Chapter 5: Propechy and Affinity
After an episode of The masked slime's and the masked admin's banter, they finally meet the Great Toad Sage, Gamamaru.
"Oh! at last, we meet, the otherworlders!" "At last" is it? Then this should've been predicted.
"Ugh... the magician. the ruler of monsters, and the Catalyst... I have seen your futures." And so, the old giant toad said.
"Our future??" Shin repeated.
"After this... you both will fight a snake and a Tanuki." To which, gained a wry and bewildered response from the chat group members.
""S-snake?/Tanuki?"" Of course, I understood that clearly, he meant the oreopedo and the Ichibi (One-tailed beast).
"Ooooh... OOOOOOH! OHOHOOOOH! " What the heck was that "Old man laughter"...?
"I see it! I have foreseen a new prophecy!"
It was then that it gained everyone's attention.
"First of all both of you with the mask, congratulations in advance."
"""""HAA?"""""
"And also, Ishigami Yu...you should not try your best-"
"EH!?"
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Everyone stood there with a frown on their faces.
What kind of vision that the toad see for him to say "you should not try your best" to Yu Ishigami who's literally, ALREADY not doing his best right now?
They waited for the giant Oogway to continue... but the toad didn't move.
"Don't try my best, is it? WELL! I could live with that. Ja ne minna (Bye everyone)~"Just as Ishigami was going to go out of the room while throwing his arms in the air, a hand grabs one side of his shoulder.
Stopping for a second, Ishigami looks back at the culprit. It was Rimuru. "He says don't try your best, not be lazy, and relax you, shitty admin." Even though he wears a mask, an actual vein popped near Ishigami's forehead.
"Shitty admin? that's some harsh words... Is that how you suppose to act to the other group members, Rimuru?"
"Ara, You are an Admin rather than a member though? You can't always give trouble to your coworkers. I'm sure Robby-san (Administrator Z) is burdened with a bunch of stuff because of you."
"A-re-re? last time I checked, he was giving the same explanation as I am."
"YES! A BETTER EXPLANATION AT THAT!"
Just as they started to banter,
""After coming here!" that's right, I forgot to finish what I am saying... Ishigami Yu-kun, You should not try your best to change our future!
After coming here... the future has become many! If you try to control it... it will endanger all of u-!"
The toad's speech was interrupted.
""SHUT UP GIANT OOGWAY/WE GET IT!""
The toad's words were interrupted.
" Ohooho~... that's interesting at least."
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"Ehhh.... what was it... All I could say is.... please don't participate in saving Jiraiya's villagー" The toad stated with his ancient voice. But he was interrupted, "Ah, I can't promise that."
"..." (Gamamaru)
"Oi, admin-!" (Jiraiya)
"*Sigh*... I see, I guess it can't be helped." (Gamamaru)
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"Are you really going to keep that mask on your face forever?"(Rimuru)
"Well I could say the same for you, but the fact that I already know what your face looks like means I'm better than you anyway."(Ishigami)
"EHH!?"
"KHIHIHIHI~~"
Behind them, is Jiraiya with Fukasaku on his shoulder and Shin beside him.
"How can I say this... They're getting along, I guess?" Shin stated.
To which, Jiraiya responded with a "Yeah..."
"GAH! THAT'S CHEATING!"
"Oya Oya, What's this, Rimuru... you want to see my face? Do you want to see it? DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT ME? RIGHT, RIMURU-CHAN?"
『How cute.』
"I'll slap you."(Rimuru)
But Shin and Jiraiya ended the episode with one thought in mind. "On second thought, maybe not."
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[Ishigami's POV]
"For now, We'll need to get the job done. Jiraiya, how long do we have until the Chuunin exams?"I asked.
"It already started days ag-"
"Let me rephrase." I interrupted.
"Have Naruto signed a contract with the toads?" To which, he narrows his eyes a little bit.
"...Yes. Just a while ago before all of you were transported here."
Ah. "We should go back."
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It's nighttime.
I splashed a full potion I got from Rimuru at the barely alive Gekko Hayate.
"Who-who are y- Jiraiya-sama!" These are exclaimed by the Hayate in front of us.
Gekkō Hayate was a tokubetsu jōnin of Konohagakure. Hayate learned of Sunagakure and Otogakure's plans to invade Konoha after overhearing the conversation between Baki and Kabuto. Before he could escape to inform the Third Hokage what he had learned, he was sensed by the two and chased down.
And... well, he died in the original timeline.
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*DING*
≪Group Quest: Konoha crush!≫
Orochimaru, a missing-nin from Konoha who founded Otogakure, approached the Fourth Kazekage with the proposition of a joint invasion using the Chūnin Exams hosted in Konoha as a cover to attack!
≪Quest Condition: ≫
-Time in the ongoing Quest world will be accelerated.
-[1/1] Admin is allowed to join the Quest.
-Quest is in progress
≪Success Condition: ≫
-(COMPLETED) Save Gekko Hayate's life [1/1]
-(ALTERNATE SEQUENCE) Prevent the Invasion from happening [0/1]
≪Quest has been completed. The remaining time in the current world: 5 days.≫
≪Rewards have arrived≫
-Random Box
-400Exp
-Upcoming update: Skillsharer (Member's eddition)
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"That was a close call eh, Hayate." Jiraiya said those words as he had Kabuto Yakushi arrested inside his 『Spiky-hair-manipulation-or-whatever-the-name-is- no Jutsu』.
"Kabuto Yakushi," My muttering caught their attention.
"Found as a child by Nonō Yakushi on the outskirts of a city destroyed in a battle, after he joins the orphanage, he left to join ROOT in order to help the orphanage which was threatened by Danzo to withhold Konoha's funding if Nonō didn't turn one of the orphans over to ROOT." *Splatter* I muttered those words emotionlessly as I plucked out one of my dual scythes from the head of a sand nin named Baki.
"You- How did you know aboutー" (Kabuto)
"Hey. Want to make a deal?" (Ishigami)
I cut in as he stares at my masked face with confusion in his eyes.
Though, Jiraiya and Hayate also perk up on my statements.
"The one who made you kill your own mother, Danzo Shimura... do you not want revenge on him?" I stated thus.
Yeah, the quest told us to prevent the invasion, but it never tells us NOT to invade, so...
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"Oi... why are they here?" Rimuru asks this to my masked face.
"Well, because I brought them in?" I answered the slime who is in their human form.
Rimuru had rented a room at a luxurious inn. There's an onsen next to it, and currently, I tied up the unconscious Hayate as I explained to the slime what happened. Then Jiraiya came in.
"So, care to explain about this 'invasion plan' Admin?" With a rare serious face, Jiraiya asks.
"Now now, don't make that accusing face, I might get hurt ya know?"
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"No way I'm letting you do that!!!" (Jiraiya)
"Then you choose. An actual invasion where many will die, or a fake stage where everyone will act like they're dying?" (???)
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"What are you doing?"
"Casting a barrier."
"...for what?"
"To protect me from you, in case you awoken some weird sleeping transformation fetish."
To this, I raised my eyebrow. "Then shouldn't you casting the barrier on YOURSELF and not ME?"
That's right, here I sat on my bed surrounded by green translucent barriers.
"If I do that I won't be able to go to the toilet at night."
"YOU DON'T NEED TO GO TO THE TOILET! Rather, WHY DO YOU ALLOW SHIN TO BE FREE!?" I said that as I turned my head on the already dozing Shin on his futon.
"Because he's an innocent kid. Maa~ I would consider taking the barrier down if you show me your face under that mask~" IS THIS SLIME FOR REAL!?
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Tch-!
"Heeeh~ never thought you'd be one of those Ikemen. You're still edgy though. How irritating."This was voiced by him along with somewhat a disappointed face.
(A/N: "Ikemen" This term has been used to reference good-looking men featured in Japanese pop culture.)
"Wipe that disappointed yet irritated face of yours and undo this barrier, Slime."
"Hoo~ you're getting quite cocky now eh?"
The first thing I do after I was freed from this prison, is the toilet.
But... seeing myself in the toilet's mirror was not what I expected to see.
My eyes have orange linings below my eyes and faint yellow irides or a toad-like pupil.
Sage mode. No, it's incomplete.
This happens as a result of my little experiment on Mount Myōboku.
How intriguing.
I didn't sign any contracts with the toads.
Is this why the eyes are paler than Naruto's?
Rather, I wonder what would happen if I go to Ryūchi Cave and take samples of their senjutsu.
Wait, no, there is Natural Energy everywhere.
Meaning I don't have to convert these in the air to gain the Toad's senjutsu traits.
Um... that's right it feels almost the same as Magicules...
That means...
DING*
≪『Chakra Affinity』 has been annihilated≫
≪『Magic Affinity』 has been annihilated≫
DING*
≪『Universal Affinity』 has been acquired≫
Exactly my point.
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Name: Ishigami Yu
Race: Enlightened/Sage
Gender: Male
Preceding evolution path: Human
Lv: 35
HP: 2010/2010
EP: 3,610/3,610
SP: 34
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Title:
『Zombie Slayer』
Skills:
『Observation Lv19』
『Universal Affinity Lv1』
『Sticky Thread Lv10』
『Regeneration Lv5』
『Brutality Lv5』
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To be continued.
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