I wake up in the virtual world.
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Alright. No signs of players for now.
I got off my bed and notice I have a letter from my family.
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What do they want?
I prepared myself and went out.
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I see my sister waving at me in a shopping district.
"What is it? Where are the others?"
"Oh, our father is busy with his company. Mother is working. Spectacles are meeting other families for diplomatic affairs with them. But don't worry! I can convey their message to you perfectly fine!" Says my sister.
Spectacles? Oh, my brother.
It's lunchtime so we decided to stop by at a restaurant, MacDonald.
"So, what do you need?"
My sister smiles. "Let's eat first. We will talk later. Now, please buy for me 2 Big Macs, upsized!" She says.
"Huh?! What? I pay?"
"Uhm... Well yes. I forgot... To bring my wallet. So... Don't worry! I will bring you out for dinner next time!"
What the...
This girl is like my sister in real life... What a brat.
"Fine fine."
"Yay!"
Lucky for you, I already got used to this because of Kirei, my sister.
I went to order and came back with the food. We ate and then I finally ask "you done? Alright, tell me what we are here for?"
"Oh yeah. I almost forget... Hehe... It has been a long time since we had a meal together. Anyways, firstly, for the good news, congratulations!! You are the strongest Japanese now!! For the bad news, however... Other countries we're notified of your strength is now planning for an attack."
"What?!?" I exclaim. "Why? I didn't even do anything to them?!"
"I know. It's just... Your talent and strength are now one of the best in the world. They are afraid of how much you can grow and plans to get rid of you along with our country."
"They are really... Just because of me, they plan to wipe out our country?"
"Not wipe out, enslave." My sister replies.
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That's even worse than death!
"So, how do they plan to attack?"
"By sending their strongest cultivators or technologies all at once. I heard that America will be the first to attack. They are planning to send an atomic nuclear to us... Even strong cultivators can't survive from that..."
Tch...
"I see... You Brat, can I ask you for a favour?" I ask.
"Hm? What?"
"I need you to keep an eye on all the countries. I need to know what they are planning and how long will it take them. You can cooperate with the government if you want."
"Oh yeah! Uh... about that..." My sister suddenly exclaims. "Speaking of the government. He wants to meet you to discuss something. But um... never mind, you will get what i mean when you arrive. I'm pretty sure you won't be affected with your current strength so it's fine."
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I agreed to meet the government officials and they take me to what seemed like a company in a black limousine.
I walk into the building and a lady in a suit greeted me and lead me into a room.
This room seems like... a meeting room?
There are oddly only two guards stationed beside the entrance and they seem to be anxious.
They seem to be in the dragon realm... Around the first to the second stage.
In the middle of the huge room lies a huge table. There are three men there sitting who look like they are in their 50's with some of them almost going bald.
They look like those politically corrupted greedy bastards I always see in animes and sometimes in real life... no offence but it's just their appearance.
"Is that him?" one of them calmly asks.
The lady nods and left.
One of them smirks. "Do it."
One of the bodyguards immediately grabs hold of my arms with Qi and the second guy pull something like an injector out of his coat and attempts to strike my neck with it.
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I immediately kick his crotch before his hand can reach my neck and he lets go of the injector.
"ARGHHH!!!"
I then grab the bodyguard trying to immobilize me and throw him over me.
he slams onto the ground with a loud thud and faints.
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with both of the bodyguards down, I glare at the three politicians.
"Y-You...They are both in the dragon realm and you...an emperor realm..." says one of the three politicians.
"What's the meaning of this." I calmly ask.
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"I-It's because of you! Because of you, Japan is going to disappear from the world completely!!" One of them says.
"Hmm?"
"If you weren't so powerful, EVERY COUNTRY WOULD NOT WANT TO THREATEN US NOW!!!"
"Huh? So you want me to lose to Devilman?" I ask.
"N-No but we didn't expect the fight to be completely one-sided...a-anyways, you were supposed to sustain some damage too at least!!"
"??? I don't get it. How does this lead to every country wanting to take us down-"
"hehe...HAHAHAHA!!"
one of them starts to laugh. Are these geezers out of their minds?
"Kel... Did you forget? We are supposedly the weakest country in the world..." says the geezer who laughed just now.
!!!!!
Wait... I see.
These geezers are not dumb politicians I have to admit. But their methods... is cynical...(Author: You are one to talk, Karma.)
"... Which country plans to attack us first?" I bluntly ask.
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"W-Wait, don't tell me you plan to-"
"Just shut up and answer my question."
The three politicians look at one another and nod. "California."
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California? California is not a country. I'm pretty sure it's a city in the United States...
So is the entire US involved in this too?
No, not possible just yet.
Then there's only one conclusion left...
I sigh and left the building before trying to contact Yumiko.
I meet up with Yumiko at her... Umm "mansion" which looks like an army fortress.
She seems happy to see me, waving her hand like that.
"How are you feeling?" I ask.
"I'm feeling fine. The injuries are not that serious!"
Not that serious...?
"A-Anyway, I have something I need to tell you."
I proceed to explain everything.
"..."
Yumiko is deep in her thoughts.
I take a sip of the tea before she finally says "Ah! I see... The countries are threatening us because they are afraid."
Oh, she's quite sharp.
"That's right. They are afraid of taking over the 'weakest' country title in the world. They are afraid that they will be the next suppressed country viewed as the weakest and that's the reason why California is attacking first." I say.
"Since you defeated one of their geniuses and tarnished their reputation, they are the main target for insults now." Says Yumiko. "And they want to save face by defeating the entire of Japan..."
I sigh.
"Now here's come the part where I need your favour. You will be meeting three girls tomorrow who will help you. I need all of you to defend Japan while I'm gone."
"Woah! A harem?" Asks Yumiko.
"NO!"
Yumiko smiles. "My friend, you don't need to be shy!"
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"Eh...hehe... I was just joking." Says Yumiko after noticing my glare.
"Anyways, I will be taking a little trip to California... No way I'm letting them do as they please."
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"Kel, you do know that it will enrage other countries right?" Says Yumiko. "We will have more enemies!!"
I smirk. "I know. Don't worry, I wouldn't mind more fodder showing up after all."
Yumiko's eyes widen at the word "fodder".
She thinks about it for a while before sighing.
"Alright. Since it's already so late, want to stay over?"
!! Is she not aware of her gender?
"U-Uh, I prefer my bed. Bye."
Yumiko pouts at that remark. "Fine... Bye."
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I leave and proceeds back home when...
!
I sigh. "Come out."
"Tch. You noticed us huh."
A group of both female and male players appeared from the shadows around me. They are probably players from I.Co or simply just idiots trying to steal the limelight or something.
"You are not scared?" Asks one of them.
"Huh? Hahaha!! Why would I be afraid of generous players wanting to donate their stats to me?" I say.
!!
"Y-You crazy bastard."
True. There are about 50 of them. Each of them is around lvl 90 but so what?
"Now!"
Everyone attacked together. Some of them tried immobilizing me. Others tried debuffing me and buffing their teammates.
I sigh and draw my katana, twirl my body and instantly, everyone around me was decapitated.
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"W-What?! One-shot-"
I dash towards the next player and decapitates him.
One tried attacking from the side, I duck and decapitates his head. Another tries to shoot me, I deflect the bullet and throw a dagger to pierce through that marksman's skull.
One after another, none were able to touch me and instantly dies.
!!
The only ones left are some trembling players...
But...
There's one of them... Still calm.
Is it a girl? I'm not sure. He or she has long hair but has the features of a slim boy body.
This person is wearing a black coat with a black, slightly loose scarf around his or her neck.
"Looks like you are not all bark and no bite huh..." He says.
Oh, it's a male. Damn, he looks so feminine.
While I was lost in my thoughts, he immediately appears in front of me and wanted to thrust a dagger into my chest.
I step back and follows up with a kick to have some distance but he freaking grabbed my leg and attempts to fracture it.
I smirk at his attempt and bend forward to grab his hand holding my leg.
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I then turn Sakura's dual-mode on and attempt to decapitate him with my second Katana.
That guy knows what I am going for and immediately position his head lower to bite the blade.
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Wha-
I then finally kick his torso and manage to achieve a slight distance between us.
I have never seen someone stop my attack by biting the blade!! Holy shit!!
"You...are flexible..." That guy says.
"You are one to talk," I say, gripping my Katana tighter.
He smirks and I return the smirk.
He is interesting.
Remove stats limitation by 2 folds.
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2/10 of limitation removed.
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I dash in for an attack, positioning my first katana at my chest and my second katana lower.
He jumps back at my strike and throws two daggers at me.
I take the dagger head-on and it breaks upon impact.
!!!!
Not expecting his dagger to break, he lost his composure and my chance to end him appears.
With one strike... I did not kill him, I kill the remaining players behind him by decapitation.
He falls onto the ground and stares at me. "You suddenly became stronger? Aren't there a 50% debuff?"
"There are but so what?" I say.
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"Tch... Kill me."
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"Why should I?"
"What do you mean why should you? In a battle, if you lose, you won't come out alive! So just hurry and kill me!" He shouts.
I sigh. "It seems like you don't know your place huh..."
!!
I walk to him and place my Katana near his neck. "I won so I get to decide whether you live or die. You have no right to command me to kill you."
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That sentence silenced the mysterious guy immediately.
"And I choose to let you go. After all, you are the first one to stop my attack by biting the blade. What's your name?"
"... Ki..." He says.
"Ki? Alright then, see you around."
And I left the area.
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Umm... Master... I have something to say.
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Sakura? What is it?
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Please don't let anyone bite me again... It's gross.
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Ah... Uh okay.
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The next day, I went back to Yumiko's mansion.
But before that, I went to fetch the girls.
"Kar-... Kel!" Shouts Reina in a distance.