Chapter 20: Chapter 20: New World of Cheats.
Chapter 20: New World of Cheats.
Huo Yuhao and Huo Yun'er made their way out of [Heavenly Soul Capital City] and reached a nearby forest. They wanted to find a secluded area before initiating world travel.
Sure, Yuhao could cast an illusion and hide himself and his mother, but to be on the safe side, he wanted to be in a secluded area to avoid any accidents.
'Alright, Kiana, are you ready?' he asked the Tuna of Finality in the stigma space, receiving a hum of approval from her as she was still busy with all the food, he sent to the stigma space.
'Alright, Ellie, let's go,' he instructed the cute golden string living in his soul as he grabbed his mother's hand in a vice grip, much to Yun'er's obsession.
Ellie emerged from his chest and started glowing with a brilliant golden light, and a golden tunnel appeared before Yuhao and Yun'er. Of course, it was only visible to Yuhao and Kiana, while Yun'er was in her own world after Yuhao grabbed her hand.
Yuhao looked solemn as he started walking the golden path. As they walked, Yun'er felt something around them change. The forest area transformed into a kaleidoscope of brilliant lights that took her breath away.
Yuhao kept walking under the guidance of Ellie and the supervision of Kiana, who was ready to act in case something happened.
They walked for a while until a golden portal appeared in front of them, which was their exit and the door to a new world.
Huo Yuhao breathed a sigh of relief as he entered the golden portal with his mother, ready to experience a new part of life for the first time.
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(An: The following part provides some context about the world. As I said, it was not a popular show, and many of you may not know about it. Check the author's note at the end of the chapter for more info.)
Zenovis, the supreme sage who reached godhood, only to turn it down. A genius of an era who reached the pinnacle of everything in his world, he could have transcended to the domain of the gods if he wanted. Unfortunately, he refused the offer and chose to die as a human, all alone.
His most notable feat was proving the existence of other worlds and how to communicate with them. He even outdid himself by summoning an Earthling just to prove to his world's consciousness, called Argena, that other worlds exist, much to Argena's astonishment.
He created an artifact that transcended space and time to visit such a new world, but unfortunately, his time came before he could visit that new world, and he couldn't learn about it leisurely. So, he left all his inheritance to the Earthling he summoned.
The Earthling was called Yuunosuke Tenjou, the one summoned by Zenovis in his experiment, and the one who had access to Zenovis's inheritance. However, he chose to seal it in his house after learning of the death of his friend, leaving the door to the other world hidden in a secret room he created in his house. It was only discovered by his grandson, Yuuya Tenjou, when Yuuya inherited his grandfather's house after his death.
But not in this timeline. This is a failed [Route] destined for [Doom], as the protagonist, Yuuya Tenjou, died on the first day after he moved into his grandfather's house, leaving the inheritance of the supreme sage, Zenovis, up for grabs. This is where Huo Yuhao comes in.
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After crossing the portal, Yuhao and Yun'er found themselves standing in the middle of a neighborhood street.
Yuhao cast an illusion around them to appear invisible to others and started checking his surroundings.
'Hmm, it looks like we are in a city neighborhood. Thank God, I thought we would appear in the middle of a desert or something,' he breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Ellie didn't just throw them into the world without any preparation.
Ellie, feeling offended by his remarks, slapped him with one end of her body as she "hmph'ed" at him. She appeared to have exhausted a lot of her energy reserves, if the pale gold color was any indication.
'Is this the world you wanted to visit, Yuhao? It seems normal. I can sense some energy traces in the air, but it is much thinner than in the previous world. How are we going to train here exactly?' Kiana asked, bewildered by the faint traces of energy in the atmosphere.
'Well, who said that we are training here? You'll know when I show you what I mean,' he answered the bewildered Tuna as he instructed Ellie to lead them to the target, the house of Yuunosuke Tenjou. Ellie, who was 'mad' at him, 'calmed down' and led him to the location of the house.
Yuhao followed the guidance of the cute string while holding his mother's hand.
Huo Yun'er observed everything around her like a curious cat. She was bewildered by the sudden change of scenery. She watched the architecture of the buildings as they passed by and looked at the people with a curious expression on her face.
They kept walking for a while until they reached their target, the house of Yuunosuke Tenjou. Yuhao opened the front gate of the house, made his way to the front door, and slid it open. Yun'er kept following him. She had a lot of questions, but that could wait as she was enjoying Yuhao's hand that was holding hers.
'Hmm, a normal Japanese house. I've only seen them in anime, so this can be considered my first time visiting Japan. Well, I can take that off my bucket list, haha,' he cracked a small joke as he made his way to the center of the house.
He explored it with Yun'er until they reached a certain room. In the room, there was the body of a fat boy sleeping on a futon. However, there was no sound of breathing coming from the boy at all.
'I see, the protagonist of the story is here,' he noted as he let go of Yun'er's hand and made his way toward the room.
He activated the [Eyes of Heaven] to look for clues as to why a protagonist, who had not even started his story, died in his sleep. He kept scanning the room and inspecting the body until he found the answer and was speechless.
'Really, mate?' he asked in his head as he looked at the fat boy with a weird expression on his face.
'Out of all the ways you could have died, you died by rat poison?' Yuhao was bewildered. This boy had offed himself using rat poison.
'Is this really the protagonist of this world, Yuhao?' Kiana asked, feeling a bit sad for the boy who ended his life while still so young.
'Well, it is a failed [Route] from the start, and what better way for this timeline to fail than having the protagonist of the world dead at the start,' Yuhao answered her as he started using [Authority of Heaven] of his eyes to access the information dimension.
His innate skill, [Eyes of Heaven], allowed him to access that information dimension, so he could learn everything and anything he wanted. It is almost like the [Clairvoyance] of a certain harem king, but it is also limited by his processing power. He used [Great Sage] to assist him in the viewing process and finally knew why this boy chose to end his life.
'It's a case of family abuse, bullying, and self-hate. The fact that his only emotional pillar, his grandfather, died a week ago was the final nail in the coffin,' he thought as he finished reviewing all the information.
'The timeline is a bit different. Yuuya here is still in primary school, which means it is still four years before the plot of this story starts,' Yuhao thought to himself as he compared the timelines of this [Route] and the original story.
'Hmm, what a crappy family he had,' commented the Tuna as she also viewed what Yuhao saw, noting that the boy's family was one of the worst.
'I agree with you on that, but that's not a problem we need to concern ourselves with currently,' he told the fuming Tuna in his head as he deactivated his [Eyes of Heaven].
'If I remember correctly, Yuuya looked ugly and fat no matter how much he exercised or dieted because of a special type of energy stored in his body. He had the energy but didn't know how to circulate or route it correctly, causing it to accumulate in his body. That stunted his growth and made his appearance look hideous,' Yuhao commented in his mind as he released his [Monster Slime] Martial Soul and possessed it.
His appearance changed—his blonde hair, which looked like Kiana's, turned soft blue with hints of purple at the tips, and his eyes gained a deep violet color. If Huo Yun'er saw him in this state, she would pass out from a nosebleed. Luckily, she was exploring the house with curiosity.
'But how did he have such energy? The energy in the atmosphere is very thin, yet this boy had so much stored in his body,' Kiana voiced her inquiry. The energy in the air was so thin that she wondered if it was going to disappear in a decade or two.
'Well, protagonists are special like that, Kiana. They don't follow the laws of the world; in fact, they don't follow common sense either,' Yuhao answered the Tuna as he activated [Predator], and suddenly black tendrils appeared from the palm of his hand and started consuming the boy's body.
"Well, I don't know what to say to you. I enjoyed reading your story, Yuuya Tenjou. Even though you were a dense mf that frustrated the hell out of me when I read the light novel, so rest for now. May you reach your grandfather in heaven," Yuhao commented as Predator finally finished consuming the boy's body.
[Predator] is one of the innate abilities of his [Monster Slime] Martial Soul, giving him a lot of sub-skills. The one he was currently using is [Predation], which allowed him to gain the skills and magic of others.
Yuuya Tenjou had near-infinite amounts of spiritual power in his body, which now belonged to Yuhao.
(An: Different from Douluo Dalu's spiritual power. The spiritual power in Douluo Dalu refers to mental power, while spiritual power in this world refers to spirituality and the power of the soul. So, he can exorcise evil spirits and such.)
"Phew, we are done here," Yuhao said as he went to find his mother. Only to find her in the back garden enjoying looking at the small pond that had some koi fish swimming in it. He shook his head and decided to leave her alone, she was enjoying her time so no need to bother her so much.
It was finally time to visit the other world, after all, that was the reason why Yuhao chose this world in the first place.
The other world, called Argena, has a lot of resources that will, of course, be used by him. After all, where mana exists, many treasures and resources also exist.
"Let's start." He made his way to the bathroom, put his hand on the wall behind the bathroom mirror, and sent a wave of energy from his palm. He found the hidden passage behind the bathroom mirror and annihilated the entire wall with [Corrupt Light].
What was hidden behind the wall was a room filled with weird-looking masks, staffs, and other mundane stuff. What caught Yuhao's attention were two things:
The first was a cube that was floating on one of the shelves, and the second was a huge door at the end of the room.
'If I remember correctly, the cube contains many blueprints of weapons that come from outer space. It was made by the [Amelian] race, a race that excelled in creating weapons and stuff like that,' Yuhao commented as he looked at other parts of the room.
'How?' asked the bewildered Kiana. She found the situation really weird. Why was there a secret room in this normal-looking house? Why was there a cube that contained blueprints of weapons? And why did an alien race's artifact exist in this house of all places?
'Beats me,' Yuhao answered her with a shrug. It really didn't make sense that these things existed in one place, but well, that's a protagonist for you.
'Anyway, I will check that thing later. We are here mainly for that door,' Yuhao told the flabbergasted Tuna as he made his way toward the door at the other side of the room.
'You mean that ominous-looking door that appears in horror movies?"' said Kiana in a nervous tone, which left Yuhao speechless. My dear Tuna, you can end all life in the universe, why are you afraid of horror movies? But he didn't voice his thoughts. What you want him to die or something?
'Yeah, you said that the world has very thin amounts of energy in the air, right?' he asked as he touched the door.
'Yeah, it's even worse than your previous world. In my world, Honkai Energy was dense but corruptive,' said the Tuna with some nostalgia in her voice.
'Well, here we go,' he said as he opened the door and was greeted by—
(Chapter 20 finished.)
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An:
Phew, this chapter is about 2.1k words without the author's note.
Well, we finally reached the first world travel arc. I already explained why I chose this world in the previous chapter's author notes.
But it is basically a two-for-one kind of deal. He gains access to two worlds at the same time. The world of Argena is filled with resources—from magic, herbs, metals, monsters, drop items, and so on—so it is going to be the starting capital of Yuhao's organization.
And there are a lot of talented people in that world. They have reached the pinnacle of their fields, so they are worth recruiting.
I know I left you at a cliffhanger, and I'm sorry for that. But I wanted to introduce the world of Argena in a separate chapter. Maybe if we reach 20 reviews, I will write and release the next chapter earlier than expected.
Anyway, shout out to [Nova-979], the only person who posts waifu pics in the comment section. That 2B photo was *chef's kiss*. 2B is like my favorite female video game character, followed by Eve.
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