Laiz went home, exhausted and tired from the intense match against Yuuto from the Dojo.
Laying down on his bed, Laiz got thinking on how he should have lost, had it not for a certain skill activating.
The Zone.
During that state, he felt his senses skyrocket as everything around him came to sudden halt before going back to normal, albeit a few time slower.
That wasn't the only thing. Laiz also felt that he could use his knowledge like it was something he had done many times before. He had that sense of familiarity towards the knowledge.
What's more was Laiz did not know he was in The Zone during this time, only after the deactivation of the skill did he realize.
This just goes to show that when The Zone is activated, EVERY unnecessary thoughts are terminated.
'I even remember my Elemental Senses going off during that moment.. Even my thoughts about different types of coffees I could encounter in this world was gone'
Laiz did not have the training nor did he know how to fully utilize his Elemental Senses in battle.
Currently, all it did was distract him.
As for the other thoughts.. Laiz just really liked coffee, especially with greenery around him.
And so, Laiz ended his day with The Zone, Martial arts and Coffee in mind.
...
It was a good day today.
Ignoring the cracked alarm besides Laiz's bed, everything this morning was going finely.
Outside a window was a beautiful and refreshing scene.
It wasn't anything rare.
In fact, it was something you see in the frequently bu is oftentimes left unappreciated.
What was outside the window was the bright rising sun, signifying the start of a new day with countless possibilities.
'Seeing this everyday is a blessing..'
Despite repeating this comment everyday, he could never get tired or saying it.
The warm rays of the sun came straight towards Laiz and his apartment, it illuminated his usually dark dungeon containing many torturing equipment such as Science books and.. MATH books.
Uaghh.. The math books..
Moving on, the environment wasn't the only thing contributing to Laiz's current stream of joy and excitement.
Laiz had finally decided to start his training towards chakra.
The first thing he needed to know was the chakra system.
From his memories, chakra systems are pathways within a human body that chakra utilizes to move inside the body.
Chakra uses these pathways in patterns to manifest certain elements and techniques using knowledge of those elements.
If a person has a large amount of knowledge about how fire works, and how it is generated then their proficiency towards using fire based skills are strengthened compared to those who has lower knowledge of the subject.
In top of knowledge, a person has to learn how chakra interacts with the user in able to manifest their knowledge much more efficiently and with more raw power.
As of now, he has enough knowledge towards the main elements but no skill about the inner workings of chakra itself to manifest these knowledge.
If Laiz's control towards chakra was high enough for his knowledge to truly shine, he would already be a powerful being within Ente Isla.
Which leads to Laiz's search for books about chakra manipulation.
Laiz wasn't looking for skill books but normal books. This was because of his low amount of points.
Right now, Laiz had 1300pt to spend in the shop.
Had this been two days ago it would have been a hundred. But Laiz's fight yesterday allowed him to get to level 16, that was an of two levels. This got him 200pt.
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That wasn't the only benefits Laiz got though. As a result of his battle against Yuuto, he got the Achievement:
- Beginer Martial Artist -
- Defeat a Martial Artist of equal or superior skill to get this achievement.
- Increases the stats: Str, Agi and Dex by 20 SP permanently.
- 500 shopping points reward from this achievement
This alone gave Laiz a large sum of points.
But there was more. He also got the title:
- Insane Reader -
- Read a thousand fictional books to get this achievement.
- Increases the stats Int and Wis by 20 SP permenantly.
- 500 shopping points reward from this achievement.
The total sum of Laiz's shopping points is one thousand three hundred.
This may seem like nothing when looking at the average prices of skill books in the uncommon rarity, but it was enough to purchase normal books.
What he bought from the shop was a book called 'Chakra Manipulation - Grade 1' that cost 100 points. This was Uncommon in rarity according to the system.
It was also the first collection of the Chakra Manipulation series.
It had 15 grades in total, each containing training methods and information regarding the inner workings of chakra that each went above their previous respective grade.
Laiz wanted to start reading the book straight away, but he needed to attend to his job as it was the only thing supporting his rent and daily needs.
Laiz had no choice but to wait after his working hours.
...
halfway through the week, Laiz had finally advanced enough from the grade 1 Chakra Manipulation.
A quick rundown during this week of reading the Grade One Chakra manipulation:
Laiz has learned patterns in which to move his chakra through his system to be able to manifest his knowledge.
Laiz's proficiency in this was really low as of now.
With Laiz's level, he could create a ball of fire the size of a basketball.
That was ONLY with the help of his understanding towards fire from his lessons in science. Without it, Laiz doubted he could make it even as small as a ping pong ball.
Anyway, Laiz could not make progress any further from the grade one book.
'Looks like i'll have to move to the second grade'
...
And so Laiz could be seen, reading a book while strolling the treets of Sasazuka.
Everything seemed a lot more rich and beautiful at this time as the trees, houses and the sky was covered in a calming orange hue. It gave a care-free feeling to those who were lucky enough to witness this scene, as if saying the day was over, no more responsibilities. No worries. Relax.
A walk during these hours was also very nice to those who preferred the quite surrounding as, the lively kids, chaotic high school students and nagging parents were all at home at this time, getting ready for today's tomorrow.
Laiz appreciated the current atmosphere while he indulged himself in the knowledge that was in his hands.
This has been part of Laiz's routine for the past few weeks.
Laiz had already walked with the grades three, four, five and six through these streets and was currently reading through the seventh grade.
Had it been the Laiz of earth, Laiz may not have been able to walk and read simultaneously. But now he was the Laiz of new.
The Laiz who had the sytem, had magic, had skills AND had.. A future.
...
That routine of waking up, reading, work and reading may have continued throughout the month had it not been for a dark twisting space in front of him, much similar to Oswald's situation when Laiz first met him.
Except no one came out of it as of now.
It was simply inside an abandoned building getting bigger, smaller and switching between.
'A gate..?'
Laiz was not taking the unforeseen encounter smoothly.
And that was because of one question he had.
Who had used this gate?
Gates were basically a tunnel to another world and required a large amount of magical force to open. Anyone able to do this should be powerful enough to destroy the current measly Laiz.
Laiz reviewed what he has been ignoring since the time of arrivement in this world.
Canon.
Yep, Laiz knew he should have paid much more attention to the current progress of the show and how it could affect him, but..
He was busy with learning all he could about modern knowledge like science in preparation for his plan of Universe travelling.
It was the reason he choose this world as his first destination after all.
Anyway, from his memories of the show, this gate must have been used by Emilia's comrades in Ente Isle. They were heroes that was introduced after using the gate to learn about Emilia's situation and well-being.
Laiz last question was whether or not they have gone out already or if they were still on their way.
As caution, Laiz gets as far as he could from the abandoned building without cutting his elemental senses from detecting the interior of the building.
Now, Laiz was gonna wait for a few minutes as travelling through the gate tends to not take much time.
Laiz kept his attention at the abandoned building like a hawk as minutes passed by.
Laiz's attention wasn't at waste as 25 minutes-ish from watching, he sensed two people coming out of the gate.
One was a burly man that had well developed muscles all over his body but was puking his stomach out, while the other was a female with cyan blue hair that looked as if she was about to start high school.
Usually, the bigger man was the one to take care and support the child but in the case of those two, the child was helping the burly man from his series of puking.
'...'
What Laiz really didn't like about his Elemental Senses at times was how it gives Laiz a full description as well as all the sensations about the dirty things that the elements were in contact with, which in this situation is puke.
It really did nothing but punch him mentally rather than helping him at times like these.
Well, at least it wasn't as bad as last time... Just remembering it sent Laiz back in time to feel that vicious kick.. That was a kick from the devil himself...
Moving on from his trauma, Laiz waited for the child and burly duo to get far away from the gate.
Laiz has decided to use the gate.
It wasn't as a moment of irrationality. No, he had decided a few days ago that if he were to encounter a gate, he would use it.
That was because Laiz had learned just about everything he wanted to from this world. He was ready to move towards the dificulties.
...
Laiz stood in front of the gate.
He had come back from his apartment to get all his books and things in his inventory as well as inform about his leave and say his goodbyes to the Land owner, Miki-T.
Laiz was ready as he could be, hesitation would only shake his resolve and so, he marched towards the gate without looking back.