I woke up and found myself in that room I vividly remembered, sitting once again. I looked up and saw the little spirit. Even just by looking at her, I could sense that she had grown stronger. The level of her power had slightly increased, but it was evident from her aura that her overall strength had grown.
I brought my hands to her chin, and when she woke up, she hugged me tightly and rested on my shoulder.
"I guess this place is now your home," she nodded and proudly thumped her chest. 'It's good for my mental health, thank you, little spirit.' I would never say this out loud, but she knows it.
Seconds, minutes, hours, days, or years later, Demon arrived. Time is hard to measure here.
And it's really difficult. He stood in front of me, and we started conversing. It seemed to be beneficial for both of our mental states.
"Hmm? Did that hero really say that?" I asked, apparently, he couldn't stomach it.
"Yes, he was really furious when he found out you had died before. Hehe, it was entertaining to watch," as far as I understood, Satan can observe heroes whenever he wants.
'An interesting ability...'
I opened my mouth and spoke in a calm tone, "Alright, let's talk about the next round then. And what exactly did you mean by the 'god particle'?"
The Demon made a gesture with his hands, and the environment changed. 'We're in space.'
"The next round will be your final round, as they will bring 'all' humans from Earth... If you want me to explain, listen."
"O-okay, sorry," this space is so much fun, I keep spinning and never stopping!
"Ahhh... Because the decrease in the overall power level means the decline of everything. That includes the 'mana' level as well. Additionally, the heroes won't be able to fully adapt their bodies. So, to put it in terms you understand, their average power level will remain at D. Of course, there are those with insane potential for growth..." he paused and looked at a specific location.
"Anyway, grow as strong as you can. My advice to you... No, fuck it, fuck it, fuck it! Time is limited..." he threw a book at me with his hands, saying, "Search for the god particle, everything is written in the book."
He said and sent me back. Yes, it's probably a troublesome situation, but it's not my problem.
Within a short time, I arrived at a familiar place. How can I forget this place? Luckily, I have the little spirit in my head.
"Welcome, heroes," she said, and I quickly noticed that there were a total of 30 people in the room!
'For God's sake, are they making an anime or something? Did our whole class get transported to another world or something?' as I looked around, I noticed there was some kind of teacher with them.
And as thoughts of Kumo Desu Ga and Arifureta anime crossed my mind, the teacher tried to calm the class.
And nobody noticed me yet, and I don't really care. I quietly opened my spirit book.
[Occupation: Master Fighter]
[Race: Humanoid]
[Abilities: Fungal Dominion]
I tried to feel it, and a mushroom appeared on my hand. I quickly hid it. 'Nice, the mushrooms stayed with me.'
'These places are so boring. I wish it would end soon.'
As I looked up at the ceiling, the saint finally noticed me.
"Is... Is it with you?" she asked, and the others turned their heads towards me.
'I guess I have to say something, but I'm so lazy to bother.' It's clear from their attire that they are students. Then let's tell a sweet lie.
'... I was just passing by the classroom and found myself here.' I looked to gauge their reactions, but there doesn't seem to be much of a problem.
Why is my race described as humanoid? Wasn't humanoid used for something that is half human and half something else? So, I'm really no longer fully human, huh?
Since it's so boring here, I'm moving on. We were presented to the king, and this time he strangely invited us to a feast as newcomers, not like the others.
Here's the strange part. This is the first time it's happening, and my plan for this round is to increase the magic knowledge of the little spirit and myself with the trainers here.
I also need to become an S-level adventurer, as the more I strengthen, the more I'll progress.
"If I kill someone here and invade them with mushrooms..." It's not a bad plan, actually. It would make gathering information easier. And for now, I need to pretend to be weak.
While I was eating the steak in front of me, the king spoke, "Heroes, you are the chosen ones to defeat the Demon King. Eat and enjoy, tomorrow morning you will go to the knight barracks for training!" He waved his hand and put an unknown meat in his mouth, finishing his speech.
Silence fell over the place, and no one spoke for a while. Everyone finished their meals, and they took us to some kind of dormitory. Since the boys and girls were separated, there were about 10 people where I was. Since the girls were the majority, I couldn't do much.
I quietly looked at the others and noticed that they were forming groups among themselves. Well, I'm used to being alone, and I don't really care.
I looked at the little spirit sitting on my shoulder and noticed that it was mimicking the others. I couldn't help but laugh a little, even if it was restrained. The others must have noticed because they started looking at me.
Understanding the situation, the one who was probably the strongest among them asked me, "Is something funny?" There was a hint of threat in their voice, but I didn't care. "Does there need to be?" I said and stood up confidently.
When I approached him, even though he seemed taller and more muscular than me, it didn't matter. My muscles are packed tighter than he can imagine. And in terms of life energy, I still have over 200 years left!
He looked into my eyes and put his hand on my shoulder, "What's so funny?" he asked and started applying pressure on my shoulder. I gently took his hand and pulled it off me, and believe me, he was very surprised. He probably thinks he's some kind of superman because of the blessing he received.
I walked past him and left the dormitory. I don't need to sleep for now. I can manage with 2-3 hours of sleep by dawn.
I explored the surroundings and went down to the library. It's not as flexible as I remember from before, it has "changed." The old version felt like it took 2-3 minutes to create. But this place feels like it has been standing for centuries.
"For God's sake, they're like game developers."
I took a kind of magic book and started reading with the little spirit. Hours later, I had only reached halfway through, and a girl came and sat next to me. I didn't even bother to lift my head and continued reading.
But she was still there. When I reached the last pages of the book and she was bothering me, I finally raised my head.
"What's your problem?!" I asked, and I saw a student in front of me who was probably the same age as me.
"Your face... It looks familiar." Familiar? That's interesting. "Well, we do go to the same school after all." It's a lie, but she doesn't need to know it's a lie.
"You're right." Her eyes glanced at the book in my hand, and I stood up to grab another book. She's beautiful, but not as beautiful as Ifrit, Aulë, or Lif.
'Well, beautiful by human standards. Well, compared to them at least. I'm not that handsome.' I know myself, I'm not overly handsome, but I'm just like a normal human.
I grabbed another book on magic theory and started reading. A few hours later, before I even reached the halfway point of the book, the girl who had come earlier left, and I ended up finishing another book by morning. In total, three books on magic theory.
It seems like the little spirit understood, and it had already started practicing before going to bed.
A few hours later, the little spirit woke me up, and I headed towards the barracks.
When I arrived, the class had just arrived as well, probably. Minutes later, Alex came. 'Such a familiar face.' I think my eye twitched, and some parts of me were already starting to ache.
'Hahaha, new little brats. Get ready for torture!'
And just as I said, he defeated everyone without discrimination, regardless of gender. The teacher lasted a bit longer compared to the students, probably because Alex was a girl, and the teacher showed some leniency towards her.
When it was my turn, I took two axes in my hands and waited for Alex to make the first move without assuming any stance.
Alex closed the distance and used her shield like a sword, but I blocked it with my axe. Then, I jumped meters up into the air and threw the axe towards his shoulder from above. He caught the axe with his bare hands and threw it aside!
'Are your hands made of iron?!' Then, his hands started moving towards me, and I wanted to get into a defensive position, but if I continued any further, he might have noticed my experience. So, I acted as if I made a mistake and, being in the air, he sent me flying meters up into the air.
When it was the girl's turn who came to me in the evening, she took a staff in her hand and initially engaged in close combat. It's true that she performed better than the others, but did I just hear a boom sound?
When I turned my head towards the field, my mouth hung open. Is she able to use magic from the very first day?!
But because his magic was low-level, Alex wasn't affected much and sent him flying with a shield strike. When there was no one left to defeat, we started basic training. A few hours later, everyone went to the bathroom and ate, and then we started the theoretical magic class.
"Human magic draws mana from the air and stores it in a magic core..." You can learn this kind of information from most manga.
Hours later, even though I didn't learn much, the little spirit seemed excited as if it understood.
"Great."
And my life went on like this for a few weeks. During this time, despite a few attempts by students and teachers to talk to me, they didn't get much result.
And throughout the week, the girl whose name I learned was Rix was staring at me.
Though I didn't get much stronger, my theoretical knowledge about mana increased, and the little spirit learned a bunch of new fire spells.
And now, as something new. I learned that mushrooms can hold some mana from the bodies of the servants -killed by the Palace people.
While it surprised me, that's not really my goal. I aim to mix souls with mushrooms to strengthen my own soul. Just imagine, a dragon, a manticore, and my soul. Technically, when they all merge, they create a new soul.
But my goal is not just merging, I want to 'fuse'. If I gradually add the soul of the dragon to my own soul over time, and perform this function in small steps, the only soul likely to be harmed will be the dragon's. Technically, I gain without losing anything.
Although these are still theoretical, I'm slowly practicing with these bodies, but I'll have to leave soon. After all, our stay in the kingdom is only one month.
I took a deep breath and slowly descended from the table. Yes, the table. I threw away the couch in this house because it smelled. While looking at the bodies, I thought, 'I'm still not good at dividing souls, I wish I could learn from a demon.'
Technically, demons are the best at spiritual magic. But even they are not the best, as this field is very challenging and requires practice.
Thanks to the mushrooms, the smell doesn't come out, and it provides much more experience than dealing with a goblin or any other creature, since I'm essentially doing it to myself.
I locked the door and threw myself outside, trying not to attract attention as I wandered through the alleyways. Eventually, I reached the main street and blended into the crowd.
"Wait for me, this world that you created with your own hands. I will be the cause of your downfall."
Author: When I was about intra-school exams, homework and so on, I couldn't really translated any chapter. But I have up to 36 in my hand. So I will try to come up to date with a 1 day break.