The First Karmic Exchange...

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--- Chapter 11 ---

The next day.

Deep in the mountain, a loud chant echoed. Birds flew everywhere when hearing it, feeling the incoming chaos.

"WHO'S GONNA CARRY THE BOATS!"

"WHO'S GONNA CARRY THE LOGS!"

"YOU DON'T KNOW ME SON! YOU DON'T KNOW ME!"

A white-haired youngster bulldozed through the forested area with heavy steps and a grin, carrying a load of heavy red spears made from red iron pines.

Tenma's body has changed over the past months. He will be six soon, and he's already 1.3 meters tall with a lean yet compact build. His white hair is already reaching his shoulder, framing his growingly handsome face after he lost all the baby fat due to intense training.

He's wearing a black training shirt and pants, covering them with a tanned bear's hide, hiding his well-developed body. One could still see a hint of 'child' in his face, maybe due to his happy expression.

"Dayum, these woods are heavy!" Tenma shouted while feeling the noise from his body. "I don't regret turning them into spears, haha~!"

The red iron pine is a subspecies of the Japanese red pine. They thrive around the Wakami Village's mountain range, but only a 'small' amount appears occasionally every three years.

They are dense with resin, making them highly flammable and durable for months, if not years. Tenma luckily gets his hand on red iron pines when training with Kanae.

He used red iron pines to train his body and increase his Crafting Skills, making 69 heavy spears with them.

Each spear is 1.2 meters long, 3 centimeters wide, and weighs around 30 kilograms. They stacked horizontally on Tenma's back.

Overall, Tenma had over two tons of weights on his back, making his body scream in pain and excitement. He didn't mind the pain as he shouted and scared every animal in the area.

{A/N: Each spear is around 4 feet, one inch wide, and 66 pounds. Overall, 4,554 pounds)

Anyway, Tenma has left Wakami Village for a few hours now. He's already several kilometers away from his house and beloved mother.

One might expect a sad parting between Tenma and Tamako, but it never happened. Tamako has already said she'd support and accept Tenma's goal to become stronger.

After hugging and kissing Tenma, Tamako pushed him from the nest like a mama bird to her youngling and watched him fly away.

She wished him safety and luck to achieve what he wanted.

Well, the rest is past.

Tenma stopped by a clean river and drank a mouthful of water, feeling refreshed.

"Puah, nice!" He wiped his mouth.

"Hestia, show me the map of Mount Akamushi and the fastest route to get there."

[Okay]

[You're still in the Kawami's Mountain Range] Hestia pointed while blinking a blue dot in the vast green map.

[Mount Akamushi is 100 kilometers to the south. You can get there in half a day through this rocky mountain area. Well, a day if you kept wearing that stupid "weight" of yours]

"Hey, don't call them stupid! They are my creations." Tenma protected his masterpieces well.

[Sigh, you're an idiot, aren't you?]

[If you want 'weight' for your training, you can use Karmic Exchange and exchange for restrictive items like "Seastones from Pirate World!" and wish to shape like bracelets]

[With your current Bad Karma, you should be able to exchange them]

[Remember, the purer "Seastones." the heavier they are]

"I have enough Karma for that?" Tenma was speechless.

[You currently have 15,000 Bad Karma, which allows you to exchange for four low-quality Seastones that weigh over 500kg a piece. They are way smaller and much more convenient than your stupid wood spears]

[After they become stale, you can chuck the Seastones into Dragon Veins and mold them into a new spear]

"W-Wow, I didn't expect this..." Tenma's eyes widened in amazement.

[You didn't expect what?]

"I didn't expect you to be this helpful!"

[💢!💢!💢!]

[Are you going to exchange for Seastones or not???]

Tenma chuckled wickedly inside, 'You're one thousand years too early to play with me, Tia.'

"Of course, I will exchange!" He grinned in triumph.

"Tell me how to do it!"

Although Tenma angered Hestia, she still relayed the information on how to do Karmic Exchange. It was simple, like buying things in an online shop, but more spiritual.

There are also two sections.

Righteous and Evil.

The meaning is clear. Good Karma is only usable in the Righteous section, and Bad Karma is usable in the Evil section.

The exchange quality between the two sections isn't much different, and only the source is different.

The items in the Righteous Section were 'naturally' obtained from lawful means, and how the Evil Section got their items is self-explanatory. Of course, this makes items in the Righteous section a bit pricier.

Before accessing the 'shop' with Karmic Exchange, Tenma must do some symbolic rituals.

Tenma sat near the river and clapped his hand a few times before closing his eyes to a deep meditation. He felt the world around him changing into a white room with multi-box walls.

[Karmic Values: 33,000 (Good Karma), 15,000 (Bad Karma)]

He glanced at the left and saw his Karma Points, leaving his mouth twitching for a while.

"These are some depressing numbers."

Tenma sighed in dismay, "I know I can virtually exchange anything under 2nd Omniversal Order, but my Good Karma and Bad Karma combined isn't even enough to exchange for overpowered shits like Stands, Ciel, Etc."

"Anyway, let's look for Seastones (Kairoseki)!"

Tenma touched the box on the wall with his fingers, scrolling through it with a bored face.

He found some interesting items like Devil Fruits, Chakra Seeds, and even Asauchi.

BUT THEY ARE SO GODDAMN EXPENSIVE!

WHAT THE FUCK WITH THESE ONE BILLION PRICE TAGS??

FUCK YOU!!

Ah, Tenma has never felt so poor in his life. He wished he could kill some demons or rob Muzan right now!

Muzan: Rich.

Rob Muzan: Become Rich.

Muzan: Evil.

Rob Muzan: Get Good or Bad Karma.

Tenma unknowingly has cemented an idea to rob the King of Demons. He didn't realize it, but unconsciously, he did.

After scrolling for hours, Tenma finally found low-quality Seastones and exchanged them with a design in mind. Soon, four heavy bracelets crashed to the floor with a loud thud.

"Next is an item that could help me control Dragon Veins... While doing it 'manually' is doable, it's not worth the effort." He mumbled, scrolling through the Righteous section.

"Damn it. Why are these Array Formations so goddamn pricey? They are going to suck me dryer than succubus!"

"Are there no alternative choices?"

"This blast forge is decent."

"This geothermal machine also isn't bad."

"Hmm, this is..." Tenma rubbed his chin. "This thing might work."

"23k, though. A bit more expensive than the previous two."

"Exchange!"

...

Tenma opened his eyes and returned to the real world. He looked up and was stunned the sun was still in the same position. "I see... So, the Karmic Exchange Space has a faster timeframe than the real world."

"Hehe, I might be able to use this to my advantage."

"I can meditate, do image training, and many other things..."

"Hehehe, as expected of EX-Grade Talent."

[Tenma, you're using your talent for the wrong purpose!]

"What do you mean, THIS IS A VALID PURPOSE!" Tenma responded while placing the Seastones bracelets on his arms and legs.

He tossed the heavy wood spears into the inventory and brought out Rushing Claw.

"Let's continue our journey!" He grinned, running madly to Mount Akamushi.

"WHO'S GONNA CARRY THE BOATS!"

...

...

Night has come, and some nocturnal beasts have started their activities, looking for prey to eat. It included stray demons who roamed around the wild.

At the mountain foot of Mount Akamushi, a low-level monkey demon is biting on a young tiger's corpse, splattering blood everywhere.

BAM! BAM! BAM!

Suddenly, the demon heard a rumbling step coming in its direction.

It turned around and saw a white-haired human boy charging at him with a feral expression.

"YOU DON'T KNOW ME, SON! YOU DON'T KNOW ME!!" Tenma ran with a burning spear in his hand.

"!!!" The monkey demon's heart skipped a beat.