Start of a 'short' training session

I was expecting that, with the rigorous mana manipulation I was doing, I wouldn't be surprised that it got to D- rank.

[That would be virtually impossible, but the next big change is your limiter. Due to unspecified reasons it increased, probably you have to thank Anar'aya, the knowledge on how to pray to her costs almost nothing]

How much?

[Nothing special, just your life]

You tried to joke, right?

....

Right?

...

Please tell me you're lying.

[Yes]

Ok, then what's the limit now.

[9.6 avg. stat]

THAT'S BASICALLY NOTHING

[That's not just nothing. Only 20 races in the records that I possess could safely hold 9.6 avg. stat or more. I have 100.000.000 different races recorded in my database]

Ok, now let finish my training.

<2.6 month skip>

[Congratulations, the skill 'magic book' ranked up to G rank]

Ok, now what did you want to tell me.

[For your achievement like gaining those divine titles and breaking the human limit, the HQ gave me the allowance to generate a quest for you that will help you, with a reward that will help you, do you want it]

Sure

[Are you sure, once you agree, no matter the quest mission, you must accept it.]

Yeah

[Are you really, really sure?]

Yes

[Are you really, really, really sure about this?]

Yes, now shut up and give me the quest.

[Ok]

[Name: Training montage for kids

Rank: SS

Descript-

Wait a second. The quest name is "Training montage for kids" and rank is SS?

[Yes, now don't interrupt me or I will make the quest Ex rank]

Yes, ma'am

[Name: Training montage for kids

Rank: SS

Description: Just because you are an adult in a kid's body doesn't mean you are a kid and have the luxury to slack of. Learn five skills to F- rank.

Immediate rewards: 'Mystery Knowledge Token (G rank)' x 5

Reward: 10 silver coins, 'Minor Skill Upgrade Token' x 2, 'Item Token (Uncommon)' x1

Punishment: you lose everything you got from 'gift box', 'mana manipulation get degraded to G+ rank.

Time limit: 4 years.]

Hey system, what kind of tears should I cry, of sadness or of happiness?

[Neither, wakey wakey, it's time to go to work]

NNNNNNOOOOOOO

Either way, Spartan mode, on.

Let's first open the 'knowledge tokens'

|A/N: Knowledge tokens are tokens which grant knowledge about something and that same knowledge must be able to be found in the system shop. 'Mystery' just means the kind of knowledge you could receive is random. G rank means that the knowledge you will get could bring you up to G rank if you practice the skill.

'Minor Skill Upgrade Token' is a token that raises the skill rank by one minor rank, example would be E- to E or F+ to E-.

'Item Token (F-)' is a token you can exchange for a F- ranked item in the shop.|

System, open the five 'Mystery Knowledge Tokens'.

[Understood]

[Congratulations, you got 'Knowledge of Fire manipulation', 'Knowledge of Halberd Wielding', 'Knowledge of Teleport', 'Knowledge of Mana Strengthening', 'Knowledge of Shroud Barrier']

Fuck

'Knowledge of Halberd Wielding' isn't something I can learn my own because I lack a halberd or the ability to form anything but a book.

System, can I refund a 'knowledge token'?

[No, and I won't offer you any compensation for getting unlucky]

Sigh, now my only hope is learning 'barrier'. This was one of my most used skill, as not only was it easy to learn and modify, but also it was an element-neutral spell, so I used it till death, hope I have enough time to learn it though.

[Hope you forgot all those habits that you had with the 'barrier' spell, because if you do them now, you will need at least 7 years to bring 'barrier' to F- rank]

Is even possible to complete this quest. If the 'magic book' skill took so long?

[Yes, 'Magic Book' took so long because of inadequate preparations and you inexperience in manipulating mana. In your original life you only used 'mana strengthening', 'barrier', 'shockwave' and the variations of the three spells you came up with.]

[That's it, that was very low even compared to other non-mage classes. The fact that you used an artifact to use those spells doesn't make an excuse, many other did it as well and they had at least six spells in their arsenal, not counting the variations of those spells]

[With my predictions and taking into account the primitivity of the skills compared to 'magic book', if you practice non-stop, quite literally without stop, then a two years should be enough. I didn't include mental fatigue and the like in this conclusion.]

Oh, then it's doable

[Yes, especially so as you are very near developing the 'fatigue resistance' skill]

That's concerning, let's start training with 'mana strengthening' then.

<3 month skip>

[Congratulations, 'Mana strengthening' has reached G+ rank]

Oh...My...…God. How many mistakes have I pilled up under my experience, no wonder my 'mana strengthening' didn't go beyond B- rank.

[After going through the majority of your memories, I understood that you never had any teachers for magic apart those cheap books you bought and the youtube videos of amateurs trying to look like experts.]

Don't make it sound like that, being poor doesn't give me a lot of pluses.

[It's not my fault you were poor, now continue training]

Ok

<2 month time skip>

[Congratulations, 'mana strengthening' ranked up to F-]

[Quest progress: 16%->20%]

[Hey host, what does it feel like to be one fifth of the way there.]

Good, I guess

[Well guess what, since you chose the easiest option out of them all, the remaining 4/5 of the quest will feel far more difficult]

A/N: 'mana strengthening' just strengthens your body or, if you get to higher ranks, specific body parts or even in a specific way. A staple spell for all beings that can use mana except races like dragons and such.

Ok, time to go to training again.

[Have fun]

[Congratulations, you acquired 'mental fatigue resistance', G- rank]

That's slightly concerning,

...

Moving on

<2 month time skip>

This is fun, you know. 6 hours of sleep, 19 hours of work and 3 hours forth of breaks and all within 24 four hours, how amazing is this. Being on the brink of insanity is totally forth it for this kind of lifestyle I tell you.

[I'm not sure how to tell this to you, but you're already half-insane]

Oh, such wonderful news, it would be even better if my 'mental fatigue resistance' skill got to G rank.

[Congratulations, 'Mental Fatigue Resistance' ranked up to G rank]

[What in the actual fuck?]

You said I was half-insane right, this is the proof, hallucinations.

[I was only joking about you being half-insane, I already checked your mental state and you're only unstable, not insane and this notification is real]

You should play along with me in this suffering of mine.

[Well, you already got the 'fire manipulation' skill, I was just delaying it]

Then quickly show it

[Sure, sure]

[Congratulations, you have acquired 'Fire Manipulation']

Ok, now leave me alone in my sorrows, I want to experience what it feels like to be insane.

<9 month time skip>

Hey system, I checked my stats, where is the quest progression, 'fire manipulation' rank up and the 'mental fatigue resistance' rank up notifications.

[In your hallucinations]

I'm serious

[And so am I]

Wait, really?

[Yeah, you are officially insane]

Finally, I was working so hard for it

[Just Kidding]

Eh

...

.

So I'm not insane

[Yes]

NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-

[Now shut up and read the notification]

[Congratulations, your 'Fire Manipulation' has ranked up to F- rank]

[Quest progress: 36%->40%]

[Congratulations, your 'Mental Fatigue Resistance' has ranked up to G+ rank]

[You are far too close to you goal, so I'm changing the conditions of the quest so that only active skills work for completing the quest]

[The quest conditions have been changed, please open the quest window to check the changes]

NNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Why would you waste this wonderful tort-ahem, training time when I'm here to watch over you]

You almost said torture, right?

[No]

Yes

[No]

Yes

[No]

Yes

[No]

Yes

[No]

No

[Yes]

YOU ADMITED, YOU ADMITED TO SAYING THAT YOU SAID TORTURE.

[You have 2 years and 7 months left to learn the three most difficult skills left.]

OK, I UNDERSTAND, now leave me alone, I'm to go search grass to touch

[Get back home before 2 AM]

Sure mom

<2 months time skip>