Chapitre 290: Aftermath - Selfless Breathing and Huge Gains!!!
4 days later,
ToW - 2nd Stage
Kai blew onto the wooden pieces glowing hot, and fire came roaring out, trying to lick his face.
Across the fire, Shinobu was seated in a meditative pose, her breath misting, coiling around her.
Over the fire, a rabbit was propped up, its flesh smelling of hunger and promised deliciousness.
They couldn't remember who among them had woken up first. But when they came to their senses, Kai, with Nezuko on his back and Shinobu in his arms, was walking towards a distant hill covered in snow.
Even the storm had ceased by then.
In sheer deliriousness, Kai had constructed a makeshift hut by drying the sodden wood and straw using Magic.
By the time he came to his senses yesterday, his injuries had all but healed, and he had found Shinobu sitting in the same state as now.
However, Kai wasn't as aloof about the process taking place within her as before.
Shinobu was among the few Demon Slayers who could use the Total Concentration Constant — a Breathing state that one could maintain during the morning, noon, and night, and even while asleep.
There was an immense difference in strength, speed, and stamina between someone who could maintain Total Concentration Breathing at all times and someone who could not.
Not to mention, when coupled with Recovery Breathing, it allowed one to heal faster and return to an optimum state in the least time possible.
So when Kai saw the blue, black, and green shadow of death on Shinobu's stomach fading little by little, it didn't surprise him.
Kai looked into the fire, and the flames dancing within it made him recall the notifications he had received that night, which he had ignored in the heat of the battle.
The very first notification had confirmed all the things told to him by Shadow Origin about the true worth of a Verse Fusion Random World.
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Contestant Kai Stormborn, you can sacrifice your Abilities — Advance Twin-Saber Style, Advance Slither Steps, and Master Snake Instincts to get an Elementary Ability.
Such an Elementary Ability will be several steps higher in terms of quality and will be more aligned with the Contestant's nature.
Do you agree to sacrifice the said Abilities?
]
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The said Abilities, actually, had already disappeared from his Stats.
All that was left to do was to complete the formality, i.e. quantifying his Comprehension.
Moreover, Kai knew that even though Chaos was calling it Sacrifice, it was combining the said Abilities, turning them into a bigger and much brighter part than themselves.
It would be like adding 2 and 2 but getting 10 as the sum.
So, without letting the word deter him and with one thought, his three most prized Abilities melted away, becoming one; something more than just an ordinary combination.
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You have sacrificed your Abilities — Advance Twin-Saber Style, Advance Slither Steps, and Master Snake Instincts.
Give a name to the newly created Ability.
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I will call this, Kai remembered the name he had already given it, Total Concentration Selfless Breathing.
Somehow, the Systems found the name too long, so they shortened it, to Kai's chagrin.
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[
You have created a brand new Ability — Elementary Selfless Breathing
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Congratulations Contestant Kai Stormborn…
You have achieved a Milestone
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Milestone: Create an Ability for the first time
Milestone Rewards:
1. Worth +50
]
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However, this notification was just the beginning of a long list.
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[
Congratulations Contestant Kai Stormborn…
You have achieved a Milestone
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Milestone: Kill the Upper Rank Three, Akaza, from the Twelve Kizuki
Milestone Rewards:
1. Strength +3
2. Agility +3
3. Stamina +3
Note: Unless mentioned otherwise, all Attribute Points awarded to the Contestants come under the Set Quota
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Congratulations Contestant Kai Stormborn…
You have unlocked 1 Title
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Title: Selfless Hashira
Specification: Undergo the Hashira-level Demon Slayer Corps' Training, get chosen by a current Hashira as successor, and then kill at least 1 Upper Rank Demon from the Twelve Kizuki
Status:
1. Demon Slayer Corps' Training - Process (0%)
2. Successor of a current Hashira - Insect Hashira, Shinobu Kocho
3. Upper Rank Demon Kill Count - (1/1)
Effect:
1. Charisma +50
2. Demon Slayer Marks +1 (an additional mark, if already awakened)
3. Probability of achieving Transparent World Comprehension +10%
4. Skill: Undying Breath
]
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Even after seeing the ridiculous Status and Effect of the Title, created only for him perhaps, Kai couldn't take his eyes off the Milestone.
How strong was Akaza for Kai to get a Milestone just for killing him?! Would the rest of the Upper Rank Demons also give him a Milestone then?!!
9 Active Attributes!
Even if they had come from Kai's Set Quota, he couldn't ignore such a massive gain.
It was like the Systems were telling him - Now that you have killed such an absurd being, have the Stats that reflect it as well.
No one could deny that all these notifications, including the massive 50 points in Worth, were worthy of Verse Fusion Random World.
It did incline toward Kai's nature of taking high risks for higher rewards.
Things didn't end here, though.
Ever since he had arrived in the Verse Fusion Random World, Kai had done nothing but fight, fight, and fight, pushing himself to death against the likes of Hashiras and Demons.
The greatest beneficiary of all this, of course, was his Abilities.
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Elementary Telepathy: Proficiency 100% (+25%)
Elementary Telepathy has upgraded to become Advance Telepathy…
Advance Telepathy: 2% (+2%)
Elementary Magical Aptitude: Proficiency 75% (45%)
Advance Emotions Manipulation: Proficiency 60% (+20%)
Advance Fear Absorption: Proficiency 50% (+33%)
Advance Telekinesis: Proficiency 52% (+32%)
Advance Intimidation: Proficiency 20% (+15%)
]
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Kai couldn't help but lick his lips.
Now that was something he liked even better than Attribute Points.
The rise in Advance Telepathy surprised Kai the most, but he had a theory behind it. Ever since he had gained this Ability, he had been wondering how to increase its Proficiency.
First, while sharing his thoughts with Spawn, Kai had learned that there was no indirect way to go about it. It all stemmed in the ways of mind, thoughts, and exchanges of the said thoughts.
However, it was during the heat of the battle a few days ago that Kai had hit the hammer on the nail.
It wasn't just about exchanging, Kai had realized.
It was about how meaningful those exchanges were. It was about how well the target received those thoughts. It was about… feelings.
Telepathy… such a simple word, but… quite a complex Ability, Kai remarked.
Rise in Magical Aptitude surprised him the least, given his improvised fighting style.
Emotions Manipulation and Fear Absorption thrived in battles. So, the huge rise in Advance Abilities was truly welcomed, too.
Telekinesis had already become a greater part of Kai's active strength. No matter how much Proficiency it gained, it felt less to him now.
That left Intimidation.
Kai doubted he had intimidated Akaza, making his lips twitch.
Except for that moment…
Kai couldn't put his finger on it. But he remembered the Upper Rank Three Demon struggling to teleport.
Wasn't it because of Telekinesis? He asked himself.
But, Kai failed to recall the distance between him and Akaza, putting all this in the back of his mind.
This wasn't the time to unearth dead mysteries.
A much greater, and much more challenging task, awaited Kai now, he knew.
The Fourth Resonance!
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AN: In original, the next two chatpers were r18, with explicit sex scenes. I have combined them in one chapter, eliminating most of the... well... scenes. However, its still a rare r18 chapter, given the significance of it plotwise.
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