How to Survive Isekai: DxD Edition

In the second-tier city at night, the traffic on the street was a little annoying, but young people were out, having fun.

Jacob sat on the roof of a duplex house as a cold wind blew by. He wore a big black hood at night to hide his body in the dark. Even at night, this kind of clothing in the summer will still make you feel hot, but compared to what he had been through, it wasn't too bad.

Now, he has been waiting here for two hours.

A person at Jacob's age is supposed to have a beautiful college life, but he was acquiring other things such as human anatomy, fighting skills, lockpicking, and so on due to the hatred in his heart.

Still, the long wait went on.

Suddenly, a black luxury car drove slowly into the house's courtyard. Jacob could barely hear the car's engine. The door opened, and a drunk middle-aged man got out. He was drunk, and he walked strangely.

Jacob, who was on top of the cottage, put the dagger next to him. It was a long dagger with a black blade, which made it hard to find at night. Jacob jumped off the five-meter-high roof and grabbed a steel pipe sticking out of the house to slow down his fall.

When Jacob got to the ground, he stood right in front of his enemy. Without saying anything, Jacob stabbed his opponent's throat with the dagger in his hand, making a horrific sound as it cut through the air.

A lot of blood came out.

Even though Jacob tried to avoid it, blood got on his shirt and the back of his hand. The enemy wasn't paying attention because he was drunk, so he fell to the ground. He had already passed away.

Jacob ran right out into a street that wasn't too crowded.

When he looked up, a security guard was right there.

He didn't run away, even though he had just killed someone. He hid well enough that it would be hard to find him. The next thing he knew, he was cold, and his hair stood up straight.

The security guard took a long, black pistol off his jacket. The gun was equipped with a silencer.

How is it that a security guard can carry a gun with a silencer?

But Jacob didn't have time to think about it. The security guard was about 20 meters ahead of him. If he runs, the evidence of his murder will be found, and he will become a living target, which is something he can't do.

Jacob decided not to run away but to solve the problem. So, to avoid getting shot, he moved toward the man in a Z-shaped way.

"Ah! Jacob, here you are! You did your job well, so our boss no longer needs you."

The guard said this to Jacob in a cold voice and pointed his gun at him.

What! His people turned on him.

Pew! Pew!

Only two small sounds came from the gun. When Jacob ran only about 5 meters, he felt strange, and then his chest hurt. Even though he was out to get even, he knew he had been shot. He had never been shot before.

Jacob felt like he had no control over the situation.

He wasn't afraid, but he didn't want to do it.

Because he will die before he can get back at his enemy and because he was killed by an unknown enemy, which was a slap in the face, he tried as hard as he could to throw the dagger he was holding. The dagger pretty much did what he wanted it to do, as if the gods knew how unfair Jacob's life had been. After the dagger quickly spun around in the air a few times, it somehow went through the security guard's chest.

Jacob smiled and lay down on the ground. Since he put a neurotoxin on the dagger, the security guard will die. Jacob's mind started to go fuzzy after his head hit the ground, and he couldn't see anything. Jacob kind of heard something before he passed out.

Player, "Reincarnation System" is open for you.

Body transfer: 10%, 50%, 100%. The transmission was completed, and the player's body is in critical condition, waiting for recovery

The player's consciousness didn't awaken, postponed the direction for recovery, and maintained the lowest living situation. The time it can be held is 10 minutes.

Ding! The player's special ability was found to be "Perseverance".

The survival time is increased by two hours.

In the dark, there was some pale blue text floating in the air. Below those words, Jacob was covered in blood and hovering in the air. Jacob slowly woke up as his fingers twitched. When he first woke up, he seemed a little confused, but when he remembered everything, he wanted to stand up right away.

But pain spread through his body, and he was almost out again. He had trouble sitting down.

He took a quick look around him.

He could only see darkness and a few blue words floating in front of him.

Player, welcome to "The Reincarnation System." You have been chosen to be reborn in a different world.

The text showed up in front of Jacob, but he didn't look at it.

Instead, he started to look at his wounds. His calf was broken, and the wounds were so bad that even a finger could fit inside.

Jacob only made a frown because he had seen much worse things in his life. The most serious injury he had was to his chest, but the wound was no longer bleeding.

"I'm not dead?"

When he put his hand on his chest, he could feel his heartbeat.

Player, you are not dead. Would you like to join the "Reincarnation System," where you can get anything you want?

Jacob had already seen those strange words, but he didn't do anything about them. He was careful with things he didn't know much about.

Strange things were going on.

His wounds were so bad that he should have died. Instead, he is in a dark place, with bloody numbers counting down.

{1:35:10}... {1:35:9}... 

If Jacob was right about how he felt, these numbers could only mean one thing.

He thought that he would die as soon as the counter reached 0.

Player, communicate with "Reincarnation System" as soon as possible so that you can establish contact. If you don't meet the given time limit, you will die.

Jacob guessed that because the injuries he got were too bad and he was supposed to die. Those numbers do show how long he can live.

"My Dagger?"

Jacob didn't care about a "contract" or a "Reincarnation System." Instead, he asked for his dagger, which was the only thing that reminded him that his parents had given him a military dagger from his great-grandfather.

The property from reality cannot be brought into this sub-dimension; please make the contract as soon as possible, player.

As the light blue text kept flashing, Jacob didn't say anything. It kept calling him Player, but he had no idea what that meant.

"Contract? So, what should I give you, and what will I get in return?"

The time to live was slowly getting shorter.

Jacob didn't have a lot of spare time. He thought that meeting "supernatural things" might change how he felt.

Jacob needed power, and "supernatural" things may come with huge risks and extraordinary power at the same time.

If you sign the contract, you will be transmigrated to a particular world. Then, you will go around the derivative planes to complete missions from the "Reincarnation System," getting the "source of the world."

We will measure how much "source of the world" you have before deciding whether or not to give you your reward.

"Reincarnation System" can do everything

There were a lot of words on the screen, which Jacob carefully read.

"Can you do it all? Can you bring the dead back to life?"

All the light blue texts were suddenly still in the air, but then they all went away.

With your identity as a player, currently, no.

From the start, this mysterious "reincarnation system" called Jacob a player.

Jacob was puzzled by this nickname because he had not signed the contract yet.

"What does the player stand for?"

The "Reincarnation System" reacted to Jacob's question.

After signing the contract, ordinary people will become contractors and perform missions for the "Reincarnation System," receiving a reward once the missions are completed.

Players are contractors who have special talents that are better suited to combat. When players complete normal missions, the "Reincarnation System" will give them a hunting mission to clean up those offending contractors.

Due to a large number of inquiries, the "Reincarnation System" will no longer respond to questions; sign the contract or die.

All of the lights faded, and the surroundings darkened. An enchanting piece of parchment appeared in the void and hung in the air. Jacob struggled to his feet and walked over to the parchment. The parchment is covered in strange symbols and has a blank space at the bottom.

"Do I have to sign the contract?"

Jacob believed that signing the contract would cause drastic changes in his life. He has too many things to do; even if a deep abyss is in front of him, he can only jump into it.

"I, agree."

Jacob's voice had just dropped, and his hand had been lifted uncontrollably, his thumb pressed on the blank space on the parchment. A stinging pain came from his fingertips, and a drop of blood fell on the parchment, turning it pale red with a faint bloody smell.

The contract has been signed! The healing of players' injuries started.

A pale green light appeared around Jacob and covered his body, and his injuries healed in a matter of seconds.

Complete recovery, forcing the player's talents to awaken.

His body simply returned to normal, and without waiting for him to speak, severe pain spread throughout his body. Jacob's blood vessels in his body rose as a result of the sudden pain. Jacob's endurance, however, was beyond ordinary people's, and he simply sighed and fell to the ground on one knee.

The pain vanished as quickly as it arrived. Something in Jacob's body had been awakened.

Starting Transmission.

When Jacob awoke, he found himself in a wrecked house. This house was only a dozen square meters in size, and the roof was half-collapsed, allowing sunlight to enter the room freely.

There were a lot of spider webs in the corners that were covered in dust, and the windows and doors were completely dark. Only huge piles of trash could be seen, and some garbage had poured into the room through windows and doors.

This broken room was surrounded by a massive pile of trash, and the only way out was through the roof. When Jacob was about to leave, a stinky smell hit him, along with a burning sensation in his arm. On his arm, a black tattoo in the shape of a sword appeared.

The pale blue text reappeared. This time, instead of drafting in the air, it appeared directly in his sight; even when he moved his gaze, those words remained static, as if they were attached to his eye.

The following were the words' contents:

Native World (Permanent): High School DxD.

Main Task: Kill the one who threatens the fragile treaty between three factions.

Tip: Since the "Player" is new to the "Reincarnation System," he can naturally speak every language perfectly, with the exception of divine and ancient languages.

Tip: Your identity has been transformed, and a new identity has been assigned to you. Please verify.

The world starts now!

Those texts disappeared, and Jacob started sorting out the information he received. First, he was invited to a mysterious thing called the "Reincarnation System." He did not know its purpose, but his purpose was obvious, which was to get power from the "Reincarnation System" and execute his revenge.

The second thing was his current situation. He actually knew about high school DxD, which would be his native world from now on. Now that leaves a question: how does he know about the DxD world?

In his free time, he still read and watched some anime to relax; people cannot be stressed all the time.

With Jacob's understanding of the DxD world, this was a highly dangerous world; those people could even destroy a country or world all by themselves.

Jacob was only an ordinary person, though he had some skills. But that wouldn't do much in this world. As for the task, Jacob could not understand it.

"Kill the one who threatens the fragile treaty between three factions."

In these few simple words, there were no other clues.

Jacob had a headache. He first tried what he got from the tattoo.

This was what appeared in his eyes.

1. Personal information (status).

2. Tasks.

3. Inventory (locked).

4. Skills.

5. Equipment (locked).

?

?

This was all because his level was too low to unlock other functions. Jacob now cannot use other functions temporarily except for the first (status) and the second (tasks).

He was eager to know about the specific content of the task.

He had a feeling that the Reincarnation System would not tolerate any failure during the tasks; if he failed, he would die.

He didn't want to be reduced to an ordinary contractor. Jacob acutely perceived the cruelty of the 'Reincarnation System', though he only signed the contract with the reincarnation system shortly.

Opening the options for the tasks, the specific information for the task appeared.

Primarily task: Kill the one who threatens the fragile treaty between three factions

Difficulty level: S

Task description: You have to kill the one who threatens peace between the three factions. The target is very powerful compared to you; it is suggested that you become strong.

Otherwise, you can use any method to kill the target.

Time Limit: 1 year

Task reward: Get the player's identity permanently.

Jacob was finally able to determine who he was going to kill and where after learning this information. He is fairly certain that Kokabiel, the Angel of Stars, is his intended target.

Jacob must play this smart game because he is very certain that his present state has little chance against someone like Kokabiel.

After realizing the issue, he wanted to consider the next steps. Jacob opened his status after closing the task window.

{Status}

Contractor No. 23452

True Name: Freed Sellzen (Player)

Authority Level: LV.0 (Level zero; nothing will be added until levels are upgraded; a rank-up occurs). As the Player's position rises, so too will his power. (The world's complexity and task difficulty will rise at that point.)

Level: 29 (45.45%) (Represent your current level)

Health (Hp): 100% This cannot be fully estimated. (Depending on how severe the injury is, the value varies.)

Mana: 900. (Intelligence*50; The rate of mana recovery is 450 points per minute.)

Strength: 18. (Related to attack power.)

Agility: 21. (Related to movement and attack speed.)

Vitality: 11. (Related to defense and abnormal status resistance and health.)

Intelligence: 18. (Related to magic attacks and perception.)

Charm: 7. (Related to socialization and summoning.)

Luck: 5. (Related to obtaining objects and success rate of making items, this is hard to upgrade; please cherish the opportunity to upgrade it.)

Attribute Points: 0

Remark: the standard of an adult male is 5 points, and luck is 1 point.

{Traits}

[Psychopath] --> [Cold Blooded] You possess a complete lack of empathy. Increased resistance to mental and Physical attacks. Your critical thinking has been drastically increased.

[Artificial Human] --> [Artificial Human (Perfect)] You were born in a laboratory rather than a womb to be the ideal human. But now that you've reached the point where you've become an embodiment of perfection, you no longer have any of humanity's flaws.

[Combat Prodigy] --> [Martial Arts Master] You are unusually talented at fighting. All combat skills gain 40% more EXP. Unlocks skill of combat recognition.

{Unique Skill}

[Preservance] Increases the recovery rate of the user's stamina, mana, healing, etc. By a factor of 10, the recovery rate increases. This multiplier can be increased with training.

[Legendary Blood (Siegfried)] You are related to the legendary Germanic hero Siegfried. You passively gain [Dragon Race: Hatred] and dragon-slaying multipliers. Grants you? when you ?.

[Blessing from above {Partial}] You are bound for greatness since you have Blessings of transcendent force. You view the world as a Player would. You have the mind and body of a player.

You gain [Harvest].

Greatly increased resistance to mental effects.

{Skills}

[Sword Proficiency (Novice) --> (Apprentice)] Your swordsmanship is considerably skilled.

[Combat Precognition (Novice)] You can read the patterns of your opponents' attacks and occasionally predict their next move.

[Marksman Proficiency (Novice) --> (Apprentice)] You know the basics of how to use ranged weaponry.

[Harvest (beginner)] Passively allows you to gain EXP from defeated enemies. Allows you to steal one of a defeated foe's skills or traits, ignoring all requirements and retaining their mastery level. The limit is that only one harvested skill or trait can be equipped at a time; the limit can be increased as skill level increases.

Additional Effect: Depending on the enemy, after defeating them, you will permanently gain 1 to 5 points of mana.

Tip: While personal information is valuable for estimating the player's personal skill, it does not reflect the player's fighting power. Keep in mind that while those abilities will have an impact on the player's body, attributes do not control all aspects of combat.

Jacob, now named Freed, couldn't help but be surprised at his new identity; he had been reincarnated as an insane priest in this world.

But he didn't care, as from the attributes he could clearly see that Freed is someone strong, and with his unique skills and especially the [Harvest], there is room for boundless improvement.

Freed got to his feet and walked out of the wrecked house. It appeared as though he was standing on the outskirts of a deserted city.

He then examined his face while walking up to the nearby puddle. Crimson eyes that sparkle like jewels and hair that looks like snow are all blended into a handsome boy's face. He stood at a decent height of 5'9, despite the fact that he was significantly shorter than his previous height of 6'1", but this was nothing major that he couldn't handle.

"Hey, Shitty Priest, enough with your sight-seeing; it's time to get moving!"

Freed was startled when he heard a woman's voice coming from behind him. He recognized her from her appearance in the Anime, and she was stunning. She was standing right in front of him.

He had an idea that she was beautiful from the anime, but seeing her in real life was an entirely different experience. In every way, from her voluptuous features to the velvety texture of her skin, she was practically flawless in a way that an average human being could never hope to match.

Because of the combination of [Cold Blooded] and [Blessing from Above], he was able to keep his focus despite the fact that a typical man would have likely fallen infatuated with her.

Thankfully, that was not the case. However, she was still extremely hot.

Name: Raynare

Level: 32

Race: Fallen Angel

HP: 100%

Mana: 6000

Threat Level: C

Tip: Threat Level Scaling: SSS > SS > S > A > B > C > D > E > F > G. The threat level scales according to your overall strength in real time.

'She possesses six thousand mana in total! It's true that her level is higher than mine, but not by a large margin at all! I thought my artificial human racial benefits were pretty sweet, but even an enhanced human is still a human, which is considered to be the weakest race in the DxD universe.'

Despite the fact that their levels were quite close to one another, she was still significantly stronger than him considering she was a C-level threat.

In this reality, Raynare was a minor antagonist. If she was this strong, then what about somebody like Azazel or Sirzechs? Raynare was reduced to nothing as Rias trampled on her like a weed.

This whole universe is made up of nothing but utter nonsense!

'Wait! This is merely the beginning, and I still have a year to complete the primary task, so let's see how this develops. I need to play this carefully instead of taking all of this head-on because my growth rate makes it possible for me to simply blitz Raynare in the future.'

"What the hell are you staring at, you prick, we are here to deal with a stray that's running madly in this territory, not to compete in some staring contest," Raynare said with a sneer as Freed silently nodded his head in agreement and repeated her words.

"We are here to deal with a stray that's running madly in this territory."

"Fine. Let's go," After saying that, he started walking in the direction of the abandoned city.

He remembered from Freed's recollections that he had recently been expelled from the Vatican and joined Grigori, that he had been tasked to kill a mid-class stray devil attacking the small countryside of Norway, and that he had been teamed up with Raynare for this assignment.

And it just so happens that the secretary of the Carde Penemue has personally given this mission to complete. As a result, this is a quest with an extremely high payoff for new members like Freed.

"Well, that's a great start; let's finally start the hunt now,"