4 Chapter 4: Improving Attributes in the Dojo and...
In the dojo, I do some exercises before starting to train with weights on my arms and legs.
Feeling a few kilograms heavier, I start with push-ups, sit-ups, and squats first.
Due to the weights, I was only able to complete three sets of 30 of each.
It might seem like a lot or a little. However, considering the weights, which in total weigh 40 kilograms, I actually did quite a lot.
"Book." I murmured softly.
The moment the book appeared, I immediately opened the page about my information and noticed there was an increase in strength and one in endurance.
'Very well, I now want to try to improve my speed and agility.' I thought.
For the next few hours, I ran around the dojo, jumping and zigzagging without losing much speed. Of course, I realized that zigzagging without losing speed or even jumping was a difficult task. It's like trying to take a curve in a car without losing speed; you will inevitably lose some, but I tried to minimize it as much as possible.
When I finished, I was sweating even more than when I just wanted to train my physique, and I noticed when I picked up the book and looked at my status page that besides my speed and agility, which had increased by 1, my endurance had also increased again.
'But, compared to training to increase my strength,' I thought, 'when I try to increase my speed and agility, I need to exert more effort.'
Of course, the reason was obvious to me; my agility and speed were higher. That's probably why it's harder to improve.
Understanding this, I still intended to maintain this kind of training. If I can increase at least 1 in any of those attributes, I'll be happy.
'Now... I think I'll try to improve my chakra.'
I never seriously tried this before, but I haven't neglected it, so I do have good control over my chakra.
As I sat down on the floor, I began to circulate my chakra throughout my body as I had been taught.
As I delved deeper into my meditation, my breathing became smoother; at some point, I felt as if I were in some kind of Zen state. Obviously, I was far from something like that, but there was no doubt I was on the right path as I felt peace of mind while meditating and circulating chakra through my body.
Before I realized it, an hour had passed, and with my senses sharper than usual, I was able to anticipate my little sister's arrival. In my mind, I counted down to her arrival, and as I reached zero...
"Big Brother? Are you done? Mommy asked you to come for dinner~!" Her voice came from outside.
Soon, the dojo door opened, and little, cute Yakumo, with her hair tied in twin braids, appeared.
I got up and walked towards her, but as I got close, she held her little nose and said with a sour expression: "You stink... Big Brother, you smell really bad~!"
"Oh, you..." I pretended to be upset.
"Hahaha~!" Laughing, she ran off, but after about ten steps, she stopped, then started running again while laughing.
Seeing this, although I felt a bit helpless, I wished even more to be able to help improve her strength and endurance.
'I hope it's possible...' I murmured in my mind.
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The next morning, I woke up once again to the strange sound echoing directly in my mind.
[14 Weekly Coins Credited]
I rubbed my eyes hard when I saw this. When I looked at the book page and saw that there indeed were 14 coins, I woke up completely.
Going to my page, I saw that indeed an additional 14 coins had been added, now totaling 26.
'It takes 11 coins to open Yakumo's page...' Thinking about this, after I finished washing my face, brushing my teeth, and going to the living room, I didn't hesitate when I saw Yakumo and spent the 11 coins.
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Name: Yakumo Kurama
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Talent: Medium Low
Strength: 15/15
Agility: 9/16
Speed: 8/16
Endurance: 10/10
Mental Strength: 44/110
Skill: 23/93
Chakra: 28/110
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Chakra Nature: [Yin Style], [Yang Style]
Special Features: [Kurama Clan's Kekkei Genkai]
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'I can't see the percentage of her special feature and Chakra Nature...' Although a bit upset by this, I was pleased to see that I could at least view the status of her attributes.
'As I thought, her endurance and strength have already reached their maximum limits...' I thought.
Taking a deep breath, I spent 10 coins on buying a bronze hammer. I tried clicking on Yakumo's endurance attribute, and magically, I was transported to an unknown realm. When I took a moment to notice, in my right hand was a bronze-colored hammer, while in my left hand was a kind of dark green porcelain doll that looked like my little sister.
In my mind, something told me that I needed to use this little hammer to strike this porcelain doll version of Yakumo.
Perhaps sensing my intention, the dark green porcelain doll floated in the square room without doors or windows, and soon positioned itself in front of me, floating.
Taking a deep breath, I knew I didn't have time to let my mind wander now, or all my coins might be wasted.
With total focus, I gripped the nearly 20 cm hammer, and with speed and strength, I hammered the porcelain doll for the first time. However, it didn't seem damaged when I did this. I continued non-stop, hammer blow after hammer blow. When I was almost at ten, I stopped for a moment upon seeing a crack and felt I missed a unique opportunity as the cracks intensified and the hammer in my hand disintegrated in a flash of light, soon merging with the porcelain doll.
A few seconds later, a blinding flash of light made me close my eyes, and when I opened them, I saw that the porcelain doll had grown a few centimeters, now looking brand new, and its green color seemed a bit lighter. However, before I could take a closer look, I was pulled out of that strange room.
"Big Brother, I feel weird..." Yakumo murmured from across the table, seated in her child's chair.
"Sweetie?" My mother also heard what she said and came closer.
When she noticed Yakumo's face was all red, she became extremely worried and took her out of the high chair, carrying her in her arms and heading to her room.
'It seems like this is the effect of breaking her limit...' I thought.
The reason I wasn't too worried was that I saw that, on her page, endurance had changed from 10/10 to 11/19.
Without effort, she had already gained +1 in endurance while the limit of her endurance increased by 9.
'I knew it, if I had managed to complete the tenth hammer blow, her endurance limit would have changed to 20...' I felt a bit regretful.
Well, it was my first time doing this; there's no use crying over spilled milk. Next time, I know not to stop hammering even if a crack appears. And it's already a great victory having managed to break her maximum endurance limit.
No matter how I look at it, I was happy. My little sister could become stronger as I broke the limits of her body, increasing her endurance and strength.
Of course, this would require weekly coins, but currently, I couldn't use them on myself, so when I have enough, I'll continue to help my little sister. It's better than not knowing if those coins would just disappear because I didn't spend them, and the reset day for the weekly coins wasn't on the day I expected it to be.
