Chapter 26: Mike Helplessness

"I see! Then, we can go and hunt the monsters to earn resources for ourselves. I also have a sister, so I want my parents to save money for them."

"Besides, hunting monsters is exactly what I need to improve my strength. But before that, I will need you to reach at least Major Mastery with Five Beasts Form."

"How good is your talent? Give me a proper answer!"

Levi asked.

Hearing that, a look of hesitation appeared on Mike’s face as he said.

"I am not exactly sure. My sister has already reached a 9.9 Blood Energy level and is currently forging Silver Bones."

Levi couldn’t help but feel speechless.

So, not only had this girl trained hard, but she also had good talent.

After all, without good talent, it was impossible to reach Silver Bone Forging in such a short time.

Mike’s birthday was on March 15, while his birthday was on April 10. So, Mike was less than a month older than him.

His sister’s age was the same. That meant she reached the Silver Bone Forging within a year.

Martial Arts training would be easier around the age of eighteen because that’s when the body would enter its golden stage of development.

But humans ultimately had limited lifespans. So, they started training from the age of fifteen where body would enter rapid development.

So, hardcore training at the age of fifteen wouldn’t be as effective as training at the age of sixteen.

That meant her improvement would only be faster.

Even Sonya was shocked. She thought Levi was already amazing, but she never expected there would be such a talented person in their city.

If it wasn’t for her situation, she wouldn’t have to hide herself.

"Is it okay for me to join you?"

Sonya asked.

Levi and Mike gave her a weird look.

Sonya couldn’t help but feel flustered.

"I also have a younger brother, okay? Yes, he is only eight."

Levi shook his head and said.

"As long as you are willing, I can take you to the Outer Ring, but your strength must reach a higher level."

"If possible, we need to reach Major Mastery in both Technique and Art while also reaching blood energy level seven within three months."

Hearing that, Mike gave him a weird look and said.

"You believe it will be so easy. Even if you have reached Perfection, you can’t just help us do the same, can you?"

Levi chuckled.

"Didn’t your sister achieve perfection?"

Mike shook his head.

"Your understanding of perfection is one-sided. Let’s say it takes a person a month to reach Entry Realm and three months to reach the Beginner Realm."

"Then, another six months to reach Minor Realm and two more years to reach Major Realm."

"That is two years and ten months. Double that, and that much time is normal for a person to reach Perfection."

"That’s like five years. If you want to shorten the time, you need talent. If you want to shorten it further, you need opportunity or luck."

"In your situation, you have talent. You were able to reach Major Mastery long before your physique awakened."

"The awakening of your physique was the trigger that allowed you to achieve perfection. Otherwise, why do you think luck matters so much?"

"Even talent can be attributed to luck. Only hard work is different. My sister has not awakened any physique, but she was able to achieve Major Mastery within eleven months."

"That’s while practicing Body Technique to reach a 9.9 blood energy level before she started practicing with Bone Forging Technique."

Hearing that, Levi was awestruck by her talent and hard work.

Hard work? He could do that too.

Talent was problematic. He didn’t have some kind of physique. He did have the system, which was more than enough.

"Well, you might not understand what it means to reach perfection."

Levi stated.

"It feels like your body can do anything. I don’t think this has something to do with just perfection. It is because of the Five Beasts Form."

"But before reaching perfection, there would always be a coordination thought that would exhaust some energy."

"After reaching perfection, that is not a problem. The body works like it is trained to be that way."

"Even more so, you can consciously make decisions for your body, so if there is something you need to do, you can do it by just thinking about it."

"A punch is coming towards me; I can just move to the side and dodge it, or I could block it and counterattack."

"After you reach perfection, this whole step doesn’t just become easier. The blood energy flow becomes so smooth that you do everything at your hundred percent."

"Remember, Art is about utilizing the blood energy, and perfection represents the highest level of mastery of that blood energy utilization."

So, believe me! As long as you work hard enough, you can reach Major Mastery within two months."

This was a confidence that came with his mastery of the technique.

What could Mike and Sonya argue about after everything Levi just said?

They talked for a while until the school was over.

Levi’s injuries were healed, so he didn’t take the bus, but he also didn’t run fast. He maintained a certain walking pace and returned home.

On his way, Levi was suddenly notified about his recent gain of EP by the system’s AI.

Since he had already asked the system to turn off those normal one EP notifications, he couldn’t help but open this one.

[Ding! You made a human hate you and received 5EP]

’Five?’

His eyes widened in shock.

He had done something against his will, trying to achieve EP; he acted differently from his usual self.

Of course, most people weren’t familiar with him, so they wouldn’t notice.

Only Mike did.

But even then, he was only able to earn seven points. Now, without doing anything, he earned five points.

’What happened? Hate? Who would hate me?’

Levi thought about Josh, but he quickly shook his head.

Hundreds of thoughts came to his mind as he mindlessly walked back home.

But just when he reached the front of his door, he paused.

’Wait! If there is someone who hates me and provides me with five Evil Points, then this person is not weak.’

’In fact, most of the EP I received is from those students whose envy brought them resentment.’

’So, it is normal for a person to hate me for my talent. If I remember correctly, there was an incident where an actor was attacked by his fan.’

’Later, it was found that this man’s wife was so attached to this actor that he became jealous of the actor and started hating him.’

’He made a perfect attack plan and only failed at the last moment, saving the actor’s life.’

’Considering the population of our city alone, there should be more than just one fan whose situation is like that.’

’But others didn’t attack him. Whether it was because they didn’t have a plan or even the courage, they didn’t attack.’

’But it didn’t mean they wouldn’t be jealous. After all, the first lesson my mom taught me was to beware of people I don’t know.’

’Humans are emotional creatures and act on emotions rather than logic. So, my situation is also enough to make a lot of people jealous.’

’Only it turned into hate when someone has the ability to reciprocate that jealousy, which means someone does plan to make a move against me.’

This made a lot of sense.

After all, he was also very envious of Martial Gods. They were at the very top of the world, but he didn’t dare to have any bad thoughts about them.

Because the gap in strength between them was too big.

’So, either this person is not afraid of my parents, or he plans to use some other tricks to attack me.’

Regardless of the situation, Levi became very alert.

He planned to discuss this situation with his parents. He already knew what he should tell them.

As long as he didn’t reveal the system, he could attribute some of the system’s functions to his physique’s ability.

Thinking about it, Levi didn’t do much. He ate some food, went to the training room, and started the spear training.

He started the training with a heavy iron rod instead of just a stick or an actual spear.

During this time, he used one minute of enlightenment. This wouldn’t help him master the Spear Technique completely, but it did help him get started.

So, the five EP he just earned were gone.

He trained for nearly four hours. His father had returned with Mirai and was preparing dinner.

Mirai didn’t want to disturb Levi, but she still came to his training room and watched him train.

She even tried to copy his movements, using a stick, which made Levi laugh for a while.

So, he taught her the first stance of the Spear Technique and continued his practice.