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The Denial of My Cheat Skills
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In isekai reincarnation stories, the main protagonist basically always possesses a cheat skill.
Stuff like their magic skill or sword skill maxed, or a skill that overwrites or recombines other skills.
They’ll possess the legendary armor, defensive armaments, equipment, together with a slightly stupid goddess but you just can’t hate her. 1
And now, I am also no exception.
No, is mine a cheat skill?
It wasn’t an underhanded skill that I obtained one day without any effort.
Day after day, I’d be beaten on top of the plank in the dojo and I hated it!
I hummed the parody of the song where I obtained the skill with great effort. 2
I mastered the Kashima Shinto-ryu that was handed down in my house generation after generation, and I inherited Onmyou abilities from my mother’s side of the family.
I was mocked as someone with 8th grade syndrome in the Heisei era, but when I saw an ayakashi, I destroyed it.
I was just a slightly strange high schooler. 3
“You, have you used a sword? Seeing those hands.”
He probably saw my hand when he handed my smartphone back to me just now. My palm is full of calluses.
By the time I noticed, they had already formed.
They had developed to the point where they wouldn’t disappear even if I didn’t hold a bamboo sword, wooden sword or a Japanese sword for a few days. They’re quite apparent.
“Yes, like I said, a bit of Kashima Shinto-ryu.”
“You did say that.”
I just said it in my introduction though.
I wonder if the topic of time travel was more important?
Was it impressive?
“Also, a bit of Onmyoudou.” 4
Then, as I said that, I felt like Oda Nobunaga laughed a bit disdainfully.
“But, you’ve never killed someone before.”
Killing someone in the Heisei era is a crime, after all.
I’d get arrested, after all. I’d get sent to reform school, even prison if I’m unlucky.
“Nope nope nope nope, there’s no way.”
I strongly denied it.
“Is there no war during your time?”
“Within Japan domestically, there was none in the time I was living in. In my grandparents’ time, Japan fought the world as its enemy though.”
“Fought the world?”
“They fought the Western countries, what you call Nanban countries. After Japan lost, we built a friendly relationship with them though.”
“We lost?”
“Yes, we were wiped out.”
“I want to hear that story gradually. Bastard, how about being my retainer? It’s just in name, but you are my lifesaver. I will grant you quite a bit of territory and a castle.”
A feudal lord? Not the master of a tatami mat? 5
Did I suddenly make an appearance as an owner of a castle in a Sengoku simulation: The Ambition of Oda. 6
I’d have to bear a lot of responsibility with territory management and that sort though.
Is this the result of my diligent efforts every day?
“Umm, is it because you want my Kashima Shinto-ryu or Onmyou powers?”
“Are you an idiot?”
“Eh?”
“I don’t need the power of “playing around” from someone who’s never killed. It is not necessary.”
Playing around, huh.
Did he just deny my cheat skill?
Well yeah, from the point of view of someone in the Sengoku period, this would certainly be “playing around”.
A match to usurp someone with fixed rules, it’s just playing around, a sport.
From the point of view of people from the Sengoku period where life and death are put on the line, it’s natural that my sword arts and Onmyou power are worthless.
If that’s the case, I feel like no matter how you put it, just because I saved his life, suddenly owning a castle feels disproportionate.
I was puzzled since it was better for someone to just receive a large amount of money.
Why am I, someone who got their cheat skill denied, necessary?
If you are reading from a pirate or aggregator site, please read from the translator’s site: yado-inn (dot) com I have to put the link like this or else the bots will remove it, sorry 🙁
- Flowingcloud: Lmao, is that Aqua reference?
Arocks141: If it is, I’d like to voice my objection. I hate her. Also, she’s not just ‘slightly’ stupid. - Flowingcloud: I have no idea what the parody is. Please comment if you know what it is.
- Arocks141: An MC who admits he is not normal. Is this story trying to warm up to me?!
- Flowingcloud: Just a relink for those who forgot. This is quite an important concept you need to understand. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onmy%C5%8Dd%C5%8D
- Flowingcloud: This is just a shit pun in Japanese.
Arocks141: The ones who are in our discord can think of one of my lame-ass puns. - Flowingcloud: I think this is a reference to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ambition_of_Oda_Nobuna
Arocks141: Don’t you just ha-love it when a shitty story calls out to the better ones out there to make itself more popular?