-----KC/MC-----
"Stay here for a bit and wash up if you need to, I should be back in at most 30 minutes" I said before leaving. I knew that she would not want to see the massacre area right now so I had left her behind.
When I arrived I grabbed a sword, 2 daggers, some clothes for the girl, and any food they had. Afterwards, I returned to the lake to find that she was currently drying her damp hair on a nearby rock. It was closing in on noon by now so I decided to fish for lunch. After acquiring 4 fish and cooking it, we had lunch, I had finished mine long before the girl had so I checked my current status.
[status:
Name: King Crimson
Lvl: 5 Exp: 35/300
Destructive power: B
Speed: C
Range: E
Durability: C
Precision: C
Development potential: A
Abilities:
Epitaph
Time: 10 seconds
Time erasure:
Time: 3.5 seconds (can be increased)
Unique titles:
Userless Stand, Ageless, Genderless
Skill tree available!]
'Interesting, what's this skill tree thing.' After thinking this a new window appeared revealing a series of grayed out boxes with levels 15, 30, 50, 70, 90, and 100 underneath. There was one box that had the level 5 underneath with the words "Crimson Court". Clicking on this expanded the box revealing an explanation of the skill.
[Crimson Court: Trap a single opponent within a pocket dimension, you may harm your opponent but they cannot harm you, they will also remember everything that happens within it.
time: 2 seconds (Can be Upgraded)
Unlock?: -Yes- -No-]
After reading the description I immediately pressed yes, my status updated but nothing else happened afterwards. After the girl had finished eating I began to question her, I knew I needed information on this world or else it is unlikely I will survive for much longer even with my abilities.
"Cerise, you where an important person where you not, why is this?"
"I am an apprentice fire mage, most mages are male but there are some female magi as well."
"Hmmm. So mages exist...that's going to be a bit of a problem. I may be able to fight normal group of humans relatively well but I wonder how I'll fair against a group of mages. My ability cool downs are supposed to be decently long and for a time I'll have to rely on my basic body capabilities when they are used."
"That reminds me, what are you and how are you able to teleport like that?"
"I am able to use a precognition ability called epitaph for up to 10 seconds, and I can manipulate a certain period of time in a certain way but I won't go into specifics as it's quite hard to explain, and lastly I am called a stand. Normally a stand would be attached to a creature as a physical manifestation of their fighting spirit which can be sometimes acquired through inheritance or if the creature has been struck but does not die from a specially made arrow, but for me that does not seem to be the case."
"So your saying you can manipulate time to an extent, and that there are others that can do the same as you."
"I believe it is highly unlikely that there is anything that has this ability in this world."
" How do you know?"
"Call it a hunch. Now, is there any important things that I should know about the village we will be heading to?"
"The village is quite big and is only 10 miles away from the capital. The village lord is a decently high ranking noble in the kings court and takes good care of the village residents so don't get on his bad side. You should probably also hid your appearance, you might be mistaken for a demon or something."
"If I am labelled a demon I will be labelled a courteous and chivalrous demon, as I have no army to begin with and I doubt anyone would be willing to join if I asked I will not cause unwanted trouble. I wish to become someone who can be trusted by others, ideally I would like become a knight or a hunter as those will be best suited towards my skill set."
After finding out some basic information about the money system in this world, we began to travel in the direction of the village. It would take us 3 days of walking for us to see the village in the distance. During these 3 days I had made a raft like sled to keep the things we could not carry, I had filled it with 5 rabbits, 10 fish, some bits of dry wood, and fruits that I had gathered along the way hoping to sell them to make enough money for lodging.
It was early afternoon when we reached the village and what greeted me was 5 entry guards blocking me swords drawn.
"DEMON! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO CERISE!" One of them with flashy armor yelled, probably the captain.
-----3rd person-----
MC: "Sir you have no need to worry, I have done nothing to the girl. I mean no harm in coming here as long as no one intends to harm me."
Captain: "Is this true cerise?"
Cerise: "As long as you do not attack he will not attack either."
MC: "Sir, I request entry into the village in order to sell the supplies I have gathered and to find lodging, I do not have money but once I have sold these I will pay for any entrance fees."
Captain: "How can we trust a demon will keep his word?"
Cerise: "He is not a demon and even if he was he is trustworthy."
Captain: "Very well, if it is you who says this, you may enter the village. If you cause any trouble to the residents we will immediately kick you out of the village and you will not be able to return."
MC: "I thank you for your kindness, sir. I will not cause trouble if no one intends to harm me, if you insist I will allow someone to accompany me to make sure of this."
Captain: "Alright, you, make sure that he doesn't cause trouble."