3 Life Changes Mana
"This... This is definitely new... Mana perhaps?''
Issei shifted his laying position and moved to sit on his bed, getting in a meditative position and resting his back against the wall he closed his eyes and began to control his breathing.
Using the triangle breathing method he began to calm himself, trying to find his center, to find that mana in his body.
After about an hour, he found it.
A lot of it was concentrated in his heart, controlling his breathing and focusing on that feeling he tried to spread the mana out to the rest of his body.
It took him time, but eventually, he got it, it was still slow and thing, but he was able to do it.
Focusing on this he didn't even notice as the time flew by until it was morning already as his alarm clock went off.
Opening his eyes he reached over to shut it off, he felt well-rested despite having spent the entire night in meditation, so that was good.
Deciding to get out and make use of the day, he went to the martial arts dojo he had signed up for, now with the permission from his parents and the payment he was allowed to start practicing.
The only problem was, apparently there were girls there who noticed it was him, and got upset and sent daggers his way with their eyes.
Not worrying about them he focused on the lessons, even as he got tossed around by the instructor a few times, he always got back up and focused once more.
Having stayed all day, only taking breaks to eat food and hydrate. He didn't work out the entire time, when he wasn't moving his body he was focusing his mana and mind by reading the books they had available, while also sitting during the instructions.
It was about when it was 4 PM did the females stop paying too much attention to him, some were even happy to see him so invested in martial arts, it built discipline and with it, he might become an actual decent person, but time would tell of course.
It was as he was heading out did he got a call from a group called the 'Pervy Muskeeters'.
Issei had to hold himself back from physically gagging at the name, but he answered it, only to get bombarded with questions from his best friends, Matsuda and Motohama.
''Issei, where have you been? It's the summer! We should be enjoying our youth, after entering Kouh, there is so much more material!''
''That's right Issei, I've been able to record all the sizes of most the girls in school, and even find actors that resemble them!''
Issei cursed beneath his breath before he calmed himself and spoke.
''We can't be friends anymore, the direction we're heading down does not feel right. I'm going to get my life in order, I've sold all of my figurines, burned my porn, and have sold all my smut games, I have left this life behind me. It was nice while it lasted, but I am not longer perverted trio material.''
Then he simply hung up, removed their numbers, and made it so he wouldn't get notifications if they called or texted him.
Unknown to him, he was overheard by one of the girls leaving the Dojo, and when he put his phone away and got onto his bike and began to pedal back.
She opened her phone and began to rapidly text her other friends.
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This is how Issei's days went since he had a lot of money because he sold a lot of things, he didn't need to get a part-time job for the training, he continued to train his body and martial arts, and his mana.
Day in day out, only stopping occasionally to take his Mother out on 'Grocery Dates' as she called them, days she asked him to come with her so he could help her carry things.
He had also stopped and taken a small break with his dad to go on a fishing trip like he always wanted, his dad started crying while they were fishing, saying this was one of his happiest memories with his own dad, and he was glad that he was able to share it with Issei as well, and to hope that he to could pass it onto his own children.
It was then he learned more about his previous 'Siblings' the two that came before him that were unborn.
Hearing the story made Issei as a whole feel more... settled so to speak, Issei didn't consider himself someone different, he wasn't some stranger in their son's body, no he was Issei.
He was their son, their miracle.
He was even upset at himself that despite the hardships they had gone through, he was close to throwing it away, but it was fine. He would make up for it now.
It was when they returned home, that his dad looked a lot better now that he had a trip away, and a lot of things he was holding off his chest.
It was actually during dinner did Issei begin to notice the air between his parents.
''I'm going to stay at a friend's tonight, there's a new Mecha game he just got, and I wanted to try it before I bought it myself, we're also going to hold a spar to show his Mother what we do in the dojo most days.''
The light that passed through both his parent's eyes confirmed his suspicion so he quickly finished his food, washed his dishes, grabbed a to-go bag, and headed out.
Staying at a hotel for the night so as to not bother his parents in their 'magical' moment.
He sat on the hotel's bed, in his meditative position. It had been a few months now, and he felt great. His mana felt stronger and faster, his body was faster and stronger, and he was starting to look really good.
Now it was time to do something he has been putting off because he wasn't sure if he was ready.
Attempt to wake up The Red Dragon Emperor of Domination, Ddraig.
