Chapter 6
I am feeling a bit unrest, my body seems uncomfortable. I try to change my position but it is still the same. The cotton I laid, the sheets I rolled, the heavenly pillow I put my head on, I can't feel them anymore. I reach and grab different directions to find the stuffs I used while closing my eyes. Finally I touched something, I dragged it over to me, but something doesn't feel right. This thing isn't fluffy and soft at all, it is hard and the texture is rough. 'Huh, what is this? is this my pillow' I inwardly thought to myself. It is very strange indeed.
When I opened my eyes, I see the sky is blue and clear. The sunlight shine warmly on my face, making me narrow my eyes in comfort. A light breeze brushed my sleepy face. I smell the fragrance of grasses that is mix in with earth, it stirred up my soul and body. I feel at peace. The uncomfortable feeling I felt earlier seems to fade away. Natural and fresh air did without a doubt a cause can make individuals to feel great to themselves. I smiled warmly.
Then, my smile froze. Wait, something doesn't seem to be right. I was laying on the ground and looking at the sky! Wasn't I sleeping in my bed!? I turn my attention around to the object in my arms.
"F*ck, why am I hugging a rock" I felt gross. This thing had a lot of green surface. I throw it away. I tried to raise my body. But the feeling of stiffness runs over me. My joints and elbows are cracking due to bad sleeping posture and environment. Who won't be, I'm sleeping on the uneven ground with nothing but grasses and my clothes.
I quickly got up and inspect my surroundings first. I looked dazed on what's infront of me. I was standing alone and sleeping in the middle of what it seems to be a forest. I was laying in a grassy field. The fresh grass still had morning dew on it. As the wind blew, the grassy plain flowed like waves.
The scenery is good but "Huh, where the hell am I this time" I said to myself. My observation is cut off when the hologram suddenly appeared in my face.
[Ding]
[Full access to another plane is granted]
['God Sanctuary Plane' fully acquired: Can be used every 24 hours. Time dilation is 3 hours inside is to 1 hour outside]
[Time remaining: 8 hours
I am very surprised right now. Not even a day had passed when all the things happened to me. Got reincarnated as Luffy, absorbed his soul and memories, got a SAO like system, met real anime characters and now I'm transported out of nowhere again.
"It says I got full access to another plane" Huh, wait a minute. I opened another tab in the hologram.
[Abilities]
[Devil Fruit]
[Haki]
{New}[God Sanctuary Plane]
It seems that my hunch was right. The third ability can be accessed right now.
[God Sanctuary Plane]
[Monsters and treasures are everywhere. Fight and collect them to get stronger while getting richer]
I understand right now, the reason why this ability wasn't fully accessed back then because one needs to sleep. But does my body remained in the real world? Since it says the only thing I can enter in this place is to sleep or do I get my whole body transported or is it just my soul or mind that is transfered. 'Ugh, there are alot of unkown variables' I whine inwardly. But well I can think of it another time. But first I need to inspect my surrounding since this world are full of unkown danger. It even stated the there are a lot of different monsters here. Even though I will not really die. But the time dilation is very useful for my training. It is a waste not to take advantage of it. Time is gold, I will use it properly.
I began to walk away from my spot carefully, not to cause some unneseccary noise in my surroundings. Who knows maybe there are predators who have fangs with 5 meters tall or claws like wolverines but 12 inches in size. I walk behind the tree silenty and tried to assess the situation infront.
At this moment, I suddenly heard a rustling sound come from up ahead. The sound grew louder and louder. I had goosebumps on my back as I approach it slowly.
"F*ck"I said with an ill-mannered comment. What I see is an onion/rain droplet shape, round eyes, and goofy, toothless smile. It look like blob made of jelly. It is bouncing from time to time. Absorbing leaves on the ground.
"A slime, sigh" I thought it was some kind of dragon, my worries are for nothing. 'From what I remember slimes are typically the weakest enemies in every game, having no special abilities and being easily disposed of, and likely the first monster the player ever encounters in a battle' so my first encouter in this plane is a slime. Suddenly my hologram decided to show up.
[Ding]
[God Sanctuary Plane]
[Monster list]{Updated}
{New}[Slime]
"Eh, so this system has another function" I read carefully the information regarding this monster. Even if this is one of the weakest among there, knowing its background is of importance for me. Because one key to success is knowing the difference between knowledge and wisdom. One is knowledge of the past while the other is the key to the to the future. While I was reading its information I spot something ridiculous.
"What force of friendship? Can this little guy infront of me have the ability to gain power from nakama? That's some shounen manga you got there" I approach the lil guy infront of me. I poke it with my index finger for a few times.
"Gloopity glop" "Gloopity glop" but it didn't mind me at all. It still bouncing up and down. I grab it with my small hands and feel its texture. It feels like a cold water or a jelly. I press it harder this time.
"Plook" Oh, it burst. I didn't expect that at all. It seems it is very weak. Suddenly there is a crystal, with some coins fell on the ground. I'm baffled, does this slime generate items and money like in games. I grab the items in the ground especially the odd-looking crystal. But I didnt expect that the moment I grab it it suddenly dissapear.
[Ding]
[Strength: 0.7 >> 0.8]
'It increased my stats' This time I'm very excited, who won't be. My soul as an otaku and a gamer from my past life screams loudly. "With this I can just grind and get stronger easily".
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10 minutes later, I searched the parameter all over. But not venturing far from the forest. I'm still weak though, what if I encountered strong monster there then my 1 day time will just be wasted. But getting crystals is very hard. The probability is 25%. Oh this time I also got my stamina upgraded though. I picked the slimes and crushed it with my hands many times.
[User Stat]
[Strength: 0.8 >> 1.2]
[Stamina: 0.8 >> 1.0]
[Willpower: 3.0]
[Remarks: You have a standard stat of an adult]
'With this my goal is getting started' After that I searched the 50 meter radius for slimes. I crushed them with my hands all over again when I notice that 3 slimes are going in the same direction. I watched it interestingly and suddenly they made their move, my opened mouth hanged down.
"They can combine!!" What I saw is that 3 slimes were getting together and suddenly combined. It is like an old series I watched in my childhood time, Voltes 5. This time the slime get bigger, it was 4 meters tall. Then it looked into my direction and.
"Swish" It slammed its body to mine. I was surprised and cannot evade it at all. Well, how would I know that it can attack me now. I flew for a few meters and stop. "It didn't hurt at all" I murmur to myself. Ugh, how can I forget I'm a rubber. Blunt attacks will not work on me.
But the slime didn't stop at all, it tried to slam his body again. But this time I saw it's trajectory, when they jump they can only go in to linear motion. I rolled left to the ground and successfully got away. The slime this time slammed into a tree. I quickly get my bearing and run to it and punch with my strength.
"Boom" but to my dismay it didn't burst at all. Then I guess, maybe this slime is also immune to blunt attacks. "What to do, I don't have a sharp weapon to stab it" I began to think how to attack it. Then an idea came to my mind. Even though it's my first time doing this move. By body remembers it, I hope it will hit.
The slime tried to attack me again, but I evade. This time I stretch my right arm backwards and tried to stretch.
"Swoooosh" It really stretched. I'm laughing inside my mind. I finally get to taste the feeling of having a power that didn't exist in my previous life. Then I shout to look cool.
"Gomu Gomu no" I lowered my legs and try to find the center of gravity in my body. This time the slime slam his body infront of me. But I was faster.
"Pistol"