Persona, I am the villain and I can do whatever I want

Shadow's hands that were attacking his chest were blocked by Mitsui Tsubasa, but still hit his left arm.

He felt pain in his arm, but instead of being surprised, he was delighted - the pain was too light, it was like being punched through a thick cotton coat.

Surprised, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and calmed down.

Then he blocked a few more times, seized the opportunity, and kicked the shadow away.

With space to swing his sword, Mitsui Tsubasa became more relaxed.

Although the expected powerful and gorgeous moves could not be used, basic kendo moves were enough to deal with it.

The sword blade was swung from bottom to top with the backhand, and the wrist vibrated violently, using all his strength to prevent it from slipping out of his hand.

Stab it!

As the sword flashed, a narrow wound appeared in the middle of the shadow's body, and black mist gushed out like blood.

The shadow's appearance twisted violently and it almost couldn't maintain its shape.

But it remained unconscious and just flew straight towards Mitsui Tsubasa.

Why is this thing like a zombie?

With a sinking heart, Mitsui Tsubasa forced himself to suppress all distracting thoughts, gathered his energy and swung his sword.

After a few moves, Shadow was hit several times in a row and finally reached his limit.

It uttered an indistinct murmur, and shattered into irregular pieces, which were instantly engulfed by black flames.

Finally, this farce-like first battle is over.

Mitsui Tsubasa recalled the battle and was too embarrassed to speak to the First Emperor.

I had imagined that it should have been a smooth opening with a series of gorgeous combos, beating Shadow without leaving him any chance to fight back, followed by a perfect show time ending.

The reality is very close to a street fight, with both of them throwing punches...

The gap between ideal and reality is just like the gap between actual combat and fighting. After training in kendo since childhood, he could obviously be on par with the guidance of a fifth-degree kendo master, but in actual combat, he was thrown into disarray when facing an opponent who had no rules.

"What do you think of my fight?"

【…】

The First Emperor did not respond.

Mitsui Tsubasa could only sigh, leaving nothing to be said...

When I looked at the status panel, my HP dropped to 84/100. Although the area that was hit was red and swollen, there was not much discomfort.

Thinking about it this way, the HP value seems to play a role not only when releasing skills, it may also have a function similar to a shield, providing continuous damage reduction before it returns to zero. Once the HP is exhausted, the so-called real damage may be suffered.

However, due to lack of experience, these can only be confirmed in the future.

We lost the first battle, but that’s not important. The focus this time was to try to recover.

After retrieving his backpack and dumping all the miscellaneous props onto the blanket, Mitsui Tsubasa took out a pen and paper to take notes.

As soon as he wrote the date, he had an idea and thought that he could try a different approach... So he materialized a new page on the cognitive panel and named it "Notes".

Very good, this way you don’t have to worry about the records being discovered by others.

Throwing away the paper and pen, Mitsui Tsubasa began to record information with his mind, which was indeed much faster than handwriting.

Mark the date, then lie down on the blanket and stare at the HP bar with wide eyes.

After a few minutes, HP recovered by 1 point.

Mitsui Tsubasa glanced at the time on his phone, 4 minutes and 20 seconds. He wrote down the data and continued to wait patiently.

When the HP was restored to 1 point, it was already 5 minutes later...

After three such observations, he sat up, crossed his legs on the blanket and continued to record the time with a timer.

After that, he stood up and continued timing.

After some practice, Mitsui Tsubasa's HP recovered a total of 10 points, and some preliminary and less rigorous conclusions were drawn from this.

Lying down for 5 minutes can restore 1 HP point, while sitting takes 7 and a half minutes, and standing recovery is even slower, taking a full 10 minutes.

This seems reasonable, after all, lying down to rest is indeed more comfortable...

Through natural recovery, only 12 HP points can be restored in one hour. This efficiency is really worrying, and supplementation of medicine and food is essential.

There was still a gap of 6 points in HP. After some selection, he chose the waterproof Band-Aid, which was the first aid product that the protagonists had used at the beginning. A pack of 20 was only 160 yen, which was quite cheap.

He took out a Band-Aid and put it on the red and swollen area on his left arm, then hesitated and lay back down again.

Staring at his HP bar nervously, he found that the recovery speed was significantly faster this time, and when his HP was fully restored, he checked his phone and found that it only took 5 minutes in total.

It is worth mentioning that after 5 minutes, the Band-Aid quickly became old and dirty, as if it had been there for several days, and he threw it away in disgust.

The redness and swelling on my arms also miraculously disappeared, and there was no pain at all when I touched it.

If lying down and resting for 5 minutes can naturally restore 1 HP point, then this band-aid restores a total of 5 HP points in the same 5 minutes!

Although he was a little disappointed that it was not an instant recovery, the effect was still very gratifying. 20 band-aids were equivalent to 100 HP, and his stamina bar was worth 160 yen...

Unfortunately, my HP has been fully restored. I don’t know if applying multiple band-aids at the same time will have any cumulative effects.

He looked at the supplies scattered on the ground with regret, wishing he had poured them out earlier.

With a look of regret on his face, Mitsui Tsubasa put the supplies back into his backpack and took a last look at the First Emperor's page. The experience bar was 5/39, and he could level up as long as he defeated 7 more humanoid shadows.

"First Emperor, why do you get experience points by defeating Shadow?"

The king lowered his eyes slightly and looked at the place where the shadow just disappeared: [Everything in the world is the product of 'cognition'. When enough people collectively perceive a certain concept, this concept will become a 'fact'. ]

[This is the hall of 'everyone'. The more enemies you defeat here, the more people will acknowledge the fact that 'you are powerful'. ]

[This process, in your understanding, may be the so-called experience value. ]

"Can cognition change reality..." Mitsui Tsubasa fell into deep thought.

After packing his luggage, he set out on his journey again.

After walking for a while, the First Emperor suddenly said: [Do you feel it? ]

Mitsui Tsubasa was stunned for a moment, then felt it seriously.

Just... felt nothing.

[……] The First Emperor was silent for a long time, [Your physical ability has been strengthened, can you feel it? ]

Physical ability...Mitsui Tsubasa tried to move a few times.

Indeed, he barely felt the weight of the heavy backpack on his shoulders, and his physical condition during the battle was unexpectedly good.

【We are one, so you also share a part of my power. 】

The First Emperor began to explain.

His tone was calm, but seemed a little helpless.

"Oh."

Mitsui Tsubasa responded awkwardly, not really knowing what to say.

I feel like I'm being despised by my own personality mask again. These days are becoming more and more difficult.

And if you think about it carefully, aren't the personality masks of the protagonists all as taciturn as pendants, and they will only say a few words at critical moments.

His First Emperor, on the other hand, had a strong ability to interact, and no one knew what went wrong.

While I was daydreaming, a new shadow appeared in my sight.

After careful observation, I found that the other party was a small fry without a mask.

Mitsui Tsubasa simulated a battle plan in his mind, and after hiding his backpack, he started with the righteous backstab again!

The first strike was successful, and then he used the secret technique he had been thinking about for a long time, "Phantom Sword"!

Under the dim light in the tunnel, Tong Ziqie danced slowly and steadily, leaving a trail of dreamlike afterimages in his tracks.

This is the profound martial arts he learned when he was a child, waving a wooden stick under the street light!

As the saying goes, make the virtual real and make the real virtual. It's hard to say whether this move is powerful or not, but it is definitely very handsome!

Unfortunately, he was interrupted before he could strike the enemy...

Faced with the shadow that came straight at them, the battle returned to its essence, with both sides fighting in a chaotic manner and the scene was not very harmonious.

After a lot of effort, Mitsui Tsubasa finally killed Shadow with his sword while trying his best to protect himself.

After the fight, I saw that I only lost 10HP this time, which is a great improvement.

The secret technique was not used and was interrupted three times.

The battle was not easy, and Mitsui Tsubasa sighed for the umpteenth time.

He repeatedly examined the famous sword in his hand - it was dazzling and dazzling, and it was cold and frightening. Unfortunately, he encountered an enemy who neither dodged nor was afraid, and his sword moves were disrupted by his repeated attacks.

I originally thought that since this is the 'world of cognition', as long as the moves look powerful, regardless of the strength or practicality, they might be able to cause a lot of damage. That's why I thought of some flashy moves.

Unfortunately, the opponent did not cooperate and I never used it once.

Forget it. There’s no point in thinking too much. I’ll try again after I gain more practical experience.

I lost 10 HP, which is just enough time to put two band-aids on them to see if they can be stacked.

In order to reduce errors, Mitsui Tsubasa just stood there waiting for the props to take effect.

5 minutes... 5 HP restored, only one band-aid became old.

After 10 minutes, HP was fully restored. It seems that single-type props cannot be stacked. After applying 20 band-aids, the dream of full HP recovery in 5 minutes was shattered.

Most of the time things don't go as planned, but the fight continues.

After summing up the gains and losses, Mitsui Tsubasa continued to look for his next opponent.

Chapter 7 Level Up

In the dim and narrow tunnel, three figures were entangled and fighting fiercely.

Mitsui Tsubasa took half a step back and squatted slightly with his right leg.

The boy moved to the left, blocking the attack of a shadow with the hilt of his sword, then drew his sword and slashed right, cutting a wound on another shadow.

The two human-shaped shadows had no coordination at all and just rushed forward in a swarm, creating many opportunities for him to attack.

Although they fought and retreated and achieved frequent victories, the space for movement became increasingly tight.

Seeing that there was a wall less than a meter behind him, Mitsui Yi made up his mind.

"First Emperor!"

The lonely king emerged from the void, raising the imperial seal lightly.

Amidst the shimmering light and silent movement, two human-shaped shadows froze for a moment before shattering into thin air.

"call…"

Feeling the cool air flowing out of his mind, Mitsui Tsubasa took a long breath, and his violently beating heart finally calmed down.

It turned out to be too much of a stretch. After defeating six human-shaped shadows in a row, the battle became more and more relaxed, and his mentality inevitably became a little inflated.

I'm only 2 away from upgrading, so I might as well give it a try.

But reality is not a turn-based game after all, and the shadows rushed over and almost surrounded him. Even with his back against the wall, he couldn't stand the shadows that were as emotionless as zombies.

To be on the safe side, you can only use skills as an emergency measure.

But fortunately it has been upgraded!

Personality Mask Name: The First Emperor

Rating: 2

Five-dimensional attributes: Strength 12 (+2) Magic 11 (+1) Endurance 8 Speed ​​5 Luck 9

HP 61/110