Whenever I treated children I always acted friendly to them. I talked as a friend so that they could be comfortable around me and be open to me.
They told me about their habits and favourite things and the one which was mentioned frequently was about fantasy novels and manga. It piqued my interest and I started reading them in my free time and easily became a fan of it.
The most common thing which stood out in them were slimes and goblins which was described as weak mob.
"But how the hell it is weak?"I screams amidst the onslaught of the goblin which seems to be hellbent on killing me.
At first glance the goblin didn't seem much , and the branch looked it would snap in a swing.But in those arms hidden a strong force and the branch was sturdy enough to cause me damage.
Thanks to [Pain Immunity] I don't feel any pain and I can assess the situation somewhat.
"Grrrhhh" the goblin screeches and swings his branch towards me in a wide trajectory. I easily slips out of the trajectory of the swing and kicked the goblin in the stomach while maintaining my balance.Although I couldn't learn martial arts , I have its basic ingrained in me due to the constant practices I did in my free time.
The goblin lost its balance and fell onto the floor ; and lost its grip on the branch.
I do not miss this opportunity and quickly lift the branch off the ground and kicked the goblin in the face twice and point the sharp edge of the branch towards its neck.But , at that moment I hesitate.
I have never took a life by my hands.I only learned to give life and preserved it.I can't bring myself to brought the branch down and end the life of a creature.And due to my hesitation the goblin takes the opprtunity and kicks me in the legs.
I snap out of my thoughts and lost my balance the goblin opens its mouth showing its dirty and sharp canines , baring its teeth towards me.
I freak out and frantically swing the branch towards the goblin.It dodges the branch and bit into my left hand.At that moment , I think I will lose my life agian , I remember the pathetic last moments of my previous life.'I don't want want to die. I don't want die' I yell in my mind.Anger grows in my heart towards my pathetic self and towards the goblin.I steel my heart and confidence wells up in me and I throw away the hesitation and grips the branch like a knife in reverse grip position and struck at its neck and pushes it to my very limits.
The goblin let go of my hand and gapes for air. It squirms on the ground for few minutes and draws its last breath.
Ding!
I ignore the system message and quickly bring my right hand over the wound and activates the skill [ Perfect Healing] because of the increasing blood loss and lightheadedness.
"[ Perfect Healing]" At that moment , I feel something wriggle in my heart and move towards my right hand.White light shone on the wound and it began to close by itself.The lost blood began to regenerate quickly and the wound closed by itself in seconds.It left behind a scab which then detached itself from the skin and even the bite marks couldn't be seen.
<[ Perfect Healing] applied.HP restored to full and all status effects are removed.>
"Oh! It is more amazing than I thought it would be.I can't believe it heals in seconds."I marvelled at the usefulness of the skill which was akin to a god's grace.
"If this skill is this amazing , I wonder how amazing are those skills".I can't help but thought that in this life maybe I can save everyone who seek my help.But first , I organise my thoughts and review my fight.
"Definitely, I can gain Exp by defeating monsters, and I gained 55 Exp"
"Hmm... Is there any rule which governs how much Exp I gain by defeating various levelled monsters?I didn't even get enough Exp for a level up by defeating a 5 levels higher levelled foe"
Since there is no answer to these questions I throw those thoughts in the back of my mind and focuses on the more pressing matter.
How to live from now on in this world?
It is clear from the previous fight that I have to take lives from now on if I wish to survive.But I can't lose myself in those killing moments.I collect my thoughts and make some rules for myself.
First , I have to be merciless while facing a enemy.I can't hesitate while taking a life otherwise my life will be in danger.
Second , I will never be overtaken by bloodthirst and kill innocents.People often taken over by the joy of taking life and kill indiscriminately.That's how serial killers came to be. And this problem seem to be more worse in this world since people can gain power by killing.
Third , I have to practice fighting from now on daily.Luckily I know some martial arts which I can never learn due to my weak body and aptitude.But with [Genius] skill and this sturdy body I can practice them.
I swear to never forget these 3 things.