Mystical Journey

The world was indeed strange.

The center of the universe was just like a planet. It was as if the entire universe only had that merely one surviving planet left.

Garen did not know how to describe this particular feeling other that it was plain weird.

However, with his capabilities, it was just a holiday for him to just have fun and enjoy as he waited for the general trend to begin.

This was the attitude that he had in life.

Time flew by fast.

In a blink of an eye, three weeks had already passed by, marking his one month time in this world.

On the other hand, his swordplay was slowly coming to shape already. Although he faced several limitations in this body, his improvements in all aspects had certainly been extremely alarming. Not only that, he even used his Soul Powers and other methods to raise his physical attributes.

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After sleeping through another boring day of classes, Garen finally crawled up from his desk lazily. He did not know why just a moment of relaxation would result in him losing the urge to move forward. Sometimes, he even thought that living a simple life in this world was not a bad idea as well.

He took a look at his current attributes.

‘Kong Xiaofei — Strength 1, agility 1.2, physique 1.2, intellect 1.5. Potential 0%. Soul Limit 50.’

“So this is the final limit of my powers? It’s basically the standards of an ordinary person,” Garen felt helpless. He originally thought that he could at least still slack off a little. However, from the looks of it now, he had to make a greater effort in order for this to work.

He raised his head and checked his surroundings. There were a few students chatting in the white classroom, their chirpings no different from birds.

Koslan and Zong Buqin were still bickering like lovebirds.

Two students were at the back of the classroom holding their textbooks as a blackboard and using chalks to draw on them as though it was enjoyable.

The boys were dressed in white shirts and black slacks whereas the girls wore white blouses paired with black mini skirts and long, knee-high socks. Their outfits resembled the Japanese traditional uniforms.

“Feels like St. Oriole Academy…” Garen took a breath, once again reviewing the history of this world.

The planet was divided into three continents and four oceans. The Red Nation, Slann, and the Black Federation were known as the three big kingdoms, whereas the other small countries survived along the edge. Peace was able to be maintained because of nuclear weapon chains that were similar to those back on Earth. Everything else was not any different compared to Earth. Other than the customs being slightly similar, he basically found zero connections.

“Name-wise, there is even a sensation of combination, that’s so boring,” Garen did not even want to use his brain. After all, he was on a holiday break, so what was the point of fighting flat out?

Clap.

The girl sitting in front of him dropped her eraser on his feet.

Garen bent over to pick it up, then threw it back to the girl.

“Thanks.”

The girl turned over to give him a smile. Though it was not considered pretty, it was still pure and sincere.

“No problem.”

Garen stood up. It was time for him to go home.

The afternoon sunlight shone in from the window not far away, the warm rays touched the back of his hand.

Bag in hand, he walked out of the classroom alone and started his way back home.

Behind him was the noisy school and the sights of a few random bullies asking money from kids. The students would actually try to avoid this area subconsciously.

Garen walked to the front of a vending machine and threw in a one yuan coin dug out from his pocket.

Suddenly, two huge figures appeared behind him and surrounded him.

“Yo~ Someone’s pretty rich, what do you say about making friends? Shouldn’t be a problem for you to buy each of us a bottle of green yogurt huh?”

One of them who sported long hair and a silver ear piercing grinned, “How is one bottle enough for us? Each of us should get three bottles.”

The fatty person beside beamed devilishly. Both of them were dressed in all loose, black long sleeves and slacks. One had white hair and the other silver, obviously, they were not good seeds.

Garen exhaled heavily.

“I’ve always thought that teaching you gangsters a lesson would be pretty boring, that’s why I’ve never done anything. However, since you guys took this upon yourselves, don’t blame me…”

“What are you babbling about, punk?” When the gangsters saw that they could not get the money out of Garen, they got agitated.

Whoosh!

Garen spun around and his blade drew out a curve which landed on the long-haired teenage boy’s neck. Bang!

The boy only realized it after the blow landed on him and blinked his eyes in surprise. Their eyes rolled and they lost all strength.

Plop. One of them fell to the ground.

The remaining fattie had his mouth wide open, his expression was shocked and speechless.

“You…”

When he finally reacted, he swiftly swung a punch at Garen. Even though the punch was quick, it was nothing.

Garen shifted his head to the side, effortlessly avoiding the punch, before rushing forward and retaliating with his knee.

With a plop, the fattie fell onto the vending machine. He rolled his eyes, he, too, had passed out.

Garen bent over and searched the gangsters, picking up about ten dollars of change. As he stood up, he realized students walking by around him were sizing him up with a terrified look.

“How boring.”

He found life like this was too boring already. It was obvious that fighting back against gangsters was a never-before-seen incident in the school, as everyone stared as if they were looking at aliens.

He turned around and bought a can of Coke, and walked back to his home as he started drinking,

“Well, teaching gangsters a lesson really is old stuff, but I did bump into them, no way was I going to just let it go,” he thought.

This body’s physical fitness was the same as an ordinary person’s. In addition to the terrifying effects from his practice swordplay, fighting a dozen of them would just be plain warm up, not to mention just two of them.

As he walked toward home, Garen did not notice a short-haired girl dressed in white athletic attire standing not far away, silently watching him. Or, perhaps he did notice her, it was just that he did not bother.

After all, high school life was indeed two different things for him.

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“I’m back.”

Garen opened the yard’s door and closed it back.

In the small pond located in the yard, a red Koi fish wriggled as if it was welcoming him home.

The yard seemed to be empty.

As Garen walked into the house, there was a strip of paper left on the table. He took it up and read it.

‘Will be organizing some activities at my company this afternoon, you guys go ahead and order takeout or make something to eat for yourselves. — Dad’

The house was empty and completely silent, save for the occasional car honks from outside.

The afternoon sunlight shone over the ground, mapping the entire living room a shade of bright red.

Click.

Suddenly, the yard door opened slowly once again.

Kong Xinxue walked through the door with her violin case in hand. She was wearing a white dress, her fiery red long hair gently flowing in the wind. The natural makeup on her face was unusually refined, and she looked as if she was the most beautiful picture standing before the setting sun.

“Wow, you’re actually home earlier than me, that’s unbelievable,” Kong Xinxue turned her gaze toward Garen who was standing in the house.

“Why so?” Garen casually replied. After living together for this period of time, he sort of understood this sister’s nature. Although she seemed cool and elegant on the outside, she was definitely a sucker for ripping others’ scars on the inside. People were usually convinced by her cold exterior, and that usually ended up them being lied to without even knowing.

“Just unbelievable,” Kong Xinxue turned around and walked straight to Garen. “Something a person cannot do or take, at least according to the dictionary.”

She actually explained the meaning of this term in detail.

“So why is it unbelievable for me to be back first?” Garen added.

“Well, I thought you would be back early and try to force your way into my room, rummage through my things to find the tools I used to vent my wild desires last night, then have unforgiving, disgusting illusions about your lovely, pure and precious sister who cherishes you so, so much. Don’t you feel shameless,” Kong Xinxue no longer needed to put up a facade in front of Garen anymore, she just unleashed her bad nature without any hesitation.

“Have I done that before?” Garen blinked his eyes innocently.

“Haven’t you?” Kong Xinxue was standing right before Garen. She was almost at his height, her towering chest almost touching Garen’s chest. Her red eyes that resembled rubies stared into Garen’s eyes.

“Look me in my eyes and tell me you’re not lying.”

Garen had his eyes fixed at her eyes.

Both of them glared at each other until their eyes started hurting, but neither wanted to give in and blink.

The house was entirely silent, no sound could be heard besides the sound of each other’s breathing.

The clock on the wall slowly ticked away, and five minutes passed…

Kong Xinxue raised her arm to pulled strands of her hair back before throwing a punch.

Bang!

The blow directly landed on Garen’s abdomen.

Her actions were swift and skilled, it was as if she was secretly trained in martial art techniques that were not completely rigid. However, this was not the reason Garen did not dodge. The real reason was that Kong Xiaofei would not be able to dodge with that kind of speed. As for Garen, he just did not bother.

The small fist landed on Garen’s abdomen, then retracted.

Kong Xinxue cast a glance at Garen, then turned back to her own room as if nothing just happened.

“Nice abs.”

With that, she opened the door and entered her room. After that, the house returned to its original silence.

“Why is she acting crazy again…” Garen rubbed his abdomen. The body’s physique had definitely improved a ton, but even though this punch would not actually inflict an actual damage, it still hurt a bit. On the other hand, it was obvious that Kong Xinxue did not use all her strength, it was just a sign of punishment.

This punch represented her place as the eldest daughter in the Kong family and the powers she held. Those who dared go against her would never end up in a good place.

“Though she seems mature and crazy on the surface, in reality, she just can’t shake off the nature of a childish normal student,” Garen thought as he walked over to the dining table and poured himself a cup of tea.

Just another boring day.

In the evening, the rare sight of Kong Xinxue with her apron on was preparing dinner while Garen was helping out at the side. Small exquisite of dishes were then served on the dining table.

Tomato scrambled eggs, vegetable soup, and green pepper stir-fry meat. Although they were all just ordinary home-cooked food, they definitely looked delicious and it seemed that both color and fragrance were in place.

“Thank you,” Garen spoke.

“Go wash your hands,” Kong Xinxue gave him a commanding look.