Chapter 11: ch. 11
( Haru Pov )
" Books....books...books... no0, it doesn't work." I muttered as I put another book back on to the shelf.
[ Ding! Do you wish to learn running? Y/N ]
' Running? Sure.' I accepted the skill as I felt another headache.
[ Spirit 6 -> 7 ]
I immediately felt my mind become clearer as I blinked my eyes.
' Huh? The pain is gone.' I thought as I continued my search for books.
I started searching for more books.
" Ah!? There you are. Come on, Haru, the class is this way." The teacher dragged me back to the rest of the students.
' Nooo!!!'
I then had to say through a story being read by an author.
' Sigh, dammit.' I sighed.
In boredom, I looked at the new skulls I managed to absorb.
[ Chess ] [ Level 1 ]
[ Dancing ] [ Level 1 ]
[ cooking ] [ Level 1 ]
[ Gardening ] [ Level 1 ]
[ Running ] [ Level 1 ]
' Hm? Cooking is at Level 1?' I frowned as I continued to look at the skill.
' Maybe I need to learn it all over again. Or maybe the inky way to improve is to level uo that skill.'
' I'll probably have to experiment with this.'
Then there was [ running ].
[ Running ] [ Level 1 ]
[ Use: 8 mana; 12 stamina/s ]
' Hmm, I'll try it out once school is over.'
Hours passed as I was finally released as I quickly ran towards the train station.
My lungs and legs felt energized.
But a few seconds later, I was catching my breath as I used the wall for balance.
' A little fast, but could only last for 3.5 seconds.'
After catching my breath, I walked home tired.
As soon as I entered the house, I immediately threw myself into bed, ignoring the old man who was also asleep.
Days passed as I continued to train my magic and search for skill books and dungeons.
I managed to find two more skill books.
[ Painting ] [ Level 1 ]
[ Meditation ] [ Level 1 ]
And there was a Dungeon I found in a park near the elementary school.
Other people aren't able to see it or be affected by it.
' Though it's a lower leveled dungeon. I wonder if it'll affect the real world if it's too powerful.' I thought inwardly as I sat on the swings observing the swirling portal across the playground.
" What are spacing out for? Aren't you brats supposed to be happy to play?" Gramps grumbled as he walked towards me.
I shrugged and got off the swing.
" You think I'm like any other kid?" I replied.
" Hmm, suppose you're right." He said as he said by a nearby bench, and I followed him.
" Next year, you're starting middle school... nervous?" He asked.
" Not really, though it's kinda weird going to school with people twice my age." I replied.
" Hm." Gran Torino nodded.
We both sat in silence, enjoying the clear day as I watched other kids play.
" Made any friends?"
" No."
" You're a weird kid."
" I know. You said so many times already."
" Can we get muffins?"
" No."
" I'll clean the house."
Gramps was silent for a while.
We got muffins.
/ Bringing you a chibi Haru eating muffins. /
After cleaning the house and eating the rest of my muffin, I was able to relax and sat next to Gramps as we watched a fishing show.
A fisherman was currently pulling out a fishing hook that accidentally stabbed into his arm.
" As you can see... a hook got into my skin. A way to remove this....is by pushing the hook all the way through and cutting it with some plyrs... like that!"
The fisherman was able to remove the fish hook from his arm as he patched his wound.
" We should go fishing." I blurted as I continued my focus on the show.
" Hm." Gramps nodded in agreement.
" It's the perfect season for fishing as well. "
No reply.
" I'm ahead of my assignments." I spoke again.
" Sigh, alright, let's go get you a fishing rod." Gramps sighed as he got off the couch.
But I saw his small smile as well as I followed after him.
A few hours later, I got a fishing rod, and now I had to wait for the weekends.
" Nice!" I exclaimed as I also took out a fishing book.
[ Fishing ] [ Level 1 ]
" Sigh." Gramps sighed as he fell back into the couch.
A week later...
" This is nice." I spoke as I cast my fishing rod.
Hearing no reply, I turned to look to see Gran Torino asleep.
" Sigh. Guess I'll just focus on my mission." I muttered.
[ Catch 25 fishes ] [ 13/25 ]
[ Reward: ??? ]
I was curious about what reward I'll get by catching 25 fishes.
Although I only have 3 in the bucket, I only released the small fishes.
We were on a small boat slowly drifting.
I always wanted to fish or learn how to but couldn't because of my sickness.
" Mmm. Nice breeze." I smiled as I enjoyed the warm breeze.
Splash!
' Ah!? Got one! '
I pulled the rod but didn't reel the string as I only wanted to exhaust the fish first from what I read.
' Now!' I started pulling the reel as fast as I could.
" Haha! Got it!" I shouted in excitement as I held a large fish.
" Huh? Oh, another one kid?" Gramps awoken as he rubbed his eyes before helping Mr with the fish.
" Mhm." I nodded.
Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
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