Chapter 9: feel sad
Chapter Nine
[Confirmation]
As soon as those words were spoken, massive black shadows erupted before spreading throughout the entire house.
All the shadows twisted toward the corpse, forming a massive vortex so intense that I couldn't even close my eyes because of the scene in front of me.
"Aaakh…"
A small pebble entered my eye while I was watching… damn this shabby hut. I'm seriously starting to consider wearing glasses.
[Absorption complete]
[Strength increased by +1]
"Finally," I said while holding my reddened eye.
When I saw the system notification, I couldn't help but wonder—do I have a status screen? "Display status window."
[Confirmed]
[Name: Akaza (Song Yi)]
Strength: 100 > 5
Speed: 115 > 6
Agility: 112 > 6
Hidden Skills:
Wind Pressure: You can make wind act like
blades. Devour: You can obtain one of the stats of creatures you kill.
Skill Master (You can obtain the ability of any demon you devour, but it must be at least one of the Lower Moons) (Locked)
Devoured Demons: 1. ]
When I saw the massive window, I felt an overwhelming sense of awe. Just imagine—this is my power with only five or six points in each stat. What will happen when I regain all my strength, along with those terrifying skills below?
But something annoyed me. Why is the Skill Master ability locked? Is there a way to use it, or will it remain locked forever?
"Can I know what you mean by 'locked'?" I asked with confusion.
[The host must complete specific missions in order to obtain the skill.]
"I know that, but what are the missions I need to complete?" I asked eagerly.
[I don't know.]
"..."
[I swear I don't even know myself.]
"Are you telling me, you bastard, that you don't even know the next mission?" I shouted in anger.
[Missions are created in the future using a highly complex algorithm.]
"Yeah… I don't care. But then how do you know I'll get a mission after three days?"
[No comment.]
"Hah…" I sighed in exhaustion.
I felt a deep sadness inside me. Imagine a glass of water in front of you while you're thirsty, but you can't drink it.
Suddenly…
I felt a small rock fall onto my shoulder before I looked up and saw that the ceiling had already begun to crack.
"I don't think it'll last even one more day." It would be strange if it did after everything that happened today.
I looked at the worn-down house, then at the room again, but no matter how many times I looked, I couldn't help but feel disgusted. "Can't demons control themselves?" I asked in bewilderment.
The corpses were mutilated, limbs scattered…
but there was something strange about the old couple's bodies.
When I looked at the elderly man and woman, I realized something very serious.
"Wasn't it the demon who killed them?" I said in astonishment.
There was a smooth slit on the man's neck as if he'd been cut by a sharp object, while the woman had several stab wounds in her chest.
Upon further examination, I realized something extremely dangerous. "What if the demon's appearance wasn't a coincidence, but rather because of the smell of blood?"
I struck my fist into my palm in realization before speaking, "Are you saying that all my efforts to get them to reconcile were for nothing?"
"Are you saying I couldn't fix their issues…?" tears
I wiped the tears from my eyes before speaking, "I wish you had reconciled."
"You truly were heroes."
...Five minutes later...
"Well, it's time to go."
After finishing the mourning, I wiped the fake tears from my face before heading toward the door.
Only two and a half days remain until the mission I'll receive from the system. I must prepare for it… for a better future, of course.
I grabbed the axe and placed it on my back before stepping out of the house.
"Yes… yes… it's great to live here."
As soon as I stepped out of the house, I felt something extremely sharp approaching my head.
"Hah?" When I looked at that face, I couldn't help but curse.
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I hope you enjoyed the chapter.
Also, there's an important note: for those who don't remember the character names—
Should I publish a chapter containing the characters' names and their descriptions from the anime, or do you prefer that I mention each character at their appropriate time instead of having to flip through
Who do you think found it?😁