"Aqua, I'm counting on you."
"Leave it to !" Aqua exclaid. She then cast enhancent blessing magics on Adam, "[Blessing! Attribute Increase] [Blessing! Luck Increase] [Blessing! Art Increase]"
"Hey, what's the deal with the [Art Increase]?" Kazuma asked, raising an eyebrow at Aqua's choice of blessing. He was pretty sure her brain was on vacation.
Aqua, however, looked at him with disdain and replied matter-of-factly, "Stupid Kazuma. Adam's venturing into another world — of course I'm going to bestow every blessing I can muster!"
Kazuma had to admit, her logic was annoyingly spot-on this ti.
"Oh, co on!" He groaned, "How co you're all goddess-like with Carter-senpai, but with , you're just... well, you?" He couldn't hide his frustration.
Aqua's response? A cold "Hmph!" and the silent treatnt. Classic Aqua move.
"Alright, listen up." Adam said, clapping his hands to get their attention, "Next, follow the quest I previously assigned. Aqua, you'll be the core. Complete the {Purify Cetery} quest, then move on to other tasks."
He laid out several instructions for the team.
"Rember, never take on quests beyond your skill level!"
"Understood!" They chorused.
Kazuma's self-awareness when it ca to quests didn't worry Adam. Aqua's recklessness, however, gave him pause.
"Well then, I'm off!"
"Have a safe journey! Be careful!" x2
Adam closed his eyes and focused on the anchor point in his mind. A sensation of being pulled and tugged enveloped him, and in the blink of an eye, he vanished from sight.
"Whoa, he just vanished into thin air!" Kazuma's jaw dropped.
"Why are you so surprised? It's perfectly normal for Adam to vanish like that. He's crossing between worlds, after all!"
"Huh, when you put it that way... Anyway, I'm beat. Let's crash."
Kazuma bonked himself on the head, then flopped down on the grass mat. Aqua followed suit, ready to catch so Z's.
✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧
"This is... a forest?"
When Adam opened his eyes, he found himself on a narrow path leading into a dense forest. The evening light mirrored that of the Parallel World he'd just left.
Towering trees surrounded him, their shadows obscuring the moonlight and enveloping him in an eerie, cold silence. The atmosphere was unsettling, to say the least.
Occasional screams echoing from the depths of the forest made Adam even more uneasy. Yet, rather than succumbing to fear, he calmly assessed his skills.
"I see. After crossing over, I can return at any ti, and crossing again will bring back to the point before I returned... This channel is quite convenient."
The ability to leave this world at will gave him a surge of confidence. What was there to fear? If danger arose, he could simply escape back to the Parallel World.
Without hesitation, Adam squared his shoulders and strode purposefully into the forest's depths. The echoes of screams still lingered in his ears, and as he faced the wind, a faint scent of blood wafted towards him.
Sothing ominous lurked in the heart of the woods.
Determined, Adam broke into a swift run, following the narrow path that led deeper into the mountain.
"Hold on, who's that?" Adam muttered, spotting an unexpected figure ahead.
Halfway through his run, he noticed soone curled up under a tree. The figure's head was lowered, quietly sobbing and mumbling phrases like "They actually abandoned " and "So disloyal".
Adam confird two things: the figure was male, and he was speaking Japanese. This seed to be a normal world after all.
Approaching cautiously, Adam asked, "Young man, what are you doing here?"
"Aah! Stay away, stay away!" The young man shrieked in terror, dissolving into tears.
"Whoa!" Adam jumped, startled by the outburst, "Hey, easy there! I'm human, I promise!"
He quickly tried to calm the youth, worried about his ntal state.
"Huh? Human?" The young man's sobs subsided as he peered at Adam, "You really are! And in such odd clothes, too."
The youth wore a striking yellow checkered cloak over a black outfit, with a white-sheathed sword at his waist. His golden bowl-cut hair frad timid eyes still glistening with tears, giving him an air of vulnerability.
"You're... Zenitsu Agatsuma?!"
His outfit and appearance were unmistakable.
"You know ?" Zenitsu pointed at himself, bewildered, "Who are you? Why don't I know you?"
"Ah, it's natural you wouldn't know . I heard about you from the Thunder Pillar, Jigoro Kuwajima. You're his disciple, aren't you?" Adam said with a smile.
"From Gramps? I see." Zenitsu nodded, accepting the explanation.
In truth, Adam was deceiving him. He knew nothing of Jigoro Kuwajima, and his knowledge of Zenitsu ca from watching an ani that featured him as a main character in his previous life.
— "Demon Slayer"
Early stage: Cody Slayer. Middle stage: Demon Slayer. Late stage: Pillar Slayer. Ending: Annihilation Slayer.
This ani had caused a sensation in his previous life. Even otaku who hadn't watched it would know of its existence. It was a phenonal masterpiece!
He never expected to cross over into the world of "Demon Slayer".
Though the Demon Slayer world wasn't particularly deep, its power ceiling was remarkably high. Take, for instance, the superhuman Yoriichi Tsugikuni, who could slash 1,500 tis in a second, or the formidable Muzan Kibutsuji, who could only be killed by sunlight.
The complex relationships between demons with tragic pasts and humans add depth to the story.
Adam's gaze toward the "Yellow Cry Baby" intensified, causing Zenitsu to step back nervously. However, Adam's interest wasn't personal — he had just realized that Zenitsu knew the Thunder Breathing Technique. He was determined to analyze and copy it, even if it was only the Thunderclap and Flash move.
After all, as the saying goes: "Focus on one point, reach the pinnacle."
"Um..." Zenitsu mumbled, uncomfortable with the scrutiny.
"Ah, my na is Adam Carter." Adam introduced himself with a friendly smile, breaking the tension.
Despite his Western na potentially causing confusion, he wasn't concerned. The West existed in this world too, after all.
"Carter-senpai, are you also a Demon Slayer Corps swordsman?" Zenitsu asked, noticing the long sword at Adam's waist.
Adam shook his head. "No, I'm not part of the Demon Slayer Corps."
"Oh, I see." Zenitsu realized that while Adam carried a sword, his attire wasn't the Corps' uniform, "Carter-senpai, your clothes are quite unusual."
Imdiately regretting his words, Zenitsu hastily apologized.
"I'm sorry, Carter-senpai! I didn't an to offend you."
"Don't worry, I'm not offended. You're right, though — these clothes are rather strange here." Adam laughed good-naturedly.
The contrast between fantasy-style attire and "modern" casual wear was indeed striking.
"By the way, Zenitsu, where are we?" Adam asked, curious about their location and how they'd encountered each other.
"This is Mount Natagumo."
"Mount... Natagumo?!"
He realized with a start that they were about to face demons.
✧✧✧
T/N: If you want more chapters like this, check out my Patreon! Take a look at my other translations too, you might like them!
For just $1 you can access all the extra content, and descriptive images, costs only $2!
That's it and happy reading! /mrblackwing
Reviews
All reviews (0)