~y/n pov~
I walked around the snowy mountains a simple kitchen knife in hand as I hummed a lullaby
Tonight was gonna be me hunting any nearby humans, while I'm confident in my ability to eat them, I'm not so sure about harming them, I did used to be an animal lover after all
So,after a few hours of searching, I found my prey, a young boy who seems to have gotten lost in the woods, I stalked the kid, making sure to be careful of each step, as after he got far enough into the mountain, I began to sneak behind him, I'd rather not get my shit kicked in because I was overconfident
So, the moment I got close enough, I thrusted my knife into his back, prompting a scream, making sure I was quick, I then kicked the boy in the shin, my demonic strength knocking the boy to the ground fully unable to fight back
So, making sure to end his pain as soon as possible, I then repeatedly stabbed him in the head with as much force as I can, killing him quickly
I then then walked backwards, looking at my disturbingly steady hands
I really did become a demon huh?
*Ding!*
Dex: 1/5 = 2/5
Blade handling: 1/5 = 2/5
Lv: 1/10 = 2/10
Congratulations! You have leveled up!
5 points
Str: 2/5 = 3/5
Dex: 2/5 = 3/5
Con: 3/5 = 4/5
Int: 1/5 = 2/5
Wis: 1/5 = 2/5
Cha: 4/5 = 5/5
So leveling up automatically upgrades my stats? And points? I should save them up for later
*Ding*
Cha. Has been maxed out
Cha: 5/5 = 1/10
Perk {natural charm} gained
Speech works better on ladies
I see,a specific perk with specific uses, I suppose I can't expect much from a low tier perk
I then looked at the corpse in front of me, before I began to eat
*Ding!*
Int: 2/5 = 3/5
So that's what devourer is for huh? It'll be useful
I then trekked around, continuing to wander around the forest
Hmm,if I get perks by Maxing out stats and skills, and Exp is equals to the Stats, skills, I eat, but can be improved by eating others, then that means I can just grind them up right?
But that won't do, considering how I'm connected to muzan, I can't just take my time, I have to sever the connection as soon as possible, it's possible, since there's two examples of them, so I just have to figure out a way how, but what I do know is that I'll need strength, lots of them
Now then,I have a knife, a useful sidearm, but not a good main weapon, especially with what I will fight against
Perhaps a gun? No, too rare and too expensive, a katana is a simple option but wielding it would require a lot of skill, maybe I could just test one out and see if training with it Increases my dexterity
*Ding!*
New quest
A legend's birth?
Get a katana
Rewards:
5 points
Katana of random quality
Swordsmanship skill
I got the quest, now how do I go about getting a sword? I mean, considering the fact that katanas are normally banned, I'd need to steal one from a military officer, right now I'm weak as hell, so fighting an official demon slayer isn't gonna be a good matchup
Question is, how would I even find a military officer? Hmm,going to a big city, that'll be a good choice, but I'll need cover from the sun, hmm
I then looked and noticed that I was back home, I looked around and found something, an empty bucket-sized basket, nice
Picking the basket up I began to poke holes on it with my knife before beginning to fiddle with it to change the shaoe
*Ding!*
[Poorly-made Tengai] crafted
Skill (crafting 1/5) unlocked
Hmm, ah yes, the helm of the Mysterious basket barbarian, it'll be useful in keeping the sun off of my face
I then looked around the house, looking for anything useful, "my" family lived in the mountains, so they should at least have something thick for winter and rain
After looking through 'my' father's Equipment, I found a straw cape, it would probably protect me from the sun in rainy or snowy days, I'm lucky that it's winter, now, where do I travel exactly? I don't know, so I will go and wander around
After packing up essential equipment I left my home at night as I began my journey
Walking out of the front door, I looked through my system, looking for something
"While this house isn't anything grand, it's a good house, secluded too, if only there's a way I could keep the location.." I said
*Ding!*
Unlocked {Markers}
Place markers on specific locations to get a waypoint towards said location later
Thank you, Author or god or whoever is listening
I then placed a marker on the house
[Basement] marked
There we go, so turning back I then began to descend the mountains, using common sense, I know that going down the mountain is just walking towards where it's lower, not like anything bad will happen
~small time skip~
I am a genius.
After tumbling down the mountains for what minutes if not hours, I finally reached the foot of the mountain
Luckily, I landed on a road
So after Dusting myself off after thanking my demonic abilities, I walked down the road, knife sheathed on my back, to be used in stealth
Let's see, I'm a demon, so I have to take advantage of rainy days or winter season because those are my only opportunities to travel around
That's gonna be a pain in the ass, I also have to make sure I'm not so noticable too, I'd rather not attract a hashira this early on, there's also Muzan, he'd be the most troublesome threat to me, so I'd need to attract the least attention from him, at least not until I am able to free myself from his binds
What a troublesome situation, I'd need all the power I can get, should I learn a breathing style? What should I even practice? Meh, I'll think about it when I get a sword.
As I was snapped out of my thoughts, I noticed that I was in the middle of the forest, the road was still there, just sandwiched, a perfect opportunity for an ambush, if I didn't have op eyes that is
I jumped back, narrowly dodging an arrow, as I looked at the small band of Bandits, probably starving Village peasants, they just wielded Farming tools after all
"Umm, would you mind letting me pass? I have no food or Money on me, so I don't think you'd get anything of value from me" I said, raising my hands in a non-threatening manner
"Shut up! Even your clothes will do! Hand them over or die!" Threatened the one with a sickle
"Oh well, I guess we're doing this, I was getting hungry anyways" I said, giving a sigh, as my hands tensed, my nails sharpening into thin points as I then jumped on the leader, whom felt shocked at my blood red eyes, as I then slashed at his throat, pushing him back as he desperately tried to stop the bleeding, before charging to another as I then kicked him on the chin, twisting his neck into an unnatural angle
*Ding!*
"D-demon!" Shouted one farmer as they charged at me
"You morons understood what I am and still charge? Are you really that desperate?" I asked annoyed as I then drew a knife
As one of them tried to swing his sickle on me, I stopped him by grabbing his hand and used my other hand to push his elbow the wrong way, snapping it as the man screamed in pain, I then used his forearm and pulled him to my direction, using him to block a hatchet from another farmer, as I bit into his neck, before tearing off a lump of flesh
I then felt something tear into my shoulder as I looked at where it came from
It was the last farmer, he had struck me with an Axe, I looked at him in the eye, my anger flaring through
*Ding!*
I wasn't angry at him, I was angry at myself, I was careless, if I wasn't a demon, I'd be dead, I'll need to be more careful
After what felt like hours of staring into the eye, the farmer screamed and ran away
"Not happening" I growled, throwing my knife at him, but the knife failed to cut into him, instead, the handle hit him in the nape, knocking him out
*Ding!*
"That's a lot of notifications" I mumbled, opening the notifications
Str: 3/5 = 4/5
Dex: 4/5 = 5/5
Dex: 5/5 = 1/10
{Agile Animal} unlocked
10% to Mobility and flexibility
Con: 4/5 = 5/5
Con: 5/5 = 1/10
{Fortified skin}
Skin is 10% harder
(Knife throwing 1/5) gained
That's a lot of skills, should I test my points of them? Would it be worth it?
This is quite troublesome
Well, I still have corpses to eat so I'd better dig in
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Str: 4/5 = 5/5
Str: 5/5 = 3/10
{Beastial strength} unlocked
10% raw strength and explosive power
Dex: 1/10 = 3/10
Con: 1/10 = 2/10
There, neat, that was a nice dinner
I should spend some points now
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Int: 3/5 = 5/5
Int: 5/5 = 1/10
{Scrutinizing gaze} unlocked
You unconsciously pick apart everything that you look at, although not instantaneously
Wis: 2/5 = 5/5
Wis: 5/5 = 1/10
{Insight} unlocked
Mind activities are 10% faster
A worthwhile use of my points
I then walked away, leaving the corpses in their mangled state, after locating a nearby stream, I was once again clean of blood
Continuing down the road, I took the time to think about things once again, I already got attacked once, so I'm probably not gonna get attacked again after this
If I do get freed from Muzan's grasps, what am I gonna do then? Will it matter after that? Probably, I would probably just live in seclusion, not like I have any reason to fight for the demon slayers, besides, I'm their enemy, and they were barely convinced even after a Urokodaki, giyuu, and Tanjiro gave their word to commit seppuku the moment Nezuko attacks an innocent person, what are my chances? None, so no way am I gonna side with them
Also, should I make alliances? If so, who? Tamayo is an obvious choice, but how would I convince her? She's a centuries old demon with the experience that comes with it, no way a teenager with social problems will convince her into anything
There's also the choice of recruiting will-be powerful demons or slayers, based on the records in my home, it's seven years into the Taisho era, so if Tanjiro was supposedly born in the Taisho era, that means I have at least five years before Muzan kills Tanjiro's family, starting the story, If not more, meaning people like muichiro and Inosuke are still available, Zenitsu is a no no, while he does become a powerhouse, I don't have the charisma to give him the same bravery he shows in the manga,I could of course kill him before he becomes too powerful,but if that happens,kaigaku might become the heir, which while I don't see much problems in practicality,I'm just too spiteful to allow, that and doing so would hinder Tanjiro's development, and thus, increase the chances of him dying before he can kill Muzan, which is a big no-no, wait, that also means inosuke is a no-no,random high ranked demon slayers maybe? If my sense of timeline is right, it's five years before the story starts, and a four years before the final selection, which means nine years before tanjiro becomes a True demon slayer, that's a lot of time to prepare
Soon, a voice snapped me out of my thoughts once again
"EEEEK!" a femenine voice shrieked
Quickly, I sprinted to the direction of the voice, not because I wanted to save the person, I just wanted more exp,
Soon, my Intrigue became excitement, as what I saw was definitely a good sight
Pale sickly skin, a simple red kimono with fur linings on the colar, Chin white length hair, with two horns on her forehead
It was the future Lower Moon 4, Mukago.
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~2127 words~
