2 Sakuta and Kaede

By the time I got back home, it was already 7 pm. I decided to hang out with Sakuta and Kaede. I went to their apartment and rang the doorbell.

Sakuta opens the door and greets me with his usual stare, "Evening Masashi-senpai."

He usually calls me with a -senpai suffix since I am one year senior to him.

"Hey Sakuta, you seem the same as usual," I tell him.

"I'm not sure whether to feel offended or to feel flattered senpai."

"You should feel flattered, at least I care enough to know how you usually are."

Sakuta looks at me impassively after my narcissistic comment.

I laugh, "I'm kidding, I just came to hang out with you and Kaede, maybe watch some TV or a movie."

Sakuta steps aside and lets me in with a sigh.

I take off my shoes and walk in while calling out, "Hey Kaede, where are you? I bought you ice cream." To which I received a reply from her in a small but hopeful voice.

"Is it butterscotch?" She asked.

"Yes, it is my little panda. But I want a hug first." I said opening my arms.

She quickly comes up to me while wearing her signature panda nightsuit and hugs me while sneakily taking the ice cream bag from my hand and leaving promptly to eat said ice cream with a, "Thank you, Masashi Nii-san."

I watch her go with a smile on my face.

Sakuta comes up to me and says in an awed tone, "I still can't believe that you got Kaede to open up to you when it's impossible for her to even go outside, let alone talk to a stranger."

"It's all about love and patience my young padawan," I said with a chuckle.

"Kaede is like a little sister to me too. She's been through so much, that I can't help but want to give love and comfort to her all the time."

'It doesn't help that she's the cutest creature on the planet.' I thought.

"Would you like some water?" Sakuta asks me, unimpressed with my reference. Does Star Wars not exist in this universe? That would be blasphemy.

"Sure," I said, still deep in thought about Star Wars.

'I'll check it out later,' I thought.

When Sakuta brings me the water, I ask, "What are your plans for the month before school starts?"

"Nothing much maybe just laze around, or maybe I'll check out the second-year stuff that I'll be studying."

"That sounds like a good plan. Ask me if you ever need some help. You got me, alright?"

"Yeah, I know senpai."

"Come on I'll make some dinner. Help me out with the veggies," I tell him.

"Sure, senpai."

I make a simple dinner for the three of us. By the time I was done I received a prompt from the system.

[Skill Cooking LVL 8 Detected]

[Hidden Quest Completed]

[Hidden Quest: Do it yourself

Learn a new skill with sheer practice and no support from the system.

Reward: Passive Skill Memory Enhancement LVL 1]

Cool, I got a new skill. I focus on the skill and see its details.

[Memory Enhancement LVL 1: Allows the Gamer to remember things more easily and makes it easy for the Gamer to remember forgotten memories.]

This is a very good skill. I can meditate and learn more things to level this skill up. I can probably upgrade this skill to perfect eidetic memory sooner or later.

I called out, "Dinner's ready guys."

By the time I brought the food out of the kitchen, Sakuta and Kaede were already sitting at the dining table.

We had a harmonious dinner with Kaede talking about how much she adores Naruto from her favorite anime.

After we were done with dinner I decided to watch some TV.

I turn toward Kaede, "Hey Kaede, do you want to watch a movie or some anime with me?"

"Sure, can we watch Naruto?" She asks hopefully.

"Of course, we can my little bundle of joy. Come on join me on the couch," I reply with a chuckle.

She really loves it. Naruto's empathetic character really struck a chord with her.

She joins me on the couch and I put on Naruto. I ask Sakuta, "Do you want to join us?"

"No, I'll be in my room." He says.

"Alright," I say. Probably gonna masturbate. Fucking teenagers and their hormones. Wait, I'm a teenager right now. Fuck. Before I go into an existential crisis, Kaede pulls my sleeve and tells me to turn on the TV. Such a little bundle of joy.

I spend the next two hours with Kaede watching Naruto. By the time we started the tenth episode, I noticed Kaede was asleep with her head on my lap. I spent the next 5 seconds, thinking about this bundle of cuteness. Then I turn off the TV and pick Kaede up as gently as I can without waking her up.

I walk to her room, put her to bed, tuck her in and say goodnight to her with a kiss on her forehead. She mumbles in her sleep, "Good night Nii-san."

After that, I go back to my apartment and go to sleep.

<1 Month Time Skip>

Today is the day that my third year of High School starts. I wake up in the morning and review what I have done in the previous month.

I spent the previous month following my decided schedule. 2 hours of daily workout, 3 hours of daily study, 1 hour of daily meditation, and 3 hours of daily martial arts training. Along with hanging out with Sakuta and Kaede every once in a while.

All I can say is that the Gamer System is an absolute beast of a cheat. I basically learned everything that the Karate instructor had to teach me within 2 weeks. After that, he recommended me to a Mr. Miyagi-type trainer. He is a master of martial arts and is known for his major prowess in Mixed Martial Arts.

After teaching me for two weeks even he admitted I'm a monster in human skin. I call out status to check my progress after the whole month of training.

{ [ 1/4]

Name: Masashi (A/N: It means 'Ambition' in Japanese)

Age: 17

Class: The Gamer

Titles: N/A

Level: 4 (3000/4000)

Race: [Human]

HP: 40/40

SP: 37/37

MP: N/A (Current world does not have mana)

STR: 26

END: 27

DEX: 20

INT: 30

WIS: 22

CHA: 35

LUK: ???

HP Regen: 135 (Per Min)

SP Regen: 100 (Per Min)

Stat Points: 20 (5 Per Level)

[2/4]

Class Skills:

•Gamer's Mind LVL Max

•Gamer's Body LVL Max

•Observe LVL 6

Skills:

•Memory Enhancement LVL 5

•Cooking LVL 10

• Academics LVL 12

•Karate LVL 8

•Mixed Martial Arts LVL 12

}

Along with a few natural stat increases and my daily quest rewards. My stats increased to the point where I can beat up any healthy adult without much effort. With martial arts training, I can at least protect myself well enough.

I've basically studied up on most of my current year's syllabus. With the help of [Memory Enhancement], I can remember things much more easily than before. I also confirmed that to level up that skill I need to increase my WIS and INT stats and also learn different things. The more I use my memory the better my skill gets.

Cooking also increased by two levels due to me trying to make new dishes for Kaede.

I got the [Academics] skill after studying for a few days and that level increased. I also realized that The more things I learn and the more I use [Observe], the more it levels up.

My Karate is not as good as my Mixed Martial Arts due to the level of my instructors. My karate instructor was not as good of a teacher as my Mixed Martial Arts teacher.

After this, I get ready for school and eat some breakfast. Then I am out the door.

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