Abandoned port

When I got there, I only found little Rin in seiza, who had her eyes closed.

She was wearing a blue kimono with the training armor on top, her long brown hair was swaying in the wind, and it was tied in a ponytail with two strands on each side of her forehead. She sat there silently meditating.

I look around and see that the master is not there. So I go in front of her and greet her and sit down in seiza too.

But she didn't answer and continued without making a single sound as if I didn't exist.

'Are you going to play hard to get? Really?... Ok, I accept the challenge.' So, I too, stay silent. However, I keep staring into her face to bother her, as she is shy and feels embarrassed.

A while passes, and I notice her eyelashes start to flutter. Gradually her face also turns red.

I knew she was seeing me through her half-closed eyes. I was only joking about embarrassing her a little since she didn't say anything when I arrived. I didn't have anything urgent to do anyway.

Some more time passes, and it looks like she gives up.

"Ok… How much longer do you plan to stare at me?" She opens up her brown eyes and stares at me seriously.

"Oh, so Princess Rin has taken the loss?" I joke, knowing she hates losing to me.

"What defeat! Hmph, we weren't even competing. you who are the only loser here!" Her face, which had been expressionless until now, now displays a hint of dissatisfaction.

"Hehe, ok, ok, I'm just kidding. But does Princess Rin really feel embarrassed to be stared at by a commoner like me?" I ended up giving her this princess nickname, mostly because she always acted bossy. All the time, asking me to train with her or challenging me, trying to defeat me, but she never succeeded. That's when her rivalry with me emerged and the fact that she disliked losing to me in anything. Also, her father is my sensei, one more reason for the nickname.

"Aah, do as you wish, you idiot!" Sighing, she rolls her eyes at me and gives up.

"Ok, don't worry, for now I won't stare at you anymore. But where is sensei? Why isn't he here?" I found it strange; the master is not one to miss a day. He is very punctual.

"For now? ...forget it... Something unforeseen happened, so dad won't be able to teach today and told us to train together."

"Then why were you silent? Shouldn't we have started training already?"

"I..." She stutters but can't answer; she probably hasn't thought that far into it. She didn't know what to say, so she lowered her head and looked at the ground, getting a little constrained.

"Hehe, don't worry; I enjoyed looking at your face. So let's start training? My body is getting cold, and I feel like win some times from you to warm up. " I change the subject so as not to embarrass her, and the best way is to poke where she least likes it. I knew she just wanted to bug me a little bit out of revenge for all the defeats and times I nagged her.

"Only in your dream, today I will not lose to you!" She looks at me with a slight smile and a thirst for battle in her eyes, ready to start sparring, forgetting any embarrassment.

I see a positive number coming out of her head, it was the affinity points going up, but I ignore it and don't even look. We'll leave that for when we're older. At the moment, I'm just going to have fun in a natural way, with nothing planned.

With that, after greetings, we did a basic warm-up and started training.

...

Soon, a long time passed, and we ended up forgetting the schedule. As usual, I wasn't defeated once.

Even though I hadn't added any attributes yet, I had a lot of advantages. I always trained very often; I also had 2 life experiences and a skill that regenerated my stamina.

I could even regenerate my entire stamina 2 times a day due to the skill having evolved to lvl 18. It seemed that every 10 levels, I could use it 1 more time a day.

I could be robbed compared to earthlings, but in relation to many aliens, I was still very weak, as if I were a baby. So I couldn't let my guard down. As much as Rito's enemies aren't very dangerous, there is still the probability that the influence of fate will disrupt my plans and complicate the whole situation.

"Ah!" suddenly, Rin gives a short scream.

We were still training, doing some sparing.

"Rin, what is it?! Something happened?!" I asked worriedly. I thought I had hurt her somewhere.

"I'm late; I have to go to Saki-sama's! She asked me to accompany her to the mall!" She spoke very quickly and with worry in her expression.

"Hmm, so that's it. Don't worry, you can go and I'll put the equipments away." I'm relieved to know that it's nothing grave.

"Really? Thanks~ Ryu! So I'm going, I'm in a hurry... Bye~! See you later." She thanks me and runs off.

"Bye! See you." Before I finished talking, she had already disappeared.

With that, I pack up all the equipment and head to the locker room to get ready to leave.

After finishing, I leave the dojo while saying goodbye to everyone I meet on the way, so I go to the bike rack to get my bike.

Right now, in the distance, on the other side of the street, I see a group of people get out of a brown van and approach Rin. They were dressed all in black, and I couldn't see their faces as they were hooded and wearing masks.

They grabbed little Rin, put a cloth over her face to silence her, and dragged her into the van. It was a kidnapping in broad daylight.

She tried to struggle but soon fell unconscious. They must have put some drugs in the cloth.

There wasn't time for me to do anything. I was very far away, and in an instant, they had already taken her away. I could only get on my bike and follow them discreetly. After all, they were armed and in a group. I had to act calm and think.

Could it be that this occurred in the past in the original story but was not shown? Or is it the butterfly effect of my being here? Maybe it's the damn fate again?! Well, it doesn't matter. I have to save her anyway as a precaution.

'Fairy-chan add 5 points to STR, DEX and END stats.' I had to add some attributes because it was difficult to keep up with the Van, and I had to prepare myself in case something happened.

I didn't add any attributes until now, as the system said that fate would give me more priority in destroying myself the stronger I was. Therefore, I will not add them until they are really needed. Also, it becomes easier to train the body this way. Now I'm going to have to get some extra weights to be able to keep getting stronger.

...

I stayed for almost 1 hour following them. I even had to use 'instant stamina,' now I could only use it once more today. Good thing they didn't drive too fast, or I might lose sight of them.

Thank goodness they avoided a remote location like a forest. Otherwise, I would have already been noticed. Well, I guess I didn't get noticed! I hope so!

In the end, they went to a shed in a port. It looked like this place was abandoned. There were also few cars passing by on the street in this region.

When I saw them enter, I stopped my bicycle far to get ready.

I could hear the sound of the sea and the waves crashing and the seagulls singing in a beautiful symphony if not for the bad timing. The sun was already shining over the top of my head, and sweat was running down my forehead in heaps. My body was exhaling steam.

They are most likely doing this to gain from the ransom. After all, Rin is very close to Saki, who comes from one of the wealthiest families in the country. However, this is just my speculation, so I'll have to hurry so nothing severe and irreversible happens.

I'm a little reluctant to add all the temporary attribute points I have, but in the end, I do. They're armed, and I don't know how many there are, so I can't risk losing my second life, being that I have to protect Rin too. If fate wants to come, then come!

If only I had a damaging ability. But ok, with all these points I think I won't have any problems.

'Show Status'

[Understood Host]

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<Status>

[Name: Yuki Ryu.]

[Age: 9 (34)]

[Title: Harem Master.]

[Race: Human.]

[Power: Rank F-]

[System Level: 1]

<Attributes>

[MC Level: 16 (Temporary: Level resets in each multiverse).]

[HP: 100]

[MP: 80]

[STR: 5 (+10)]

[DEX: 4 (+17)]

[END: 5 (+5)]

[INT:8]

[WIS:6]

[CHA: 9]

[LUK: 8]

[Attribute Points: 0]

[Skills: [Dimensional Pocket] [Absorb MC Fate] [Power of Legalization] [F. Affinity Viewer] [(lvl 18) Instant Stamina]

[Lust Coins: 0C]

[Women Conquered: 1]

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I added the 32 temporary points that I had available. In those 9 years, I managed to reach level 16 with a lot of hard work. Too bad I can't add on CHA and LUK stats. The only way to increase them is by conquering 'waifus.'

I still don't quite understand the concept of these two attributes, and the system doesn't have any explanation about it for now, either. Do I look more handsome with charisma? Maybe I attract women more easily? Or does my voice become more charming? Just increasing this attribute and testing. That was strange to think about. I needed to see it to know.

Luck, on the other hand, is easier to understand, but it also has its complexity that is beyond my knowledge. I also have no reference to know if I'm lucky or not. Besides being very relative. After all, if a person is 99% lucky, that 1% unlucky could spell their death. Anyone who plays gacha games knows how low probability is more frequent than one might think. Especially if we take into account real life, that everything that happens is as if dice were rolling at all times and determining our future.

But it is in all of this that my understanding collapses, and I fall into a paradox. What is determined by luck? And what is the influence of fate in all of this? Is there really luck? Or is everything already planned the moment we are born?... This is one of the main things I need to discover to achieve the freedom I so desire. However, I am not sure if I will ever be able to achieve it. But hope is the last one that dies.

With the stitches already added, I just needed to make the last few touches. Knowing that the area around me was deserted, with no one passing by where I was. So I didn't have to worry about getting reported.

With that, for my safety and that of my family, I took some new clothes from the 'dimensional pocket' and changed the ones I was wearing. So I put on a cap and then a bandana hiding my face, which had a print of a skull smile; I was wearing only black clothing. Finally, I picked up a pair of sports-style sunglasses.

Even if my height gave me away, I would do my best to make it difficult for them to find me in the future. After all, I can't be everywhere at once and always protect everyone, at least not right now.

I couldn't kill everybody inside. They would probably find out it was me. I passed many cameras and people until I got here, and they would not mistake me for someone else. There is no person like me in this multiverse. I didn't want to be treated like a lunatic by my family, nor by Rin, who was inside and could end up watching everything.

I had no idea how they would treat a 9-year-old who murders a mob in cold blood. I didn't even want to imagine. Regardless if they were criminals, no child would do such a thing, let alone have the ability to fight adults.

If I don't kill them, I think Saki's and Sensei's family would work it out. From what I've heard, the Kuji's are also involved with the underworld. Perhaps they will eliminate them later. Whatever, I already have a plan B.

Therefore, I prepared myself as quickly as possible. I was a bit worried. So in an instant, I start climbing the shed silently. I didn't have much effort with my new status and the experience I had in 'parkour.'

Arriving at the top, I find some air vents I could use to get inside.

I look through the opening to see if everything is okay with Rin, and also to know how many people there are and where they are. This would facilitate the planning of my infiltration.