"Cursed children... I came into a strange world. What sort of shitty luck do I have?"
In his first isekai, he died while mistaking a tractor as a truck. In the end, he died out of extreme fear. He pissed himself in front of the student that he tried to save and the tractor's driver. It was the most shameful thing that happened to him.
"Gastrea is this world's equivalent of demon beasts. Then, these kids are demi-humans?"
In his adventures, he saw many demihumans. They are prevalent in the planet he first landed himself as well as the wider world.
"Though there's something wrong here."
The children's treatment is completely unethical. From the few words he heard, he deduced that this is a training facility. These children are to be turned into weapons that could battle the strong Gastreas. Most importantly...
"I'm a unique case."
For some reason, only women could survive the Gastrea genes. Hence, all cursed children are girls—lolis, to be exact. Kazuma is the sole boy who survived the Gastrea genes. It is a development nothing short of an anime cliche.
Kazuma felt chills all over his body.
"Those experiments... I don't want to take those!"
He learned from the others that he is always subjected to human experimentation. Until now, they are the harmless detection and blood sample tests. Though, he could imagine a day where his body is to be dismantled into experimental subjects.
"That battle..! I know teach is strong, but for the aftermath to kill me..."
It was a sudden battle. His teacher, Shiro, went straight into the Demon God's palace and fought him. It was so sudden that not everyone could follow him. The few that did included him and Seiya. However, they were held back by the Demon Pillars.
Seiya and the others bought him and Eve—an elf goddess—time to support their teacher, but they were late.
The aftermath of their clash was so strong that it forced Kazuma to sacrifice himself to save his fellow student.
"One day, you will be forced to make a choice. That time, I hope you will take care of your fellow 'classmates'."
It was a cryptic message. Kazuma assumed it was one of Shiro's advices. Never he had thought that it is a prophecy.
[Skill Board Initiated.]
[Sato Kazuma]
[Skill Points: 3]
[Skills: Night Vision Lv.1, Enhanced Sight Lv.1, Regeneration Lv.1, Gastrea Infection Lv.3]
A blue panel appeared in his eyes.
"Teach really predicted this..."
[System Module: Skill Board] was the medium in which Shiro taught him. He receives quests to earn skill points, which was used to upgrade his skills. Those quests are especially chosen by him to guide his growth. Though, there are also quests that appear due to Kazuma's decisions.
[Gastrea Infection Lv.3]
-The genes of gastrea currently resides in your body. The skill level scales with the rate of infection. Debuffs will appear the higher the scaled level of this skill. Concurrently, several buffs will appear.
-Caution: It is recommended to lower the skill level immediately, or else you die.
"...What a shitty situation I landed into."
Kazuma could only deadpan.
*****
Colombia.
"Shiro must've cleaned up everything... but why are there troublemakers around?"
"Database matched. They belong to [Confessarius], an organization under Theresis' command."
"But why are they targeting that girl..?"
Currently, a horned Sarkaz is being chased by four cloaked men. They all wore black cloaks and has a silver longsword tied to their waist.
"That girl... Project Ifrit." Kumo skimmed the database saved by Cardinal. "She belongs to Rhine Kabs."
"Rhine Labs? Is this some sort of business rivalry?"
"No. Rather than that... hacking complete. Searching general search... complete."
Kumo easily connected to the nomadic city's internet. Through that, she found out many things, one of which is the Rhodes Island's partnership with Rhine Labs.
"They should be targeting the girl to use her against Rhodes Island."
"Huh? Then—!"
Strea did not hesitate to jump into the trouble.
Bam-!
She sped through the place and arrived at their location.
"Hey! Bullying is bad!"
"Who are—?"
"You can hide behind nee-san's back, 'kay?"
Shiing-!
The silver greatsword behind her back made a loud noise.
Hum-!
It easily cut through air as she pointed its tip at them.
"If you insist on bullying a young girl, then come!"
"I'm not a kid!"
A one-sided beatdown began.
*****
"We meet again."
"It hasn't been that long."
"I couldn't hold myself back."
Altair arrived in Kuroneko's house after they had lunch. Shiro was out for a while as he 'checked' something out.
"Understandable. If I was in your position, I would've definitely be the same."
"...We are similar than I have thought."
While the two girls conversed, Shiro touched the wall of gray fog in front of him.
"I knew it."
Time.
It is a metaphysical concept. It is something ethereal—it couldn't be touched by anyone. Yet, it is something tangible once someone reaches the creator rank. Due to the three creator attributes, they could interact with it.
His surroundings are nothing but infinite darkness. A brightly lit pathway could be seen in his footsteps. Mirages flashed by with each moment he spent there.
"It's far up here."
Shiro went and sought how far in the future the "time lock" have been.
"It even disrupted the surrounding time."
Unfortunately, it wasn't of any help. From the point he went out of that future, the time was messed up. It became more vague which caused him to not see a proper future reading. He doesn't know when his "disappearance" would happen. Only, he felt a familiar feeling towards the gray fog.
"Beyond creator..."
After reaching the creator rank, the next path is up to him to discover. The system's path and Fenrir's were affected by his fusion, hence he have to rank up in a different way than his previous selves.
"I got the gist of it."
He received a vague feeling as to how he could reach it.
For now—
"I should move faster."
With a thought, he found himself back on Kuroneko's house.
"He's like that! Whenever he encounters something 'interesting', he would have that smile on him!"
"His smile didn't change, huh."
"What's with my smile?"
"You're already back." Altair greeted him with a smile. "How was it?"
"It's quite bad."
"I couldn't get a clear reading, too."
"Well, it's something that I'll solve later."
Hearing this, Kuroneko got an inkling as to what it could be.
"Is it the future? The one where my future self came from?" She asked.
"That's right. Time itself was affected when that event happened. That's why future-seeing powers are temporarily halted."
Shiro explained the overview of his discoveries to them. Although, he omitted some specific parts. He knew well that any attempts to prevent them would only bring them forth.
"Let's go."
He summoned forth the aurora curtain. Moments later, they found themselves back to the Fate world.
Unsurprisingly, Altair felt suppression from the two wills. They, who are unwelcome to foreigners, showed their authority
"Don't be too hard on them."
"I won't. A punishment would suffice."
Her uniform fluttered as her figure rose midair. She summoned her legion of swords before using them to tear a hole through [The World].
Bzzt-!
Hum-!
The confines of reality was temporarily pierced. The Reality Marble [The World] that kept its order was breached. It wasn't a match against Altair, a person who attained tremendous power. The way she acquired them are close to cheating, too.
Moreover, she kept her abilities permanently as she surpassed a threshold—Beyond Creator rank. Now, it wouldn't matter if someone creates a fan work where she becomes nerfed.
Bzzzt-!
A glitching blue gap was created. Without hesitation, she stepped inside.
"Setsuna-san is absurdly strong..." Kuroneko mumbled in wonder.
"You could reach it someday."
"Shiro!"
Castoria exited the house. She felt the power of the person who challenged the two wills.
"This is—?" She immediately changed her words. "I got it."
"As for the person who caused that, she's also one."
"...You really have a thing for those types..."
(A/N: Yandere, Kuudere, and the likes.)
"How are you three?" Shiro asked.
"It's been several hours since you left. Everything went pretty normal."
During their casual talks, she found out her new kindred. A shut-in who dedicated herself to the pursuit of knowledge. It's as if she saw herself in Cardinal.
"I am the queen of darkness... and shadows." Kuroneko began her introduction as she did her gestures. "You can call me Kuroneko."
"I see, Kuroneko. As you might know, I am Artoria Caster. I have a different name in my other form, though."
Suddenly, a blue bug effect occurred before a woman emerged from it.
"It wasn't that hard disciplining them." She then looked towards Castoria and smiled. "Greetings. I am Shimazaki Setsuna, but you can also call me Altair."
'...Just like older sister.'
Seeing the familiar look drawn in her face, Castoria responded in kind.
"Hello, Altair-san. I am Artoria... One of Shiro's wives."
"Cursed children... I came into a strange world. What sort of shitty luck do I have?"
In his first isekai, he died while mistaking a tractor as a truck. In the end, he died out of extreme fear. He pissed himself in front of the student that he tried to save and the tractor's driver. It was the most shameful thing that happened to him.
"Gastrea is this world's equivalent of demon beasts. Then, these kids are demi-humans?"
In his adventures, he saw many demihumans. They are prevalent in the planet he first landed himself as well as the wider world.
"Though there's something wrong here."
The children's treatment is completely unethical. From the few words he heard, he deduced that this is a training facility. These children are to be turned into weapons that could battle the strong Gastreas. Most importantly...
"I'm a unique case."
For some reason, only women could survive the Gastrea genes. Hence, all cursed children are girls—lolis, to be exact. Kazuma is the sole boy who survived the Gastrea genes. It is a development nothing short of an anime cliche.
Kazuma felt chills all over his body.
"Those experiments... I don't want to take those!"
He learned from the others that he is always subjected to human experimentation. Until now, they are the harmless detection and blood sample tests. Though, he could imagine a day where his body is to be dismantled into experimental subjects.
"That battle..! I know teach is strong, but for the aftermath to kill me..."
It was a sudden battle. His teacher, Shiro, went straight into the Demon God's palace and fought him. It was so sudden that not everyone could follow him. The few that did included him and Seiya. However, they were held back by the Demon Pillars.
Seiya and the others bought him and Eve—an elf goddess—time to support their teacher, but they were late.
The aftermath of their clash was so strong that it forced Kazuma to sacrifice himself to save his fellow student.
"One day, you will be forced to make a choice. That time, I hope you will take care of your fellow 'classmates'."
It was a cryptic message. Kazuma assumed it was one of Shiro's advices. Never he had thought that it is a prophecy.
[Skill Board Initiated.]
[Sato Kazuma]
[Skill Points: 3]
[Skills: Night Vision Lv.1, Enhanced Sight Lv.1, Regeneration Lv.1, Gastrea Infection Lv.3]
A blue panel appeared in his eyes.
"Teach really predicted this..."
[System Module: Skill Board] was the medium in which Shiro taught him. He receives quests to earn skill points, which was used to upgrade his skills. Those quests are especially chosen by him to guide his growth. Though, there are also quests that appear due to Kazuma's decisions.
[Gastrea Infection Lv.3]
-The genes of gastrea currently resides in your body. The skill level scales with the rate of infection. Debuffs will appear the higher the scaled level of this skill. Concurrently, several buffs will appear.
-Caution: It is recommended to lower the skill level immediately, or else you die.
"...What a shitty situation I landed into."
Kazuma could only deadpan.
*****
Colombia.
"Shiro must've cleaned up everything... but why are there troublemakers around?"
"Database matched. They belong to [Confessarius], an organization under Theresis' command."
"But why are they targeting that girl..?"
Currently, a horned Sarkaz is being chased by four cloaked men. They all wore black cloaks and has a silver longsword tied to their waist.
"That girl... Project Ifrit." Kumo skimmed the database saved by Cardinal. "She belongs to Rhine Kabs."
"Rhine Labs? Is this some sort of business rivalry?"
"No. Rather than that... hacking complete. Searching general search... complete."
Kumo easily connected to the nomadic city's internet. Through that, she found out many things, one of which is the Rhodes Island's partnership with Rhine Labs.
"They should be targeting the girl to use her against Rhodes Island."
"Huh? Then—!"
Strea did not hesitate to jump into the trouble.
Bam-!
She sped through the place and arrived at their location.
"Hey! Bullying is bad!"
"Who are—?"
"You can hide behind nee-san's back, 'kay?"
Shiing-!
The silver greatsword behind her back made a loud noise.
Hum-!
It easily cut through air as she pointed its tip at them.
"If you insist on bullying a young girl, then come!"
"I'm not a kid!"
A one-sided beatdown began.
*****
"We meet again."
"It hasn't been that long."
"I couldn't hold myself back."
Altair arrived in Kuroneko's house after they had lunch. Shiro was out for a while as he 'checked' something out.
"Understandable. If I was in your position, I would've definitely be the same."
"...We are similar than I have thought."
While the two girls conversed, Shiro touched the wall of gray fog in front of him.
"I knew it."
Time.
It is a metaphysical concept. It is something ethereal—it couldn't be touched by anyone. Yet, it is something tangible once someone reaches the creator rank. Due to the three creator attributes, they could interact with it.
His surroundings are nothing but infinite darkness. A brightly lit pathway could be seen in his footsteps. Mirages flashed by with each moment he spent there.
"It's far up here."
Shiro went and sought how far in the future the "time lock" have been.
"It even disrupted the surrounding time."
Unfortunately, it wasn't of any help. From the point he went out of that future, the time was messed up. It became more vague which caused him to not see a proper future reading. He doesn't know when his "disappearance" would happen. Only, he felt a familiar feeling towards the gray fog.
"Beyond creator..."
After reaching the creator rank, the next path is up to him to discover. The system's path and Fenrir's were affected by his fusion, hence he have to rank up in a different way than his previous selves.
"I got the gist of it."
He received a vague feeling as to how he could reach it.
For now—
"I should move faster."
With a thought, he found himself back on Kuroneko's house.
"He's like that! Whenever he encounters something 'interesting', he would have that smile on him!"
"His smile didn't change, huh."
"What's with my smile?"
"You're already back." Altair greeted him with a smile. "How was it?"
"It's quite bad."
"I couldn't get a clear reading, too."
"Well, it's something that I'll solve later."
Hearing this, Kuroneko got an inkling as to what it could be.
"Is it the future? The one where my future self came from?" She asked.
"That's right. Time itself was affected when that event happened. That's why future-seeing powers are temporarily halted."
Shiro explained the overview of his discoveries to them. Although, he omitted some specific parts. He knew well that any attempts to prevent them would only bring them forth.
"Let's go."
He summoned forth the aurora curtain. Moments later, they found themselves back to the Fate world.
Unsurprisingly, Altair felt suppression from the two wills. They, who are unwelcome to foreigners, showed their authority
"Don't be too hard on them."
"I won't. A punishment would suffice."
Her uniform fluttered as her figure rose midair. She summoned her legion of swords before using them to tear a hole through [The World].
Bzzt-!
Hum-!
The confines of reality was temporarily pierced. The Reality Marble [The World] that kept its order was breached. It wasn't a match against Altair, a person who attained tremendous power. The way she acquired them are close to cheating, too.
Moreover, she kept her abilities permanently as she surpassed a threshold—Beyond Creator rank. Now, it wouldn't matter if someone creates a fan work where she becomes nerfed.
Bzzzt-!
A glitching blue gap was created. Without hesitation, she stepped inside.
"Setsuna-san is absurdly strong..." Kuroneko mumbled in wonder.
"You could reach it someday."
"Shiro!"
Castoria exited the house. She felt the power of the person who challenged the two wills.
"This is—?" She immediately changed her words. "I got it."
"As for the person who caused that, she's also one."
"...You really have a thing for those types..."
(A/N: Yandere, Kuudere, and the likes.)
"How are you three?" Shiro asked.
"It's been several hours since you left. Everything went pretty normal."
During their casual talks, she found out her new kindred. A shut-in who dedicated herself to the pursuit of knowledge. It's as if she saw herself in Cardinal.
"I am the queen of darkness... and shadows." Kuroneko began her introduction as she did her gestures. "You can call me Kuroneko."
"I see, Kuroneko. As you might know, I am Artoria Caster. I have a different name in my other form, though."
Suddenly, a blue bug effect occurred before a woman emerged from it.
"It wasn't that hard disciplining them." She then looked towards Castoria and smiled. "Greetings. I am Shimazaki Setsuna, but you can also call me Altair."
'...Just like older sister.'
Seeing the familiar look drawn in her face, Castoria responded in kind.
"Hello, Altair-san. I am Artoria... One of Shiro's wives."
