First of all,Jin opened saw the notification that his first skill had unlocked , and so he clicked the notification and in front of him appeared a symbol which looked like a majestic bird that flapped its wings.
 
[Life Healing LVL 1/10 EXP needed to upgrade 0/1000]- one of the most basic skills that are learnt by mages, when used it can restore 200 HP , Cooldown time : 5 sec.

"Well , it's pretty basic , but still it's a pretty good skill for the start of the game , after i reach level 20 i can even change it if i find a better one"

The skills can only be traded or bought after reaching level 20 when you would complete all of your slots.

After receiving it he pressed the icon that said [Top Up] where he saw the prices of the diamonds not that he needed that , he bought the [Premium Pack] which consisted of 5000 diamonds + 1500 for the first time purchase , then he purchased the [Premium Bundle Class:Mage] which constisted in:

-100 medium HP potions.

-100 medium SF potions.

-2500 rubies

-[Bracelet of Jade]: Grade: Rare LVL 1/20 EXP needed to upgrade 0/2000 - A bracelet that was forged by the clan of the dwarfes.

Stats:+150 HP , +100 SF , +20 ATK , +10 DEF , +10 RES [The stats don't increase after leveling up]

Seeing the stats Jin looked quite upset knowing that it could have been much better if he had some luck, because in this bundle the equipment is random from Rare to Divine and it was not guaranteed that you would get something above Rare.

But what followed after that made Jin spit his hot chocolate milk that he was drinking in front of his computer.

-[Wand of Aster]: Grade: Legendary LVL 1/40 EXP needed to upgrade 0/6000- A wand that was stolen from the palace of "The Mighty Wizard" Aster.

Stats:+500 SF , +200 ATK [The stats increase after leveling up], Item skill: [After reaching LVL 40] [Aster's Fury] : Completly shrouds in darkness anyone that dares to provoke the possesor of this wand , completely freezing him for 4 sec.

-[King of Foxes]: Grade:Epic LVL 1/30 EXP needed to upgrade 0/4000- A fox that amazes people with its speed , for this reason being renowed as the [Shadow Fox]. 

-Stats: When called out it can increase the owner speed by 50% and increase ATK by 20% [The stats increase after leveling up]

This were by far one one of the best , if not the best pet and wand in this current state of the game because not only they have tremendous stats they can even increase while leveling.

Jin picked the items and equipped himself and called out his new pet and once again looked at his stats:

Name: Otayah

Level: 5 [EXP : 0/200]

Class: Mage

HP: 250

ATK:530 +20% because of the effect of the [King of Foxes].

SF:625

DEF:40

RES:40

Gold coins:12

Ruby:2500

Diamonds:6500

Movement speed: +50 % because of the effect of the [King of Foxes]

Seeing his stats like that Jin felt pleased, however the full gear of every class in Penumbra consisted in 6 pieces : Helmet , Necklace , Bracelet , Armour , Wand , Boots.

He had right now 2 out of the 6 equipment pieces so he decided to buy some from the shop, but before that he called back the pet because every pet required SF to be called out and be maintained, because of this they would normally be called only on the battlefield.

Right now everything seemed fine after  , in spite of him needing 4 more equipment pieces , but what was bothering him were the gold coins, exactly the gold coins , the most basic currency in the game was bothering him because it could not be bought and only be obtained through completing quests or selling unecesarry stuff to a merchant , but at an extremly low price of their true value.

So before everyting he needed gold coins , lots of them.

I am part of something that i like to call an organization but it's something bigger than that, anyway it's very hard for me to explain this in simple words.I guess you just have to follow my story or should i say "My path".

The first quarter ended with the Los Angeles Lakers team with the advantage on the scoreboard, in that first quarter Jake played for 12 minutes and had 8 points, 3 assists, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals, Jake played this first quarter much better than the past game.
Still, Jake was not scoring as many points as he still had to pass the ball to Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, but Jake realized that he had a lot more confidence from his teammates in that game.
"What a great first quarter for the Los Angeles Lakers in that game too, in defense they are not doing very well, but the Los Angeles Lakers' attack misses very little and that's why they manage to finish the first quarter with a good advantage."
"Jake is not intimidating himself because it is just his second game in the NBA and he is making all the moves correctly, he is doing dribbling and feints and Bryon Russell is having a hard time in that game."
"It's true, we can see that Jake is getting more passes from his teammates, that's because he is showing that he knows how to play well as a team and that is making things more difficult for the Los Angeles Lakers team."
"The Utah Jazz team is also not defending well, but John Stockton and Karl Malone are playing very well in this game and we cannot say yet which team will win."
The second quarter of the game started with the Los Angeles Lakers pressing on the attack, after all, as the defenses did not work well, the attacks had to score more points than the opposing team.
Fisher advanced the ball and passed it to Kobe Bryant, Bryant passed the ball further to O'Neal and the defense pressed and Malone came to press it too, O'Neal passed the ball to Jake further back, Jake saw that Bryant was free and passed the ball.
Kobe Bryant tried the shot and ended up missing, Shaquille O'Neal was quick and managed to catch the rebound and made the layup to make 2 more points for the Los Angeles Lakers team, the Los Angeles Lakers team had the advantage in rebounds in that game and it helped them to keep winning the game.
In another move, the Utah Jazz team was pushing forward, after a good move Stockton passed the ball to Russell, Russel was quick and passed the ball back to Stockton near the free-throw line.
Fisher arrived to defend, but Stockton was quick and soon passed the ball to Malone who received the ball and made a dunk to make 2 more points for the Utah Jazz team, the game was played and both teams were strong in the attack which left the most animated game for fans to watch.
The Los Angeles Lakers team attempted another attack with a few minutes left to finish the second quarter, Fisher held the ball and Stockton was defending well against him, so Fisher passed the ball to Bryant again.
Bryant was not playing as well in that game and even though Hornacek's defense was not as good Bryant did not play as well as in the first game of the season, so Bryant passed the ball to Jake who was on the left.
Jake was playing very well in that game and was defending well against Russell who had only scored 8 points in that game and in other games he helped the Utah Jazz team to win, and Jake was also good in attack and assists.
Jake made a feint and failed to fool Russell this time, Jake tried another feint pretending he was going to the back of the court and Russell stopped waiting for Jake to make the move, Jake realized this and stepped away from Russell and tried the shot. out to make 3 more points for the Los Angeles Lakers team.
Russell was tricked by Jake and didn't even have time to react when Jake attempted the three-point shot, it was difficult to defend against a player who made good assists, was quick in individual shots and knew how to shoot with great skill.
The second quarter ended with the Los Angeles Lakers team winning with a good advantage, Jake played for 12 minutes in that second quarter and had 9 points, 3 assists, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals, Jake was very well and hoped to get the first double-double in that game.
"What a good game we have been following so far, a game in which the attacks of the two teams are very strong and the defenses are also very good, the Los Angeles Lakers team has the advantage because there are three players playing very well in that game."
"Shaquille O'Neal is playing very well and got 8 rebounds and scored 20 points in the first half of the game, Kobe Bryant is also playing very well and has 5 rebounds, and 9 points, both of whom have been the main players of this Los team Angeles Lakers."
"And we also have Jake Smith who has been playing another excellent game in his second game in the NBA, Jake had 17 points and managed to get 6 rebounds in addition to making 6 assists, and that with Jake playing improvised as SF."
"It's true, Jake Smith has been showing that it was the right time for him to leave university because he is ready to play in the NBA, in this game he is receiving more passes from his teammates and is playing better rewarding the confidence of his teammates."
"Did Jake's performances in the last few games make us wonder if he played as SF on this team would not be the best option for him in the Los Angeles Lakers?"
"I don't think so, playing as SF Jake Smith doesn't have as much freedom in the moves and he can't help that much in defense either, with Jake creating the moves the other players like Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal would receive more assists in a position to make the points and would receive less pressure from the opposing defense."
Jake knew that playing as well as SF would put many people in doubt whether he should even play as PG, Jake really wanted to play as PG and he thought that with Rick Fox as SF and him as PG the Los Angeles Lakers team would be much better.
Jack was very fond of Derek Fisher, but he thought that Rick Fox in the SF position helped the team much more than Derek Fisher playing as PG, after all, Jake was much better than him playing as PG.
But it was not because he wanted to play as a PG that he would show a poor performance playing as SF on the team, he wanted to help the Los Angeles Lakers team to win, and thought that if it was necessary he would demand that he play as a PG on another team that he would play in the future in the NBA and play as SF on the Los Angeles Lakers team.
What Jake didn't know was that Jerry West and the Los Angeles Lakers team directors also wanted to see Jake playing as PG which was the position he was hired to play in, so they pressured coach Del Harris to put Rick Fox to play like that that was possible.
Jake wanted to win as many games as he could to help the team and thought that would change something, but the truth was that Del Harris would leave the team even if they won all of the first 12 games.
After all, the team's stars didn't like him very much and Coach Harris challenged the Los Angeles Lakers team's board a lot, not to mention that Jake knew that the Lakers team's board wanted Phil Jackson as coach next season.
In the third quarter, the Utah Jazz team began to put more pressure on the attack and defense, the Los Angeles Lakers team's advantage was more than 15 points in the game and therefore the Utah Jazz team's attacks were intense.
In an attack by the Utah Jazz Stockton team he came at a faster pace and passed the ball to Russel, Russel quickly passed the ball to Malone before Jake pressed the defense, Malone held the ball and then passed it to Stockton again.
Stockton was on the free-throw line and had gotten rid of Fisher, so Stockton drive to the basket and scored 2 points for the Utah Jazz team, Stockton was very good in that game and Fisher was unable to defend against him.
Jake was doing the best he could to defend against Russell, and that was forcing Russell to try the mid-range shot and he had a low hit rate in that game, and Malone was having a hard time playing because O'Neal was helping Horry in defense, Robert Horry came on for Corie Blount and Malone was having a harder time attacking.
So Stockton was the best player on the Utah Jazz team and in addition to making assists he was still trying to score, Jake couldn't help but think that if he were in that game he could disturb more Stockton in that game and so the Los Angeles Lakers team would have easier to win the game.
In another attacking move by the Utah Jazz Stockton team, Russell passed to Russell again, Russell had to pass to Stockton again who tried to shoot out, but he missed and Jake was quick to catch the rebound.
Jake took the ball and passed it to Kobe Bryant and went on the attack, Bryant passed the ball to Fisher who went to organize the play for the Los Angeles Lakers team, Fisher passed the ball to Kobe Bryant who soon passed the ball to Jake on the left.
Russell pressed the defense and Jake saw O'Neal getting free in Ostertag's defense and passed the ball to him, O'Neal went up to hook to try to score, but Malone came to try the block and ended up missing O'Neal.
Shaquille O'Neal was the most missed player in the Los Angeles Lakers team because he didn't have such a high hit rate on his free throws, O'Neal hit the first free throw attempt, he tried the second and missed.
The ball hit the backboard rim and went away from the inside area and close to where Jake was, Jake took the rebound from O'Neal's second attempt and was close to the three-point line, but Jake did not attempt the shot from outside and made a high pass to O'Neal who noticed the move and caught the ball high to make the dunk completing the alley-oop plus making 2 more points for the Los Angeles Lakers team.


A person who lived the life to the maximum even being a person with paralysis, always played his favorite sport basketball, even if alone, follow the story of Jake Smith to be happy with a second chance.
Jake who suffered a lot in his life, was unable to use his legs, lost his mother, was even more optimistic, before his death he received help from the fate that will be his system when he returns to age of 10, now that Jake can do it all over again, he will become a pro at basketball, and give a better life to his mother, and do everything he can to be happy

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There were 0 casualties from the rampaging art. But in return, most of the children from the orphanage lost their lives. When other members of the Special Forces came to the city to offer help they found them unconscious along with the boy. They didn't open their eyes no matter the type of power they used to wake them. The boy started to regain consciousness by his own willpower. While he was lying on the ground, he heard the voices of some young men talking. They were his comrades who were trying to save the kids.
-	There is no chance to save them they are already dead.
-	Try another incantation!
-	But, seriously, how was he able to win all by himself and minimize the number of causalities! In our way to this city, some towns, which we've passed by, in the north, were totally destroyed no one there was able to survive. He is a kid after all, I mean. He is maybe the youngest one between all the agents of the SF*.
   *SF=acronym of Special Forces.  
-	 And, on top of that, he was guarding this big town all by himself.
-	Stop it! Both of you. He is Mairo Nomara.
-	You mean the Mairo Nomara! The member of elite squad, the zero squad!
   Yes, that boy of five years ago was non-other than me. I was an agent in the SF guarding that town. I lived with my father there but I've never told him about my secret. When I was 11 years old, I had a fight with the agent guarding the town at that time. He was doing whatever he wanted. He took many things from the citizens without any right. One day, when I was returning from school I saw him abusing a woman. No one from the people who were looking at that horrible scene had the courage to intervene. I was the only one who tried to stop him. I tried to talk to him to let go of the woman but he didn't listen. Instead, he directly resorted to violence. He covered his fist with fire with a simple incantation and then tried to punch me in the face. All I did was repeat the same incantation. He was hospitalized after our fight. Days later, the commander of the zero squad came to visit me. He said that all I need is training. He said that I have a sense of justice and that was enough. I joined the SF as a trainee. After a month I became officially an agent. I was assigned to guard my town and the old guardian was thrown in jail for his misconduct. The only thing my father knew was that I was trained in one of the SF branches.
 
   When I opened my eyes, I heard them talking about me but my only concern was the kids. I took a deep breath and then stood up. Everybody was shocked after seeing that. It was clear for them that I was so tired. For maybe a week I wasn't able to sleep properly. I walked towards the kids without saying any word. The oldest man in the group told me: "… Young one, you are exhausted. You shall leave the rest to us. There is no way to save those kids. Just give up and try to rest a little. You've done enough. You minimized the number of the victims. Your work was excellent." I ignored him and continued walking while the others were looking at me as if I was a monster.
I sat on the ground before them and then asked the saving-group: "… The antidote, is it ready?" The man who told them about my identity answered: "… Yes and we've given it to them but it was in vain."
-	The antidote should be injected directly in their veins. In their condition now, that's the only way to save them. Give me the antidote. I'll do it.
-	But you're in a bad shape! Even for you any use of sacred art may cost you your very life.
-	WATER IS THE BEGINNING. WATER IS THE END. WATER IS LIFE AND WATER IS DEATH. AND THUS, I, WHO STANDS ON THE BLUSH OF DAWN, CALL FOR THEE, MASTER OF WATERS AND SPIRIT OF NATURE. ADVANCED WATER CONTROL: FLUIDS CONTROL.
   I ignored the warnings and used a full incantation to minimize the consumption of spiritual power. The antidote's administration directly into their veins was successful. When the last one of them took the antidote, I fell on the ground unconscious. This time, it took me a whole week to reopen my eyes and I was sent to a hospital for treatment.
   The war launched by the warrior of wrath took an end while I was unconscious. The warrior tried to set a trap to the prince of the dawn and tried to kill him but his efforts didn't mean anything. The king of our country was far more powerful than the warrior thought. The black servants of the four warriors were weaker than the lower black servants who used to serve the abyss's master. Their souls are instable and connected to soul of the warrior they serve. Thus, and after defeating the weakest warrior, 90% of the warrior's army was wiped out. The other nations, which suffered the same problem, were able to survive this war. The announcement made to the public said that all of this was an accident. The people in all the countries hadn't faith in their own governments, but they accepted this lie and started calling that war with the name of the void accident without knowing the truth about it. They actually didn't want to know. For hundreds of years these countries were improving exponentially. The citizens thought that these obvious lies were only for their sake. All the agents and the people who helped during the war were obliged to hide the truth from the people with a sacred contract.  When all the servants disappeared from the towns and the safety of people was assured, the king of Blue Kingdom along with the emperor of the Wind Empire, the president of the Union of Southern Countries and our king, the king of Lightening Kingdom, had a meeting in the lightening castle in Machi.
   One year before the void accident, a young man, a genius, discovered a new method to control objects without using the sacred art. Aiden Nacara the winner of the GSY prize, proposed a new theory to help those who had a low level of spiritual power so they can use a new type of power that he simply called it engineering. The prince of the dawn proposed building a university of magic engineering to develop that theory and create a stronger society. The land governors chose Machi to be the center of researches in magic as a physical phenomenon. UME, the well-known university that accepts students from all over the globe was the result of the treaty between these nations. It's one of the few universities in the world that gives to national and international students an equal chance to become whatever they want. Aiden Nacara became the university's dean after its inauguration.
   As for me, when I opened my eyes I suffered from a total loss of memory but after one month I regained about 90% of my memories, which means, about a whole year of my life was erased from my head. I lost the memories that I had with my friends of the orphanage, their faces, their names and every last bit of information about them. The art that I used before losing my consciousness that day saved only 3 children out of 10. They wanted to visit me in the hospital but I refused. All of the things that happened were something that I couldn't believe. I didn't want to believe that one day they were my friends and that because of my incompetence they lost their lives. The commander of the zero squad visited me in my chamber in hospital. I took advantage of this visit and I asked for an abdication of responsibility. He tried to convince me that this was the end of the nightmare and maybe it won't happen again. But I displayed a depressed face and smiled to him and then said: "… Even if this nightmare wasn't over, even if it happens another time I'll help with all my power. Next time, I will fight till the death but not as an agent. I want to fight as a human to save humanity. I want to fight as a citizen to protect other citizens. I can't take the responsibility of that number of deaths on my shoulders anymore. The death of my friends that I can't even remember them is so painful. I don't want to feel that pain another time. At least, in the near future, I want to be free from all the responsibilities. My performance in the last accident was far away from being considered as a good one. No one is able to convince me that I did a good job. I'm not a hero. I am a weak human after all."
   "… I was hoping that you don't say these words…" He looked at me in the eyes and then continued: "… You know what! Some cities were totally destroyed. Some agents ran away from the battle field. Some others chose to save the lives of their friends ignoring the lives of citizens. The capital was the safest place in this war but your town had fewer casualties then all the other towns. Your work was the best. Even the weather wasn't by your side. An epidemic disease would have been the natural result of this war but you saved us from that danger. I was so selfish when I thought that you'll continue working with us. But at least I want to thank you not only as your commander but as a citizen who saw in you a true hero. The SF knows about the situation that you are in now. You have no one to take care of you. We decided to take care of you. If you accept the offer, you will live with the first squad's commander's family. His family lives here, in this city. They are from the people that you saved. The commander is absent from home most of the time because of duties. When the war broke out he was in the capital. He couldn't return here to help you or save anyone. He was so happy when he knew that you saved his family. They will take a good care of you. Please accept our help. When you reach 18 you will receive your allowances for the previous years. When that time comes I hope that you use them wisely. The SF is thankful to your efforts up until now. I hope that one day we work once more in the same squad. Farewell!"
   I lived in the house of first squad's commander's family house for 5 years. They were really a great family. I met Vali in high school and we became friends. When I reached 18 years old, last year, I received a huge amount of money from the SF. I decided to find a new way to safe people if another war happens. That's why I joined the UME. And that's how the true story began…

Imagine a world where science and magic are walking side to side. What is the secret behind this world?
what led humanity to a world like this?
Mairo will set on a great journey that will leads him to know the truth behind this world and many other secrets.
The greatest adventure of all is about to start !...

Ning Xi was surprised to see him. She threw her bags aside and went straight to him. 
"Boss, you’re back!"
Lu Tingxiao put his laptop on the table and carefully pulled her onto his lap. "I brought you some gifts."
"I don’t need any, you’re my best gift!"
Lu TIngxiao smiled. "Do you have honey on your mouth?"
"Want to have a taste?"
Lu Tingxiao’s eyes looked away. "I remember...your leg is not completely healed…"
Ning Xi was suddenly nervous. "N...no! There’s still a scar! Look!"
Lu Tingxiao squinted at her. "Did you use the ointment I gave you before?"
"I’ve been using it everyday! My body usually doesn't scar for too long, don’t worry!"
"Did you go for a movie?" Lu Tingxiao asked.
"Wow! How did you know?" Ning Xi was surprised again.
Lu Tingxiao glanced over at one of her bags she had tossed aside. It was a small gift from the premiere with the name of the movie printed on it.
"Ah, yes…"
"With who?"
"Uhh...Jiang Muye…" Ning Xi felt that it was best not to lie to the devil.
"..."
"It was totally for working purposes. I played a small role in his film."
"What character?"
Why did the devil always ask such key questions?
Ning Xi hesitated. "His first love…"
Before Lu Tingxiao could say anything, Ning Xi quickly continued, "I was only on screen for a few minutes. Our ending lasted only a few minutes in this movie and it was absolutely terrible!"
Although Ning Xi felt her explanation was childish, it was useful. Lu Tingxiao’s expression softened.
"Oh, have you visited Little Treasure?" Ning Xi asked.
"I came over right after I landed."
"Are you really his father?" Ning Xi clarified, "Ah, Little Treasure didn’t say anything after that incident at the dinner that day…"
 Lu Tingxiao looked at her solemnly. "Powerful skills usually need cool down time."
Ning Xi laughed. "Boss, you even know about this! Do you play games as well?"
This analogy was too fitting!
"A little." Actually to establish a common language with her, he had been learning about technical gaming terms that were frequently used online.
…
The next morning, Ning Xi woke up early and checked all the documents she had prepared before she changed into a smart outfit. Then, she went to the main branch of SF Company, one of her biggest potential clients.
SF was a retailer that focused on high-class luxury items and it was a very well-known brand. In fact, many designers had become popular through SF.
Ning Xi had scheduled a meeting with them half a month ago. During this few weeks, she researched and studied negotiation-related skills and she even spent a few sleepless nights on her proposal.
"Hello, I’m the person behind Spirit Studio, Ning Xi. I’ve scheduled a meeting with CEO Wang today."

After five years, Ning Xi returned to the place that had pushed her away — home. With a sister who turned her parents against her and made her childhood sweetheart betray her, the odds seemed grey.
However, five years abroad had changed her, and she came home to fulfil her childhood dream of becoming an actress. Despite her evil sister still out to get her, tables will be turned. 
One day, after falling into one of her sister's schemes, she saves an adorable kid and found herself staying at his house to help him come out of his shell. Slowly, his father Lu Tingxiao began falling for her. This was before they realised how their lives had been intertwined all this while without their knowledge.

*SF-speed force

Where am i,

SF:" you died, at the last moment i was able to pull your soul here".

'Mom?, no you are speed force, so it seems my body is not able to contain the power of the speed vortex'.

SF: " you accepted the fact quite well, i thought it might take some time for you to accept it".

' so what should i call you'.

SF: " i don't have particular name or form so you can call me anything you want, since i took the appearance of your mom, you can call me that too".

' tell me what happened to earth, did i save it or not'.

SF:" yes you saved it, thanks to your speed vortex you are able to stop the anti-monitor's cannon from destroying the earth. And after your death wally west took your legacy and became the flash".

' that means my death is not in vain'.

SF:" so barry tell me do you regret your actions".

' what do you mean by regretting my actions'.

SF:" you know by sacrificing your life for saving others".

' no i don't, if me dying can provide a chance for the people i love, then i will definitely do the same thing as many times as possible '. 

SF:" *huh* you do know right by coming here, you already lost the chance of going back right. and worst of all you might be staying here for all eternity".

' i know, but i still have you to talk right'.

SF:" all those years you really learned how to coax others, fine you will so you will get another chance".

' so are you going to send me back to my world'.

SF:" oh,oh hold your horses you are going back to the world of living but not back to your world".

' why'.

SF:" if i do that it will tip of the balance which might even cause the destruction of your whole multiverse".

' then where are you sending me now '.

SF:" to another multiverse parallel to yours".

' what another multiverse'.

SF:" are you thinking that there is only your multiverse in whole existence".

' no i am not saying it like that'.

*SFX*

SF:" there are countless multiverse in this, each and every one of it has it's own laws and rules. and some of them are so powerful that can make the strongest being of your multiverse look like ant. but worry not you are not going to that type of world, you will be going to a multiverse which is 
very similar to your's .

' you said there are different laws for different multiverse, then how do you know all these".

SF:" well that's a good question, i am not just the speed force i am the embodiment of motion. to put it simply if i am not there every thing in this existence will become still".

' that means you exist everywhere'. 

SF:" you catch on pretty quick, enough with all the talking it's time for you to go".

' wait, wait in this new life will have my speed or not ".

SF:" yes you will have it even if you don't want to, what did you already forget thanks to your little stunt speed force became a part of you. at least in your next life your use it wisely and don't  repeat the same mistakes, and don't forget time wrath also exist in this multiverse too".

*SFX* * portal opens*

' so this means goodbye right'.

SF:" yes, but don't worry we will meet again when your power increases. and one more thing i also left you a small gift from my collection".

' where is it'.

SF:" don't worry you will have it when the time is right, good bye".

 *enters the portal*

Saira blushed at how rush and flustered she reacted, and at the same time she felt happy that the one who she is staying with is Tadame. 
Saira looked around as she was searching for her mother, but she did not ask about her. Tadame noticed Saira as she was looking around for someone.
▫️Tadame: "Are you looking for someone?" 
Saira flinched. 
▫️Saira: " Ah! No, I was just looking around."
▫️Nani: "Ah! Saira-Chan if you are looking for Kohana-Chan, she is not here yet. She has a shooting today so she will come later on." Said sitting down while getting her makeup and hair fixed.
▫️Saira: " I know, I was just looking around..." Saira looked at her watch as she was worried about the arrival of the guests and reporters. 
▫️Saira: " Nani-San, I think I have to go now. I  came here to congratulate you on your wedding. May your marriage bring great joy, love, and passion in your life. I wish you have a wonderful marriage and a happy life ahead." Then Saira gave Nani her gift. " Here, it's not much, and I don't know what to give on a wedding occasion, but hope you like it." 
Nani was touched by Saira's short congratulate speech. Nani received Saira's gift with a very exciting twinkling happy face and teary eyes.
▫️Nani: " Oh~ you did not have to~ just you coming here is enough, that only makes me so happy!" Said with teary eyes. The makeup artist bagged Nani to not cry because she had to fix her makeup for the 2nd time. (She cried and had a teary eye when Tadame came early to help her with the wedding final check-up.) 
▫️Nani: " Can I open it now?!" Asked Nani excitedly. 
▫️Saira: " Yes sure, but don't anticipate anything..." 
▫️Nani: " Uwaaaaaaaah," said Nani loudly as she was so touched. 
▫️Nani: " It's family matching shirts!!! Oh, and there is family matching pajamas!!! So cuuute!!! Thank you Saira-Chan!! It's so me!! You are so sensible Saira-Chan!!" 
▫️Saira: " Yes, I thought so, glad you liked it. By the way, I chose a unisex shirt and pajamas for your future baby. Since I obviously don't know what's their gender." 
Nani nodded her head and started to show it off to everyone. She did not stop there, she also called her husband to be who is in another room to show it off to him. Saira smiled faintly at how excited Nani was. 
▫️Saira: " Then, I have to go now." said Saira while bowing politely. 
Nani asked Saira to stay longer but Saira told her that she had to go back and review for her final exam. Nani understood and wished Saira good luck and hugged her as Saira was going. Tadame offered Saira to drive her back home. However, Saira refused as she did not want to let Tadame go back and forth since Saira's apartment was a little bit far from the wedding hall. Saira gave her farewell to Tadame, but Tadame stopped Saira as she wanted her contact number.
▫️Tadame: " Saira-Chan, please wait, let's exchange our contact number." 
▫️Saira: "Ah! Sure." 
▫️Tadame: " You are coming tomorrow, right? I'll come and pick you up from school and drive you back to your home so that you can pick up your things. This way you don't have to trouble yourself and drag your bags around." 
▫️Saira: "Oh! You don't have to, I can come by myself." 
▫️Tadame: " What are you saying Saira-Chan, you can count on me sometimes you know! After all, we will be living together. If you need help you can tell me or ask anyone from the family, you don't have to do everything alone. You can depend on us from now on."  Saira did not know how to describe this feeling. No one has ever told her that before. She felt touched at Tadame's words. Saira nodded her head and thanked Tadame. Tadame smiled faintly. 
▫️Tadame: " Give me a call when you arrive home." 
▫️Saira: "Yes, I will." 
▫️Tadame: " And be careful on your way home~" 
▫️Saira: "Mmm, I will." 
Tadame looked at Saira as she went on her way out of the hall at the back door. Nani showed up behind Tadame, "I think it was a good idea to have you take care of her." Said Nani. " Yes, so do I.," said Tadame.
▫️Nani: " Please, kindly look after her." said Nani while bowing to Tadame. 
▫️Tadame: "Please don't worry, I'll do my best." Said Tadame while bowing back to Nani.
After that Kohana appeared.
▫️SM: "Aaah~ Sorry Nani-Chan! The shooting took longer than I expected!" Said while trying to take her breath. Kohana noticed Tadame and bowed politely. 
▫️SM: "You must be Tadame-San, right?! Nani-Chan told me a lot about you. I'm so sorry to have bothered you and please kindly look after Saira-Chan."
Tadame bowed back to Kohana. Nani pulled Kohana from her arm.
▫️Nani: " Drop all that! I already did it for you! Just go inside and wear your bride maid dress. Miss supermodel!" 
•••••••••••••••••
As Saira was on her way back home, her father called her. Saira looked at the phone screen for a while before picking up. Saira did not feel like picking up because she has a hint of why her father called her, but at the same time, she had to pick up because she did not want to worry her father since she did not pick up the last time he called.
▫️SF: "Saira?! Are you alright? I called you so many times this morning but you didn't pick up."
▫️Saira: ".... Ah, I was preparing myself for Nani-San's wedding, and put my phone on silent. Is there something?" said with a normal voice but at the same time distance. 
▫️SF: "Is that so? I see. I wanted to tell you that I'm getting married today. And wanted to confirm if you wanted me to..." 
Saira did not let her father complete his sentence and interrupted him.
▫️Saira: " Yes, I know, congratulations may you live your new loving life happily. And no, I'm not going there so you don't need to prepare anything." 
▫️SF: " But I heard you're going to be under someone's care after your exams, so I thought maybe you would come and spend some time here. And you can go back, at the beginning of the school term."
▫️Saira: ".... No need, I want to get used to staying with them. I don't want things to be awkward while staying there." 
▫️SF: "But..." 
▫️Saira: "I need to cross the road, talk to you later. Congratulations on your wedding once again." as soon as she finished saying that, Saira hanged up the call. 
[USA] 
▫️Ren: " How is it?! Is she coming?!" 
Masahiro looked blankly at the phone for a while then put his phone in his pocket. 
▫️SF: ".... No..." 
Ren walked closer to Masahiro and caressed his hands to comfort him.
▫️Ren: "It's ok, give her some time. All you need to do is to work even harder to get closer to her, right?!" 
▫️SF: " (Nodded his head), Thank you, Ren." said with a caring voice. 
Oliver knocked on the door and came into the room after Masahiro's permission.
▫️Oliver: "What took you so long, old love birds?! Everything is ready now." 
▫️Ren: " What do you mean old!!" Ren walked closer to Oliver and punished him playfully on his stomach.

[Tokyo]
When Saira was talking to her father, Saira was already on the bus on her way back home. She just made an excuse because she couldn't find any more excuses if the conversation kept on. Saira wasn't feeling ready to meet her father's new family. She also felt even more lonely when she knew that her father is getting married. She was already lonely, to begin with. When she was young she worked hard at school to draw her parent's attention and to get compliments from them. However, they were always busy. When Saira arrives home from school, her parents would be at work. When she wakes up, her parents would be at work. When she waits for them they would come back the next morning exhausted, so they go right away to sleep and tell her to tell them once they are free and sometimes they won't come back home. Saira tried to get her parent's attention but they are never there. Saira stopped once she realized that it's useless to get attention from someone who is never there. 
As Saira was walking home, remembering all the lonely days, suddenly, Saira's eyes spotted Katashi standing under her apartment building. Saira thought that she is dreaming so she rubbed her eyes. And when she opened her eyes, she saw Katashi walking towards her. 
▫️Katashi: " You finally here, I called you so many times but you never picked up, so I came instead." 
▫️Saira: "... Katashi-Senpai( = senior) ... What are you doing here? How did you come here?!" said while trying to realize what's happening.
▫️Katashi: " I took your address from sensei, and I came to give back this bracelet. It's a limited edition from B brand, right?! It's pretty expensive so I thought it's dear to you." 
▫️Saira: ".... Katashi -Senpai... You know a lot about jewelry?!" 
▫️Katashi: " Well my father is..., I mean I saw it in magazines." 
▫️Saira: " Oh, I see." 
Katashi's father is a famous jewelry brand owner of the brand (Crystal Pure jewelry) Taiyo Kobayashi. Takashi did not want to tell Saira about that because he was afraid that Saira would change her treatment of him as other people did. The people who know about Takashi always stick to him trying to kiss up to him and gain his favor, especially girls. They would fake their personality just to be near him. Despite that, he had some close sincere friends.
▫️Saira: " Why don't you come in and have some tea or something, I want to thank you for bringing this back to me."
▫️Takashi: " No need. Tomorrow, is the last exam, right? Do your best." 
▫️Saira: " Oh... Yes... I will..." said with a disappointing face. Saira was in a gloomy mood but when she saw Takashi she forgot everything and her mood brightened up. She wanted to thank Takashi for that and wanted to stay a little bit longer with him, however, when Takashi turned her down, she felt disappointed. Takashi saw how disappointed and gloomy Saira was, so he decided to take her offer. He was afraid that Saira would not do well on tomorrow's exam.
▫️Takashi: "... ok maybe a little bit. 5 minutes"
▫️Saira: "Mmm! only for 5 minutes!" Saira's mood brightened up again.
Takashi smiled faintly at how Saira's mood changed so quickly. 
On the elevator, Takashi praised Saira for changing to be healthy. Saira was happy and pleased. It put her in a really good mood and made her day. When they arrived Saira opened the door by using the keypad locks and invited Katashi in.
▫️Saira: " Please come in." 
▫️Katashi: " Sorry for intruding you. (Ojama shimasu~)"
As Katashi was entering, he looked around the house. 
▫️Saira: " please sit down comfortably, what do you want to drink?" 
▫️Katashi: " Any cold drink will do." 
▫️Saira: "ok~" 
Saira prepared Oolong cold tea and cut some apple, and served it to Katashi.
▫️Katashi: "Thank you...(took a sip)...by the way, it's so quiet here." 
▫️Saira: " Yes, it's because I live alone."  Katashi was surprised to hear that and almost spotted out the tea from his mouth.
▫️Katashi: " What?! Why did you not tell me?! I wouldn't have come if your parents weren't here!" 
▫️Saira: " Oh, I thought you knew." 
▫️Katashi: "There is no way I would have known!" 
▫️Saira: "... Yes, you are right...  (bowed politely) I apologize if I made you uncomfortable." said with a sorry voice.
▫️Katashi: " No, you don't have to act like that, it's just... It's better not invite a guy into your house alone, it's improper." 
It's not that Saira did not know, it's just that she couldn't think at the moment and was just excited and happy to have been able to see Katashi. She did not mean anything else.
▫️Saira: "Well... I never invited anyone beside you senpai, you are my first guest."
▫️Katashi: "... What?! You mean... You never invited your friends over?"
Saira stayed silent for a second then looked away and changed the subject. She did not want to show her weakness and make Katashi feel pity for her. 
▫️Saira: "...I apologize once again if I made you uncomfortable." 
▫️Katashi: "You have apologized once, you don't have to apologize again. Anyway, I have to go now. Wish you the best on tomorrow's exam." 
Katashi left after drinking the tea in one shot. Saira bowed politely and sent him at the door. 
After Katashi left Saira sighed. " Saira what are you doing! no, what have you done!" said Saira to herself. She was embarrassed and worried about what Katashi would think of her after that. 
"Strange girl..." Said Katashi after leaving the apartment.

•Not a translation. 

When Saira Aoki was in middle school, everybody did not care about her and liked to tease her because she was a loner and fat. Therefore, lots of people made fun of her. Until she met Katashi Kobayashi in middle school. He is a senior by a year. He was the only one who treated her nicely. Saira fell in love with Katashi, as he treated her nicer than anyone in school. 
Wherever Katashi goes he would attract everyone’s attention because of his cool aura. He is handsome, from a wealthy family, smart, polite, good at sports, fashionable and cool. He is every girl’s dream lover. Despite being so popular Katashi never had a girlfriend and did not accept any confession in middle school, because he wanted to focus on studying. Saira got motivated and decided to change herself, her way of living, and lose weight, in the hope that her life would get better and hope that Katashi would notice her. 
Therefore, she aimed to admit to the same high school as Katashi. 
Saira’s parent is a very outstanding public figure, however, they are divorced. 
Saira’s mother had to go overseas to work, therefore, Saira’s mother requested her friend to take care of Saira while she is gone but she was about to get married, so she (Saira's mother's friend) suggested her (Saira's mother), her friend from high school days who coincidentally, is Katashi’s mother. At first, Saira did not know so she refused the idea to be in the care of others and she was used to be alone. However, her mother was worried and tried to persuade Saira. At last, Saira agreed and decided to go along with what her mother has planned for her. When Saira got to know that she would be living with Katashi she felt happy and excited. However, when Saira decided to confess her love to Katashi. Katashi brought back his girlfriend to introduce her to everyone?!!!

Leon got surprised when Youta ask him to him how to play basketball. Leon tells him that he doesn't want at first but with Youta's persistent asking Leon agrees.

And in the morning.


[Leon: Good morning Dad Ms Asuka Youta.]


[His Dad: Good morning. You wake up late today Leon.]


[Ms.Asuka: Good morning Leon.] Serious face.


[Youta: Good morning Big Bro.]


[Shinichi: Good morning.]


[Leon: Shinichi? What are you doing here?.]


[Ms. Asuka: They are classmate.]


[Leon: Oh okay. So you guys are going to school together?.] Grabs a bread and puts some cheese on the top of it.


[Youta: Yup.]


[Ms.Asuka: Leon.]


[Leon: Yeah?.]


[Ms.Asuka: Shinichi here said something earlier about how did you meet some coach and a university student. Could you tell us all of the details?.]


[Leon: Oh I forgot.This.] He shows his Dad and his stepmother the business card that Renji gives him.


[Ms. Asuka: "Coach Matsuda Renji Head Coach of Eiko High School"?!.]


[Leon: Yes. That's his name forgot to tell you guys yesterday.]


[Ms.Asuka: What does he want with you?.]


[Leon: He tells me that I should attend their school. And he said that he saw potential in me.]


[Ms.Asuka: Of course he's going a potential to you Leon. You are a very good player. You are going to be an NBA player.]


[Leon: Thanks.] Blushed a little.


[Ms.Asuka: But Eiko?!.]


[Leon: What's wrong with Eiko?.]


[His Dad: They don't have a good basketball team. They are always dead last every year in Prefectural tournaments.]


[Ms.Asuka: Me and Leonardo. Your dad decided that you should go to Washitora High.]


[Leon: Washitora?.]


[Shinichi: Washitora High is the most powerful school in Tokyo prefecture.]


[Leon: Really?.]


[Leonardo: Yup. They won last season their 9th consecutive prefecture championship. Also, they went to the final four this season.]


[Shinichi: They are a powerhouse. They get the U17 National Team player the best centre in the whole of Japan. Watanabe Daisuke!.]


[Leon: Daisuke? I think I read somewhere his name I just forgot what magazine it is.]


[Shinichi: It's on Slam Magazine Asia.]


[Leon: Yeah. That magazine.]


Youta sees the Slam Magazine Asia picks it up.


[Asuka: Youta what are you doing?.]


[Youta: Mom look.] Youta showed what he found.


[Leon: That's my magazine. Youta gives it to me.]


[Youta: Nope.] Then he runs.


[Leon: Youta you just finished eating.Don't run.]


[Asuka: YOUTA!.]

Youta stops running.


[Asuka: Youta give it to you're brother.]


[Youta: Okay.] Youta gives the magazine to Leon.


[Leon: Thank you Youta.] Leon pat's Youta's head.


[Leonardo: What you need it for.]


[Leon: This is the latest volume. I think they ranked up the new players that play in Fiba youth tournaments.]


Leon opens the magazine and he takes a look at the U14 Division. The U14 Division Top 10 Players in Asia are.

10. Adib Heymari PG 13 Iran
9. Oscar Wilson IV SG 13 Australia
8. Charlie Derrickson SF 13 New Zealand
7. Theodore Bason PF 13 Australia
6. Theo Bason C 13 Australia
5. Feng Hou PG 13 China
4. Atash Soleimani SG 13 Iran
3. James Peterson SF 13 Australia
2. Dennis Derrickson PF 13 New Zealand
1. Bo Derrickson C 13 New Zealand


[Leon: There's no Pilipino or Japanese have been mentioned in this Division.]


[Leonardo: Turn the page around.]


[Leon: I thought you're reading a newspaper.]


[Leonardo: That's what you thought.]Looks at Leon.


[Leon: Whatever.] Turns the page.


As Leon turns the next page he saw someone that looks familiar to him.

10. Bahadur Azizi PG 14 Iran
9. Behnam Soltani SG 14 Iran
8. Ji-Ho Seong SF 14 South Korea
7. Rj Kelly Jr. PF 14 Australia
6. Steven Roosevelt C 14 New Zealand
5. Sung-Ho Kim C 14 South Korea
4. Wang Lei Gao PF 14 China
3. Akito Suzuki SF 14 Japan
2. Joe Melendrez SG 14 Philippines
1. Gabriel Gonzalez PG 14 Philippines
4. Sung-Ho Kim C 14 South Korea
3. Steven Roosevelt C 14 New Zealand
2. Wang Lei Gao PF 14 China
1. RJ Kelly PF 14 Australia


[Shinichi: Woah. All of them looks so cool. Especially this Gabriel Gonzalez. He seems so confident in himself.]


[Leon: Of course he is.]


[Youta: Why? Do you know who he is Big Bro?.]


[Leon: Yup. I know him very well. Forget about it let's just turn the page.]


The U17 Top 10 Players in Asia.

10. John Corpuz C 16 Philippines
9. Johnny Isacc SF 16 Australia
8. Ryan De Ocampo PF 16 Philippines
7. Paul Goodwill PG 16 Australia
6. Sean Tyson SG 16 New Zealand
5. Daisuke Watanabe C 16 Japan
4. Kong Zhang PF 16 China
3. Ha-Jun Jin PG 16 South Korea
2. Gui Chen SF 16 China
1. Red Harris SG 16 Australia


[Leon: John and Ryan got into the top 10?!.]


[Leonardo: Do you know them?.]


[Leon: Yup. They were my teammates when I was playing in Tondo.]


[Youta: Your former teammates are ranked but you're not. Why is that?.]


[Leon: Back then I don't take everything seriously and I didn't work hard.Hard enough to be noticed by the scouts of big-time school in the Philippines. I regret every decision that I made back then and it is hunting me now.]


Leon turns the magazine to the next page which was featured the Asian players that currently playing in the NBA.


[Youta: That's Yuta Watanabe.]


[Shinichi: Rui Hachimura.]


[Leonardo: Jordan Clarkson and Kai Sotto.]


[Leon: They are all featured here. That's so cool.]


[Youta: One day my big brother Leon will be the Magazine Cover of Slam Asia.]


[Leon: Hahaha. Its 50-50 Youta.]


Youta and Shinichi go to school. Leon Asuka and his father Leonardo.Talks about where Leon will attend his High School. Asuka said that it should be Washitora High but his father said that Leon should be the one who will decide. Almost a week Leon has made the decision that he will attend Eiko High which made Asuka mad but on the other hand, she already knew that Leon will attend Eiko.


[Asuka: Alright. I will allow it but under one condition.]


[Leon: What condition?.]


[Asuka: Youre grades every semester should be an A or A+.Nothing more nothing less. Got it?.]


[Leon: But I don't think I can do that.]


[Asuka: You want to go in Eiko right? Then you should be able to do this kind of condition.]


[Leon: But I.]


[Asuka: You what? Accept my condition or you will go to Washitora High?.]

Asuka wants Leon to understand how to take responsibility in life. And this the first step to realising his dream. Maybe Asuka was not Leon's real mother but she knows herself that Leon needs his mother's love. And Asuka wants Leon to feel that.


[Asuka: Can you do it?.]


[Leon: I will. I accept you're condition mom.]

After Leon said that to her Asuka got suprise at the same time felt happy.Because Leon calls her mom for her It was the first of their relationship as mother and son.


[Asuka: Okay. We allow you to enrol in Eiko High School.]

Leon is extremely happy because he felt that Renji can help to develop not just as a basketball player but also as a person.

Leonardo calls Renji and tells him that they accept their offer to Leon. Renji tells them that Leon will attend school next week. Renji and the school teachers are happy that Leon accepts their offer. Renji tells them that Leon is a very good player at his age.


[Principal: Do you need anything Coach Renji? Like another player?.]


[Renji: Nope.]


[Principal: Why's that?.]


[Renji: Because our team will be going to be the most complete lineup all over Japan.]


As Renji tells the principal and the teachers that their school will be the most complete lineup all over Japan they got suprise.All of the teachers knew that they're prefecture will always going to be dominated by the Washitora High that's why they gave up on being in the national championship but what they didn't know is that what Renji saying is not just an delusions or a dream but a reality.An reality that going to change the whole Japan High School Basketball.

Leon is a great player but when his team lost in the tournament his teammates calls him a one man show.Leon was furious because this is the third time that his team lost in the semi finals and he begin to lost interest in the game of Basketball.But that changes when his father who was working in overseas tells him that his going to Japan and study there while his father is working.Leon was hesitant at first but he changes his mind and said yes.What will Leon do if the game of Basketball keeps calling for him even though his overseas will he accept it or will he runs from it once again?.

~~~

Late in the evening, when I was finally kicked out of the library, I headed back to my dorm room. 

"This is certainly bizarre…" I muttered to myself as I started jotting down various primary symbols and patterns of the language in my own book. Each symbol had its use, function, and name written in front of it. 

"The inscription patterns and languages are referred to as 'styles' in this world. Most ancient kingdoms, sects, and empires had their own version of it. This one should be from the ancient Sky-Fire Empire. It is probably the one from which most inscription pattern languages of this area were derived from." Flipping through the pages, I considered my options.

"Although the language of the Sky-Fire empire is good, it is fucking primitive. It's akin to a low-level language of computers. Quite similar to the old C and C++ programming languages. Later empires optimized this and created their own variations." I started thinking of what I should use for myself. Every language had its use. I even tried to use the raw programming languages of the old world but sadly, those symbols held no meaning here. 

"Alright, I have decided, I will use the Sword Sea Sects language. It is not the highest level of language but it is good enough. The greatest benefit is that most books here that are from ancient times hold language patterns of this language in different iterations." I wordlessly spoke to myself. I concluded that the Sword Sea sect must have been a powerhouse during those times. For their techniques to have such a wide-reaching impact, meaning that they were rather powerful. 

"Even though I have the language ready, it is of no use without the actual program…" I chuckled to myself as I recognized the point. 

However, my greatest benefit now was that I could easily design my own programs or inscriptions as long as I have enough time and resources. 

"Speaking of languages… what about cultivation techniques?" Pondering on the issue, I decided to look for some good technique.

~~~

The sun had just peeked through the horizon as I pushed away from my desk and stretched my limbs. The morning air filtered through the only window in the room. 

"It is truly fascinating how I have yet to sleep and I do not even feel slightly tired." 

Putting on my clothes I walked out of the room and started jogging around the courtyard. No one was up yet apart from a few workers who were cleaning the place. They were surprised to see such a hardworking student. If my past life had taught me anything, then it was the importance of using low-life workers to my advantage. I wished them good-morning as I passed by them which certainly surprised them a bit. A simple 'thank you for your hard work' was enough to light up their mood and create a favorable impression. 

My exercises consisted of simple stretches and the OPM style workout. However, the result was clear right from the first push-up. I was laughing like a mad-man inside my mind as every push-up stacked a tiny bit of strength in my body. If anyone remembers, I mentioned that the strength in my body does not deteriorate. Meaning, the strength gained from each and every push-up would never fade away! Everything from a simple push-up to a punch whipped out during shadow boxing, everything stacked!!!

If I channeled and used my soul force during the workouts, I could start training my soul force as well! One, two, three... every push-up game me around 0.1 SF on my total SF! This was ridiculously fast!

"I could cultivate SF simply by working out!!!" The discovery was absolutely ridiculous but it was true. 

"No wonder those cultivators could run for days without getting tired or work for weeks without sleep. It all makes sense now! Even a simple push-up adds a minuscule fraction of SF into the net total.  For ordinary people, this is not possible since they do not have the benefits of my body. The rate at which they would gain SF would be too slow to be considered feasible." I muttered wordlessly before pushing for harder exercises like handstand pushups and other variations. Theoretically, if I continued to work out, I could even reach the same level as the Sage Emperor. 

Sadly, it wasn't so easy. 

After breaking through the barrier of 100 SF, I soon found out how delusional my dreams were. The rate at which I gained an increase in SF was seriously slow. This was partly due to the fact that as a 1-star Bronze rank, mere push-ups were not enough to draw enough of my potential and soul force. The sheer increase in strength was staggering. My soul force was denser while my movements were faster. It was like I had been reborn. 

I could bring in some weights and this would erase the problem, but what about higher-levels? Would I have to bench-press a mountain then? 

Fuck no! I am not a masochist and I don't have any desire to work so hard...

In this world, people get stronger by just sitting on their asses and doing absolutely nothing. Working hard would be heresy!

"If I was not alone, I am certain that the shockwave of me breaking through the 1-star Bronze rank would have caused quite a bit of commotion..." However, this led me to my next major problem. Any higher-level cultivator could easily tell that I have entered Bronze rank and become a 1-star Bronze rank fighter. 

Rushing back to my room, I flipped through the pages as I found out what I was looking for. It was a simple technique that allowed an alchemist to control his soul force to properly handle the pills and herbs. 

I planned to use it to seal off a part of my connection with the dantian. This was a terrifying concept and could theoretically seal of my cultivation. But I quickly encountered the drawback. It could not hide the 'quality' of my qi. Also, if I completely sealed it off, I would die…

Researching for the whole morning, I could not work out any way to seal my bronze rank cultivation. Either I could show it all, or show none of it. 

Cursing under my breath, I stood up and placed a simple barrier seal over my skin drawn from the poorest quality beast blood. It is not perfect but I could work with it. Only those who had fairly good knowledge of inscriptions could directly penetrate my barriers and see through my soul force. Sadly, this meant that I could not use any soul force outside my body. 

Pushing myself up, I changed into proper clothes. Meanwhile, I was a bit surprised to see how ridiculously ripped I was. Guess yesterdays training did a miracle on my special Game character like body. I was practically looking like Baki with all those seriously jacked up muscles. 

"Hehe… this gamer's body is indeed a god-tier skill." Chuckling to myself I put on a black overcoat over my snow-white inner robe. The symbol of a coiling dragon sat proudly behind my back.

~~~

(Third person POV)

Entering the classroom, Min Meiying realized that she was the first to come. Looking at the clock, she could not help but curse. She was more than a full hour early! 

"How did I mess up so bad?" *sigh…* "It must be that bastard Jin!" Thinking about him, her cheeks involuntarily turned red. She remembered that the two of them used to bathe together when they were kids and her expression turned even more embarrassed. Her hand involuntary slipped on the desk that Jin sat on yesterday. His masculine scent penetrating her nostrils. 

Suddenly, a sound of footsteps echoed in the empty hallway. The footsteps were neither slow nor fast but there was an air of confidence in them. 

Looking at the person who walked in, Meiying's eyes turned wide.

("Was he always this handsome? I mean yes he was good looking enough to be recognized as one of the four princes amongst the girls but those muscles!!! Look at the jaw, those shoulders! Holy shit! Is this what they call love? Is it because I fell in love that everything about him looks good now?") Meiying could not help but gawk a bit at the well-sculpted muscles of the boy. 

"Wow~! Looks like you were quite excited to see me huh…" Wei Jin chuckled as he smiled at the love-struck girl. "To have come here a full hour early, damn!" 

"I- I… did not come for you." She somehow blurted out on the spur of the moment. 

"Is that so…" The boy immediately looked a bit sad like he had lost something precious. 

"No I mean, I came for you- No! I mean…" Meiying panicked a bit noticing his actions. 

"Haha... Come here." Meiying slowly walked forward but just as she got closer, the boy yanked her hand and pushed her against the wall. 

"I heard you have been very naughty huh…" He whispered silently in her ear. Meiying was in full panic mode as everything was moving too fast for her naive maiden heart. The next line however almost made her heart jump out of her throat. 

"I heard how you boasted about finally 'conquering me'..." 

"I… I-" Meiying was into a complete panic mode as her beautiful poppy red eyes wandered over his. She was unsure of what to do. The only words repeating in her head were, HOW DID HE KNOW? HOW DID HE KNOW? HOW DID HE KNOW?

"You know Mei~ I know you have had a crush on me for a long time now…" Her jaw dropped as she heard his words. Her heart was beating so loud that Jin could hear it outside. 

"I waited for you to make a move… but now… I have got tired of waiting." He spoke plainly before pulling away. Leaving the girl standing against the wall, all by herself. She understood that she was too late and he had seemingly lost interest in her. Tears were threatening to fall from her eyes as she stood there by herself. 

But suddenly! Her emerald eyes watched in utter disbelief as the boy of her dreams scooped her up and kissed her right on the lips. Leaning closer, he smiled before whispering. 

"I have gotten tired of waiting… so I decided that I will 'conquer' you myself~!" The previously sad tears that were threatening to fall had suddenly turned into happy ones. Like animals in heat, the duo kissed each other furiously. 

His hands wandered all over her body, stimulating in all the right places. Years of experience guiding his actions on an instinctual level. 

*mhn~*

A soft muffled moan escaped her lips even after being sealed shut under the boy's own lips.  

Pulling back slightly, he grinned for a bit before speaking. 

"I would like to continue this but others are coming…" He spoke slowly before allowing her to sit back in her seat. She was still quite flushed as she tried her best to gather her heart together. 

~~~

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