17 Chapter 17: Gaining Stats
Chapter 16: Gaining Stats
Adept Grappler title has been changed to Master Grappler and its effect has been updated.
Also apologies for the system messages. Baki is now training, it's a way to show his improvements.
[Master Grappler]
Effect: Grants 30% STR, 30% TEQ, 30% SPD when equipped.
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[Ding! User Baki has grasped the essence of Karate, the Seiken Fist.]
[Ding! Karate proficiency has reached 25%.]
[Ding! Due to reaching 25% in Karate, Basic Karate title has been granted.]
[Basic Karate.]
Effect: Grants 10% STR, 10% DEF, 10% HP when equipped.
[Due to raising skill proficiency for the first time, all stats have been increased by five. 100 HP has been gained.]
[Ding! Weighted Gain has detected additional weight added to Baki's visual training. Calculating additional stat gain...]
[Ding! 20 STR, 20 END, 20 CHA, 20 TEQ, 20 WIS, 20 LUC, 20 SPD has been obtained. 400 HP has been gained. 20 Ki has been obtained]
[Ding!...] (+9 STR)
[Ding!...] (+2 END)
[Ding!...] (+3 CHA)
[Ding!...] (+3 WIS)
[Ding!...] (+10 HP)
'Oioioi, that actually worked?', I retorted seeing these notifications appear.
[Correct, Master. You have reached another first milestone. Even if it was just through visualization training, it is still classified as training. Since you put on your weights prior to starting this training, Weighted Gain triggered, and calculated bonus stats.] Aura explained.
'Image training...', I wondered. 'Goku likes to do that a lot when he meditates, right?', I mused.
[Image training is an excellent way to recall how opponents move. It would be as if you were in a real battle. There is a drawback to it, and that is you need to be with someone to initiate it. A special link is needed for that. What you underwent was more of a visualization training, Master. But nonetheless, it is still counted as training.]
'I see. I'm already feeling flowing with energy, much more so than previously. I know I am in a training period now, but I want to see what my stats look like. It was quite a substantial gain after going through visual training for the first time.', I uttered to myself.
[Here you go, Master.], Aura said, bringing up my status screen yet again. Yep, just by seeing these stats alone, Weighted Gain is a busted skill.
Right now, my body is heavy, but bursting with energy. After this increase in stats, it became somewhat lighter. It was good I got those custom one hundred pound weighted gear.
I did lack a weighted gi, but that would be left for another time. I didn't know how many pounds I could lift now, but I did have interest in finding that out.
[Baki Hanma]
HP: 680 (+410)
KI: 45 (+20)
Level: 1
EXP: 0/100
STR: 87 (+29)
END: 40 (+22)
CHA: 51 (+23)
TEQ: 27 (+20)
WIS: 41 (+23)
LUC: 29 (+20)
SPD: 33 (+20)
[Ding! A new skill has been created. Shadow Training.]
[Shadow Training]
Allows Baki to visualize memories of various martial artists and fighters. Gaining proficiency in techniques becomes even easier when doing visualization training.
Effect: Gains 5 TEQ per TEQ gain.
Additional Effect: Grants Baki bonus gain based on skill proficiency milestone achieved.
[Ding! Shadow Training has been triggered. 5 TEQ gained.]
[Ding! Shadow training has been completed. 25% Proficiency in Karate has been achieved.]
[Ding! Due to reaching 25% Proficiency in Karate, 10 STR, 10 END, 50 HP has been gained. Additional 5 TEQ has been gained.]
[Ding! Due to training Proficiency in Karate to 25%, Weighted Gain has triggered. Calculating additional stat gain...]
[Ding! 40 STR, 40 END, 200 HP has been gained. 20 TEQ has been gained.]
[Ding!...] (+9 STR)
[Ding!...] (+2 END)
[Ding!...] (+10 HP)
HP: 890 (+210)
STR: 136 (+49)
END: 82 (+42)
TEQ: 52 (+25)
[Ding! User Baki has achieved 100 points in a given stat for the first time. New milestone has been achieved.
[Ding! Granting 20 STR]
[Ding!...] (+9 STR)
STR: 165
My head started to feel a bit fuzzy seeing all of these notifications appear one after another. It was one blue screen in succession. It was quite a lot to take in at once. My body was now overflowing with energy, and it felt somewhat lighter. I could still feel the four hundred pounds weighing my body down, but unlike before, I feel I could freely move around now with it on. I did want to test just how much weight my body can endure, but for the present, I will continue wearing these ones.
There was one thing for sure, Weighted Gain was definitely busted, even more than I had thought just a moment ago. No matter what I do or where I do it, as long as its some form of training, Weighted Gain will trigger. I wonder, if enough time passes, will I become like Piccolo, forgetting that I even have weighted gear on when I fight?
To be honest that does sound tempting, I would love to see the old man's reactions the moment he sees a bunch of heavy gear get dropped onto the floor creating giant holes in the middle of the arena, haha.
Still, since yesterday that I was brought here into this world, I successfully created four skills so far. Sleep, Weighted Gain, Long-Distance Runner, and Shadow Training. I will see myself using Shadow Training the most during these next six days, while Weighted Gain is the most beneficial for me, which will exponentially increase my gains to go even further. Sleep will help restore my health should I ever find myself in danger, but I do want to learn other ways of restoring it. I will need to find out what types of Meditation skills there are.
"Phew...", I uttered, letting out a hot breath of air, letting out all the stress my body received from this surging energy flowing inside. I then had another look at my fist.
Recalling Doppo's form, I began to curl my fists in the same manner, extending a couple of my knuckles outward, and leaving my thumb over my fist.
"The most essential part to Karate users, to where their peak physical strength shines, putting it all into one, devastating punch that could even sunder through steel...", I began to say. I squared my body, and tucked in my left elbow to my waist, pointing my right arm ahead of me.
"That is the meaning behind the Seiken Fist. The style the Shinshinkai Karate Dojo takes pride in!", I yelled. As I let my strength soar, unbeknownst to me, a thin white aura began to wrap around my entire body as my vision became clear just like a flowing river.
"Haaah!", I yelled out, one punch, one jab. That was the essence of the Seiken Fist! All you needed was one punch to destroy your enemy!
Skreeee! Bang!
A loud screeching noise followed by a deafening bang struck the moment my fist came into contact with the cold, filled sandbag. It was filled to the brim. The sandbag didn't even move an inch before tears began to appear all over it, striking it all over. One rip led into another, and sand began to pour out.
In just a mere moment or two, the entire sandbag collapsed from its string, becoming shreds. Piles of sand began to cloud my vision and the basement floor started to get hazy.
Yet in that moment, I smiled. I knew in that instant, that was a feat of strength.
I doubt it was enough to rival oyaji or those like the Doppo yet, but it was a good first step. My strength was sixteen times that of a normal human's.
Now if I put myself in other people's shoes, how does that put me against the likes of someone like Gojo-sensei or Goku during early DBZ?
My blood began to boil just thinking of the opportunities that will arise from this. It was just six days until the event at Tokyo Dome now. I didn't think I would grasp the full essence of Karate in this one week, but reaching 25% was a start. At the very least, I'd want to reach 50% with Karate before going out and finding opponents to fight.
Once Friday or Saturday hit, I will try to seek out local delinquents. I want to see where they are in comparison to the strength of a peak human. And then see where they lay against someone of my current caliber.
"Cough, cough...", I said, coughing while having a look of anticipation in my eyes.
Rushing to the nearest window, I opened them up to let this dust air out.
Before I realized it, noon had come and passed. My Shadow Training lasted longer than I had thought.
I knew training too much was unhealthy for the body too. I had a rough outline of what I wanted to do. Long distance running in the morning for two or three hours. Shadow Training for three hours. and intense weight training on various portions of my muscles.
I knew some went the extreme, doing exercises like finger pushups. Some martial arts require a finger's tendons to be as if it was steel to tear through muscle as if it was cotton candy. One of Baki's earlier opponents was the Cord Cutter, who specialized in tearing apart one's nerves, which rendered certain parts of the body useless.
After the Shinshinkai event, it was possible I will encounter that guy soon, so I need to prepare some techniques for him.
One such one was a branch of the Seiken Fist. Baki's own technique, called the Rigid Body Technique.
Or Goutaijutsu in Japanese.
This technique allowed Baki to stiffen his body to its utmost limits on impact. He would counter with his own version of the Seiken Punch, rendering such 'cord cutting' useless. And counterattack with the full weight of his body in one powerful punch.
Grasping the beginning of that was where I was going to start.
With anticipation in my eyes, my Shadow Training session came to an end for the day, and I proceeded onward to my next training set.
Yet at the same time I began to begin my first set of muscle training...
Somewhere in the cosmos, an event was currently taking place that was unbeknownst to me.
A single spaceship could be seen fleeing and dodging shots fired from three other spaceships, trying to shoot it down with yellow laser-like beams from their cannons.
"Tch, given all the approval we received from His Majesty, we can't shoot down a single ship?", One of the pilots uttered with a scoff as he said that over a voiceline.
"Look, the target is accelerating! We will lose her at this point!", A second pilot quickly said in discontent.
"Fine. As leader of this squad, I'm authorizing weapon code: Orange. I'm granting permission to use C-class armaments. Fire away! We must not let her flee!", The captain of his spaceship said while speeding at a high pace, trying to catch up to the only spaceship they were pursuing...
