A 1001 What-Ifs
The Pilot
Emily
So, I have this really crazy idea!
Emily
It's actually good this time. I promise.
Nick
So were your last few...promising ideas 💡.
Nick
Don't you remember jo-
Emily
DON'T. YOU. DARE. FINISH. THAT. SENTENCE
Nick
*gulp* Sure, I won't.
Emily
So the plan is to write stories about Mangas, Manhuas and Manhwas
Emily
and MCs( main characters), mostly in the Isekai genre where-
Nick
Em, get to the point!
Emily proceeds on about her plan.
Nick
Colour me surprised, this one actually makes some sense.
Emily
Why thank you Nicholas. 😊
Emily
For starters, here are some of the mangas I thought of( represented by their cover arts).
Emily is still scrolling through her phone and presenting pics to Nick.
Emily
Wait! At least listen to this.
Emily
Imagine if in "Kamitachi ni Hirowareta Otoko", Ryouma Takebayashi is 15 and leads a group of abandoned children with his mountain in the forest as their base.
Emily
The person that finds Duke Reinhardt's group is an 11 year old child in his(Ryouma Takebayashi's) group/ clan and-
Emily
the moment the sword is pointed at him, he screams "enemies" in some code that the group communicates in.
Emily
About 20 fourteen and thirteen year olds appear with bows and arrows aimed at the Duke's group.
Emily
The older archers knock them out and take them to a holding cell at their base, while the younger members rescue the injured party member of the Duke's group.
Emily
After healing the injured member and he wakes up, the duke's group is brought out for trial.
Emily
Ryouma, the clan head, is sitted on a large chair and a child, one of the high elders, is preceeding over the hearing.
Emily
The witness, the child that had a sword pointed at him, is summoned to the podium to recount the entire situation.
Emily informs Nick that all dialogue is carried out in "code".
Emily
Ryouma then translates everything and tells them that they have the opportunity to defend themselves with one person, the calmest among them, doing all the talking.
Nick
Woah, this is actually pretty good.
Emily
I will however, stop here so that you can await the continuation.
Emily wraps up and leaves.
Nick
Damn, I need to hear the rest of this.
Nick runs after Emily to get the rest of the story.
"Kamitachi ni Hirowareta Otoko" is the second picture. It also has an anime ( Season 1 is out and about 12 episodes have been released.)
Ryouma's Origin
Bell blushes and stares up in silence as he has had a crush on Emily for a long time.
Bell
Bell is a benevolent being, so Bell forgives you.
Emily
Yes, Your Highness. 😂😂
Emily hugs Bell and kisses his forehead.
Bell
Wh-what are you d-doing?
Bell is short and so, his eye meets her chest.
Emily
Come on, you should be used to this by now.
Bell
I'll hug you back just because.
Bell
By the way, why were you running in the first place?
Emily
Sorry, Bella. I've got to go.
Emily
I'll fill up on my meter later. ☺
Bell, disappointed at the site of Emily leaving, whispers to himself.
Bell
I wish you'd stay longer.
Emily arrives at her class.
Emily
*panting* So glad... I could... make it.
Carl
What has got you panting like that?
Emily
First of all, Hi Carlton. Please don't scare me like that! And also, you know I do NOT answer to that name.
Emily
Second, I had an idea.
Nick was following closely behind to ensure that Emily wouldn't injure anyone.
Carl
And you didn't stop her?
Nick
You and I both know that there is no way to stop a charging dragonoid who weighs 2-
😱😱😱
Emily
FINISH. THAT. SENTENCE.
Emily
As I was saying, before I was so rudely interrupted,
Emily glares at Nick and turns back to Carl.
Emily
I had an awesome idea.
Emily
Seriously, Nick tell her!
Carl
Go on. I'm listening.
Nick proceeds to briefly discuss Emily's idea and everything else that happened.
Bell
That's a really great idea Emily!
Nick
Bell, please stop erasing your presence.
Carl
Yeah, I almost had a heart attack.
Emily pounces on Bell and hugs him.
Emily
You guys, you know he can't help it. He is after all, a Shadow Meister of Darkness. It also doesn't help that none of us switched the lights on.
Bell
*blushes* T-thank you Emily.
Bell says this while looking down on the floor, as his skin turns beet red.
Emily
What's wrong Bella, are you feeling OK?
Carl and Nick smirk at each other and then at Bell, because they know that he has a crush on Emily.
Emily is incredibly dense in the love department.
Emily
Well, to kill this awkward silence
Emily
I will now proceed with my AU (alternate universe) theory on Ryouma Takebayashi from "Kamitachi ni Hirowareta Otoko".
The three take up seats in the classroom as Emily struts to the front to continue with her story.
Emily
Now, please bare with me, as I'm going to be bringing in a lot of facts.
Emily
Our MC is 11 in the original. For my story, we will start at when he got transferred into the world. Instead of 8, he is brought in as a 7-year-old.
Emily
Ryouma instantly recognizes that he has died. However, he is at peace with the world.
Emily
That is, until he finds out how he died. On Earth, he was finally being recognized at work and was about to receive a promotion.
Emily
His junior, who was also competing for the position, hired a hitman to poison Ryouma to death. Ryouma was genuinely happy for his junior and hoped that one of them would get the position.
Emily
Although angered at first, he was more saddened as he truly thought he had made a good friend. One who he had even introduced to his mom before her passing.
Emily
After lamenting for a while, Ryouma calmed down and asked what he was going to do from then onwards. The gods talked about everything, knowing he is an otaku.
Emily
He is pleased with everything and generally excited to start afresh. As he is being sent off, the gods tell him that they will be watching over him and as they know how hard it has been for him, they wished him a happy life.
Emily
Ryouma was finally reincarnated as a 7 year old in a body that was specially made for him. He was dropped in a forest near a village and was excited about making contact with the people of his new world.
Emily
After learning the basics from the book the gods gave him, Ryouma started his journey towards the village he saw in the book.
Emily screams loudly for help.
Emily
Yes! You get me. This is why I love you.
Bell blushes and quietens down, while Nick and Carl slap their heads because they understand that Emily only meant it in a platonic way.
Emily
Ryouma noticed some goblins attacking someone, so he rushed to rescue the person.
Emily
After putting the person to sleep, he fought the goblins with a tree. He was, however, seen by a small child that was hiding.
Emily
After taking care of all the goblins, he tried to wake up the person he put to sleep, but was instead apprehended by the villagers that the little child summoned. They hid behind the bushes and trees until the battle was over.
Emily
The villagers that were called were astonished to find a child, no more than 7 (Ryouma), take care of a pack of 30 goblins. They waited until he was truly exhausted to capture him.
Emily
Ryouma was bound with chains and taken back to the village where he was locked up in an underground cellar. Thus began years of grueling torture and abuse.
Emily
He was made to carry out tasks in the village that no child would have been made to do and that no adult would have done alone.
Emily
Ryouma cleared waste from houses, hunted for food, foraged for plants, and cared for farmland and animals. He pulled carriages and carts, welded and fixed tools and weapons, worked the mines alone, and basically did everything in the village.
Emily
The adults ignored his existence, and the children were not allowed to interact with him. Ryouma was given nothing, so he had to forage his meals while hunting for the village. He fixed his clothes with rags and whatever spare materials there were.
Emily
Ryouma did this for 3 years before escaping the village. He ran as far and as fast as he could to where he first arrived in this world.
Emily
After finding the cliff, he dug it out and made a small cave for his home. With his magic and understanding, it was easy to create, as well as conceal it from others and blend it into its surroundings.
Emily
Ryouma started taming monsters from the time he settled in the cave -
Carl
I have a question to ask though.
Carl
Why was he unable to escape for 3 years if he was already strong?
Nick
After escaping, shouldn't he have taken revenge on the villagers?
Bell
What about his skills? Wasn't it a world of swords and magic?
Emily
To answer Carl, Ryouma was poisoned, so his skills were blocked and he was weakened. It took so long because his body had to naturally gain resistance to the poison.( instead of with a "Poison immunity" skill)
Emily
Because his skills were locked, Ryouma had to do everything with sheer strength. Thus, once immunity was gained, all the skills and levels owed to him by the gods were given to him.
Emily
To answer Nick, at this point in time, his body still had the minding( reasoning) of his former( adult Earth Ryouma) self and felt that the law would deal with them. He also didn't want to be branded as a murderer and be hunted down and/ or killed.
Emily
Ryouma also assumed it was his fault for getting caught and that anyone could have done the same if they saw a sight that was too bewildering to imagine.
Emily
As for my adorable Bella, I mentioned earlier that Ryouma was poisoned. His skills were being updated but he had no access to the benefits of his base skills or skill buffs.
Emily
Which is why after escaping, the first thing Ryouma did after creating his home in the mountains was to prepare enough food for his slimes( and himself) and then go into hibernation for 3 months to reduce the pain from instantly jumping levels.
Emily
Ryouma also taught his slimes physiotherapy and how to clean his body. After his 3 month coma, Ryouma was bedridden for 2 months and had to be tended to by his slimes. He also had therapy to relearn walking and other things to get himself adjusted to his new strength and abilities.
Nick, Bell, and Carl were in shock because Emily made a story that was actually good, a story that they all genuinely enjoyed.
Emily
It took 6 months for Ryouma to recover, and a year and a half for him and his slimes to adjust to living in the forest. This included combat training, appraisal and processing of materials, and the search and alert functions.
Emily
Now 12, Ryouma spent his days creating strategies for the case of intruders while his slimes were hunting for meat and foraging for fruits and herbs. Ryouma also prepared meals, fixed up his cave, tamed more monsters, and scouted the forest using his tamed animals.
Emily
Although strong enough to hunt on his own, Ryouma let his slimes hunt to increase their base skill levels. This was also due to the fact that he was too paranoid to deal with anything other than the safety of him and his slimes.
Emily
One day, alarms in 7 different directions go off and Ryouma set out to deal with them using clones projected from slimes. He was shocked instead to see people abandoning their children, as well as starving orphans who had wondered the forest for so long that they are nothing but skin and bones.
Emily
While each clone conversed with each child, Ryouma sent out his familiars to find the people who abandoned some children and neglected the rest till they reached their current state.
Emily
Realizing that some children had instead wondered in on their own and others were happy to be abandoned, Ryouma's rage turned to pity as he ventured into the slums to find other children. Utilizing his familiars to project clones, he asked the children about their predicament and if they would like to leave their sorrows behind and live with him.
Emily
Some were skeptical, while some accepted his offer. His slime(a king slime that shrank to the size of a pebble) lead the children, using his projection as a guide towards his home. To those that stayed behind, he already informed them to answer that the angel had come to take the neglected children to paradise. He then wiped their image of him and replaced it with a 4-year-old angel.
Emily
In total, Ryouma had gathered about 50 children from the slums. Including those that sounded the alarm, he gathered a total of 60 children all aged between 4-month-olds and 10 years old.
Emily
Ryouma introduced himself, a buff and tall 12-year-old, and told them of his story, his blessing and how he had gotten there(the cave/ forest). After which he asked each child to introduce themselves.
Emily
After feeding the children, he cleaned and healed them with magic and showed them to their beds. He reassured them that they would discuss more in the morning.
Emily
By sunrise, Ryouma had gone out for his morning exercise. He left some slimes to hunt and process meat, some to forage fruits and herbs, and a few others to make clothes for the children. After cleaning himself, he began to prepare food for the children with the ingredients the slimes had gathered and prepared in the morning. The children woke up because of the heavenly scent of food that was being made.
Emily
Ryouma sat them down on the bench he made using earth magic and provided them with food, along with cutlery and utensils he spent the night making.
Emily
After the first bite, the children started crying. They had not eaten in a very long time, and a majority of them had never tasted meat before. Milk and gruel were provided for the babies and toddlers.
Emily
After eating, he provided the clothes that the slimes made and separated the children by gender so that they could change. He cleaned and healed the children again.
Emily
By the time everyone was dressed, the sun was setting. He made dinner for them and read a story for the children before sending them off to bed. By the 2nd morning, he had another talk with the children.
At this point In time, Carl, Nick and Bell had forgotten themselves and were fully immersed in the story.
Emily
Ryouma explained that they would have to look after themselves and fight for themselves, but they would all be under his protection. That was the beginning of his clan(creation of his family). Over the next 3 years, Ryouma cared for, protected, and taught the children in his clan about life, the world, education, magic, and dueling. It was by no means an easy task.
Emily
They were like a military organization consisting of children. They had also grown by almost 10 times their size and became a clan with over 500 children. It was essentially a small community where Ryouma was the leader, the older sibling and the parent mixed in one. It was hard for him but he pulled through.
Emily
One day, a 10-year-old child who was foraging for herbs in his sector of the forest was returning to the Cave when he heard some noise in the bushes. He followed the sound and discovered a group of people. They were dressed in rich blue clothing and seemed well-kept. He noticed that there was one injured man.
Emily informs the 3 that all the children can speak the common language, but they speak the special code aka Japanese for high in command and English for everyone when together.
Emily
The child said, " Do you want some help?" in English. He then reached into his bag for a potion. ( it is a rule to use English when talking to outsiders and then switch to the common language if they are determined to be good people. )
Bell
Wow, the class is over. I didn't even notice.
unknown 1
What is going on here?
Nick
We were having a club meeting.
unknown 1
Did you recieve permission to utilise this classroom?
Bell
I have the permission slip. Shall I hand it to you?
unknown 1
There is no need. Please evacuate immediately as there has been an accident in the chemistry lab. It released a hazardous gas that is slowly making its way downstairs.
Emily
Yes Sir, we will leave right now.
The 5 of them, including the unknown man, take the emergency chute down to the ground floor and head to the muster point.
unknown 2
There you are Richard.
unknown 1
Jenny, you know that you shouldn't be here.
unknown 2
I know, but how could I let you go alone.
unknown 1
Ha, what would I ever do without you Jennifer.
Who are these new characters?
Find out in the next chapter!
The Slumbered Beginning
After the Hazard has been dealt with.
unknown 2
Richard, aren't you forgetting something! 😢
unknown 1
Apologies, Mrs. Richardson.
Richards bows and gently kisses the back of her hand.
Nick
I think they are the new teachers we were informed about.
Bell
Good day. Which course of study will you be preceding over?
unknown 1
I will be in charge of History as well as combat practice.
unknown 2
And I, Arithmetic and Spell casting.
Carl
How did the hazard start?
unknown 1
A ball was thrown into the alchemists lab and a chain reaction started.
Nick
Gosh Em, what is it now?
Emily
I figured out the reason they were so familiar.
Emily
You're the legendary warrior, Richard Richardson and I wasn't sure because you called her Mrs. Richardson but I'm sure you married her.
Emily
The Greatest spellcaster to ever live, Jennifer Laurence. Or rather, Mrs. Richardson.
Nick, Bell, and Carl stare at the 2 and their eyes show how in awe they are because the peace currently being enjoyed by the world was brought by the 2 standing in front of them.
Richardson
Wow, there was actually a young'un who'd recognise us in these peaceful times.
Jennifer
It has been decades since we were in service after all. Besides, they aren’t your run of the mill younglings.
Richardson
Alright now, don't kick up a fuss.
Jennifer
Wow, Ms. dragonoid sure knows her history. When I was her age, I was flying across the continent with my friends.
Jennifer
Oh, a half elf- darkling, it has been a while since I last saw one.
Jennifer
My goodness, part dragon and darkling.
Jennifer
And what do we have here?A beautiful pixie dragon.
Jennifer
This is a spectacular group made up of strong, wise and old living races. I can't wait to see what your group accomplishes in the future.
Richardson
True, they would do wonderful in class.
Emily
Why thank you very much!
Nick
Thank you sir, madam!
Bell
I am eternally grateful for the praise you have conferred upon my person!
Emily
Do not worry sir. Those are tears of joy!
Everyone was sent home and since it was a Friday, the 4 of them decided to have a sleepover at Bell's house. He was quick to accept since Emily would be coming over.
Emily
Time to continue our story.
Nick
Wonderful, I have popcorn and thunder juice( something similar to fizzy drinks) ready.
Nick drags Carl towards him and sets down a plate of food for her.
Carl
Very much so my dear.
Emily
🙄 As I was saying...
Emily
This was a heavy mistake on their( Duke's party) part.
Emily
That is because as soon as the sword was drawn on the child, 20 hidden archers aged between 12 and 13 aimed their spears and arrows at the heads and bodies of the members of the Duke's party. All except the injured person laying on the ground.
Emily
The 10-year-old then threw a knock-out bomb, and the Duke's group was rendered unconscious. They were apprehended while unconscious, and they were stripped of their belongings.
Emily
The injured man was treated and brought to the recovery room at the base. He was,however, chained to his bed as his companions had drawn their weapons on a defenseless child.
Emily
As for the rest of the Duke's party, they were left with their clothes, and a suppressant was placed on them(to ensure they would not do harm with physical strength or magic). They were thrown into jail soon afterwards.
Emily
It took a day for the wounded man to wake up and seven days for his wound to heal up(they decided to treat him without magic in case he was a bad person). Those at the infirmary utilized potions and balms to heal the injured man.
Emily
During this time, information was gathered by the children who brought food and water to the Duke's group. They pretended to not understand the common language, as was customary when dealing with outsiders.
Emily
After gathering information for 3 days, the Duke's party was brought for trial. They were given the chance to explain their situation, and only one member could speak on their behalf. Thus, they chose the calmest member to represent them.
Emily
He calmly explained why they were there, how the injured person sustained his injuries and all that happened till when they met the child in the forest. The child, being the key witness, was also asked to recount his story. Seeing that no variations were made in both descriptions, the Duke's party was charged as not guilty.
Emily
The Duke and his group, along with the injured man, were led to the guest house where they stayed for 5 days. Their items except their weapons were returned to them, and they were told that it would be returned after they were set free.
Emily
During their stay, all the children avoided them as they had pointed their weapons towards them. They also had a severe hatred for adults as most of them were orphans, and others were abandoned by adults. Thus, they were met with hostility.
Emily
The Duke realized the severity of their actions and spoke to his men. Together, they requested a meeting with the leader which was finally granted on the last day of their stay. Once they were brought to Ryouma, they sincerely apologized to him and re-introduced themselves.
Emily
Duke Jamil Reinhardt.
Emily
The magician Kamil, who represented the Duke's party during the trial.
Emily
Zeff, the scout of the Duke's party.
Emily
Jill, who caused the problem by pointing his sword at the child.
Emily
Hughes, the injured man who was recuperating slowly.
Emily
After pleasantries were out of the way, Ryouma asked them random questions and asked for something to confirm their identity. They may have introduced themselves but without solid proof, Ryouma would not grant their freedom.
Emily
Kamil produced the Compact Identification Crystal and explained how it functioned. Ryouma in turn said that if it produced positive results, then they would be set free.
Emily
After the CIC was set up, the Duke's party passed and were set free as Ryouma had promised. As a show of goodwill, they were provided with a tag for safe entry on 1 occasion and gave them food to set off with.
Emily
Their release date just happened to be a week before the 15th birthday of the Duke's daughter, a year before her debutante ball. She was ridiculed for not being able to control her sheer amount of mana which essentially rendered her unable to use magic(because of the casualties that would result from her carelessness).
Emily
After taking the encounter in the forest into consideration, the Duke planned to return with his family and get Ryouma to teach his daughter. After explaining to his family what he encountered in the forest, the Duke was able to get his family's approval. When 6 weeks had passed, Duke Jamil returned to the forest with his wife, his father, his daughter, 2 maids, a butler, and their escorts. The escorts were his party members.
Emily
Other than himself and one escort, the Duke gave tags to his wife and father, leaving one tag behind. The rest had to wait outside the barrier. After presenting the issue of his daughter to Ryouma, he was initially turned down. The children were still filled with animosity towards him, and his daughter would be the only other child of a similar age to him.
Emily
Duke Jamil was relentless. He stayed there begging for almost 7 hours before Ryouma yielded. He however warned him that now that the token had expired, he wouldn't be able to enter the forest anymore. The Duke understood and proceeded to leave. He was instructed to throw his daughter into the barrier and leave . Thus, Duke Reinhard returned to the entrance of the settlement.
Emily
There, the Duke and his family hugged his daughter, placed the token on her person, and pushed her into the barrier with her belongins. He told the rest of his party what had happened and led them away. She was left to carry her luggage to the base. It was-
Carl
Emily, can't we continue this later?
While folding her arms in anger and pouting, Emily replied.
Bell crawled close to Emily and cuddled with her to sleep.
Emily
Aww, come here you. 😚
Emily grabbed Bell and hugged him. She thought of him as a younger sibling, even though they were the same age.
what's the connection between Emily and Bell? Find out in the next chapter.
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