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{Day 1}

It was dark.

What happened? I can't really remember what happened to me. All I remember is the sound of a car alarm and a sudden impact from the side before everything went silent.

~Yawn~

Ah, I'm sleepy. You know what? I'll wonder about what happened to me tomorrow.

{Day 2}

I stirred as I awoke.

I tried to shift my head, only to fail. It was really dark wherever I was, though I soon noticed something odd. The stones jutted out on the ceiling, stalagmites. Was I in a cave? I once more tried to move, only to fail again. I was about to open my mouth when I saw a blurry green figure enter my vision. They seemed to be fidgeting in place, but I was soon corrected when I felt the figure place some sort of squirming object in my mouth. It was a bug.

I tried to spit out the disgusting thing, only for my mouth to instinctively bite onto the insect. Within a moment, I was overcome with bliss, the bug being extremely delicious. It was so delicious, I didn't even realize that I was dozing off until a few moments ago.

{Day 3}

It has been a few days since I was reborn in this world.

How was it I knew I was reborn? That was because of who I saw when I awoke. That green blur I had seen yesterday was this green olden figure, a goblin. When I had glimpsed at the goblin, my mind had immediately been supplied with a bit of information, though where that information came from, was unknown. It was also because of this new knowledge, that I learned that I myself was a goblin as well if my stubby green hands and the other goblins around me meant anything.

I had more or less mastered my basic motor skills, though I admit, I still had trouble running. Although, given that I had been only born a few days ago, this was probably normal. What wasn't normal however was what had appeared in front of me shortly after my revelation.

{Congratulations! You have been selected as a Gamer, a unique individual that is capable of living their life as a game.}

{Would you like to view a brief tutorial?} [Yes|No]

I will freely admit that I had stared at the message box with the equivalent of a goblin's dumbfounded face if the strange looks other goblins were giving me indicated anything. Without a word, however, I tapped the -Yes- option.

{To begin, open the Menu screen. If desired, the Gamer is able to use their mental thoughts to open the screen.}

Reading this, I immediately thought 'Menu'.

{The Menu screen is simply put, a shortcut allowing easier access to various parts of the Gamer System.}

[Character]

{In the Character screen, the Gamer will be able to access their character page, which enables them to be capable of equipping items almost instantly, though if they do not meet the requirements, they will be unable to do so.}

[Inventory]

{In the Inventory screen, the Gamer is given access to a personal pocket dimension, inaccessible to anyone except the Gamer. Utilizing the Inventory screen, the Gamer will be capable of storing item they would otherwise have to carry physically.}

[Development]

{In the Development screen, the Gamer will be capable of enhancing themself, through both passive and active means.}

[Tutorials & Tips]

{Tutorials and Tips can be viewed here.}

{The brief tutorial ends here. If desired, other tutorials can be viewed in the Tutorials & Tips screen. Enjoy your life as the Gamer.}

It took me about half an hour to fully understand what I was seeing. This was because my mind was still only half-comprehending what I was witnessing, though if I think about it, I was probably the only one seeing this.

Chewing on a caterpillar, the bug that I had been fed the day before, I began to wonder. What exactly killed me? I immediately stopped this train of thought as I then realized it didn't matter. What did matter was how was I going to survive? No doubt, I will eventually be forced to hunt for my own food, seeing as I had matured quite quickly for a newborn goblin. What I mentioned wasn't meant to sound special considering almost all the goblins I had once seen lying about, incapable of moving, walk or run about as though they were toddlers.

Now, not even a week, they already seemed like children, moving as though they had done so for years. Whatever the case, returning back to hunting, I would have to increase my skills if I hoped to even have a chance of survival.

{Day 5}

It has been two days since I had been forced to hunt for my own food. Yesterday, the elderly goblin had stated that if I wished to eat, I would have to provide my own food. I actually felt okay about that. I still smuggled a few caterpillars with me when I went out to hunt. Of course, yesterday ended with a failure, since I couldn't even catch a grasshopper that had been nearby.

Learning of my current capabilities, I sought to increase my skills. As so, for the entire day, I spent my time punching trees, running around and jumping. Repeated exercises rewarded me with this.

{Through constant effort, you have developed Crude Brawling, & Muscle Growth I skills. Skills can be developed in the Development screen.}

[Crude Brawling] A rude form of fighting. Mainly involves fists.
-Passively increases blunt attacks by 1% (0%)

[Muscle Growth I] Daily exercise will refine your muscles.
-Increases Str +1/per three levels.

I had since practiced my -Crude Boxing- skill on some trees near the cave. The result was the percent rising to 4%. Quite an achievement considering it had only been a single day. It was through my usage of the fighting style that I had come upon a nice sight. While punching one of the trees, the tremor had caused fruit to fall. Picking one up, I realized I had picked up an apple. Without delay, I immediately began chomping down on it, relishing its juices. That was how I avoided starvation yesterday.

Today, however, I would be attempting to kill and harvest one of these 'Horned Rabbits' I heard a goblin mention in passing. I noticed the goblin had used a rusty sword, meaning we must have weaponry we could use. My curiosity about discovering a weapon that would enhance my survival was what led me to the discovery of the women who lived in the caves with us. To simplify what I felt was simple disgust, my mind still being that of a moral human. What I saw before me was a tragedy, yet something I had no control over.

After finding a weapon, a dagger, I used it to sharpen a thick branch I had found a little while later. With a wooden spear and a dagger for weapons, I felt a bit more confident about my chances.

And so, I found myself two or more hours later, searching for this 'Horned Rabbit'. Thankfully, I did find one, though when I saw the rabbit, I was astounded. It had a massive unicorn horn. I was so amazed at this discovery, that I almost didn't dodge in time. The horned rabbit had leaped towards me, its horn aimed towards my throat or face. Reacting, I swung my wooden spear, skewering the rabbit, getting a squeal of pain from the animal. Without delay, I used my dagger, stabbing it in the head, killing it.

I felt it should have been a harder fight, but seeing as it wasn't, I wasn't going to say anything. Pulling out my knife, I also pulled out my spear, putting it to the side. Taking up my knife, I grabbed at the animal's horn and began to try and skin the animal, though I didn't have much success. When I had finally finished, I began to dig in. Since I was a goblin, most likely, I would not suffer from eating raw meat like some humans. I was right. The meat tasted a bit bloody, but otherwise, it was pretty good, though I know it would taste better, cooked.

Finishing my meal, I got up, but not before severing the rabbit horn from its skull. Grabbing what part of the pelt I had managed to skin, I fashioned the pelt into a sort of makeshift bag and placed the horn inside.

I spent the rest of the day hunting more 'Horned Rabbits'.

{Day 6}

I was approached by the goblin with the rusty sword.

Upon noticing my success at hunting, as well as my spoils, the goblin, Gobu-Rou had offered that I join him, and two others. I agreed, if only because of the saying "Strength in Numbers". Speaking of which, my name was Gobu-Rukku.

As I joined the group, I was introduced to Gobu-Kichi and Gobu-Mi, the latter being a recent addition as well. Noticing my spear, he crafted a makeshift spear, using one of the horned rabbit horns as a spearhead, attached to my wooden one, but on the flat end. I made sure to show my appreciation. I did so by offering him some of the horns I had. We spent the day hunting, being rather successful, with Gobu-Rou's mind, mine and Gobu-Kichi's strength, and Gobu-Mi's speed.

Speaking of which, I heard Gobu-Mi speak of Gobu-Rou's supposed handsomeness, but I couldn't see it.

{Day 7}

It was raining, so there wasn't any hunting to be done.

I was actually becoming slightly better at skinning rabbits, which in other words meant, I was able to make pelts without as many holes as before. Since it was raining, I had opted to help Gobu-Rou who had been making some crude-looking knives made from this obsidian-colored rock. By helping, I meant I moved the knives he made to the side, so they wouldn't obstruct him. He didn't seem to care about my presence, probably ignoring my presence, but I was fine with that.

Shortly after a third knife was made, Gobu-Rou looked up, noticing Gobu-Kichi and Gobu-Mi who had been watching nearby. With only a few hand gestures, the four of us sat in a sort of circle. We began to talk strategy, or Gobu-Rou was. Every once in a while, Gobu-Mi would offer a suggestion, which Gobu-Kichi just nodded in agreement. For myself, I mentioned finding better equipment so that our odds of survival was increased.

While we were strategizing, the elderly goblin approached us. I still didn't know his name until Gobu-Rou said it, Gobu-Ji. After speaking to him briefly, Gobu-Rou had put the strategizing on hold as he walked off with the elder. Without much else to do except wait, I opened up -Character-.

{[Name] Gobu-Rukku
[Sex] Male
[Race] Goblin
[Age] 6 Days
[Description] A reincarnate who now lives as a goblin.
[Stats]
Health: 70
Mana: 50
Strength: 40
Vitality: 40
Dexterity: 20
Intelligence: 20
Wisdom: 20
Luck: 10
[Level] 55
Exp: 45/100
[Pt] 24}

Nodding to myself, I closed the window but opened up -Inventory-. I had forgotten about the pocket dimension until recently, due to the efforts made in hunting.

{Inventory| 3/30}
[Small Animal Horn] 6
[Medium Animal Horn] 4
[Raw Horned Rabbit Meat] 14

Pulling out one of the raw meat, I closed the window and began to munch on it, splitting it in half when Gobu-Kichi realized I had food and began lingering creepily close.

{Day 8}

We were out hunting.

Yesterday, Gobu-Rou had bound most of the rabbit horns together with ivy, creating some sort of makeshift chestplate. Using the remaining two horns as his weapons, he showed just how deadly he was to the enemy. Gobu-Rou had also fashioned some sort of sling-staff hybrid and had given it to Gobu-Mi, making her assist us from the trees. It was rather effective, considering what exactly we were hunting in the first place. We were fighting large venomous snakes.

The sound of stone impacting scales was heard, which Gobu-Kichi and I capitalized on. I gripped both hands onto my spear as I thrust it into the snake's side, my dagger having broken a few minutes prior. Gobu-Kichi meanwhile, crushed the snake's skull with his thick wooden club, his wooden chestplate protecting him from the snakes flailing body. Gobu-Rou was nearby, finishing off his snake with a quick thrust through the snake's eye and probably the brain.

We'd also hunted some new prey as well, such as this bat. The bat possessed wings of seven different patterns, which I decided to dub, 'Rainbow-Winged Bat'. We also came across this raccoon with armor plating on its back. I watched on surprise when I watched Gobu-Rou effortlessly chew on the plating. I didn't question him seeing as he was helping me survive.

During our hunt, we had also come across and killed two more horned rabbits. When we had begun to rest and eat, I took the time to begin skinning our prey, being a bit faster and efficient than Gobu-Rou. I was nowhere near to being a master skinner, but I was at least better than when I first started out. While the others ate the meat, I was piling the pelts I skinned. When I finally got started on the snakes, I was given a front-row seat of Gobu-Rou chomping on a snake's head. I was still shocked that he could eat any part of a body with ease, and the fact he ate the part of the body with the most concentration of poison.

When he didn't immediately keel over from the poison, I surmised that he must have a great amount of resistance towards poison. Whatever the case, I continued skinning the snakes, eating the meat as I did. I tuned out Gobu-Kichi and Gobu-Mi pester Gobu-Rou about splitting the meat.

{Day 9}

It was raining again, so instead of hunting, we were making new equipment. Gobu-Kichi had complained a bit about not hunting but was almost immediately pacified by Gobu-Rou. Speaking of which, he had been using these unique plants, such as this 'string-like ivy' and this 'steel grass'. Where he found such plants I would probably never know. Regardless, he had already crafted a shield for Gobu-Kichi using the scale plating of that raccoon and attaching them to a wooden slab, with its handle being a strip of leather.

For Gobu-Mi, he had sewn her a simple cloak using the wings of the 'Rainbow Bat'. He'd also made her a necklace made out of bat teeth. For myself, he had created a whole new spear altogether. Now, instead of a single horn attached to one end, there were now three. One end was pronged with two long horns, while the other end had a single small horn. I made sure to express my appreciation once more.

While we were creating equipment, I took the time to take the pelts I had, which I had left in the sun yesterday to dry and had begun sewing them together, forming a sort of makeshift fur shirt and pants, replacing my loincloth. I had also turned the remains into a bandana which I wore because I liked it.

Besides crafting more stuff, not much else happened today.

{Day 10}

We went out hunting.

There wasn't anything interesting that had happened, except when Gobu-Rou had asked what our levels were. When we voiced our confusion, he briefly explained the evolutions we goblins were capable of evolving into. From what he says, once we reach level 100, we would evolve or rank up into Hobgoblins. What those guys were like, I wouldn't know until I evolve into one.

Gobu-Rou was level 86, Gobu-Kichi was level 78, and Gobu-Mi was level 55. I myself was at a nice and humble level fo 74.

When we returned to the cave and scattered to sleep, I had begun to wonder.

What would I look like as a Hobgoblin?

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Done.

I do hope you enjoyed this chapter.

I had been re-reading Re: Monster when I thought of something.

What if, there another character who grew with Rou? Gobu-Rukku is the result.

The reason why the character window is shown only once is that sometimes in gamer stories, those statuses are overused in a single chapter. For this story, the stats will be revealed once every few chapters (3-6).

{[Name] Gobu-Rukku
[Sex] Male
[Race] Goblin
[Age] 6 Days
[Description] A reincarnate who now lives as a goblin.
[Stats]
Health: 215
Mana: 120
Strength: 58
Vitality: 40
Dexterity: 20
Intelligence: 20
Wisdom: 20
Luck: 10
[Level] 55
Exp: 45/100
[Pt] 24}

{Skills}

[Crude Brawling] A rude form of fighting. Mainly involves fists.
-Passively increases blunt attacks by 1% (60%)

[Muscle Growth I] Daily exercise will refine your muscles.
-Increases Str +1/per three levels.

Every level adds 3 Pts

Every point in Vitality and Intelligence adds +5 HP & MP respectively.

Unlike on the wiki where their stats are characterized by letters, Rokku's stats are measured by numbers.