Level 1 Strongest Sage ~

Book 11: Chapter 12: Round One

By the way, suicide wont be included in the death count.

Is that so?

So suicide is not allowed, apparently.

Does that mean I had to wait to be killed by somebody else, or maybe succumbed to illness, or wait for my lifespan to end?

If I asked somebody else to kill me, would that count as suicide?

This might be more difficult than I thought.

Oh, and even if you entered the cycle of rebirth, it doesnt mean youll be able to go through the Six Realms in order. Whatever youll become will be random after you die.

R-Random?

Then, does that mean Im going to be reincarnated into something other than human!?

ErSoryuu-sama. Im so sorry. I dont really understand this cycle of transmigration and Six Realms.

The concept of the endless cycle of reincarnation was brought into this world by folks from your Saijou Harutos world.

So you mean to say this rebirth cycle and six realms are originally from the world I came from?

Ah, come to think of it, I do remember seeing the trailer of a movie about a protagonist trying to break free from samsara by endlessly getting reincarnated.

This world didnt have the Six Realms, but the Evil God found it interesting, so he created something similar, and thats the [Cycle of Transmigration Curse].

The Six Realms, or Paths (not to be confused with the Human, Divine and Demon Realm) that one undergoes are Hell, Preta, Beast, Asura, Human, Deva, and they apparently made up what was known as [World of the Lost].

In true Samsara, or the endless cycle of rebirth and existence, one needed to undergo all the Six Paths with the goal of breaking free from the cycle. By the way, the only time they could break free would be during their time in the Human Path.

As for your curse, as long as you die six times without committing suicide, youll be able to return back to your original time period and your own body. Do you follow?

Yes, I understand! By the way, if I request somebody else to kill me

I dont think that will be a problem, probably. The only death that wont be counted would be when you die by your own hand.

I see. Oh, how do I check how many more times I had to die?

I had to check whether I successfully died every single time.

Itll be a headache if I just pointlessly die several times.

You can just check the remaining count on your status board.

Its there!?

S-Status Open!

I looked at my status board.

Status: Cursed (Circle of Transmigration: 6 Rounds Remaining)

....Seriously?

Its really written there.

By the way, I couldnt read anything else other than [Status]. Everything else had become garbled text.

The dragon body you are currently in had been forcefully born into this world because of the curse.

It was an individual who shouldnt have existed originally.

Thats the reason why most of the information on the status board had become unintelligible, apparently.

I thought a new colored dragon is finally born after several thousand years, so I was elated, but

Apparently, the number of dragons during this period of time ten thousand years in the past had been extremely few.

I felt a bit apologetic for what happened.

Ahh. Its not like Im blaming you for this. Everything is the Evil Gods fault.

Thank you so much for being so understanding.

Dont mention it, youre also the victim here. Going through death several times must be a horrendous experience for humans, I warrant.

Yeah, thats right, I guess.

Just once is already traumatic as it is.

Having to die six times

Maybe I can punch Evil God seven times with all Ive got once Im back inside my body?

Alright, lets do that!

I was determined.

Thank you very much for teaching me a lot of things, Soryuu-sama.

Dont mention it, this much isnt a big deal at all. Besides, in the future, you and my posterity oops, itll be terrible if I tell you this.

Eh, what will happen with your posterity?

It really piqued my curiosity, but

Well, lets just say Im in the mood to help you. Itll do you good if you dont hold back, and just rely on me.

I was curious why he wanted to help me, but its also comforting that the omniscient Soryuu-sama is my ally.

There will definitely come a time when you will need my help during those several transmigrations. If you came into my realm, just put your hand on the ground and call my name.

If I did, Soryuu-sama will teleport me into the Demon Realm.

By the way, the power that I would borrow when the time comes would become the same power taken from me when I met Soryuu-sama last time.

I understand. I am in your care when the time comes.

Hmmm.

Oh, theres another favor I would like to ask, and I feel very embarrassed asking this from you

I didnt want to rely on him for this thing, though.

Yeah, I got it.

Even if this body had been forcefully conjured into being because of the curse, I was still a colored dragon, one of the worlds strongest monsters.

Poisons wouldnt work on me, and I wouldnt fall sick.

Lifespan would be over 1000 years.

In order for someone like that to die, I would have no choice but to ask Soryuu-sama for help.

Then, Ill do it instantly, alright?

...Yes.

Soryuu-sama raised a huge claw above my head.

Im scared

I never received any sort of damage ever since my status had been frozen.

Its been a while since I experienced this fear of death.

Good luck, Haruto.

Soryuu-samas claw swung down.