Dojo

I regain consciousness and find myself in another dark space.

Huh? Was it not for me to be reborn? Something went wrong, and I went back to the same place?!

'Aah! Yes, what idiocy on my part! I had forgotten that I was going to spend 9 months in a womb.' After remembering this, I started to pay attention to my surroundings.

Besides the dark space, I felt the place was too narrow and aqueous. It felt like I was floating on water, which was very comforting. There was also the sound of constant tapping.

* Badum, Badum *

It was probably his current mother's heart. Suddenly I felt a jolt and screams from what sounded like 2 people fighting.

I cannot understand what they are talking about. The voice is very muffled due to the structure that surrounds me.

'I knew fate would find a way to screw me. So the family I'm going to be born into has domestic violence?' I could only speculate that the parents in his current life were fighting.

Regardless of the situation, I don't have any parental feelings for them. I just have the same blood, nothing else. That's why I don't worry too much if they fight or not, but please, just don't have a spontaneous abortion! Fate can't kill me so easily and come out victorious like that. That would be shameful and sad.

I cannot miss this opportunity that is only found in a novel. I want the chance to make Lala happy, to be able to visit many other multiverses and meet my family again. Of being able to take advantage of the fate stolen from the rite and stumble on many breasts and asses. Hm-hm, don't blame me for it. If someone is to blame, that's fate.

However, now I can only wait. It's so bad not being able to do anything. It's like putting on a straitjacket or being strapped into a chair, while you can only watch your torturer prepare his equipment to play with your body. It's very agonizing! It's a good thing I'm not claustrophobic. Otherwise, it would be a thousand times worse.

After a while, everything calmed down again. I accept reality and already start to mentally prepare myself for what the future holds for me.

With the silence returning, soon my eyes get heavy, and tiredness hits, so I fall asleep.

…

(Ten years later)

[* Trrrim !*]

[Good morning, Host, it's your wake-up time]

The alarm clock programmed into the system rang in the morning, as usual, resonating in my head.

'5 more minutes.' I say to Fairy-chan. I always need five more minutes before getting up. Laziness doesn't let me be ready at the first touch.

After some time, I'm awake again. So I get up, ready to start the day. Then I get dressed and go to the bathroom to take care of my basic needs. Finishing, I go down the stairs. Since the rooms are all on the second floor. Upon reaching the ground floor, I go to the kitchen and grab a cereal so I don't have to fast.

Everyone in the house is still sleeping at this hour.

It's 6:30 in the morning, the time I get up every day to do my morning run.

Ready to leave, I put the sneakers on in the foyer, open the door and step outside.

The sun was just rising. Its glare on the horizon blinded my vision. It looked like it would be a beautiful day today. The icy morning wind hit my face, making me feel chilly. It was winter at the time, but with the exercises, I'll soon be sweating.

Since I had the ability to move around, I've been training my body in a regulated way, using my knowledge. Besides this body of mine, it was much better compared to that of a normal human. He probably had modifications made by the system.

Soon, after 20 minutes of running, I arrive at a square. There, I start doing calisthenics for another 20 minutes, thus training all the remaining muscles. Now all that was left was to run back. That was my daily warm-up.

Every day I trained as hard as my body could handle, from morning to night, utilizing, of course, my 'instant stamina' skill, which helped my body and my attributes to develop much more.

I was taking the time to strengthen myself, mainly because I'm very young and not being able to go after other women and evolve in a different way. My mental age wouldn't allow me to do that.

How good it was in my other life, in which I lost my virginity very early. I know that I will have to endure this torture until I am older. But I am obliged to persist. After all, whoever waits always achieves.

Then I run back home, thus finishing my warm-up.

Arriving there, I take a shower to clean off the sweat and go to the kitchen to make breakfast for everyone. I am currently the only one with the ability to cook at home.

My parents are away from home almost every day due to the work that is their passion. So it's just me, my brother, and my sister, who is the youngest, at home.

After finishing preparing everything, I hear someone's footsteps coming down the stairs. I turn to see who it is.

"Good morning, onii-chan!" A soft voice sounds.

"Good morning, Mikan. Did you sleep well?" I answer her as I approach her and pat her head.

"Uhum," She confirms with a cute smile.

"Good, I'll go upstairs and wake up Rito; in the meantime, you can wait a bit."

With that, I head upstairs and to Rito's room.

"Rito, it's time to wake up, coffee is ready!" I speak and knock on the door, and no one answers. With that, I enter the room. I go to him and shake him, but he just grumbles and nothing.

'Won't you wake up? Ok!' I laugh. So I take a rope from one of the shorts lying on the floor and start putting it on his ear and nose to make him wake up in a forced way. Sibling toys. He slaps himself a few times in the face until he curses me and gets up.

"Ryu! Idiot! you always do this." Looking like a 'tsundere,' he goes to the bathroom, huffing.

"Heh, it's your fault for not getting up." Although I haven't started classes yet, due to that time-warping skill the system has. Even so, I woke everyone up like a nagging mother or, most of the time, just Rito since Mikan got up by herself.

I felt that I should take care of them. After all, I was much older mentally than my own parents in this life.

A while later, we gathered around the table to start our meal.

I enjoyed that time with family, something that was common for me to have in my other life.

"mmmm! Onii-chan, your food is the tastiest ever!" Mikan savors the food while making a happy face. Her smile was contagious. It would make anyone feel happy too. Rito, across the table, just nodded his head in agreement with what she said.

"Thanks, but you don't have to eat in such a hurry, you'll end up choking, you know I can always make more if I run out." After being reborn, I was much more considerate of my family. You end up giving more importance to things only after losing them once. Sad, but it's the reality.

"Ok~, sometimes I lose control when I eat your food. Hmm, Onii-chan, I want you to teach me how to cook too, can you? Please~?" She tried hard to make the cutest face. Her bright golden brown eyes looked at me like a kitten asking for something.

"Uhmm, no problem. When I'm free, I can teach you whenever you want, just ask."

"Yay! Great! Hmm … you have kendo later, too, right?"

"Yes, I'll leave at 9 o'clock. Rito will be looking after you."

"But I can take care of myself, I don't need anyone for that." She is dissatisfied.

"Oh, you don't happen to like the idea of staying with your brother?"

"It's not that, it's..." She tries to make an excuse.

"Then it's settled. No further complaints." I interrupt before she finishes.

"Ok, hmph." She huffs and scowls.

"Hey! it doesn't stay like that. We know you can take care of yourself, but how can we leave our prettiest, cutest little sister alone without worrying?"

She blushes and lowers her head in silence.

"Ok, ok, how about I buy you a cake when I get back, alright?" I'll go for the easiest way to appease.

"Yay, thanks onii-chan" she runs and hugs me happily like she wasn't dissatisfied a second ago.

She doesn't normally complain, but she likes to be seen as responsible, even though she is so young.

"Cake? Ryu, do I want it too?" Rito, who has been watching in silence with a sulky face due to how I woke him up, shows a smile and asks.

"Don't worry, I'll bring it to everyone, heh." Wow, how candy changes a child's mind.

We continued talking until we finished breakfast, then we went to rest a little on the couch while watching television.

Soon the time to go to the dojo arrives, so I say goodbye and tell them to be careful.

With that, I walk over to my bike, pick it up, and leave.

On the way, I thought about how lucky I was to be adopted by the Yuki family.

I saw everything that happened, from the point of coming out of the womb to the moment my birth parents abandoned me.

I remember every moment. It was a cold night with strong winds, a storm was on the way, and you could only see a faint penumbra amidst the darkness. Not even the moon was willing to expose itself to that shameful situation. They just left me in front of the Yuki's house door in a basket and left without even ringing the bell or looking back. It was like they were running away from a plague. Leaving me on the street in the middle of a storm. Until, due to my cries, the Yuki's noticed a strange sound coming from the door and went to see what it was about. And that's how I was saved from what could have been a nightmare.

However, I thank them for doing this. I knew my life would be hell if I stayed with them. The woman who had me even used drugs during pregnancy, in addition to the constant fights she had with her husband. Lucky for me, there was no problem with my health. Otherwise, would I be crazier than I already am? Probably. However, the system had helped me as a bonus due to me not even being born yet.

Of course, if the people who spawned me into this life were to appear in front of me again, especially if they wanted something from me, I wouldn't be nice to them at all. But I won't hunt them down for revenge or anything like that. It's just for each one to follow their life in peace, without meddling in the other.

However, on the other hand, I am very grateful to the Yuki family for taking care of me like I was their biological child. But, as grateful as I am, I don't intend to hand any woman over to Rito. I know that he is my brother. However, I am very greedy and lustful. I also don't intend to lose any benefits and status that may determine my survival, as this would help me in the future.

There are millions of women in this country alone. Why should I help him get one of the main female characters in the story?! It would be stupid of me. It's just him falling in love with someone I don't know.

I know I would be manipulative doing that, especially since him being my brother. But he would die a virgin either way! A little push for him to be with someone I don't know at the present time wouldn't be so wrong at all. Didn't he want monogamy? Then he will have!

…

Time passes, and soon, I arrive at the Kuji family's dojo.

It is a construction in the traditional Japanese style, mainly made of paper, bamboo, and wood.

I entered the place. There are already several people training, and sometimes I train with them, but currently, I've become a disciple of Kai Kujou, Rin's father, and I'm having private lessons in a separate room.

It's been two years since I decided to start doing kendo. Since I'm quite confident in my unarmed skills, I thought it best to start training with weapons. There's also a chance that one will come from the system's gacha, so it would be good to be prepared. Also, I've always liked fighting with weapons, and I know how strong they are, especially in a fantasy world, so since I get a second chance, I'll take it.

With 1 year of training, seeing that in addition to a lot of talent, I have perseverance. Master Kai invited me to be his disciple in the traditional Kenjutsu of the Kuji family. Of course, I accepted.

Since then, I've been training with him for 1 year and recently with his daughter as well.

I had no intention of getting close to Rin. After all, she was still very young. That's why we're just training partners, as much as she sees me as her rival.

Then I go to the changing room to change clothes.

After putting on the kimono, and the rest of the equipment, I take my shinai and go to the room where I will have the training with Sensei.