Dun...dun...dun
The sound of my footsteps echoes amid the noisy crowd of the town marketplace, although only myself can only hear.
Dun...dun....
I paused for a sec to appraise this moment...
Or not...
"Fresh meats! Discounted 50%!" An old lady gleefully stated, waving her arms with passion of business.
Beneath that friendly demeanor is ironically a bad quality products.
Nope, no mercy for this one, one slice of meat is already swarmed with worms.
I prepare my bad persona and started my act.
I sneer and, "Old hag...I'm not interested in your meat whether it was discounted or not, it was rotting already, you expect someone to buy that?" I said mockingly, then I pick up a chop of the rotten meat and shove it on her face, then punching her like a training bag until her face is unrecognizable.
After that she just quietly kneel infront of me and apologize with a genuine smile with some broken teeth...nice.
As I was to continue my way, I bumped with someone behind me.
I turn around and saw
"MOMM!!! You said you will keep my allowance?! Where did it go? I WANT TO BUY MORE!!!" before squealing like an eagle.
A little brat nagging her mom...
"Tche! Just think it as a payment for your daily needs! I don't poop money okay?"
Seems like a lower class middle age woman...I feel bad for her.
This brat is wearing fancy and seems like they already have a tons grocery bag filled with expensive food and stuffs, isn't she grateful to even have a food today?
Hayysss...
"Mom!!! WAAAAAaaa!"
The squealing eagle continue to get on my nerve.
I pause for a sec, looking other direction.
"Mangoes! Newly harvested Mangoes!"
Oh mangoes, I would get some later.
Yet the annoying brat continue it's painful weep.
"Hayytss...so noisy! Will ya pipe down!? Brat!?" I yell in anger as I lose shit for this girl, I twist my body and perform a round roundhouse kick, hitting the brat's head and sending the her a few meters before it crash into stalls.
The crowd just looked and laugh at her and the brat got knocked out, but she came back after she recover to kneel and apologize before everyone disperse and continue their own business.
The mother also apologize and gave me a bag of chips, I accepted it and thanked her, then gave a final flick at the brat's ear with my finger, she whimpers then they go home.
I could only sigh in discomfort in the continuation of chaotic noises, voice and sounds are irritating and calming at the same time.
It was irritating because I can here them all at once...so confusing and disorienting me.
It was calming, because I see people here, living their own life or not...
To be honest, I don't know if I will see those two earlier in the future.
This world is strange...and yeah it have an explanation, so damn wait can you?
Fr, the noise is killing me...
I wander around endlessly like a lost wanderer that is empty inside.
I continue to walk.
No home, but rather a weird previlige.
Dun...
dun...
Thud
My strength fade from my body for a moment and I fainted.
It didn't take long for me to recover.
I slowly sit up and pick up the bag of chips, I've dropped and opened it.
I savor it in the middle of the noisy crowd.
To compensate for my peace of mind, I look up to the sky to check the time.
Before looking down and resume consuming the chips while staring at some random stalls.
The orange, magenta and purple hue of the clouds and nostalgic golden ray of light said it all.
A cue of Eventide, the empty night.
I followed the last trail of sunlight, facing the sky one more time, before I say goodbye, with the sun say it's final regard, it finally sets down.
Damn...I forgot the mangoes...
As I finish eating, I take a deep breath and smile as the crowd vanish out of thin air.
The once noisy street became a parade of silence.
The once lively town became a ghost town.
This always happens at night, just silence but I'm finding "that" things.
And soon you will know why.
I stood up and put the empty bag of chips in the garbage can and continue my eternal wander.
Yes, this is my daily life.
I'm Hiro Maynila, A Filipino who got isekai'd in a strange world.
And if you ask how, it was simple.
It was a lonely life and doing some geng-geng things in the street of Tondo.
Then drinking with my kumpares
I was mysteriously forced to used in English in a way I don't comprehend, but anyways back to the story and...
After I died, I woke up in the streets...I thought I survived then got dragged and got pranked by my kumpares.
But it was after few days when I realized that I was completely in a different world...kinda.
The world seems similar to my old world except for the fact that I can't see anything that will help me navigate this world.
And yes, I tried to ask, but they just answer like Chatgpt when you asked something that violate its...you know, but anyways.
I can't also use internet but atleast I can still see billboards and watch other people stuffs.
I also have a weird previlige...I don't need money or status at all.
If I need food I ask someone and they help me.
If I need to punch someone, then find random people and you can beat it to death and they would deemed it rightful.
I also have no restrictions, so I could enter any private property whether it's government or some dark organization and I would be fine.
And yes, I tried to make an exploit of it like helping me navigate this whole world...and it failed.
I tried all possible ways like creating my own map but of them none works.
Talking about exploit...I still have morals, although I'm short tempered...so whatever dirty thoughts you have shall now leave.
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Anyways if you ask just in case, people in here are weird too, excluding the facts earlier. They don't "match" at all.
And what I meant by that is like you can meet an Asian family but its father is a toddler, the mother is very old, and the son/daughter is black with a blonde hair and speak Russian.
That is an exaggerated, but it was similar to a world where it generates random characters even though it doesn't match the place at all.
Anyways, if you ask my goal here, then it will be the freedom to this world.
It's been like a Mellenia or here since I was transported.
But no progress in this civilization.
And it was-
My thoughts was cut off when my instinct kicks in.
I immediately crouched, evading a swing of blade, as I immediately look up and materialize a sword made of holy energy then swiftly sever the attacker's hand, disarming it.
Twisting my body, I turn around and swing my sword, slashing the target in half as it evaporated into the shadows with it's sword.
This shadow creatures that resemble humans but devoid of facial features nor body features spawn after nightfall.
They lurk in the shadows, targeting me.
And yes, if there's enemies there's also npcs...I can accept quest...although valid only at night, I can't continue it until next nightfall.
There is also merchants and traders.
And lastly "that".
I immediately quicken my pace and knock every house with lights on hoping someone will answer, while I fought off those pesky shadow humanoid monsters.
"Curse you bastards!" I shouted in anger, slamming and slaughtering my enemies.
"Geuk-!" I grunt in pain, a sneaky one slashed my leg tendons(Achilles Tendon) while I'm facing a group.
The little demon have it's demonic laugh and charge forward as it thought I was immobilize.
"Ha!"
I kick it on the face as my body regenerate and without wasting time I dash towards it and beheaded it.
The wave of attack paused, As my instinct calm down.
Then after that, I spent hours knocking houses with light, hoping someone will answer.
At final three houses, I felt tired and stop to rest, I sit down near a street light, gazing at the nightsky devoid of any star.
I'm also cleaning a metal sword I somehow found a while ago...it was strange of course, but who would refuse a free gear?
Afterall I don't have enough mana to materialize a sword made of holy energy and also other skills.
"Man, cities are full of light pollution..." i said in the empty air and realize something.
It's been like a Mellenia and I haven't still able to level up...
And It's kinda cool and a bummer at the same time that the lights turned on automatically when night time.
However, it was good if there is no light pollution to block thr full view of the starry night.
Ah yeah, good old days...it's been a long time but I still remember when I was a child I would fuck all...curfew rules of my parents just to go to our house rooftop and stargaze till dawn.
"Too bad, many blood thirsty suckers will attempt to kill me if I do that." I turn my gaze at the streets and in the end of it is a dark figure with overwhelming aura hiding in beside the lamp post, it might be different because it have horns? but whatever I have no time for that, let's lure it out, I took a deep breath and, "Am I right? Bastard!" I shouted on my top of my lungs, alarming the dark being.
And as expected, it immediately rush towards me at a rapid pace with pure killing intent.
I chuckle and immediately knocked at the three houses and smirk.
"Sayonara, shadow bitch!" I salute with my finger and about to enter the house that will respond...
Only Lord Nothingness answered...
A cold sweat formed in my forehead as my thoughts spiraled...
Wtf!? It was the last houses! The save point must be here!
Did I? -
My hope crumbled, when I realized I missed one house earlier when I was in the middle of fighting a horde of shadow humanoid monsters.
My knees falter, As I felt an overwhelming despair took over me.
The figure paused beside me to swing its sword, with a demonic laugh it seems to savor seeing its blade slash through my flesh...beheading me...or what this bozo thought so.
In a quick response I manage to grab my sword and deflect it and inflict a small cut through its torso.
I was was pushed backwards because of the recoil. its strike is heavy that made my hand tremble.
It seemed angry based on its noise, then it charge forward.
Clang...dung...slash...
We continue to exchange blows, with both of us trying to avoid each side flurry, trying to find openings...
For both party want to be victorious...
In final strike, they take a head on with their finest strike.
Glashhhhh...a sound of blood splurting as Hiro left hand fell to the ground.
But he gave a triumph smirk as the dark humanoid creature dissipated into thin air with dark light shimmer around it's figure.
Hiro just didn't talk and just retrace his step while holding his sword in his right hand...
His pace slowed...as he loss more blood even at his best efforts to stop the bleeding.
Damn...It hurts like a break up...I have no mana left to regenerate...
My death is clear, but I would do my best to survive...I would challenge death a thousand tim-No...a countless tries just to live even in this boring world.
Hiro's mind start to disorient...as his step falters...
He gathered his remaining strength to crawl the cold pavement and friction of the street is painful.
But he tried his best to reach the spawn point even his end is clear and it was pointless to try.
But continue...
Just fuckin 5 more meters...
He crawl at his best, the sound of blood dripping, the sound of his body grinding against the ground.
The sound of his flesh and bones crumbling when he use it at his limit.
The sound of flickering light and the silence of the wind.
4....
3...
2..
1.
As he reach the last house he missed earlier...he knocked.
The sound of footsteps resonates.
But...
Thud...clang
Hiro's sword dropped alongside with his hand as he mutter his final word.
"Yawa..."
End<>
[System:User, Hiro Maynila has completed the tutorial]
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[System:Very outstanding feat, the user manage to stay alive in the tutorial area without the help of the system for unimaginable amount of time..!!! As a compensation, "Limit Breaker Ultra" skill has been obtained. Successfull]
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[System:User, obtained regeneration skill without the system. As a compensation it will evolve to "Infinite Regeneration".Successful]
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[System:User Swordsmanship skill has reach a certain proficiency without the help of the system. As a compensation it will be evolved to "Sword God" proficiency. Successful]
[System:User have learned "Materialization" without system aid, As a compensation it will evolve to "Creation God"]
[System:User Willpower is inhumane...gaining a random divine rank skill as a compensation]
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[System:User Obtained, "Divine Resurrection" passive skill. Successful]
!!!!!
[System:Error...unknown error...error...user skills will be regressed in time being. Executing...]
Limit Breaker Ultra>>>Limit Breaker
Infinite Regeneration>>>>>>>>>>Super Human Regeneration
Sword God>>Sword Saint
Divine Resurrection>>>Once a day Resurrection
[System:Execution Complete]