19 The Yae village
"...So you were lost in the forest and then those beasts attacked you?" The beautiful miko said with curiosity evident in her tone
Adam nodded "Yes"
"I see. You can temporarily stay at Yae village to recuperate" She said in a serious no-nonsense kind of voice as she gave him a side look
[Advocate of gender equality: She believed you!?]
[Schizophrenic spider: I think something is wrong with her...]
Indeed, fully activating [Chosen one] in these situations is truly amazing, but he ignored the Chat Room
"Ah, thank you for your hospitality. But where will I be staying?" Adam asked as they reached the outskirts of the village
The miko had a thoughtful look on her face as she contemplated something
"You can stay at my house for the time being" She said in her ever present serious voice
[Sentient game character: ....]
[Exhibitionist: Huh? Why would she let someone she just met live in her house?]
He agreed with Rias. If it was anyone else, he would have been vigilant, but he knew Sakura wouldn't do something like that
Of course, he shouldn't rely on his knowledge of his previous life for everything. This is reality after all, and a lot of things could change, especially with his existence
.... Like Rimuru being a woman
Still.... He can use his knowledge as a base until he is sure
"Is that so?" Adam looked at her weirdly
"If I am to live with you then I should at least know your name, don't you think?" He continued with a smile on his face
"My name is Yae Sakura"
He nodded "My name is Asterios Tempest" He said as his blue eyes flashed golden for a split of a second
[I'm a slime, so what?: Hehe...]
[Exhibitionist: Did you give her a fake name?]
He opened his mouth to reply, but then he remembered that Sakura was right besides him
He didn't want to make a bad impression on her, so he opted to take another method of communication
[Devourer: Strictly speaking, Asterios "Adam" Tempest is my true name. But I only allow those close to me to call me Adam]
[Sentient game character: Oh~]
[Exhibitionist: Is that s-so...]
Adam sighed as he looked at Exhibitionist's message
'Did that stupid girl misunderstand something?' He speculated
[Schizophrenic spider: I see....]
[Advocate of gender equality: How do you do that?!]
Adam looked at Kazuma's message in confusion
[Devourer: Do what?]
[Advocate of gender equality: You know.... The previous messages....]
Adam widened his eyes as he understood Kazuma's words
But then he inwardly grinned
[Devourer: What can I say Kazuma? It comes naturally to me]
[Advocate of gender equality: ....]
[Sentient game character: What a beautiful village....]
He got confused by that last message, but then he realized that they have already traveled the village and were coming closer to Sakura's residence
As he looked around, Adam had to admit that the village was really beautiful
It was a medieval village with quite a lot of number of Sakura trees that were blooming right now
There was no pollution of the modern world, and there wasn't any technology being dominant. It was as if the village was in perfect harmony with nature
'The Herscher of Corruption did a surprisingly good job...' He thought as he remembered his current situation
He wondered how the Herscher of Corruption created such a realistic reconstruction of Yae village, even with her now meager power as a result of being sealed in that black box for so long
Maybe she made it based on Sakura's memories? To better have the means to torment her?
It doesn't matter, he supposes. Adam wants to save Sakura and get the Herscher's power in the process, although he doesn't want to kill her as she is also a tragic figure, he will do it if he is left with no choice
"This is my residence, you can stay here for the time being" Sakura's voice snapped him out of his thoughts
"I see, thank you for the hospitality" He looked at her as he said with a grateful voice
She nodded "It's nothing. You must be hungry and tired. I will prepare you some food" She said with a hint of gentleness in her otherwise serious voice
After that, Sakura left
Adam didn't expect that
'So she can be gentle as well?' He thought as even though he knew she wasn't a cold person, it still surprised him
She reminds him of when Mei fully become Herscher of Thunder, or maybe it's a trait all Yamato Nadeshiko have?
[Advocate of gender equality: Lucky bastard...]
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"Wow! This is delicious!" Adam exclaimed as he gobbled up all of Sakura's food
[Exhibitionist: How can he still be so elegant even when he eats without any manners?!]
[Sentient game character: I know right?]
He ignored them as he was too focused on his food
"I'm glad you like it Tempest-san" The 500 year old person said with a small smile emerging on her face
"None of that. You can simply call me Asterios" He said as he glanced at her seriously
"I don't think that's appropriate Tempest-san. As a Miko, I should-" She went to say
"Don't worry, I'm not from here anyway. Where I was born, we simply called each other by our names" He interrupted her as he tried reassuring Sakura
"I-" Sakura stopped what she was about to say as she saw Adam's eyes "Alright.... Asterios-san...." She said in a small and bashful voice
Adam smiled in satisfaction at the achievement of getting a Miko from 500 years ago to call him by his first name
[Schizophrenic spider: Your charm is too strong....]
He internally nodded at the cute spider's exclaimation
His charm was no joke, after all
Especially when it's double the effectiveness on Sakura because of his white hair, blue eyes and beautiful face which might have reminded her of Kallen
"Hey Sakura?" He got her attention "I will go outside and explore the village" He said as he finished eating her food
"Be careful, Temp-Asterios-san. There have been a lot of cases of white beasts appearing. While I have slayed most of them, you should be more vigilant" She warned him
"It's alright. I can take care of myself as you have already seen" He smiled as he reassured
"Oh, I remember that" She muttered as she remembered what Adam did to a beast before she 'saved' him by finishing the one behind him
He shook his head with a wry smile on his face as he stood up "I'll see you later" He said
Sakura nodded at him as he went to leave the house
[I'm a slime, so what?: What are you gonna do now? Adam?]
[Exhibitionist: I'm also curious. Wouldn't it be best to stay with that woman who cleaved that beast in half?]
He looked at the camera that was beside him and recording all that happened until now
"If the Herscher won't show up out of her own volition, then I will force her to show up" He whispered as he made sure the members could hear him
[Sentient game character: Didn't you say she was dangerous?]
[Advocate of gender equality: Yea, isn't it also incredibly risky to do something like that? Why don't you wait for her to show up?]
"She is. But sometimes, you have to take the initiative, even if it means that you are at risk" He said a little louder this time as he made his way towards an exit
Once he was out of the village, he remembered something 'Great Sage, is the analysis complete?' Adam asked his skill
[Negative]
He frowned when he got that reply. He doesn't think a stigmata space is that complicated
A stigmata is basically like a bloodline, but it also contains knowledge of the previous era as well as the experiences of the ancestor of the stigma
The Kaslana stigmata space acts like a limiter, preventing people from the Kaslana family from accessing their true power of their bloodline- the parvati gene Kevin integrated with and became a MANTIS
If you want to have all the power of the Kaslana family, you need to pass a trial
Of course, there is also the curse that Kevin cast on his bloodline, so even if his descendants pass the trial and get a lot more powerful, a lot of hate for the honkai will emerge and overwhelm them so they will fight honkai as a whole
Adam didn't think that the stigmata space a child without any sophisticated knowledge created was even on the same level as the Kaslana stigmata
[Analysis will take anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours]
Actually...He could work with that
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