4 Chapter 4

[Third Person's PoV] 

Futarou was sweating to the point his shirt was sticking to his body.

"95, 96, 97, 98, 99, and 100," he muttered as he finished his set of squats.

After wiping his forehead, he checked his daily quest,

[Daily quest:

-100/100 (sit-ups)

-100/100 (push-ups)

-100/100 (squats)

-RUN (0/10KM)]

[Rewards: 5+ stat points (SP), Full recovery, 1 Bronze Gacha Ticket]

[Failure: Penalty decided by the system]

"I guess that means I would have to go for a run now," Futarou sighed before leaving his room and walking towards the kitchen.

On the way there, he met Raiha, who was just sitting down watching anime, something that was still a thing in this world.

Raiha detected someone and looked back, gaining a look of surprise when she saw Futarou.

"Why are you so sweaty!" she exclaimed, "Are you sick? Do you need me to get you anything? I told you to rest and stop studying all the time, or you were going to get sick because you don't take care of yourself."

Futarou rolled his eyes before calling her over with his hands.

Raiha was confused but still went towards him. As she approached, Futarou put two fingers in front, tapping her forehead.

Raiha took a step back and held her forehead in confusion. "What was that for?"

Futarou didn't reply to her question before saying, "I'm not sick, I'm sweating because I was exercising."

Raiha pouted as she still held her forehead. "You didn't have to poke my head to tell me that."

Futarou shrugged his shoulders before walking towards the kitchen. "You wouldn't have believed me otherwise."

"And I still don't, since you're acting really weird. Since when do you exercise?"

"...Let's just say I had an epiphany," he replied before grabbing himself some water.

"Well, I'm going to go for a run. Do you want anything from the store while I'm out?" he asked as he headed out the door.

Raiha shook her head. "We shouldn't be spending our money like that. All we have left is already budgeted to last us a week."

Futarou looked down slightly and frowned away from Raiha's view before looking back at her with a smile.

"Don't worry, I recently found myself some funds for the time being, so I can splurge for a bit."

Raiha looked at her brother in confusion. "Seriously, you're acting very weird today, weirder than you normally are. You've been in your room almost every day studying, how could you have gotten money?"

"On my way to school, I helped this rich man out by giving him directions and he left me a large tip as thanks," Futarou lied through his teeth.

"And how much did he give you?" Raiha asked with skepticism.

"¥50,000," Futarou said as he reached into his pockets before summoning the money on his hands from his inventory and showing it to Raiha.

"See?"

Raiha's eyes widened in shock before her face scrunched up slightly, shaking her head. "Hmm. I still think it's best if we save it."

Futarou sighed before asking, "Just let me spoil you a little, alright?" before heading out the door so she doesn't make any more good arguments.

'I believe they sell shortcakes around the area. I should buy her some,' he thought before taking a deep breath and going to run.

As he jogged around the area, he thought about everything that just occurred. 'I wonder what everyone back in my world is thinking due to my disappearance… Hell, I'm sure mom and dad are genuinely happy now that I'm gone.'

These thoughts led to Futarou reminiscing about the life he left behind. His parents weren't what one would call the most lovable. Neglectful would be a major word he would call them.

His parents didn't want children; they wanted to live a child-free life. But due to constant pressure from both their families and society, they felt forced to bear a child to satisfy everyone.

Due to having to bear and take care of a child, his parents didn't have the same freedom they once had and couldn't go on a lot of trips because of it, which is why they came to resent and neglect Tristan. 

They couldn't abuse Tristan as that would taint their image if it ever came to light, so they simply acted like he wasn't there. When he was old enough to be left alone, his parents started disappearing, leaving him alone for days on end, leaving him enough to eat until they came back from wherever they went.

Being alone became the norm for Tristan. He did everything he could to make his parents proud of him. He got A's in his exams and got into sports, hoping his parents would at least take notice of him, but nothing.

Anime, movies, and TV shows were his escape. He watched everything he could to take his mind off the loneliness, but it was just too much. That's why he was planning on moving away at 18, but once he did turn 18, he moved away alright… but he didn't expect it would be to a whole new world in a whole different body.

Futarou shook his head to get rid of unnecessary thoughts. 'I'm in a whole new world, with a whole different life now. Hell, I even have a little sister now.'

Futarou chuckled happily to himself. 'I always wanted a younger sibling.'

After a few more minutes of running, Futarou's hands were on his knees as he gasped for air, while everyone else around him just gave him a look before walking away.

He summoned his quest once more and claimed his reward.

[Daily quest:

-100/100 (sit-ups)

-100/100 (push-ups)

-100/100 (squats)

-RUN (10KM/10KM)]

[Rewards: 5+ stat points (SP), Full recovery, 1 Bronze Gacha Ticket]

He felt himself become refreshed and able to breathe normally once again. 'I feel like I could do that again.'

He then opened his status screen and started viewing all of the stat points he currently had while walking towards the supermarket.

[Name: Futarou Uesugi]

[Age: 15]

[Level: 6]

[Exp: 0/2,100]

[Hp: 1,200/1,200]

[Mp: 2,000/2,000]

[Strength: 14]

[Vitality: 12]

[Agility: 14]

[Intelligence: 20]

[Senses: 14]

[SP: 20]

[Gacha Tickets: 11 Bronze Ticket, 6 Silver Tickets]

[Abilities: Hypercognition, Summoning]

[Summoning contracts: N/A]

[Skills: Basic: Swift Stride(F)]

'Hmmm,' Futarou thought as he started buying everything he'll need for dinner.

'I already have a plan forming in my head, but I don't think I'm going to be patient enough to see all those stat points and not be able to use them.'

After paying for his groceries, Futarou walked by an alleyway and put his groceries in his inventory before heading to a bakery.

'I have to think about what build I want in the first place. I know I'm a Summoner so mana and Intelligence should be my number one priority, but I also want to wield a Spear, so strength or Agility should be my next concern.'

Futarou walked towards the front of the bakery and ordered his order.

"1 strawberry shortcake, please."

"1 strawberry shortcake, please."

Hearing someone asking for the same thing, the two of them looked at each other, and Futarou's eyes widened slightly looking at her beautiful red hair and her silver suit of armor before looking away and back in front.

'Oh my God, Oh my God, Oh my God,' he repeated in his head rapidly. 'THAT'S FUCKING ERZA SCARLET!!!' Futarou internally screamed while trying to maintain a composed expression.

[Image] 

Erza looked at the person who ordered the same thing as her and nodded her head as if she was seeing a comrade; after all, someone who likes strawberry shortcake in her book couldn't be that bad.

Seeing Futarou ignore her, Erza just shrugged her shoulders as they both paid for their orders before walking away.

'OH MY FUCKING GOD!!!' It took Futarou a bit to calm down, but when he did, he started analyzing the situation.

'So there are more anime worlds mixed with this. I wonder which ones are there?' Futarou thought before a thought occurred to him, causing him to kick himself over it.

'Damn it, I should have checked if I could appraise her. Who knows when I would see her again, me and my stupid fanboy actions…' He internally grumbled.

Futarou sighed to himself before going back home. When he was about to enter, he took out the groceries before going in.

"I'm Home!" He unconsciously said, which took him by surprise for a bit before shaking his head and heading towards the kitchen. He put the cake on the table as Raiha came over.

He smiled towards Raiha and said, "I bought it for you."

"But Onii-chan…" Raiha wanted to complain before Futarou shook his head and tapped Raiha with his two fingers again.

"Just enjoy it, okay? I'm going to take a bath; the whole thing's for you."

Before he left, he appraised Raiha.

…

[Name: Raiha Uesugi]

[Age: 8]

[Abilities: Soothing Touch]

[Rank: B]

[Info: The younger sister of the Host. Her rank is a mere B due to her frail constitution; had it not been for this hindrance, her standing among the Hunters would assuredly have been markedly elevated.]

…

Seeing Futarou walking away, Raiha held her forehead before smiling to herself and shaking her head.

Meanwhile, Futarou was examining Raiha's info as he took a bath. 'What does Soothing Touch do?'

[Description: Soothing Touch exudes a gentle, healing energy, adept at addressing both physical injuries and mental wounds. Its comforting presence brings relief to the body and serenity to the mind, like a warm embrace enveloping the soul in tranquility. With its exceptional efficacy and versatility, it holds the potential of an S-rank ability, signifying its profound impact and rare capabilities.]

'Damn so she has the potential to be an S rank hunter? That's just crazy, but who knew her constitution would he slowing her down, I knew she had a weak constitution due to my memories but still'