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Re:Monster Human Edition[1]

[Day 0]

There is a saying, 'Truth is stranger than fiction'... I have truly understood the meaning of those words now, 'Real events can be far more ridiculous than a fictional story'. After all, I've experienced it myself. It seems that I was killed after being stabbed by the stalker whom I had considered to be like a younger sister, and somehow I got reincarnated.

No, I'm not joking. I'm still a little confused, just being killed by my stalker, so save all your comments until the end of my story since it might sound a bit wild if you interrupt me. So let me explain everything from the beginning…

Let's start with my name. I used to be called 'Tomokui Kanata'. However, since I was reincarnated, let's leave it as 'Nameless' for now.

I have a bit of memory lapse here, probably from being stabbed in the head, but I remember being invited to go out drinking with some colleagues. I accepted that offer and we went bar hopping. Since the next day was a holiday, we let go of our reserves and drunk till we passed out… or at least they did. Due to my special ability, I have an insane alcohol tolerance. I'd tell you about my ability, but I'll save that for a later time.

I ended up having to carry a colleague to my home and, being a gentleman, I gave her my bed while I took the couch. I wasn't done drinking, however, and went out to buy myself some more alcohol. On my way back home, I noticed my stalker standing under a street light. Even for a stalker, our relationship isn't what you call normal. She, Kirimine Aoi, was an active college student, was twenty years old, five years younger than myself. In my third year of high school, before I had awoken my Esper abilities, I saw a couple of delinquentes harassing her. She was in middle school at the time, a year or two from high school.

While I normally just would've passed the bullying by without doing anything, my grandfather had just given me a high end taser baton to protect myself and I was feeling a little cocky. Plus she was rather cute.

After a quick few hits, they were sprawled across the ground, twitching and foaming at the mouth. I took her hand and ran off with her, getting her away before they could recover.

After that incident, Aoi's affection towards me slowly grew. It was only a matter of time but Aoi had become my stalker.

It wasn't very severe stalking, however, until I had found a job at my current workplace, where she continued chasing me. She even followed me to other planets, where I would occasionally be sent to use my ability.

When dealing with stalkers, one should speak with them as naturally as one can, no matter how much they infringe upon one's private life.

What I've told you so far may not be understandable yet, but after I explain how I died, everything will become clear.

Anyway, After buying the alcohol I met Aoi on my way home. It would've been nice to say that it was a coincidence. Yet while looking down, under the light of the street-lamp, Aoi was emanating a black aura unlike her usual puppy-like self; so I could only respond by tilting my neck in confusion.

Aoi, even as a stalker, was an existence akin to a younger sister for me; because of that I was able to notice the weird atmosphere at that time, so I called out to her.

There was no reply. Aoi's face remained downcast.

In that moment I felt a great uneasiness that couldn't be expressed. Yet even so, I still approached her so that I could learn of its cause. Before I knew it, I was being pierced in the abdomen by a knife.

Even though I had a strong body, and the degree of injury was curable with regenerative medical treatment, I could still feel the severe pain that came from the blade that was being rotated which aimed at gouging out my internal organs.

It was within expectations that I would not die if the sheath knife used was made from a lump of ordinary metal, but what Aoi used, was the Thunder Dagger; a B-rank ceremonial knife with an additional lightning property created by Sakuma Heavy Industries, Ltd. Simply put, it's a single molecular cutter with the abilities of a high voltage taser and other weapons. It's a kind of proximity equipment that increases in sharpness when the thousand tiny blades installed on its side start to spin like a chainsaw moving at very high speeds. Once activated, a high-voltage current pours through the victim who is stabbed. The victim's movement is then temporarily paralyzed. It's equipment typically used by the military.

I didn't even have time to think about why Aoi had such a thing. Nevertheless, I was pushed down, restrained, and was stabbed by the sheath knife repeatedly. The amount of blood my mouth vomited was unusual as my body was being pierced relentlessly. Every time the knife penetrated my skin, I could feel the meat and bones getting torn up while my blood splattered everywhere.

Before I knew it, the slender frame of Aoi riding on my body, had been dyed red in blood.

Although I had become a strengthened human after undergoing a reinforcement operation, and exceeded ordinary humans because of my occupation–I was disappointingly killed by Aoi who was a mere civilian. What does this mean? I know the performance of the sheath knife may be amazing, but was it strong enough to destroy the body of a strengthened human? Was she really capable of breaking down my stance with a surprise attack? Even if movement was impossible due to the high voltage current, was that really so?

Why– Well, this situation is regrettable.

At that time, Aoi's figure, that was stained red with my blood, was too impressive to remember in detail.

Oh, well…

Anyway, I was killed by Aoi.

A mortal wound can't be cured even after receiving regenerative medical treatment. The last thing I saw was the knife's point approaching my eyeball, which would mean it was approaching my brain; a uniquely unreproducible organ, was going to be completely destroyed. After my head was completely lacerated, my consciousness eventually melted into the darkness.

However, the story doesn't just end there. The reincarnation hadn't started yet. My consciousness remained steadfast and didn't change in any way, until I finally noticed it. I memorized that last scene right before losing consciousness, but didn't I die? Was it just a dream or am I drunk? I rejected the idea momentarily. The answer was reflexive and indifferent.

I was killed for sure. I could remember the pain caused by the electric current running through my veins, and the coldness of the blade that cut through my chest. This is absolutely not an illusion. Yet I'm alive. As to why–I'd like to know myself. As I was thinking that, my heavy eyelids opened.

There I saw it, I was looking at something extremely cute. It made me think that I'd been reincarnated. It was this conclusive evidence that made me realize… Oh… Sorry I suddenly feel sleepy, but it doesn't end here–Tomorrow I'll continue… It wasn't the darkness of death but the result of being fatigued.

[Day 1]

I woke with a start, snapping my eyes open. I tried to look around to gather information about what happened but, for whatever reason, I couldn't move my head. Due to that, I wasn't able to grasp a lot of information. I was still able to understand one fact: Though it's regrettable, the idea of being reincarnated wasn't a dream or delusion I had while I was drunk.

With a little more effort, and with my limited vision, I could determine a few more things. It appears I was in a tent. Not one of the modern tents but something more like a tent that'd be erected during a war in the middle ages. I was in a straw basket and resting on a scratchy blanket. It was very uncomfortable. More importantly, above me stood a cute little girl.

There was something off about her… She was almost unnaturally cute. Maybe it was her silky looking hair, her slitted yellow eyes or her cat ears… Yep, those last two were it. She reached down to my basket to pick me up, rubbing my chin. I didn't react, stunned that a catgirl actually existed. She frowned some but carried me over to another woman, this one human. With how she was lying and how exhausted she looked, I suspected she had just given birth. With me in the tent and no other newborns in sight, I suspected she was my new mother.

She seemed happy though. The catgirl gave me over to her and the woman pulled me close, rubbing my chin. I still didn't react but she didn't seem to care. She smiled anyway, "Hey there little Rou." Her hand moved up to stroke my hair, "He's beautiful." She paused on my forehead while moving through another stroke and paled, "Oh.."

I didn't know what was going on but she seemed.. Odd. Her attitude had changed quickly. She did a quick one-handed prayer and looked to the catgirl, who was apparently her handmaiden, "Tell no one." Yep, still no idea what she meant. She set her hand on my stomach and started muttering something. It went on for a few minutes before I got something that seemed like a notification in my head.

[You have gained the "Precocious" trait. Time until removal: 3 days.]

Huh? What's this? It seems I got a.. Blessing? Once I got this, my new mother stopped muttering and looked even weaker than before. She smiled again, however, and lowered me to her breast. It was clear what was going to happen so I won't bother explaining it.

It seems I kept my ESP ability from my last life, however. I had the ability [Absorption: Consumption]. First off, it allowed me to put anything in my mouth without risk of being harmed. I could have devoured a live grenade without worry. If I ate something with a special property, I had the chance to gain that property, either it was a passive or active one. If I wanted to use it constantly, such as a detection ability, I could 'flip a switch' and make it passive. Of course, I could change my mind at any time I wanted, flipping the switch and making it an active

power.

While I was being fed, I gained three abilities from my mother, just by drinking her milk.

[You have learned "Job: Wizard" ability.]

[You have learned "Internal Mana Control" ability.]

[You have learned "Magician's Wisdom" ability.]

It seems this world not only had catgirls, a fantasy creature, but had other fantasy things, such as wizards and mana. It was easy to see I was reborn into not just a new world but an entirely new universe. Magic and the like defied the laws of the universe so it was the only option… well, my powers did as well, so maybe not.

Once I was done feeding, I was given back to the catgirl, who burped me and set me not in my basket but next to it. She emptied it out and laid the blankets on the ground and put me on them instead. I wasn't put in the basket because I had gained the Precocious trait, which lets me grow faster than normal.

I spent the rest of the day sleeping, being fed or just laying on on the bunch of scratchy blankets.

[Day 2]

In less than twenty-four hours I have gone from the size of a newborn to the size of a three year old. All without a bit of pain. I'm even able to stand and walk around. I have to do it carefully, though, not quite used to this new body. It seems I was right about the Precocious ability. I still wasn't able to do much though…

Ah. Last night, my mother passed away. I think she used the last of her power to grant me that trait. She had apparently been in labor for most of the day and I hadn't come out right, causing too much damage to her. While clerics tried to help, most of them lacked the ability to do so, so, while they delayed her death enough for her to last the day, they were unable to save her. It was kind of heartbreaking but I barely knew the woman. I was thankful for her giving birth to me but I didn't really care otherwise.

I left the tent later that day in clothes the handmaiden gave me and walked around. We were in a camp set up by an army. I would've asked around if I could talk properly but, while I was able to string some words together, I still couldn't. It could wait until later though. I continued to walk around, learning a few thing about why the army was mobilized. They were escorting refugees from a country that was ravaged by demons and, while their job was to protect us, they wanted to be on the front lines to defend their homeland from the demon army.

I also learned that this world was host to heroes, people blessed by gods who become role models of their country of origin. The country my mother was from, being a small one, was host to only one hero that held back the army long enough to evacuate most of the capital city. Rumors spread that she had died and it was likely, seeing as the country was taken over by demons.

Well, it didn't really matter. At least, not for the moment. I planned on getting the level of power I had lost back and this world seemed perfect for it with all manners of beast and monsters to devour.

With the day over, I was guided by the catgirl to her tent and slept with her for the night.

[Day 3]

I had grown a lot last night, going from the size of a three year old to around the the size of a ten year old. The clothes I had worn ripped while I was asleep but, seeing as they were of extremely low quality, I imagined they were meant to just last the day anyway.

The catgirl, who's name I learned was Maria, was so surprised by my growth, literally kicked me out of her bed. I was fortunate the ground was grass as I would've been injured otherwise. It took her a minute to recognize me but, once she did, she prostrated herself before me. I was apparently the son of her previous master and her job was to protect me until I was of age… She didn't even question why I was so much larger now. When I asked her why, she responded with, "My species grows about as quickly as you have.. I thought it was normal." I facepalmed but shrugged it off.

It had been a couple days since I was born so I decided to have a bath. Maria guided me, according with this world's customs as her master, she bathed me. While embarrassing, she did so without hesitation.

After my bath, I got dressed with new clothes she prepared and I went off to the knights training area. According to a few knights, I wasn't old enough to be a squire but I was allowed to train with a sword so, when I was ready, I had skills to use a blade to defend myself. Not that it really mattered. I was likely going to be of age by the start of tomorrow, physically at least. I gathered up a couple of weapons, a dagger, a short sword and a short spear and, before I started the day training with them, I started with training my body. I spent a good portion of the day doing that and, when I finished, Maria brought me a small meal. It wasn't much, provisions starting to run low for such a large group, but it was enough to keep hunger away… at least for the time being.

When I had gained my absorption ability I had turned into a glutton so it was natural for me to want food often. When I had fished my meal, I stood and moved over to the training area, starting use on the weapons, getting used to their weight and reach.. I would have to get a bigger spear when I was larger but it looked to be about proportional to what I thought my growth would be.

I spent the rest of the day training, did a quick wash without Maria and went off to sleep. In the same bed as her again.

[Day 4]

[The trait "Precocious" has expired.]

It was the last day I was going to grow. I had gone from a ten year old to a sixteen year old. Pretty odd growth rate but I wasn't going to complain. I woke up before Maria and went off to the baths. It was the last day I was going to remain in the camp, finally old strong enough to make it on my own and that was exactly what I planned on doing. As I entered the bath, I saw my reflection. I looked exactly as I did in high school with the exception of my eyes. Instead of brown eyes, they were as dark void of space. Well, at least I was still handsome. I finished bathing pretty quickly and moved back to the tent with Maria.

She was still sleeping, fortunate for me. I gathered up some clothes that looked tailored for me and a backpack. I stood and, as I started to leave, Maria woke up. She sat up sleepily on her bed, looking at me with confusion, "Rou.. where are you going?" I sighed and turned to her, "I'm leaving camp." This woke her up. She bolted out of bed and, instead of attacking me like I thought she would, she moved to a small chest off to the side. She gathered up some materials and stuffed them into a bag, even things that had no way of fitting, "Take this. This all that your parents prepared for you before they died." She looked at me apologetically but I shook my head. I wasn't offended like she thought I would be. She nodded and turned back grabbing one last thing before she closed the chest.

She moved to me and handed me the backpack as well as a letter, "Take these. The letter is from your mother. She wrote it while you were sleeping and wanted you to have it when you were of age." I nodded and took them both, taking the backpack off my back and giving it back to Maria, "Thank you Maria." I reached forward to brush some hair off her forehead before pecking it, causing her to blush uncontrollably. Ha. Still a teenage heartthrob. I took the other backpack and left her tent, making a quick stop by the weapons stockpile, taking some weapons that suited me best and putting them in my backpack. While it'd be best to eat the pack, there was no place I could without someone seeing.

I left the tent and started to head towards the nearby forest. It took five minutes to reach the edge but, by the time I got there, two soldiers had walked to where I was headed. I stopped and sighed, reached up to rub my forehead, "How can I help you two today?" They didn't look much older than I did and they walked clumsily around, showing how untrained they were. The first one, a redhead with a hell of a lot of freckles, spoke, "Just here to tell folks that leave the camp to be careful. Plenty of strong wild beast. They'll kill normal folk dead." I wave him off, "No worries, I can take care of myself." They nodded and stepped aside, letting me pass into the forest. I entered and took a short walk until I lost sight of them. I stopped and waited a for a few minutes before turning back and stopping just outside the forest edge.

I tried to wave down one of the soldiers. The second soldier came up. He was a stocky, pale man and kind of seemed like a creep but he was about the same size as me. A lucky bonus. I spoke as he came close, "There's a soldiers body in the forest." He seemed startled, "What? What happened?" I gave a small shrug, "I don't know. I think he was killed." He gave a small jump from fright when I said killed, "Come on, I'll show you the body." He nodded and followed after. Once the field was out of sight, I pulled a dagger from my waist. The soldier was distracted, looking around for the killing, "It's just up ahead." I glanced back at him and, as he looked away, I spun around and sunk the dagger into his head. It was a quick kill and he probably didn't feel any pain. I released the dagger as he started to crumple so it doesn't break. I leaned over and retrieved my dagger, flicking most the blood off.

I started to remove his armor, setting it to the side. It took a minute to find where it all connected but after that it was easy to take it off. Next was the leather under his armor. Everything he wore was needed so I kept at it until he was naked. Once he was, I unsheathed his sword and slashed at his limbs. It took a few swings but I was able to remove them. I really had to up my strength. Before I could've just snapped my fingers and his head would've popped off. I bagged his limbs and left, leaving his body there for the beast of the forest.

As I went deeper into the forest, I pulled out one of his arms, leisurely taking bites from it. He must have been quite a bit weaker than be because it wasn't until I finished the entire arm, bones included, that I was able to learn a skill from him. I have no clue if it's any good though.

[You have learned "Job: Warrior" ability.]

He didn't even taste all that good… but skills were skills, I wouldn't complain as I wanted to regain my strength. After around an hour of walking, I came across a trail in the forest. It looked like it was well worn and there were very few weeds growing so it was still being used. I stop and remove the backpack, dumping the contents out on the trail. Once it was empty, I ate the bag, gaining another skill from it.

[You have learned "Interdimensional Storage" ability.]

I was glad to have it. It was completely unfair, though, allowing me to stack twelve-hundred stacks of ninety-nine items. I activated it and a large square bag popped up out of nowhere. I opened it up and stuffed my things back in there, leaving the letter my mother out. I opened up the letter and read it.

It wasn't anything important. Half of it was just her apologizing for not being here and telling me how heroic my father was while the other half was describing how to use her unique style of magic. It was next to useless to me at the moment as I had no idea how to cast magic. I put the letter back into my bag and started moving along the trail. I pulled another arm out of Item Box and started munching on it. It was natural I ate this much, my absorption ability making me an extreme glutton.

I followed the trail for around half an hour until a settlement came into sight. I stopped and reopened my item box, pulling out my sheathed sword. I didn't draw my blade but I kept it out, ready for a fight if one happened to happen. I closed my bag again and moved towards the settlement. Upon reaching it, I found that it was… small. Not small as in tiny, more like it was sized for a little person, most doors coming up to my neck and no higher.

I moved towards what looked like a tavern, pushing through the old-west style doors. The inside was large enough for me to stand normally, the building having two floors. And from how it looked, I'd be able to stand normally inside anyway, the stairs to what I guessed were rooms for men to get… friendly with others of the female persuasion being a head or two higher than where I stood. I looked around the first floor, finding only one person in the tavern. It was a four foot tall man with a beard down to his waistline. He had a wide nose and wrinkles around his eyes.

I moved towards the counter. He waved at me as I got close, "Welcome stranger. Sorry ta say but wur closed. 'm the only one left in town, what with the army draftin' people fer the war against the demons." He sighs and shakes his head, "Gonna close up an' head down thar ta join ma' kin. Help weapon the soldiers." I nod some, "It's fine. Can I get some water at least? I've been walking for a while and I forgot to grab some." He laughs softly, "Yeah, yeah. No problem. On the house seein' as yer ma' last guest fer now." He turn and heads down the counter, moving to grab the water for me.

While he was distracted, I pulled my knife from its sheath, "I came across the trail while trekking through the forest. Headed down this way by change. You know what's down the other way?" He nods while filling a waterskin, "Yeah, 't's a mine. All dwarves here take shifts down thar ta give others sum time ta relax." He chuckles, "I' been down thar ma'self plenty of times. Got ta keep me some spirit stones fer some jewelry I' been tryin' ta make." He turns to walk down by the bar but, no matter how much I liked him, I sunk my dagger into his head. Sneak attacks seemed to work pretty well against people in this world. I pulled my dagger out before he could crumple and moved to grab a towel, quickly cleaning the blade of blood. I resheathed it before moving around the counter to grab his corpse, stowing it inside my item box.

I turned around and started to check what he had on the shelves but it was all in.. some language I couldn't understand. I kept the Item Box open and starting shoveling in as much alcohol as I could. I just hoped I had the same tolerance as I used to.

I closed the Item Box and took a look around, looking for tools or things I could use for later. I was able to find a pickaxe and a pouch of colorful stones. I shoved them both into my Item Box and looked around a little more. I didn't find anything so I left, heading out of town. I didn't head towards the trail but the opposite direction, following a trail I hoped lead out of town.

I doubted I'd find another town before nightfall so I hurried along the trail until it joined up with a cobblestone road wide enough for four or five tractors to ride side-by-side. I walked for a few hours, chowing on skinned dwarf. I would've eaten the skin too… but it was just so hairy. There was almost no skin showing whatsoever. And who ever I passed along the road wouldn't be able to tell I was eating a person. I was fortunate to gain a couple skills from him but it wasn't much.

[You have learned "Dwarf Language" ability.]

[You have learned "Minor Geological Comprehension" ability.]

[You have learned "Barter" ability.]

The last one was definitely going to be useful in the long run. Minor Geological Comprehension allowed me to find weak spots in veins of ore so I could mine faster, if I ever did in the first place… it might be a good idea so I could build some muscle early on.

I thought about it while I continued down the road. Eventually I encountered a caravan resting on the side for the night. From what I could see, there were a few cute girl in the group. I stayed hidden, opened up my Item Box and deposited my knife and withdrew my sword. I connected the sheath with my belt and moved back to the road, pausing as I spot the caravan again. I offered a wave to one of the guards.

I started to move close but he drew his arms, alerting the other guards to my presence. I knew I was too weak to take on so many guards so I dropped my sword and held my hands up in surrender. I was surrounded by four guards in a fair amount of armor and one in robes. The one in robes seem to be in charge, speaking to ask me questions, "Hold. State your business." State my business? What are they? Royalty? I doubt it. They wouldn't be sleeping on the side of the road if they were. I shook my head and softly spoke, "I'm sorry. I was just looking for a place to sleep for the night. The four armored guards looked to the one in the robes. He nodded some, "He's telling the truth." They stow their weapons and nods to me, "Sorry. Can't be too safe. A lot of goblins have been out here robbing and rumors are one of them is a mage. We thought they might've been using a shapeshifting magic to disguise themself." I shrugged and leaned over to grab my sword, hooking it back onto my belt, "I understand. How about a trade? I help if you're attacked and, in exchange, you take me as far as the next city." They look to each other and back to me, "Hold on, we'll ask the caravan leader."

Four out of the five of them headed back to the gathering, assuring those who had woken up that everything was okay and the like. The mage went to talk to an elderly man, likely explaining what I was doing here and what I wanted. They conversed for a few minutes before the elderly man waved me forward. I started to move forward and the guard that stood with me left to take his position. When I approached the old man, he gestured toward a stump in the ground, "Please, sit." I nod and does as he ask. The stump was as comfortable as it seemed… as in, it wasn't. He speaks up once I get settled on it, "So, I hear you want a ride to Evansdale. You're willing to fight for us to get there, right?" I nod, "That's pretty much it." He nods back, "I see… It's a little late but if you're willing to stay the night, we can test your skills in the morning." I blink. I hadn't expected them to be so trusting. It seemed a little fishy. I shook it off. I could worry about it later.

He gave a kindly smile, "If you don't mind, can you take a midnight shift from one of my guards? I'd like to give them a bit more rest. They've been working hard to protect the caravan." I offer another nod, "I don't see why I can't. It gives me time to work on some of my skills." He laughs merrily and nods, "Fair enough, young man. Speaking of, what [Job] do you have?" I smile as he laughs, "I have Wizard and Warrior. I have to say, though, I don't know how I got them and I'm not entirely certain what [Jobs] do. I was… a very sheltered child. I'm sure the only reason I'm not still being sheltered is because the demons destroyed my home country." He nodded to me, "It's fine, child. You're not the first one I've met like this."

He offers a kindly smile, "In order to make up the difference in power with monsters, jobs give us benefits and compensation to allow us to fight on equal terms with powerful foes. Every human is able to level up simply by investing some time into it. If one had the aptitude, they can rank it up into a better one. If you want to learn your level, focus on one of the job and it should come to you." I nod and check my levels, "Warrior is level two and Wizard is level six. Still, I could probably beat some of your guards." I smirk and he laughs, "We'll see boy, we'll see. Go ahead and get some rest. I'll have one of my men wake you up for your shift." I nod and move to lay down.

Nothing seemed to happen during the night so my shift was pretty short.

[Day 5]

After a quick breakfast and stretching, the elderly caravan leader set me up against his weakest guard, a cute little redhead with a kukri knife. I drew my blade and got into a ready stance. Once she did the same, the leader called out, "Begin!" I threw my blade up, distracting the redhead and charged forward, grabbing her wrist and twisting it, disarming her. She quickly regained her focus and fought back, landing a punch on my shoulder. I don't think she trained outside her job so she was relatively weak without her weapon. She was also wearing enough armor that, if I tried punching her back, I'd hurt myself if I did. I kept my grip tight on her wrist but, instead of twisting it, I spun her around as if spinning her while dancing. Once she was facing away, I pulled her close and wrapped my arms around her. It embarrassed her, her cheeks almost turning as red as her hair. She tried to get away but I tucked my arms under hers, slipped them upwards and put my hands on her neck, keeping her from moving her arms much. She didn't give up and tried to kick at my legs. I kicked her legs out from under her and toppled the two of us over. I ended up landing on top of her. Before I could pin her legs down, the elderly man shouted out, "Enough! I think Rou has proven his ability plenty." There was a bit of murmuring amongst the group and most of what I heard was positive.

I released Redhead and rolled off of her before standing. I reached down as she rolled over off her stomach and helped her up. She lightly punched my chest and puffed out her cheeks before she turned to grab her weapon. I smirked and turned back to grab my sword, sheathing it before I turned to the old man, "So can I come along?" He smirked and nodded, "Of course boy. You've done wonderfully, even for your low level. I think you'll be a force to be reckoned with later on." I smirked, "I still need to train. I barely had the muscle to hold her." Redhead glared at me and I winked at her. The old man laughed as he stood, "You two look like a good couple." Redhead blushed again and started stuttering but the old man spoke up so the caravan could hear, "Time to move out everyone. Get everything packed up and head out." Since I didn't have anything to pack, I helped Redhead and a couple others pack up.

Fifteen minutes later we were walking down the road.. Or well, most of us were. There were those few that had to ride in the carriages to guide the horses. I was walking with the mage who was trying to teach me magic. I was told I needed a focus, something that let me control the formation of magic itself using magical power outside the body. They let me have their spare, being prepared in case their main one broke. They were flabbergasted as I ate it, as were most of the others that saw me do it.

[You have learned "External Mana Operation" ability.]

The mage was pretty miffed with me but I was able to calm them down. Once I did, I convinced them to teach me magic once the caravan stopped for the night. With something to look forward to, I cheerfully went about my way, conversing with the mage and a couple of the other guards. Redhead glared at me during most of the day but I went over and talked with her and a few of the other women. There were a few weak monsters along the way but they were pretty quickly taken care of. With them, I was able to raise my [Job: Warrior] level to seven. During lunch, the monsters, some [Horned Rabbits], were skinned and cooked. I was able to gain a single skill from them and, though it might come in use early on, it was useless for when I regained my strength.

[You have learned "Escape" ability.]

Too bad I wasn't able to eat any of the horns. Apparently they were sold for pretty decent money to alchemist who used them for some potions. I shrugged it off and finished my meal before I went to train. I wasn't going to rush anyone, knowing how important a meal was. Plus I needed to condition my body. Although I beat Redhead, it was a one-on-one situation. If I had fought two, I would have lost. While I was exercising, the others looked at me oddly. I didn't know why and decided to find out after we set off.

The last two to eat were the attractive chef women, since they had to serve the others first. While it wasn't a big caravan, they had to make two pots of stew, delaying their meal a bit. However, once everyone was fed and the dishes cleaned, we set off again. A few of the warriors still looked at me like I was crazy. I moved to talk to them. After a couple minutes of talking, I facepalmed. Apparently, while it wasn't rare for someone to work out to train, most people relied on their job and combat arts to fight monsters. It was such a waste of potential. I decided to ignore it and just keep on with working.

By the end of the travel for the day, we had covered more than they thought we would've for the day. A few more [Horned Rabbits] had come across the path, as well as a few [Armored Raccoon Dogs]. They had pretty strong shells on their back, my sword chipping a bit before I was able to kill it. It was just one of many I had taken from the camp where I was born.

As everyone set everything out for the night, I helped the mage unpack. I was ready to learn magic and he could tell. Once he had everything settled, he started to teach me the basics of magic and showed me a tier-one spell. He specialized in water magic and the spell he used was [Water Bolt]. It was a high-speed burst of water meant for penetrating armor and flesh. The amount of water it shot, however, wasn't very much and the distance wasn't great, barely able to make it twenty meters and hit a tree. Point-blank damage was impressive though, piercing through a tree and pricking the person behind it.

After he taught me and showed me an example, I tried to cast my own spell. After an hour of trying, I was finally able to use it. I summoned a black bolt, [Spear of the End]. I tossed it towards the same tree as the mage and, hitting lower, I put a sizable hole through it from twenty meters. I was pretty impressed with it, doing more damage that I expected from a tier-one spell. That wasn't the end, however, black smoke rising up from the hole. After about five seconds, the hole expanded until it was big enough for me to crawl through. Once the hole was that size, the tree couldn't support it's own weight any more. It began to twist and groan and the people that were near it scampered away before it toppled over.

I turned to the mage, "Is that normal for a tier one spell?" He looked utterly flabbergasted and turned to me, "How the hell did you cast that? It was a demise spell!" I had no idea what he meant by that. After I apologized to everyone for scaring them, I turned back to the tree and started casting again, seeing if I could cast anything else. Since I knew how to cast properly now, it barely took any time to cast a new spell. It was the same one as the mage had cast,

[Water Bolt]. It did considerably more damage though, piercing through the felled tree from twenty meters and poking a sizable hole in a rock another five meters away. I whistled before I heard a thudding behind me. I turn to find a fainted mage. He must've been more tired than he though. I moved to drag him to his bedroll, letting him sleep off his stupor.

I moved to a few of the guards and convinced them to train their swordplay with me until most everyone went to sleep. I was able to level my warrior level by one more and my wizard level by two so I call that pretty good for the day.

When I woke for my shift, I took one of the [Armored Raccoon Dogs] and ate it. I got a skill from it but, other than that, nothing happened.

[You have learned "Shell Defense" ability.]

[Day 6]

It was raining today so most of us stayed in the carriages as we headed to the town. It was a slow boring day and I wasn't able to level my skills any. I was, however, allowed to use the pelts we had gotten from the rabbits and a bit of thread from the chefs to try and make some clothing.

[Horned Rabbit] pelts didn't sell for much, being an item there was almost an excess of.

By night, the rain had stopped but the ground was pretty muddy so most everyone stayed in the carriages to sleep with only the guards outside.

During my shift, I pulled a small crude buckler made of animal shells from my Item Box so I could use [Shell Defense]. It was one of the worse items I took from the camp but I didn't want anyone coming after me for stealing their good equipment.

[Day 7]

After a quick meal, we set off for the day, hoping to reach Evansdale by nightfall. I walked alongside the head caravan today, chatting with the old man who told me the guards were hired from 'The Sword of the Weak', a group of adventurers meant to send low level people on easy quest to help them level before they left and joined groups better suited for their abilities. Most of the guards were from them and, as such, rather new to the business… well, they were assigned to easy missions so there shouldn't be any issues.

As I went to the bathroom a few hours later, I was attacked by a lone [Night Viper]. I was able to knock it aside with my shield but it was relentless and quite strong for something so small. It took me five minutes and being bitten to kill it. Well, being bitten wasn't too bad. I bit the head of the snake off a couple seconds after I killed it and gained a number of skills, including one which made me immune to [Night Viper] venom and resistant to other venoms.

[You have learned "Thermography" ability.]

[You have learned "Venom" ability.]

[You have learned "Poison Resistance" ability.]

[You have learned "Presence Sensor" ability.]

[You have learned "Evil Eye" ability.]

It was rare every ability I gained was useful but it was one of those times. It also showed how much stronger the creature was than me.

I finished eating the snake and doing my business and headed back to the caravan, moving to the medic to get the bite bandaged. They looked worried, thinking I was poisoned but, since I showed no symptoms, they determined I was fine.

Other than that, the day was nothing special.

We stopped at least half a day from the town. While we could've pushed and made it there, it would've been well after nightfall and they didn't want to go through the process of entering the city late at night.

During my shift, I killed a goblin with [Water Bolt]. It was quiet so no one else noticed. I ate him and gained one skill.

[You have learned "Goblin Language" ability.]

I wasn't sure how much use it was going to be but some skills were like that. In my past life, I had a power that made people slightly dizzy. It ended up saving my life a few times, either making a blade miss entirely or miss enough to make the enemy think they killed me.

I slowly ate the goblin throughout my shift. It wasn't that bad. It tasted kind of like raw octopus. I finished it off a few minutes before my shift ended and went to lay down. Too bad it didn't teach me anything else.

[Day 8]

We walked at a leisurely pace towards the town, not in a big rush to get there. I mostly talked to the women being transported, getting to know about the world I was in. We were in Sternbild Kingdom on our way to the fortified city of Trient. Evansdale was on the way and they had planned to stop there to trade some of their good anyway. I was able to make friends with them by the time we arrived to the town, including Redhead and I planned on staying in touch with them in the future.

Apparently there were very few, if any communication devices so I needed to figure out a way to make some so I could give them to the girls.

Once we got to the gate, it took nearly an hour to check the goods before we went through the gates. They had to check every last item since there was apparently some kind of issues with a cheap drug that was said to have no drawbacks. I didn't believe it and they found nothing so we went into the town. By my standards it was rather small, having no more than five hundred people but it was quaint. I followed the caravan, which was apparently called [Star God's Pavilion] to the market and helped them set up before I went to talk with the leader.

He smiled at me, "So I guess you're off then boy." I rub the back of my head, "Yeah, I am. I need to train and work on my Jobs." He nods, "Stay safe then.. And take Rubellia with you. She needs some practice." I look slightly confused and he laughs, turning to point at Redhead, "Her, boy. You beat her pretty quickly and she's been feeling a bit down since then." I nod and wave at the old man before moving to Redhead, "Hey, Ruby." She blinks and looks to me, "Come on. The old man wanted me to train you a bit before you left." She puffs out her cheeks but follows.

It took ten minutes of walking before she said anything, "Do you even know where you're going?" In truth, I didn't. I cleared my throat and turned to her, "Not at all." She facepalmed and turned to walk another direction, not the one we came from, "This way. There's a training area we can use in the adventurer's guild." I follow and, after about ten minutes of walking, we reach the center of the city. She heads to a shop with the image of a goblin with X's for eyes on it. I smirked at the image. It was at least somewhat similar to a cartoon image from my world.

We headed inside and went up to the counter. Redhead waited for the catgirl to finish down the counter before she moved to us, "Hello. We'd like to use the training area." The catgirl nodded, "Certainly. What metal plates do you have?" Redhead raised a copper plate and looked to me, "I don't have one." She blinks, "How do you not have one and still manage to kill armored raccoon dogs?" I look at her, slightly confused, "Why do I need to be in the adventurer's guild to be strong enough to do that?" She looked a little puzzled by that but didn't say anything. The catgirl cheerfully chirped, "You can sign up here if you wish. The only way you can use the training area is if you're registered." I sigh, "Alright, I'll register." The catgirl claps excited and beckons me over as she walks down the counter, "Come on down this way. You're human, right?" I nod and she continues, "Good, we won't need an evolution card then." She giggles at my confused face, "It's for monster races that want to be adventurers. Monsters evolve into stronger monsters, don't you know?" I shake my head, "No. I was rather sheltered until the collapse of my nation." She pouts, "I'm sorry to hear. Don't worry, I'll give you an information scroll to help you out." I smirk, able to get more information.

We stop at the end of the counter and she pulls up a blank card about the size and shape of a license, "This is your Identification Card. It'll be used to make sure you are you. You won't have to use it too often because Rank-Plates are used for most transactions. They're also accepted in other nations, something everyone has agreed to, so you can use that around them too." I nodded and she slide the card across to me, "If you wouldn't mind putting a drop of blood on this." I pull my dagger out of the sheath and prick my finger before squeezing it to make a drop of blood come out. As it landed on the card, an image of me appeared in the air, including my name. Fortunately it didn't state my age. It would've been a tough one to explain. The catgirl wasn't paying attention, leaning over to do something. Once back above the counter she chirped happily and presented me with a copper plate, "Okay. That'll be two silver coins." I nod and open my Item Box and, grabbing the coin purse left to me by my mother, I pulled out two silver plate and two silver coins. I couldn't tell which was the currency she wanted so I held out both. She took the ones that actually looked like coins so I put the plates back. I hoped she wasn't jipping me but she seemed honest enough.

She chirped again and handed over the plate and the card, "Here you go!" I took the items and tossed them into my Item Box before moving back to Redhead. Once I got to her, she started moving towards the back of the guild. Once we had gone back outside, albeit around back, we entered the training area. It was a mess, looking as if it had barely been touched other than some weathered scars on a couple of the training dummies. I sighed. It was such a waste of potential. I dragged Redhead over to one of the sparring circles, "Alright, come at me with everything you've got." She charged at me with her sword aimed at my chest. It was easy to knock it aside, grab her arm and slam her down on the ground, twisting her arm behind her back and placing my foot on her back, "Too slow, too predictable. Don't show your attack in a melee until you're a couple steps away." I released her and stepped back, letting her stand and rearm herself.

A few hours of knocking her down, she was exhausted and I, while tired, kept training, using a wooden sword to beat up one of the dummies. While it wouldn't really help my level, I could at least condition my body a bit. At least until I ate enough.

Once Redhead had recovered, I stopped and we headed back to the caravan.

[Day 9]

I woke up a bit before dawn today and headed out to the training area again. The caravan was going to be in town for a few more days and I planned on training with Redhead til they left.

I went to their stall and talked with the workers there until Redhead showed up. I didn't have to wait long for her to get there and, as soon as she arrived, I took her down to the training area in the adventurer's guild.

After making sure she remembered what I taught her yesterday, we left and headed to the forest outside the city to train. She'd get most of the materials from what we killed but I'd end up with the brain and hearts.

We mostly killed weaker monsters through the day, mainly [Horned Rabbits] and a couple [Armored Raccoon Dogs]. I didn't get to each much of them so I didn't gain any abilities. I was able to raise my Warrior level to sixteen, while having Redhead watch me kill the [Armored Raccoon Dogs] without chipping my weapons. Once I showed her, I had her do it. She raised her Warrior level from eight to twelve.

As we started to head back to the city, we ran into an injured kobold. It a good meter taller than I was and it wore what looked like a bear's skull on its head. Otherwise, he wore only a loincloth. He brandished a dagger at us but it was easy to knock it away and kill him. I didn't gain a level in my class but I got to eat him, even though Redhead was disturbed I did so.

[You have learned "Intimidating Roar" ability.]

[You have learned "Heavy Blow" ability.]

Hm. I wonder what kind of result I'd get if I used Intimidating Roar and Evil Eye on the same enemy...

[Day 10]

It was the caravans last day in town so, after sparring with Redhead for a few hours, I took her out for lunch. Since it was a small town, it wasn't anything special. It was a part of a monster called [Big Cocco]. It tasted exactly like chicken. From what Redhead said, they're monsters that are typically hunted by low level adventurers for early level experience. Might be a good idea to train against some later on.

Once we had eaten, we parted ways and I went back to the forest. Once hidden from people just on the inside of the forest, I opened up my item box and pulled out a short spear. While I'd like to use a regular spear, the refugee camp I was in didn't seem to have any. I kept my sword and crude shield out as well. The spear was next to useless against night vipers. At least, it was for the moment.

Nothing abnormal happened during todays hunt and I was able to gather four [Horned Rabbits], two [Armored Raccoon Dogs] and three [Night Vipers]. The rabbits and raccoon dogs I killed with [Water Bolt] so I could level my Wizard job while I dealt with the vipers with my sword.

I was able to find two new prey on my way back to the town, several [Seven Colored Bats] and a lone [Demon Spider]. I fought the spider while I was at a disadvantage since I had literally walked into its web and my off-hand had gotten caught. I was able to cut its fangs off before it could bite me but its web was difficult to handle since it was hard to cut through. I ended up having to discard my sword and use my knife to disarm the spider. I say disarm because it was still alive. It just didn't have any legs left to move with.

It took nearly an hour and was well after nightfall before I was able to get myself and my sword out of the web. I wanted to get out of the forest as soon as possible since, from what I heard from the caravan leader, a lot of powerful nocturnal animals and other things roamed the forest. I felt certain I wasn't able to take any of them on.

While I wasn't able to rush out of the forest, with it being so dark, I did move somewhat quickly. Fortunately I didn't encounter anything else during my half-hour journey back. Apparently most of the beast of the forest learned to avoid the night, likely because of what came out.

Once I was near the city, I pulled out a few of the creatures from my Item Box and snacked on them. Ah, if only I had time to cook them.

[You have learned "Spider Thread Creation" ability.]

[You have learned "Endurance" ability.]

[You have learned "Evil Eye Resistance" ability.]

[You have learned "Echolocation" ability.]

[You have learned "Pump Up" ability.]

The bats tasted like rubbery beef and the spider tasted like raw shrimp. The skills were all pretty useful but I wasn't able to control the thread so I had to hunt some more spiders later on to see if I gained a skill that let me control it.

I was able to level my jobs a bit more too.

[Day ?]

I don't think I've explained my ability, [Absorption: Consumption], properly, so I'm putting this here. With it, I can eat anything. No matter how hard or poisonous something is, I would be able to eat it. My teeth can tear through the likes of iron and gold easily while toxins would be restructured, rendered harmless and edible in my body. The characteristics of whatever I ate, whether it be an item or another living being, are absorbed and assimilated into me so that I could use them as well.

However, just because I've eaten something that has an ability, doesn't guarantee that I'll absorb its powers. For example, if what I just ate was a living being, its freshness is an important factor as to whether I'll get an ability or not. After its death, I have twelve hours to eat it before the chance to absorb its abilities are gone.

That said, there are certain parts that give abilities easier than others such as the heart and the brain, where most of the power is concentrated. Physical strengthening and an improved recovery rate can also be obtained in addition to the ability absorbed. Furthermore, if the being that I consumed was stronger than me, there was a certainty of simultaneously acquiring multiple abilities. Moreover, it's possible to strengthen an ability that's been acquired, by consuming the original ability owner multiple times. Although [Absorption] isn't strong on its own, the more I eat, the stronger I become.

So, to sum it up, the more I eat, the more abilities I get, the stronger my body is and the faster I heal. I might be weak at first but there's nearly no way I can be stopped once I've eaten enough.

End Chapter

[1] Most of Day 0 is similar to the start of the manga and novel due to the fact there is no better way to begin Re:Monster. It pretty much has to begin like that if you're using him as the main character.

I'll make a page for his abilities he's gained through his journey as well as his proficiency with them.

It'll look something like….

[Divine Protection of the Great God of Origin and Demise] - 10/10

[Job: Warrior] - Level 18/100 (was 2)

[Job: Wizard] - Level 17/100 (was 6)

[Internal Mana Control] - 3/10 (was 2)

[Magician's Wisdom] - 2/10 (was 1)

[External Mana Operation] - 3/10 (was 1)

[Escape] - 1/10

[Shell Defense] - 2/10 (was 1)

Give me your feedback and tell me what you think of it so far. I'll probably end up making adjustments here and there to the job and abilities but it shouldn't be much.

If you're wondering what he looks like, it's basically him as a hobgoblin, but with normal skin instead of black. I mean the color (or lack of if you want to be specific) black not the skin color.

The reason I have him capable of killing night vipers is because he was able to as a goblin while he was around human strength, give or take a bit. Here he's above average human strength, mainly due to his job as a warrior. If you follow the novel version, (SLIGHT SPOILER) it says humans grow stronger as they level their classes. Wizards would have more mana and faster cast-times while warriors would have faster swings and harder hits… well, mostly. It does depend on your class.

I will admit, it seems like he is leveling his jobs a little quickly but you have to remember that Redhead in the main story gained something like 19 levels by killing three kobolds. Getting to 16 from 2 from killing a couple dozen monsters is actually a little slow.

I do have a question for you all. Should I use Tanuki instead of Raccoon Dog? They are literally the same thing but the japanese call them Tanuki. If so, I'll change it.