Chapter4: Years later

3rd Pov

Years had passed since that first birthday, Dawn was now 7 and slowly ran up doing his daily routine he had imposed on himself.

In the last few years multiple things have happened...one being Dawn's debut with swordsmanship and magic...the latter was already performed in his early days but now he could use it in public without making too big of a scandal.

Dawn : It's damn tiring...ahh, but I have to say this changed from my past body.

In his past life, he wasn't the most big or small, his weight was average for his size while being able to do basic exercise.

At the same time, he couldn't perform sports for a long period, this was one of his regrets...having slacking off during his teenage years and only starting taking care of himself after his majority.

But right now, he won't make the same mistake...his body characteristic is growing at a fast rate due to his passive grant.

A few more years and he would already have the physic strength of an adult...at least that what he hoped.

Dawn : Though, I still struggle strength wise, for my speed it's more decent.

Ending his jogging, he had a private lesson with a magic theory instructor...since he is from a noble family he was allowed a private tutor.

But unfortunately for them, those tutors were barely holding when it came to Dawn...him who knew much more about the system and despite magic being limited knowledge wise in Tensura, he was still better than them in this field.

It was now the 8th tutor and again, at the end of the day he never came back feeling dumb when Dawn asked a question he couldn't answer.

Dawn Pov

Really, I can naturally read the magic language used to form magic formulas along with the process and imagination to form magic.

But I didn't expect the average level to be that low...I can just grind by experimenting and understand magic myself for now...

Dawn : The best would be finding one of the demon lords or going to Dynastie Sarion to ask for the elven knowledge...

But the demon lord route is too dangerous and Sarion is hidden in a place i won't be able to attain even in years...

I guess I can just focus on my physical strength and swordsmanship...

Luckily for me, in this case I got a few competent teachers...I also have a hundred videos and tiktok I have watched about Japanese swordsmanship.

Using the skill : Reader, I somehow reproduce the movement. I also discovered that I could copy physical prowess if I have the capacity to do so.

Dawn : I wish I could get a katana through...

Walking down a corridor, I thought...I know that swords are better than katanas as a weapon but this was because their durability was much greater.

A katana can break in contact with a bone while a sword won't...but inside the cardinal world we got much more durable and high class weapons.

Also, my main strength is speed...i want to build my technique around that and a katana is much more suited.

I would also like a gun but that's not possible...as for now.

Lastly, my memories recorded movements for katana like weapons...

Dawn : I should maybe make the plan and give it to a random blacksmith.

Otherworldly summons aren't commonly developed yet so I can't expect to see weapons or earth culture here.

Dawn : Oh I could also ask Sola.

In the years that passed, I also learned more about her and our family.

The viscount Lavane is a pig-like noble who had someone earned debt from the Arceid family...my mother being the sole heir was forced to pay.

And since she didn't have the money or any back up, she had to do it with her body...when I heard that my blood boiled to an unimaginable level.

I still remember, this was when i just turned 5...and for the first time i released a sort of haki...the materialization of my magicule.It wasn't as impressive as Rimuru but still...Sola said an royal mage magicule count would be around 7 on 100 while mine was roughly around 26.

Since that day I had oathed myself, I would annihilate this shitty viscount family.

I also learned about our 4 older siblings...3 boys and a girl. I had seen them once and my impression of them is worse than the mix of coffee and sushi.

Anyway, the oldest of them is a pig perfect image of his father, the second in the heir succession is the only other daughter he has.

She is like a slut who gave me a dirty look in the negative way and lastly the two others are twins and not worth mentioning.

Dawn : Ahh, well since there is no mention of such a family in the future, that means they are bound to disappear.

Sighing, I also learned from Sola that our father actually gained 80 % of his fortune through slave trading.

This made me think that Falmuth's internal story is much bigger than I originally thought...if the Lavane family disappeared, it would be because of something.

Logically from what I have seen until now, it is surely because of the slave trading which is actually illegal.

But somewhere in the future after our family demise, Muth would become Falmuth and make slavery legal...the Arceid family is also no more.

In the original novel, i was probably never born and mother never had a child making the family heirless.

But now I am here...

Dawn : I have no intention in making the Arceif family shine again but I will make sure mother lives the rest of her life happily.

3rd Pov

After that, Dawn went on with his training...a few days later he went out to the city, where they lived in the capital.

He was accompanied by a few servants and his goal was to search for precious raw minerals or just something interesting while resting from his constant training.

Overworking is something bad and dangerous afterall.

Unfortunately, Falmuth despite being a merchant kingdom being one of the main targets of trading had nothing valuable for him.

He just walked aimlessly while occasionally tasting new food and allying with him.

Dawn : (So that's how a deer cow tastes...pretty good if you're not vegetarian.)

Thinking to himself, he was munching a brochette until his body suddenly froze...his eyes widening as a trail of particles followed a small light point.

Dawn : (That's...a spirit?)

It was merely a lesser spirit yet their presence here meant someone could summon them...

Dawn frantically looked around and saw that no one was reacting to this spirit presence.

Dawn : (Huh ? They can't see it ? Wait...is that one of the effects of the skill: reader ?)

Thinking, he narrowed his head and dropped the brochette before running following the spirit...the servants who were with him got startled and ran after but couldn't believe the child's speed.

They weren't suited for combat or trained, still they were perfectly fit physically yet they couldn't catch him.

At the end, they lost him when he switched between left and right in those tidy pathways.

Dawn Pov

Following the lesser spirit, I soon found myself in a dead end as the spirit just crossed through the wall...This isn't Harry Potter where I would walk through the wall myself...

I guess this is where I'm going to stop...still now I know someone who is knowledgeable in spirit summoning is here.

I don't know if it's a traveler or a random individual crossing Muth...but I have to find him.

This might also be a trap as using a lesser spirit as bait to attract talented people who can see them.

My skill : Reader allow me that but it should be normal due to the fact that spirits are visible to the common population.

The trap then is more possible...a trap that aims for people talented or strong enough to bypass the spell they used to make the spirit invisible.

But then why would the spirit who are known to be good willed follow such a master ?

Dawn : Spirit slavery ?

The words just left my mouth when I suddenly felt something crash onto me...the left side of my body hurting...I felt for the first time an uncontrollable pain...

Dawn : Ugh !

???: Bingo, we got a good catch. The boss is gonna be happy.

Barely holding on to my consciousness, I looked up and saw a man cladded in random bandit clothes...

Dammit, this dead end was the location of their trap...and stayed motionless like an idiot and I can't beat a grown man right now.

And on top of that, he is an npc !

Ending my thought process as I went unconscious.

3rd Pov

It was only hours later, when he finally woke up in a basement.

Opening his eyes, he found himself in a complicated situation as both his hand and legs were tied, a piece of rubber covering his mouth.

Dawn : (Did I really get into one of those cliche scenes ? And also couldn't they just tie my hand to the wall...this reminds me of r34...)

Sighing internally, he didn't appear panicked or agitated...perhaps it was because he knew the pattern of such an event.

Also he was surely going to be sold so they cannot hurt him too badly in case of damaging the merchandise.

Now, he needed to focus so he would know how long he was out and where he was.

Dawn : (This basement is dark but it seems a unique skill : Reader allows me to see in any kind of environment like a night vision, huh...useful.)

Scanning the surroundings, Dawn managed to determine a few things using his skill...weeks ago he had randomly stumbled on a book architecture.

The way this basement was founded on a large pillar along with the raw materials used helped Dawn define that this basement was located within Muth, in the northern part.

Dawn : (Coupled to that, the north sector is known for its illegal and corrupt activity.)

Now, he wanted to identify how long he was unconscious but that was impossible...the room was fully closed with no source of light.

Dawn : (Still, i am in the position of the hostage, if we follow the basic schema of a kidnapping in anime...then there must be a hero who will come save me or...is it me who had to escape?)

The problem is that he didn't have the strength or power to untie the bind...

He wanted to sigh again but suddenly, a loud explosion happened above...followed by crying and shouting.

Dawn looked up and closed his eyes...so it was the first option, it seems the heroes have arrived.

The possibilities of guards and soldiers of the kingdom intervening was very low since most of them are corrupted.

The only sure force is the royal guards who receive orders only by the royal family but...they are way too busy to come down for a slavery trading affairs.

Dawn : (Well i'll see soon enough who my savior is.)

Closing his eyes, he just waited patiently...and a few dozen minutes later, the hero finally opened the room.

Dawn looked up and became speechless...

Dawn : (W-what...how can she be here?!)

??? Pov

Seriously, this kingdom is really just trouble but it's necessary for the future.

I sighed after finding yet another slave trade post, a place where they stock their merchandise which are living being and then sell them later.

When night came, I sneaked my way in and went on knocking out and killing the bandits and slave traders...

It wasn't that special as I had destroyed camp like that dozens of times now...yet this time it was different.

After a few minutes, I had already freed most of the slaves...elf, beastmen or human, these poor creatures whose freedom were almost ripped.

Anyway, there was a last room and inside, I just felt one presence and magic signature, a young boy.

I cracked the door open and entered, my eyes falling on a 7 years old boy binded in a very odd way...his eyes widened seeing me.

I guess I scared him but judging by his clothes...a noble ? How did he end up here ?

???: Calm down, I'm here to help you.

Bending my knee, easily freed him from his binds...but to my surprise he wasn't scared but rather looked at me with surprise and shock.

Dawn : Chloe Aubert...

my eyes widening under my mask, i unconsciously grabbed him by the collar and teleported away to a farther place.

How did he know ?! How does he know my true identity ?!

Chloe : (This is bad Hinata!)

Hinata : (Calm down, let's hear him out first.)

Dawn Pov

I can't understand what was happening right now...Milim had become part of the demon lord long before Chloe's time loop.

So how was she here ?! Anyway, I accidentally blurted her name. Now I was sitting on my knee while she held her sword at my neck...

Chloe : Now talk, how do you know my name !

I didn't know how to answer...should I be honest or lie ? No Hinata inside can detect my lie so it would only aggravate my case.

Dawn : I know about Chloe-san's time loop and goal, I know about Rimuru Tempest and everything happening in the future.

Admitting, Chloe removed her mask...it seems my honestly managed to calm her down a little.

Now my action might appear weird, but I know I can trust Chloe...our goal goes the same way, she is also a hero who was trusted by many.

But what's more is that I am not smart enough to beat Tensura...i know the future event but my deductive and planning ability isn't that great.

I need strong allies and what better than someone like Chloe who planned basically the plot of Tensura.

Chloe : You aren't lying...are you from the future too ?

Dawn : N-no...i'm from...how to explain ? A higher reality ?

Chloe : Huh ?

After that, I spent 30 minutes explaining how I had read the novel of Tensura...how I lived in a world that saw this world as fiction.

But it seems she didn't fully believe me...

Chloe : It's really hard to believe but since you should know everything, then tell me something only I should know.

Dawn : Well, let's see...your name is Chloe Aubert, your childhood friend is demon lord Leon, you have Hinata residing inside you, you love Rimuru romantically, you're body proportion are-

Chloe : OK STOP !

Her face flushed in embarrassment...oops, i think i got carried away, after all Chloe is one of my favorite characters.

But was she already there ? Did her time loop actually didn't start 2000 years before the main event ?

Chloe : So what now ? I don't know what to do with you...

Dawn : Well...

What to do ? The timeline seems different, the fact that she doesn't recognize me means I am not part of the future she knows.

Also means either I failed in my task and died early or I never existed in the first place...i might be inside Tensura but still this is real life not a novel.

Me having reincarnated means there is a system even I as a human who saw Tensura as fiction had to follow.

Wait...her being here is actually very good !

Dawn : Maybe...you can become my teacher ?!

Chloe : Eh ?

Dawn : I mean, however much time it needs, I will prove myself to you that I am an ally but as a normal human I cannot help Rimuru and even less attain the state of a saint by myself.

The more I lived in this world, the more I realized things I couldn't do...I got some good skills but in the end I am by myself.

Rimuru had Great sage who was the cheat code of Tensura but me...i have to control my skill with my own mind...this is too much, i will need a year before optimal use and by then...i wouldn't have enough time for other things.

Dawn : I am not a genius like you or Hinata-san...but if I train with you, I will get stronger faster.

Chloe : I see...

Taking her time to think, I waited impatiently before seeing her shake her head...so she refused ?

Chloe : Very well, I can hear in your voice how much you admire Rimuru-sensei...

Dawn : Really ?! Thank you !

The sudden rise of joy inside me made me jump...she accepted, I really managed to convince her somehow...

Well from now on, my progress will go a lot faster...though there is still Sola, should I inform her ? No, for now I should keep this for myself.

Chloe : But be careful, Rimuru-sensei is mine...i don't think you'll like him that way but we never know.

Dawn : Don't worry Chloe-sensei ! I always ship you and Rimuru, there is also Ciel or Luminous.

Chloe : You really know everything, huh...wait Ciel ? Who is that ? And Luminous ?!

Dawn : Hehe, anyway I should go home for now, my mother must be worried.

Getting, I wanted to run away but realized I was somewhere I didn't know...Chloe-sensei had teleported us...

Chloe : Dawn-kun, I think we have a lot to talk about.

Grabbing my shoulder while approaching her ice cold terrifying smile...i shrink in fear...

I hope I survive this...