Integration

Ralph did not fly to the apartment, as staying in the air consumes an insane amount of energy. Instead, he ran.

First, Ralph wants to know the difference between his current body and the one before. And he was not disappointed.

Ralph's body could be considered a little athletic, and his physical ability was not low. But now, he is sure he has crossed the line of a normal human.

His speed has doubled compared to before, and he runs faster than even the best Olympic athlete today.

In addition, Ralph felt an explosive force contained within the muscles themselves, in addition to great elasticity. Ralph could even jump almost two meters high without any support.

Ralph felt like a real superman.

After a few minutes of intermittent running, Ralph arrived at his apartment block.

"Did she leave?" Ralph wondered, but got the answer by using the trancent sense.

When opening the apartment door, Ralph saw Touka sitting and using his notebook ... More precisely, she was playing.

A vein appeared on Ralph's forehead, and he realized that Touka didn't even notice that he had arrived, she was just too focused on the game, which was an FPS. She was even wearing a headset.

Ralph pointed his finger at the foot of the chair, and it broke, causing Touka to fall to the floor.

"What the ... What the hell !?" Touka got up quickly and looked at the screen of the notebook.

"I lost ..." Touka murmured.

Ralph entered the room without speaking to Touka and changed his clothes to sleep.

Ralph knew that the girl would not leave, so he just ignored her and went to sleep, without forgetting to lock the door to his room, although it is useless if Touka wants to enter.

"I lost ..." Touka, who was still looking at the notebook screen, murmured.

...

Ralph slowly opened his eyes, and instantly noticed that he had entered the unknown girl's dream world.

Looking to the side, Ralph saw the family tree for him and the girl leaning against the tree, cleaning her katana.

"See you again, huh." Ralph spoke.

The girl for some reason did not answer and continued cleaning the katana.

Ralph got up from the floor and wondered if he should just kill himself to get back to the real world.

But before he could decide, he felt a pain in his left shoulder, looking to the side, he saw the girl's sword piercing his shoulder.

Ralph looked back in surprise, and saw the girl looking at him coldly.

"That was unexpected, are you angry?" Ralph asked.

The girl didn't respond, and instead pierced Ralph's body a few more times.

Strangely, Ralph did not feel much pain and was also not interested in reacting.

He knows that death in this world does not affect the real world at all.

After a few minutes, the girl seemed to have enough and started to take Ralph's blood from her katana with her own clothes.

Ralph was lying on the ground looking at the sky with an indifferent expression, while the blood came out of his body.

"Can I know the reason for being so angry?" Ralph asked at the same time that his vision started to fade.

"..." The girl continued in silence.

"Well ... it's not like I really care about your reasons." Ralph smiled slightly and closed his eyes.

But before he lost consciousness, Ralph heard the girl say:

"Don't blame me, you were the one to piss me off."

...

Ralph then woke up, in the real world, feeling that the place he was sleeping in was kind of hard ...

Looking to the side, Ralph saw a bed, and Touka was sleeping on it.

"I must be dreaming." Ralph said closed his eyes.

However, as time passed, Ralph's expression became more and more serious and several veins appeared on his forehead.

"It's not possible, what kind of joke is this!" Ralph screamed and jumped up.

Looking at Touka, who was sleeping comfortably in his bed, Ralph could not help himself and threw a bucket of illusory cold water at Touka.

After being bathed in cold water, Touka started to shake and opened her eyes.

"But what the hell." Touka screamed and looked around. Suddenly, a confused expression appeared on Touka's face.

"Why am I in your bed?" Touka asked Ralph.

Ralph twisted the corners of his mouth and restrained himself, he knows he is not the girl's opponent.

"Listen, this apartment is too small for us." Ralph spoke in a low tone.

"By the way, why did you throw a bucket of cold water at me?" Touka didn't seem to hear and asked irritably. The cold water was making her shiver.

Ralph wanted to threaten Touka in some way, but he realized that it is not possible. He cannot beat her in combat, he does not know her family, he has no power to expel her from the apartment!

After realizing this fact, Ralph ground his teeth and left the room.

"Hey, wait, you still haven't explained why I'm in your bed!" Touka screamed and went after Ralph.

-I think I understand how Jane-san felt that day.

Ralph suddenly thought.

"I'm leaving. If you want this apartment so much, you can have it." Ralph said and slammed the apartment door.

- Anyway, I have a source of income now and I can even move to a better place.

Ralph thought.

But Touka didn't seem to understand Ralph and ran after him.

"Wait! I really don't understand anything!" Touka screamed and grabbed Ralph's shoulder.

Ralph stopped walking and stopped himself from starting a fight.

Touka felt that Ralph was currently beside himself, so he said quickly:

"Listen, I don't really know what happened, I slept before you arrived and when I woke up I was on your bed. I swear!"

Ralph sighed and looked at Touka.

"Do you really want me to believe that?"

"I ... I know this is hard to believe." Touka spoke bitterly.

Ralph frowned and suddenly remembered the aggressive behavior of the girl in the dream.

Pausing to think, Ralph noticed a similarity between that girl and Touka.

"Do you know what you were doing when I arrived?" Ralph asked.

"... I don't remember you coming. I slept on the backyard and woke up in your bed." Touka sighed and put his hand on his head.

"Tell me, do you have a split personality or something?" Ralph asked directly.

Upon hearing Ralph's question, Touka shivered and a look of shock was stamped on her face.

"I got it right." Ralph murmured.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Touka shook her head vigorously and tried to deny it.

"I see, whatever." Ralph nodded and went back to the apartment.

Ralph first dried his bed and the floor, and then went to the kitchen.

"Yeah, I forgot to do the shopping. There's nothing in the kitchen." Ralph murmured when he saw the empty refrigerator.

After thinking for a moment, he took out his cell phone and decided to order food for delivery.

"Do you want something to eat?" Ralph asked Touka, who had just taken a shower.

Touka thought for a moment and said:

"A traditional meal with salmon."

Touka nodded and made the request.

"How unusual, I didn't think you could be so human." Touka spoke.

"It's just that since yesterday you just pissed me off. It's normal for me not to be polite." Ralph shook his head and then made a chair appear to sit in front of the table.

"You might as well make a chair appear for me." Touka spoke while pouting.

Ralph looked at Touka for a moment and made a sofa appear for her.

"Thanks." Touka said and lay down on the sofa.

Ralph turned on the notebook and quickly realized something. There were several games installed on the notebook, probably Touka ... Or that purple-eyed girl did that.

After thinking for a moment, Ralph didn't uninstall the games, as she could just download again when he wasn't around.

Ralph first analyzed the situation of the system to see if everything was right in the safety net and then entered the spy site he is registered on.

There was nothing new so Ralph just left the site and started spending time watching news of events around the world.

Sudden attacks from countries, explosions without explanation, disappearance of important people. Certainly, there are many suspicious things, much more than in Ralph's original world.

-In fact, the global situation is much more precarious ... The Middle East is plunged into the flames of war, no country has escaped. Europe is going through a financial crisis and the US is arming itself as always to remain in the hegemonic position.

China and Russia have formed a military alliance and are preparing for war, although they have not said who they will fight with, but there is no need ...

-The West is weakened due to the total war in the Middle East, which caused a financial crisis ... The Chinese seem to want to seize the opportunity and have joined the Russians. But I doubt that they will invade Europe, their target is probably the South China Sea, Korea and Japan ...

Ralph frowned.

"Certainly, the smell of gunpowder in this world is much more intense." Ralph murmured and turned off the notebook.

- However, the wars here are destined to have the influence of Deep Sky. The Aura Masters can be the real masters in the game.

Ralph considered.

-In that case, the golden inspectors will certainly not be left out of the conflict.

Ralph came to a conclusion and was a little scared, while a little excited.

-If there's one thing I learned, is that the more I kill, the stronger I will be, and the better I will be able to defend myself ... But I really don't like to kill without a cause. A war ... can be a good cause, although it is very dangerous.

Ralph narrowed his eyes and went to the porch.

He noticed that the soil in the plant's pot was wet, which probably means that Touka watered the plant, since it didn't rain.

Ralph looked at the sky and sighed.

-I really ... I have no choice but to follow the rules of the game. But I hope it will be worth it in the end. It would be nice ... if I could come home in the end.

Ralph closed his eyes and took advantage of the breeze that was blowing on the porch.

After a few minutes, Ralph opened his eyes and thought about his current mission.

-How the hell am I going to get the information I need? I cannot infiltrate that place without being discovered ... There are a lot of strong people there. If I approach, I too will be intercepted, and I may end up surrounded.

-I need to get closer to be able to use my skill to the fullest, so I need a distraction ...

Ralph thought about planning the next attempt with the customer to ensure a higher success rate.

He then took out his cell phone and texted.

[This is unexpected, do you want to collaborate with me? I think that means a cut in payment.] The customer responded.

Ralph thought for a moment and sent a message saying that he accepts fifteen hundred dollars as the minimum for the mission.

[It will depend on what you need. If it's a distraction, I can get it, but I can't guarantee it will be enough.]

Ralph smiled slightly and sent a message saying the time he plans to act.

[Good luck. But if it doesn't work, you can forget about future business.]

Ralph sighed and then looked at the time on his cell phone. He had a few hours to go to the golden inspectors' HQ.

At the same time, someone knocked on the apartment door. It was the food delivery man.

Ralph paid the delivery man and put the food on the table.

"It smells good." Touka murmured as he separated the chopsticks.

Ralph made a chair appear for Touka and the sofa disappeared.

"Itadakimasu." Ralph and Touka spoke and started to eat.

"You don't need to do anything? Do you plan to spend the rest of the week here?" Ralph asked in a light tone.

Touka pretended not to have heard, but she seemed to be embarrassed.

"Sigh ... If you have nowhere to go, so be it. It's not like my opinion really matters to you" Ralph spoke in a tired tone.

"You ... Are you agreeing to let me settle here for now?" Touka stopped eating and looked at Ralph in surprise.

Ralph was silent and continued to eat.

"I thought you had confidence issues, but it looks like it's not that bad." Touka smiled and spoke.

A vein appeared on Ralph's forehead, but he just thought:

-Confidence issues !? You're the one who doesn't have common sense! Going to the home of a person you barely know and without permission!

"You must be thinking that I am wrong to come to your house without permission, mainly because we are not so close, right?" Touka put her hand on her chin and spoke while she looked at Ralph.

Ralph shivered and pretended not to hear anything.

"You are easy to predict, even though you seem so rigid." Touka laughed lightly.

"Anyway, don't you plan to make up with your parents? Or do you plan to live with me the rest of your life?" Ralph asked in a light tone as he looked into Touka's eyes.

"Very funny, hardly anyone would like to live with you for a long time. I'm just going to spend some time here, don't worry." Touka spoke as she rolled her eyes and looked away from Ralph.

"But if you really need privacy ... You can lend me money to pay for a hotel." Touka then spoke with a smile.

"Do I look like a sucker? Why would I give you money?" Ralph spoke with a fake smile.

"So it's decided, I'm going to live here for a while. Don't worry, I'm not going to steal your bed from you, I can sleep anywhere." Touka spoke as he stood up.

Ralph had also finished eating and got up and started to collect the leftover food and trash to put in the trash.

"It's true! Can I borrow a notebook and a pen? There are some school activities I need to do." Touka spoke with his hand behind his head.

"... There are several notebooks and pens in my closet, you can search if you want." Ralph spoke and took the trash out of the apartment, towards the community recycling bin.

After separating the garbage properly and putting it in the trash, Ralph returned to the apartment.

Ralph then saw Touka sitting on a chair that ... does not belong to him.

"Where did you steal that chair from?" Ralph asked.

"I was in an abandoned apartment, I took it with no one to see it so don't worry." Touka spoke while writing something in the notebook.

Ralph sighed and went to his room to practice a little.

He sat on the bed and closed his eyes.

-In these moments I really have to thank Master Jin, he taught me to control my mind enough to return to normal even under pressure.

Ralph thought while doing a breathing exercise.

After five minutes, Ralph's mind was calm as still water, and he had entered a state of deep concentration.

-First, I have to learn to circulate my Aura in a delicate way through my blood vessels and muscles ... This is the first step to using my Aura to strengthen my body.

Ralph knew that in order to use the Aura in other advanced ways, he must first unite the Aura not only with his own senses, but also with the physical body.

He can use Aura brutally even without this mastery, but Ralph noticed great resistance from his body.

His Aura naturally circulates through his body, but in a disorderly manner and without concentration. He needs to focus Aura on the important points at the right times.

Basically, the use of Ralph's current Aura is to channel it through the body like a big wave. But the ideal way is to channel the Aura into several small but powerful waves.

A green Aura slowly emanated from various parts of Ralph's body.

Ralph used his transcendent sense in conjunction with Inner Vision to observe within himself.

He had already noticed a similarity in the inner movement of Aura and Latent Energy. But now with a better 'CPU', he can see these similarities more clearly and widely.

"Aura's fuel is Latent energy, so it's true to say that one tends to follow the other. In that case ..." Ralph murmured and had an idea.

From the beginning, it is easier to control Latent energy, simply because it is a purer and simpler energy.

He then began to channel the latent energy more gently through the vessels in his body. The process is slow, as Ralph cannot be careless.

But Ralph noticed that Aura started to follow the path of latent energy.

After completing a complete circulation through the most important blood vessels in the body, Ralph felt a change in his own body.

Ralph is not sure what has changed, but he felt that latent energy started to tend to follow the blood flow more naturally than before, the same thing happened to Aura.

-Maybe ... Is an integration happening?

Ralph thought and opened his eyes.

Control over Aura is not something that leaves room for shortcuts, Ralph needs to gain experience of his own, so he wasn't in too much of a hurry.

Ralph got up and stretched a little before leaving the room.

Touka was still studying, and seemed to be concentrating, so Ralph didn't interrupt her.

After drinking water, Ralph saw that it was time to go to work.