Bab 2: Chapter 2
Dressed neatly, Rei sat on a park bench. With an awkward expression, he stared at the ground, his slipper-clad toes involuntarily tapping the shoe soles.
"Rei, I never expected to see you here. Don't worry about what happened earlier; I won't hold it against you," Riko Aida (Kuroko no Basuke) said after a brief moment of awkwardness. Growing up in a world surrounded by muscular bodies, thanks to her father being a gym coach, Riko quickly dismissed any concerns. Muscles swelling after exercise were entirely normal – that's what she said to convince herself.
However, as Rei looked at Riko, her flushed face and awkward demeanor made him doubt if she truly didn't mind.
"That's good to hear. If there's nothing else, I'll head back. It's will be almost time for school after I freshen up at home." Their friendship wasn't deep; they had just been in the same class during their freshman year. However, Riko's warm and helpful nature had earned Rei's favor, though it was merely a sense of friendship.
As Rei began to walk away, Riko hesitated for a moment and then spoke to him. "Rei, could you take off your shirt so I can see?"
Rei paused and turned to look at Riko, who had taken a step back in silence, a small gesture that would leave an everlasting impact on her.
That slight step back caused irreparable trauma to Riko.
"No, I just want to see your muscles. You know, my family runs a gym, so I wanted to see how developed your muscles are," Riko explained hastily, afraid that Rei might misunderstand her intentions.
"I see. I thought you were just after my body," Rei jokingly replied.
"In that case, it's not a bad idea. Rei, you really surprised me with that effortless backflip dive," Riko said, rubbing her chin as she recalled Rei's spontaneous movement.
Her gaze returned to Rei's body. Although his upper body was concealed by a jacket, his shorts revealed his calves, and Riko couldn't help but notice. His muscles were as smooth as silk, just the right balance between bulkiness and leanness – perfect!
Having grown up in a gym and influenced by her father, a gym coach, Riko possessed a data eye that could display others' body data.
In Riko's eyes, Rei's exposed calves reached an extraordinary level, surpassing anyone she had ever seen before.
"Alright then."
Rei didn't find it difficult at all, so he didn't bother to refuse. He unzipped his jacket, exposing his upper body to the air. His physique resembled that of a seasoned professional athlete, well-proportioned and muscular. Each muscle seemed meticulously sculpted.
In Riko's eyes, Rei's well-defined muscles exceeded all expectations, and she couldn't help but reach out and touch them.
"Such amazing muscles!"
"Superb!"
The comfortable sensation made Riko close her eyes in delight.
But in the next moment, Rei's strong hand grasped Riko's wrist. "That's enough, isn't it?"
As a normal high school boy, being touched by a sweet and charming girl like this was undeniably exciting. However, continuing further would be impolite.
"Sorry, sorry!" Realizing her mistake, Riko took two steps back, clasped her hands together, and bowed to Rei. "Please consider joining the school basketball team! Such talent should not go to waste."
"Sorry, but I'll have to decline. I'm not interested in basketball." Rei didn't hesitate and straightforwardly rejected the offer.
Basketball? He had transcended worlds; who played basketball seriously anymore? Singing, dancing, and rapping were much more enticing, weren't they?
Moreover, Rei's god-like physical abilities would make playing basketball akin to manslaughter. He could simply break through and knock people out.
Riko opened her mouth, somewhat surprised by Rei's decisive rejection. She was about to say something more when her wrist suddenly made a beeping sound. Glancing at the time, she exclaimed, "Oh no, it's already 7 o'clock, and there's only an hour left before school. Rei, I'll come find you at school today after classes!"
Without waiting for Rei to respond, Riko quickly ran back in the direction she came from, waving her arm in farewell.
'What an impatient girl.'
Rei checked the time on his phone and then headed home.
After taking a hot shower and changing into his school uniform, Rei looked at his handsome face in the bathroom mirror and said, "Ah, I'm making myself swoon every day. What a strange experience."
At 8 o'clock, Rei set off promptly.
As a photosynthetic plant-human, he didn't need to prepare lunch. Even if he couldn't find a job in the future, he wouldn't starve to death. It was a joke; he couldn't starve.
[[Staying Up Late] Proficiency: 1%]
[Staying Up Late Skill Level 5 Achieved. Congratulations, Host, on Unlocking the Talent: Insomniac]
[Insomniac: You are freed from the need to sleep and will no longer feel discomfort from lack of sleep.]
[Strength: 21->25->28]
[Agility: 18->22->25]
[Endurance: 25->30->35]
Listening to the system's voice, Rei's already good mood became even better.
Early this morning, he maxed out both the breath-holding and staying up late skills at level 5. This led to a significant increase in his strength, causing all three of Rei's attributes to reach levels above 25. In terms of endurance, it even reached a staggering 35.
The improvements brought by the system were perfectly controlled by Rei, requiring no adaptation.
Otherwise, just becoming familiar with this sudden surge of power would take a considerable amount of time.
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