Name: Renji Takamura
Species: Human (Crimson Demon)
Age: 21 years old
Class: Adventurer
Level: 5
Strength: 20
Agility: 19
Intelligence: 30
Luck: 50
Magic Power: 52
Health: 31
Available Skill Points: 0
Skills:
• Bow: Level 4
Magic:
Basic Magic:
• Tinder: Level 4
• Freezer: Level 4
• Create Water: Level 5
• Wind Breath: Level 1
• Create Earth: Level 1
Intermediate Magic:
• Lightning: Level 2
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Before arriving in the Edo region, I was able to check my status on the guild card.
I was pleasantly surprised by my evolution.
The guerrilla warfare against the shogun's men had pushed me to my limits, but it seems to have paid off.
"Here's a nice bunch of condemned men."
Once we arrived in the target region with our group, Tenza and Shion temporarily covered our faces with cloth.
We ended up kneeling before a group of officers who did nothing but spout insults and offensive remarks.
"Isn't that Gabimaru the Hollow?!"
While I was trying to get potential information not mentioned in the manga, several whispers caught my attention.
An individual had settled next to me.
White hair.
A small figure, about the same height as mine.
A surprisingly nonchalant aura.
Gabimaru, the protagonist of this world.
(Image)
Maybe it's because I observed him too long from the corner of the cloth covering my face, but he eventually glanced toward me.
"Got a problem?" he said in a lazy tone.
I wanted to look away, but I still spoke up to dispel the awkward atmosphere.
"I'm a fan."
He looked at me weirdly for a moment, then finally responded with a "Yeah."
After my words, a girl started a one-sided conversation with him.
"Just wondering, what do we do if there's no elixir?"
The officials and criminals started exchanging words verbally, but things took a slightly bloody turn when my knowledge of the cells was questioned.
"...w...we didn't think of that possibility," declares an officer who was standing next to the shogun.
An overweight man whose smile I'd like to wipe off.
"Anyway, this offer is just for volunteers."
Another officer ended up answering Nurugai's question.
Honestly, these guys will never make good merchants or spies.
They're really not credible.
"In that case, I'm out..."
A criminal wanted to leave after noticing the fragmented and insufficient information.
Slash
Unfortunately, he forgot an essential element.
We're all criminals here.
For the officers and nobles, we're good to throw away anytime if necessary.
That's why he ended up immediately decapitated.
He literally gave up on the shogun's potential pardon when he's basically a condemned man.
Not very smart.
"We forgot to mention a special detail."
"On the island, you'll be accompanied by a member of the Asaemon clan."
At this announcement, several criminals showed their confusion.
An officer just reminded them that they're all basically condemned to death.
Thus, it's natural to have your executioner by your side with such a status.
"At the slightest suspicious behavior, they will carry out your penal sentence."
Death.
As if that wasn't enough, they also specified that the executioner's death would mean the end of any possible return to civilization for the criminal being watched by him.
Honestly, I don't give a damn.
I plan to flee the moment my skill becomes available.
"But also, one last thing."
The officer announced that they couldn't bring everyone to the island.
Thus, they had to proceed with preliminaries.
At least I'll be able to gain some XP.
"You can start the selection right now," he said in a final tone.
Many of the criminals didn't grasp the message, but I didn't waste time.
"W...what are you doing?!!"
Crack.
Without a shadow of hesitation, I broke the neck of an imposing man in front of me.
Everyone here is scum, unlike the Hill, so I have no reason to have remorse like back then.
"You guys are really idiots, this kid just understood the message, hehe."
Like me, a man strangled another criminal.
A selection procedure?
No, don't use words that are too polite or complex.
This is just a massacre.
"E...eliminate?!"
"Kill each other..."
Several murmurs started to resonate, but those already used to the streets were already moving.
Blood.
Despite my hands being sealed by a primitive lock from that era,
I continued to fight while avoiding the dangerous people in my memories.
"S...stop..."
I ignored his words, so I crushed his face with my heel.
An indescribable paste splattered the surroundings due to the shock between the force I exerted and the skull.
As a former practitioner of a martial art like Kyokushin karate, I'm not just a user of arms.
So my unusable hands aren't a problem.
The butchery continued until dusk.
"Not bad, you're a martial arts practitioner, right?"
The girl who had previously approached Gabimaru came up to me.
I don't totally remember this world, but I remember certain memorable characters.
(Image)
This girl is one of them.
If I can put a danger scale, then she would easily be in my top 10.
Not for her power, but her cunning and selfishness are very high.
"A little."
Karate must still be in its infancy at this time, so the Kyokushin style is too sophisticated.
However, I can't rely on that against the superhumans here.
"And humble too~"
The smell of her body perfume invaded my senses as she suddenly reduced the distance between us.
Our faces became close, but there was no joy in me.
The only thing I thought at that moment: I need more XP.
Unlike with Shion, I could see her movements. But this could also be a ruse to trap me later.
One thing is certain: this girl has me in her sights like Gabimaru.
I need to defuse things.
"I...I'm not interested in older women."
Pfff
"Hahaha"
"She got shot down by the kid."
I'm ashamed, but I'm going to play the shota.
Anyway, Shion never asked my age and Nurugai takes me for a boy from her generation.
During my reflections, I heard irregular breathing behind me.
I had the impression of becoming the target of a predator waiting for an opportunity.
"I understand now why you avoid me on the journey *hot breath* you didn't want to hurt this big sister's feelings~"
If I were mixed up with two ordinary women who have their appearance.
Honestly, I'd be happy.
But I have a kunoichi in front of me, and now a cannibal breathing in my scent to stimulate her appetite.
"The selections are over!"
I was saved, thank you mister officer.