Supernatural Hunter in the Modern Era

The Supernatural Hunter System

'The Supernatural Hunter System?'

The fear that was slowly encroaching into Niel's heart suddenly stopped and was now replaced by confusion. He then noticed that the woman that was approaching him seemed to be moving slower. As his confusion was growing more and more Niel suddenly saw words floating in front of his eyes.  

[Quest!: Survive the encounter with the Kuchisake-onna] 

[The Kuchisake-onna, a malevolent spirit that has targeted you. Quest will be completed if you manage to escape or defeat the malevolent spirit.]

[Rewards: Will depend on how you completed the quest.]

After reading what was in front of him Niel once again heard the robotic voice speaking into his mind. 

[Host has received beginner's package. Do you wish to open, yes/no]

Hearing what the robotic voice said, Niel looked at the approaching woman and no longer hesitated as he spoke in his mind. 

'Yes!' 

[Opening Beginner's package]

[Loading, 1%]

Niel saw a loading screen appear before him. Seeing this he clicked his tongue in annoyance. The way it was loading made him feel like he was playing on an old computer. It would seem that he needed to buy himself some time before the Beginner's package would open. 

'What should I do, should I run, is it even possible to run away, or should I fight?' Niel clenched his fist and gritted his teeth. The woman, no the Kuchisake-onna was now just an arm's length from him. 

"Am I pretty?" 

The sound of her voice was melodious and alluring, under normal circumstances a normal guy would've already swooned, but under these circumstances all Niel felt was terror. He had heard of the urban legend before but he never expected it to be real. Niel looked at the loading screen and saw it was just at ten percent, he needed more time. 

"Whoah there, suddenly coming at me like that. Are you trying to hit on me? I know I look cool and mature, but I just broke up with my girlfriend so I don't think I can jump into another relationship just yet. So how about we just exchange LINE?" 

Niel wanted to say more things but then he noticed that the Kuchisake-onna was moving the hand holding the scissors. Seeing her do that Niel stopped talking. 

"Am I pretty?" The Kuchisake-onna asked again. Niel looked at the loading screen and it was still at thirty percent. Niel steeled himself as he knew what will happen once he answered yes. 

"Ok since you're so persistent I'll give you an answer, you are pretty." 

The moment Niel answered her question, the Kuchisake-onna lifted her free hand and removed her surgical mask showing what was underneath. As Niel expected upon removing her surgical mask it showed a mutilated face, her mouth was sliced open from ear to ear. Niel could see the entirety of her teeth as she looked like she was smiling.

Niel already knew that she would look like this, still hearing about it and seeing it in person was a  different experience. The hideous face almost made Niel puke on the spot but he held it in since if he showed any kind of reaction the Kushisake-onna would immediately kill him.  

"How about now?" 

As the Kuchisake-onna ask the next question Niel looked at the loading bar, and he saw that it was already at eighty percent. Just a little bit more and hopefully the system's Beginner's package would give him something to use against this malevolent spirit. 

"What do you mean how about now? Are you asking if you're still pretty or not, is that it?" 

Upon asking this question, Niel waited for a bit to see if the Kushisake-onna would answer, but instead of saying anything different, the Kushisake-onna raised the hand holding the scissors and spoke. 

"How about now?" 

The melodious voice of the woman changed and became distorted. Niel knew that he had no other choice at the moment but to answer the question. The loading screen was just at ninety percent. Niel gulped as he answered the question. 

"Yes, even now you're still pretty." 

The moment Niel answered he didn't wait for the Kushisake-onna to make her move as he made a move first. Niel quickly lunged at the spirit wanting to tackle her down to the ground. Yet the moment Niel came into contact with her body it felt like he was trying to push a wall. No matter how hard he tried to push the Kushisake-onna would not budge. It was then he felt something heavy hitting him at the side making him fly into the nearby wall. 

Niel coughed a bit as he felt his back hurting from that attack. That kind of power was not something a woman of that size should be able to produce. Niel looked at the slowly approaching Kushisake-onna the scissors blade shining under the moonlight. 

[Beginner's package opened]

[Recieved one Rare weapon, five common paper talismans, and one single-use SR ability card.]

[Rare Weapon: Kampilan of Lam-ang]

[Description: The sword used by a legendary hero of the Philippines, sharp and sturdy able to slice even spiritual beings.]

[Common item: Paper Talisman x 5]

[Description: Paper Talisman created by an unknown onmyoji, used to immobilize an opponent for two to five seconds.]

[Single use SR Ability card: Lancelot's Swordsmanship]

[Description: Upon usage of this ability card the host will gain all of the skill in swordsmanship possessed by the legendary knight of the round table Sir Lancelot du Luc. The skill will last for thirty minutes.] 

A string of information appeared in Niel's eyes but he had no time to read everything, as he dodged an incoming attack. Niel wanted to use the weapon he received but he didn't know how to make it appear. 

"Summon weapon!" Niel shouted but nothing happened. He was then starting to feel even more anxious than before. 

'System how to summon the weapon!' 

[The Host simply needs to think about summoning the item he wishes to use into his hands.] Upon hearing the system's answer, Niel concentrated as he wished for the weapon to appear. 

A sword then materialized in his right hand. It was forty inches long, the blade was narrow near the hilt and it gradually swells in width into an almost trapezoidal profile at the end. The hilt was quite long making it look like a two-handed weapon and the pommel had the shape of a dragon opening its mouth. Niel felt some sort of power flowing through the blade. 

Niel swung the sword at charging Kushisake-onna, the weight of the sword almost made Niel stumble forward making it painfully obvious that this was Niel's first time swinging a sword. Yet despite his inexperience, the sword hit the Kushisake-onna's left hand slicing it off. 

The Kushisake-onna screamed in pain its voice echoing throughout the street. Seeing that this was his chance Niel gripped the sword's hilt tightly and slashed at the Kushisake-onna's head.

The Kushisake-onna was about to dodge the strike, but then a paper talisman materialized in Niel's left hand and he threw it at the Kushisake-onna. The paper talisman touched the Kushisake-onna immobilizing her. No longer able to move the Kushisake-onna could only watch as the sword reached her. Niel's sword easily cut through the neck of the Kushisake-onna separating her head from her body. 

[Quest Complete]

The moment the notification sounded in Niel's mind, the area around him started to distort. It was like glass breaking, and once it shattered the entire street changed. 

The houses now had lights on, and Niel could hear the sound of a car's engine in the distance. He was able to survive, Niel almost collapsed from the relief he felt. He almost thought that what he experienced was some sort of hallucination due to stress, but then he saw the sword in his hands and knew that those things really happened. As he was thinking about how to make the sword in his hands disappear he once again heard the system's voice in his mind. 

[Evaluating Quest Results... Quest Completion: A rank]

[Recieve the Quest Rewards, Yes/No]

'I better head back home first, before I do anything else. Now as for the sword... Hey system how to make this sword disappear?'

[All items can be stored in the inventory upon thought the same as how the host withdrew the item from his inventory.] 

Niel nodded his head as he concentrated a bit wanting to store his weapon in his inventory. After a few seconds, the sword was no longer in his hands. Seeing the sword gone, Niel finally noticed that all the cup ramen he just bought was on the ground. He quickly picked up his things and wondered if he could put the cup ramen into his inventory. Niel concentrated for a bit, but instead of the cup ramen going into his inventory, the system's voice spoke in his mind. 

[All items not received from the system cannot be stored in the host's inventory.] 

When Niel heard that he sighed as he shrugged his shoulders. 

'Well, it was worth a try.' Niel then hurried back home.