Clichè

While the Takemikazuchi Familia had a small conversation of their own, the same could be said for Luna.

"…So you share the same name."

She never had the proper occasion to converse with anyone here in particular. However, what stood out to her was the sight of a somewhat lonely adventurer who seemed only to be here because she had a business of her own.

Feeling curious, Luna exchanged some words with her, only to find out she was called exactly her master. This caught Luna's attention, and she couldn't help but wonder if her master had a special reason for not sharing this information with her.

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As the members of various Familias gathered to head deep inside the Dungeon, somewhere close to Orario, a man stood tall and couldn't wait to finally jump into this place he only dreamed of being part of in the past.

It had been a few days since he arrived in this world, yet he was already strong enough to match a level 2 adventurer with H in each stat. His growth was monstrous, and his proficiency with his abilities kept increasing daily. Interestingly, after he killed his first monster using a sword, the skill [Swordsmanship] appeared independently.

Satou couldn't believe that he was breaking everything he knew about Orario in such a fashion, but since he could only benefit from it, he didn't care about the important details, such as who gave him the System. Why him? Did he reincarnate in the novel, or is the novel reality?

He was just a common high schooler you'd find anywhere else, meaning his mind wasn't that sharp, either. Though he still knew better than to head without thinking against dangerous beasts, thus saving him multiple times.

Although he could grow strong in a matter of months, he was not strong yet. A reality he experienced the first time he fought a monster. Although he managed to keep calm until its neck was sliced up in half, he still fell to the ground, trembling.

Fighting monsters was scary, after all. If you were not used to it, even the notion of 'taking a life' was somewhat traumatic to deal with, though that was no real problem for him as the System kindly helped him out by using the [System Shop], he bought a skill that would not let anything affect his mind.

After growing in both parameters and technique, slicing the weaker monsters in a single exchange was no longer a problem. Satou kept doing the same thing for days until finally, a carriage heading to Orario passed by the small village he was residing in, bringing us to the third day of travel for Satou as he could currently admire the city in all its glory.

'Let's first investigate the recent events.'

Perhaps, some of them would even start talking about what he needed, like he saw happening many times in the original novels. However, the content of the conversations was much different from what he expected.

"Yes, He actually froze most second-class adventurers like that, though the first-class adventurers of the other Familias did nothing to stop him…! T-This man really is ruthless…"

"Did you think he wasn't until now? That man is too dangerous. If we ever see him, let's run away. I still wish to keep my head intact."

News of Ryuu reached even the outskirts of the city as usual, though the several whispers this time caught someone by extreme surprise.

'Ryuu?'

When thinking of such a name, Satou easily had a single woman in his mind, though from their words, it was clear the person they referred to was a man.

'Could it be…'

He read somewhere that some readers liked to write their own versions of the original novels. Though some gender-bended "Bell" in "Bella", it would not be uncommon for another reader to head in another strange direction…

Satou trembled at his own thoughts. Still, he forced himself to calm down using his skill. Panicking was not wise. Instead…

"Uhm..Could you please explain in detail who this man is, kind ladies? I am a new aspiring adventurer, so I didn't have the time to read or know any of the recent news…"

He put on his best smile as his skill [Isekai Protagonist] did the hard work.

"O-Oh…So you didn't hear about h-him yet.."

She stuttered upon seeing the handsome man as she didn't expect anyone to approach them all of a sudden…

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"Thanks for all the precious information, ladies. Please, if you want, I can treat you to a nice meal…"

While smooth-talking, Satou had an internal struggle against his skill to appear calm.

It was clear from what was described that the person at the helm of all the rumors was not anyone familiar.

'Another Trasmigator? Or something else?'

he couldn't help but feel a sense of dread. He felt as if all the joy he held towards this City was completely shattered. This unknown man already had contact with the Hestia Familia and the Loki Familia, meaning he must also know of it. No one would've chosen Hestia since bigger Familias could offer much more.

…This train of thought kept going as Satou reached a simple conclusion.

'I don't believe he has the same level of cheats I have.'

Although reaching level 2 in 15 days seemed impossible and should've indeed caused a huge uproar – the only reason it didn't happen is the fact Ryuu was already predicted to grow this quickly after his strength was glimpsed at – was nothing that impressive for him, someone that after merely three days already stood at the same level…

Of course, his stats were not all SSS, though that was not a huge issue for him. As long as he didn't level up with stats at D or C, that would be enough to fill any 'gap'…

'I can still salvage it.'

It didn't seem like Bell Cranel was part of Orario yet, this was a huge advantage for him, and he didn't want a random Trasmigrator to interfere.

'I will become the strongest and let everyone know my name…!'

With a determined expression, Satou stepped inside Orario for the first time; such a thing was bound to cause new and uncertain waves...

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Notes: As I said, Satou's character was never supposed to be another mc or something. Well, that's it, I guess. Join my discord if you wish, and link in the synopsis. I also need to choose on the Harem matter…