I Got A Cheat Ability In A Different World, And Become Extraordinary Even In The Real World (LN) Book 12: Prologue Part 1

Book 12: Prologue Part 1

Heres the chapter, enjoy~

Prologue

Part 1

A dark, cold world[Underworld].

It is an afterlife world composed of many layers, and the souls in each layer are assigned.

In the uppermost layer, you can feel the warmth of the earth, and this is where the souls of those who did good deeds during their lives rest peacefully.

Descending deeper from there, the lower level is an underground prison where the souls of those who had done evil in their lives are sent to.

Ah

G-get out

It hurts it hurts

The underworld, where the world itself is a prison.

The prison is made of special cages and bare rock surfaces that rcilessly harm the specters and souls housed there.

By nature, souls and specters do not exist as entities.

Therefore, a special power called [Mystical Power] or [Spiritual Power] was needed to harm them.

And in this underworld, everything is imbued with mystical and spiritual power to prevent them from escaping from their prisons.

In this underworld, where the screams of specters echo through the air, there is only one building.

In contrast to the dark and gloomy atmosphere of the underworld, the building is decorated with goldsmiths work and is extrely luxurious.

The floor is also covered with polished tiles, making it hard to believe that it is a building in the underworld.

In the center of the building, there is a hall where criminals are judged.

On an honorary seat, as if overlooking everything in the underworld, sat a young girl.

Im bored.

She was wearing a little civil officials hat on her bobbed hair, a royal scepter in her hand, and luxurious clothes that looked like so countrys official uniform.

This girl was the king of the underworldReii, and the master of this building. [T/n: Let know if soone can provide a better na for this , maybe Dark Soul?]

Reii cheekily poked her head in boredom.

The dead used to co here so often, but recently there have been fewer and fewer of them Well, it ans that ti has moved on, and the world over there has beco more peaceful, hasnt it?

Reii looked like a young girl, but her age was much older than anyone else in the underworld.

In ancient tis, there were many conflicts in various parts of the world, and dical technology was not developed, so many people flowed into this underworld.

However, as ti passed and technology developed, the number of souls flowing into the underworld at one ti decreased, and eventually, Reiis work also decreased.

Well, peace is the best thing. There will be no major work for to do today, so I will take a nap

Reii-samaaaaaa!

..

Just as Reii jumped down from her chair, seemingly determined that todays work was done, a muscular creature burst into the building.

It was humanoid in appearance, with red skin and two large horns on its forehead, resembling the Bloody Ogre of the other world.

However, in its eyes, there was a light of reason that was different from that of a monster, and in addition, there was a sense of charm.

Suddenly, Reii, who had been caught off guard, stared at the red oni with a blue vein on her forehead.

What is it, Nikkaku? Im just about to go to sleep [T/n: She called him Nikkaku or two horns (), should I just use the Japanese, or just translate his na?]

This is not the ti to say such a thing! T-the underworld is in trouble!

Huh?

At the plea of the oni called Nikkaku, Reii tilted her head and sat back in her chair again.

What in the world is going on?

T-the specters of the underworld are escaping!

What?

The report was unbelievable to Reii.

That is impossible! How is it possible for the specters in this land to escape from the underworlds prisons?

But, actually, the oni under my command are already working to capture the specters that have escaped from their prisons!

!?

Reiis mystical and spiritual powers created all the prisons that existed in this underworld, and there were no specters that were powerful enough to break through Reiis mystical power except one.

Dont tell that ikos seal has been broken?

N-no, it seems that ikos seal is intact.

What? Then why in this current world, there should be no one but iko who can escape from my mystical power

As Reii desperately pondered the cause, Nikkaku opened his mouth to say sothing that sounded difficult to say.

Um, theres one more thing Id like to tell you

What is it?

The fact that specters have escaped alone is important, but the border between the underworld and that world seems to have disappeared

Why didnt you tell that first?

The content of what Nikkaku said was not sothing that could be left unattended.

Essentially, there is a firm boundary between this world and the underworld, and it is because of this boundary that those in the world of the living are not able to wander into the underworld.

Conversely, specters could not escape from the underworld into the world of the living.

But now that the boundary between the underworld and the living world has disappeared, specters who have escaped from their prisons in the underworld can easily escape to the world of the living.

This is not good If this continues, specters from the underworld will be unleashed in the world of the living!

For reasons unknown, now that the boundary between the world of the living and the underworld has disappeared, Reii herself will have to take action.

Nikkaku! Now mobilize all the other oni to guard the boundary between the underworld and the living world! I will reinforce the prisons and seal the specters again as soon as possible!

Y-yes!

After receiving the instructions, Nikkaku ran out of the building, and Reii got out of her chair and stood in the center of the room.

And then.

Hmph!

At that mont, a torrent of purple power, cloaked in a bewitching atmosphere, overflows from the center of Reii, and the wave blows across the entire underworld.