My mother hit me with a broom.
"MOM!" I yell out, closing my eyes, expecting another hit on the head. The hit wasn't painful, but it was an unnecessary feeling right now.
I open my eyes and see my mom looking down in misbelief.
"?" Why did she stop?
My mother finally opens her mouth and starts to talk, "Are you really Hiroto?"
"Yes! That is what I've been trying to tell you!"
She lowers the broom.
"If you are my son, what is the name of my second son?"
"Sora"
"How old is he?"
"5"
"What is the rank of Hiroto?"
"F"
"Who picks up Sora from school?"
"You."
"Who- …" "Ugh this is so stupid" My mom say, she puts her hand over he face, hiding her frustrated expression.
She looks down.
"Alright, believing you are Hiroto- Which you aren't-"
"Which I am" I corrected her.
"Who you would never be"
"Who I am and would be."
"Obviously cannot be"
"Obviously is"
"..."
An Awkward Silence arises.
'Ahem.' "If you are Hiroto, how did he grow up so fast in such a short amount of time.?" My mother states.
"Uhh"
This is hard, I can't just say that I randomly got taller and more refined through a system, they'd think i'm crazy.
Then an idea came into my head.
"Well, mother. I got a growth spurt."
My mother looks at me confused and weirded out.
'Huh? Isn't that a logical answer?'
"Ahem, and apparently I'm able to get skills and powers now… So I just continuously trained to get like this….?" I say, trying to sound convincing.
My mother looks at me, with bloodshot eyes, but then closes her eyes and stops.
"Haah, fine, you win, Hiroto" I guess she finally got convinced.
Finally.
"Alright, Hiroto, so you're saying you just suddenly were able to gain powers? Even after you got that disease not allowing you to gain skills?"
"…" "Uhmm, we'll yeah, it happened so fast"
It wasn't necessarily a lie.
…
"Alright."
My mom walks away with the broom.
'I'm surprised how easily she was convinced.'
I look at Sora, who is still standing there, uncertain.
"Ah, so… your big brother?" He says out loud.
"Yup, it's still me!" I smile, patting his head.
After this commotion came over, we all ate dinner and I came back to my room to chill out.
I close my eyes, as I'm waiting to wake up the next day.
2 days later …. …. …. ….
I open my eyes to hear a familiar chime.
<<Ding!>>
<<Good Morning, Hiroto Saito.>>
<<You have, '||1|| Mandatory Quest' for today>>
"Huh?" I say, waking myself up by rubbing my eyes.
<<Quest >>
<<Mandotory Quest:
<<200 Push ups
<<150 Sit-ups
<<15 minutes of 'Yoga'
<<5 minutes of Planks
<<15 km Run
<<Time Limit: 1 hour>>
<<Penalty: Completion through Jet-Lag>>
<<Rewards: Random Skill+Growth of Physical Strength and Features>>
I stare at the Quest's requirements, jumping off my bed and start to do the quest on the spot.
'A TIME LIMIT OF 1 HOUR?!' I ask, while I finish 20 quests on the spot.
I look at my clock, as it says, "3:00am"
'What the hell do I have to do in an hour that makes me need to do this?'
<<System: You are traveling to Japan, as your flight leaves around 7:30 in the morning, you need to finish this quest, eat and leave the house at 4:30, making it the the airport at 5:25, going through baggage check, security, and the explanation of going to a prestigious school>>
I wear a dumbfounded look as I remember that my flight to Japan is today.
'Damn, I wish you just reminded me yesterday so I could have been prepared.'
<<…>>
Luckily for me, the rebirth from 2 days ago helped me finish the tasks 1 minute earlier than what was due.
BANG*!!!
My bedroom door slammed open dramatically, as my mother was standing there, ready to scream her heart out, planning on waking me up.
"WAKE UP-!!" My mother shouted. She stopped as she took a look at me, as I was drenched in sweat and took my shirt off, ready to take a shower.
"Hiroto? Why the hell are you so wet and sweaty?" She asked, looking up and down.
"I- uhh, I just woke up earlier than usual and worked out some…" I spoke awkwardly.
'Hiroto? Waking up early. Sounds like a fantasy…'
"… Alright, get cleaned up, we're leaving in 30 minutes."
"Yes."
After that, I took a shower, ate, then my mother drove me to the airport and we finally said our last goodbyes and I got on the airplane, as in 14 hours, I'll be in Japan,
This chapter has less action, I apologize, but stay tuned for the next chapter for the academy!
(Sorry for the late post, I was preparing for vacation)