In the middle of the dark night, where only the dim moonlight shined lonesomely. There were continuous black shadows rushing through the forest in a hurry.
"Chase after it"
"Don't let it escape"
"Kid, stop quickly"
These were the sounds emitted in the middle of the dark forest. The sound of hurried footsteps and shouts had somewhat broken the usual silence of the forest.
"Damn it, what the hell is going on?" Hanzo, our main character, spoke in an annoyed manner. Although he was tired from running continuously for half an hour, he still didn't dare to stop. Behind him were strange creatures that were continuously chasing him.
"Damn it, I was reincarnated with a system and the first thing I got when I came here was being chased by these horrible things." Hanzo cursed his luck inwardly while struggling with the branches blocking his path.
He had died not long ago and met a god and was given a chance to be reborn with the gacha system. However, instead of enjoying a new life, what he got was being chased by those strange creatures.
Hanzo hid in a cave after feeling that he had shaken off the strange creatures.
"It's good that I have good health, if I was slower, I would have been eaten by those devils by now." Hanzo sighed before continuing to be annoyed.
"Damn system, help me."
Immediately after, a blue screen appeared right before his eyes, which made Hanzo a little startled but he quickly calmed down when he read the information that appeared on the screen.
[ Name : Hanzo Yakki ]
[ Age : 14 ]
[ Race : Human ]
[ Level : 1 ]
[ Class : 0 ]
[ Attribute ]
- Strength : 30
- Endurance : 20
- Dexterity : 30
- Agility : 30
- Magic : 0
[ Strength ]
However, his attention quickly turned to the words [ Newbie Gift ] . Hanzo touched it because he knew that these things would probably help him in the early stages.
[ You received 20 Gacha spins ]
' 20 spins? quite a lot…' Hanzo immediately felt happy when he received many gacha spins but then his mood immediately dropped when he realized that if he was unlucky, he wouldn't be able to gacha anything useful.
'If I'm unlucky, everything will end, those devils will find me sooner or later,' Hanzo decided not to think too much and bet on his luck. His future depended entirely on this first gacha.
[ x2 power potion for 10 minutes ] [ attribute increase pill ] [ attribute increase pill ] [ attribute increase pill ] … [ x5 senzu beans ]
Hanzo's face was distorted after the first 10 gachas. He couldn't help but curse his luck. However, Hanzo quickly regained his composure to check the rewards he had just received.
'[attribute increase pill]… basically gives me 5 points in the attribute I want to increase, there are 8 attribute increase pills in total… I will have to consider carefully which attribute increase is appropriate. As for the remaining 2, 1 will increase all attributes by 2x for 10 minutes and the 2nd will help me recover even if I receive critical damage… very useful'
After quickly checking the items he had just received, Hanzo quickly performed the last 10 gachas while silently praying.
[attribute increase pill] [attribute increase pill] [attribute increase pill] … [attribute increase pill]
Just when Hanzo thought that everything was over, a glimmer of light appeared in his eyes.
[Devil Fruit: Goro Goro nomi]
Hanzo immediately checked the information about this so-called devil fruit and he couldn't help but be happy to know that this thing would give him formidable power.
He started thinking of a way to escape from his current situation before using the [attribute enhancement pill] to properly enhance his attribute stats.
"There's a cave over there."
"I smell the brat from that direction."
The devils' voices informed Hanzo that they had now discovered him and were approaching the cave.
Hanzo took the goro goro nomi in his hand and quickly ate it, thanks to the system he quickly understood how this new power worked.
"Tsk, it tastes bad." Hanzo grimaced but then he immediately broke into a smirk as he watched the lightning dancing on his hand.
[You Received Quest: Destroy All Stray Devils
Quantity: 0/5
Reward: 1 Gacha Ticket]
"You bastards, now let's see who will have to run away." Hanzo let out a smile as blue lightning continuously danced around his body.
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"God, this feels horrible." Hanzo muttered after vomiting out the contents of his stomach. Surrounding him were 5 corpses that were charred black from his lightning.
This was Hanzo's first time killing a human-like creature, so he was struggling with emotions he had never experienced before.
"Phew… It's fine, it's fine… I'll get used to this soon." Hanzo tried to calm himself down.
"Oh, it seems I found an interesting individual."
Suddenly a strange voice rang out, a feeling of fear ran down Hanzo's spine. He immediately looked towards the direction the voice came from. A feeling of oppression he had never experienced before made his hands tremble unconsciously.
In front of him was a tall man, he had red hair and a handsome face. However, that was the thing Hanzo cared about the least, what caught his attention was the strong and dangerous feeling radiating from the man.
'So strong... what kind of monster is this? I just arrived in a new world and immediately have to clash with a boss? '
The red-haired man at this moment sensed the fear of the young man before him. He immediately withdrew his aura before giving a slight smile.
"You don't have to be afraid, I won't hurt you. Let me introduce myself, I am Sirzechs Lucifer. I was checking out this town when I sensed that there was a battle going on. You must be the one who defeated these Stray Devils."
'…what the hell? I have to face Lucifer, the boss of hell now? Is he going to absorb my soul? Or is he going to take me back for experiments after seeing my power?'
"Young man, you possess an interesting power. I am very curious about you… Do you want to work for me? If you join my sister's peerage, you will receive many benefits." Sirzechs let out a characteristic smile. He really wanted to bring this young man back to add to his sister's peerage, this would definitely be a very high-quality addition to Rias' peerage.
Hanzo thought about Sirzechs's offer before he carefully spoke. He didn't know exactly what peerage was, but he had a feeling that if he agreed to Sirzechs's offer, he would lose his freedom and that would greatly limit his growth.
"Lucifer-sama, can I refuse the offer?"
"Don't be so quick to refuse, young man. You won't have to worry about anything anymore. Joining my sister's peerage will give you many benefits." Sirzechs then began to explain to Hanzo what peerage was.
'As I thought, if I join this peerage, my life will be no different from a slave's… I will lose my freedom.' Hanzo thought before he rejected Sirzechs once again.
Sirzechs once again wanted to convince the young man in front of him. The young man in front of him was only about the same age as his sister, but he possessed formidable lightning magic. He didn't want to miss out on this gem.
"Lucifer-sama… Please, I have a path ahead that I have chosen… If you forgive me this time… If possible, consider it as me owing you a favor." Hanzo said in a tired voice, he no longer cared whether the Lucifer in front of him would use force to force him to follow or not. However, Hanzo was steadfast in his choice.
Sirzechs looked at Hanzo's determined gaze and sighed inwardly. He understood that if he forced this young man to join Rias' peerage, things would backfire. A seed of hatred might sprout inside Hanzo.
"Alright then, I won't force you anymore." Sirzechs sighed before turning around to leave.
"By the way, this is Kuoh town, you can live here if you want. I hope that the next time we meet, you will consider my offer." Sirzechs said before a magic circle appeared under his feet before he disappeared completely.
Leaving Hanzo with countless emotions and thoughts.
'I need to be stronger.'