Type-Moon: Shinji Matou Also Wants to Be the Protagonist

"This, this, you're going to use this to test veteran cadres?"

Seeing Shinji's hesitation, Odin pressed his advantage, pointing to the old man beside him and beginning to explain:

"Do you know who Lao Xing is? He's the famous Silver King, the Unchanging King!"

King of Silver!

A single word immediately triggered Shinji's memories of his past life, and then a name surfaced in his mind—K!

Chapter 6: Heaven is helping me!

K is also a two-dimensional world.

It tells the story of a stone tablet that absorbs human prayers, granting its power to seven humans, who then fight among themselves, known as the Kings.

Each of the seven kings has their own symbol of power, and they can also bestow power upon others to form their own kin.

The stronger and more numerous the clans, the greater the boost the ruler can gain in their domain.

At the end of the story, at the choice of the First King, the Slate of Dresden was destroyed, and the world lost its supernatural powers.

I wonder what Lao Xing did in his world to manage to acquire all the power of the king.

The symbol remains unchanged, and the old man himself possesses the silver power that grants immortality... He is yet another immortal!

The remaining ones are the Golden King, symbolizing destiny; the Green King, symbolizing change; the Red King, symbolizing destruction; the Blue King, symbolizing order; the Gray King, symbolizing protection; and the most special, the Colorless King, symbolizing chaos.

It perfectly matches the color of the gems that Odin peeled off from Lao Xing. The color of the extra one is unclear, and Shinji doesn't feel comfortable asking about it.

The sapphire that Odin pushed in front of Shinji should be the Blue King's share; it's a truly valuable item.

Shinji now felt the thing was a bit too hot to handle, and said:

"Aren't you worried, bro, that I'll just take the stuff and run, and never come back?"

"Like I said, I have the ability to take risks, and this thing is still a work in progress, so you'll have to come to me."

Shinji's words did not shake Odin in the slightest; he remained confident in his speech.

Odin had been scammed before when he started doing this job at Wanshou Square. After being scammed a few times, he developed a better eye for scams.

Of course, Bismarck's approval also played a role in this.

Bismarck was a kind-hearted man who could befriend a 22nd-century younger generation who possessed various protective gadgets against bad guys.

She is also an awakened user of Observation Haki who is born with the ability to sense malice.

Oh dear, befriending Bismarck was the best thing Odin ever did in his life.

It's a shame Odin arrived so late; that 22nd-century senior had already been permanently removed from Longevity Square due to the Time and Space Administration. Otherwise, he would have definitely gone up to curry favor with him.

"Oh, no, I can't accept that. Don't worry, my brother's business is my business. Take care of it!"

Reassured by Odin's words, Shinji stuffed the sapphire into his pocket.

"Then I'll await good news!"

Another deal was completed, and Odin was in high spirits.

After handing the sapphire to Shinji, he selected two more gems, a gray one and a red one, from what he had on hand.

The gray one was handed to Bismarck, while the red one was thrown backhand, hitting Killian, who was experiencing intermittent mental impairment.

The Crimson Kingship, representing destruction, entered Killian's body, bringing a touch of clarity back to its empty eyes.

Bismarck, without any hesitation, chewed it up and swallowed it like a snack.

Clearly, besides Shinji, this guy has quite a few clients.

Seeing Bismarck's actions, Shinji followed suit and swallowed his own piece as well. Hmm... it didn't taste like much.

Having made a discovery, Shinji's mind became active, and he immediately asked the others:

"Excuse me, does anyone here possess any methods that target the soul?"

Odin's ability to interfere with souls is what he relies on to do this business, so Shinji won't bother trying to take advantage of him.

Upon hearing Shinji's request, the others were taken aback for a moment, then revealed expressions of understanding.

Clearly, everyone knows what Shinji wants this ability targeting the soul for.

Bismarck shrugged, indicating that she couldn't help, after all, she was just a trapped, pitiful ship spirit.

Old Xing waved his hand, indicating that he had left behind the power of the Silver King, which was not his area of ​​expertise.

The player who is 100% capable of targeting the soul is currently in a state of mental lapse and cannot be relied upon.

Shinji could only place his hopes on the last three.

Faced with Shinji's expectant gaze, the last three contestants exchanged glances and then raised their hands together.

"Heaven has blessed us!"

Shinji was astonished to see all three of them raise their hands; it was such a coincidence.

"I'll go first."

The only male among the three spoke first:

"First of all, let me make it clear that I haven't gotten the ability yet. If you're willing to wait, I should be able to get it by the next time we meet or the time after that. Call me Suzuki Yuki. I live in the Jujutsu Kaisen and I'm currently preparing to hunt down a real person."

"Wow, good heavens, this guy's here to steal our business! We absolutely mustn't let him live!"

Before Shinji could react to Suzuki's reply, Odin responded with a strange, cackling laugh, as if he had just eaten the Soul Palace Venerable.

"If you can't help, don't make things worse. Time is running out."

Old Xing couldn't help but kick Odin, and said irritably.

After Lao Xing reminded them, everyone looked at the center of the square and saw that the giant sphere of light was already full of cracks and wouldn't last much longer.

"Let's finish talking first. Feng Sha Yan from Under One Person is a family heirloom of Spirit Binding and Commanding, but I have never practiced it. I only have the incantation for the technique. Moreover, considering the understanding of a large number of professional terms and the differences between the rules of the world, I suggest you list this as an alternative."

The white-haired girl began by introducing herself, and her very first words revealed the air of a capable person.

Her identity surprised Shinji somewhat. She was the first person Shinji had encountered besides himself who had been reincarnated into the body of a character from the original work. However, her appearance was not as distinctive as Shinji's, so Shinji had not recognized her before.

Shinji listened to her advice. After all, he knew his own family best. He didn't even understand what meridians were, let alone those Buddhist and Taoist terms. They didn't match what Shinji had learned over the years.

"Then try mine. I have four magical secret techniques here. They are all simple designs that ordinary people can create. You'll have to figure out the energy compatibility issue yourself!"

The last black-haired girl uttered a surprising statement, drawing everyone's attention.

Just look at the words that come out of his mouth: "demonic path" and "mortal." One can't help but feel a sense of awe. Shinji clasped his hands and asked:

"This guy's a cultivator! May I ask which sect he belongs to?"

"Of course, of course. I am Zhong Ling, a rogue cultivator from the Chaotic Star Sea!"

Faced with Shinji's flattery, Zhong Ling also put on the airs of a celestial master and replied with a nonchalant expression.

"This is it. I have the crafting process for the Armored Imperial Arms here. Want to trade?"

With little time to spare, Shinji stopped hesitating and immediately decided on his target. The other two hadn't held out much hope anyway, so they weren't disappointed. However, they still looked at Shinji with surprise after he announced his price.

Instead of using magical costumes, this Type-Moon character pulled out something from another movie set.

"It's changed!"

Zhong Ling was a discerning person. Although Imperial Arms couldn't compare to high-level magic weapons in the cultivation world, they didn't conflict with weapon crafting techniques and were quite suitable for the Chaotic Star Sea.

As everyone knows, the Chaotic Star Sea may not have much else, but it has an abundance of demonic beasts. Zhong Ling pondered that these demonic beasts weren't much different from dangerous species.

After reaching an agreement, the two looked at Odin beside them. There was nothing they could do, since neither of them had yet mastered the skill of performing surgery on souls.

Odin, who was being stared at by the two, sighed and said to Shinji with a resentful tone:

"Brother, you should have told me sooner if you had something this good."

"I also have information on biological-type Imperial Arms."

Shinji dispelled Odin's resentment with a single sentence, and incidentally gave himself a seniority.

"Brother, don't worry, I'll make sure this is taken care of for you."

Chapter 7: A Bountiful Harvest

She sprang up suddenly from the soft bed, then curled up into a ball again.

Shinji lay on the bed like a maggot, twitching every now and then.

He was panting heavily, his eyes still lingering with fear.

He's back, back to his own world, back to his own room.

"Heh heh... There won't be a next time!"

After a long while, Shinji finally regained his senses and control over his body, and mentally cursed Odin's ancestors for eighteen generations, even though Odin's ancestors were actually his own ancestors.

It hurts so much!

Shinji couldn't help but vent the same emotions that Lao Xing had expressed before.

I remember seeing Lao Xing get ripped out, and although he looked to be in a lot of pain, he still had a strong voice.

Shinji thought he could just bear it and it would pass. After all, the only complete memory he had obtained included the experience of having his body parts removed and made into an Imperial Arm, and Shinji could empathize with that experience.

But when Odin's evil hand actually reached out to him, Shinji finally understood what true heartbreak meant.

Compared to the pain that directly touches the soul, the physical torment that took Shinji several months to recover from seems insignificant.

The moment Odin struck, Shinji's consciousness went blank for a moment, then was filled with a tidal wave of excruciating pain.

Forget about appearances and dignity, he could only wail and slide to the ground like a weak shrimp, rolling around.

He was fortunate that he was just a soul in Wanshou Square and did not have the function of incontinence.

"Damn Odin, I might as well just steal his stuff and never go up there again!"

Thinking about the deal with Odin regarding the Moon Spirit Essence Liquid, which meant he would have to suffer this treatment at least once more, Shinji couldn't help but feel a deep sadness, and the thought of regretting it even sprouted in his mind.

However, before this thought could even take hold of Shinji's mind, it was mercilessly extinguished.

Because after my thoughts calmed down, the gains from this trip began to appear in my heart.

First, there's the demonic secret technique I obtained through a trade with Zhong Ling.

Soul-binding Technique, Soul-attracting Technique, Soul-condensing Technique, Soul-refining Technique.

The Soul-Binding Technique is used on living people and can forcibly extract their souls. However, this technique requires the caster's soul strength to be much stronger than that of the person being targeted.

The Soul-Trapping Technique requires much less strength of the soul, but it can only be used to guide the soul of the deceased.

Soul Condensation Technique and Soul Refining Technique are both methods for processing souls. Soul Condensation Technique, as the name suggests, is used to condense souls to improve the quality of soul materials. Soul Refining Technique is used to refine and transform soul materials into the desired form.

These secret techniques are not particularly profound. In Zhong Ling's world, if you don't know these secret techniques when you're traveling the world, you'd be embarrassed to call yourself a member of the demonic path.

Moreover, the version that Zhong Ling gave to Shinji didn't seem to be the original version; it was full of clever optimizations and simplifications.

This shows that Zhong Ling has studied these secret techniques quite thoroughly and is, well... a senior scholar of magic.

The principles and ideas are all there; all that's missing is a paper titled "One Hundred and Eight Methods of Concocting Souls" for Shinji.

If Shinji can't achieve localization even with this approach, then he should stop dreaming of overthrowing Zouken Matou and instead find a way to leave the country and never come back.

This one gain alone is enough to offset the pain of having one's soul torn apart.

Not to mention that Shen also has a deposit from Odin and the power of order from the Blue King in his possession.

Previously, when I was in Wanshou Square, I was only in spirit form, so I didn't have any reaction after eating the sapphire.

Now that it's back in my body, that power has started to exert its influence.

At this moment, Shinji felt his mental energy being continuously transformed into a cool, refreshing power, which involuntarily invigorated his still somewhat drowsy mind.

This force was spontaneously spreading throughout his body. Shinji instinctively understood that it was transforming, or rather adjusting, his body, raising the lower limit of his physical growth, making him stronger, faster, smarter, and healthier!

However, since the Dresden Slab does not provide an endless supply of energy, this process requires the conversion of mental energy for long-term refinement, and there will not be much progress in a short period of time.

Furthermore, there is an upper limit to physical enhancement; it will stop once it reaches the human limit.

After all, even with the stone tablets in the original world, they didn't create a physical superhero.

But without strenuous training, one can develop an extreme physique simply by growing naturally.

This is something many people would kill for. According to Type-Moon, Shinji has been given the innate physical attribute.

But this ability is actually an add-on; the core abilities of a king are only two.