Prologue #3

'Ugh, where am I? Why does my body feel heavy so heavy?' when I came to my senses I realized that everything is black, and I'm not the only one here. I can count 19 people, 7 of them are women.

*CLAP**CLAP*

"Ladies and gentlemen welcome to my first battle royal, thank you for "accepting" my invitation," said an eerie-looking shadow, above us. When he said that a deathly silence followed him.

"Now now, let's not spoil the good mood we have here" the shadow again said something completely out of character.

"Well let's get to it, I'm getting bored. I have changed the gravity, so you have to adapt to a new surrounding, and here are all your preferable weapons" is what he said then waved his hand, and weapons came to each person. In my hand, I'm now holding grandpa's blade.

"Now kill each other until only one man is standing, oh or woman of course" he again said something absurd, and the other people think so too from their faces. Everybody looks like lost puppies.

"Oh and the prize is a ticket for reincarnation with your memories, now GET TO IT" killing intent that made everybody sweat like a waterfall was sent out everywhere.

*BANG*

The man beside me got shot 20 cm below his heart. When the man realized it, he instantly used me as a shield for the next incoming bullets. Out of instinct, I used my blade as a shield too.

*Cling**Cling* Two shots sounded, then I saw the shooter is getting interrupted by a woman. I instantly made my move and stabbed the blade down against the man's foot behind me.

"AAAARRRRRRRGH" he screamed like a pig, then I shut his mouth by giving him a reverse headbang and jumped forward while slashing the blade backward.

*SLASH**Bum**Bum* and his head fell down his shoulder followed by the body, and created almost a nonexistent sound that should have been higher. It seems like he had a weakness by standing too close with a two-handed greatsword, so he could not kill me with it.

I used a second to get the general idea of everything going on, and what is saw made me smile followed with a big grin.

*GRIN*'This is what I longed for, and I'm not holding back anymore, but grandpa taught me to be cool-headed and never brazenly run into a fight'

What I discovered is, there is no ranged attacker other than one with throwing daggers left alive. Everyone else is in a group brawl and panicking a little, though not much other than some breathing too heavy. Then I got reminded again when I focused on the throwing dagger guy, that he does not produce any sound when running, just like when the corpse ended on the floor earlier.

I instantly figured it out that this space we are in negates sound, then I did something crazy and aimed then thew my blade like a javelin against the group's legs. It took a leg for a man and woman, which created an opening for the dagger guy for a throw-in each throat.

'That guy is good, but this is great, great, great, great. Damn, I'm happy, though the party soon ends, hope there is an after-party. Don't get cocky Tatsuki, I have not won yet'. Then I instantly set my plan in motion.

---God of Death POV---

"Damn they are all trash and all brawn no brain, should I just destroy their planet," I muttered to myself.

'Wait that's the brat I almost overlooked because he had never killed anyone before, and now in this short time he has actually killed 6 people including those he cribbled for others to kill'

I took a closer look, and all I saw made me surprised, as one who just stepped in dog shit a second before doing it.

'How can he be so happy, when he just half an hour ago was introduced to being baptized in blood? Unfathomable, even for the great me. If he wins and has no nightmare on his first night, it's actually going be my first time feeling inferior. Damn, that's going to be my most guarded secret, that can't be revealed ever, or my perfect reputation is going to be stained. Realy a dog shit I can't avoid stepping in when I can't use illusion arts, and I don't want to scare him shitless with pressure or this whole ordeal is for naught if he dies like a chicken in that "nice" world '