(Author's Note: Hope you all enjoy the chapter, also I have decided to make it Non-Harem)
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Raj Pov
I regained my consciousness, but the thing is I couldn't see anything and I mean nothing, not even darkness, I guess this is what Doctors meant by having no receptors, weird it was like I was present yet without presence, now let's stop with useless self-monologue and get serious.
Hmm, I died didn't I? I questioned myself stupidly, I was just too shocked and wanted to piece the current situation bit by bit.
[Positive, Master has died and now reincarnated into a slime], I heard a mechanical voice, which made me surprised, then recalling all the events and things I heard just before my death I asked," You are Great Sage?".
I mean I did wish for being reborn as Rimuru so chances were very high I was reborn as Rimuru and the mechanical voice confirmed it,[ Positive, I am Unique Skill Wise One or referred to as Great Sage by Master].
I smiled in my mind, this is fucking happening, but wait a minute I should ascertain that is not a before-death hallucination by some means so I asked," Great Sage try to create a skill using which I can perceive light or simply see".
[Report! Trying to process Master's Demand! Accessing the Extra Skill 'Form Change' and records of the Human Body to create skill 'Vision'...Successfull]
Soon a light appeared before my eyes, which probably exists now, I found myself to be in the jungle contrary to the dark cave I was expecting, and another thing that Great Sage didn't create skill Magic Sense I was expecting, maybe because I gave unclear commands?
Looking around I asked her," Great Sage can you tell me my Location?", she replied to me,[Negative, I can't tell the exact location but Master is currently in a forest], veins appeared on my slimy self as I said," Thank you for stating obvious!".
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She didn't reply, I sighed and looked around finding no Beast I said," Great Sage create Extra Skill Magic Sense", I wanted this higher version of 360-degree vision skill as it was better than my human sense.
[Negative, Task is deemed impossible due to absence of Magicules or any other Magical Energy], she replies shocking the hell out of me.
"What do you mean?! Wait then where I have reincarnated?!", I asked her losing my calm, but I quickly calmed myself again though forcefully since losing my calm isn't going to help me out.
[Report! Master has reincarnated in the World Called My hero Academia!], she replied surprising me, I quickly started thinking about the reason for this like if I wished for something like that and it ringed in my mind that I did wish to reincarnate in My Hero Academia. I sighed at my stupidity but then again I didn't know that I was getting reincarnated for real and that with Rimuru's skillset.
I guess no need of crying over spilled milk currently I need to know my location and other things, to begin with, I started controlling my slime body and after a few attempts I was able to move somewhat awkwardly, and in a few minutes my movement become natural, weirdly enough it seemed natural to me like I just wasn't a two-legged creature hours ago.
Then again I guess it is because of my natural instincts as a monster, so I quickly found a hole in a tree perfect for hiding though inside seeing a snake scared me but I quickly said, "Predator!", and then jumped on the snake out of instinct I covered it and devoured it.
[Devouring Pit Viper...Successful! Snake Form and Skill Venomous Bite had been acquired]
Hearing the voice I felt enthusiastic as this thing was happening in real life, I was acquiring skills!! The fact that I had also one of the most famous Otaku Skills called Predator! Any skill which gave the user the skill of his opponent or other party and then synthesize them to form stronger skills was the Dream of every Reincarnator who might exist considering I have reincarnated for real.
Then I willed to transform into Snake form and I changed from slime to snake then making myself comfortable in the Tree Hole I decided to ask her some questions which I was curious about," Okay Great Sage now tell me how I am alive? Since In anime it is shown that slimes live off Magicules and absence of it should be fatal to me".
This was the thing I was worried about the most, though It can be because reality is different from Manga, Anime, and Novels, she replied[ Report! Voice of the World has gifted Master two skills due to his peculiar situation, they are Intristic Skill Conversion and Extra Skill World Link]
I finally understood the reason for my survival since if these skills were absent I would have died a pathetic death again something which I do not want. Then I asked my second Question," Now tell me how did you know the name of the snake?", yes I wanted to know the reason for her knowing the name of the snake which I didn't know.
[Report! I have access to all the memories of Master and even those which Master has forgotten and from Master's memories it was a Japanese Pit Viper called Mamushi], she replied clearing my doubts, I was indeed amazed by her efficiency but the thing about her having access to all my memories rather worried me.
Yes, knowing that someone can know all your thoughts, and memories will be definitely concerning, and recalling how a skill like Great Sage can affect me and my personality greatly was quite bothersome. In the Tensura series, Manas born from Justice King Michael replaced Rudra's original personality completely though he didn't actively do it and the process was slow with the main reason being Rudra losing a small part of his soul after every reincarnation due to the imperfect process which he didn't know about.
I definitely need to do something about it, and thus I said," Great Sage let me ask you if I were to command anything would that be absolute?". She replied[ Positive, My sole purpose is to assist Master and ensure his survivability so most of your commands are must-do for me unless your survivability is involved but Master can give me absolute commands which I can't deny].
Hearing that I asked," Will those commands will be absolute even if you were to evolve?", I replied[ Affirmative, if the command is something regarding my core function then it will be permanent even after my evolution].
I felt relieved hearing that and then seriously said," Then I command you, Great Sage, Firstly You should always be loyal to me, Second, you should never hide anything from me unless I tell you to do so, Never harm or do anything to me until I tell you to do so, and always adhere to my wishes".
[Positive, all the commands have been accepted as Core Commands, they have become permanent], she replied making me relieved, I might add some more commands later on but for now, they were enough, there was another thing I wanted to do and asked," Great Sage can you make something akin to Status sheet for me with my skills, race, and everything?".
[Positive, working on it...Completed!], she replied.
A holographic Image appeared in front of me, and I looked at it seriously.
[Status]
Name: None
Species: Slime
Blessing: None
EP:3500
Intrinsic Skills: Conversion, Self Regeneration.
Unique Skill: Devourer(Predator), Wise One(Great Sage).
Extra Skill: World Link
Skills: Venomous Bite
Resistances: Pain Resistance, Physical Attack Resistance, Thermal Fluctuation Resistance.
Looking at my Status I was excited, Great Sage managed to organize the Status in a very fitting Tensura Power System Style, and though I was disappointed seeing so few Skills, I was still Glad by the fact I had Unique Skills Great Sage and Predator as long as I use them to their full potential getting ridiculously powerful is a possibility, yes a possibility though only for now.
I also looked at my EP which referred to Energy Points, now they were just 3500 and I wasn't sure how strong I was so I asked Great Sage," Explain to me about the Power unit and how strong I am".
Great Sage replied[Report! Energy Points refer to the amount of Threat a being has and the Magicules he has, Master's current existence by Tensura Webnovel Standards which I took as reference means Master is as Strong as a Lizardman].
I understood what she said, but still, from what I remember Tensura Power System is full of contradictions, and taking it as a reference isn't a good thing, even if I have just 3500 Ep I should be able to Devour enemies stronger than me, I know the power of Predation that much, anyway this type of power system is rather problematic and if she has made it using Tensura Webnovel and other references from my memories then it makes it more Inaccurate.
"Great Sage change the power system and instead of measuring it in EP's use some other unit", I ordered her.
[Affirmative, Which unit should be used?], she replied, I pondered on the question for a bit and then replied," Use the common E rank to SSS Rank but not in Tenusra Power level but rather based somewhat on Fate and other isekai genres".
[Report! Changing the power level calculation unit...completed], she replied and I asked her," Now show my Status Again".
The Holographic screen appeared before me again.
[Status]
Name: None
Species: Slime
Blessing: None
Rank: C+
Intrinsic Skills: Conversion, Self Regeneration.
Unique Skill: Devourer(Predator), Wise One(Great Sage).
Extra Skill: World Link
Skills: Venomous Bite
Resistances: Pain Resistance, Physical Attack Resistance, Thermal Fluctuation Resistance.
There was just a small difference in Status but I was satisfied with it, at least much less complicated and more accurate.
Now I have seen my status, next thing comes where and when I am. Since I don't know where or during what time period I have reincarnated, for the place I can guess I am Japan from the fact that the snake I devoured earlier was of Japanese Descent, for the timeline, there are three cases.Before the Plot, During the Plot, and After the Plot.
Obviously, to clear my doubt, I asked the Wise One," So Great Sage do you know at least during which timeline I am? At least any guesses?".
She replied in her same mechanical feminine voice,[ Report! Unable to determine but because of the Master's wishes the probability of being 100 years before and 100 years after the plot is as high as 90%].
I coughed blood in my mind hearing that, the situation is as bad as it could be, firstly I was reincarnated in a world where there is no Mana, Magicules, or any Magical energy making me weaker than supposedly I should be and it will definitely affect my Growth or so I guess.
Nextly if I have reincarnated in the far past then I would have to wait for many years, well I can just kill and become All for one myself by devouring One for all and accumulate strength till I can leave this world, now when I think carefully this doesn't seems that bad of a case though I will be missing the chance to see the plot since by then Butterfly effect would have changed the world.
Now if I have reincarnated during the plot which isn't a bad case either, I know many important things using which I can use in my favor and get stronger. And lastly, if I am reincarnated after all the events of My Hero Academia then I would have to make plans and get stronger slowly since I won't have any advantage at all.
Nodding to myself I have decided to hunt down several animals in the forest to get basic self-defense in the world then venture out to see during which timeline I am and after that, I will decide my next course of action.
Coming out of my thoughts I looked out to see the red sky, I guess it is going to be evening, but I am not tired at all so I guess, I can take advantage of the situation to hunt down nocturnal animals.
To be continued...