It was the dawn of a beautiful day, a soft light illuminating the great city of Brances, the day that had been the most common, there were few clouds in the sky, the roosters began to crow.
Several children went out to play early, but this day was different, the children's parents would not let their children out today, they would not let them go out unless they wished their deaths.
A gentle breeze was blowing throughout the city, that gentle breeze was very pleasant, or so it could have been, that gentle and pleasant breeze, it was unpleasant, an omen of death could be smelled by all the townspeople.
The gentle breeze on that beautiful day had been spoiled by the smell of rotten eggs.
A few people knew what this omen of death indicated, but a rumor spread so quickly that one would think that they had all agreed to a truth beforehand.
Death was walking the Brances streets.
The Inn of the Crescent Moon 12 am Shisuka Perspective
The breakfast was delicious, but the truth is that I did nothing but wrinkle my nose throughout breakfast, The dullahan who has done so much and so little is resting in his room, Fun and the monster girl had an early breakfast and went out for a walk but returned early, apparently the terrible smell that flooded the area was much worse outside, without doing more they tried to read some books, Scar's personality had undergone a new change, he seemed down for some reason, the goddess that is eating in silence at my same table and who knows where that demon is, who would say that that demon became the cultist, I did not know that non-humans could fill those positions.
Anyway, Scar left me his crown so that I could sell it and what to say, we made a deal, we would distribute the profits 70- 30 in my favor, without further ado I finished having breakfast, I got up from the table and got ready to go out, of course not I could forget about my suitcase, depending on what comes up I may try to sell it.
As I thought the foul smell of rotten eggs was much worse outside, but it did not seem to me that it reached an unbearable point, the streets are so empty and silent that one would swear that this place is a ghost town, but well that is not from me incumbency.
I moved down the main street without hiding in the least, the street is empty so why not go through the middle of the street ...
...
I have a slight feeling of discomfort, it is a nostalgic sensation, but strange, as if I wanted to feel something that I can no longer feel and that creates a conflict in my being ...
I decide to ignore this feeling and continue on my way, I quickly get into the narrow streets of the city that lead to the south, I begin to use my stealth ability, I begin to move through the shadows and rooftops.
If I want to sell this crown, which obviously belongs to royalty, I must find the right place, to do that it is essential to obtain some information.
This marginal area is quite unfortunate, the streets are obviously emptier than usual, however the marginal neighborhoods do not have the comfort of sheltering.
In a short time I hear something interesting, from the bottom of an alley, they were two muscular guys talking to one hooded their conversation was quite curious.
MM (Muscle Man) 1 - ... the auction are going to be held in an hour so hurry up ...
MM2- Yes, they won't accept your slave if he doesn't have a collar.
Hooded- mmm, that will be a problem, if he speaks to the agency (of slaves) they may arrest me, but if I cut his tongue or torture him it not only lowers his value, also they may refuse to turn a person in these conditions into a slave.
MM1- You don't know Jack?, he can do it.
MM2- for a slightly higher price of course, come closer look you can find Jack in ...
I should go visit this Jack, it is very likely that he will help me with my other little problem, the hooded man decided to follow the advice of muscular men and, therefore, I left the street, I instead decided to follow muscular men And just as I supposed they took me to the place where the clandestine auction would take place ... or so I think, that pair slipped through a small hole and I have lost sight of them.
With a quick jump I get off the roof, I realize that I forgot something, I go back up to the roof and pick up my suitcase and then jump back down.
I want to follow them inside, but before that I decide to go visit Jack, it is possible that he will facilitate many things, I run quickly through the shadows until I reach the place where Jack is, but before I get to this I am forced to hide What happened? An unimportant event, the hooded man was leaving the premises, behind him an elf girl followed him with a necklace around her neck ... well, it doesn't matter.
I keep on my way, stand in front of Jack's door and follow Muscle Man 2's instructions.
Shizuca- "Fresh guts, I brought you a knife"
After a short silence the door opens, behind it is a figure, he wears a leather jacket, leather pants, a white shirt covered by a black vest, he wears a pair of leather gloves, a mask that covers completely his face of irregular shape [resembles that of a doctor of the black plague ... his friend and neighbor the god Zac tells you] he wears a hat also made of leather on his head.
Jack- What service are you looking for.
A muffled, deep voice came out of his mask.
Shizuca- There is a person I want to put into a slavery contract.
The masked man stared at me for a moment, due to the mask I could not follow the movement of his eyes, however it was obvious that he was looking for the subject to enslave.
Jack- come back when ...
Shizuca- is here.
I pointed to my suitcase.
Jack- ...I ... understand... follow me inside.
Jack invited me to come in and I did it, the interior was strange, there were many jars here and there with various contents, in addition, there were also several utensils of questionable uses in the place, Jack stood behind a desk and took a bag of a box slightly hidden a metal necklace.
Jack- the process costs 10 gold coins, the necklace costs 3, the price is non-negotiable and you have to paid in advance.
I put my hand in my bobbin and took out of it 10 gold coins and 30 silver, after which, I paid.
I raised the suitcase to the desk and took out a gagged Kuroro, Jack started the process, Jack tells me that Kuroro is an illegal slave and that he lacks official papers, that really does not matter to me although it is sure that it will give me problems in the future.
Kuroro- AAAAHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!.
Apparently the ritual is a bit painful ... whatever.
When the ritual is over, Jack gives me a key, whoever has the key has the right to the slave.
Jack- ... however in exchange for 16 silver coins I can turn the key into a tattoo and fuse it with the slaver's skin ...
I took 16 silver coins out of my pocket and handed them to him, Jack silently takes the key, clenches his fist and a light emerges from it [however Shizuca is unable to see said light], then he asks me to show the part of the body where put the key, I uncover the forearm and offer it to him, he puts his hand on the bare skin and a new blue light shines [however Shizuca is unable to see said light], the process feels a bit like liquid steel entering through the skin, at the end I can see a tattoo in the shape of a totally black key with a size of 3.5 centimeters.
Jack- that's it.
After finishing I put Kuroro back in the suitcase and leave the place.
I walk for a few minutes to return to my previous position and I get in the same place as the pair of muscular men and I activate my stealth ability again, however as I slide through the tunnel I notice a very curious curiosity, almost without Importantly, the light around me was less bright, something that could even go unnoticed because deep down, it had enormous power.
I take it for granted that my new clothes are something ... special, if I'm not mistaken one can manage to manipulate the clothes in different ways, reaching the point that the clothes are transformed into whatever you want.
I know it takes a while to achieve this symbiosis, but what if? ... a person usually only has one slime in their body and this slime is the one called the main slime, it is the slime that retains its core in the fusion, however I am 10, it has not been more than 24 hours since all the slimes got on my body, I am more than sure that none of them have achieved control or the main slime position, if so ...
Heh heh ... I have an idea ..
I took a coin out of my pocket and clenched it inside my fist as I mentalized myself
Shizuca- (I hope this works ...)
What do I do? Simple, during my visit to the castle of the king (currently Scar) I heard a couple of announcements of the system, more specifically, the god Zac gave me a new ability, if it works the way I think it works it is possible that I can take great advantage of it.
The name of the skill is emulation, emulsify it is similar to imitation, but this copy results, that is ...
I put the coin inside the slime and activate the ability.
Shizuca- "I know of my property, you who are not going to object, let yourself dominate" Slave, [emulation skill activated]
While the coin is still in the slime I take out of it a line of liquid metal, which I proceed to eat, I feel my throat burn but it is a minimal pain so I decide to ignore it, what's more, feeling this pain is a clear indicator that The ability was fully activated, if my theory is not wrong, then ... I start to inspect the slime and, indeed, what I expected happened, the slime no longer has 10 cores, now it only has one, and it is the coin that I enter In other words, this monster is no longer a parasite, it is a part of my being.
I decide to try what I can do with it, to begin with my outfit can completely merge with the shadows, that is very useful for, but before continuing with my experiments a note fell from the sky and hit me in the face.
The content of the note is as follows:
"Weren't you going to an auction?
If you linger too long in that tunnel, you will surely miss out on the auction,
Having written this, I will now proceed to write the most useful functions (for you)
These are the passive characteristics:
It naturally absorbs light, hides your identity, and empowers the stealth ability.
Active Features:
By manipulating the slime you can partially change all your features (you cannot modify your height) You can completely manipulate the slime this not only applies to its shape, but also to all its other aspects, following the above it is possible to create armor and weapons, this It is limited by the mass of the slime, if you want more get more slimes.
That's the basics so here I say goodbye, I hope you enjoy your gift.
Zac signature.
Pd: I was the one who threw the slimes on you, I hope you enjoyed it
Pd2: this message will self-dismiss in 3 seconds "
Throw the note away as it turns into a fireball.
Shizuca- what if I enjoyed it? enjoy every damn second.
If the note is right, I'm on my way to an auction.
I continued on my way while manipulating my clothes and absorbed the light from around ... Or now my clothes are part of me ... I continued on my way absorbing the light from around.
In a short time I reached a hall, there was a person in it but I quickly slipped away, I already had a goal in mind, I am going to go to the auctioneer office to sell this crown.
Once inside I confidently approached one of the thugs of the place and tapped him twice on the shoulder, curiously this man is Muscular Man 2.
MM2- He?
When he turned around and looked at me, his face froze and lost all its color.
Shizuca- you seem to have seen a ghost, however I need information, tell me where the coordinator is.
His hand was shaking a little, it seemed that as soon as he stopped seeing him he would run away.
Shizuca- Here comes the great dilemma, we can do this in two ways, decide by hook or by crook.
MM2 gulped involuntarily as he shook from head to toe.
Shizuca-. . . Am I to assume you want to do it the hard way?
I said while raising my hand to his face.
Shizuca- I wonder what sense you will lose today.
His eyes were wild.
Shizuca- thief of senses [ 19-26-37 have been stolen] [All the numbers of this ability are found in the chapter without number "the dullahan and the 13 shadows part 2", the 19 is mental reset, the 26 is hunger V insatiable, and 37 is "mana"]
While I was wondering why the voice of the world system said things like chapter without number MM2 was suffering on the ground, whatever, I did this knowing that this could happen, a backup plan? yes, I have a spare.
MM1- Y- and- I t- you - I'll tell you, please don't kill me !!!
MM1 was with MM2 from the beginning, my backup plan is he. At that moment I wondered without much interest why they were both scared the moment they saw me, but after looking at my hand I knew why.
My hand was nothing more than translucent spindles, this is a characteristic that I did not know about my clothes, apparently, for some mysterious reason, while I am alert, my clothes will put on my skin and disguise it in an exemplary way.
I am almost sure that my hand became skeletal as soon as I used the ability of sense thief, however I turn to see MM1 and sharpen my sense of sight, and I look at the reflection of his eyes, a hooded person is reflected in these , on the face of this figure I see a skeleton mask on a black background, a white mask that stands out against a complete darkness, without leaving a trace of the identity of the person behind the mask, that reflection is my reflection.
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Fun fact- in the demonic world the smell of sulfur is known as an omen of death, it does not imply that someone is going to die as is, however if it implies that a person who brings or represents death is nearby, most people flee of that smell.
Fun fact 2- Shizuca's clothing (made of slimes) has always emitted a slight and almost imperceptible smell of rotten eggs, Shizuca felt uncomfortable at first but currently does not remember this characteristic of her clothes.
There is a second curious fact related to the smell of sulfur that hangs over Brances, however this is closely related to the plot as it was produced by the release of gases locked up for a long time.