Chapter 13 - Stronger

-Two days later.

Inside a ten-foot-long, three-foot-wide container, a young boy laid eyes closed, immersed in a greenish liquid, hooked up with a breathing apparatus and other various wires. He had lean muscles, about four feet tall and a skin that is so pale it looks as though it has never seen the sun. He had soft, inky black hair that moved like waves through the greenish liquid.

It has been 48 hours since Victor had his first challenging fight ever since he crossed into this world.

After Victor lost his consciousness, Jaya controlled the nano suit to engulf his unconscious body and brought it to the spaceship to be placed in the rejuvenation chamber for healing.

"Where am I?" Victor, the boy immersed inside the liquid container thought as he opened his eyes, "It's so green…"

"Ugh..." His mind vaguely recalled the previous day battle, "Jaya? Are you there?"

[…]

"Hey, Jaya?"

[I'm here sir.]

"Why didn't you answer?"

[Thought communication requires the key word, 'Hey Jaya,' before your query is registered.]

"What is this, google? *Sigh* Any way, how long was I out?"

[It has been two day's since you lost consciousness, sir. I controlled the nano suit to transport your body to the medical chamber for treatment.]

"So, this is the medical chamber?... It has a blissful and soothing sensation on my body…

How is my condition?" Victor thought, moving his head, looking at his body connected with multiple wires.

[You are two minutes away from full rejuvenation, sir.]

"Really? I thought my injuries were pretty serious…"

[They were, sir. You had five broken ribs, multiple wounds on your face, more on the body, and one big gash from the animal's claws that stretched from your chest to the abdomen.]

"Fuck…

How am I healed so fast?"

[Saiyans recover from injury in a relatively short period of time. And this Medical Machine can heal almost all the body injuries except lost limbs or the tail. And, even if you do lose a limb, it is possible to attach it and recover completely. Given that not much time had passed.]

"Hmm… and did I grow any stronger?"

[Your current physique power is 21,059. A full 4000 points increase.]

[Standard power level reading is 27,689, sir.]

He was a bit stunned and taken aback, "that much?"

[Your Saiyan genetic trait allows you to imprint on the injuries and experiences, then instantly learning from it. As it does, your mind and body adapt to the said struggles, allowing your instinctual methods and natural resistance to noticeably improve, which also increases your physical might and general efficiency as you recover, thereby lessening the chances of the problem happening again. The more severe the damage you recover from, the more significant the improvements will be, effectively making prolonged battles more favorable to you.]

Victor showed a satisfied smile. "So basically… gain strength by facing and overcoming death…"

[…]

Victor pulled the breathing apparatus out of his face while the liquid inside medical chamber slowly drained.

Stepping out, "Jaya, what happened to the sabretooth tiger?" he asked.

[After you were carried inside, the ship has been in camouflage mode. The animal should have re-gained consciousness by now.]

Sighing, Victor moved towards the kitchen. "Food blocks it is…"

[Remaining 37 blocks, sir. I recommend hunting and storing food as you had scheduled to train here for another nine years.]

"I know… I know… I'll go hunting after I finish today's gravity room training."

And so, time passed by slowly as Victor continued his strenuous schedule. Hunting, training, and eating, — days turned in to weeks, weeks turned in to months, and months turned in to years.

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- Sea Circle Calendar 1491 | Victor, age 12.

A young boy about six feet tall, lean body, covered in a matt finish — full black suit flew fast over the waters of South-Blue-Sea.

After learning of Jaya's maritime capabilities, Victor had been — occasionally — taking few breaks from his training program, to explore the waters of South-Blue. The only one of the four seas that Jaya had navigational data available.

Seven years ago, when Jaya scanned the contents of maritime documents found on the shipwreck, Victor had acquired the knowledge of masterfully navigating in this world.

Jaya computed itself a compus like program capable of navigating the four seas, and with the south blue chart he found on that same day, he now had a perfect mini map capable of showing him his pinpoint location as he soared his way through the air.

Of course, the same can be said with all the four seas once Jaya gets to scan their relative data. And with his increased power level, Jaya was now capable of monitoring a ridiculous range of almost four kilometers.

However, just like everybody else, Jaya's compus like feature did not work in the Grand-Line or the New-World waters. But, after a few days on data analysis, and making Victor once again astounded by her inexplicable capability, Jaya improvised — by converting pure energy into magnetic waves to replicate the functions of log poses.

On top of that, Jaya could store the magnetic coordinate of every island Victor visits — like 'Eternal Log Poses' —making him not needing to worry about finding his way back to any island he travels.

However, although he now had greater maneuverability, he deliberately avoided all plot characters. Whenever he flies out of Rusukaina island, he would always have the nano suit cover his full body with the camouflage mode enabled. His plan was to join the marines using a made-up identity, hence, to avoid unnecessary variables, he must stay away from major plot incidents.