Chapter 9 - Change

Ryuu soon arrives at his hotel room feeling slightly overwhelmed by the contrast of his usual living quarters to this place. He placed the items that he had bought before looking around, seeing that everything was made from smooth concrete and marble that he can only dream of having.

He would have gleefully acted, if not for the [Gamer's mind] that keeps his emotion at bay. Ryuu made his way to the balcony that overlooked the vast cityscape. After a few minutes he entered his room once more and looked at the books.

Ryuu then opened his inventory and took out another book which was given by Erza. He looked at the boxing book and looked at the window screen.

[Do you wish to learn Boxing?]

[Yes/No]

He quickly pressed [Yes] that quickly caused the book to glow in bright bluish white light that slowly disintegrated into nothingness. Ryuu flinched when a multitude of information was uploaded into his head.

Moments later stood from his bed then took a boxing stance before executing a precise Jab, Right hook and Uppercut that he executed perfectly.

[You have acquired Boxing Skill]

'Ahhh….my body unable to keep up.'

He saw his health decrease by 1 before returning to 100. Though, he learned the technique did not include his body that still needed to be trained.

Ryuu nodded before taking everybook and learning every Martial art that he acquired, having countless images popping into his head. He opened his eyes and saw another window screen.

[Do you wish to fuse Similar skills?]

[Yes/No]

The moment he saw this immediately pressed [Yes] knowing the result and began to feel that the Martial art was improving, having fewer loopholes that enemies could use.

[You have acquired Unarmed Fighting Technique.]

He nodded to himself and saw that Kenjutsu was excluded as it primarily used swordsmanship. Ryuu then took the [Breathing Technique] and [Octane Blast] from his inventory and immediately learned how to properly utilize his breathing.

His breathing pattern was better than before. It was more relaxed and constant rather than the random interval that he always does.

[You have acquired Breath Technique Skill.]

Meanwhile, the [Octane Blast] was rather interesting as he was unable to properly use the technique without a source of energy.

The technique was Xuan High Level Dou Technique, close-combat Dou Technique. It's attacks have eight different forces that stack up and the power is equal to a Di Low level Dou Technique!

Tian, Di, Xuan, Huang. These are the classes of Dou Techniques in Xiao Yan's world with Tian being the better and Huang being the worse. Every class was split further into Low, Mid, and High. This just speaks on how strong the technique given by Xiao Yan is.

Even though Octane Blast doesn't have the high requirements of one's Dou Qi, the energy used by Xiao Yan's world, it has a huge toll on the body. This technique is a close combat Dou Technique and with weak arms and legs, if you really try to use it, you'll probably end up with broken limbs before you even touch your opponent.

The attack power of 'Octane Blast' is sufficient to be compared to that of a Low Di Dou Technique. If it is trained properly, it is not difficult for your actual fighting strength to exceed someone who is stronger than you by several folds.

[You have acquired Octane Blast Skill]

[Requirement: Any form energy]

Ryuu nodded and took out the [Origin Magic Book] that was unable to be learned as it was just a vague explanation and does necessary give someone magic. He read the content of the book and it told that mana or Etherno could be sensed by meditating or have an overwhelming emotion.

After finishing, Ryuu closed the book and stood up once again heading towards the hot tub. He decided it was best to cleanse his body while trying to sense Mana.

Once the tub was full, he took out the cleansing pill from his inventory and saw a small bottle form on his hand. He opened the lid and was instantly greeted by an alluring aroma before taking out a small pill from inside it.

'I just hope it doesn't kill me…'

Ryuu dropped the pill into the bath water, which turned into a multicolored liquid that produced a very pleasant aroma. It was only a low tier yet the auroma was out of this world based on the fragrant.

He took out his clothes before jumping inside and instantly felt aching pain from the water but not enough to make him stop. It only gave him an uncomfortable feeling similar to ants crawling around his body.

Moments later, he took a meditating position and took deep breaths before exhaling. Ryuu focused and tried to sense the mana around him.

His deep concentration did not let him notice that change happening to his body. Ryuu's once average body gradually turn into a rather toned build, showing individual muscles and skin becoming smoother than before akin to a newborn child.

Ryuu's hair grew longer enough to reach his eyes. Though, in the process, it also produces a mucus-like substance in the water which diluted the once clear beautiful water into murky water.

As his body had a shocking metamorphosis, Ryuu slowly felt a light of some sort, around him and found himself surrounded by the blood soaking red hovering light. Ryuu tried to reach out and absorbed the energy that caused his body to radiate a thick, dangerous aura.

He soon opened his eyes showing the once dark eyes turn into crimson red that could allure any woman. Ryuu soon held out his hand trying to find what his magic was and was shocked when he heard the system.

[You have acquired Mana energy]

[You have acquired Blood Magic skill]

'Blood magic? Why fuck do I have that emo ass skill!? I wanted fire or water but blood!? Are you kidding me!?'

(E/N: Hmm I can delete your whole existence if you want?)

Ryuu inwardly curses looking at the blood hovering this palmed. He sighed before trying to mold the blood, surprised that it turned into a needle before mentally solidifying the blood.

He was taken aback when it worked and quickly tried to manipulate his own blood. Ryuu was able to pump more blood than normally and circulate oxygen at a much quicker pace.

'Hmm, is this magic perhaps useful? I remember that blood bending grandma from Avatar: The Last Airbender was Overpowered. Maybe I can use it like that too.'

Ryuu knew that despite not being the one that he wanted still held merits. He recalls Carnage from Marvel who is basically a walking talking mass of blood.

'Gaaaah what is that smell!?'

Soon enough, He finally noticed the horrid smell and saw that the bath water had turned into disgusting black liquid. This causes him to quickly get out of the tub and rinse the remaining residue before looking at himself in the mirror.

He took a step back seeing his sudden change, having a more muscular build and superb handsomeness that will easily label him the most popular guy in school. However, he frowned that his height and childish face still remained.

'Dammit are you kidding me!? I want to look like an adult not a fucking kid! *Sigh* at least I'm not alone right, Vandalieu?'

Ryuu surrendered while thinking about his comrade who sneezed after mentioning his name. He soon unplugged the water and changed into his clothes.

'Let see how much my status has changed...'

[Status

Name: Ryuu Cinco

Title: Administrator

Overall Power: Mid Tier 9-B

Physical Strength: Mid Tier 9-B

Durability: Low Tier 9-B

Stamina: Mid Tier 9-B

Intelligence: High Tier 9-B

Extra Stats:

HP: 250/250 (Average adult man 150)

MP: 100/100

Energy: Mana

Skills:

Passive:

Intuition (High Tier 9-A)

Drawing (High Tier 10-A)

Breathing Technique lv.1

Active:

Unarmed Fighting Technique Lv.1

Octane Blast Lv.1

Blood Magic Lv.1

Inventory: None.

Points : None

]

His overall strength was now enough to destroy solid concrete and surpass the normal human limits. Ryuu took a stance and performed Martial art, finding that it was easier and less painful than before.

He looked at the time and found that it was already night. Ryuu was shocked that he had lost the track of time just trying to acquire magic.

'I wonder if I'm some sort of genius when it comes to magic? Maybe it has to do with my [Gamer's body] and [Gamer's Mind] that made it easier?'

Ryuu thought vaguely about the level of mastery when it comes to learning magic. His guess was correct as without it, then he'd take several months, years, or even decades to sense Mana! He checked his chat group and still nothing.

'I'm still not tired and the others hadn't gone online since yesterday. I'm sure they intend to read not only their story but others' as well.'

He looked at his phone for a bit before shutting it down. Ryuu decided to train his body and improve his skills as he felt a sudden ache to push himself.

Edited by Adlamung