《The One Competition》 Prologue Prologue: Today started like any other day, I was in my room reading a variety of different fanfic. Recently I made it my goal to finish reading all the fanfics I could find for Royal Road. The first part where today diverted from the norm is when I randomly started to vividly remember all the entertainment I¡¯ve seen up until now, for example the anime, manga, light novels, movies and TV series. Riding it off as just another off those random moments I have I continued my day. Today like any other day I also thought that it was about time for me to get a job again. I haven¡¯t had one since I quit my job some months ago and moved to Europe. But like usual I just think it is too much effort to write up the new format for my reference papers and go job hunting. So I continued lazing in my room scouring fanfic sites. I continued this until about 9 o¡¯clock until I head out to grab some pizza for dinner. Once I come back with my pizza I continue to read online till about 2.30 ¨C 3 than went to sleep like usual. That¡¯s when the second and by far most strange thing the day occurred, BTW I considered it still the same day as I hadn¡¯t slept yet. Long story short I met a God. At first I thought I was dreaming, which is odd itself because I rarely dream, if I had to guess I¡¯d say it¡¯s because I miss my rem cycles. Anyway in this dream I arrived to clapping and a celebration banner, the one clapping had a form I couldn¡¯t distinguish. When it was finished with its clapping it began to speak, but its voice kept swapping between male and female confusing me even more. Anyway this thing told me that id won the first place prize for something called the ¡°Lets mix things up¡± competition it randomly created. Apparently the qualification to enter this competition was to read a heap of manga and online novels/fanfics and watch anime, movies and TV series. Apparently if you fulfil this condition the being automatically added you. The being introduced its self as Dal¡¯ar, a God. Dal¡¯ar told me that it put the names into, and I quote, ¡°some spinney thing¡±, in which it spits out two names, first and second place and I managed to get first place. Upon asking Dal¡¯ar told me those both first and second places are both the chance to reincarnate to a world like that found in fantasy genre. I asked it what the difference is between first and second place and found out the in second place you continue to live out your life until you die and then are randomly reincarnated into a world of magic and adventure. This gives the person the chance to use their current life to prepare for their next life, a pretty sweet deal. For first place the reward is immediate reincarnation to a fantasy world that incorporates many aspects of the entertainment I have enjoyed in my life, which for a 21 year old is quite a bit. It also includes a point system that allows one to modify their future body to a certain extent. These points are gained from each anime series, manga series, light novel/fanfic, TV series and movies the winner has watched throughout their lives. Also because in this live I have only lived for about 1/5 of the average human lifespan, I will have 4/5 of my next natural life added onto my lifespan in the new world. Because I was curious I asked Dal¡¯ar about what would happen to my body, whether I personally would experience the death, whether it would experience death after I moved on or whether the body would be converted to energy to power the transfer of my soul. Dal¡¯ar was quite amused by my question, as apparently it hadn¡¯t thought of the last option. As a reward for my creativity and because I surprised it, Dal¡¯ar told me that it send me to a family that had a good bloodline trait as a reward. As we moved on to the modification stage of the process I found out that I had managed to earn 2502 points that can be used towards modification. I was then showed a list of races and stats that I could upgrade. Points-2502 Costs: Race change-100 Race Available- Human, Elves, Dwarves, Beast men, Monsters, Dragons, Angles, Devils, Mixed bloods. Other races hidden on exact name or trait request, only one chance to name a hidden race. Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit.Upgrades- (Stats add 20% increase potential) Strength 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 Agility 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 Wisdom 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 Intellect 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 Vitality 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 Stamina 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 Learning Speed/Capacity 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 Void Storage 50- 100 items 75-200 items 100-400 items 125-800 items 150-unlimited Blood Weapon 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 Other stats/traits hidden on exact name request and can only request hidden stats/traits so long as you don¡¯t call a hidden stat/trait that does not exist/cannot be upgraded. Starting potential depends on race and bloodline. No race starts with void storage or blood weapon. Since the information was pretty detailed I didn¡¯t have too many things to ask. My first question though was about race, I asked if there was a beastman race that was a fox that had both magical and physical potential and had additional tails that grew as it got stronger. Surprisingly enough there was such a race so I choose that spending my first 100 points. Next I asked about the void storage which turned out to be just what I hoped, an ability which lets a person store things in their own subspace where time was frozen. Apparently less than 1% of people are born with this ability and these people are highly sought out by merchants and adventures alike. The last question I had to ask was about the blood weapon. Dal¡¯ar told me that this is a weapon that is with born when the owner is born. This weapon is tied to its owned and will grow with them. It will also gain its form once the owner has used a weapon type continuously for 3 months. Thinking of what to invest in I ended up spending 2 hours doing the calculations on what I wanted. I considered asking about blood armour but decided against it because it wasn¡¯t really needed. First I decided to add 4 upgrades to strength that cost me 350 points. Then I added 5 agility which costed 500 points, next was 2 to each wisdom and intelligence which costed me 250. 2 upgrades to vitality followed that losing a further 125 points and 3 to both stamina and learning speed/capacity costing 450. Next were 5 to void storage at 500 points and finally 3 to blood weapon at 225 points. After my spending spree I was left with 2 lonely points which I couldn¡¯t use. With my points assigned I told Dal¡¯ar I was ready to move on, Dal¡¯ar then told me that with my last 2 points I could decide on 2 of my physical traits that I would grow to have. Obviously I was surprised but Dal¡¯ar said it was kept from me on purpose. With this new information I thought for a while until I had decided. I said that I wanted silver fur and that I wanted my body to have only pink muscle rather than white and red. Thinking about it for a while Dal¡¯ar finally decided to allow me to have those features. I thought about asking for a specific magic affinity instead of the fur but I really wanted silver fur and I wasn¡¯t giving up the pink muscle. Now with all the decision I can make done me and Dal¡¯ar talked for a bit until I couldn¡¯t hold it anymore and asked the question that had been on my mind from the start, whether Dal¡¯ar was male or female. After a small giggle I was informed that she was a female before she became a god and after that she could change gender at will. Now armed with the answer I informed Dal¡¯ar that once I become a god I would take her on a date because I found her to be interesting. To my surprise the previously plain surroundings took on a light shade of pink which I took as her blushing. With all the necessities out of the way and Dal¡¯ar still somewhat embarrassed she gave a quiet ok before saying goodbye and sending me on to my new life. Chapter One Chapter 1: After saying my goodbyes to Dal¡¯ar the next thing I remember is I woke up unable to move or open my eyes and all I could feel was discomfort around me, although I quickly fell asleep again so I had no idea what it was. The next thing after that that I remember is opening my eyes and seeing a beautiful white fox beastwoman and fearsome but handsome black fox beastman. The woman reached down to pick me up and cuddle and feed me so I assume these to be my parents. After feeding on some delicious milk I was really tired and quickly fell asleep again. This routine of waking up, feeding and sleeping again continued for quite some time before I eventually stopped falling asleep straight after my meals. Now that I had a chance to look around free from distractions I noticed that we were living in a house to my surprise. I honestly expected a cave or the forest, not that I¡¯m complaining. Over time I was slowly adapting to the language in this world, it¡¯s different from my first world so I have only managed to grasp a few words. I did learn that my name is Pheul, my mother is Liase and my father is Breul, but I will just call them mum and dad, it¡¯s better for both of us. Occasionally when mum or dad takes me with the around the house I get the chance to see the house we live in. It seems to be a well off family, from what I¡¯ve observed so far there are 3 floors above ground with each floor being significantly large, basically I live in a mansion. This shouldn¡¯t really surprise me though, Dal¡¯ar did say she would send me into a family with a decent bloodline ability and one would expect a strong bloodline ability to bring in some profit. Apart from my family living here there are also an assortment of maids, including bunny beastgirls, cow beastgirls and humans are the ones I¡¯ve seen. Although because my parents have been personally taking care of me I don¡¯t know any of them too well. The rooms I have seen so far are by floor, the first floor has all the maids¡¯ rooms as well as the kitchens, general washrooms and other necessary rooms for daily living and cleanliness, and some entertainment rooms. The second floor has my parents room, which I currently am living in with them, other empty rooms which I assume will be for family members, my room for when I am allowed to be by myself, and smaller kitchen and amenities in case they are needed, as well as a trophy room so to say, entertainment rooms and private washrooms. The third floor is divided into two, one part taking up 2/3 of the room and the other the remaining 1/3. The 2/3 part is a huge library that contains thousands of books, although I don¡¯t know what they¡¯re about, still haven¡¯t tried reading the language. The remaining room I don¡¯t know what it is, I only went in once when mum grabbed something from it, but I could see what appeared to be magic circles and inscriptions all around the room. I¡¯m not sure how long has passed but I was taken outside today and mum let me crawl around and dig in the dirt. With my little claws it was easier than I thought it would be and I managed quite a hole for someone that isn¡¯t that old. When I lost interest I started chasing mum around and grabbing her tails, mum has six tails and dad has five, I¡¯m not sure if that is strong or not but I assume its decent. Anyway, I say chasing mum but it¡¯s really her letting me as crawling me and crawling her is quite a difference in speed. This routine of me playing outside continued daily with me being accompanied by either mum, dad or both. Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on the original website. Today is my first birthday and there is a celebration planned for the night, the house was largely decorated and there were a bunch of people I''ve never seen before that started showing up since morning. I''ve already long learned to understand the spoken language just from hearing the conversations between others and many places names from the adventure stories mum and dad read to me; however I am still at the basic speaking stage. Since I am sat on their laps when its story time I have also managed to grasp the written beastman language, which I attribute to the upgrades I added in learning Speed/Capacity. As night came and the party began I was introduced to each of the guests, the majority were relatives or family friends but there was a group I did recognise. They were the people I have seen in a painting in the house, the painting was of my parents adventuring group when they used to travel and explore quite some years back. Although most of the group was well aged and in their late years and some were missing, there were also a couple of others like my parents where time has seemed to stand still for them. The night celebration continued on and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves either catching up or partying, then it was time for the gifts. For the beastman race it seems that the tradition is to celebrate all the birthdays until the child is 12 and that¡¯s the last birthday they will ever celebrate. Also each person gives the child a piece of food that is supposed to help in the child¡¯s growth, a tradition I quite enjoyed as I managed to get an assortment of meats I''ve never tasted before. As I''m still young I got tired rather early so I was sent to bed as the party continued for who knows how long. The next day when I woke up I found that id been put to sleep in my own room for the first time and I also had a cute bunny beastgirl maid assigned to me. I had her open my door for me than I slowly made my way to the library; I figured I¡¯d try reading some books. When I arrived I let my maid know that I planned to stay a while, which sounded cute to her apparently because my basic language speaking skills. With that I headed to a random shelf and my maid went off for a bit. When I was almost finished my third book my maid returned with some breakfast for me, so I finished reading than dug in. I found out that her name was Aisha and her parents have been working at my house since before she was born, so she was born here and started working when she could handle some tasks. With breakfast done I returned to my reading while Aisha started some tailoring, from time to time I¡¯d ask her to grab a book I couldn¡¯t reach but I mostly went for the bottom shelves. I read until it was time for lunch when I went and joined mum and dad to eat. We then went outside to play for a while where I started running and actually chasing my parents, digging holes throughout the property and jumping around. I continued this routine for about 2 months, and then the thing I had been waiting for had finally happened. Chapter Two Chapter 2: When I was about 14 months old the thing that I had been waiting on since my birth finally happened, I managed to grow my first tail. It was a stunning silver tail that reached up to the top of my head and I couldn¡¯t help but to play with it and try to control it, which was surprisingly easy. I also noticed that my claws hardened and my fangs grew a little more. I was so excited I ran right passed Aisha went to my parent¡¯s room and jumped onto their bed, waking the both of them. With my jumping skills opening doors and jumping on their bed is no trouble. Needless to say they were both surprised and a little annoyed that I woke them, that is until I brushed my tail against mums face, than they were shocked in a good way and forgot their annoyance. After both of they started grabbing and playing with my tail for about 10 minutes they finally calmed down. They then went on to tell me that fox beastman like us don¡¯t usually grow our first tail until we are about 5 or 6 and the first tail is a sign that we have the strength to hunt a basic animal, such as a rabbit, naturally I knew this as I had read a couple books about the different beastman races. After telling me that they were proud and such we went to breakfast and ate our fill then I returned to my routine while mum and dad went out for the day. Mum and dad didn¡¯t return until lunchtime the next day and when they came back they had cages full of rabbits which they dumped into a pen in the yard. Aisha informed me that the pen is a training field for when the young for grows their first tail. When mum and dad came inside they told me that the rabbits would have two months to adapt to their new habitat and then I would be able to enter the pen and hunt myself. It may sound easy but the pen is huge, and there is both forest and plains in it, not the mention the rabbit burrows. The two months passed rather quickly, I was still reading in the morning but in the afternoon my parents were training me in the basic hunting tactics. The first time I entered the pen it was less than impressive, I spent 6 hours in the pen and I didn¡¯t even graze a rabbit. The next day I did my reading, training with my parents and then entered the pet for another six hours. I had the same result as the previous day; however I stuck to it, because despite my failure it was still quite fun to chase the rabbits around. Unauthorized usage: this narrative is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. This training regime continued for three months without me catching a rabbit however every day I was getting faster and stronger and I was better applying the hunting techniques. Then it happened, while using the hunting techniques I managed to corner a rabbit, while I swiped it with my claws it jumped past me but I managed to get a deep hit on its back leg which made it unable to escape. It still tried to hop away but it didn¡¯t get far, I pounced and snapped it neck in my jaw. Needless to say I enjoyed devouring that tasty rabbit. As my training continued I slowly became more capable at rabbit hunting. The day after my first kill I failed to catch a rabbit, but the next two days I caught a rabbits by injuring their lags then going for the neck. After that I was able to go straight for the neck and kill the rabbits in one go. After I continuously killed rabbits in one attack for two straight weeks my next task started. Mum and dad told me to catch a rabbit alive without harming it so that they could teach me how to get all the useful parts from it. I had no problem catching rabbit so that afternoon I took two captive rabbits to my parents. Dad took one and I had the other and he told me to follow what he does. First he cleanly snapped the rabbit¡¯s neck, and then he used his claw to skin it and started to cut it up into the different useable parts. There was the skin, meat and bones that we could use from the rabbit, and so I copied his example and began on my rabbit; however mine was a little messier than his. After that I was taught how to prepare the skin for leatherworking purposes and how to cook the meat. For the next couple of years I continued to catch rabbits and dissemble them, and then use the different parts until I could do it flawlessly. Between the physical exertions of hunting, the delicate control needed for dissembling and using the rabbit parts and the daily reading in the library I could feel myself growing in all areas. So the day after my fifth birthday when my parents told me that we would go out to the forest and hunt other animals so that I could get the experience of different opponents I felt that I was ready. Chapter Three Chapter 3: We travelled about three hours at a running pace until we reached the forest and then we travelled a further two hours into the forest at a tracking pace for my benefit. After that my parents allowed me to take the lead and find my first prey. Before too long I came upon tracks of some kind of animal, however because all I had hunter were rabbits I couldn¡¯t tell what it was so I asked for help identifying it. My parents then started to point out what to look out for to tell what it is and what size it is. After spending some time learning all I can I found that I found a boar trail, and the boar was of average size and that the trail was some hours old, recent enough to be to be tracked. As I started to follow the tracks I made use of all the skills I developed with my rabbit training, I made my steps as light as possible, carefully placing my feet to avoid making noise and I made sure to not leave tracks of my own that could be followed. After a couple of hours of tracking we came upon the boar grazing near a creek with running water. Using the creek noise as cover I went downwind of the boar and using the anatomy knowledge I got from different books about all sorts of creatures I located the best vital spots I could use. I decided on attacking the neck, with my claws stabbing from underneath and my fangs from above, so doubling checking there was no other animals in the area, I quickly and silently launched toward the boar. All was going according to plan however the skin of the boar was tougher than I expected so my claws didn¡¯t penetrate deep enough so I had to take another stab with my claws which game the boar time to slam me at the ground before it died. Although winded I was successful, so making sure nothing came to investigate the noise I started on dissembling the boar. After that my parents gave me their opinions and advise and we continued on. After some hours of hunting it was late so my parents told me to find a suitable place for a camp and prepare it. I headed towards the creek from earlier and followed it for a bit, unable to find a cave I started making a camp with the nearby trees. After a few corrections from my parents the camp was done so we prepared for dinner and begun treating the leathers. We continued hunting and living in this forest taking only what we needed for two weeks before I found something amazing. For a couple of days now my parents would allow me to hunt by myself since I did so well with them for two weeks. I was hunting for today¡¯s meals like usual, I had my prey lined up and was preparing to attack when my instincts suddenly told me to wait. Being a beastman my instincts were important so I listened and stopped and that when I saw that an eagle, double the size of typical eagles had decided to attack the boar I was going for at the same time. With its swift and silent attack the boar was dead before it knew what had happened and the eagle started its meal. This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings. The eagle, with its large size, blood red feathers and piercing, silver eyes had my attention completely and I decided I wanted it. Pulling out some leather straps that I had made, I slowly snuck up on the eagle while it was eating and using the straps I quickly tied its wings to its body and its feet together. With it tied up and unable to anything except stare I grabbed it and the boar and made my way to camp. When I arrived at camp mum was there but dad wasn¡¯t. When she saw me mum was clearly surprised, in one hand was a messily eaten boar and in the other was a tied up eagle twice the size of a normal one. After dropping the boar and slicing some meat off of it with my claw I offered the meat to the eagle, however the stubborn thing didn¡¯t accept. Naturally mum question why I had the eagle, so I told her the truth that I wanted it and since she knew what I was like she quickly accepted it. Although I had read a few things about taming I still asked mum if she knew the best method to tame an eagle and even though she wasn¡¯t all that knowledgeable on it apparently my dad had tamed quite a number of animals in his adventuring days so I decided to wait for him. After a couple of hours of failing to feed the eagle dad returned and when he saw the eagle he made a few facial expressions, first surprise, second acceptance, probably because he too knows what I''m like and lastly amazement. Before I could get a word off he starts talking, telling me that I managed to find a rare animal that is rarely seen, even he at one point tried to find one but failed. He continued telling me stories of his adventure to find an eagle like this and how he couldn¡¯t find one since they travel the world in no real path so it¡¯s really up to luck. When he calmed down I asked what the best method to tame the eagle would be but it turned out to be normal, get the creature used to you, feed it, care for it and hope for the best. Since I now had the eagle we decided we had been in the forest long enough so we headed home the next morning. After we returned home dad started on an enclosure for the eagle since keeping it tied up isn¡¯t good for it. It only took dad two days to build an adequate enclosure for the eagle so I release it inside, good news is that the eagle started to accept the food from me, guess it decided I wouldn¡¯t harm it, and since it accepted food I decided to name it, since she was a she I decided on Ellie.