Hey there! Wow, it's been a while, hasn't it? I've been really busy with school, and right now, I'm actually out of the country handling some things. I have to juggle schoolwork while I'm here, along with prepping for the end of the term and registering for new classes. That process took forever—every class I wanted filled up so quickly! I woke up ridiculously early to register right when enrollment opened, but I guess other people were even faster.
Anyway, I hope you like this chapter! If you spot anything that needs fixing, just leave a comment so I can make the changes. Hope you have an amazing morning, afternoon, or night!
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(5 Months Later)
1st Month
I decided to test myself. I told Izuku that I would stay in the dungeon until I could unlock our limit, and truth be told, I am not doing well in this dungeon. I first was left in the middle of the desert, so I was going to just turn back and use the door to go somewhere else when a sudden, sad worm monster as big as a skyscraper came out of the ground, not eating but missing and launching me miles away from the door, only surviving the fall by using Mist-Port just before my landing. To be honest, I got turned around during the landing and have no idea where the door is, so I picked a way and just kept walking.
So first, I was not prepared for the long journey; I brought no food or water; the beating sun over me made it even worse. The night was almost ice cold, and the monster massive spider that hid underground or the scorpions that had an exoskeleton so hard my weapon bounced off. My magic was a massive help, but my mana did not last the waves of monsters that I encountered on my journey. I almost killed myself; honestly, I was rethinking my decision. That was until a caravan found me, and they were traveling out of the desert, not dressed for the desert and weak and hungry, also They took pity and fed me while giving me some better clothes. My armor was broken, and my body was damaged by the monsterI was so glad when one of them was a healer and healed me, and all I had to do was help protect the items they had.
After a few weeks of fighting the monster and losing a few men, we made it to the grassland where we were headed to Axcela, a border city known for its adventures and its stronghold. On the way we encountered bandits; the men cleaned them up with the help of the healer, who has yet to tell me their name, but he is a very kind person.
2nd Month
I... I was lied to; they were merchants, but the items they sold were humans along with some fabric and spices. That was what they showed me, but they had a second carriage that was covered with a cloth that was holding humans. I should have known, but I was blinded by their kindness. I thought it was an animal or something since that is what they told me when I asked. Now here I am, all of my items stolen, in a cage with some other people worse for wear than me that have been here way longer. I asked about this place; all I got was that I was too trusting and that I should stay quiet, ignoring them. I screamed to be free; they all curled up into a ball near the corner. Confused, I stopped, but I was too late. A skinny man came looking angry as he slammed his fist against the bars.
"WHAT IS ALL THIS RACKET, HUH?" He asked furiously; as I was about to speak, he told some of his men to grab me. As they dragged me to a room with a bloody table and a table with blood on it.
I was tortured but kept alive by some healing potions they had low-grade at the nest, only healing me, but the heal was worse as my body mended back the amount of pain I was in, as it did make me faint many times. I was on that table for days unable to do anything; every day or so they gave us food that made my mana go haywire, making me unable to use it. If I did not eat, I was beaten and cut then given one of those potions. This continued for some time.
3-4 months
We where rescued by the a group of knights sent by the imperial kingdom The knights with dragons on their armor escorted us out, fed and clothed us, but that only lasted until they got their credit, and once they were awarded and all of the slavers were killed or taken for trial, they just let us go home to the towns we came from, but since some of us had no home, they took us to their kingdom, where most of the people, men with some women, chose to be knights.
I choose the isekai route being a adventurer starting at the lowest rank as a bronze mage with nothing but the clothes on my back I did low-tier jobs like trash pickup and some herb collection to gain some reputation with the guild. After a bit, a few weeks later, I made friends with one of the receptionists, Mikiey—what a strange name!—and he helped me with my jobs and getting me a cheap inn along with getting me some cheap leather armor and a staff that he made me pay for in payments, which I finished in a week or so. Those low-ranking missions did pay for my stay in this kingdom.
As for what I eat, it's mostly street food because of the low cost The only probable thing this whole time was my curses. I was always sleepymy nightmares were getting worse, making me not even sleep deep; black circles appeared under my eyes; I was worse for wear, so I never took any monster hunting jobs because I could lose what I built here, and I really liked it here. That was until I got a system message.
[MAIN STORY STARTING SOON YET YOU SO WEAK IF YOU DO NOT GET ANY STRONG WE WILL BE FORCED TO RESTART WITH A BETTER PLAYER.]
Think about getting replaced scared me a lot so I started picking up monster hunting missions because my life did depend on it I found some stamina potions that just barely relieved the sloth curse, so every day or so I bought a handful to help me, and in just a month I made it to silver rank, surprising a lot of people.
5th month
I have started hunting kobolds, which are just stronger and nastier then goblins after a week of that, I decide to start hunting some stronger monsters that was until I did a guarding job give to me by a high ranking receptionist Well, that was what Mikiey said when he gave it to me. Having a bit of PSD from my first guard job made me hesitant, but I took it anyways. It was a week-max journey to there and back; deciding to take it, I met up with the rest of the adventure.
Jackal: Archer/assassin
Draven: Spearmen
Carol: Martial Artist
Edward: Swordsmen
Grail: Priest/Healer
ME: Mage/rapierist
That is what they put on my transcript when I bought a new rapier Yeah, I lost my rapier. I'm really sad about it, but what can I do? lost they sold it and I might never find it hope not Really, where is my protagonist's luck huh Anyways, at the start of the job, all we did was fend off monsters like goblins and a ogre when we made it the start of the mountains Yes, I double-check the item they are going to sell then we fought bandits. They were fairly strong, but we took care of them.
That was until the wyvern showed up deeper in the mountains, its flight high above us, sending out strong wind blasts with just the flap of its wings, and when Jackel shot an arrow that bounced off its leg, angering it, it fired a firebreath hot enough to turn the valley we were in red hot and melting, but we were protected by Grails' holy barrier.
I used all of my mana as I sent out a volley of arrows right through its wings as it fell. I mist-ported above it and used shatter in its head, blowing it to mush. After the battle they collected what was left of the wyvern and even said that a wyvern was least a high-tier gold adventure party to take out once down, collecting the wyvern body. We continued to our destination, coming a little late; we got scolded by the employer, but once he heard what we faced, he apologized, and I ranked up along with Grail getting praise by our temporary party, but Jackal looked envious, which was a bit concerning, but I forgot about it once they brought out the food.
Resting here, I decide to go to sleep first.
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[21,456 goblins killed, 4 ogres killed, 16 Humans, 578 kobolds killed, 1 wyvern killed: 289 SP, 5 BS, everything else sold]
Confused, I look around, finding myself back in the mindscape. Looking out of Izukus eye, I see him training our fighting style on a tree. Popping a stamina potion I sit up putting my staff and new rapier in the armory side of the minscape walking to the shop The shadow clerk looked up at me with a sickening smile
"You're tired of taking those potions every minute to just stay awake; why not buy some blessing to counter that curse?" he said, making me stop for a second.
"Sure, how much?" I asked, curious; his smile got even wider.
[Shop]
Diligence Blessing: 78,000
Cursed Item Remover: 4,000 + 3 BS
"Why did you add that cursed item remover?" I asked, touching my mask.
Noting a answer I first bough the limit breaking and did all of my stats
[Host: Izuku Midoriya]
Str: 120 (MAX)
Vit: 120 (MAX)
Dex: 120 (MAX)
Int: 120 (MAX)
SP: 136
Skills: Mistport, cloning, transformation, shattering, Arcane Arrow
Abilities: Mana Manipulation, Mana Enhancement, Quick Corpe
Player: Kylio Grutezin,
Going back to the limit break shop, it was locked.
[Shop]
Souls Available: 20,378
Boss Souls: 5
Release Limiter: 10,000 + 4 BS (Locked)
Looking at the screen, he saw Izuku staring at a fallen tree, and then he looked at his fist. Then the screen turned black as Izuku, who was on the throne, stood up.
"You're back, Kylio," Iuku said, jumping at Kylio, who caught him as Izuku hugged him tightly.
"What, you missed me I thought you wanted me gone," Kylio said jokingly.
"That was not a funny joke, Ky," Izuku said, sniffling.
'Anyways, what are your thoughts on the strength I worked hard for to get this strong?" Kylio said, smiling.
"Yeah, that was awesomeand my mana capacity has grown so much I can make the ground follow my every command now like a second limb; it's so cool," Izuku said happily.
"Yeah, this was a good talking, but your body was left just standing somewhere. You should head back out there, and we can talk when you get home," I said, patting his head as he looked a bit panicked and ran to the throne.
Looking back at me, he smiled and sat down, and his eye opened up as he ran away from the fallen tree with great speed. He smacked into another tree, tearing it from its roots as he stood back up, he just walked home.
To be continued. . . .