He opened his eyes and then heard beautiful sound of birds...chirping and whistlings echoed in melancholy. The sound was calming and was soothing to your soul. Deeply penetrates your mind and spirit.
He opened his eyes and saw the lushes of green leaves and the sunlight piercing the canopy of trees. It was a sight to behold.
He was inside the monster forest where his body was laid. He adjusted his vision and squinted it then saw he was in the center of a forest.
[You are inside the monster forest]
[Beware of hostile Monsters]
[Killing them absorbs mana molecules in which makes your body stronger and more powerful]
"Okay okay, thanks, I have played rpgs and I am well versed about it, maybe just enough."
He was isekai'd to another world and woke up in an unfamiliar forest. Then suddenly, his mind ached. It was like being torn apart piece by piece.
The memories of the past owner has merged into his mind. "What are these? Memories? Ah the past owner was a young Lord and was tricked to get to the forest. Died by leaving him here alone and defenseless. Making him wanted to curse the sons of beaches."
He has a village under him and to his surprise, he was their Lord. And the thing was, he lost his manor and castle to the orcs.
And the village was only a remains of its former glory. He moved here and then was tricked by his traitor subjects to lure him here and left him to die.
Wise sage then spoke.....
[The past owner of the body died there fighting inside the monster forest...alone]
"Wise Sage....assess the situation!" He asked.
[You are in a forest without any weapons. So the survival of yours is slim]
"Yeah I know that....."
[This forest has monster animals...better to make use of them]
[You know what to do]
"Okay!"
"Copycat eyes on.""
"Copy the skills of the monster animals."
[You could copy monster animal skills to only 40% output]
"40? So low.....I will have to be more powerful to make the skills stronger by the fast learner skill."
[You need to adapt to survival situations]
"I know....." Rein clicked his tongue then went to find a test subject. And so, he went hiding in the forest and scanned the vicinity.
He will copy skills while hiding then analyse them....
He used his copycat eyes that was making his pupils blood red.....he could see farther, more sensitive to movements and his reaction speed became higher.
With that, he made his copycat skill activated.
He saw a slime bouncing on the floor and then used his copycat skill.
[Slime was being copied]
[Copy completed]
[Gained skills: Shapeshifter, Storage, and Regeneration, Absorb, Clone]
He then made battle analysis and plans.
[Perfectionist activated]
It was....more like a gamble for him as when he would fail, then he would gain negative debuff. But if the plan was a success then he would get permanent boost or skills.
Combining his inherent skills and then making it more effective.....
[Fast Learner activated]
He used his skills copycat and fast learner then gained Magic and Skills. Soon after, he copied all monster animals and then deliberately watched the skills he got.
[Monster Animals that were copied:]
[Elite Slime has shapeshifter, storage, and regeneration, absorb, clone...]
[Snake has acid breath and poison breath, paralyzing breath...]
[Armored lizard has harden scales and Strengthen....]
[Hunting Spider has sticky web, iron web, and also silent steps and Haste.....]
[Vampire bat has life steal and Drain....]
[Elemental Spirits has Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, and Lightning elements]
He was taking his time and went copying and copying left and right. Monsters here and there were being copied.
It was then, he saw a man lying about on the tree. Sword was held in his hands. He has a leather armor and then arm leather bracers.
"Hello sir, are you okay?" He asked him but no answers. He immediately shake it off, "Hey."
Then he saw its face after the hood was lifted up. "It was a skeleton!?" To think that it was already dead.
He looted a sword from a dead adventurer and a backpack. His leather armor too.
When suddenly, he heard voices from afar and then he heard humans yell and monsters' shrieks. Its voice was coming from small creatures.
He dashed towards them and saw that a group of youths were surrounded by goblins.
He arrived but it was not too late, then he immediately rescued the villager youths that were fighting.
He used silent steps and then tapped his feet on tree to tree and rotated diagonally as he descent to the fray. Slashing a goblin in half without even breaking his breath as he landed. It was a nonchalant face that he exude when he slashed the enemy.
Immediately, goblins and Hobgoblins attacked and all monsters let loose.
Fight!
Rein then slashed them left and right. They were fast but Rein was faster. He used his Copycat Eyes and observed. Immediately the enemies were in turmoil. He could defy logic and was as fast as a seasoned adventurer.
[Copycat eyes activated]
He used his eyes and it became blood red. He saw their moves and his reaction speed became higher. He was pretty new to this but he adapts fast!
He immediately saw the other youths to fight back as they saw the morale rising. The tides of the battle was on their side now.
They screamed to attack and then fought back. Rein on the other hand, was dueling the Hobgoblins and he was outnumbered - greatly!
He immediately was smashed with a club and Rein rolled to the ground and then slashed from bottom to up of the chest of a hobgoblin.
[Clone skill activate]
[Strengthen and Haste skill Activate]
He used clone from his slime skill and he then outmatched them by his numbers. The clones attacked in sync with Wise Sage's command. They immediately slashed and hacked the goblins and then they went went chaotic. Limbs and heads flung into the air.
[Perfectionist skill rewards a passive skill: Martial Arts - Swordsmanship]
"Hmm? Good!"
After the fight, the youths began to cry. They did not expect to live and thought to die in the last moments.
"Hey mister, please become our master! Or even our Lord!" Said their leader with a red bandana.
"Hmm, let me see the village. I am your Lord after all." Rein said to them and he shuffled his bag. "Here, I have the papers that was given by the King."
".... what!?" They all shouted. Looking at each other, they all smiled and went in glee.
He rested and was glad after seeing some of the villagers. He saved them and so, he was escorted to the village. The youths were glad to be having a Lord at last and were excited to introduce him to the village elder.