Chapter 13 - Meeting an old women

Later in East of Magnolia somewhere in a forest

There lies a huge tree at first glance, it is easy to confuse anyone thinking its one of the trees growing in the East Forest, as the base for its construction is most likely one of the local trees. It is hollow in the middle, and there is a fairly large room located inside. Stocks have been pierced in a few areas, creating openings for windows and a massive, ornate door. The land around the house was left unchanged, apart from the creation of paths and a few stairs leading to the main entrance.

Inside the hollow out tree trunk furniture, there is consists of a bed, a working desk, several tree stumps for stool, and numerous crates and barrels. There is also a large collection of books placed on shelves. In the bed there Lying a black-haired boy wearing an adorable little panda hoodie while beside him sitting in a chair reading a book an old women slim and tall elderly woman with pink hair, tied in a bun on the back of her head by two large pins with crescent moon-shaped edges, and with two bangs of hair left framing her face. She has reddish eyes, and a beauty mark located below her mouth, on the left side of her face reading a book.

She notices the boy's eyelids were moving has he starting to awake from his slumber.

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P.o.V Silver

"AH, I'm so tried....where am I? Ouche" I tried to open my eyes while looking around see bandages wrapped around his legs and arms in a bed. ' The last thing I remember was Gildarts was chasing all over town then the only way to escape I ate that dying will bullet then everything went blank. '

"Don't Move!" I heard a stern voice saying to him then look towards voice direction

He glances at the figure he recognized old women it was Porlyusica who healed him before.

"Ahem... Done daydream boy Rest now this is the second time in six months I had to treat you It is not even a year since you joined yet already causing so much commotion" told Porlyusica sternly scolding the trouble maker

In Silver defense, all he did was laughed "shi Shiii shi shiiiii Its more fun this way" with a goofy grin plastered on his face while rubbing his head.

Porlyusica snort hearing his words

"So... where am I? granny?" asked Silver while around one-room home which gives a small yet comfy and homie feel to it.

"Who are you calling granny brat?" said menacingly if looks can kill he would have died hundreds of times already

Silver wanted to say her but hold it in he had a feeling if he said that He suffers much more compare to getting caught by Gildarts.

"I found near my forest passed out wearing nothing but your hoodie and your underwear " explained Porlyusica while look at him has he some pervert

Silver absently nodded along while feeling all his body and looking window outside which surprisingly dark. " You sleep here tonight I don't Markov kids die by some wild animal attack " and walked away to the kitchen.

After dinner which Porlyusica gracefully gave him. He liked it, he gave her a compliment in response snort at him for dessert Silver gave her come Ice cream which he stored in his inventory for just special occasion. Silver was missing Cana who usually has dinner with him.

"Brat you sleep in the bed and Never.....I mean Never disturb my sleep GOT IT!!!" said Menacingly her pink hair looks like she dyed in blood her sharp eyes piercing through him like he is naked in front of her.

"A-ah...Granny, you sleep in the bed I will sleep in the ground"

"I SAID You Got IT!!!" said angrily with sharp glares

"g-ggot it" replied Silver decided to shut himself up and nodded feeling a little bit afraid of her

"Good Now Sleep. I Want you out first thing tomorrow" said her while lying down on a mat blew her candle out.

To bad for Silver running away from Gildarts and Porlyusica rage stares back to back and with physical and mental exhaustion traumatized him a bit. All night he had nightmares of Gildarts chasing him with Porlyusica with needles and Syringes for fingers to give him medicine and to take his blood he really missed Cana right about now someone to cuddle with and feel safe.

----Next Morning---

Silver got up early in the morning before the sunrise seeing Porlyusica not awake feeling much better-decided start his regular routing of practicing making sure not to disturb her carefully walked outside and took out a steel pole and his Dummies Guide for Foundation Staff Technique book started to practice.

[ Sub Quest Repeatable 1: Daily Routine practice every day

* 100 right swings per day ✔

* 100 left swings per day ✔

* 100 push up per day ❌ (50)

* 10km run over Magnolia ❌ (3 km)

* 50 squats ❌ ( 45 )

* Practice 10 basic forms 20 times ✔

* 1-hour planks ❌ ( 20 minutes )

* 100 thrust swings ✔

* 50 backward jabs swings ✔

Reward: Shiatsu spiritual massage skill ]

'look what we got today Shiatsu? what that' thought Silver while pressing it.

[ Shiatsu Spiritual Massage Skill

Description: The body is massaged using your finger, thumb, and also with the palms of the hands, along the meridians of the body and also at points connected with the flow of vital energy help in revitalizing the body can make a cripple walk or turn you young. Can be used with all forms of energy

]

' Good Skill for relaxation I should use on Cana when come with me to exercise' thought while walking towards a big tree with windows while checking out his gains for the day

"Status please sis"

[ Sure ]

[ Ding! ]

[ Name: Silver Boido | Title: Bored Orphan ]

[ Race: Human 100% | Age: undefinable (body=7) | Soul Strength: Size grain of rice ]

[ Health: 1000/1000]

[ Mana: Nil ]

[ Strength(STG): 38 ]

[ Agility(AGI): 40 ] +5

[ Intelligence(Int): 85]

[ Stamina(Stm): 57]

[ Wisdom(Wis): 6]

[ Luck(LCK): 89 ]

[ Remak: WoW! you are improving but still but an ant train more ]

Looking at his status Silver feeling proud of himself of how far he has come ironing the last part asked: " Sis why is my wisdom stat did not change?? and my intelligence improved only a little???"

In response, she said this [ Because knowledge is knowing a bunch of information where you can learn anytime where has Wisdom speaks to a deeper understanding of yourself, others, and the world around you.]

[ Wisdom is not something you can learn in a book. Wisdom comes from openness and willingness to learn from your life experiences. Wisdom often comes from applying knowledge. See this way you have knowledge is information while wisdom is the application of information to maximize the positive and minimize the negative in any given situation. ] said in a sagely voice

"I don't get it" in response confused Silver not understanding completely to him it is just to do the thing himself and learn from it?

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Seeing she not answering Silver did not bother himself started to meditation focuses only on his soul has it slowly absorbed energy from the plane directly to his soul without touching his body while the hood of the void was busy healing him small spiral of energy was circling around him.

After done his training Silver walked to the treehouse still not Porlyusica feeling hungry went to the kitchen took some pots and pans from his inventory and a magical oven thinking over what to cook. Which he can give later to Cana has well he had a feeling to meet Cana he had to go through Gildarts what better way is to bribe him with food. He decided to make Super nutritious breakfast good for kids and old age custard Bun with Indian bread Pakora with Stuffed rice balls.

Silver not wanting take any risk took all his ingredients he got in daily quests to impress Gildarts was well grateful for healing to Porlyusica breakfast.

He brought out a millennium flour, holy water from elven spring, yeast made by god of cooking, salt from Aqua Laguna(One piece), milk from a divine cow, an egg from a crossbreed between a phoenix and a hen, 5 flavor potatoes, rice from high spiritual energy plane, Japanese pickled plums, seaweed grown by a system of the god of cooking, 100 years grown herbers and spices and sugar harvested from thousand-foot sugar cane.

Even one of these ingredients can be wars fought over to obtain one of the ingredients, Can help develop a strong foundation that can make you a once in a 100 years prodigy.

Silver cooked the rice in a rice cooker made in triangle shape wrap it in seaweed in center Umeboshi

While making Bread dough Porlyusica was slowly starting to get up as she could hear noises in her kitchen.

"What is that brat doing?" feeling irradiated to get up from getting up her sleep

Meanwhile, Silver already made the custard and the dough he combined it together and was ready to bake it in the oven with the Petalite board that he got to make the bread more delicious.

'Pealite Baking board' from 'Yakitate!! Japan' which as a special characteristic that it can reflect heat over ten times better than regular iron.

If you bake bread in a magical oven, it concentrates heat to a high degree and that alone gives delicious bread. while the plank concentrates more heat than the stone making the bread cook well and faster than regular.

Silver then placed all the raw custard buns in the Petalite board and laid in the two table desk size oven

While buns getting done. He took out some 100 years old cottage cheese(Paneer) with 5 flavor cooked potatoes mashed together in a bowl then in a pan toss it in Mix with spices & medical herbs

Then took some bread slices chopped it into triangle slices. Taking mashed potato mixture and spread it on the bread evenly.

Then dipped it in gram flour carom seeds, red chili powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, asafoetida (hing) mixed batter.

Preheating oil in the Kadhai slowly one by one bread slices sizzling in the oil until both sides are lightly golden. While taking Some into his inventory for Cana and Gildarts

By this time Porlyusica's whole house filled with his delicious cooking smell. Porlyusica gulped has her mouth started to water unknowingly from the smell.

Silver noticing her smiled at her "Come you are just in time for breakfast" said while *TING~ sound

Silver has he open the oven heavenly breeze through the house. Porlyusica can not help but take a deep breath of it. Took out the top tray filled with custard buns has sweet essence explored in the area. while For the bottom half took into his inventory for Cana and Gildarts

"Grap a seat then we can Digg in," said Silver

Like an obedient child, she unintentionally followed as he set down the plates"Dig in"

She took a bun took a bite *Crunch* "Mmmmm~~~" moaned Porlyusica thought this 'how can be so crunchy so sweet the custard little sweet and savor blending with each other so perfectly feel back home with my mother together without a care in the world simpler times'

Without care how she looked devoured everything in front of her from buns to riceball couldn't stop her self. She ate everything even the crumbs while moaning "Ahh~" "Ssssu~"

Seeing this Silver was secretly glad he kept aside some potions for Cana without getting noticed and pleased of himself for cooking this.

After finishing their breakfast still, some leftover still left Porlyusica felt 30 years younger her constant back pain completely gone she felt more youthful and stronger than ever before.

"So How was it?" asked Silver curious for her response.

Porlyusica reluctantly told honestly "Thank Silver for the meal it was the best meal I ever had in my life"

Silver feeling proud in hearing this.

After breakfast, Porlyusica gave a quick check on Silver then told "You are all better. Leave!!"

Silver caught off guard asked again to make sure his ears are working"E-excuse me?"

"Leave! you're healed up"

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Silver took some time process this but woke up when he heard an angry voice

"What are you are still doing here?! Go home already! I hate humans!" said Porlyusica while chasing Silver out with a broom on her hand threatening to hit him.

Silver ran away from the house but not before shouting "Thanks for everything granny I will be back" while promising himself to visit once in while she feels lonely.

If he had turned and looked at Porlyusica he would be shocked to find a small smile on her face.

"Don't come back you brat" Shouted Porlyusica while rising her broom.

Silver walking around the forest finally remembers something he doesn't which direction is the guild "Shit !!! where am I going? which way is the guild? that way? or maybe that way? walking in circles???" to him all trees look alike.

Just as he was about to give up hope a familiar Ding sound he heard in his head

[ Go 12 miles northwest to reach Magnolia ]

"Oh thanks..... but why didn't you tell me before"

[ Because..... I was having fun watching you running around the forest like an idiot ]

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Author note - I took some Inspiration from The Multiverse Conqueror fanfic check it out if you are interested.