow wind blow,[gust].¡± Saigo chanted and a small magic circle appeared on his blocking hand. A gust of wind blew and scattered all of the fart.


    ¡°What the hell was that?!?!¡± Saigo muttered as he lowered his guard. In front of him, the teary-eyed monkey laid limp on the ground, seemingly as if literally completely drained.


    ¡°It¡¯s dead now right?¡± Saigo kicked the corpse and sigh.


    ¡°I guess I should get out of here before the other teary-eyed monkeys come. I don¡¯t have that much time here.¡± Saigo looked around and jumped onto the nearest branch.


    ¡°Hide my presence, [camouflague]. Create a real illusion, [disguise]¡± Saigo chanted and water and leaves covered his entire body.


    After a second, only plain air remained in his place.


    ¡°Using water to remove my scent and using leaves as a camouflage sure is hard.¡± Saigo complained as he leap from branch to branch.


    After running for 10 minutes, Saigo finally came to a stop.


    ¡°I should be 10 kilometres away from there now. As long as other demonic beast do not attack, Shiina should be safe...¡± Saigo muttered.


    However, just then, his reincarnator¡¯s curse activated.


    ¡°KKKRRRRAAAA¡± a roar could be heard right beside his head and a small hand with protruding claws swiped towards his face.


    Saigo leaned back and performed a backflip while kicking out towards the source of the attack.


    The assailant was blown back and smashed into a tree.


    ¡°A teary-eyed monkey?!?!¡± Saigo exclaimed as he hurriedly looked around.


    Numerous red eyes stared at him from the darkness of the forest.


    ¡°Oh shit.¡± Saigo cursed. ¡°Why is my disguises not working nowadays? Demonic instincts?


    ¡°If I can¡¯t run then I shall take you head on! God of war, bless me with a dagger to fight my enemies. [create dagger].¡± A dagger appeared on his hand and he charged towards the nearest teary-eyed monkey


    ¡°Die.¡± With a single slash, the teary-eyed monkey¡¯s head flew.


    However, with a roar, the decapitated head¡¯s eyes shined in all colours and a new body grew from it!


    ¡°What the hell?!?!¡± Saigo exclaimed as the recovered monkey attacked him with it¡¯s friends.


    ¡°[darkness conversion]¡± Saigo chanted and his body turned black.


    The monkeys¡¯ hand passed right through him but the recovered monkey¡¯s claw stabbed straight into his chest.


    Saigo spat out a mouthful of blood as he hurriedly slashed his dagger and cleaved therecovered monkey right int half.


    ¡°Haa...haa...¡±Saigo panted. ¡°The recovered body is made of magic?!¡±


    The recovered monkey did not get up this time.


    ¡°So... it can use magic to completely recover once huh. As expected of a demonic beast which can live in the top level of the million beast forest.¡± Saigo mused. ¡°Since I killed it the second time right away, the first one could not do this bullshit...¡±


    ¡°But how did those monkeys find me? I should have erased all scent or fart from me using disguise...¡± Saigo casually thought aloud while the monkeys leap around to surround him. ¡°Maybe i can¡¯t easily erase smell made from magic?¡±


    ¡°Another 19 huh...¡± Saigo played with the dagger in his hand.


    ¡°[Darkness arrows]¡± Saigo casually chanted and arrows made from darkness-attribute mana shot towards the monkeys around him.


    Some of the stronger monkeys dodged with some difficulty while the weaker one were pierced through the head and fell one by one.


    Saigo readied himself and prepared to slaughter the rest of the monkeys.


    However, just then, his conscious wavered.


    ¡°Huh?¡± Saigo could only let out a dumb shout before his soul dragged back into the room in Shiina¡¯s soul.


    In the room, Saigo was ejected from the wall and landed in Emp¡¯s embrace.


    ¡°Shit!!! Time¡¯s up now?!?!¡± Saigo exclaimed as he looked at the screen on the wall in resignation.


    Shiina¡¯s body collapsed and [darkness conversion] is cancelled.


    The monkeys moved towards Shiina with caution and anger in its eyes.


    As if it was saying, ¡°for our fallen brothers!¡±, the largest monkey raised it¡¯s arm and roared as it smashed it down towards Shiina¡¯s head.


    At the same time, Saigo sighed and brought Emp deeper into his arms.


    ¡°Even if I were to die, at least I have a beautiful...women in my arms.¡± Saigo closed his eyes and anticipated the embrace of nothingness.


    Just when the monkey¡¯s arm was about to land on Shiina¡¯s face, Shiina¡¯s eyes opened.


    His blood red eyes shone, exposing the blankness within it.


    Shiina¡¯s right arm slapped the ground, flipping his body away from the danger.


    Saigo opened his eyes and looked at the screen in relief.


    ¡°Thank you plot armour.¡± Saigo put his hand together and prayed.


    ¡°Good morning Shiina.¡± Saigo casually said.


    Shiina¡¯s blank eyes slowly cleared, revealing a bright red eyes.


    ¡°What the hell is going on?!?!¡± Shiina cried out.

 Chapter 18: Anger

    Chapter 18: Anger


    ¡°What is going on?!?!¡± Shiina exclaimed while his eyes darted around the forest.


    ¡°Teary-eyed monkeys? What are they doing here? Where am I?!?!¡± Shiina took a step back, away from the monkeys.


    He raised the dagger up with shaky hands. Cold sweat soaked his back and his legs trembled.


    ¡°STAY AWAY!!!¡± Shiina screamed.


    ¡°[fireball]¡± Shiina chanted and he launched a giant fireball towards the closest monkey.


    ¡°KRRRRRAAAAAA¡± the fireball exploded upon contact with it¡¯s stomach, leaving it with a burnt, gaping hole with intestines spilling out.


    ¡°FUEEE!!!¡± Shiina let out a soft scream before taking a step back with a pale face. He only expected the fireball to leave a small wound on the monkey. How would he have thought that he would become so strong? Just by using a low-ranked flame spell, and the same percentage of mana, he was able to severely injure the E-ranked teary-eyed monkey greatly.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry I¡¯m sorry I¡¯m sorry!!! Are... you okay?¡± Shiina swallowed his fear and asked the dying monkey as he slowly approached it.


    ¡°KRRRRRAAAAAA¡± the monkey roared and within seconds, it completely recovered.


    ¡°Wha!?!?¡± While Shiina was stunned with the monkey¡¯s sudden complete recovery, the monkey charged towards Shiina. It crossed 5 metres in an instant and appeared right in front of Shiina.


    At this moment, the remaining 6 monkeys watching from the side acted. They surrounded Shiina and launched claw attacks and bites towards him.


    ¡°Don¡¯t panic, Shiina.¡± A commanding voice appeared in his head.


    Hearing the somewhat familiar voice, although it was somewhat violent, Shiina seemed to have calmed down in an instant. The voice filled him with warmth, and made him feel as if everything was all right, even in the current situation, it was as if someone was protecting him.


    ¡°Raise you dagger to block. Jump backwards and chant with me...¡± the voice guided.


    Following it¡¯s instruction, Shiina raised his dagger in front of him and opened his mouth.


    ¡°¡°[darkness conversion]¡±¡±


    Shiina¡¯s body turned black.


    The attack of the recovered monkey was blocked by the dagger.


    The attacks from the monkeys surrounding him passed right through him.


    Shiina landed 2 metres away from the monkeys¡¯ formation.


    ¡°Now! [Darkness arrows]!!¡± The voice commanded.


    ¡°D...[Darkness arrows]!!!¡± Shiina screamed out.


    Darkness-attribute mana gathered in his hand and blasted outwards.


    Darkness arrows of all sizes splashed in all directions.


    However, before the arrows hit their target, they wiggled...and turned into slush.


    ¡°Wha...¡± within Shiina, the source of the voice, Saigo¡¯s jaws dropped.


    The slush-like ¡®darkness arrows¡¯ smashed onto the monkeys, merely making them take a step back.


    ¡°I did it!¡± Shiina exclaimed in happiness.


    ¡°What the hell is this?!?!¡± Saigo retorted. ¡°Why are you feeling so accomplished?!?! You did not kill even one!!!¡±


    ¡°But killing these innocent monkeys is a bit...¡± Shiina muttered.


    ¡°Innocent? INNOCENT? They just tried to kill you!¡± Saigo facepalmed.


    ¡°FUUEEEEE!!!¡± Shiina cried out. ¡° I¡¯m sorry I¡¯m sorry!!! But... they must have a reason for doing so...¡±


    ¡°GOD FUCKING DAMMIT! So are you just gonna let them kill you?!?!¡±


    ¡°No... but I can just run away...¡± Shiina played with his fingers as he muttered.


    ¡°Do you really think that they will let you run? Look. They are attacking you right now.¡± Saigo sighed.


    The teary-eyed monkeys roared and attacked Shiina again.


    Shiina panicked and swung the dagger in his hand randomly. And as expected, he only hit empty air.


    At this moment, a monkey sneaked up behind Shiina and unleashed a sneak attack!Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation.


    It¡¯s eyes glowed and rather than using magic to recover, magic power is poured into its arm, inflating it twice it¡¯s normal size.


    ¡°What a troublesome kid!¡± Saigo snorted. ¡°[takeover]!¡±


    Saigo took over Shiina¡¯s body and swung his dagger-wielding hand behind him.


    However, less than a second later, Saigo is ejected from Shiina¡¯s body and crashed into the room within Shiina¡¯s soul. But his efforts were not wasted. The monkey behind Shiina was split into two.


    Just when Shiina regained back his control, he stumbled and fell forward. With a roll, he dodged all of the remaining attacks.


    ¡°I... I killed one of them?¡± Shiina stuttered.


    Seeing the bisected monkey, Shiina¡¯s face turned pale and he vomited on the spot.


    Inside the room, after thinking for a while, Saigo grinned.


    ¡°Yup! You killed one! Good job!¡± He laughed as he clapped. ¡°Now there are only 18 more, go kill them all!¡±


    ¡°But...¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? You have killed one already, another one or eighteen wouldn¡¯t hurt right?¡±


    ¡°This...¡± Shiina¡¯s body shivered.


    ¡°KRRRRAAAAA¡± the remaining monkey screamed and attacked.


    ¡°Look. They have already gotten over their friend¡¯s death. Kill them or they will kill you.¡± Saigo said.


    The monkeys worked together threw out claw attacks filled with bits of mana from all directions.


    Shiina held up his dagger to block. However, just when he blocked one from the front, his back would get scratched. Once he turned around, his sides would get struck.


    Bit by bit, injuries slowly accumulated.


    ¡°Haa...haa...¡± Shiina panted as his eyes blurred. Saigo has stopped giving advices for a few minutes now, causing Shiina to be stuck in the middle of the onslaught.


    ¡°Come on.¡± Saigo suddenly said. ¡°If you don¡¯t kill them, they will kill you, you know¡±


    Shiina didn¡¯t answer as he continued to block.


    Suddenly, a monkey behind Shiina started glowing. Mana flowed into its arm, causing it to bloat.


    With a swipe, Shiina¡¯s arm was ripped off.


    ¡°AAAAHHHHHH!!!¡± Shiina screamed out in pain and held his wound with his dagger-wielding arm.


    At that instant of inattentiveness, the monkeys all glowed and strengthen their arms.


    Using their hand as a knife, they stabbed it through Shiina¡¯s body.


    Blood spilled out from his wounds and Shiina vomit predicts out blood.


    ¡°Look. They have stabbed you.¡± Saigo coldly said. ¡°If you don¡¯t do anything, you will die.¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    ¡°Come on. KILL THEM.¡± Saigo slowly said.


    At this point, Shiina could not think at all. One of his arms is gone. His body is covered in wounds.


    His body is riddled with gaping holes.


    ¡°KILL THEM.¡±


    Shiina stared up to the sky.


    ¡°Why is this happening to me?¡± Shiina thought. ¡°I just want to live normally with Mother... Why am I always being bullied by Father? Why am I always feeling pain?¡±


    ¡°Here comes the pattern!!!¡± Saigo screamed out in his mind in joy.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know why you are still listening to that poor excuse of a Father, but if you don¡¯t want to feel more pain, if you want to fulfill your desire...FIGHT! KILL THEM ALL!!¡± Saigo roared.


    His sight started to turn red. From the outside, Shiina¡¯s eyes could be seen getting cloudier and cloudier...from a glossy red...to pure, dark red.


    ¡°KILL.¡±


    Killing intent poured out of Shiina¡¯s body like a river, causing the monkeys around him to jump back in terror.


    Inside the the room within Shiina¡¯s soul, a giant magic circle the size of the room appeared.


    ¡°Yes... why must I suffer? It¡¯s all their fault!!!¡± Shiina roared.


    Blood red soul strands congealed in the middle of the magic circle, forming a human shape.


    Within a second, a blood red Shiina is born.


    ¡°Hello there, soul of emotion born from anger.¡± Saigo casually said. ¡° I guess you should be {Shiina of anger}...so calling you Wrath should be cool.¡±


    Wrath let out hmph before placing her(?) hand on a wall.


    ¡°[takeover]¡± she(?) coldly chanted and took over Shiina¡¯s body.


    ¡°Another female huh.¡± Saigo sighed.


    ¡°Just what is wrong with Shiina?!?!¡± Saigo complained before taking a seat beside Emp. He waved his hand and a screen appeared on the other side of the room.


    ¡°Well...whatever. More importantly, let¡¯s see what Wrath can do~¡±


    ... ...


    Outside, killing intent stretched out like tentacles, wrapping themselves around the teary-eyes monkeys, causing them to freeze in fear.


    Demonic beasts near the scene ran away in panic.


    An ordinary bird frothed from its mouth and fell from the sky, diving from shock before slamming into the ground.


    Wrath slowly picked himself up while staring daggers at the nearest monkey.


    With a swing of his dagger, the monkey¡¯s head was chopped off. As it had already used up all of its mana to strengthen its attack power, it had none left for recover. Thus it died on the spot.


    [Reincarnator¡¯s experience points has reached a certain point. Reincarnator¡¯s level increases from LV 9 to LV 10 .All stats increase.]


    [Reincarnator has reached LV 10. Achievement, The Beginner, unlocked. Lord¡¯s assimilation with the world has been increased from 15% to 20%. Ex-skill [darkness moulding] unlocked. Unique skill [create dagger] shall evolve.]


    [Evolution complete. Dagger create with [create dagger] can now be enchanted with magic]


    ¡°[Wind blade]¡± Wrath chanted. The dagger in his hand glowed green and a small magic circle appeared on it¡¯s blade. A blade of wind covered the dagger, extending it slightly.


    ¡°KILL.¡± Wrath coldly spat.


    He lowered his stance and with a powerful leap, he appeared in front of a monkey.


    He swung his dagger and sliced the monkey¡¯s head in half like cutting through butter.


    ¡°Enchant,[fire blast].¡± Wrath chanted and the dagger in his hand glowed red and its temperature rose.


    He threw the dagger towards a group of teary-eyed monkey and it stabbed into a tree right beside them.


    Before the monkeys could react, the dagger exploded. Killing five monkeys in one go.


    ¡°Ohhhh?!?! So the daggers can now be sharpened or used as bombs huh.¡± Saigo mused as he enjoyed the show. ¡°Twelve more...¡±


    ¡°KRRRRRAAAAAA¡± six monkeys surrounded Wrath and attacked.


    ¡°[Aegis shield]¡± Wrath chanted. A mana shield appeared covered Wrath, blocking the monkey¡¯s attack.


    ¡°[create dagger]. Enchant, [Aqua whip].¡± A blue dagger appeared on Wrath¡¯s hand.


    He swung the dagger and it¡¯s blade extended and whipped out. Within a second, all monkeys around Wrath died.


    ¡°[Wind scout].¡± Wrath closed his eyes and used the wind to feel for the remaining monkeys.


    Wrath swung the whip-like dagger, cutting all of the trees in its way, it cut towards the remaining monkeys.


    ¡°KILL.¡± Wrath coldly spat out. He enchanted the dagger with [wind blade] and started to swing it randomly, cutting through every tree around him, including the monkeys.


    Reincarnator¡¯s experience points has reached a certain point. Reincarnator¡¯s level increases from LV 10 to LV 11 .All stats increase.]


    ¡°Good job, Wrath.¡± Saigo called out. ¡°Come back now!¡±


    However, the only answer given to him was a snort.


    ¡°KILL. KILL. KILL.¡± Ignoring Saigo, Wrath continued swinging his long and sharp dagger.


    He destroyed tree after tree, eliminating every demonic beasts or animal that was flushed out.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t this pretty bad?¡± Saigo muttered.


    The direction Wrath was killing towards is the direction to the upper level of the Million Beast Forest.

 Chapter 19: return

    Chapter 19: return


    ¡°KILL! KILL! KILL!!!¡± Wrath roared as he swung his whip-like dagger around.


    Trees toppled and the beautiful scenery was destroyed.


    Demonic beasts that were in Wrath¡¯s path were all sliced into pieces.


    ¡°Stop stop STOP!!!¡± Saigo screamed out in panic. ¡°We still cannot beat C-ranked demonic beasts!!! CALM DOWN!!!¡±


    ¡°KILL! KILL! KILL!¡± Ignoring Saigo, Wrath continued his slaughter towards the upper level of the Million Beasts Forest.


    [Reincarnator¡¯s experience points has reached a certain point. Reincarnator¡¯s level increases from LV 11 to LV 12 .All stats increase.]


    ¡°STOP ALREADY!!!¡± Saigo yelled out in vain.


    ¡°If you won¡¯t stop...¡± Saigo¡¯s eyes darkened. ¡°I will stop you by force!!!¡±


    Killing intent rivalling Wrath¡¯s exploded from Saigo¡¯s soul.


    Wrath shuddered as he glanced towards his own chest, with great difficulty, he forcefully ignored Saigo and continued his slaughter.


    ¡°Fu Fu Fu... YOU DARE IGNORE ME!?!?¡± Saigo roared and his level of killing intent doubled, causing Wrath to stop in his place.


    ¡°Those who oppose me... KILL!!!¡± Wrath roared and removed his control over Shiina¡¯s body. He dived into the room within Shiina¡¯s soul.


    ¡°Go! Bring Shiina¡¯s body to a safe place!¡± Saigo gave a order to Emp before throwing out a punch towards Wrath¡¯s emerging head.


    Emp nodded before chanting in cold voice. ¡°Takeover.¡±


    ¡°KILL!¡± Wrath roared and met Saigo¡¯s punch head on with his own.


    A shockwave exploded from their colliding fist.


    ¡°Hmph.¡± Saigo let out a snort. He increased the amount of power in his fist, pushing Wrath back.


    ¡°GGRRRRAAA¡± Wrath roared and increased the amount of strength behind his fist as well, keeping him and Saigo in a deadlock.


    ¡°Just because yo are slightly stronger than Shiina, do you really think that you are very strong?¡± Saigo suddenly pulled back his fist, causing Wrath to lose his balance and falling forward.


    Saigo spun his body around Wrath and punched Wrath from behind.


    Wrath released a breath of cold air and he was browned into the wall at the opposite side of the room.


    ¡°For disrespecting me, the great hero, how should I punish you?¡± Saigo grinned and with a might leap, he appeared right in front of Wrath.


    ¡°I will only stop if you give in. Ready?¡± Without waiting for Wrath to answer, Saigo unleashed a storm of fists onto Wrath.


    ¡°ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA!!!¡± Saigo roared.


    More and more wounds appeared on Wrath¡¯s body. However, from start to end, he did not resist at all.


    After 5 minutes, Saigo finally stopped his onslaught.


    ¡°Ha...ha...¡± Saigo took in deep breaths as he panted. ¡°Do you give in?¡±


    Wrath remained motionless against the wall.


    ¡°Oi..you¡¯re not dead are you?¡± Saigo hurriedly squat down to check on Wrath.


    Just then, Wrath¡¯s closed eyes opened.


    He punched Saigo in the face and tackled his unguarded chest, landing on it with a thump.


    ¡°KILL!!!¡± Wrath roared and started punching Saigo in the face over and over again.


    But before he could land a third punch in, Saigo caught Wrath¡¯s fist with his bare hands.


    ¡°YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!¡± Saigo rolled over, swapping positions with Wrath. He copied Wrath and punched him over and over in the face.The narrative has been illicitly obtained; should you discover it on Amazon, report the violation.


    ¡°Stop fighting.¡± A cold voice rang throughout the room.


    Saigo stoped attacking and looked towards the source of the voice.


    In front of him, Emp stood with arms akimbo.


    ¡°That¡¯s enough.¡± Emp coldly said.


    ¡°Tsk.¡± Saigo clicked his tongue and and slowly got up.


    However, before he could straighten his body, Wrath punched Saigo in the stomach, knocking him off his feet.


    ¡°I said stop.¡± Emp appeared beside Wrath and with an axe kick, she slammed Wrath¡¯s head against the ground, knocking him out.


    ¡°YOU BITCH!!!¡± Saigo got up and wanted to beat up Wrath.


    ¡°Please stop. The Master is about to wake up.¡± A chilly aura exploded from Emp¡¯s body which was completely different from Saigo¡¯s killing intent.


    Saigo shivered and ceased his attack.


    Emp sat down next to the unconscious Wrath and Saigo plopped down beside her.


    ¡°Hey Emp.¡±


    ¡°...¡±


    ¡°Since you can talk...why are you not answering me?¡±


    ¡°Annoying.¡±


    Saigo froze. A vein popped on his head.


    He wiggled his fingers and gabbed Emp¡¯s head.


    A cold aura exploded from Emp.


    Killing intent gushed out from Saigo, completely countering the Emp¡¯s unapproachable aura.


    ¡°That won¡¯t work on me, if I seriously don¡¯t want it to, you know...¡±Saigo laughed and tightened his grip on Emp.


    *crush*


    Blood covered the room.


    ¡°Now then...she mentioned that Shiina is about to wake up right?¡± Saigo took in a deep breath and shouted. ¡°Wake the fuck up Shiina!!!¡±


    ¡°W...wh..what!?!?¡± Shiina jolted up in a flash. He looked around sleepily in confusion.


    ¡°I¡¯m inside you.¡± Saigo said with a sigh.


    ¡°Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!! A ghost!!!¡± Shiina screamed out.


    ¡°I know that it is shocking but do you really need to react that way? Heck, we just talked less than an hour ago. Did you forget me that quickly?¡±


    ¡°Hmm?¡± Shiina tilted his head in confusion. ¡°Oh...you are that bad person who wanted me to kill all the innocent monkeys!¡±


    ¡°Bad person?¡±


    ¡°And where am I? Aren¡¯t i supposed to be in the cave...Lucas! Where is Lucas?¡± Shiina hurriedly got onto his feet.


    Surrounding him was complete darkness.


    ¡°Hmm...give me a second...¡± Saigo nonchalantly said.


    He walked over to Emp¡¯s ¡®corpse¡¯ and gave it a few kicks


    ¡°Oi. I know that you are still conscious. Tell me, where did you bring us.¡±


    Emp slowly got up. She raised up a finger and pointed towards a direction.


    ¡°In tree root. Hole covered with mud.¡± Emp coldly said.


    ¡°Oh... hey Shiina. Use the Earth-element spell,[earth shaping] create a hole to your left.¡± Saigo commanded.


    Shiina aimed his hands towards the direction Saigo directed him to and chanted.


    The walls rippled and slowly moved out of Shiina¡¯s way.


    After a few seconds, a hole was made and Shiina exited the tree root with caution.


    ¡°You¡¯ve sure found a good hiding spot, Emp.¡± Saigo whistled and complemented.


    ¡°Where are we?¡± Shinna asked.


    ¡°Hmm...¡± Saigo looked around and saw a collapsed tree with it¡¯s trunk cut cleanly in half.


    ¡°We did not move much from where Wrath stopped. Shiina, follow the trail made of destruction then turn 24 degrees to the left. I¡¯m going to let you see Lucas.¡± Saigo said with a solemn look.


    Knowing that he could see Lucas, Shiina followed Saigo¡¯s instruction to the T.


    After half an hour of walking, Shiina finally reached the start of Wrath¡¯s destruction.


    ¡°By the way...bad person...¡± Shiina suddenly said.


    ¡°Who are you calling a bad person!!!¡¯ Saigo retorted. ¡°What.¡±


    ¡°Who are you? And from what I heard there seem to be a person called ¡®Emp¡¯ and a person called ¡®Wrath¡¯ in my body as well...who are you guys?¡± Shiina asked.


    ¡°Oh that? You don¡¯t have to worry about it. Emp and Wrath are merely personalities made by your skill and I am something like your Guardian spirit.¡± Saigo casually said.


    ¡°Huh...what!?!?¡± Shiina exclaimed.


    ¡°Emp and Wrath are born from your [multi-persona] skill while i was born with you. Call me Big Brother if you want.¡±


    ¡°Thi...this is so sudden..¡±


    ¡°Well, take your time... hey look! There it is! The metal gear tiger¡¯s cave!¡± Saigo seemly shunted out.


    In front of them, a cave emitting a dense aura of mana could be seen.


    ¡°Lucas!!!¡± Shiina broke into a run and entered the cave in a hurry.


    What appeared at the end of the cave was a wall with a hole in it. A foul smell could be smelled coming from the hole.


    ¡°Use [darkness conversion] to enter through the hole...¡±


    Shiina nodded and hurriedly activated the skill.


    He dived into the closest shadow and entered the room.


    ¡°Lucas!!! I¡¯m ba...¡±


    In front of him, a slightly rotten corpse laid on the ground.


    ¡°Lucas?¡± Shiina¡¯s lips quivered. ¡°Lucas, wake up...¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s already dead. He died saving you.¡± Saigo gently said.


    ¡°No...no...¡± Shiina held his head and started crying.


    Saigo remained silent as he let Shiina cry his heart out.


    3 hour later, Shiina¡¯s bawling has finally been reduced to sniffles.


    ¡°Have you cried enough yet?¡± Saigo gently asked.


    Shiina looked up slightly, revealing a face covered in tears and snot.


    ¡°If you¡¯re done, let¡¯s hurry up and bury Lucas. You do not want Lucas to be eaten by the next demonic beast that will live here right?¡± Saigo said.


    Shiina solemnly nodded before gently lifting Lucas up. Using [earth shaping], he made a door sized hole and slowly walked out.


    Using his bare hands, he dug out a hole a few metres away from the entrance and gently laid Lucas¡¯s body into it. After sparing one last look, he covered up the hole with mud.


    Using a dagger created using [create dagger], he chopped out a stone slab from the cave and carved out the words: R.I.P. Lucas Lugios


    He fixed the slab to the front of the hole and completed a simple grave.


    As the final touch, he stabbed a dagger on the grave.


    He placed his hands together to pray silently before standing up.


    ¡°Where to?¡± Shiina asked.


    ¡°Wherever you want to go.¡± Saigo answered.


    ¡°... I want to find out the truth about my Mother. I want to help her if possible.¡±


    ¡°Just so you know, your Mother is probably already dead. There are many clues that can support this.¡± Saigo coldly said.


    ¡°I... I had a hunch that Mother may be dead. But... she might still be alive!!! If she is alive and living well, good! But if she is suffering, I will help her! I will KILL!!!¡± A new determination could be seen within Shiina¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°Good.¡± Saigo said with a nod. ¡°Just remember that you may need kill your Father, Gamberdash Vilsage Stiod the lll.¡±


    ¡°I am prepared to do so.¡±


    ¡°Good. Our next destination shall be Gamberdash Mansion. Let¡¯s beat every infomation out of that bastard of a Father!!!¡±


    ¡°OOOHHH!!!¡± Shiina pumped his fist in the air and cheered.

 Chapter 20: Emilia Straya

    Chapter 20: Emilia Straya


    ¡°We¡¯re finally back to the Gamberdash City.¡± Shiina and Saigo groaned.


    In front of them, a city bustling with life could be seen. At the north side of the city lies the Gamberdash Mansion.


    Three months has passed since Shiina and Saigo had started their journey back to the Gamberdash Mansion.


    Shiina and Saigo¡¯s current stats:


    Status


    Name: Saigo Masamune/Shiina Motoyu


    Race: Dark horned ogre


    Level: 21


    Magic amplitude: Supreme dark magic talent


    Middle elemental magic talent


    Magic capacity: middle tier(normal)


    Top tier(Lord of element mode)


    Skills: Supreme tier Dark magic, Middle tier Water magic, Middle tier Fire magic, Middle tier Wind magic, Middle tier Earth magic, Unique skill: dagger creation, Darkness conversion:Ex-skill(s): devour, darkness moulding


    Title: The one who rules darkness, hero, reincarnator


    Lord¡¯s assimilation with the world: 25%


    Average physical Attack:310/(620)


    Average magic Attack:330/(660)


    Average physical resistance: 310/(Not applicable))


    Average magic resistance: 330/(660)


    ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


    Saigo and Shiina exited the forest and got onto the road to the city.


    Just then, a horse-pull carriage could be seen traveling towards them.


    Shiina stepped to the side to make way for the carriage to pass.


    However just as the carriage was about to move pass them, the driver pulled out a whip and swung it towards Shiina.


    ¡°Get out of the way, you darn beggar!!!¡±


    Shiina let out a snort before taking a step forward.


    With a small movement, he dodged the tip of the whip and wrapped his hand around the whip.


    He pulled on the whip, causing the driver to fly towards him. Within that split second, he punched out with his other hand, breaking some of the driver¡¯s bones.


    ¡°AAAAAHHHHH!!!¡± The driver roared out in pain before taking a step back.


    ¡°[great strength]!!!¡± The driver chanted and a white aura surrounded him.


    His muscles popped and he released a punch towards Shiina.


    Without fear, Shiina took another step forward and punched out to meet the driver head on.


    *bang*


    The driver¡¯s hand gave way first and broke.


    Shiina¡¯s fist continued on it¡¯s original course and landed on the driver¡¯s chest.


    The driver spat out blood and was blown a few metres away.


    ¡°That punch felt stronger than I thought. Strengthening?¡± Shiina thought.


    Strengthening is magic that can multiply the users basic stats.


    Physical strengthening uses mana to execute.


    Magic strengthening takes up vitality in exchange for greater firepower.


    The cheapest and weakest strengthening magic multiplies one¡¯s basic stat by a smallamount in exchange for a great amount of mana or vitality. They are inefficient but may save one¡¯s live when in a crisis.


    Despite their great number of uses, it was unknown why Gamberdash did not teach such a skill to Shiina.


    ¡°To be able to hire a E-ranked person with a strengthening skill, the one in the carriage should be someone with great authority. Shiina get out of here quickly before he come out.¡± Saigo called out to Shiina from within the room.


    Shiina nodded and got ready escape. However, before he could get away, the owner of the carriage stepped out.


    ¡°A little girl?¡± Shiina muttered.


    The person who cave out of the carriage was a thirteen-year old little girl dressed in a bright and frilly dress.


    ¡°What is going on Uncle Desmond?¡± The girl asked.


    ¡°Please hide Young Miss!!! This person is dangerous!!!¡± The driver roared.Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more.


    ¡°You attacked me first. Don¡¯t make yourself look like a hero.¡± Shiina coldly spat out.


    Slight killing intent appeared deep in his eyes as he shot a [fire arrow] towards the driver.


    ¡°Protect, [water orb]!!!¡± The girl hurriedly chanted, creating a small ball of water in front of the driver to block the incoming fire arrow.


    ¡°This girl is very skilled.¡± Saigo commented. ¡°To be able to cast a magic spell with only a single phrase, she is quite something.¡± (Although Saigo and Shiina can cast just by saying the magic¡¯s name)


    ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing.¡± Shiina coldly said.


    The girl trembled and took a step back.


    ¡°Those who oppose me...kill.¡± Within the room, Wrath¡¯s eyes glowed.


    killing intent poured out of Shiina¡¯s body and assaulted the girl.


    The girl turned pale and fell onto her knees in fear.


    ¡°Stop stop stop.¡± Saigo hurriedly stood up and gave Wrath a little kick, causing Shiina to lose his source of killing intent.


    ¡°Don¡¯t kill just because of a small incident like this. Do you want to be known as a serial killer?¡± Saigo let out a sigh.


    After the birth of Wrath, Shiina gets irritated easily and became trigger happy. It too quite a bit of training from Saigo before Shiina could stay calm for a relatively long period of time.


    Shiina snapped out of his anger and looked straight at the girl.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry for attacking so suddenly. Recently, I just get angry a bit easily.¡± He slightly lowered his head and apologised.


    ¡°...Don¡¯t... worry about it.¡± The girl¡¯s face regained some colour as she stuttered, slightly stunned by Shiina¡¯s sudden change.


    ¡°Young Miss!!!¡± The driver got up and hurriedly limped to the front of the girl. He spread out his arms to block the girl from Shiina.


    ¡°When your carriage was passing by me, although i had already moved out of the way, your driver tried to strike me with his whip to get me ¡®out of the way¡¯.¡± Ignoring the driver, Shiina coldly said to the girl. ¡°Can you give me a satisfying explanation?¡±


    The girl gently patted the driver¡¯s and walked in front of him.


    ¡®I¡¯m very sorry for the troubles caused. The truth is, I am, Emilia Straya, a student of the Demonic Empire Academy and I came to this city during the Academy¡¯s yearly break for family reasons. Due to unforeseen circumstances, I prolonged my stay and messed up my schedule. At this rate, I would be late to the Academy¡¯s new semester, even if I were to use the spatial portal, which may result in bad punishments. Thus, Uncle Desmond was trying to bring me back to the Academy as quickly as possible.¡± Emilia explained as she lowered her head.


    ¡°I am sorry for causing you trouble. I am willing to compensate you with anything to appease your anger.¡± She continued.


    Shiina stared at Emilia in silence.


    After a while, he let out a sigh.


    ¡°Fine. I¡¯ve broken some of your driver¡¯s bones. Consider that as punishment.You¡¯re free to go.¡± Shiina casually said.


    ¡°I thank you for your generosity.¡± Emilia bowed and prepared to support the driver back to the carriage.


    ¡°On one condition...¡± Shiina suddenly said, causing Emilia to freeze on her spot.


    ¡°...What condition?¡¯ Emilia asked.


    ¡°Seeing that we are about the same size, give me one set of your clothes as compensation.¡±


    ¡°You want one of my dress?¡± Emilia looked at Shiina in confusion.


    ¡°Look at me. My clothes are in shreds. I can¡¯t enter the city like this.¡± Shiina coolly said. At this point, Shiina was fine with wearing clothes meant for either gender. Seeing that the driver¡¯s clothes would be too big, Emilia¡¯s clothes should be the best option.


    Emilia let out a soft sigh in relief. ¡°If that is the case, it¡¯s fine.¡± She entered the carriage and and returned with a neatly folded dress in her hands.


    ¡°Thanks.¡± Shiina accepted the dress and started walking towards the forest. ¡°Hurry up and give your driver some treatment before it¡¯s too late.


    Without looking back, Shiina entered the forest and used [clean up] on himself, revealing the beautiful face that was under all the mud. He swiftly changed into the dress and after shortening it with a dagger to increase the ease of movement, he returned to the road.


    Utilising what he was taught, he approached Emilia with great grace.


    Recognising the dress, Emilia and the driver looked at Shiina with a stunned expression.


    ¡°This dress is not bad. You have my thanks for giving me such a high quality one.¡± Shiina thanked honestly. ¡°Allow me to give you this as a little show of gratitude.¡±


    Shiina waved his hand and his shadow rippled. A stalk of multi-coloured grass appeared from it and flew into his hands.


    ¡°This is called the Rainbow Charm. A herb with an effect of increasing rate of recovery greatly once consumed.¡± Shiina casually threw the Rainbow Charm towards Emilia who caught it clumsily.


    The magic Shiina just used is [darkness moulding]. Using this magic, Shiina can change the hype of shadows as he wished. By surrounding an object with his own shadow, Shiina could store the object within it.


    However, this method of storage takes up ten percent of Shiina¡¯s total mana capacity.


    ¡°Until we meet again.¡± By habit, Shiina bowed slightly with a curtsy and walked away from the stunned duo.


    ¡°¡°Beautiful...¡±¡± the duo could only mutter before snapping out of their trance a second later, only to find that Shiina was already ten metres away.


    ¡°M...may I know your name?¡± Emilia hurriedly shouted out.


    ¡°I¡¯m Shiina. Shiina Motoyu.¡± Shiina waved his hand slightly without turning back.


    ¡°If you ever come to the capital of the Demonic Empire, feel free to find the Straya clan!!!¡± She could not help but shout out, hoping to make a small connection with the beautiful and strong girl in front of her.


    ¡°Sure thing.¡± Shiina casually answered before continuing his journey.


    After moving a hundred metres away from the duo, Saigo finally spoke. ¡°Not bad, Shiina. To be able charm a young noble from the Demon Empire¡¯s capital, what more a girl, you are quite something.¡±


    ¡°What are you talking about?¡± Shiina looked forward with a confused look.


    ¡°Nothing much. I guess you will understand in the future.¡± Saigo mused. ¡°Anyway, do you want to go to the Demonic Empire in the future after dealing with our current problem?¡±


    ¡°What for?¡± Shiina asked. He had never considered what he should do after settling his problems.


    ¡°We should try entering the Demonic Empire Academy. We will be able to learn more about our world there and we can also train our magic there. Since they accept students based on talent, we will be able to enter without a hitch!¡± Saigo suggested.


    After thinking for a while, Shiina nodded. ¡°You¡¯re right. If we have the chance, we have to go! From there, we can plan what to do next.¡±


    At this moment, Shiina¡¯s eyes turned cold.


    ¡°But Mom¡¯s matter comes first. After that, we can break all ties with this family and travel the world!¡±


    ¡°Yup.¡± Saigo agreed as he took a deep breath, preparing his mind for what is going to happen.


    ... ...


    Meanwhile as for Emilia and her driver...


    ¡°Uncle Desmond, are you alright?¡± Emilia asked in concern.


    Desmond, the driver, nodded his head while putting his hand on his chest.


    ¡°The herb that Shiina gave us was extremely effective. Alongside with Young Miss¡¯ water healing magic, I have almost completely healed.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Emilia heaved a sigh of relief as she relaxed on the seat.


    ¡°I did not expect that such a talented individual, who has reached such a level at such a young age, would appear here.¡± Desmond could not help but sigh. Who would have thought that he would accidentally provoke such a strong person. He had even caused Emilia to lose he of her precious dress.


    ¡°Shiina Motoyu...where have I heard of this name before?¡± Emilia wondered as she laid down on the chair.


    ¡°That name certainly seems familiar.¡± Desmond started thinking hard, trying to find out where had heard that name.


    ¡°Well...whatever. We can find out in the future.¡± Emilia yawned. ¡°This trip to break off my marriage has been a waste of time. To think that the fianc¨¦ was not there to acknowledge the cancel...¡±


    ¡°It can¡¯t be help Young Miss.¡± Desmond consoled. ¡°We can always find another opportunity to do so.¡±


    ¡°I know I know. Let¡¯s just hurry back to the capital of the Demonic Empire, Soladis!¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± And the carriage¡¯s speed was raised.

 Chapter 21: Arrival at the Gamberdash Mansion

    Chapter 21: Arrival at the Gamberdash Mansion


    ¡°Remove all disguise magic and reveal your true face. If you do not do so, you will be arrested immediately as a suspected terrorist.¡± A guard called out.


    ¡°Next.¡± At the gate, a guard holding a box, with a light bulb above it, called out.


    The light bulb suddenly shone and the box started beeping.


    The guards near the gate instantly picked up their spears and pointed it towards a man.


    ¡°You did not remove your disguise magic. Men, bring him way.¡± A guard with more fancy armour, who seemed to be the leader of the guards, said coldly.


    ¡°Aaahhh!!!¡± The man tried to run but before he could get far, a spear was pierced into his chest, ending his life immediately.


    Everybody in the line felt turned blue and a few of them hurriedly removed their disguise magic.


    ¡°Now that we are here, how do we get in...¡± Saigo sighed as he looked at the scene at the front of the line.


    30 minutes after separating from Emilia and Desmond, Shiina and Saigo have finally arrived at the West gate of the Gamberdash City.


    The city is surrounded by a 3 metres tall stone wall with a gate at the North, East, South and West sides of the city.


    The North side of the city is the most prosperous, mostly occupied by nobles.


    The East side of the city is the second most prosperous, mostly occupied by commoners with high income or merchants.


    The West side of the city is occupied by commoners while the South side of the city is a slum.


    ¡°What¡¯s with this level of security?!?!¡± Saigo complained. ¡°Does this mean that no matter how we enter, Gamberdash would always know that we are coming?¡±


    ¡°Kill our way in?¡± Shiina¡¯s eyes glowed as he prepared to summon a dagger.


    ¡°Wouldn¡¯t you still alert him!?!?¡± Saigo retorted. ¡°We need to find a way to enter without letting him find out that we are approaching. This way, he will not be able to prepare bullshit answers before we can interrogate him.¡±


    ¡°They have magic detectors stationed at every gate. So even if you use your supreme disguise magic, we will still be found out.¡± Saigo sighed.


    ¡°Can¡¯t we use [darkness conversion] to enter through the shadows made by the wall?¡± Shiina suggested.


    ¡°Nope, we can¡¯t.¡± Saigo immediately answered. ¡°We can¡¯t pass through the wall after all. However...¡±


    Saigo looked around and immediately thought on an idea.


    ¡°Shiina, follow my instructions carefully.¡± Saigo instructed and explained his plan.


    Shiina nodded without any hesitation. After comprehending Saigo¡¯s instructions for a moment, he took a deep breath and chanted silently.


    ¡°[disguise].¡± Within seconds, his horn disappeared and his face started moulding itself into an extremely disfigured face, completely different from Shiina¡¯s original face.


    Shiina turned away from the line and ran away into the forest as ¡®quickly¡¯ as possible, letting everyone behind him think that he was running away from the line in fear.


    After escaping from view, Shiina hid himself on a tree close to the end of the line with [camouflage]. After waiting for the line to increase by a few people, he joined the back of the line with another face.


    When nobody was looking, Shiina used [darkness conversion] and entered the shadow of the person in front of him.


    Using the shadows casted by the line as a path, he traveled through them and stopped in the second person in the line¡¯s shadow.


    After waiting for a few minutes, when it was the person¡¯s turn to be checked, the light bulb flashed and a beep was sounded out.You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version.


    ¡°Men, arrest him.¡± The guard leader ordered and the person was surrounded.


    Using the shadow casted by the spears, Shiina steadily transferred himself from one guard to another and entered the city without any trouble while all of the Guards were occupied with the framed person.


    Using the same method, Shiina travelled from shadow to shadow and emerged from the shadows in an alleyway.


    ¡°Fuuu....¡± Shiina heaved a sigh of relief as he wiped away the sweat that appeared on his forehead. Being strangely bad at using [darkness conversion], it took Shiina a great


    amount of effort to maintain the ¡®darkness state¡¯.


    ¡°Good work.¡± Saigo¡¯s voice appeared in Shiina¡¯s head. ¡°Lets take a break until night time before confronting Gamberdash. Using darkness as cover, we can strike before he has time to prepare.¡±


    Shiina nodded and entered the street after using [disguise] to change his face into that of a young women.


    ¡°Let¡¯s buy new clothes first. There is no way that we can ambush Gamberdash at night with such bright and frilly clothes. We will be caught before we can attack him.¡± Saigo suggested.


    ¡°But we have no money.¡±


    Saigo thought for a moment before coming up with a solution.


    ¡°Lets register as an adventurer. We can sell some of the more common herbs we got from the forest there.¡±


    Shiina nodded and made his way to the city¡¯s only Adventurer Guild.


    An Adventurer Guild is a place for adventurers to take up jobs or sell materials. It is an organisation which can be found in all cities in the world of Esteria.


    After walking for 10 minutes, he finally arrived at a giant building.


    He entered the Adventurer Guild in silence and quickly scanned the area.


    The main hall have multiple wooden tables laid out at regular intervals with chairs in between at one side and at the other side, 5 counters and a notice board can be seen.


    ¡°Welcome!¡¯ A waitress with short, brown hair greeted. ¡°Please approach any of the counters if you are looking for jobs or selling materials. If you are here to dine, pease take any empty seat.¡±


    Shiina gave the waitress a slight nod before walking towards a empty counter.


    ¡°What may I help you with?¡± The counter staff asked.


    ¡°I would like to register as an Adventurer.¡± Shiina answered.


    ¡°A...are you sure?¡± Looking at Shiina¡¯s youthful face and body, she could not help but ask.


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Very well.¡± Upon hearing Shiina¡¯s confirmation, the counter staff hurriedly prepared the necessary documents.


    ¡°Wasn¡¯t there supposed to be a test for people, under 15 years of age, who want to register as an Adventurer?¡± Shiina couldn¡¯t help but wonder while his face remained expressionless.


    ¡°You are currently wearing a rather beautiful dress. Do you think that the staff would risk irritating a person who might be a noble?¡± Saigo laughed.


    Shiina¡¯s eyes slightly widened in realisation.


    After waiting for a minute, the counter staff took out a piece of document and placed it in front of Shiina.


    ¡°Please fill in the required information and the guild card will almost be completed.¡± the staff explained.


    Shiina nodded as he wrote down his name, race, element talent and weapon of choice.


    As Gamberdash had never publicised Shiina¡¯s name, Shiina did not hesitate in writing his true name as nobody will be able to recognise it.


    As for race, element, and weapon of choice, he wrote an ogre, water element talent and dagger respectively.


    Lastly, Shiina was given a guild card, which has the information he had written down previously printed on it.


    He pricked his finger with a needle as instructed by the staff and dripped a drop of blood onto the Guild card.


    The Guild card glowed and a letter G appeared at a corner of the card.


    ¡°Your Guild card is now complete.¡± The staff politely said with a bow.


    Shiina waved his hand, causing the Guild Card to merge into his hand.


    Crafted with an ancient magic, every Guild Card is able to fuse with the owner once it was personalised, keeping it safe from thieves.


    Shiina gave a slight nod before digging his hand into his fake breasts. Secretly using [shadow moulding] to take out a perfectly preserved herb from the shadow casted by his cleavage while the staff looked in awe.


    ¡°Flareo Fern!¡± The staff exclaimed as she appraised the herb handed over by Shiina.


    Flareo Fern is a rare medical plant which was part of a recipe of a high-grade fire element pill, which can in turn be concocted by an Alchemist of the fourth level.


    ¡°Sell.¡± Shiina simply said.


    ¡°We will purchase it for 5 Gold!!!¡± The counter staff hurried answered, unwilling to lose the chance to by a rare herb for the guild.


    The money used in Esteria: 10 iron coins=1 copper coin, 100 copper coins=1 Silver coin, 10 silver coins=1 gold coin, 100 gold coins=1 white gold coin.


    In any continent of Esteria, 5 iron coins are more than enough to buy a decent meal.


    Hiding his surprise of the high price of the herb, Shiina nodded and handed the Flareo Fern over to the counter staff in exchange for a heavy pouch containing 5 gold coins.


    After checking the contends of the pouch, Shiina nodded and took out a gold coin to exchange for some smaller coins.


    Without lingering for long, he left the Adventurer Guild stealthily.


    Upon exiting the Adventurer Guild, Shiina entered the closest alleyway, getting away from the guild as quickly as possible.


    ¡°Shiina, we are being followed.¡± Saigo casually warned.


    Behind Shiina, 2 to 3 thugs covered in scars are following silently.


    Shiina let us a soft snort.


    After moving through a few more alleyways, he came to a stop.


    Just when the thugs were about to approach Shiina, their heads popped of their necks.


    Without knowing how they were killed, they died.


    In front of them, Shiina held a dagger covered in wind which was forming a blade.


    ¡°Hmph.¡± Shiina snorts before walking out of the alleyway and joining the street, throwing the 3 insignificant insects out of his mind.


    He entered a clothing store and exited with a normal dark-coloured shirt and pants and a dark cloak that was able to cover his entire body.


    He took a light stroll around the city until it was about nighttime before heading towards the Gamberdash Mansion stealthily.


    By the time he arrived at the Gamberdash Mansion, it was midnight.


    ¡°I¡¯m here.¡± Shiina and Saigo muttered, with cold light flashing in their eyes.

 Chapter 22: Mother

    Chapter 22: Mother


    ¡°Man. Did you just see the first wife¡¯s chest? I just want to push her down on my bed!¡± Guard 1 said with lust-filled eyes. He closed his eyes while wiggling his fingers in front of him, enclosing himself in delusions.


    ¡°You can try...if you wish to have your head off your neck.¡± Guard 2 sarcastically said.


    Outside the mansion, the pair of Guards are patrolling around the Mansion walls.


    ¡°Can¡¯t a man have dreams?¡± Guard 1 said with a laugh. ¡°Guard 2?¡±


    When he opened his eyes, Guard 2 was nowhere to be seen.


    Before he could turn around, his head fell off his body.


    ¡°With this, there will be no guards here for the next half an hour.¡± Behind the beheaded Guard 1, Shiina muttered as he walked out with a hand around Guard 2¡¯s partly crushed neck.


    With a sight wave of his hand, Shiina threw Guard 2 onto the ground.


    ¡°Mend his bones, connect his tendons, cure his soul. [heal].¡± Shiina healed Guard 2¡¯s throat to the extent where he can barely talk.


    ¡°Wh...why are you doing this...¡± Guard 2 spat out.


    ¡°Less nonsense. Where is Gamberdash.¡± Shiina coldly said. He squatted and placed a dagger next to Guard 2¡¯s neck, drawing out a thin line of blood.


    ¡°You...you won¡¯t get away with this!¡± Guard 2¡¯s face turned pale as he mustered his courage to spit out.


    ¡°So won¡¯t you if you keep wasting time.¡± Shiina coldly snorted before stabbing the dagger into Guard 2¡¯s leg.


    Shiina slowly turned the dagger in Guard 2¡¯s leg, using his hand to muffle out Guard 2¡¯s screams of pain.


    ¡°Where is he.¡± Shiina coldly asked.


    ¡°He...he¡¯s in the study...¡± Guard 2 hurriedly said.


    ¡°Good.¡± Shiina withdrew his dagger and slowly stood up.


    Seeing that Shiina was about to leave, blood slowly returned to Guard 2¡¯s face. A small sneer appeared on his face as he prepared to call for help.


    But before he could even open his mouth, his head fell off his neck.


    ¡°Die.¡±


    The last thing Guard 2 saw was a pair of cold, blood-red eyes that shone in the night.


    ¡°We only have around 25 minutes before someone notices something wrong. Let¡¯s hurry.¡± Saigo suddenly said.


    Shiina nodded as he jumped over the mansion¡¯s walls, making sure not to set off any physical traps or magic sensors.


    Relying on what he remembered of the mansion, Shiina stealthily made his way towards the study.


    After 5 minutes of sneaking around, Shiina finally arrived outside Gamberdash¡¯s study.


    While the hallway was somewhat dark, light was shining through the gap under door, indicating that someone was indeed inside.


    Using [darkness conversion], Shiina entered the study without touching the door.


    However, the moment Shiina, who was in the shadow, entered the room, an alarm sounded out.


    ¡°How caution. To have placed a magic sensor even inside the study.¡± Saigo snorted.


    Shiina hurriedly exited the shadows and threw a [stone shot], a Low-tier magic, towards the magic sensor located next to the door.


    ¡°Who are you!!!¡± A familiar voice roared out.


    Shiina slowly turned around. In front of him, a red-faced, fat man dressed in fancy clothes was standing up at his desk, with his index finger pointed towards him.


    Seeing that familiar face, Shiina¡¯s eyes glowed and Wrath awakened.


    ¡°GAMBERDASH!!!¡± Natural mana gathered, forming a dagger on Shiina¡¯s hand.


    After reaching level 20, unique skill [create dagger] has once again increased in strength. Now, Shiina can create a dagger without using his own mana. Rather, upon invoking the skill, mana in the surrounding will automatically gather and form a dagger way stronger than the ones Shiina used to be able to created.


    Shiina wielded the summoned dagger and stabbed it towards Gamberdash¡¯s face.


    However, before the dagger could hit Gamberdash, Gamberdash¡¯s head shifted aside and the dagger missed it¡¯s mark.


    ¡°Using mana to create a dagger...Shiina!!!¡± Gamberdash instantly recognised the skill Shiina had used and figured out the identity of the assailant wrapped in a black cloak.If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.


    Meanwhile, within Shiina¡¯s soul, Saigo frowned.


    ¡°Did Gamberdash just dodged Shiina¡¯s sneak attack from close to point blank range?...or was he just lucky...¡±


    ¡°Stop your attacks!¡± Gamberdash yelled as he grabbed Wrath¡¯s dagger wielding hand, restraining him.


    Just when Gamberdash was about to heave a sigh of relief, Wrath hopped backward and adjusted his body such that it was parallel to the ground. With a spin, he gave Gamberdash¡¯s hand a strong kick, causing Gamberdash to loosen his grip, allowing Wrath to get away.


    ¡°If he was using his full strength, he should be around D-rank...most likely approaching C-rank!¡± Saigo frowned as he analysed. ¡°If he were to use a high-class strengthening magic, won¡¯t he be stronger than us, even if we use [darkness conversion]?¡±


    ¡°Just in case...¡± Saigo plunged his hand into Shiina¡¯s soul and ripped Wrath out. ¡°Enough. Rather than killing him, information on Mother is more important.¡±


    Shiina regained his senses and nodded.


    He threw a cold glare towards Gamberdash.


    ¡°Where is my Mother.¡± Shiina asked.


    ¡°Hmph.¡± Gamberdash snorted. ¡°Like hell I will give away private information to somebody hostile towards me. Deactivate your strengthening magic and remove your hood. Then, maybe I will speak.¡±


    After some slight hesitation, Shiina deactivated [darkness conversion] and removed the hood that was covering his face.


    ¡°It is indeed you...¡± Gamberdash muttered with obvious shock in his eyes. The cowardly little boy who was barely at G-ranked strength has now become an expert with the strength of at least C-rank.


    ¡°Now. Talk.¡± Shiina spat out.


    ¡°Fine fine. On the account that you are my son, although you have attacked me, allow the great me to give you some information.¡± Gamberdash lifted his chin slightly as he said.


    At this moment, unbeknownst to Saigo and Shiina, a ring engraved with a pale white gem that seemed to always be glowing, brightened slightly.


    ¡°How about taking a seat first?¡± Gamberdash casually took a seat behind his grand desk as he said.


    ¡°No thanks.¡± Shiina coldly spat out.


    ¡°Hmmm?¡± Seeing Shiina¡¯s rejection, Gamberdash¡¯s eyes widened slightly, however he recovered within a second.


    ¡°In that case...¡± Gamberdash cupped his hands, with one hand over the ring, and gave a sinister grin.


    ¡°I know that you do not trust me... but please take my following words as the truth.¡±


    ¡°I will make my decision depending on what you say.¡± Shiina coldly reply.


    ¡°That¡¯s enough.¡± Gamberdash let out a sigh. ¡°To start off... your Mother is in this mansion.¡±


    ¡°Whaaaatttttt!¡± Saigo couldn¡¯t help but cry out. ¡°She¡¯s not dead!?!?¡±


    Gamberdash¡¯s words struck Shiina like lightning. He had spend the past 3 to 4 months believing that his Mother was dead. Rather than feeling happy, the sudden revelation has left Shiina completely stunned.


    ¡°However, there is a slight problem...¡± Gamberdash continued.


    ¡°What is the problem!?!? Did something happen to her!?!?¡± Shiina screamed out.


    ¡°Calm down. It is easier to show it to you.¡± Gamberdash took out a small bell from his coat.. After infusing it with some mana, he slightly shook it, producing a small ring.


    ¡°This is a ¡®servant calling bell¡¯. By pouring mana into it, I can alert a servant from quite a far distance away. Using this, I no longer need to have servant to be near me at all times. It is quite useful for...privacy.¡± Gamberdash explained.


    After a minute, a knock could be heard from the door.


    ¡°Come in, Anna Scol¡± Gamberdash called out.


    A maid, whose name seemed to be Anna, entered the room.


    ¡°Master.¡± She respectfully bowed as she greeted.


    ¡°Bring us to room 85.¡± Gamberdash ordered.


    ¡°Understood.¡± She blandly answered. Anna turned towards Shiina and slightly bowed. ¡°Please follow me.¡±


    Shiina nodded and he quickly walked behind her, with Gamberdash following behind.


    Anna brought Shiina and Gamberdash through many twist and turns before they finally arrived at a door with a number 85 on it.


    ¡°We have arrived.¡± Anna said with a bow.


    ¡°Good. You can leave now.¡± Gamberdash dismissed Anna with a wave of his hand and opened the door.


    Inside the room, the only thing that could be seen is a big box, or rather, a large metal coffin.


    At the centre of the coffin, a shining circle with a shining triangle within it can be seen.


    On each corner of the triangle, a keyhole can be seen.


    From the shining circle, shining lines extended out like a spiderweb which covered the coffin.


    Above the shining circle is a rectangular glass.


    Looking into the glass, the person inside the coffin, is surprisingly...


    ¡°MOTHER!!!¡± Shiina exclaimed as he reached out towards the coffin.


    ¡°Don¡¯t touch it!!!¡± Gamberdash hurriedly shouted out, but did not stop Shiina.


    Just when Shiina¡¯ hand come in contact with the coffin, the coffin shone.


    Sparks of electricity flashed and a barrier exploded out from the coffin, shocking Shiina and blowing him towards the door.


    ¡°Gah...¡± Shiina spat out a mouthful of blood before slowly standing up. ¡°This is...¡±


    ¡°The coffin is engraved with a spell formation called ¡®¡°kusec¡¯s prey¡±¡¯. It is a formation which will activate a self-defence spell when touched.¡± Gamberdash explained. ¡°This formation is an automatic type, which means that it requires a constant source of mana to remain activated. As there is no magic stone to fill that role...who do you think is the fuel?¡±


    ¡°Mother...¡± Shiina¡¯s eyes darkened as he thought of this.


    ¡°Based on an analysis, the coffin is made out a material called ¡®prevon¡¯. This material drastically slows down the transfer of energy of anything within it. Originally, your Mother should be able to live inside the coffin for 5 years without any consequences. However, with the formation draining her of her mana, I estimate that she only have at best 2 years?¡± Gamberdash said casually.


    ¡°How can I save her.¡± Shiina took a deep breath before asking.


    ¡°Saving her is simple.¡± Gamberdash said with a smile. ¡°See the 3 keyholes at the corners of the triangle? You simply need to find the corresponding keys to deactivate the spell formation and unlock the coffin.¡±


    ¡°Then, where are the keys.¡± Shiina coldly asked.


    ¡°From what my spies gathered, they are in the hands of Duke Donner, Duke Blake and finally, King Zavior.¡± Gamberdash casually replied.


    ¡°2 of the 4 Dukes of this kingdom and even the Demon King?¡± At this moment, Shiina¡¯s face turned ugly.


    The country Shiina is in is part of the Zender Kingdom. Zender Kingdom has 4 countries under it which are under the supervision of the 4 respective Dukes while the the capital country of the Zender kingdom is under the supervision of the Demon King.


    Currently, the person supervising the country Shiina is in is Duke Gamberdash, in other words, Gamberdash.


    The 4 Dukes are not merely Dukes in name. They all have strength worthy of their positions and have the best racial advantages to boot.


    ¡°Not only do I have to get the keys from the Dukes who have at least D-ranked base strength and the Demon King who has at least C-ranked base strength, I also have to travel through 4 countries and back...all in 2 years...¡± Shiiina rubbed his temples as he thought.


    ¡°If you really want to save your Mother, I can help you out a bit.¡± Gamberdash suddenly said.


    ¡°How?¡±


    ¡°The Duke I can help you with is Duke Donner. I can help you to get intimate with him.¡±


    ¡°What can getting close to Duke Donner intimately help?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s simple really.¡± Gamberdash smiled. ¡°You can take the chance to assassinate Duke Donner.¡±

 Chapter 23: To Tyro

    Chapter 23: To Tyro


    ¡°Assassinate Duke Donner?¡± Shiina muttered.


    ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Gamberdash answered. ¡°Duke Donner is a Tyrant Boar which has the bloodline of the Tyrant Beast, one of the few SS-ranked demonic beasts. Having such a bloodline should have allowed Donner¡¯s clan, the Tyrant Boar clan, to be one of the strongest clans in the Demon continent. However, after many generations, the amount of the Tyrant Beast¡¯s bloodline left in their descendants have dropped to an all time low. In this generation, it is calculated that the Tyrant Boar clan¡¯s Tyrant bloodline will finally run out. Therefore, the Demon king has allocated lesser resources to the Tyrant Boar clan, resulting in the clan¡¯s great decline.¡±


    ¡°Overcame by the guilt of not being able to help his clan rise in power in this generation, Duke Donner has fallen into depression and indulged himself in alcohol, gambling and women.¡± Gamberdash continued. ¡°Given the fact that there is going to be an election for the position of the Demon King in a few years, if I were to ¡®gift¡¯ you to him, he will take it as a show of loyalty from our One-Horned Ogre clan. To get a higher chance of allowing his clan once again rise in power as well as satisfy his desire for beautiful women, he will definitely take you in. If you work with me, I can get you a chance to kill Donner.¡±


    ¡°I see... if I do as you say, I can indeed save a lot of time in saving Mother.¡± Shiina pondered.


    ¡°What do you think, Big Brother?¡± He asked in his mind.


    ¡°Hold up. Let us debate over this for a minute.¡± Saigo answered.


    Within the room in Shiina¡¯s soul, Saigo, Wrath and Emp sat around a table.


    ¡°Now then, let us start the meeting on whether we should accept Gamberdash¡¯s offer.¡± Saigo announced. ¡°What do you think Wrath?¡±


    ¡°Kill Gamberdash now.¡± Wrath simply answered.


    ¡°Okay...what about you Emp?¡± Saigo asked.


    What answered Saigo was silence.


    ¡°Alright.¡± Saigo looked towards the screen. ¡°The council has spoken. Even if Gamberdash has some ulterior motives, it doesn¡¯t change the fact that we must save Mother. Since he has a method of helping us reach our goal earlier, we should take it.¡±


    Shiina gave Saigo a slight nod within his mind before looking towards Gamberdash.


    ¡°What do you want in exchange for your help.¡± Shiina coldly asked.


    ¡°No no, I don¡¯t need anything from you.¡± Gamberdash hurriedly denied.


    ¡°I am merely helping out of my own good will.¡± Gamberdash said as he hid his hands behind his back.


    ¡°Well, alright then. What¡¯s the plan.¡± Shiina asked.


    ¡°For now, you should go back to the city and have a rest. Tomorrow night, I will personally pick you up at an inn called the Gabre Inn which is located at the west section of the city. Then, we will make our way to Tyro, the county Donner governs.¡± Gamberdash casually said as he dismissed Shiina.


    Shiina threw a glance towards the coffin before giving Gamberdash a nod. Without any hesitation, he turned around and walked out of the room.Using [darkness conversion], Shiina stealthily exited Gamberdash Mansion.


    After moving non-stop for half an hour, Shiina finally arrive at the West section of the city.


    ¡°That must be it.¡± Saigo mused.


    A few minutes after Shiina stepped into the west section of the city, a signboard with the words¡±Gabre inn¡± appeared before him.If you come across this story on Amazon, it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it.


    ¡°It has been a long day. We should think about what to prepare tomorrow after a good sleep.¡± Saigo said with a yawned.


    Shiina nodded a he rubbed his fatigue-filled eyes.


    ¡°Will you be eating or will be staying overnight?¡± A female staff greeted Shiina as he entered the inn.


    ¡°Staying overnight.¡± Shiina simply answered.


    ¡°Understood. It will be 2 copper coins for 1 night with breakfast provided.¡± The staff said as she guided Shiina towards the counter.


    Shiina gave her a small nod as he placed 2 copper coins on the counter.


    ¡°Your room shall be... room 12. Here¡¯s the key.¡± The counter staff casually said as he handed a key to Shiina.


    Shiina gave the counter staff a slight nod before heading towards his room silently.


    ¡°Ooh...¡±Upon entering the room, Shiina¡¯s eyes slightly glittered as he exclaimed in joy. ¡°A real bed!!!¡±


    The room only has a single bed, a table and a chair. It was a relatively simple room. However, for Shiina, who has slept in the wilderness for a year, it was godsend.


    Without further ado, Shiina collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep.


    ...


    ¡°Wake up!!!¡± Saigo roared out within Shiina¡¯s mind, causing him to jump up in shock.


    ¡°It¡¯s already noon!¡± Saigo scolded as he took over Shiina¡¯s body, helping Shiina to brush his teeth while he was still half-asleep. ¡°We have yet to start our preparations. Wake up!!!¡±


    A few minutes later, Shiina dragged himself out of the room and entered the inn¡¯s main hall to have a quick breakfast. After which, he exited the inn and joined the busy street.


    ¡°First things first...¡± Saigo muttered. ¡°Lets go to the pill store. We should purchase some mana recovery pills. All injuries we have can be healed with [darkness conversion] but that will take up quite a bit of mana. With mana pills, we should be able to last during emergencies.¡±


    Shiina nodded before heading towards the general store. There, he randomly picked out some Rank 1 mana recovery pills, a few Rank 2 ones, a single Rank 3 one.


    Medical pills comes in 10 different ranks, with Rank 1 being suitable for G ranked adventurers and Rank 10 being suitable for the god-like SSS ranked adventurers, which can be refined by alchemist of the respective ranks.


    ¡°That will be 25 silver coins.¡± The cashier blandly said.


    Shiina simply nodded as he took out a gold coin from a coin pouch and paid.


    ¡°Next, lets buy some middle-tier magic scrolls from the magic store, some some rations, some...¡±


    ...


    6 hours later, Shiina sat in a alley beside Gabre inn while holding a magic scroll.


    After 3 hours of shopping, his wallet has been emptied out by half. However, he managed to buy everything he needed and stored them in his shadow.


    For the next 3 hours, Shiina used the time to read through a middle-tier magic scroll, which he bought, containing the wind magic [supersonic]


    .


    ¡°A middle-tier magic is indeed hard to learn. It took me merely 2 hours to learn a low-tier magic, but I have already spent 3 hours looking through this scroll and i still can¡¯t understand it.¡± Shiina let out a sigh. ¡°With it¡¯s high mana consumption and it¡¯s complicated magic circle, I doubt I can activate this during a battle.¡±


    ¡°Shiina, stop complaining.¡± Saigo scolded. ¡°Although you only took 2 hours to learn low-tier magic, it took you 6 years to be able to use it just by saying the magic¡¯s name. You have only just got the magic scroll, did you really think that you can master it in just a few hours?¡±


    Shiina looked down in shame.


    ¡°However, those poor results may partly be due to the fact that you were learning them under close to no pressure.¡± Saigo consoled. ¡°Once we hit the road, your learning speed should increase.¡±


    Shiina could only nod dejectedly.


    ¡°We still have a couple of hours before we need to meet Gamberdash. Have a meal first and then continue to study the magic scroll.¡± Saigo instructed.


    Shiina nodded as he walked out of the alleyway and entered the inn.


    ...


    At midnight, soft footsteps could be heard as a carriage pulled by a mechanical horse appeared in front of Gabre Inn.


    ¡°Shiina, I¡¯m here.¡± The door of the carriage opened and a voice called out softly.


    Seconds later, a figure in the alleyway flickered and appeared in the carriage.


    ¡°Shiina!¡± Gamberdash called out in shock. The person who appeared in the carriage is Shiina.


    ¡°After using [supersonic], my speed has increased by around 5%. If i can master this magic, I should be able to increase that to 20%...¡± Shiina thought as he sat down.


    ¡°Since you¡¯re here already, lets go.¡± Gamberdash broke out of his shock and said as he ordered the magicide carriage to go to the nearest city¡¯s gate.


    A few minutes later, he carriage arrived at the gate and Gamberdash took out a badge and revealed it to the guard.


    Without saying a word, the guard saluted and made way for the carriage to exit the city.


    ¡°This is a badge given to a Noble to prove his authority. With this, a noble can enter any city or country.¡± Gamberdash explained.


    Ignoring Gamberdash, Shiina closed his eyes.


    ¡°We will be going through some portals to speed up our trip to Tyro. On the way there, we may be ambushed by demonic beasts. When that time comes, I will be relying on you to handle them.¡± Gamberdash casually said.


    Shiina remained silent and nodded.

 Chapter 24: Arrival at Tyrant鈥檚 Mansion

    Chapter 24: Arrival at Tyrant¡¯s Mansion


    ¡°Oh spirits of wind, guide my mana to form a magic circle of wind. Bless me with your agility and transform me into a child of wind. Grant me the speed to bring light to shame. [supersonic].¡± Shiina chanted and a magic circle appeared under his feet. The magic circle slowly rose and covered Shiina in green light.


    With a flicker, Shiina disappeared from within the carriage and appeared in front of a giant snake. With a slash of the dagger in his hand, he left a white line on it¡¯s body.


    ¡°SHHHAAAAAA!!!!!¡± The snake shrieked and swung its tail towards Shiina, only to hit empty air.


    Shiina reappeared from the snake¡¯s right and swung his dagger towards the same spot on the snake¡¯s body. This time however, a glowing layer of air covered the dagger.


    ¡°Enchant, [wind blade].¡± Shiina chanted and the dagger sharpened, leaving a deep gash on the snake.


    The snake roared out in anger and lunged towards Shiina. Just when Shiina was about to dodge to the side, the snake split into 3 and blocked Shiina¡¯s escape route.


    With nowhere else to run, Shiina escaped backwards at full speed. While running backwards, he dropped a bright red dagger onto the ground.


    *BOOOMMM* Just when the snake was sliding over the dagger, the dagger exploded, flinging the front half of the snake¡¯s body upwards.


    Taking the chance, Shiina stopped running and chanted. He slammed his hand on the ground and a stone lance emerged from the ground in front of the snake and pierced through it.


    ¡°Haa...haa...¡± Shiina panted as he looked at the snake¡¯s corpse.


    [Reincarnator¡¯s experience points has reached a certain point. Reincarnator¡¯s level increases from LV 22 to LV 23. All states increased.]


    Shiina¡¯s body glowed slightly as his muscles strengthened and his magic power grew slightly.


    ¡°It has already been a month but I have only level up twice.¡± Shiina let out a sigh as he observed his body.


    Compared to his feat of levelling up 10 times in 3 months previously, his current speed was indeed slow.


    Shiina let out another sigh as he stabbed his dagger through the snake¡¯s skull and dug out it¡¯s magic stone. After which, he took a seat under a tree and closed his eyes.


    After resting for a few minutes, Shiina recovered all of the mana he used and he opened his eyes.


    He took out several magic stones, which he got from 1 month of killing, from his shadow and threw them into his mouth.


    ¡°[Devour].¡± Within Shiina¡¯s soul, Saigo chanted and a small black tornado appeared in Shiina¡¯s stomach which slowly extracted the mana within the magic stones and transferred it into Shiina¡¯s own magic stone.


    ¡°Leave this to me. I can maintain [devour] for about 3 hours which should be enough to absorb all of the magic stones.¡± Saigo said as he directed strands of mana.


    Shiina nodded and picked up the disfigured snake.


    Pulling it behind him, Shiina slowly walked and after a few minutes, arrived at a path.


    The path is a narrow one which could only allow one carriage to pass through at any point in time.


    Currently, on the path, a carriage drawn by a mechanical horse was at rest.


    ¡°Gamberdash! It¡¯s time to eat!¡± Shiina shouted as he roasted the snake with a ball of fire made by mana.


    A few seconds after Shiina¡¯s shout, the door of the carriage swung open and a fat, one-horned man dressed in fancy clothing came out.


    When he saw the snake on the ground, his face turned pale and cold sweat trickled down his back.


    ¡°What¡¯s with this disgusting creature!¡± Gamberdash shouted. ¡°This isn¡¯t my meal...is it?¡±


    ¡°Of course it is.¡± Shiina revealed a bright smile as he cut out a large chunk of burnt meat with blood still flowing out. ¡°I might not be the best cook but I can guarantee you that this will taste great~¡±


    On the first few days of Shiina and Gamberdash¡¯s journey to Tyro, while Shiina was living off bland rations, Gamberdash would take out plates of heavenly smelling food from his space ring and have a feast.


    However, one day, a D-ranked demonic beast attacked the carriage and angered Gamberdash into taking action. In order to show off his power, he used all of his strength to end the demonic beast¡¯s life in a few exchanges. As a result, the low-grade space ring he wore on his finger couldn¡¯t handle all the strength exerted on it and cracked.The author''s narrative has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon.


    Therefore, Gamberdash lost his access to all of his heavenly food and had to beg Shiina for some.


    At first, Shiina did not wish to help Gamberdash in any way but after a small suggestion from Saigo, he readily agreed.


    For the next few weeks, snakes, spiders, centipedes, became Gamberdash¡¯s daily meal.


    Whenever Gamberdash complained, Shiina simply answered with, ¡°It¡¯s all I can find. Suck it up.¡±


    After eating the burnt, bloody snake meat, Gamberdash looked up towards Shiina wth a pale face and said. ¡°We should reach Tebe city by tomorrow morning. There, we will use it¡¯s portal to teleport to the capital city of Tyro, Tyrant city.¡±


    Shiina nodded as he remained silent.


    ¡°Just in case, allow me to go through our plan one last time. Firstly, before your assassination, remember to break one of the pieces of jade that I have given you. Once you have broken it, one of my men will wait for you use outside the west side of Tyrant city for 1 week. Within 1 week, you have to find him and hand over the key Donner has. By doing this, you can slow down the absorption of your mother¡¯s mana and extend your deadline by around 4 months. If he does not receive the key 1 week after the jade is broken, you will be presumed as dead and all men sent to assist you will be withdrawn. The same applies to your other targets.¡± Gamberdash speared his throat and continued.


    ¡°Secondly, if you succeed in your assassination of Donner, your next target shall be Duke Blake and following that, King Zavior. Duke Blake has the bloodline of the 3-eyed cyclops and King Zavior is a blue slime who somehow became very strong. For the assassination of Duke Blake and King Zavior, I am unable to help you with anything. Therefore, you are to handle them yourself.¡±


    ¡°Lastly, you are not to let anyone know that you are of our one-horned ogre clan.¡± Gamberdash strongly emphasised on his last point. ¡°I will handle Donner and ensure that he does not spread anything out. But as for Blake and King Zavior, you are to handle them yourself. If anyone finds out that you are from our one-horned clan, forget about slowing down your mother¡¯s mana loss, I will personally use various methods to speed it up and kill her.¡±


    Hearing that, Shiina¡¯s eyes sharpened. All of the killing intent bottled up inside him over the past month erupted from his body.


    ¡°You dare?¡± Shiina¡¯s voice became cold as ice.


    In front of Shiina¡¯s killing intent, Gamberdash did not bulge an inch. Instead, he stood strong and looked into Shiina¡¯s eyes with indifference.


    Shiina and Gamberdash stared at each other in silence.


    After a minute, Shiina took a deep breath and withdrew his killing intent.


    ¡°Fine.¡± Shiina said as he entered the carriage.


    ¡°Good.¡± Gamberdash entered the carriage and ordered the magicide carriage to finish the journey.


    The next morning, the magicide carriage arrived at Tebe city and Shiina and Gamberdash used the portal just outside the city to teleport to Tyrant city.


    ¡°We¡¯re here.¡± Gamberdash said as he stepped out of the portal with Shiina following behind him. Shiina had already turned his body into that of a girl¡¯s and was wearing a fancy-looking dress.


    Gamberdash took out his magicide carriage, which he kept before entering the portal, and ordered it to bring Shiina and himself towards the gate of Tyrant city.


    Ignoring the line formed outside the gate of Tyrant city, the carriage traveled all the way to the front of the gate, incurring the anger of many of the people who were patiently waiting and attracting the attention of the guards.


    Just as a guard was about to scream at Gamberdash to get into the line, Gamberdash took out his badge, causing the guard, who recognised it, to turn white.


    ¡°Inform Duke Donner that Duke Gamberdash is here to have a private meeting with him.¡± Gamberdash casually said as he tossed his badge towards the guard.


    The guard clumsily caught the badge an hurriedly brought it to the head guard who picked up a board and spoke into it.


    ¡°That is something cold a ¡®phone¡¯. It is used to transfer information quickly. But since it¡¯s range is small and it¡¯s costly to use, it is only used to transfer important information from the gates to the Duke in charge.¡± Gamberdash explained.


    ¡°Why is it called a phone when this is another world. Coincidence? Even the shape is similar...¡± Saigo thought but decided to ignore it.


    A few minutes later, the head guard ran over to the magicide carriage and hurriedly greeted Gamberdash.


    ¡°The duke will meet you in his mansion. This way.¡± The head guard hurriedly said as he guided the carriage to Duke Donner¡¯s mansion, the Tyrant¡¯s mansion.


    Along the way, Shiina occasionally looked out of the carriage to familiarise himself with the city. With Gamberdash¡¯s introduction and explanation, by the time the carriage arrived at Tyrant¡¯s mansion¡¯s courtyard, Shiina vaguely understood the layout of the town.


    The situation of Tyrant city is greatly different from the situation at Gamberdash city, the capital of Oge. The North side of the city is mostly occupied by nobles, the East and West side of the city is mostly occupied by commoners and finally the South side of the city is a slum.


    In Tyrant city, most of the nobles possess some bloodline of the Tyrant boar and most businesses in the East and West side of the city belong to the Tyrant boar clan.


    ¡°WELCOME!!! OLD FRIEND GAMBERDASH!!!¡± A loud voice boomed throughout the courtyard of Tyrant mansion the moment the carriage entered.


    ¡°Even after so many years, he is still so annoying...¡± Gamberdash silently cursed before stepping out of the arraign with a bright smile hung on his face. ¡°Great to see you! You look as mighty as ever.¡±


    Following Gamberdash, Shiina gently stepped out of the carriage, displaying grace with each step.


    Without looking at Donner, he lowered his head and greeted Donner with a soft and gentle voice. ¡°Shiina, child of Gamberdash, greets Duke Donner.¡±


    ¡°Ooh? I see that you have brought along a nice one huh.¡± Donner licked his lips as he said. ¡°Raise your head.¡±


    Shiina slowly raised his head with caution and finally laid his eyes on Donner for the first time...


    The person who appeared before him was a middle-aged man with two large tusks on his forehead. He was draped in a bathrobe with a succubus at one hand and wine bottle in the other.


    The strong scent of alcohol emitted by him explained his slightly flushed face and his casual appearance even when meeting another Duke.


    ¡°What you here for. You did not come just for a casual talk did you.¡± Donner casually said without looking away from Shiina.


    ¡°Duke Donner is as perspective as ever. If possible, may we have a private room to speak in?¡± Gamberdash flattered as he said.


    ¡°Shasha, go back to the club first. I will find you when I want round 2.¡± Donner dismissed the succubus after performing a deep kiss.


    ¡°Follow me.¡± After the succubus left, Donner casually said as he entered the mansion.


    ¡°Thank you very much!¡± Gamberdash threw a few more phrases of flattery before following behind Donner.


    ¡°Mission start.¡± Shiina silently whispered as he took his first step into Tyrant¡¯s mansion.

 Chapter 25: marriage alliance

    Chapter 25: marriage alliance


    ¡°To your right, is a painting of me painted by Auester from Ardo city. Doesn¡¯t it perfectly mirror my glamour? It costed me a gold coin to have this painted. But to me, it¡¯s priceless.¡± Donner introduced as he guided Gamberdash and Shiina down the main hall.


    ¡°It just means than your ¡®glamour¡¯ is only worth a single gold coin.¡± Gamberdash whispered, lowering his voice so that only Shiina can hear.


    ¡°To your left, is a painting of me painted by Bert from Bewl city. Doesn¡¯t it perfectly mirror my glamour? It costed me 2 gold coins to have this painted. But to me, it¡¯s priceless.¡± Donner introduced yet again less than a minute later.


    ¡°This painting is trash compared to the first one. Yet it cost more? Are you blind?¡± Gamberdash sneered behind Donner¡¯s back.


    ¡°...¡± Shiina silently followed behind the two.


    5 minutes later, they stopped in front of a room located at a corner of the mansion.


    ¡°Come in! Come in!¡± Donner laughed as he opened the door.


    Moderately decorated with some beautiful flowers and a giant table at the centre, the room emitted a calming aura of humbleness. Compared to the extravagant hallway, the simple room looked completely out of place. The only telltale sign that it was still part of the Tyrant¡¯s Mansion was that there is a giant, framed painting of Donner at the opposite side of the room.


    ¡°JUDOM!!!¡± Donner suddenly screamed out.


    ¡°I¡¯m here, Lord Donner.¡± A well-groomed young man with a bright red necklace answered as he walked down the hallway.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you to prepare the conference room?¡± Donner scolded.


    ¡°And didn¡¯t I do so?¡± Judom replied with a confused look.


    ¡°BULLSHIT!!!¡± Donner screamed out. ¡°Can¡¯t you see that it¡¯s not grand enough? Where is the gold? The beautiful crystalwood table?¡±


    ¡°Those are obviously outside our budget. Besides, this is the most optimal setting for a discussion. The flowers that I have specifically chosen is lavendet which is capable of calming your spirits. Other than the painting, there is practically nothing distracting. In terms of cost effectiveness, this is the best arrangement.¡± Judom calmly answered.


    Before Donner could continue his argument with Judom, Gamberdash let out a small cough.


    ¡°This is?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Oh... him?¡± Donner instantly snapped out of his anger and replied with a laugh. ¡°This is Judom, my advisor. With his intellect and my greatness, the overall strength of the Tyrant boar clan has already increased by at least 50% over the past 10 years!¡±


    ¡°Oh?¡± Gamberdash looked at Judom with a shocked expression.


    ¡°It''s an honour to finally meet you, Duke Gamberdash.¡± Judom greeted with a smile.


    Gamberdash nodded his acknowledgment before moving his sight back to Donner. ¡°I wish to keep the content of our discussion between just you and me. So can we¡­¡±


    ¡°Lord Donner had just drank some strong wine and is a little tipsy. Therefore, I''m afraid that you would not be able to have a satisfying discussion.¡± Judom cut in before Gamberdash could finish his sentence. ¡°I apologise, but may I participate in this discussion?¡±


    ¡°Impudent!!!¡± Gamberdash exclaimed. ¡°For a mere advisor to dare disrupt a conversation between Dukes!!!¡±


    ¡°That''s right!!! Impudent!!!¡± Donner cheered from the side.


    ¡°No, I wouldn''t dare!¡± Judom hurriedly defended himself. ¡°With his mighty horns that pierces the heavens, sharp eyes that can peer into your soul and tongue so sharp that can pierce through all loopholes, the exalt Lord Donner excels in everything. As you are a fellow duke, although Lord Donner is drunk, how can I allow you to be in such a disadvantage during the discussion?¡±


    Hearing this, Donner¡¯s eyes shone.


    ¡°How dare you...¡± Gamberdash tried to retort in shame but was disrupted by a strong slap from the back.This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.


    Donner lightly coughed.


    ¡°With his level of contribution to the clan, Judom has almost the same amount of authority as me. It should be fine for him to join our discussion.¡± Donner persuaded.


    ¡°But¡­¡± Gamberdash gritted his teeth and was about to reinforce his stand, when Judom cut in yet again.


    ¡°Why are you so obstinate in not allowing me to join in?¡± Judom said with a smile. ¡°Could it be that the topic of the discussion can only be spoken to the drunk Lord Donner? Only when he cannot make a clear-minded decision?¡±


    Hearing that, Donner seemed to have realised something and looked at Gamberdash wit suspicious eyes.


    ¡°Of course not!¡± Gamberdash coughed lightly. ¡°Fine. You can join in. But, I wish for the contents of the discussion to remain confidential.¡±


    ¡°I thank you for your understanding.¡± Judom performed a bow with a sincere smile on his face.


    ¡°Now that that is done, come in and have a seat.¡± Donner laughed as he entered the room.


    Behind Donner, Gamberdash revealed a cold look before quickly changing it to a flattering smile.


    In the conference room, Shiina and Gamberdash sat at one side of the rectangular table while Judom and Donner sat the opposite end.


    ¡°I shall not beat around the bush. I would like you to consider an marriage alliance between our two clans! Of course, with the Husband being Donner and the Wife being my daughter.¡± Gamberdash declared.


    ¡°Agreed!¡± Donner¡¯s eyes shone as he accepted Gamberdash¡¯s suggestion without a second of hesitation.


    ¡°Wait!¡± Judom hurriedly said. ¡°Duke Gamberdash, not to be rude, but are you aware of the implications of marrying your daughter off?¡±


    ¡°Of course, I am aware.¡± Gamberdash looked down sadly. ¡°According to traditions, marrying a duke¡¯s child off for a marriage alliance can be considered as a type of submission. And that is what I am intending to do .¡±


    ¡°With your Tyrant boar clan¡¯s meteoric rise in power in the last few years, I am sure that in the selection of the next king, which will occur in a few more years, Donner will have a high chance of being chosen. By allying the one-horned ogre clan with your Tyrant boar clan, I am confident of increasing the chance of Donner being chosen by 50%. When Donner becomes king, all I ask for is that during the yearly resource allocation, 25% must go to my one-horned ogre clan. Of that 25%, one tenth of it must be chosen by me.¡± Gamberdash continued.


    ¡°By marrying your daughter in, with the king¡¯s clan having access to 40% of the resources, your original share of 20% will increase by 5%, not only that, a tenth of it will be chosen by yourself¡­¡± Judom thought aloud. ¡°Having the support of the one-horned ogre clan will certainly increase Lord Donner¡¯s chance of being chosen to be the next king, which will in turn drastically increase our yearly resources¡­¡±


    ¡°There is nothing to lose. I agree!!!¡± Donner hurriedly said while his lustful eyes remained on Shiina.


    Ignoring Donner, Judom closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.


    A few seconds later, he opened his eyes and looked at Gamberdash with a smile. ¡°Before coming to a decision, please allow me to ask some minor questions.¡±


    ¡°Firstly, what is your level? What magic talent do you have? What strengthening skill have you learnt? Finally, what cultivation method have you used?¡± Judom looked over to Shiina and bombarded him with questions.


    ¡°My level is merely 23, I have middle tier elemental magic talent with middle tier magic capacity. I have yet to learn any strengthening skill. As for cultivation method, I do not know what that is.¡± Shiina slightly lowered his head slightly as he answered.


    ¡°Level 23 at such a young age without using a cultivation method?¡± Judom looked at Shiina with some shock in his eyes.


    ¡°Even with good talent, she should be around rank F...not strong enough to harm Lord Donner¡± Judom muttered silently, but just loud enough for Donner to hear.


    ¡°Alright. The Tyrant boar clan shall from a marriage alliance with the one-horned ogre clan.¡± Judom said with a smile.


    ¡°Thank you very much!¡± Gamberdash hurriedly said. ¡°But please do keep this a secret. It wouldn¡¯t do to have Duke Blake and King Zavior know about this and prepare a way to counter our preparations.¡±


    ¡°Understood.¡± Judom said with a smile.


    After discussing the finer details of the alliance, Judom drew up a contract which was signed by Gamberdash.


    The moment the last document was signed, Donner laughed and swept Shiina of his feet. ¡°To maintain absolute secrecy, there is no need for a wedding ceremony. Lets proceed to consummate our marriage, Wife.¡±


    Before the worn out Judom and Gamberdash could understand what was going on, Donner exited the room with Shiina in his arms and rushed towards the bedroom.


    ¡°Emp. Take over.¡± Within Shiina¡¯s soul, Saigo ordered.


    Emp took over Shiina¡¯s body without saying a word. At the same time, Shiina¡¯s consciousness condensed and appeared in the room within his own soul. This trick was taught to him by Saigo during his stay in the forest. By doing this, Shiina was able to remain conscious while someone was possessing him.


    Less than a minute after leaving the conference room, Donner arrive before his bedroom.


    He randomly acknowledged the two guards standing outside the room as he entered.


    After shutting the door behind him, the lust within his eyes intensified and he pounced on Shiina(Emp).


    ¡­ ¡­


    A few hours later, leaving the asleep Shiina in the room, Donner exited.


    Less than a minute after Donner left, Shiina¡¯s eyes sprung open and he got up.


    ¡°Why did you stop me from killing him?¡± He asked with some anger in his eyes.


    In the middle of all the ¡®action¡¯, Shiina wrapped his arms around Donner¡¯s neck and gathered the natural mana from the surroundings to create a dagger. However, before he could stab it into Donner, Saigo took over his body for a split second and dispersed the skill.


    ¡°We did not have enough information.¡± Saigo simply replied. ¡°Although Gamberdash had said that all Dukes in this kingdom have around the same level of strength, who knows what tricks he has up his sleeves. Besides, even if we manage to kill Donner, since Gamberdash is still here, won''t we be the prime suspect? We need to get more information and get stronger before making our move.¡±


    ¡°¡­fine.¡± Shiina stamped his feet in anger before jumping back onto the bed and falling asleep within seconds.


    ¡°There is still plenty of time left but you left the investigation to me?¡± Saigo shook his head in helplessness. ¡°Well... that¡¯s fine I guess...¡±

 Chapter 25: marriage alliance

    Chapter 25: marriage alliance


    ¡°To your right, is a painting of me painted by Auester from Ardo city. Doesn¡¯t it perfectly mirror my glamour? It costed me a gold coin to have this painted. But to me, it¡¯s priceless.¡± Donner introduced as he guided Gamberdash and Shiina down the main hall.


    ¡°It just means than your ¡®glamour¡¯ is only worth a single gold coin.¡± Gamberdash whispered, lowering his voice so that only Shiina can hear.


    ¡°To your left, is a painting of me painted by Bert from Bewl city. Doesn¡¯t it perfectly mirror my glamour ? It costed me 2 gold coins to have this painted. But to me, it¡¯s priceless.¡± Donner introduced yet again less than a minute later.


    ¡°This painting is trash compared to the first one. Yet it cost more? Are you blind?¡± Gamberdash sneered behind Donner¡¯s back.


    ¡°...¡± Shiina silently followed behind the two.


    5 minutes later, they stopped in front of a room located at a corner of the mansion.


    ¡°Come in! Come in!¡± Donner laughed as he opened the door.


    Moderately decorated with some beautiful flowers and a giant table at the centre, the room emitted a calming aura of humbleness. Compared to the extravagant hallway, the simple room looked completely out of place. The only telltale sign that it was still part of the Tyrant¡¯s Mansion was that there is a giant, framed painting of Donner at the opposite side of the room.


    ¡°JUDOM!!!¡± Donner suddenly screamed out.


    ¡°I¡¯m here, Lord Donner.¡± A well-groomed young man with a bright red necklace answered as he walked down the hallway.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you to prepare the conference room?¡± Donner scolded.


    ¡°And didn¡¯t I do so?¡± Judom replied with a confused look.


    ¡°BULLSHIT!!!¡± Donner screamed out. ¡°Can¡¯t you see that it¡¯s not grand enough? Where is the gold? The beautiful crystalwood table?¡±


    ¡°Those are obviously outside our budget. Besides, this is the most optimal setting for a discussion. The flowers that I have specifically chosen is lavender which is capable of calming your spirits. Other than the painting, there is practically nothing distracting.In terms of cost effectiveness, this is the best arrangement.¡± Judom calmly answered.


    Before Donner could continue his argument with Judom, Gamberdash let out a small cough.


    ¡°This is?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Oh... him?¡± Donner instantly snapped out of his anger and replied with a laugh. ¡°This is Judom, my advisor. With his intellect and my greatness, the overall strength of the Tyrant boar clan has already increased by at least 50% over the past 10 years!¡±


    ¡°Oh?¡± Gamberdash looked at Judom with a shocked expression.


    ¡°It''s an honour to finally meet you, Duke Gamberdash.¡± Judom greeted with a smile.


    Gamberdash nodded his acknowledgment before moving his sight back to Donner. ¡°I wish to keep the content of our discussion between just you and me. So can we¡­¡±


    ¡°Lord Donner had just drank some strong wine and is a little tipsy. Therefore, I''m afraid that you would not be able to have a satisfying discussion.¡± Judom cut in before Gamberdash could finish his sentence. ¡°I apologise, but may I participate in this discussion?¡±


    ¡°Impudent!!!¡± Gamberdash exclaimed. ¡°For a mere advisor to dare disrupt a conversation between Dukes!!!¡±


    ¡°That''s right!!! Impudent!!!¡± Donner cheered from the side.


    ¡°No, I wouldn''t dare!¡± Judom hurriedly defended himself. ¡°With his mighty horns that pierces the heavens, sharp eyes that can peer into your soul and tongue so sharp that can pierce through all loopholes, the exalt Lord Donner excels in everything. As you are a fellow duke, although Lord Donner is drunk, how can I allow you to be in such a disadvantage during the discussion?¡±


    Hearing this, Donner¡¯s eyes shone.


    ¡°How dare you...¡± Gamberdash tried to retort in shame but was disrupted by a strong slap from the back.Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road.


    Donner lightly coughed.


    ¡°With his level of contribution to the clan, Judom has almost the same amount of authority as me. It should be fine for him to join our discussion.¡± Donner persuaded.


    ¡°But¡­¡± Gamberdash gritted his teeth and was about to reinforce his stand, when Judom cut in yet again.


    ¡°Why are you so obstinate in not allowing me to join in?¡± Judom said with a smile. ¡°Could it be that the topic of the discussion can only be spoken to the drunk Lord Donner? Only when he cannot make a clear-minded decision?¡±


    Hearing that, Donner seemed to have realised something and looked at Gamberdash wit suspicious eyes.


    ¡°Of course not!¡± Gamberdash coughed lightly. ¡°Fine. You can join in. But, I wish for the contents of the discussion to remain confidential.¡±


    ¡°I thank you for your understanding.¡± Judom performed a bow with a sincere smile on his face.


    ¡°Now that that is done, come in and have a seat.¡± Donner laughed as he entered the room.


    Behind Donner, Gamberdash revealed a cold look before quickly changing it to a flattering smile.


    In the conference room, Shiina and Gamberdash sat at one side of the rectangular table while Judom and Donner sat the opposite end.


    ¡°I shall not beat around the bush. I would like you to consider an marriage alliance between our two clans! Of course, with the Husband being Donner and the Wife being my daughter.¡± Gamberdash declared.


    ¡°Agreed!¡± Donner¡¯s eyes shone as he accepted Gamberdash¡¯s suggestion without a second of hesitation.


    ¡°Wait!¡± Judom hurriedly said. ¡°Duke Gamberdash, not to be rude, but are you aware of the implications of marrying your daughter off?¡±


    ¡°Of course, I am aware.¡± Gamberdash looked down sadly. ¡°According to traditions, marrying a duke¡¯s child off for a marriage alliance can be considered as a type of submission. And that is what I am intending to do .¡±


    ¡°With your Tyrant boar clan¡¯s meteoric rise in power in the last few years, I am sure that in the selection of the next king, which will occur in a few more years, Donner will have a high chance of being chosen. By allying the one-horned ogre clan with your Tyrant boar clan, I am confident of increasing the chance of Donner being chosen by 50%. When Donner becomes king, all I ask for is that during the yearly resource allocation, 25% must go to my one-horned ogre clan. Of that 25%, one tenth of it must be chosen by me.¡± Gamberdash continued.


    ¡°By marrying your daughter in, with the king¡¯s clan having access to 40% of the resources, your original share of 20% will increase by 5%, not only that, a tenth of it will be chosen by yourself¡­¡± Judom thought aloud. ¡°Having the support of the one-horned ogre clan will certainly increase Lord Donner¡¯s chance of being chosen to be the next king, which will in turn drastically increase our yearly resources¡­¡±


    ¡°There is nothing to lose. I agree!!!¡± Donner hurriedly said while his lustful eyes remained on Shiina.


    Ignoring Donner, Judom closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.


    A few seconds later, he opened his eyes and looked at Gamberdash with a smile. ¡°Before coming to a decision, please allow me to ask some minor questions.¡±


    ¡°Firstly, what is your level? What magic talent do you have? What strengthening skill have you learnt? Finally, what cultivation method have you used?¡± Judom looked over to Shiina and bombarded him with questions.


    ¡°My level is merely 23, I have middle tier elemental magic talent with middle tier magic capacity. I have yet to learn any strengthening skill. As for cultivation method, I do not know what that is.¡± Shiina slightly lowered his head slightly as he answered.


    ¡°Level 23 at such a young age without using a cultivation method?¡± Judom looked at Shiina with some shock in his eyes.


    ¡°Even with good talent, she should be around rank F...not strong enough to harm Lord Donner¡± Judom muttered silently, but just loud enough for Donner to hear.


    ¡°Alright. The Tyrant boar clan shall from a marriage alliance with the one-horned ogre clan.¡± Judom said with a smile.


    ¡°Thank you very much!¡± Gamberdash hurriedly said. ¡°But please do keep this a secret. It wouldn¡¯t do to have Duke Blake and King Zavior know about this and prepare a way to counter our preparations.¡±


    ¡°Understood.¡± Judom said with a smile.


    After discussing the finer details of the alliance, Judom drew up a contract which was signed by Gamberdash.


    The moment the last document was signed, Donner laughed and swept Shiina of his feet. ¡°To maintain absolute secrecy, there is no need for a wedding ceremony. Lets proceed to consummate our marriage, Wife.¡±


    Before the worn out Judom and Gamberdash could understand what was going on, Donner exited the room with Shiina in his arms and rushed towards the bedroom.


    ¡°Emp. Take over.¡± Within Shiina¡¯s soul, Saigo ordered.


    Emp took over Shiina¡¯s body without saying a word. At the same time, Shiina¡¯s consciousness condensed and appeared in the room within his own soul. This trick was taught to him by Saigo during his stay in the forest. By doing this, Shiina was able to remain conscious while someone was possessing him.


    Less than a minute after leaving the conference room, Donner arrive before his bedroom.


    He randomly acknowledged the two guards standing outside the room as he entered.


    After shutting the door behind him, the lust within his eyes intensified and he pounced on Shiina(Emp).


    ¡­ ¡­


    A few hours later, leaving the asleep Shiina in the room, Donner exited.


    Less than a minute after Donner left, Shiina¡¯s eyes sprung open and he got up.


    ¡°Why did you stop me from killing him?¡± He asked with some anger in his eyes.


    In the middle of all the ¡®action¡¯, Shiina wrapped his arms around Donner¡¯s neck and gathered the natural mana from the surroundings to create a dagger. However, before he could stab it into Donner, Saigo took over his body for a split second and dispersed the skill.


    ¡°We did not have enough information.¡± Saigo simply replied. ¡°Although Gamberdash had said that all Dukes in this kingdom have around the same level of strength, who knows what tricks he has up his sleeves. Besides, even if we manage to kill Donner, since Gamberdash is still here, won''t we be the prime suspect? We need to get more information and get stronger before making our move.¡±


    ¡°¡­fine.¡± Shiina stamped his feet in anger before jumping back onto the bed and falling asleep within seconds.


    ¡°There is still plenty of time left but you left the investigation to me?¡± Saigo shook his head in helplessness. ¡°Well... that¡¯s fine I guess...¡±

 Chapter 26: Tyrant鈥檚 dilemma

    Chapter 26: Tyrant¡¯s dilemma


    Saigo let out a sigh as he looked around the room.


    ¡°It¡¯s currently a bit after midnight?¡± He said to himself as he looked at the door.


    After thinking for a moment, Saigo stood behind the door and... let out a loud, seductive moan.


    A few seconds later, he opened the door slightly and leaned out, revealing his naked upper body.


    Outside, two male guards and a female maid blushed and hurriedly looked away upon seeing Saigo¡¯s goddess-like body.


    ¡°Hmm¡­¡± Saigo thought as he closed the door. ¡°The two guards outside are different from the ones before. They must have swapped within the few hours that I''ve been in the room. The maid seemed to be merely passing by. This room is located at the end of a hallway with a single room on the opposite side. It¡¯s midnight, so the maid shouldn¡¯t be here to clean¡­ but rather to serve someone. That person lives in the room opposite to this room and is active at midnight. To be living so close to my room, whose existence should be kept a secret in this mansion, he should be...¡±


    ¡°Besides that, I was quite confident with that moan that I¡¯ve let out. Seeing that the people outside have only blushed after I¡¯ve personally went out, I guess, the room may be soundproof¡­ or I simply suck at seduction¡­¡± Saigo thought as he walked towards one of the two windows in the room. He looked out and committed the floorplan right outside into his brain.


    Afterwards, he looked through all of the cabinets and drawers in the room and came up with a few seductive clothings.


    ¡°Is this room where Donner fucks all of his women?¡± Saigo looked at his findings in disgust before putting on one which was the least revealing. ¡°That brute has even ruined the only set of clothes I have on hand.¡±


    After examining the entire room one last time, Saigo yawned and collapsed onto the bed.


    ¡°That should be enough for today¡­ I¡¯m sleepy¡­¡± Saigo muttered as he fell asleep, releasing his control over Shiina¡¯s body.


    ¡­ ¡­


    The next morning, at 7 a.m. sharp, Shiina¡¯s eyes snapped opened. However, the colour of his eyes were not red, but rather, a deep blue.


    Saigo yawned as he stretched. He had taken over Shiina¡¯s body the moment that he had woken up, knowing that Shiina will only wake up in another hour.


    After organising his thoughts, he raised up his right hand and chanted to create a dagger in his hand. He played with it for 5 minutes before allowing it to dissipate into the air.


    Afterwards, he chanted and summoned a fireball. In that instant, an alarm setted off and a bulb implanted at the corner of the room started flashing. Less than a second later, Judom bursted into the room.


    ¡°Is everything alright, Miss Shiina?¡± Judom hurriedly asked, only to see a stunned Saigo carelessly extinguishing the fireball on his hand.


    Saigo hurriedly got off the bed and bowed down with an apologetic look on his face.


    ¡°I¡¯m very sorry! I was merely practicing magic by habit¡­¡± Saigo apologised with his face still facing the ground.


    ¡°It¡¯s alright. Please raise your head.¡± Judom hurriedly said. ¡°As long as you are fine.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­¡± Saigo apologised again after raising his head.


    ¡°As I¡¯ve said, it¡¯s alright.¡± Judom reassured. ¡°Seeing your diligence in practicing magic, I¡¯ve come to a decision. Allow me to turn off the magic sensor in your room. That way, you can practice magic as you wish without leaving your room too much. Besides, my room is right opposite your¡¯s. If you need help, please do not hesitate in calling me.¡±


    ¡°Thank you very much, Sir Judom.¡± Saigo said with a face filled with appreciation.


    ¡°No problem. And forgive me if I¡¯m wrong but I guess that the first thing I should help you with is to get you some new clothes?¡± Judom said with a laugh.


    Hearing that, Saigo was reminded of his attire before letting out a wry smile. ¡°Please.¡±


    ¡°I will arrange for clothes to be sent here in a few minutes. In the meantime, please go ahead and continue with your practice.¡± Judom said as he exited the room.


    After Judom has left the room, Saigo pondered for a moment before getting back onto the bed and started practicing darkness magic.


    ¡°So there IS a magic sensor in this room. Luckily, I did not attempt to take out anything from my shadow last night. Although I did not expect for Judom to turn that nuisance off for me, it¡¯s alright.¡± Saigo muttered as he formed a darkness arrow, which slowly extended to become a spear. ¡°At least, I can practice magic without giving any hints of my strength away. And I have also confirm the fact that, since my skill, [create dagger], uses only mana from the surrounding and none from myself, mana sensors cannot pick it up.¡±Find this and other great novels on the author''s preferred platform. Support original creators!


    ¡°Mana sensors can only pick up foreign mana which has already been absorbed and refined by someone. As for whether a person can sense a dagger being made, I need to test it out.¡± Saigo smiled as he moulded the spear shaped darkness mana into a ball. ¡°Darkness moulding can not only be used to manipulate shadows, but also strengthen my control over darkness mana huh¡­¡±


    Saigo separated the ball of darkness mana into 5 small balls and 1 larger one. His eyes focused as he surrounded the larger ball with the 5 smaller ones. Sweat flowed down his face as he started combining the 6 balls, forming a humanoid shape.


    However, before the humanoid darkness mana could consolidate, it collapsed and transformed into particles which dissipated into the air.


    ¡°Tsk. Failed again?¡± Saigo¡¯s face turned deadly white as he pondered on what went wrong.


    ¡°I guess creating a new magic spell is not so easy after all.¡± Saigo said with a frown. ¡°Creating [devour] took me only a little bit of inspiration and a minute to make. What am I doing differently here?¡±


    ¡°Well¡­ I still have plenty of time. I shouldn''t rush it.¡± Saigo let out a sigh as he removed his control over Shiina¡¯s body, returning to the room within Shiina¡¯s soul.


    ¡°Oi Shiina!!! Wake up!!!¡± Saigo called out, waking Shiina who was still sleeping.


    ¡°Hmm? Good morning¡­¡± Shiina said sleepily.


    ¡°It¡¯s already 8. Hurry up and get ready. Though we cannot go out, you can still train your magic. You still can¡¯t use middle tier magic proficiently right?¡± Saigo scolded.


    ¡°Yes sir...¡± Shiina grumbled as he got himself ready for practice.


    In the afternoon, a maid, who introduced herself as Cassie, brought Shiina his lunch, as well as a large pile of clothes.


    That night, Gamberdash visited Shiina, informing him of his departure as well as reminded Shiina to get rid of everybody who knows of his existence in Tyrant mansion.


    ¡­ ¡­


    Time passed and in a flash, 3 months went by.


    ¡°Wind, bring light to shame. [supersonic].¡± Shiina chanted and a dim light covered him. He started running around the dark forest, displaying great speed.


    ¡°Sink into the abyss, be locked in the great prison of the earth. [earth bind].¡± Shiina chanted yet again, causing a tree to sink 1 metre into the ground and stone spears to shoot out, surrounding it.


    After repeating the use of [supersonic] and [earth bind] once more, Shiina came to a stop.


    ¡°Good job Shiina.¡± Saigo praised. ¡°In this 3 months, you have mastered two middle tier spells to the point where you can use them in battle.¡±


    ¡°Haa...haa..¡± Shiina panted as he tried to catch his breath.


    ¡°But as expected, with your mana capacity still at middle level, you can only use up to 4 of such spells in one day.¡± Saigo laughed.


    After remaining in his own room for a whole month, Shiina was finally allowed to use the small courtyard outside his room to train in the morning. However, there, Shiina restricted himself by using only half of his mana when training. Thus, revealing only at most, half of his combat power.


    In the afternoon, Saigo would instruct Shiina to look through various books in the mansion¡¯s library which ranged from ¡®how to control mana 101¡¯ to ¡®species of demonic beast¡¯, occasionally sneaking in books on the tyrant boar clan.


    At night, on the days where he did not have to accompany Donner, Saigo would assist Shiina in getting out of the mansion with [darkness conversion] to train in the forest.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go back.¡± Saigo said as he took over Shiina¡¯s body, helping him sneak back into his own room using [darkness conversion].


    The next morning, in midst of Saigo¡¯s personal training, a knock came from the door.


    ¡°It¡¯s me, Judom. Are you awake?¡± Judom asked from outside the room.


    ¡°Yes I am. Please give me a moment.¡± Saigo arranged his clothes slightly as he walked towards the door.


    With a business smile on his face, he walked out and greeted Judom.


    ¡°How may I help you?¡± Saigo asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m here to give you this...¡± Judom said as he handed Saigo a scroll.


    ¡°A magic scroll?¡±


    ¡°Yes. But it is not a normal magic scroll¡­¡± Judom smiled mysteriously, prompting Saigo to open it up.


    ¡°This is¡­¡± Upon opening the scroll, a river of information flowed into Saigo¡¯s mind.


    The name, [strength of the tyrant], appeared within his mind.


    ¡°The secret body strengthening technique of the tyrant boar clan!¡± Saigo exclaimed.


    ¡°Yes. This is that very technique that allowed the tyrant boar clan to remain in power.¡± Judom said with a smile. Next, he took out a container which contained a single drop of red liquid.


    ¡°This is a drop of the ancestor¡¯s blood. After absorbing it into your body, you will be able to practice [strength of the tyrant].¡±


    ¡°Is it really okay for me to have this?¡± Saigo asked absentmindedly as he received the container.


    ¡°Of course it is. You were already eligible to learn this the moment you had married Lord Donner.¡± Judom answered. ¡°And this is a present from me.¡±


    Judom took out yet another scroll and handed it over to Saigo.


    ¡°This is not a magic book but rather, a cultivation method.¡±


    ¡°Cultivation method?¡± Saigo asked.


    ¡°Simply put, cultivation method allows you to gain experience points without having to kill anything.¡± Judom explained. ¡°Besides the issue of talent, if a person is required to kill one monster to level up from 1 to 2, five to level up from 2 to 3, how many will he need to kill when he reach a level like level 50? It will be immeasurable! Though that number can be reduced or by killing a monster of around the same level or higher than that person, it will be very dangerous even if he was in a party. Therefore, when cultivation methods were discovered a few hundreds of years back, they were pratically godsent. To increase the number of strong people in the empire, the emperor had even made it compulsory for Adventurer guilds to hand out basic cultivation methods to people who managed to reach level 20 on their own.¡±


    ¡°As for middle quality cultivation methods, only upper class citizens will have a chance to get them. And as for high quality cultivation methods, such as the one I gave you, most of them belong to nobles.¡±


    ¡°Seeing your remarkable talent, I sincerely felt the need to give you this [tyrant¡¯s dilemma] cultivation method. Perhaps you will become one of the swords of the the tyrant boar clan in the future. As long as you can understand the contents of the scroll, you should be able to successfully learn it.¡± Judom said with a shine in his eyes.


    Listening to the description of the cultivation method, Saigo¡¯s blue eyes became bloodshot, almost tempting him to start reading the scroll right away.


    ¡°Looking at your face, it seems like you had really not used a cultivation technique before. I will not disturb you any further. Go ahead and look through the scroll. I will check on you in a few days time.¡± Judom said with a laugh before returning to his own room.


    Saigo took a deep breath before returning to his room, pondering on the reasons for Judom¡¯s generosity.


    ¡°What does he gain from this? Does this strengthening technique and cultivation method come with a catch? Or did he sincerely wanted me to get stronger for the clan.¡± He thought. But not longer after, he fell into the temptation of strength and started analysing the cultivation method.