Did I finally die? A stray thought had entered the white haired woman's mind. No, my soul should have been erased. She tried moving around or flexing any muscles, but it was as if they were not there. Damn, is this my hell? I thought there would be more burning and fire. She then attempted turning around, but all she could see was a black void, nothing to be seen. After a while, the Demon Lord felt a slight tug. Hm? Is something trying to pull me? She felt another tug, and another, each getting stronger than the next. Being the strongest in the world didn't leave much worry in the Demon Lord's mind. Now you're probably wondering how she died if she was the strongest, right? Well to be honest, she thought that using the Soul Split Katana would have instantly killed the god, but it didn't. The Soul Split Katana connects the enemies soul and the users soul together for a brief moment, and then instantly consumes the enemies soul. However, because their souls were connected, she felt all the purity yet impure energy the god had. She couldn't handle it and had to let go of the Soul Split Katana, severing the bond between the god and her. Unfortunately, the energy had a lasting effect on her soul, weakening her exponentially and caused the god to have the advantage. As you now know, she ended up here after the battle. The tug eventually became a constant pull and the pull kept becoming stronger over time. Is that a portal? A purple blackish vortex came into sight, and before she knew it, she was falling out of the sky.
"What the hell man!?" yelled out the now airbound Demon Lord. She struggled turning downwards to see where exactly she was falling. However, despite being confident in knowing where she was landing, she saw huge gigantic structures that were way bigger than any building she knew. How long have I been dead? Or is this a new world? The ruler shook her head to clear her thoughts and focused on the situation at hand. Shiroshi focused on one specific building that she was falling towards, "Damn, at this speed I'll crash through that building," Shiroshi muttered in thought. "Well, there isn't any point in thinking about it now, I just have to suck it up and be ready!" She grinned at this situation, and burst out laughing. Shiroshi had one thing in mind. Whether it be a new world, or 500 years since I last lived, I no longer have a responsibility! She was delighted with this thought, no longer having to do endless amounts of paperwork, going to those dreadful meetings, and dealing with fat ass noble pigs was the best thing that has ever happened to her. Maybe second to getting the Heavenly Restriction. She collided with the building's roof and continued to break through floor upon floor before coming to an abrupt stop at the center of the first floor.
She stared up at the destruction that she caused. It looked like she broke through six floors of concrete and wood by what Shiroshi could estimate. Many people were at the edges of the room, unsure of what to do about the person who fell through six whole floors. From what Shiroshi could tell, it looked like some sort of hotel or a huge building for a bunch of people to live in. She sat up, dust and rubble falling off of her. Shiroshi let out a grumble of annoyance and got up. She quickly dusted herself off and dashed outside. The Demon Lord made sure that her speed and power didn't affect the rest of the buildings while jumping towards a particular red and white tower in the distance. The residents of the apartment could not see the anonymous person leave at all, well it is hard to keep track of someone who's max speed is mach three.
A particular blonde headed teen was left in wonder, "How fast is she?" he muttered aloud, yet no one seemed to notice. They were all too focused on the damage that had been done and the mysterious newcomer that had suddenly disappeared. The only thing in the blonde boy's mind was, I need her to teach me!
"Damn, the architecture here is insane!" shouted Shiroshi in wonder, she had never seen buildings that big before in any country. She could see the whole city from the top of a red and white tower. With her heightened vision, she focused on a sign that looked like the entrance of the city. "I can't read any of this…" muttered Shiroshi, she was completely dumbfounded by these events. First she dies in a tournament against the gods, gets pulled into some weird portal, and arrives in a new world. Speaking of which, can I even speak the same language? Shiroshi was unsure of herself, not being able to communicate was one of her worst nightmares. If she couldn't talk or find some way to communicate with the other Demon Lords back in her world, she was sure her country would have been obliterated by the 'Destroyer'. Quickly shaking that thought away she changed her way of thought. Now that I'm in a whole new environment, what should I do? She rubbed her chin in thought before picking up a familiar sound. "So even in this advanced technological environment, people are still assholes," with that said, she hurried towards a situation that would change the course of this world.
"Damn it, stay away!" shouted the blonde haired by from earlier. He predicted the general direction the white haired lady ran off to, but before even getting close he was surrounded by five guys with weapons.
"Listen kid, just give us the sword and we'll be on our way," a robber snickered. The blonde haired boy held the sword closer to himself.
"No way in hell!" screamed the boy, he would not budge an inch which made the robbers all the more agitated. As all the robbers were getting ready to charge him, the first robber that spoke suddenly felt that his right arm was lighter than usual. When he stopped, the rest stopped to see what was wrong. When robber number one looked at his arm, he cried out in pain. He held his stub in an attempt to stop the bleeding. The rest of the robbers were now on high alert, they all looked to the obvious suspect, the blonde boy, but his sword was still sheathed. They looked back behind them and were shocked. A complete beauty stood before them, white snowy hair, eyes closed, with tattered clothing. It looked like she had been in a serious fight, although no injuries were present on her. But the most surprising fact was, their boss's arm was being held in her right hand.
"Hey there, you need a hand?" the angelic beauty spoke. The words were spoken elegantly and soft, but her smile betrayed what they heard. That smile looked like it was the devil himself. "Now you listen here-'' she did not bother waiting for the goons to answer, "-you leave that boy alone, or you will all end up looking like Stroheim," she spoke devilishly. The thieves did not understand who this 'Stroheim' was but they were to stupid to understand the warning. The thieves charged the lone women, but in a split second, they had lost one arm or leg each. Cries of pain and the crimson color of red painted the walls. The potent smell of rust was unavoidable and the blonde who was being robbed watched in wonder. His savior still had her eyes closed, and slowly approached the boy as all of the robbers used their remaining limbs to move out of the way. "Hey kid, can you understand me?" she calmly asked despite the obvious heart wrenching cries of those behind her. Wait, why is she speaking english? We're in Japan. The boy asked himself a question. He nodded his head and the woman who saved him seemed to be in thought. The young boy recently came to Japan by himself, it has the best education to train future Hunters and the top Hunters also passed the exam from that school.
"U-uhm, my name is Benjamin. I was wondering if you mind teaching me how to get strong?" Benjamin suddenly blurted out. He was fidgeting with his sword unsure of the answer that he would get. The woman turned towards him and looked (?) at him for a moment.
"No," She replied instantly. She had an indifferent look and didn't seem to mind the cries and men screaming their lungs out behind her.
"Wait! Why not!?" desperately asked Benjamin.
"I refuse to do work for free," It's true. Shiroshi has never done anything for free. Her actions either positively affected her in some way or her country. Just because she is an ex-ruler does not mean that she will not live by her own principles. She was going to live this life to the fullest no matter what.
"I can pay you!" Now this caught Shiroshi's ear. She turned back to face Benjamin who was now a sweating mess.
"And how are you going to do that?" Shiroshi did not want cash or currency since she does not know what it is worth in this world. Information is the deadliest weapon in any world at any time.
"Information right? You're a foreigner in this country, so you don't know how to speak the language or write," Ben responded with some hope, maybe he would get the Hunter's license by the end of the year. Shiroshi was surprised that this kid was able to guess what she wanted. Mind reading? But how did he access my brain? I should have a mental barrier. Shiroshi's thought process was interrupted by the blaring sirens that were audible through the pained gasps.
"What's that sound?" Shiroshi was not familiar with the sounds she heard.
"It's the police! What do we do!?" exclaimed Ben in worry, he still needed to support his family somehow and he could not do that in jail.
"Are they enemies?" Shiroshi asked in confusion. Why would they announce their arrival with those horribly loud sounds?
"Uh, no not really-" Is she not familiar with the police? Maybe she was raised in the mountains? "-you could say that they're kind of like guards who roam the city to find and catch criminals," explained Benjamin, he could already tell that most of today would be explaining.
"But we're not criminals?" replied Shiroshi in confusion, I guess being ruler kind of made her dense in the head. She pointed a finger towards the bleeding men and said, "They are though,"
"You make a fair point, but I don't think disabling people is allowed according to the law!" screamed Ben. Those sirens were awfully close which means that they would arrive any second. Shiroshi made a confused expression as she did not have to deal with the authorities back then. "Hey! What're we gonna do!?" desperately cried Ben, he was too young and poor to end up in jail.
"Hold on alright? Have faith in your teacher!" She really was embracing this teacher role. Even though she said that she would not do work for free, it always made her happy whenever she got to teach young children even though she looked like she was sixteen when in reality she was in her early twenties. That's when it clicked in her mind, she would use her secret technique that she only used as a last resort. "I have an idea-" a child-like grin appeared on her face. She patted her own legs and explained, "-I'll use my legs and arms-"
"Eh? Don't tell me you're gonna kick their heads off!" cried Ben, that would be an even worse situation to deal with. Not only were they gonna be criminals, but they would also be responsible for killing officers. The sirens stopped and officers quickly entered the alleyway with their guns. Benjamin quickly covered his face with his hoodie while Shiroshi was still looking away.
"Put your hands behind your back! Get on the floor now!" officer one yelled. Shiroshi did not understand what he said. But she chalked it up to being another language of this strange world.
"-And we'll NIGERUNDAYO BENJAMIN!" Shiroshi suddenly shouted. Benjamin had no idea she knew Japanese, or maybe she only knew what 'Nigerundayo' meant. But whatever the reason, he was already being carried by Shiroshi and hopping buildings.
Ben was screaming for his life and that got him a slap in the face. "Be quiet, I'm trying to listen if we're being followed," Benjamin quickly covered his mouth with his hands and stayed quiet. If Ben was to get strong, he had to have faith in his teacher.
"So what else do you want to know?" asked Benjamin, his short blonde hair flowing with the ocean breeze. It has been around three hours since the encounter with the police. Shiroshi quickly found a secluded beach that was covered in strange metal scraps and materials of some kind. With all the heaps of trash, it was easy to hide from any onlookers.
An audible 'Hmm' sound was heard from Shiroshi, she did not know what else to ask. She already asked about the economic system, map, languages, technology, weapons, and especially the use of magic. She needed as much information as she could get her hands on, she did not know if the people here were as strong as the ones in her previous world. "Not much really, but is it true that you can access information across the world instantly on that little glass box?" She pointed a finger at Benjamin's pocket and in response he took his phone out to show her.
"Yeah! Isn't it great? We're able to communicate with complete strangers from across the world! And we can also access live footage from across the globe!" Benjamin explained in wonder. Recently he just got a phone as he was able to barely scrap enough extra money to buy one. It was not the greatest but it did what it needed to do. "Is there anything you want to know?"
Shiroshi thought for a moment, even though it seemed like a split second to Ben. Shiroshi was a prodigy when it came to combat, thinking, weapons, and reaction speed. She had an incredible thought acceleration type of skill that allowed her to think at supersonic speeds. "Can you find anything about 'Record of Ragnarok'?". Shiroshi finally came to an answer. She was curious what happened during that war against the gods. Obviously the mortals won, there could be no other explanation why humans were still alive.
Ben tried searching up what the Demon Lord had asked but nothing came up. "Sorry Sensei, nothing came up when I searched it up," Ben replied a bit sadly.
"It's fine, don't sweat it. I wasn't expecting that to be recorded anyways," Shiroshi had comforted Ben. Shiroshi had a grim expression when talking about 'Record of Ragnarok' so Ben decided to not press the matter further. "Alright, as for your training schedule we'll start at, I think 5 am? And then we'll continue for the whole day!" Shiroshi already had a schedule planned in her mind, it was evenly balanced so it would both train him physically and mentally.
"Wait! I have school though!" Ben reminded Shiroshi. She paused for a second, she totally forgot about that. Since she homeschooled and eventually ran away from home, she basically never had school.
"Uh, so when does your school start and end for the day?" Shiroshi asked, she would have to change the training schedule in her mind and her student would not become as strong as she hoped.
"It starts at 6 am and ends at 4 pm," Ben answered with a sad expression, he already knew that Shiroshi had made a really good plan for him but school got in that way.
"You said that the school you go to doesn't really teach you much right?" Shiroshi had caught what Ben whispered to himself when they first landed at the beach. 'How am I going to go to school? It's not even that good anyways…'
"Wha? How did you know?" Ben was astonished that Shiroshi heard that.
"I have good ears, you know?" Shiroshi was not lying. All of her five senses were enhanced extremely. But she knew how to control them otherwise earlier in her life when her brain capacity was not all that good, her brain would have been overloaded with the information and she would have become braindead. "Why not just leave the school? The purpose is to teach you new things right? So if the school isn't doing that I will!" It was Shiroshi's turn to hold up her end of the bargain. Ben was not sure how to react. Can Sensei really be better than the school? Ben searched his memories for the grueling scene he saw when Shiroshi came to save him. "Hey, why didn't you use your sword to defend yourself?" Shiroshi asked a peculiar question. It was true that Ben had a sword with him and he seemed to always keep it close, but not once had he unsheathed it.
"It's because I can't…" Ben admitted that he could not unsheath it. "...you need to be a great swordsman to unsheath this sword, so I need to be strong!" Ben had never trained with a sword in his life, so it was going to be grueling work for him to become strong. He put all of his faith in his teacher and he showed it using his fiery determination that glimmered in his eyes.
Shiroshi grinned at her students' determination. "Alright, let me see that sword," She extended her hand and Ben responded by placing the sword in her hand. Shiroshi looked at the sword for a bit until she placed her hand on the hilt. As soon as she did that, she was sent flying into a pile of trash at really fast speeds. A large dust cloud puffed up and the smoke was slowly clearing.
"Woah, what the heck!? Hey Sensei! Are you okay?!" shouted a worried Benjamin, the sword never reacted like that to anyone before. The smoke cleared and Shiroshi comically had a banana peel on her head.
"Man, I just got these clothes!" complained Shiroshi. It is true that Shiroshi and Benjamin went to get new clothes for Shiroshi since her previous clothes were tattered and ripped. Ben did not know why but he decided to not ask.
"I'm so sorry! The sword never reacted like that to anyone before!" Benjamin was extremely confused. The sword only accepted those who were deemed strong by its standards, but that would not make sense since according to Ben, Shiroshi was many times stronger than an A-rank Hunter. "The sword only accepts those who are strong, which doesn't make any sense to me, you are one of the strongest people I've seen!"
"Well I have an idea on why it rejected me," Shiroshi rolled her shoulders and threw the banana peel somewhere behind her. Seeing Ben's confused expression Shiroshi further explained her reasoning, "It's most likely because I don't have any affinity for magic," This was news to Ben.
"Wait, what do you mean you don't have an affinity for magic?" Ben was completely flabbergasted and shocked. There was just absolutely no way someone could complete the feats that Shiroshi had displayed for him with only physical strength and skill.
"It's as I literally just said, I can't use magic," Shiroshi responded indifferently, she was now analyzing the sword and using her past experiences with magical items, "It's just a theory that I have, but all magical weapons that have personalities tend to reject those with low magical compatibility with them," Shiroshi said aloud. She went back to all of those times she tried finding a strong magical weapon suitable for killing quickly and efficiently. Of course, most of them rejected her because of her inability to use magic. Well, that was until she found her familiar and the three cursed objects that worked well together. They were probably all lost in her previous world, but she was currently focusing on the situation at hand. Shiroshi sighed, "We can focus on training tomorrow, do you have a place where we can stay?" Ben thought for a moment, he was not sure if his family had enough funds to keep a fourth person within their household. Shiroshi saw that conflict in her students eyes and thought of an answer, "Hey, don't worry, I'll find a job that'll make enough money to help your situation,"
Ben was shaken out of his thoughts and was surprised for the umpteenth time today. "Eh? What job are you planning to get?" Ben asked out of curiosity.
Shiroshi already had a good plan in mind, but before it was time to set it into motion, she would have to get used to technology first. "You do know curiosity ends up leading to death right?" It was a common tactic of manipulation, you answer a question with your own question. "Well anyways, your going to have to teach me how to use technology more before I get that job,"
Ben had gotten a bad feeling in his body. He could not put his finger on it, but he had the unknown thought that his life was going to be a roller coaster of fun adventures and painful experiences. "Geez, you can stay at my place for a while, just please behave and help around the house alright?" Despite Shiroshi being the one with more authority and power, Benjamin was still brave enough to tell the ruler to mind her manners at his house. He really did not want his house to be destroyed because his brother said something stupid to her.
"Alright then, let's take the scenic route this time, I don't feel like carrying you all the way to your house," It was only 4 pm, they would make it to Ben's household in an hour or so.
As Ben was guiding Shiroshi to his home, she smiled towards a certain rooftop a kilometer or so away. A tall muscular man that looked extremely well in terms of physical condition was surprised to see that he was discovered. He has long silver-blonde hair with piercing yellow cat eyes. He frowned to see that this was a job similar to the spiders he had to deal with before, "It seems that this job isn't going to be worth the money," He wasn't referring that the white haired womens assassination was going to be easy. Maybe if they paid ten times the original amount he would actually attempt to eliminate the blindfolded women. "Even though she's blindfolded, she could see me perfectly from this far huh?" What a monster… The head of the Inazuma family thought they were a family of assassins, they were considered the best of the best with no competition. However, despite being the best assassins for around 100 years now, Shiruba Inazuma knew when to back down from a fight.