Chapter 1: Aren't grimoires too op?

Hello.

Let me ask you a very simple question.

Why?

Were you able to answer it? Probably not.

This is the mind of a human. It's smart enough to create mass destruction and pleasure, but why?

Weird way to start it off, isn't it?

Let me introduce myself. My name is Kaihaku Rei [灰白質令]. I'm 16, 2nd year in [Kyoto gaidai Nishi].

My looks are pretty average and I'm so-so at sports. My grades, I don't care about but am forced to get good marks. No girlfriend obviously.

It's tough living life.

I do have friends but sometimes it feels like they're excluding me.

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Hello again.

It's me, your inner thoughts.

I'm still sitting in class right now.

It's really really boring. I hate chemistry.

Let me just describe my activities.

I like reading manga, light novels and cooking. Ofcourse, I also like anime, especially the ones with people living a second life.

'Isekai', was is called?

.

What?

Did someone flashbang our class?

MY HEAD AAAAAAAAAH

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Hm, I'm back conscious. What the hell happened?

.

.

Huh?

My eyes won't open... wait

.

[Good morning, students of class 2-3.]

****. My head hurts so bad.

I've always been weak to loud noises.

[I hope all of you have awoken.]

That voice... I've heard it somewhere, but where?...

[I'm sad to announce this but all of you 32 children have been victims of my mistake..]

Mistake?

[I've sadly, very regretfully dropped a ¶∆§∆¶§ΠΩμμ upon your world..]

¶∆§ what?????

Man, I want to go hom-

[So in return, I'll reincarnate most of you as you wish.]

Reincarnation. I-

[Please fill in the form infront of you.]

Which for-

*Shing*

.

This god, if it even is one, really likes interrupting me.

Anyways, let's see...

Name, age, occupation, wishes, and regrets?

I mean, this is relatively easy for a reincarnation form.

[I see most of you are finished.]

Well yea-

[Take care and I hope you don't die again].

.

This fuckin-

.

What? Why is this happening to me??

My eyes. They hurt.

*Shriek*

Shriek? Seems dangerous. First of all I need to access myself.

Uhhh what am I supposed to do?

Do I just say status or something-

[ Name: Kaihaku Rei. Age: 16 (+0)

Occupation: -. Condition: Startled

Race: Half-Vampire. Gender: -

Alignment: Neutral. Emblem: -

Level: 0

Title: [One who lives another]

Skills: Scythe arts [S-0.0%] Gray magic [A-0.0%] Blood arts [A-0.0%] Medicine [B-0.0%]

Passive: [Enercule management] [Hidden management]

Hp: 667/667 [n+2/3*1000]

Mp: 134/134 [n+4*100/3]

Huh. I see.

Okay, Tl;Dr, I'm in a jail somewhere, the floor is freezing and I'm scared.

I'm not alone, it seems.

[Wake up, peasants!]

Ew. What a voice.

I should pretend to be asleep.

.

*Scrrraatchhh*

Guess they're opening up the jail.

I'll act like I was awoken, this is very dangerous.

[Wha- who are you!]

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Hello. Tis' I again.

It's nighttime almost. The jail window is really high up so I can only guess although.

Turns out they only opened the jail to check out statuses..

Other than me, all 31 others are here.

Relieved that I'm not alone.

.

[WAKE UP]

****.

Can you all stop screaming.

*Scccrrattchhh*

Guess they're opening the doors again..

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Hmmmm....

Turns out we are all slaves now and they are going to auction us...

Not a problem, all I wish is that my master is a beautiful lady with-

[Next, Kaihakou ray, 16, Male, half vampire.]

That is NOT how you pronounce my name goddammit.

.

[No bids?]

Silence.

Wha-

[THROW HIM OUT OF THE COUNTRY]

[THIS IS BLASPHEMY!]

What is even-

[MONSTER RACE, DISGUSTING.]

Huh?

All of my classmates got very high biddings, this looks royal too.

Then why are they-

[You shall be punished for-]

[Your highness.]

Suisoku-sannnnnn!

Thank god I have friends!

[I suggest throwing him into a dangerous place rather than killing him, as he is useless.]

.

Useless? Me?

......

[He has stats lower than a child.]

[YES]

[He wouldn't survive anyways so let's not waste our resources.]

.

What?

I even have an S rank skill, what stats are you-

[Hidden management]

Oh.

Are my stats shown to them fake?

Probably. But not as fake as my "friends".

I'll have a talk with them later.

[Next, Tsugimaki Saijo....

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.

I guess you're used to this pattern by now.

I'm in a forest of some kind...

Should I set up camp somewhere?

*ROOOOAAARRRR*

What. Not again.

I'm not dealing with this.

Huh. This cave looks nice.

.

How do I start a fire again?

*SHRRRIIIIEEEEEKK*

AAAAAaaaa. Goddammit. Shut up.

I guess I'll go check out that smoke, maybe it's a fire!

*SHRRRIIIEEEEK*

Jesus.

Are my ears still functioning?

This building... I've seen it somewhere...

Hmmm... Well, whatever..

*Crrraaassh*

.

Did it just break?

.

I'll have to hurry..

.

Books? Maybe they're about the world..

.

This house is my base now. Cave? Which?

I don't remember.

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[Name: Kaihaku Rei. Age: 16 (+0)

Occupation: -. Condition: Homeless

Race: Half-Vampire. Gender: -

Alignment: Neutral evil. Emblem: Gray

Level: 1 [61.28%]

Atk: 17[0] Def: 11[0] Stmn: 21[0] Wis: 96[24] Mgc: 170[11] Dex: 19[17] Agi: 48[0]

Title: [One who lives another]

Skills: Scythe arts [S-0.0%] Gray magic [A-0.0%] Blood arts [A-0.0%] Medicine [B-0.0%]

Passive: [Enercule management] [Hidden management]

Hp: 667/667 [n+2/3*1000]

Mp: 134/134 [n+4*100/3]

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Did I unlock more stats?

Wait, how did I level up?

Uhhhh..... Maybe it's from scavenging and reading stuff?

Anyways I'm more interested in these books....

Ugh. What is this language.

Atleast give me a hint.

I'll try and decipher it later. First lunch.

I want to use magic goddammit!

How do I even do it? I only have gray magic...

What is that anyways?

[Gray magic]

.

Guess that won't work.

I'll go hunt for some mushrooms.

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Hello.

*Shhhhrrieeeeek*

As you hear, there is a boss monster infront of me.

[Great Lich Lv.1075

Hp: 359000/35900

Mp: 49200/49200. Alignment: True evil.

???????

???????

Dark magic[A-68.27%] ??????? ]

Oh hell no.

*Stop.*

What. Did it's noises just stop?

.

AAAAAAHHHHHH FUCKKKKKK

ITS RUNNING-NO- FLOATING TOWARDS ME AAAAAAA-

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Can you hear me?

No, it's just that my heartbeat is too loud.

I'm currently hiding inside this half broken house.

I'm gonna die. Shit.

*Creeeeeeak*

This is just like that one horror movie I watched!

Oh god, how am I gonna get out of this situation!

.

Silence.

Silence?

Is it gone?

Oh, thank god 🙏

Guess I'll go scavenging again..

.

*Creeeeakk*

Guess who's behind me?

No points for correct answers, it's the lich.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAA

..

[AAAAA IM SORRY IM NOT TASTY LEAVE ME ALONE AAAAAAAAAA]

*Swoooooosh*

[∆You have learnt monster language.∆]

HOW IS THAT USEFUL NOW-

OH.

[Ano.... Lich-sama, what might bring you here..]

[¶∆∆§§×Ω]

Bruh. It can't eve-

AAAAAAAAAAA

WHAT IS THAT WHAT IS THAT WHAT IS THATTTTTT

[Great Lich has casted 'Abyss opener' ]

ABYSS WHAT

UHHHH ABYSS OPENER???? THEN I SHOULD-

[ABYSS CLOSER]

*ROOOOAAARRRR*

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[∆You have learnt space arts.∆]

Oh.

.

[∆Mana depletion too fast, forced hibernation integration.∆]

Huh?-

.

.

What???

I- defeated???

Oh wow.

I mean, I knew that would happen.

.

[Status]

Name: Kaihaku Rei. Age: 16 (+0)

Occupation: -. Condition: Relief

Race: Half-Vampire. Gender: -

Alignment: Neutral evil. Emblem: Gray

Level: 620[66.9%]

Atk: 129[0] Def: 11[0] Stmn: 23[0] Wis: 106[24] Mgc: 1298[11] Dex: 39[17] Agi: 53[0]

Title: [One who lives another]

Skills: Scythe arts [S-0.0%] Gray magic [A-11.3%] Blood arts [A-0.0%] Medicine [B-0.0%] Space arts [S-1.3%] Monster language [C-3.8%]

Passive: [Enercule management] [Hidden management]

Hp: 207332/207333 [n+2/3*1000]

Mp: 10290/20800 [n+4*100/3]

Did i-

Great.

What am I supposed to do now.

Hmmmm

Gray magic....

Is it like black magic.... but worse??

Maybe I can....

[Abyss opener]

[Choose your first partner.]

Partner?

[Lycan[C], Slime[C], Drats(draconic bats)[B], Devil[A], titanodon[S], Elven [S], Ancient spirits [S], ?????[μ¶∆Π]. ]

Hmmmm ...

What is up with these symbols...

I'll choose elven I guess ....

[Summoning preferred embodiment.]

I see.

I don't see.

[My master, bless me with a name.]

.

Huh

She's beautiful. Too beautiful in fact.

Her bow looks powerful and her green hair and eyes are just-

[My master?]

[Ah, yes. A name, is it..]

[Yes.]

Hmmm.... Green....

[Delta]

[Delta affirmative.]

I mean it's not a bad name...

[Thank you, what shall my task be, master?]

Task?

Uhhh

[Collect edible food]

[Affirmative.]

She's speaking in keigo for some reason....

.

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Good evening, tis I.

Delta is very useful. Mhm.

The only drawback is that my mana keeps depleting so I have to eat every hour.

It's 7PM, or so I think.

She's making nabe, something close to it I guess.

Is this what a newly wed marriage feels like? No.

Having a goddamn eye monster look at me from the sky isnt.

Anyways, I want to learn magic.

[Delta]

[Your order?]

Her way of speaking still feels distant...

[I want to learn magic]

[Impossible task]

EH??

[I cannot comprehend gray magic like I do with green. I cannot teach you anything.]

Oh. I thought I was talentless.

[Then what should I do?]

[I would suggest absorbing a grimoire.]

Grimoire huh. I've heard of them so much.

[And how do I do that?]

[First youll have to find a compatible grimoire, then fulfill its conditions.]

Oh god.

[Where can I even-]

[Down there]

Down where?

[The basement of this church has many grimoires in hiding.]

OH WOW.

[LETS GO RIGHT NOW!]

[Master, the food?]

[Oh yes, that first.]

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Aaaaaaaa im going mad.

We've been traveling down these stairs for over 10 minutes now!

[Master, we've reached.]

[∆Unlocked waypoint- Ancient Library∆]

Oh waypoint?

I see, that's very convenient.

[Master, I suggest summoning a slime and letting it take care of the traps.]

Ohhhh, she's smart.

[Abyss opener. Slime.]

[ Slime lv.620

Hp: 1890 Mp: 0/0

Skills: Quasi-immortality [S-38.9%]

Atk: 16[0] Def: 81[0] Stmn: 23[0] Wis: 6[0] Mgc: 128[0] Dex: 29[7] Agi: 23[0].

]

I see.

It is really useful.

[Go slime, I choose you!]

[Kyuiu?]

Ahahaha...

I hope I won't get copystriked.

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I hate this.

I already didn't like reading, but reading a language I barely know is even worse.

[Master! I've found it!]

Oh delta, you're my saviour!

[Uhh- Agretative grays?]

*Sssswwwwwss*

Oh god my eyes.

Hmm?

What happened?

Nothing changed though??

[Master, I congratulate you on your evolution.]

Hmmmm... [Status]

Name: Kaihaku Rei. Age: 16 (+0)

Occupation: Sorceror Condition:Neutral

Race: True Vampire. Gender: -

Alignment: Neutral evil. Emblem: Gray

Level: 620[66.9%]

Atk: 1179[0] Def: 291[0] Stmn: 2297[0] Wis: 1286[24] Mgc: 12186[11] Dex: 3926[17] Agi: 2763[0]

Title: [One who lives another]

Skills: Scythe arts [S-0.0%] Gray magic [A-19.2%] Blood arts [A-0.0%] Medicine [B-0.0%] Master of Gray [S-0.0%]

Passive: [Enercule management] [Hidden management]

Hp: 207332/207333 [n+2/3*1000]

Mp: 10290/20800 [n+4*100/3]

This is.....

Fucking awesome.

But what about like spells and enchants and stuff?

Ehh anyways,

[Delta can you fix this door for me pl-]

*Wwwoooossshhhh*

Is that

A TELEPORT GATE????

DOR**MON????

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Okay, so this isn't as suspicious as I thought..

This thing costs a lot of mana and is space arts rather than gray...

Should I go through it .....

No. Maybe I should level up a bit, what if there's sudden death behind that door.

[Master, are we to leave?]

[Yes, prepare to hunt.]

[But the species here are very weak..]

Haha. I knew she was going to say that.

It's time to reveal my secret plan!

We're going dungeon diving.

That's all.

[Ancient Labyrinth of great ???]

What.

Whatever, I need some levels fast.

[Let's go, delta.]

[Affirmative]

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Hmmm...

Maybe I overestimated this dungeon.

This is so boring...

[Master I found a secret door]

[Oh!]

This....

IS USELESS!

[Turns out this is a room for a scientist]

[I see huh... I was expecting more..]

[?]

Wha-

WOAH

WHAT THE HELL, LETS GOOO!

THIS BOOK!!

[Master, this grimoire is perfect for you.]

[YEA]

[∆Succesfully absorbed "Gray Uryri"∆]

[∆Beginning transfer of memories∆]

Blink?

I'm in a ....

[Big brother, can I go play pleaseee?]

[No, I'm studying now.]

[I can go alone!]

Seems like siblings?

[No. It's too dangerous.]

[Hmph.]

Guess they're in a fight.

My body.. transparent?

This is this man's memories, I see.

He has gray hair just like me..

Green eyes just like delta but the question is that where is that girl gone?

[Kiara?]

.....

Has she esca-

[KIARA??]

Hmm...

I'm pretty sure I saw her escaping from here...

[STOP!]

?

[ILL TELL MY BROTHER!]

Kiara.

.

Huh.

[MMPPHH]

*Muffled screaming*

.

I see.

Is this what the grimoire wants me to see?

I can't physically move neither can I talk.

This little 10-13 year old ....

These kinds of things happen in every world I guess.

My biggest concern is not that of the girl, but my own feelings...

I always cared about human life... but why am I now....

So aroused!....

[True vampire]

Even though she's getting violated....

There's so much blood...

I WANT IT!

.

[KIARA!!!]

Nothing can be done now.. she's already *dead*.

*Screaming crying*

Pain.

It's the same everywhere.

But

Why am I so indifferent to it?

Is it because I'm no longer a human?

I have so many questi-

[∆Message conveyed. Ending stream.∆]

Stream?

Huh.

This system thinks of life as a game, doesn't it..

.

[Maste]

[Master!]

[Master!!]

Uhh I'm back conscious.

[Master, you're back..]

[Yes delta, something happen when I was down?]

[Negative. But I did see another door somewhere ahead.]

I'm dying to go!

But first.

[Food.]

[Affirmative.]

[Status.]

Name: Kaihaku Rei. Age: 16 (+0)

Occupation: Sorceror Condition: Happy

Race: True Vampire. Gender: -

Alignment: Neutral evil. Emblem: Gray

Level: 620[66.9%]

Atk: 1179[0] Def: 291[0] Stmn: 2297[0] Wis: 1985[24] Mgc: 21979[11] Dex: 3926[17] Agi: 2763[0]

Title: [One who lives another]

Skills: Scythe arts [S-0.0%] Gray magic [A-29.2%] Blood arts [A-0.0%] Medicine [B-0.0%] Master of Gray [S-7.2%]

Passive: [Enercule management] [Hidden management]

Hp: 207332/207333 [n+2/3*1000]

Mp: 10290/20800 [n+4*100/3]

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Grimoires are amazing.

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