*Evan POV*

I was walking to the east side of the kingdom after I talked to the library’s granny.

It might have been a bad idea to just give her the money and not stay there for more books but 10 silvers are nothing, and if I waste more time then I might not get more money from the quest rewards.

So, I was headed towards the east gate for the slimes quest and the alchemical ingredients in the wilderness.

The sun was shining brightly above me and as I was entering the east side of this kingdom… well, the bustling people were slowly disappearing. There were less houses and more empty lots, less shops, less happy peoples. There were more adventurers like me who were wearing armor and carrying weapons on them.

I looking around a bit more and this place really is the slums. There's a dirty sewer like smell around and the houses that were there were dirty and really needed maintenance.

I checked my map and there aren't even any inn's here. I can sometimes see kids with tattered or dirty clothes running around. I saw some just sitting down not even moving, they were just observing their surroundings.

I want to do something about this. But I myself am too poor for anything.

I clenched my fist a little bit. These kids deserve a little better… I might be able to help a little bit with the adventurers guild after I get money but I must remain focused in my original objective.

…

Yea, I can’t. Well getting money is not that hard and I can stay in this kingdom for a little while.

But just a little.

My thought process were broken when I heard a familiar word uttered my someone behind me.

[......reid?] (???)

Somebody behind me said that really quietly and weakly.

Reid? …Hmmm. Reid.....?

I know that name, don't I?

My status came in front of me.

Name: Reid Sord (Evan Langford)

Oh yeah that's the one.

WAIT! HOLD ON! THAT'S MY NAME!

SOMEBODY HERE KNOWS ME!?!

I quickly looked behind me to see who said that. And there was a 15-year-old looking girl in front of me. She was wearing a long dirty cape that reached the ground and covered her whole body.

She also looked really pretty despite how dirty her face was. She had silver hair just like mine but it was also dirtied but the most eye catching thing that I noticed was that she had big sparkling blue eyes just like mine.

Is she silver daemon just like me?

[REID!] (Girl)

She screamed and ran towards me crying, she almost stumbled and fell down but moved forward and caught her. She didn’t even try to stand up and just started hugging me.

Under normal circumstances I would've just not cared and carried on but not when someone is looking for a shoulder to cry on.

She buried her face on my chest while crying and because of the height difference she only reached till right below my chest.

If I was a lolicon then I would've been ecstatic about what was happening right now. Thankfully, I'm not one.

She just kept on crying and mumbling something while hugging me

I tried to hold her in my arms and slowly nudged us both into an alleyway so that this doesn't cause a scene.

Now that no one is around I let her cry until she calmed down. She couldn't stand straight so I kneeled down as well.

She called me Reid. And my status also tells me I'm Reid but what does that mean exactly?

Wait, is that why I'm in a different body?

Did I possess someone named Reid?

My thoughts were starting to terrify me but was interrupted by the girl again who was trying to talk while crying.

[I really.....thought you died. *Sniff* where were you?] (Girl)

The girl looked at me with tears and snot on her face.

Oh Boi, how do I do this?

I think the Reid guy is actually dead and somehow, I’m possessing his body.

…I can’t tell her any of this! I’ve got to lie!

I suddenly remembered a teaching of my senior about lying.

"Sometimes the best way to lie is, to tell the truth in an outrageous form. The other person will think it's a lie and then you can lie as much as you want."

Well here goes nothing.

[I don't know.] (Me)

[*Sniff* Wha-] (Girl)

She was confused and tried to say something but I cut her off.

[I woke up a few days ago in the middle of nowhere and I couldn't remember anything.] (Me)

[No way! You have amnesia!?] (Girl)

[I was almo- wait what?] (Me)

I looked at her shocked.

[You don't remember who I am?] (Girl)

[Uhhh......... no?] (Me)

She tried to wipe away the tears from her face but ended up crying more.

Goddam it. Now I feel worse.

I finally patted her head and gave a warm hug.

[It's alright. I'm here. You must've been through a lot, right? Don't worry. let it all out.] (Me)

I said that in the gentlest way I could.

She finally took it all out and started to really cry a lot for a minute or two. Until she finally calmed down.

She wiped her eyes and looked at me. Smiling brightly along the way.

[Welcome back Reid *sniff* it's me Luna, Princess Luna. Your Princess.] (Luna)

….I’m sorry? A Princess?

My Princess?

[Princess?] (Me)

[You must have a lot of questions but first, we need to hide, they’re still pursuing us.] (Luna)

Wait, What?

Hold on, you need to give me min to wrap my head around all this.

[Who's pursuing us?] (Me)

[I am.] (??)

Some guy said creepily from behind me.

I quickly looked towards the voice and there was a guy with a giant scar on his left eye and Amber coloured eyes. He was wearing iron armor.

He looked pissed for some reason. Like he's been holding his anger in for quite some time.

[Ah! You're that racist guy from the inn!] (Me)

[IM NOT A RACIST GUY MY NAME IS LENARD] (Lenard)

We both stared at each other for moment until I realized what just happened.

And acted like that was all a part of my plan.

[You see Luna? That's one way to get someone's name out of him.] (Me)

I looked at Luna while saying that.

[You bastard!] (Lenard)

He said angrily, he clearly doesn't like being played with.

Luna held onto me while trembling.

She's really terrified.

[W-We have to run.] (Luna)

She said really quietly while trembling.

[Whaaat? You’re afraid of this twink?] (Me)

Meanwhile, Lenard took out a metallic sword from his belt. It was a double edge sword that looked silver with a hint of green.

That’s a Tungsten sword I believe.

He pointed at the scar on his right eye with his sword.

[You gave me this scar on my eye right here. So, I'm going to cut off both of your eyes.] (Lenard)

I didn’t cut no eye, I guess Reid did that.

[That pun didn’t quite cut it out for me. you got anything sharper?]

......I laughed way too hard at my own joke.

{Author note: That wasn't even remotely funny.}

[Funny guy, huh.] (Lenard)

......He looks pissed. But that just made me laugh more.

He groaned in anger and then pointed his sword at me.

[I have my subordinates surrounding this place! There's no way you can run away now!] (Lenard)

I looked around and from the top of the buildings, some people came out with bows in their hand.

[Surrender now and give us the girl.] (Lenard)

Luna was terrified and trembling. Maybe because she realized that I don't know her and would just give her away.

Wait hold on....

[Don't tell me!] (Me)

I pointed to Lenard as I acted like I realized something.

[You're a paedophile!] (Me)

[IM NOT A PAEDOPHILE!!!] (Lenard)

[Then what do you want to do with such a cute little girl?] (Me)

[WE NEED HER AS A SACRIFICE! THAT'S WHY!] (Lenard)

Sacrifice? The fuck?

I just stared at him for a few seconds. Before I grinned as I told him.

[And that's, how you get info out of someone.] (Me)

His anger seemed to have reached it peak.

[You........Bastard!] (Lenard)

He grasped his sword handle more tightly.

[That's it! You're gonna DIE!] (Lenard)

I pushed Luna away, don’t want her to get in the cross-fire.

Lenard charged at me with his sword held high. Time slowed down a little bit and I took out my wooden sword.

Just as he got in range I used the new skill I got, magic skill imbuement. This skill allows me to put any magic skill on any other skill I have.

I used the only magic skill I had which was the wand of sparking magic and imbued it on the High Rise skill.

The Wooden sword I had caught on fire. I turned to the side to evade Lenard’s downward strike. After Lenard missed me, I hit Lenard with the new High Rise Strike.

-22

He was set on fire and launched up. While he was flying I quickly dual-equipped both my shotguns and shot him mid-air

-5 -4 -5 -6

-5 -5 -6 -5

Lennard fell down and immediately started rolling on the ground to put out the fire that was on him.

After all that his health bar was only halved and slowly decreasing because of the fire. Someone shot an arrow at me but I switched out one of the gun with my large wooden sword and tried to block it. The arrow hit my sword and bounced up. Before it hit the ground, I quickly tried to hit it for some free skills.

*Skill unlocked: Parry (ranged)*

*Skill unlocked: Counter (ranged)*

Alright! Skills, Get!

The fire finally burnt out of Lenard and he was left with 1/4 of his health. While looking very burnt.

[Geez, you look so much better now. Alright, I'll take everything you have as payment. Doing makeup is not an easy job] (Me)

[I WILL KILL YOUUU!!!!] (Lenard)

[Not much of a talkative type I see.] (Me)

He charged at me again.

…hasn't he learned his lesson yet?

I stood straight and waited for him to get close. When he finally swung his sword at me I shifted to the side and dodged him.

[Missed me.] (Me)

[ARRRHHH] (Lenard)

He tried to hit me many times but I kept dodging like this.

[You suck at this Lenard.] (me)

[ARRHHHHHH] (Lenard)

[I don't know that language pal.] (Me)

I said as I dodged another slash.

His friends also couldn't shoot otherwise they would just hit Lenard too.

[LET ME HIT YOUUUU!!!!!] (Lenard)

[Nope, but play time's over.] (Me)

I said as I shot him with my boomstick.

-5 -4 -5 -4

A smudge of his health was left.... Oh? Nevermind, He just collapsed.

I looked at his friends and they started to shoot. Probably seeing their leader might have died, They had nothing to hold then back now.

[REID!] (Luna)

Luna cast a magic of some kind and a huge ice shield was formed above us. I could hear the arrows hitting the top part of the shield.

[We have to Run! Now!] (Luna)

Luna looked desperate.

[Hey! I know of a place! Follow me!]

I said as I grabbed Lennard who was unconscious and put him on my shoulder like a sack of potatoes. I also quickly held Luna's hand with my other free hand and ran towards the adventurer guild.

*3rd person POV*

On top of the buildings in the slums, there were few hooded persons who were looking at the floating ice shield below them. The shield was so cold that it was releasing an icy cold blue mist.

[Tch. They got away again.] (Hooded person 1)

One of the hooded people who was holding a bow said.

[What should we tell HQ?] (Hooded person 2)

[That we don't have her! The elf festival will start any day now and we can't be late!] (Hooded person 1)

The 1st hooded person said Before they all ran away.

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