[Well said Naoe Yamato! Break the chains of Fate and Keep on Pushing Forwards!]
Yamato blankly stared at the notification on his phone. "Now? Seriously? Right now!?" He sighed as an holographic screen appeared in front of him.
[Don't be shy now. What perfect time it is to put your very own words to test?]
Yamato stared at the direction where Kazuko ran towards. "I suppose. I gotta get my thoughts in order. After Miyako, now Kazuko... Am I finally on my popular phase?" He said as he sighed.
[Increasing your Bonds with the people you trust can push you into even greater heights.]
[Here, let me activate Kizuna Drive UI for you.]
All of a sudden a relationship chart appeared right in front of his eyes.
Bond Levels: (Kazama Family)
Shiina Miyako: 100% True Unstoppable Love That Will Pierce The Heavens!
-As the successor to the Shiina-style Archery, and considered as one of the Five Heavenly Archers. You have gained sharp eye sight. However as long as you have not reciprocated her feelings her other skills are locked to you.
Kawakami Kazuko: 100% Love
-As a daughter of the Kawakami Temple, she has undergone gruelling training ever since she was young. Everytime you train you reap twice the benefit of one. However as long as you have not reciprocated her feelings her other skills are locked to you.
Kawakami Momoyo: 80% Love
-As the main successor of the Kawakami Temple, she has displayed overwhelming talent and power ever since she was a child. Combat Talent potential slightly increased. However she has yet to acknowledge her own feelings. Your promise as kids holds her back from fully expressing her true self. Strive harder young man to gain both her love and skills!
Kazama Shouichi: 100% Friendship
-A true brother from another mother. One of the people who has been with you through think and thin. Will always be and forever will be with you. Ride or Die, Brothers for life. As you've been around the child who has been blessed with luck and beloved by god, Your luck stat has maxed out and will trigger at random moments.
Morooka Takuya: 100% Friendship
-A Brother that will always come to your aid, no matter what. Even though he was born sickly he still strived and made friends like the Kazama Family. Gained Slight Immunity to all Diseases.
Shimazu Gakuto: 100% Friendship
-A Brother that could be relied on, no matter what. A man that uses his strength to not only aid his family but to impress girls as well. Gained Increased Muscle Development.
[For Now, Only the Kazama Family's bond levels will be displayed. I don't want you to get complacent.]
As Yamato was perusing the bond levels and listening intently to A.R. his phone chimed. He checked his phone only to see Juri message him privately. Seeing as only the two of them were online. The other two must've been busy. Hence Juri resulted in bothering him.
Juri: U there? ┻┳|･ω･)ﾉ
Yamato: Yeah, Bout to enter the training facility. Wbu?
Juri: Bastard escaped me. I thought I could beat him up this time. So now I'm just chilling, bored af...
Yamato: Wanna come with? Since you're a fighter and all. I want someone to supervise me properly.
Juri: hmmmm.... I dunno... (￢з￢)
Yamato: I'll bring candies. Also I'll let you fight strong opponents there.
Yamato enticed her, He has gotten a lot of information about her from Moro earlier in the morning.
Juri: You really wanna train with me that much? (´ω｀*)
Yamato: Yes please. (⁀ᗢ⁀)
Juri: Fineee, I'll grace you with my presence. You better be grateful boy.
[Is everything set Naoe Yamato?]
"Wait let me just gather things for Juri-san." He said as he sprinted towards Ogasawara Chika's Candy store to buy Kumagai's candy and all sorts of junk food recommendations.
"Okay! Now I'm ready!" He said as he stood at the Tama River slope once again.
[Activating Logos React Neo - Participants Juri Han, Naoe Yamato]
He was surrounded by blinding light as he disappeared from where he stood. When he opened his eyes all he saw was a cube shaped room. With glowing blue lines that form squared dotted all over the room in the shape of a grid.
He looked beside him to see A woman wearing a purple dudou on her chest supported with eight straps that meet on her back, forming a spider pattern. She wears long, baggy, off-white sweatpants and purple tights, and long, fingerless gloves. Her fingernails and toenails are painted bright pink. She has dark hair styled into two horns on top of her head, which appear to be fastened with pink ribbons. She wears Taekwondo foot wraps on her feet. She is without a doubt Juri Han. A fictional character he saw earlier this morning.
"What's the matter boy? Cat got yer tongue?" She grinned at him as she scanned him from head to toe. "Not bad for a kid. For someonce called Bed Yakuza, I thought You'd be older." He chuckled. She then extended her hand. "Well? Nothings free."
Yamato nodded his head as he handed her a bag filled with snacks. "Woah! It's the motherload! I haven't had any of these! Great choice Yamatoboy!" Yamato sighed in relief. He then turned serious as a small cube appeared in front of him.
A large UI appeared and showed him various options of training areas and opponents.
[This Simulation has access on the entirety of Akashic Records. From a basic training ground to the most hostile battleground. 1 minute outside is equivalent to 60 days here. For now to avoid complications with your health and sudden jump in power you will only be spending 120 days here.]
"Wait! I didn't sign up for this!" Juri protested. [Relax Juri Han. You can leave anytime you want. Naoe Yamato on the other hand must complete the remaining days until the time is up.] Juri held her stomach, laughing, while Yamato was dreading his poor life choices.
"This was all a fucking set up!? Fuck! A.R. what the hell!" He said screaming at the roof.
[Truth is, game was rigged from the start.]
"Damn it all!!!" He held his head while Juri approached the cube and pressed the random button. Yamato looked at her, as she flashed him a careless grin. "Tehee~"
The scenery instantly changed. It was a wasteland, with nothing but castle ruins. It was surrounded by a thick smog and a nauseating stench of death and rot.
[Welcome to Firelink Shrine.]
[Goal - Survive the undead onslaught.]
[Rewards - 10 rejuvination potions]
"HUH!? This place sounds really familiar though!? EXCUSE ME!? HELLOOO!!!!!" Yamato protested but it fell on deaf ears. He stared at the nearby unlit bonfire near a camp and dreaded on what might come next.
Juri looked around, "This place exist somewhere out there in the multiverse? Damn. This place is a fucking hellhole." She said as she opened the bag of snacks and sat near the unlit bonfire. Yamato on the other hand approached the bonfire and hovered his hands on top of it. All of a sudden flames erupted from it lighting the place with its warm glow.
"Damn... It's real..." He said as he stared at it with hollow eyes. He laughed emptily as he looked around but found no one around it except him and Juri. From a distance he could her the clacking of skeletons and as he looked at a distance. It was a whole horde. Juri patted him on the shoulders as she grinned at him maniacally. "Time to train."