Chapter 10
Title: Family (2)
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Welp. That happened. I now know that my current family loves me a lot. At first, I thought it would take decades for me to accept whatever family I would be thrown into, but I was wrong. This family is perfect, tailored for me.
I-... I don't want to ruin it by doing something bad. Nor do I want to endanger their lives. But I have to let my mom down and keep entering the dungeons. Gods would invade this world in more or less 25 years, but that's not the only problem I have – there is that guy All For One too. To keep me and my family safe, I need to be stronger than him at the very least.
I need to think of a way where my mom doesn't worry about me but I still get to enter dungeons... ugh, this is so annoying!
«—*★*—»
A month has passed. But things are going slightly different than usual. After my parents asked me many questions and did some research around the park, they finally believed I was just lost in a corner of the park, not attempting to be kidnapped.
Now, I am not allowed to go to the park anymore until I become 10-years-old. Fuck.
My family is the best. But this is not really the best development. The first time I entered a dungeon, got some loot and exp, and now I am banned from accessing the dungeon? How am I supposed to become strong then?!
Some would say I shouldn't get angry at my parents as they are just worried about me. I know, and I accept that fact. I am not angry at them at all, but that doesn't mean this is not stunting my growth..
"Sigh," I need to quickly figure out a way.
Either way, now I am training both my quirk and body. Apparently, stamina bar snacks work kind of like Stamina potions, though they don't heal in percentage, and rather heals 20 stamina points per bar.
I am training my quirk by releasing the shockwaves towards the sky for as long as my stamina can hold off, and when my stamina runs out, I eat some stamina bars (i.g. Snickers) and then start shooting my quirk again. The cycle goes on.
[Quirk: •<Surge>; LVL 3: This Quirk grants the user the ability to convert their own vitality into energy and release it in the form of exceptionally powerful spiral shockwaves.]
I worked for three years with this quirk. But I was only able to level it up once, yet after one dungeon, I got what took me three years, another level!
Now... seeing the levelling being so slow, I don't believe the Awakening of my quirk would be at level 100, it should rather be level 10. Well, I am not sure, but from the looks of it, that seems to be the case.
Anyway, other than my quirk, I have been training my body as well. I started taking martial arts classes from an old Chinese dude. He is supposed to be a Grandmaster of something, I don't know.
"Neji, are you even paying attention?" The sudden voice of the exact old man brought me back from my fantasy as I looked at his face.
A long snow-white beard reaching his chest, a golden robe and clear, wise eyes. Even though he was old, he had a straight posture and had one of his arms behind him.
He ran his fingers through his beard and looked at me with an indifferent gaze. "Did I not tell you to pay attention to your sister's match? You are lost in thoughts, your eyes are cloudy."
Oh yeah. I looked at the ground where Nejire was lying on her back and panting hard, sweats covering all of her loli body. Huh. So she was defeated.
My parents never really forced us to work out. They just wanted us to do whatever we find fun in. But after my small incident a month ago, both Nejire and I are supposed to learn self-defence techniques from this old guy. Well, not that I mind. When Game-skills can't be used by me, I can learn skills manually and then use them. I am sure I can get a passive Martial Arts Proficiency after a while.
Seeing my absent mind, the old man sighed. "Little Neji, you are aware that if not for your Grandmother, I wouldn't have agreed on teaching you and the little girl. Although you have the talent of a Dragon, you should still pay attention to the matches."
Talent of a Dragon? I thought only Chinese people talked like that in Xianxia novels. Damn, this is real.
"Now." He took a deep breath in. "It's your turn."
Oh, yeah. He hits hard. I got 3 points in defence from training with him for 1 month. Nice.
"Yes, Master Shifu!"
Well... I did start 'sparring' with him with a smile on my face, but after a while, as he literally bullied me, and I was left with one or two cracked bones here and there.
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But, the beating was worth it.
•[Martial Art Proficiency (lowest): You are a martial art prodigy, you learn all types of martial arts faster and quicker. 5% boost in attack when attacking someone using a martial art technique.]
It's only the lowest level, so 5% attack damage is still a lot. The main perk is learning all types of martial arts faster. This way, I should be able to master many techniques in a short time. Yay.
"Brrr~"
I frowned as I looked at Nejire, who had half of her face submerged under water which she was using to blowing bubbles.
Shaking my head at her, I said, "You know, that sounds annoying. Can't you stay still for a second...?"
"No, you!" That was her response.
"..."
Kids...
I shook my head and also decided to jump in the pool. We are done training, so it's time to clean ourselves. What's better than an indoor pool? Nothing!
Taking a deep breath, I jumped in the water and swam deep down. I have a Swimming Skill that lets me swim "level" percent faster, but that needs mana, so no use for the current me. But luckily, I also have a Swimming Proficiency too, which lets me stay underwater for around 10 minutes without taking a breath. Maybe when maxed, I would be able to breathe underwater? Would be cool.
So yeah, even without mana, the Gamer System is still the best system around.
[(^_^) Thank you, master.]
'Oh...' I blinked. That was sudden. Anyway, 'You're welcome.'
Moving on. From under the water, I looked at Nejire who was swimming slowly above the water. Everything is clear from here, so I decided to prank her a little.
I swam up, slowly, feeling the water caress my hair, and went closer to her legs. As she swam unhurriedly, enjoying the water, I drew my hand closer to her leg and grabbed it. Then hearing a small squeal coming from above the water, I gripped the leg hard and pulled her down.
"Kya!"
I heard a muffled yell before I found Nejire in front of me, looking at me with wide eyes and a horrified face.
Unsurprisingly, my little prank didn't end well. Not that I minded the light punches in my chest. She is kind of cute.
«–★–»
—|General Pov|—
Two days later,
The Hado family was gathered around the Drawing Room of their mansion. Mommy Hado and Daddy Hado were sitting next to each other on the couch, and the kids were sitting on the couch opposite to them.
Well, Neji was sitting on the couch and Nejire was on the floor, between his legs as Neji kept combing her hair.
Neji and Nejire stared at them both as Gara took a deep breath, smiling brightly.
"So basically..." Gara mused. "Today is our 10th marriage anniversary! Woohoo!"
Neji paused for a brief second before continuing to comb his sister's hair. He gets experience points from doing this too. And since he is banned from going to the Park, aka not being able to enter the dungeon, any Exp is welcome.
"Congrats." Neji simply answered. Unlike before, he doesn't show much enthusiasm anymore. Acting excited wasn't his cup of tea. He only acted like that before since he wasn't confident enough to not make people suspicious without trying his best to act like a kid. So he first acted cheerfully and then decided to tone down the cheerfulness slowly.
He started toning it down after getting his quirk since it's largely believed that Quirk awakening changes people. So that was the best moment to change himself.
But Nejire's answer wasn't so dry. She stood up from the floor and walked closer to her parents, looking at them with glittering eyes. "Really? Really?! It was the 9th anniversary just a few days ago, it's already the 10th?! Wow, time passes so fast!"
Gara giggled and cupped Nejire's cheeks. "Oh yes, my princess. Since last time we invited some close friends and relatives, this time we decided not to do that. Today, in the evening, we have decided to go out and eat at a fancy restaurant!"
The shine in Nejire's eyes intensified. "Ohhh!"
"Hehe, we will eat whatever we want!" Aiko commented as Neji smiled at it.
His parents' 10th anniversary. He almost forgot about it. Well, he can only hope nothing wrong happens on their little trip.
What can possibly go wrong?
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