For those who read this fanfic on this same site and with the same name, it's me again. It won the internal competition hands down, and I decided to translate it. This means better quality text, better material, and more "connections"... :)
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"Spare me, spare me, boss! I'll never do it again!"
In a dim alley, a fierce-looking, burly man who appeared quite intimidating was now trembling on his knees, begging for mercy from a youth who still looked somewhat green.
The youth's build didn't look particularly strong. His hands lacked the calluses that come from years of martial arts training, and his frame seemed somewhat frail. Combined with his handsome face, he looked more like a pretty boy than the formidable person who had knocked this group of thugs to the ground.
"This is just a small lesson. Next time you dare harass my classmates, you'll end up like this." After speaking calmly, the youth kicked the solid baseball bat the thug had brought.
Clang!
The baseball bat bent into an L-shape.
The burly man looked at the youth who clearly wasn't that strong, then at the L-shaped baseball bat on the ground, his eyes filled with fear.
'What kind of monster have I provoked?'
The thug nodded tremblingly, resolving never to harass female high school students in this area again.
"Get lost." Ryuji waved his hand dismissively.
As if granted amnesty, the thug quickly got up and was about to leave.
"Wait."
The thug's outstretched foot trembled. As he turned around, he almost knelt down again.
"Take your lackeys with you."
"Ah, yes, yes, yes."
The youth watched the group support each other as they left, his expression indifferent. He sighed: "At least this is a society ruled by law, otherwise…"
The youth's name was Ryuji Ken, and he was an orphan — not in the sense of being abandoned by his parents or losing them to an accident. From the moment he arrived in this world, he had been an orphan.
That's right, he was a transmigrator who had physically crossed over from another world.
Before transmigrating, Ryuji was just an ordinary office worker. During a vacation, he went to the top of a mountain at a scenic area to watch a meteor shower. That night, a meteor glowing with golden light flew straight toward him.
When he opened his eyes again, he had arrived in another world in the body of a child. He immediately noticed his physical abilities were exceptionally strong. Relying on this extraordinary physique, he collected "living expenses" from street punks.
By middle school, this behavior provoked retaliation from gang forces. But as he grew older, Ryuji—who had long surpassed ordinary people in strength, speed, and endurance—easily crushed the gang.
Even the gang's leader, a so-called ancient martial arts master, died after only three hits.
After dealing with the leader and several key members, the gang dissolved. Ryuji obtained enough living expenses to last a lifetime, and the disbanded gang could no longer trouble him.
From then on, he earned the title "Devil Youth", receiving awe and fear from countless gang members and thugs.
Watching the thugs disappear at the alley entrance, he was about to leave when his vision suddenly went black.
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Ryuji sat up abruptly. He found himself in a pitch-black environment, with only a strange orb of light floating about ten meters ahead, illuminating the space.
Seeing that strange orb, his consciousness instantly cleared. He nervously checked himself over, and only after confirming his body was fine did he breathe a sigh of relief. Finally, he had time to observe his surroundings.
The entire space was gray and hazy. Nothing was visible except the floating orb of light constantly asserting its presence.
Ryuji approached the orb. Just as he was about to touch it, a soft chime rang in his mind.
〖Ding! Reincarnator detected, ID number A/A1.〗
"Reincarnator?" Ryuji was puzzled.
Isn't this the Reincarnation Space from novels? Had he been selected by a Reincarnation Space?
Just as shock and confusion filled him, the voice rang in his mind again.
〖Ding! Reincarnator A/A1 detected as the first reincarnator. Special preferential policies granted.〗
A stream of information instantly flooded his mind, causing Ryuji to clutch his head. After a moment, he understood what the Reincarnation Space's "preferential policies" entailed.
〖1st Policy: Since the Reincarnation Space is newly created with no selectable worlds, Reincarnator A/A1 may choose their arrival time before entering a mission world.〗
〖2nd Policy: To encourage Reincarnator A/A1 to help the Reincarnation Space incorporate various worlds, Reincarnator A/A1 is granted eternal life and the ability to freely adjust their appearance age. No penalties will be imposed when Reincarnator A/A1's points are negative.〗
〖3rd Policy: When the Reincarnation Space incorporates enough worlds to meet minimum operational requirements, Reincarnator A/A1 may establish policies for other reincarnators within their authority.〗
〖4th Policy: When Reincarnator A/A1 enters a mission instance, they may freely choose their faction without failing previously accepted faction missions.〗
〖Note: Preferential policies are exclusive to Reincarnator A/A1.〗
After reading these four policies, Ryuji couldn't help but gasp, warming the entire Reincarnation Space by a few degrees.
These policies suited his needs perfectly. In many worlds, frustrating or toxic events occur before the plot begins. Choosing his arrival timeline could prevent many of them.
Eternal life would let Ryuji survive until the plot started. To avoid unpleasant developments in certain worlds, he might need to arrive years, decades, or even centuries early. With an ordinary lifespan, he'd never make it.
The ability to change his appearance age and avoid penalties for negative points removed unnecessary restrictions on his actions.
The third policy wasn't relevant yet, so he set it aside. The fourth policy let him switch factions in instances without failing accepted missions — more ways to earn reincarnation points.
Ryuji opened the Reincarnation Space menu and activated his reincarnator privileges, which were granted based on strength level.
He opened his current attributes.
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[ Reincarnation ID: A/A1 ]
[ Reincarnation Nickname: Unnamed ]
[ Strength: G- (Determines Physical Damage dealt unarmed or with weapons; Average Adult Value: H-) ]
[ Intelligence: G- (Determines damage from Magic, Psychic Powers, Techniques, and other Energy-based attacks; Average Adult Value: H-) ]
[ Constitution: G- (Determines Physical Damage Resistance, Body Strength, and Attribute Resistance; Average Adult Value: H-) ]
[ Spirit: G- (Determines Mental and Soul strength, plus Resistance to abnormalities; Average Adult Value: H-) ]
[ Talent: Immortality ]
[ Skill: Age Appearance Control ]
[ Items: None ]
[ Overall Rating: G- ]
[ Reincarnation Points: 0 ]
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"Why is it G-???"
Seeing that big G- rating, Ryuji looked bewildered. His physical abilities were clearly so strong—even stronger than bodybuilders who trained year-round. How could it only be G-?
"Oh, there's still an H rank… never mind then…"
Below G was another H classification. An average healthy adult was H- rank, professional fighters and special forces were H, and elite soldiers or ancient martial artists were H+. In terms of combat power, someone rated G- could take down more than ten people rated H+.
Seeing this, Ryuji felt much better.
Upon first entering the Reincarnation Space, he could build a personal space with an initial size of 80 square meters — similar to a safe house where reincarnators could freely arrange basic configurations. Refined decorations and expansions required reincarnation points.
After a brief tour of the apartment, Ryuji sat down on the living room sofa, planning to initiate a world mission.
He opened the world missions.
〖About to enter Bronze-Rank Instance: Highschool of the Dead!〗
〖Choose timeline for entry? Yes/No〗
"I remember Hisashi Igō's confession to Rei Miyamoto was the day before the outbreak, right…"
After recalling his pre-transmigration memories, Ryuji chose to enter one day early.
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His vision went dark, then bright. He arrived in a dim alley. Perhaps because this was his first time crossing worlds, Ryuji felt disoriented.
But a stream of information flooded his mind, causing his head to ache.
What? A system?
The grayscale world around him and the information appearing in his mind left Ryuji dazed.
A cheat ability? Wasn't being the first reincarnator enough?
But the three options before him proved the existence of a cheat ability.
This system had been with Ryuji since before his birth, but it had remained dormant due to lack of energy. Only when he was selected by the Reincarnation Space and passed through during transmigration did a wisp of energy leak from the chaotic currents between worlds, finally activating it.
The system had no name. What appeared in Ryuji's mind was simply the word "System".
The system's functions were simple: five features including Transmigration, World Rewards, Energy Points, Lottery Pool, and Achievements.
Transmigration was divided into Targeted and Random. Targeted Transmigration only allowed travel to previously visited worlds and required 1000 Energy Points.
World Rewards meant that each time he entered a new world, he could choose one item from among the three best items, talents, or skills in that world.
Energy Points were gained by killing enemies or converting special items.
The Lottery Pool allowed him to spend Energy Points to draw items from previously visited worlds. At the current System Level, draws cost 100 Energy Points.
Finally, Achievements — Ryuji didn't quite understand how they worked yet. He'd have to explore them gradually.
"This system seems different from the Reincarnation Space. The Space has some intelligence, but my system is quite rigid, seemingly lacking any awareness."
After understanding everything about the system, he turned his attention to the three options before him.
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〖1. Japanese Kendō (Hanshi Hachidan (8-dan))〗
〖2. Dead Body Virus Research Data〗
〖3. Dead Body Virus Reagent〗
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First, eliminate the Dead Body Virus Research Data. What use would he have for that?
The Dead Body Virus Reagent was also useless to him.
"I choose 1!"
In an instant, decades of Grand Master-level Kendō experience flooded into his mind.
"Hiss! That's a lot of information."
(T/N: This on average equates to 41 years of experience in Kendō, if you practiced until age 13 (1-dan) to reach this level at age 54.)
Ryuji felt his body improve slightly. He could now clearly recall every sword movement of Kendō, and how to use minimal force to achieve maximum effect against enemies.
If he had a katana in hand right now, he could swing it dozens of times in one second. With concentrated focus, he could even unleash sword energy capable of cutting objects ten meters away.
Shaking his somewhat swollen head, Ryuji cleared his mind and discovered that the grayscale world from moments ago had returned to normal. He could also hear youthful, energetic voices coming from outside the alley.
"1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, hurry up, you can rest after ten laps."
"Hai!" ×N
Walking out of the alley, Ryuji's eyes fell upon a school playground where a group of boys and girls were running laps.
There wasn't much to see on the boys' side — a muscular male teacher was supervising them nearby. On another playground over a hundred meters away, a rather plain-looking but curvaceous female teacher was blowing a whistle and calling out cadence to the girls.
"If their figures were in the real world, wouldn't eighty percent of women worldwide be green with envy?"
His superhuman vision allowed Ryuji to clearly see the girls a hundred meters away. What surprised him most was that they all had figures any woman would envy—exaggerated busts that created undulating waves beneath their athletic wear as they ran, and their bottoms bouncing continuously in athletic shorts as their thighs moved.
"Too bad their faces are too ordinary." He secretly compared them to his standards and immediately lost interest.
Just as Ryuji was about to leave, the Reincarnation Space popped up with a mission announcement.
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〖Welcome to Bronze-Rank Reincarnation Instance: Highschool of the Dead!〗
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〖Main Mission: Survive seven days after the Dead Body Virus outbreak! Reward: 2000 Reincarnation Points.〗
〖Side Mission: Keep members of the protagonist group alive successfully until the end of the Main Mission after the Dead Body Virus outbreak! Reward: 500 Reincarnation Points ×Member.〗
〖Special Mission: After the virus outbreak, establish a shelter with 100+ people! Reward: Ownership of the "Highschool of the Dead" Instance World〗
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〖Special Note: 1 day until Dead Body Virus outbreak, corresponding world identity has been given to Reincarnator A/A1.〗
〖Time Limit: 8 days. Due to Reincarnator A/A1's 'preferential treatment policy', this instance allows Reincarnator A/A1 extended stay up to one month, with option to continue staying after one month.〗
〖Depending on mission completion rate, one treasure chest of corresponding rank will be awarded.〗
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Duang!!
Just as Ryuji was thinking about his next plan, he felt a soft impact from behind, followed by the thud of soft-soled shoes hitting the ground.
"Ow… it hurts, hurts, hurts…"
Turning around, he saw a beauty with dazed eyes and golden hair spread on the ground. She wore a white lab coat over an exceptionally curvaceous figure and sat crying out in pain.
Although her appearance was slightly different from his memories, Ryuji still recognized the beauty on the ground.
Shizuka Marikawa — the woman with the most exaggerated figure in the entire Highschool of the Dead anime. Her appearance was even more beautiful than he remembered. Her face wasn't as pointed as in the anime but rather rounded, which made her look more gorgeous.
Now that he recognized her, he naturally wouldn't just leave her there. He immediately extended his hand.
"Mm… thank you."
Still in pain, Shizuka cried out softly. Then she noticed the young man's extended hand and placed her own in his. A powerful pull lifted her up.
Perhaps she was still dazed, or perhaps the pulling force was too strong — she failed to steady herself and fell directly into Ryuji's embrace.
Duang! Duang!
Ryuji immediately felt like he'd taken two heavy blows, soft and yielding, nearly losing his balance.
Fortunately, his Kendō experience allowed him to steady himself instantly, though his hands involuntarily applied some pressure.
"Mmm…"
Shizuka, pressed against his chest, suddenly felt her bottom being squeezed by a pair of large hands and couldn't help but make a strange sound.
"Hiss!" Ryuji felt the sensation in his hands and reluctantly let go, "Marikawa-sensei, are you alright?"
The Reincarnation Space had arranged his identity as a student, so he addressed Shizuka as teacher.
"Eh!? I'm fine! I'm fine!"
Smoothing her clothes, Shizuka blinked her dazed eyes at him—the handsome face, the height of over 180 cm, the male uniform of Fujimi Academy.
Her face immediately turned somewhat red. This was her first time being so close to a man. When treating male students, she always wore medical gloves and used tweezers to hold the disinfecting cotton.
"Marikawa-sensei! Marikawa-sensei!"
A girl's voice called out from a classroom in the distance.
"Um, student, the teacher has something to do now, so I'll be going first. As for the help just now, next time you come to the infirmary, the teacher will properly… properly thank you, okay…"
After speaking, she winked at Ryuji with her golden eyes, then hurried toward the first-floor infirmary.
Watching her bottom bouncing as she ran and her bust visible even from behind, he clicked his tongue.
"Truly lives up to being Boob-school of the Dead."
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