The Daily Life of a Salted Fish Assassin in Various Anime

Slacker Assassin's Multiverse Daily

Author: Auditore

Synopsis:

He transmigrated, and he even got a system.

However, the system was a total dud. It was supposed to take him to the world of Assassin's Creed, but instead, it dragged Jiang Hang into the world of anime.

The first person Jiang Hang had to face was that legendary Shinigami Elementary Schooler, Conan.

After crashing several times, the original Assassin System forcibly renamed itself the Detective System.

Renaming was fine and all, but when Jiang Hang looked at the system rewards, they were still the same old assassin kit.

Assassin's Footwork, Presence Concealment, Hidden Blade Assassination, Poison Mastery, Spartan Kick, Mystic Eyes of Death Perception... wait, isn't something wrong here?

Although he really wanted to roast this scam of a reskinned system, after seeing that it had deposited a settlement fee of 100 million yen into his account and offered millions in rewards for completing even the simplest commissions, Jiang Hang firmly decided to become a positive-energy detective.

Using assassin skills, wearing a detective's skin, and doing the most positive-energy deeds.

In short, this is probably just the daily life of a slacker assassin... err, detective, in the multiverse.

Volume 1: Volume One

Chapter 1: The Scam of a System

Tokyo at night. Although it was already late, looking down from above the city, it still appeared quite bustling.

Office workers who had just finished overtime walked toward the subway entrance with weary faces, middle-aged men wandered through the red-light district, and delinquent youths gathered in secluded, neglected alleys.

In this megalopolis with a population of over thirty million, various joys and sorrows were happening almost every single moment.

Standing atop a high-rise building, Jiang Hang, who had completely encompassed the nearby area within his detection range, let out a sigh.

So this is the power of Eagle Vision... Even steel and concrete skyscrapers cannot fully block the detection of Eagle Vision. Although Eagle Vision was already bugged in the games, it really is quite exaggerated when applied to reality.

As a transmigrator, Jiang Hang had been in this world for a week, but this was the first time he had come out at night to use Eagle Vision to observe the city since obtaining the Legendary Assassin System.

The Eagle Vision he currently possessed was obtained through the system's "Initial Reward."

To be precise, his body was no longer that of an ordinary person; he was a genuine assassin who had inherited the bloodline of the Precursors from Assassin's Creed.

Eagle Vision was just one of the abilities his body possessed.

Besides Eagle Vision, there was, of course, the classic Leap of Faith—as long as there was water or a pile of hay or something similar below, he wouldn't suffer any damage no matter how high he jumped from. However, he hadn't found an opportunity to use this ability yet, and even an idiot would know how stupid it would be to look for a pile of hay in a city like this. A trash heap might be more likely, but even if he really found one, Jiang Hang probably wouldn't have the courage to jump into it.

The system seemed decent enough for now, but from the very first day he transmigrated to this world, Jiang Hang knew that the system he carried was a total dud.

After giving him the initial rewards, the system inexplicably issued him a mission to "Get to know Ezio," which immediately made Jiang Hang pull a confused face.

However, Jiang Hang quickly realized that it seemed his system had intended to send him to the era of Assassin's Creed 2. Yet, whether it bought the wrong ticket or something went wrong in the middle, he ended up being sent to modern-day Japan.

There was quite a difference between the two. After discovering that the world he transmigrated to was a major error, this seemingly unintelligent system crashed for half a day before finally performing an emergency reboot.

Fortunately, after the system finished rebooting, Jiang Hang's identity and language issues in this world were all resolved by the system, and it even tossed him a hefty sum for living expenses.

Then, the system started playing dead. For an entire week, no matter how Jiang Hang asked, this guy didn't make a single sound, to the point where Jiang Hang began to suspect it had run off.

It wasn't until tonight that the system, which had been playing dead for a week, finally made a sound again.

"System upgrade complete. Considering the era, the 'Legendary Assassin System' has now been upgraded to the 'Legendary Detective System.' System rebooting... System reboot successful. Welcome to the Legendary Detective System. This system will cultivate its host into a legendary assassin... legendary detective. Initial mission issued; please complete the initial mission as soon as possible."

Jiang Hang, who was drinking water, immediately spat it out upon hearing this.

So his system had been playing dead for a week just to mess around with renaming itself... and it was obvious it had almost slipped up just now, right?!

Jiang Hang could clearly feel a strong sense of perfunctoriness from his system, as if this thing had been forced into a corner and had no choice but to forcibly rename itself the Detective System.

But fine, a detective it is. At the very least, being a detective was a normal profession, much better than being an assassin. At least he didn't have to worry about what would happen if this system was hell-bent on making him a legendary assassin in the modern era and issued him an assassination mission.

In any case, the system was officially online. Its interface wasn't complicated; it was not much different from a mobile game interface: a personal attribute screen, an inventory, an equipment screen, and finally, a mission screen.

Aside from the initial rewards the system had given him, he didn't have anything special. The assassin bloodline only made his body slightly better than a normal person's, so he looked directly at the more important mission screen.

"Initial Mission: As a detective, one must naturally have one's own agency. Please complete the opening of a detective agency within one week. Mission Reward: Meditation (Basic)."

This mission was quite normal. Besides this initial mission, there were actually several "Exploration Missions" in the mission interface.

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step: As a detective, you must have sufficient understanding of the city you live in. Leave your footprints in every corner of this city. Reward for completing the first stage of the mission: Assassin's Footwork (Basic)." "Tip: Performing a synchronization at the system-marked viewpoints will significantly increase mission completion progress."

"Shiny Feathers: As a detective, one must possess a sufficiently keen eye. Scattered in every corner of this city are many feathers that only you can discover. Collect these feathers to complete your challenge. Reward for completing the first stage of the mission: Physique Enhancement (Basic)." "Tip: In Eagle Vision, the feathers will emit a golden glow; please identify them yourself."

Upon seeing these two exploration missions, Jiang Hang really wanted to roast them.

Even though it was now the Legendary Detective System, the rewards inside were completely from the assassin side, weren't they? You could at least change the name of this "Assassin's Footwork" thing. And this feather collection mission was clearly just a copy-paste of the achievement missions from Assassin's Creed, right?

Forget it. It was already hard enough for an assassin system to become a detective system; he would just have to make do with it for now.

But roasting aside, he still had to get the mission rewards. It was definitely too late to open a detective agency now, but he could still go out and explore.

So, on this night, Jiang Hang ran to the nearest viewpoint marked by the system—the top of a building—and prepared to explore the area around his home first.

Just now, he had tried out the effect of the Eagle Vision gifted by the system.

The effect was quite good. After activating Eagle Vision, he could clearly see the situation on the ground even from a hundred-meter-high building, and the X-ray effect that came with Eagle Vision was exceptionally astonishing. With the bonus from the viewpoint, his line of sight had almost no obstructions within a kilometer.

As long as he wanted to, nothing could escape his gaze.

However, after maintaining Eagle Eye for a few seconds, he felt his eyes grow sore and strained. It was only after he deactivated the ability that the sensation eased, though he knew he wouldn't be able to activate it again for a short while.

"So, for now, I can only keep Eagle Eye active for ten seconds at most... and I have to rest afterward." He had already tested the effects of Eagle Eye at home a few days ago. It had only lasted for a fleeting moment back then, so being able to sustain it for ten seconds now was already a significant improvement. As the bloodline within his body was gradually activated, the effects of Eagle Eye would surely continue to enhance.

It was just that his earlier thoughts of using Eagle Eye for some sordid activities were clearly him overthinking things.

"If I'm not mistaken, I think I saw something over there," he muttered.

During those few seconds of Eagle Eye, he had caught a glimpse of a golden glimmer atop a Villa in the distance. Although it was quite far away, the golden light was exceptionally dazzling. According to the mission description, that should be the feather he needed to collect.

"I might as well go and collect that feather first."

Chapter 2: A Scene from the Shinigami Elementary Schooler?

The weather really could change in an instant.

It had been perfectly fine just a moment ago, but the moment Jiang Hang stepped downstairs, rain began to fall without any warning.

Fortunately, the rain wasn't heavy, and judging by the situation, it would likely stop soon, so Jiang Hang couldn't be bothered to go back home for an umbrella.

He jogged through the light drizzle toward the golden light he had spotted with Eagle Eye.

His physical fitness had improved significantly since he acquired the Assassin bloodline.

Of course, it was only a slight improvement; even for an assassin, if one spent all day at home playing games and watching anime, their body wouldn't magically become peak-tier.

The golden light had seemed close when viewed from the top of the building, but once he started running, it turned out to be quite a distance away. By the time he reached the street where the Villa was located, Jiang Hang was panting heavily.

The system, as if sensing Jiang Hang's stamina issues, immediately popped up with a new training mission.

"Detected that the host's stamina is concerning. As a detective, one must possess a powerful physique and sufficient stamina to handle various situations during cases. Even with the system, physical training cannot be neglected. A long-term check-in mission has been issued; please check the mission interface."

"Check-in Mission 'Daily Training': Complete '10km run', '100 push-ups', '100 squats', and '100 sit-ups' to perform a check-in. As the number of check-ins accumulates, you will receive corresponding rewards."

Seeing this task titled Daily Training, Jiang Hang's mouth twitched. After all, he was well aware of the infamous 'Saitama Training Method'.

Was this trying to make him persist in daily exercise, or was it trying to turn him into a bald caped baldy?

However, it was already very late, and it was clearly impossible to complete today's daily training. Jiang Hang decided to just collect the feather and head back, planning to start this so-called daily training tomorrow.

He activated Eagle Eye once more. In Jiang Hang's vision, the entire world seemed to become crystal clear, with various objects highlighted by the glow of the ability.

Ordinary people were surrounded by a gray aura, while certain items emitted a blue light.

Jiang Hang didn't know what these items emitting blue light were, but in games, anything that glowed was usually an important clue. Perhaps these glowing items were things of significance to others.

Among these lights, the most conspicuous was naturally the dazzling gold on the roof of the nearby Villa; clearly, the feather was located there.

What concerned Jiang Hang, however, was that when his gaze shifted toward that location, a similarly striking red light suddenly appeared in his field of vision.

In the week since he had gained Eagle Eye, he had used it dozens of times, yet this was the first time he had seen something emitting a red light.

No, after Jiang Hang focused his gaze on the red light, he quickly realized it was actually the figure of a child, about six or seven years old.

"Red light... what does that represent?" Jiang Hang's attention was instantly drawn to it, and he muttered to himself, "It wouldn't be a so-called 'assassination target', would it?"

The feather or whatever could be collected at any time, but if he didn't figure out the identity of that person, Jiang Hang figured he wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

He deactivated Eagle Eye and, moving with deliberate caution, soon caught sight of the child marked in red.

"This kid..." Jiang Hang noticed the child's peculiarity at a glance.

The face was dirty and looked rather disheveled, and the clothes worn didn't seem to fit at all, as if someone had forced a primary schooler to wear a high schooler's outfit.

"A stray child?" Jiang Hang thought to himself as he watched the kid wandering in front of the Villa. But if that were all, there wouldn't be anything else special about the child; at least, Jiang Hang felt his Eagle Eye wouldn't specifically highlight a random stray.

Perhaps there was some secret hidden within this child.

Jiang Hang wasn't a cold-hearted person by nature, so he prepared to walk over and ask if the child needed help.

However, as he approached, the child seemed to notice someone coming and immediately looked at Jiang Hang with vigilance.

Upon discovering it was a stranger, the child ran away as if startled before Jiang Hang could even speak. Jiang Hang was just about to chase after the child, but his attention was instantly drawn to something else.

He saw the nameplate on the gate of the Villa where the child had been wandering. The two characters "Kudo" struck Jiang Hang's heart as if he had been hit by a bolt of lightning.

In an instant, everything clicked for Jiang Hang.

A rainy day, a strange child wearing adult clothes, the name Kudo, and the "Beika City" sign he had seen at the street corner before coming over.

Damn it, this was the set of the Shinigami Elementary Schooler!

He had been wondering why the system had been playing dead for so long, only to suddenly "resurrect" tonight and present him with a Detective System.

After all, while a private detective was a legitimate profession, in reality, it mostly involved trivial, unglamorous tasks like "finding lost cats and dogs" or "investigating infidelity." Even becoming a legendary detective didn't seem like much in the real world.

But if this were the anime Detective Conan, where a detective was the protagonist, the status of a detective would be completely different.

As a high school detective, Shinichi Kudo not only held the title of "Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei Era" but was also known as the "Savior of the Japanese Police." Even Inspector Megure, a police official, had to treat him with respect to gain his assistance.

In a world where murder cases occurred frequently, an excellent detective could clearly attain a very high social status.

"System, System, come out! I need an explanation!"

Perhaps realizing that the truth could no longer be hidden, the system finally responded after Jiang Hang's questioning.

"According to the system's plan, the host was originally supposed to head to Florence in 1476. However, due to unknown reasons, a glitch occurred during the world-traversal, leading to your arrival in this world. After searching and comparing, the system confirms that the detective profession in this world is close to the origin of the world. If the host can become a legendary detective in this world, the system has a high probability of absorbing the world's origin to provide enough energy for the host's next traversal. Therefore, please work with this system to become the world's greatest assas... detective."

It sounded plausible enough, though it would have been better if the system hadn't almost slipped up at the very end.

Since the dawn of its creation, the Legendary Assassin System had always been diligent and conscientious, never once forgetting its duty as a system.

During the Dimensional System Management Bureau's performance review conference at the end of the last era, although the Legendary Assassin System failed to secure the title of "Excellent System," its steady work ethic earned it verbal commendations from the higher-ups. If all went according to plan, it would be successfully rated as an Excellent System by the end of this era, allowing it to receive a promotion, a raise, and reach the pinnacle of its existence.

After all, there were too many flashy systems these days. There used to be things like the Strongest Harem Strategy System, and recently, a bunch of XX Sign-in Systems had popped up. In the eyes of the Legendary Assassin System, these were all crooked paths, yet they were becoming increasingly popular with hosts. In the current climate, a plain, unadorned, and boring old-era system like itself actually had a hard time making a living.

However, over the past few eras, it had managed to cultivate quite a few hosts who retired in glory, making it a successful and experienced veteran system.

This time, in pursuit of the Excellent System rating for this era, it continued its tradition of working without breaks. After cultivating its previous host into a top-tier assassin, it immediately sought out a new one.

To boost its final host rating, it even specifically chose a "homebody" as its host, a type currently in vogue. Compared to the hosts of ancient times who carried attributes like "Retired King of Soldiers" or "Heir to Ancient Martial Arts," it was said that "homebody" type hosts currently received a much higher rating bonus from the System Management Bureau.

Although the initial training would likely require more effort, the Legendary Assassin System felt it could rise to the challenge for the sake of that Excellent System title.

To that end, it specifically performed a self-update, downloading a 2D Patch Pack from a highly-rated post on the system forum, while also cramming to understand what this so-called "2D" was all about.

Though it still didn't quite grasp what the "true 2D" was, it had a decent understanding of the contents within the patch pack.

For the host's initial reward, it chose the Assassin Bloodline from Assassin's Creed, and for the starting world, it selected the world of Assassin's Creed II, which the host was most familiar with.

Furthermore, it integrated the techniques of those 2D assassins into the system's assassin skill pool.

While it had no personal interest in abilities like the Nine-Tailed Chakra Mode or the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, it believed that in such an environment, it would surely be able to better stimulate the host's subjective initiative, allowing them to grow as quickly as possible.

But who could have known that this update would cause its own systems to malfunction?

Perhaps it had loaded too many new things, causing a compatibility issue, or perhaps the 2D Patch Pack from the system forum was a bootleg product. In any case, its Transmigration Sub-system suffered a critical failure, draining almost all of its reserve energy during the transit process and forcing it to crash-land in this strange world.

It's over. A major error occurred on the very first step of the transmigration. If this error report is submitted, this system's Excellent System title is doomed!