[Chakra ×2 Quest : - ]
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“YEEEEeeeeeiiiisssss… Wait a minute.”
So, was it really Saitama’s training to complete a Daily, or was it that plus whatever chakra control training I’ve been doing?
I mean, there’s nothing especially different in what I’ve been doing today, so surely the trigger was the training that I’ve done, right?
Eugh… I guess tomorrow I should skip any other training aside Saitama’s. I also better finish the first three exercises before afternoon running session.
Then maybe I should keep the system panel open in the evening running session. That way I could immediately know when I hit the 10 km mark for the day. I always wear my sunglasses anyway. So people can’t see my eyes glancing around.
More important stuff to talk about at the moment was the system effect itself, now that something has actually changed since I first got it. I close my eyes while sitting on the dining chair, focusing inside.
And… no, my chakra reserve did not double from what it was this morning. Trust me, I would have noticed the doubling as I’ve noticed my reserve increased after 4 months of training.
Instead, I can feel that there was now a kind of reservoir of… chakra, that’s separate yet connected to me. Weird, I know. As human doesn’t really have reservoir of chakra per se, as our own mind and body are the reserve itself. That’s why you can die if you run completely out of chakra.
Yet there it was, a reservoir with a size that I guesstimate are the same size as the total chakra I currently have. Is that how the multiplier works? By adding such phantom reservoirs?
I picked up a leaf from the stack that I saved for training. I focused on the chakra reservoir and tried split the leaf with wind chakra. Then I checked and found that the chakra from the reservoir has reduced, while the chakra from my own body hasn’t any bit.
After that, I kept focusing internally to said reservoir for another three to four minutes. And to my relief, I found that the chakra in the reservoir has started to recover. I’d say the recovery rate was also the same as my chakra reserve.
“That’s… amazing.”
If it is really how it worked, then I would never need to worry about running out of chakra. That is, provided that the system will still give out “Daily” or any other means to increase the multiplier, and my base chakra reserve is high enough to make the multiplication meaningful.
The main concern was if others could sense this separate reservoir, which would be really bad when there’s a sharingan loving – Uchiha hating cyclops that loves to give trauma like candy.
Gotta test this tomorrow too, somehow. Keep my eyes peeled on people’s reactions when I interact with them to see if they notice anything, especially ninjas.
What? It sounds reckless? Well, the alternative that comes to mind was to stop trying to increase the multiplier or somehow gain total protection from Hiruzen. The former is idiotic while the latter involves several steps that even riskier, at least as far as I can think of.
Well, gotta do what I gotta do.
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““Happy birthday, Takeshi-kun!””
“Thank you very much, Yuki-nii, Yuno-nee!” I exclaimed with a grin as I received the wrapped gift from the couple; Amano Yukiteru and Gasai Yuno. You are reading on g.com, the official source.
“I can’t believe you’re already six. Felt like just a couple months ago that you moved out when you turned five. You’ve also grown taller, haven’t you?”
“That means you will get enrolled next April, right? Do your best, okay?”
“Of course Yuki-nii, I train every day after all. I will, Yuno-nee. Sorry I haven’t visited the orphanage much.”
They smiled when I said that. “It’s okay, Takeshi-kun. We know how hard you’ve been training in the past year, and I’m happy that you can be as motivated after all you’ve been through.” Yuno-nee consoled while patting my head.
Yuki-nii then chimed in, “Yes, you don’t have to worry about that Takeshi-kun. Besides, more people have volunteered to help. So we staffs can have some more breathing room.”
Yuno-nee then said while giggling, “Yup, enough breathing room that we can actually think about our relationship~” To which Yuki-nii immediately chided gently.
“Not here, Yuno. Well, I guess it’s not really a secret.”
“Congratulations, you two!” I chimed in with a grin still on my face.
“Ehehe, thank you Takeshi-kun!”
“Yeah, thank you. We will be sure to invite you. Make sure you come, alright?”
“Definitely!”
“Alright, we’ve taken enough of your time. Do your best but don’t overdo, okay?” Yuki-nii said gently.
“Mhm, lots of people know how hard you’ve been training in the past year, Takeshi-kun. Be mindful of your own health, okay?” Yuno-nee added softly.
“I will. Thank you very much, again, Yuno-nee, Yuki-nii. See you later!”
““See you later, Takeshi-kun!””
I waved at the couple until they were out of my sight at nearby intersection. Then I continue my walk home. A soft smile on my face never left as I took in the surrounding scenery.
The pink from sakura has started to thin, not as lush as it was a month ago. But it’s still there, and it is still beautiful. A beauty that I kinda ignored in my first two weeks after memory awakening.
Kinda shows how stressed I was actually inside, as the only thing on my mind was to accumulate knowledge quickly before I started training.
As I reached home, I dropped the haul from my grocery run on the kitchen and the gift near a small pile of unopened gifts that I received for my birthday. I took a drink as I sat in the dining chair to rest for a bit before continuing to finish today’s daily.
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“Eight… nine… ten… And that’s a wrap. Haa…” I lay sprawled on the floor as I opened the system.
[Chakra ×212 Quest : - ]
Nice. Another day, another Daily done. It was kind of easier to do 20 of each exercise when you’re used to 50.
Hmm? What’s that? Did the system somehow lower the training requirement for the Daily? Nope. I just already did 80 of each exercise for today’s quota in the morning. I also did 7 something out of 10 kilos run all in the morning session.
One of my current short-term goals was to complete the Daily all at once in the morning, ideally before I have to start attending school. Just in case there’s another quest besides the Daily and I can do more than one quest a day. Read the latest chapters at g.com.
I also think doing the Daily all at once was the harder training, so it’s still in the name of training progress.
As for the concern of catching the wrong attention, by running 10K all at once everyday as a 5 years old? Well, I’m six now. I’m also have never hide my training progress, so I should be fine.
Ultimately, there’s no way I would stall my physical training over that concern.
Then one day, if I feel crazy enough, I will attempt to do double the Saitama training in a day to see if I could unlock something else from the system. Just like how Jinwoo did in SL. It was very unlikely, though.
IIRC, when Jinwoo did it, it was because his system prompt for his daily quest hadn’t closed even after he finished one round of Saitama’s training.
Mine? As soon as I finished one portion, the “Quest : Daily” immediately changed to “Quest : -“.
But might as well try it if I got the chance. Who knows? Maybe the system will reward me a fully matured chakra fruit or something. A man can dream~
Regardless, at least I can have a nice dream at night as I can sleep well knowing that the system-rewarded chakra reservoir hasn’t landed me on top of dissection table. At least not yet.
Long story short, I did end up observing for several days whether others can sense my chakra reservoir. And at least I cannot detect any weird reaction from others, either when I interacted with them or simply walked or ran past them.
That included ninja, by the way. And it was also aided by the heightened perception and analytical powers courtesy of my dojutsu. So, yeah. From that point I just stopped worrying and moved on.
Anyway.
After resting for a bit, I hurriedly grabbed some water to drink. Afterward, I took a bath to freshen up and then began to cook dinner. As usual, thanks to the plot armor that is my parents’ inheritance, tonight’s dinner would also have lots of protein and quite a selection of vegetables.
Yes, I eat my veggies, thank you very much. I have grown up enough in my past life to shed my aversion to vegetables. A habit that was thankfully carried over even before memory awakening.
Still not fond of carrot though. I do not hate it, I just wouldn’t choose to eat it most of the time. I still occasionally ate it just so I got a balanced nutrition. Wouldn’t want to ended up needing to use a prescription glass as a dojutsu user. That would be quite awkward.
Heh.
Joking aside. I learnt and practiced some fuin after dinner while waiting for time to sleep. I only practiced calligraphy though, nothing that will blow up. Which is still quite a hassle as I was so used to typing instead of writing.
Then I slept at 9 so I could wake up at 5 the next morning. Gotta have enough rest as I really push my physique quite far with all these training.
Yosh. Good night, then~
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“YOOOOUUUUTTTTHHH!!!”
… Oh dear.
Note
I know it's a bit cheap for the MC to just crack the system on the "first try" like this. But I just want to get it done asap, so... yeah. Also, don't worry about that ending ;)