Chapter 4

<Tadano PoV>

'Is it over?' I thought, my body felt a bit sore but otherwise felt completely fine, I slowly got up off the mountain ground, the system screen appearing in front of my eyes as I did so.

[Rewards have been given]

[Random Breathing Technique has been given]

A holographic roulette appeared in front of me as I looked to the side, seeing Rimuru and Jinhyeok talking as Rim turned to me, waving before turning back to Kang.

'I'll ask them after.' Grabbing a hold of the wheel, I spun it as the options all passed by as I eagerly waited.

[Title has taken effect] Eh?

[Moon Breathing] The roulette suddenly stopped as it shined a purple color before knowledge flooded my brain once again though it was oddly comfortable, making me wonder what the title exactly was.

[Beginner Swordsman Knowledge has been given]

[Due to the title and overcome odds the reward has changed]

[Beginner —> Expert Swordsman Knowledge]

My eyes widened as I gasped, everything I did was so… wasted. Wasted breath, movement, power, every possible effort was wasted because of my inexperience but now, if I fought the hand-demon again I'm confident I could defeat it even without the breathing style.

[Hidden Rewards have been given]

[Total Concentration Breathing]

[Notice. Due to prior knowledge on the technique and it's evolution the skill has been changed]

[Total Concentration Breathing —> Total Concentration Constant]

Gasp

I feel so much stronger! This feeling… it's exhilarating. I never knew I could feel so much better after having my ass kicked just minutes before.

[Hidden Reward: Title]

[Ultimate Lucky Student]

The title surprised me but I quickly realized this was what made my luck supposedly play a role, opening my "status" I looked at the new changes.

[Name: Tadano]

[Age: 16]

[Race: Human]

[(New)Title: Ultimate Lucky Student]

[Skills: Moon Breathing, Total Concentration Constant]

'Decent for a low level world…' I gave a small hum at the changes but otherwise thought about other things.

'[Due to prior knowledge the skill has been changed] Was that cause I watched the show?'

It made the most sense, I watched Demon Slayer during my time back on my Earth and obviously knew of the technique but… just knowing it made it evolve? That seems so… odd, like it just shouldn't.

The title was also kinda weird at least how I got it. It was part of the hidden rewards which I also don't know what the actual mission was, only that I completed it, killing the hand-demon maybe? Either way the rewards lined up with the world, a bit early to think of it as being concrete but why would I get something that's from the Danganronpa world even as a hidden reward if all the other rewards lined up with the Demon Slayer world?

'Uh my head hurts from thinking on it.' Ignoring the slight throb I went over to Rimuru and Jinhyeok and asked what their rewards were.

"The knowledge wasn't really useful to me but I did get [Mist Breathing]" Rimuru said.

"[Flame Breathing] is what I got." Jinhyeok replied.

"I got [Moon Breathing]. So how long has it been since I lost consciousness?"

"Only five minutes, the mission wasn't going to end until you woke up, or ten minutes passed.."

Hearing that, I nodded, the system showing up as it asked if we were ready to leave, having another 0/3 agreement as we all clicked on it, our bodies beginning to shine as Jinhyeok was the first to leave.

"T no, Tadano. Good job." He was simply a man of few words, he usually got on people's nerves but he does have his moments, I flashed a brief smile at his words before catching something Rimuru threw at me.

It was a book simply titled, "Mist Breathing". I looked at him, confused.

"I asked [Great Sage] to replicate the reward, think of it as a gift, from one reincarnate to another." With a bright smile, he was the second to leave as I held the book close. Damn, thanks Rim.

With that thought I closed my eyes before I disappeared from the mountain, leaving the world as I returned back to where I had left. Looking around, everything went back to how it was as I took in a breath, once again in the modern world.

Seeing no one around I continued my walk to the school, feeling my much stronger body thanks to the constant breathing. The technique was basically "superhuman" so compared to even good athletes I had a body that compared despite still looking plain.

Well that's not for right now, right now I have to deal with something completely different, school.

<Komi >

Komi Shouko was very happy. She was starting her dream of making 100 friends after all! Though she did have trouble communicating she was very grateful to Najimi and her first friend Tadano, they would never know just how grateful she was at them for helping her so much. Her friends were all such nice people and Najimi's word of her classmates just being future friends excited her greatly though... She could never say it but the one girl Yamai... Komi didn't know how to feel about her, she wasn't rude but even Tadano had warned her about the girl and Komi trusted the words of her first friend!

She kept her apparently 'stoic' face on during her walk before she saw him in the distance, her first friend Tadano! She walked just a slight bit faster, her nervousness being the only thing making her slightly hesitant before he turned around and softly smiled at her. His smile always made her happy for some reason but she just assumed it was because he was her friend, friends smile all the time at each other after all.

She wanted to say good morning but, she began shaking as she tried but failed to say those simple words.

<Tadano >

"Good morning Komi." I said, seeing her intense shaking as she hung her head, sad she couldn't say good morning to me. With my new breathing my senses felt dialed up to 11 so I heard Komi from a bit away and was able to hear her steps quickening when she came to me.

Tadano was Komi's first friend and if the plot of the show was anything to go off of then she was probably starting to develop feelings for him which would now technically be me. Though I really thought nothing of it right now as I walked with Komi to school, letting out a soft sigh at how I had to deal with school life still even after dying. Oh how the world works.

[OGC System is currently updating, please stand by] A robotic voice said in my head, making me subconsciously grab my phone in my pocket. 'An update huh? Wonder what it could be.'