The next day, Ryuji was drained again by the new five-person squad.
"Sigh… did I really gather a harem, or just a bunch of energy vampires?" He muttered helplessly.
Even so, he felt far better today than he had yesterday. After a good night's sleep, his energy and vitality were fully restored.
After breakfast, Ryuji took Shizuka to Rika's villa. Sure enough, Rika was there, newly sobered up.
"Wow, Rika, I finally found you!" Before the other woman could react, Shizuka hugged her tightly.
"Shizuka? Is it really you? I thought you…" Rika stared at the friend in her arms, tears welling in her eyes.
They had been classmates and best friends from elementary school through university. Seeing each other alive in the apocalypse moved them both.
Ryuji watched them embrace, revealing quite a bit of spring scenery—one with skin as fair as snow, the other with a healthy wheat-colored complexion. The stark contrast stirred something in him.
He couldn't help wondering if he could join them tonight.
After they finished sharing what they'd been through over the past few days, Rika stepped up to Ryuji and extended her hand.
"Young man, thank you for taking care of Shizuka during this time. If possible, please let me join your retinue as well."
After hearing from Shizuka just how powerful Ryuji was, Rika wasn't about to say something foolish like, 'I'll only join if you beat me first'. Instead, she stated her intentions plainly and directly. That was very Rika.
"Of course. No problem."
Ryuji took her hand and, with a tug, pulled her into his arms. Then he lowered his head and kissed the wheat-skinned, mature woman on the lips.
Since Rika was so straightforward, he had no reason to hesitate. He'd take care of this spirited, wheat-skinned beauty tonight when they returned to base.
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A few more days passed, and the number of beauties at Ryuji's base reached 80. The base also kept developing through daily repairs.
It now had running water and electricity. After bathing with purified water, the girls would cheerfully and deliberately show glimpses of their charms to tempt him.
Supplies were no longer a concern. Sometimes, the girls would have Saeko and the other high-level members take them out to level up.
Saeko's retainer level had reached Level 5, which, in the Reincarnation Space's evaluation, was H+, the limit for ordinary humans. One more level and she'd reach G-.
What surprised Ryuji was that she had gained a new talent.
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[ Asura Demon Princess ]
[ Effect: Accumulate one layer of Blood Qi for each enemy killed; each layer of Blood Qi increases all attributes by 10%; when ten layers are stacked, Asura Mode can be activated, increasing all attributes by 500%, lasting until Blood Qi is depleted (one hour); Blood Qi can be used to recover stamina and physical condition ]
[ By the time I draw my sword, you've already been struck! ]
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"Hiss, this talent stacks damage, provides recovery, and can burst when Blood Qi is maxed out. So powerful!" Ryuji had to admit Saeko's talent was truly strong.
With ten layers of Blood Qi stacked, all attributes doubled. With Asura Mode on top of that, it became six times stronger—effectively all attributes ×7 for one hour.
Rei and the others were only a step behind. They were all at Level 4, but none had awakened new talents yet.
However, what surprised Ryuji most was that Myu had also reached Level 4, which truly shocked everyone.
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[ Retainer: Myu Kamiya ][ Level: 4 ]
[ Age: 7 ][ Height: 120 cm (3' 11") ]
[ Power Assessment: H+ ]
[ Talent: Magic Amplification ]
[ Skill: Natural Elemental Magic ]
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After reading her status, Ryuji was shocked again.
What Myu learned wasn't single-attribute magic or dual-attribute magic, but natural elemental magic. The natural elements here didn't refer to just the five elements of wind, thunder, water, fire, and earth, but all elements, including light and darkness.
The Skill Points gained from leveling merely unlocked the Skill—meaning you learned it—but mastery and proficiency depended entirely on your own talent.
From the time Ryuji had previously taken Myu out to level up, watching her casually cast multiple elemental attacks, he could tell her magic was very proficient.
Moreover, due to her Magic Amplification talent, each spell she cast was stronger than others'. In terms of destructive power alone, she was even stronger than Saeko with maxed Blood Qi but without Asura Mode activated.
{Note: Myu has magic power higher than normal people, but her Intelligence attribute that affects damage isn't high, so her rating is still H+. Same applies to Saeko.}
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Two more days passed, and Ryuji's base population had broken one hundred, reaching over one hundred and ten.
In the following half month, he went out, but he never found any more qualified individuals.
"The supplies are enough for Saeko and the others to live on for several years. Plus, the planted vegetables and fruits have all sprouted, so there shouldn't be much to worry about."
Watching the women busily go about their tasks at the base, occasionally playing around, Ryuji set Myu down from his arms.
Patting her head, he was growing fonder and fonder of this black-haired little loli. No helping it—when someone crawls into your bed every night, and the first thing you see every morning is an adorable sleeping face, your whole day feels uplifted by that image.
The only awkward part was when the little loli saw the disheveled bed and the big sisters with various strange expressions. But Ryuji had gotten used to it after enough times.
After kissing the cute Myu on her head, he stood up and looked around. He'd already given Saeko and the others all the instructions he needed to.
It was time to leave…
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After a flash of white light, Ryuji returned to the living room in the Reincarnation Space, then received several notifications.
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〖Main Mission Completed! Survive seven days after the Dead Body Virus outbreak!〗
〖 Reward: Reincarnation Points +2,000! 〗
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〖Side Mission Completed! Keep members of the protagonist group alive successfully until the end of the Main Mission after the Dead Body Virus outbreak!〗
〖 Reward: Reincarnation Points +2,000 (4×500)! 〗
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〖Special Mission Completed! After the virus outbreak, establish a shelter with 100+ people!〗
〖 Reward: Ownership of the "Highschool of the Dead" Instance World! 〗
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〖Quest Rating: S〗
〖 Reward: G-Rank Treasure Chest ×1! 〗
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Ryuji checked and saw he now had 5,000 Reincarnation Points, which could be used to buy things in the Reincarnation Shop.
Opening the Reincarnation Shop, inside it was similar to what's described in novels—items, talents, skills, bloodlines, and so on.
He didn't know why, but instinctively had no interest in bloodlines. His intuition told him that his current human bloodline was most suitable for him.
Closing the Reincarnation Shop, he opened the treasure chest.
〖 Ding! Open G-Rank Treasure Chest? 〗
"Yes!"
〖 Reward: Shadowless Sword! 〗
"Phew… good thing it's not some underwear." Ryuji breathed a sigh of relief, truly afraid he'd get someone's used panties again, "Shadowless Sword, could it be the Shadowless Sword—Elenore?"
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[ Shadowless Sword ]
[ Quality: G+ ]
[ Skill: Sword Flash ]
[ Description: A sword whose blade cannot be seen ]
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[ Sword Flash ]
[ Effect: Condenses an imperceptible Sword Qi outside the blade that is solid and indestructible to the naked eye; can be released ten times a day with a striking distance of 50 meters. ]
[ By the time I draw my sword, you've already been hit! ]
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"Tch, I thought it was the Shadowless Sword from DNF. But with quality reaching G+, it's still a decent weapon."
Ryuji looked at the sword with its gorgeous appearance in his hand, gripped the hilt, and pulled it out. Sure enough, he couldn't see the blade. He reached out to touch it and found he could still make contact with it — it was just invisible to the naked eye.
"This seems pretty good for ambushing people."
Ryuji could imagine the scene: when he drew the bladeless sword, the enemy would first be stunned, then prepare to mock him with their guard down, and then he'd release a Sword Qi and the enemy would be done for.
He opened the introduction to the instance world he owned.
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〖 Instance World: High School of the Dead (Owned) 〗
〖1º Note: This instance now belongs to Reincarnator A/A1. The Reincarnation Space will close this Instance World.〗
〖2º Note: You may designate an area in the Instance World for the Reincarnation Space to rent. For each reincarnation conducted, you will earn 10,000 Reincarnation Points 〗
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"Hmm? I can designate an area to rent to the Reincarnation Space?"
10,000 points per session—Ryuji was tempted.
So he opened the mini version of the [Instance World: High School of the Dead] planet, selected a city that no longer had any survivors, and rented it to the Reincarnation Space. There might be no income now, but once the Reincarnation Space fully opened up, it would be 10,000 points each time—quite nice.
"I originally wanted to move Saeko and the others to a safer place, but it seems that won't work."
Ryuji looked at the mini version of the [Instance World: High School of the Dead] planet and tried to see if he could do anything else, but aside from being able to control the time flow rate, he couldn't operate anything else.
Still, being able to manipulate the time flow rate was good. He immediately slowed time to a 10:1 ratio—ten days in the Reincarnation Space equaled one day in High School of the Dead.
Ryuji opened his attributes and discovered that raising a single attribute from G- to G required 2,000 Reincarnation Points. He immediately raised his Strength and Constitution to G.
After his Constitution increased, he felt the faint ache in his lower back disappear.
"Phew, that's better."
No helping it—after entering High School of the Dead, aside from the first day, he was basically either being drained or on the way to being drained.
Ryuji looked at the mini world with lingering fear, "Strength! I still need greater strength, otherwise I won't be able to satisfy my harem in the future."
No helping it—he was very greedy and wanted to turn all beautiful females into his exclusive possessions.
He opened his current attributes.
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[ Reincarnation ID: A/A1 ]
[ Reincarnation Nickname: Black ]
[ Strength: G ]
[ Intelligence: G- ]
[ Constitution: G ]
[ Spirit: G- ]
[ Talent: Harem God Divine Spark (Prototype, Unique) | Immortality | Chastity Perception | Retainer Contract (Unique) | The Bigger the Better (Unique) | Protagonist Hunter ]
[ Skill: Age Appearance Control | Japanese Kendō (Hanshi 8-Dan) | Complete Profession Compendium (All Skills from his Harem) ]
[ Items: Lv.5 Personal Space (125m³) | Elementary Protagonist Authority (1/3) ]
[ Familiars: Saeko Busujima | Shizuka Marikawa | Rei Miyamoto… ]
[ Overall Rating: G ]
[ Reincarnation Points: 1,000 ]
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After reviewing the attribute panel, Ryuji was about to close the interface when he suddenly noticed something off.
"Huh?! Why is there an extra Divine Spark prototype in my talents?" He manifested in his palm a shape resembling an exquisite palace made of crystal, "It looks a bit like a crystal palace."
He curiously opened the item description.
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〖Harem God Divine Spark (Prototype, Unique)〗
〖1º Note: The Divine Spark encompasses all existing mythologies, so all abilities and techniques from every world may be obtained and distributed to your wives, regardless of their origin (Example: Kaguya learning to awaken her Zanpakuto and Orihime learning Ninjutsu).〗
〖2º Note: The Divine Spark prototype of the Harem God is a necessary item for becoming the Harem God. The Divine Spark prototype will gradually take shape and unlock effects as the harem grows, eventually forming a complete Divine Spark (Note: Harem God rating is SSS+, Main God).〗
〖Description: A special Divine Spark that has merged with the Dependent Contract, it is the Divine Spark prototype for becoming the main god of the Crystal Palace pantheon.〗
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〖Effect 1: Transcendent Stamina (To infinity… and beyond!)〗
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〖Effect 2: Can contract females with whom you have intimate relations as dependents and bind their fate lines. (Note: Once fate lines are bound, no one can use any method to bypass you and perform any causal operations on your dependents—meaning they cannot bypass you to directly or indirectly kill your dependents)〗
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〖Effect 3: Dependents can gain Experience and Skill Points by killing enemies. Skill Points can be used to learn various Profession Skills from the contract Skill Library. (Note: Skills learned by dependents are also mastered by you)〗
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〖Effect 4: Awakened Super Perception. You can identify others' gender, purity, crisis warnings, future appearance predictions, and other super-strong perception abilities. (Note: The more someone surpasses your strength, the weaker your perception.)〗
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〖Effect 5: Locked〗
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〖The Divine Spark is bound to your soul and cannot be discarded, stripped, copied, or destroyed〗
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"Hiss, these effects are pretty good." Then Ryuji saw the first effect and immediately felt somewhat speechless, "No wonder I can go out and farm points the next day after being drained so many times."
The unlocked effects that required scrolling forever to reach the bottom made him marvel at how many effects this Divine Spark had.
"When did I obtain this Divine Spark prototype?" Ryuji thought about it and opened the system, scrolling down through the logs.
Then he saw how he'd obtained it.
〖 Ding! Achievement completed: Hundred Kills! 〗
〖 Special Talent acquired: Harem God Divine Spark Prototype (Unique) 〗
In High School of the Dead, Ryuji had always gone out to collect supplies during the day and rolled in bed at night, forgetting to check the system notifications.
"Without realizing it, I've accumulated 60,000 Energy Points." Ryuji opened the gacha pool, "100 points per draw, so I can draw 600 times?"
He locked onto High School of the Dead and tried a ten-draw.
〖 Ding! Obtained: Pure Milk ×1 Case! 〗
〖 Ding! Obtained: Instant Noodles ×1 Case! 〗
〖 Ding! Obtained: Toilet Paper ×10 Case! 〗
〖 Ding! Obtained: Sanitary Napkin ×3 Case! 〗
…
〖 Ding! Obtained: Barrett M95 (Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle) ×1! 〗
〖 Ding! Obtained: .50 BMG Bullets ×50! 〗
"Uh, why is it all food and drinks? Are these toilet papers and sanitary napkins some kind of joke? Only the gun and bullets have high practical value. Good thing after I had in-depth exchanges with Rika, I learned some firearms techniques from her."
Ryuji spent 10,000 Energy Points to upgrade the system by one level and discovered that the gacha pool, which originally only required 100 Energy Points per draw, now required 1,000 points.
This time he also included the current world in the gacha range and did another ten-draw.
〖 Ding! Obtained: Compressed Fresh Beef ×10 (100 kg/cm³)! 〗
〖 Ding! Obtained: Compressed Purified Water ×10 (1 ton/cm³)! 〗
〖 Ding! Obtained: Compressed Purified Water ×10 (1 ton/cm³)! 〗
〖 Ding! Obtained: Qi Cultivation Talismans ×10! 〗
〖 Ding! Obtained: Qi Cultivation Technique (Qi Cultivation Method)! 〗
〖 Ding! Obtained: Compressed Fruit ×10 (100 kg/cm³)! 〗
…
"Hmm? Compressed? Does the current world have this technology?"
What he drew this time was still a bunch of food and water, but two items in the middle caught Ryuji's attention.
"Qi Cultivation Talismans? Qi Cultivation Method? Could the current world be a cultivation world? That can't be right. I've lived in the current world for over ten years and…"
He suddenly remembered that about a year after coming to this world, he had saved a little girl with an extremely ethereal aura who was surrounded by some thugs. Later, a big sister wearing traditional clothing and a veil came to pick her up, leaving behind a finger-sized gold ingot.
The temperament of the two females and their way of expressing gratitude always gave him the feeling that they weren't people living in an ordinary world.
"It seems the current world hides many secrets."
He closed the Reincarnation Space interface. There were still seven days until the next instance mission, though he could also enter the mission world early.
Ryuji went to the bedroom, preparing to get a good night's sleep.
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The next day, Ryuji sat on the living room sofa and opened the system.
〖 Total Energy Points: 39,000! 〗
"The next upgrade requires 100,000 points… Looking at the items I drew before, the current world definitely isn't simple. My current self is still too weak. Once my strength is enough to ensure the safety of myself and those around me, I'll go take a look at the current world."
He opened the Reincarnation Space and selected to start a instance mission.
〖About to enter Black Iron-Rank Instance: Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress!〗
〖Choose timeline for entry? Yes/No〗
"It's actually Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress?"
In Ryuji's memory, the world of Iron Fortress was similar to the world of Highschool of the Dead, but far more intense.
Just the speed and strength of the Kabane alone far exceeded the dead bodies, not to mention that you had to pierce through their hearts wrapped in a steel-like membrane to kill them—ordinary weapons couldn't kill them at all.
Although this world was pretty screwed up, the girls in it were really quite nice. Especially Mumei, that little cutie looked so delicate and petite, yet could kick a Kabane flying with one foot.
"I wonder what it would feel like to be stepped on by her…"
Ryuji vigorously shook his head. Humans can't—or at least shouldn't—be that perverted.
However, he remembered there were quite a few depressing moments before the main story began. But his understanding of this world was limited to the anime, which troubled him somewhat. Right now, he desperately needed strength and manpower.
Suddenly, Ryuji remembered that after the system upgraded to level two, it unlocked random world extraction. Multiversal Extraction: Excludes already experienced worlds, randomly extracts from one or more worlds.
However, this multiversal random extraction cost 1,000 more Energy Points than normal extraction, meaning 2,000 Energy Points per draw.
With his current Energy Points, Ryuji could draw at most 19 times. Now he could only bet on his luck.
"Transmigration + cheat system + first reincarnator, my luck shouldn't be too bad, right?"
An unbearable memory surfaced once more. Ryuji covered his face, thinking of his incredibly skewed luck when playing a certain gacha game.
With an anxious heart, he opened the random world extraction.
〖 Ding! Obtained: Dried Gecko! 〗
〖 Ding! Obtained: Dried Pufferfish! 〗
"Huh? What the hell are dried gecko and dried pufferfish?" Ryuji looked at the two newly drawn items, completely dumbfounded, "These two items are obviously useless at first glance, yet they cost me 4,000 Energy Points. My luck can't be that bad, right?"
He refused to believe it, sacrificing the readers' luck for a day and drawing again.
〖 Ding! Obtained: Dragon Talisman! 〗
"??? Dragon Talisman, could it be the Dragon Talisman from Jackie Chan Adventures?"
{T/N: The Dragon Talisman grants combustion powers, letting the bearer fire destructive blasts as focused beams or wide bursts. Its strength increases with the bearer's emotional intensity.}
Ryuji immediately retrieved the item and saw an octagonal stone carving half the size of a palm. The stone carving was engraved with a red dragon pattern, faintly emanating a golden glow.
"Holy crap, it really is the Dragon Talisman!"
The cursing Ryuji excitedly gripped the Dragon Talisman in his hand, and in an instant, a golden flash appeared as it merged into his palm. He was stunned for a moment before reacting.
"The Dragon Talisman actually fused into my body, this is different from the anime. But this is actually better—if I had to hold it in my hand every time I used it, that would be really inconvenient."
Hehehe, since sacrificing the readers' luck can bring me good fortune… How many days should I sacrifice this time…
Ahem, the dear readers shouldn't mind, right?
〖 Ding! Obtained: .50 BMG Bullets ×1,000! 〗
〖 Ding! Obtained: Beretta 92F Pistol (Infinite Bullets) ×1! 〗
〖 Ding! Obtained: Electrokinesis (Electricity Manipulation)! 〗
Electrokinesis: Generates special particle flow, alters material composition, can imbue weapons with weak electric attributes. (Similar to high voltage electricity, but requires a medium.)
"Hmm? Electrokinesis?"
This ability was both useful and not useful—it required a medium with good conductivity to use, making it somewhat lackluster.
Suddenly, Ryuji thought of someone with the same ability. Hei, Black Reaper, the male protagonist from Darker than Black, who relied on this ability to assassinate ability users stronger than himself.
He thought of the Shadowless Sword in his possession. Although the blade was transparent, it had excellent conductivity and seemed like it could be put to use.
〖 Ding! Obtained: Sleep Potion! 〗
〖 Ding! Obtained: Magic Tracker! 〗
〖 Ding! Obtained: Talisman Detector! 〗
〖 Ding! Obtained: Shadow Realm (Specialized Version)! 〗
"What?"
Ryuji, who had been lounging on the sofa, suddenly sat up and looked at the last reward from the ten-draw in disbelief.
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[ Shadow Realm (Specialized Version) ]
[ Effect: Can summon the Shadowkhan from your own shadow, and the Shadowkhan will obey you completely. The higher your stamina, the more Shadowkhan members you can summon. G rank can summon a maximum of 50; the maximum strength of summoned Shadowkhan members does not exceed H+ rank. Due to the influence of the Divine Spark, all summoned Shadowkhan members are female. ]
[ Shadowkhan (Nine Tribes): Razorkhan, Batkhan, Mantiskhan, Ninjakhan, Sumokhan, Samuraikhan, Crabkhan, Squidkhan and Minikhan ]
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{T/N: That's from Adventures of Jackie Chan.}
"Not bad, this saves me a lot of trouble. From now on, I can have the Shadowkhan search for female characters I've missed." Ryuji excitedly looked at the Shadow Realm skill description. From now on, he wouldn't have to worry about missing any beautiful women.
The shadow beneath his feet rippled slightly, and nine Shadowkhan members whose forms matched their names appeared before him.
The moment they saw him, they all knelt on one knee, shaking the entire apartment. They seemed unable to speak, but could communicate telepathically.
Apart from a few non-humanoid shadows, the other shadows all had distinctly feminine features. For example, the Sumokhan with a height of nearly three meters like Hachishaku-sama, with an exaggerated figure—those two maximized mountains were as big as car tires. Those two massive assets would surely create turbulent waves when moving.
Ryuji suspected that if he buried himself in them, they could probably wrap around his entire upper body, and could even serve as a safety seat with his whole body sitting inside.
Shaking his head, he dismissed the strange thoughts from his mind. After all, the Shadowkhan weren't human, as could be seen from the blue skin on the exposed hands and feet of the Shadowkhan members.
Ryuji still couldn't bring himself to sleep with non-humans. Well, he shouldn't, right?
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