"I'm still weak, without chaos essence enhancement, I can't cause much damage, I need to train my body" Arlecchino muttered as she opened the inventory and turned her gaze to the [Marine six styles - Rokushiki] and [Moon Breathing] training manuals.
"Let's see how far I can push this body"
Just as Arlecchino was about to take out the training manuals for the [Rokushiki] and [Moon Breathing], the systems voice rang in her mind, once more.
[Ding!]
[Achievement unlocked!]
[Host, please check the achievements panel]
She did not question the system this time. Instead, she called out the achievements panel in her mind. With just a thought a brand new screen appeard in her sight.
[Achievements]
Two new achievements unlocked,
1. [The rule breaker]
You are a being that does not belong to any world.Your very existence defies common sense and logic.
Reward - The title "Anomaly", Threads of Fate × 100.
2. [Path to power - (i) ]
You have officially started training chaos essence, and succeeded in your first meditation in a very short amount of time.
Reward - Threads of Fate ×100.
The moment Arlecchino finished going through her unlocked achievements, her gaze froze on the first achievement, with a slight unease and puzzlement in her ever calm gaze.
(Interesting, so I can receive rewards for unlocking achievements.
but the implications in the description of the 1st achievement is a bit unsettling.
What does it mean that I defy common sense and logic. And this title.... "Anomaly", hmm.....) Arlecchino thought, but not for long as the system interrupted her thoughts, yet again.
[Host, the moment you were chosen and bound to this system you have become a being that is unaffected by common sense and logic, unbound by rules, a being who walks her own path to her desired future.]
"I see...." Arlecchino said while slowly looking towards the sky her gaze unfocused, but she quickly came back to her senses.
Since the moment she was bound to this mysterious system, it has made her realise that, she can no longer go back to the old days. She was destined to walk down a new path, but she will make sure that it's a path without any regrets.
"System, please give me a short description of my new title" Arlecchino requested to the system, while moving her gaze from the sky back to the holographic system screen in front of her.
[Certainly, host]
After the system finished speaking, a short description of her new title appeared in front of her.
[Title - The Anomaly]
Description - You are a being who is unbound by common sense, logic and rules. You do not take advantage of loopholes, you are the loophole.
Effect 1 - [The paradox path.]
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Effect 2 - ?????????????????????????
Description - ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Note - The effects of this title can be granted to others as a blessing or a gift, with the permission of the host.
"Well, this leaves me with more questions than answers.
Sigh..., well it doesn't matter now, let's take things one step at a time" Arlecchino said as she Sighed deeply.
Arlecchino did not dwell on the matter concerning her new title any longer, instead she called out the inventory and took out three items, two manuals and a Katana with a red scabbard and a hilt of the same colour.
Amoung the two manuals, she first chose the [Rokushiki training manual], and then without hesitation she opened the manual.
The moment she opened the manual, a sudden stream of knowledge appeared in Arlecchino's mind, and at the same time the manual in her hand turned into light particles and disappeared from her hand.
Arlecchino closed her eyes for a moment to process this newfound knowledge, but not long after she opened her eyes and took the other manual into her hand.
This manual was purple in colour with the words [Moon Breathing] written on the front of the cover.
Without hesitation she opened this manual too, and after a familiar process she obtained all knowledge related to [Moon Breathing], while the manual crumbled into particles of light and disappeared.
"Now then, I don't have much time left until the end of the novice protection period, let's get as much training as possible done before that" Arlecchino said to herself as she took the Katana [Murasame] into her hand and strapped it to her waist.
Arlecchino's current goal to train the two forms of [Rokushiki] known as Soru(shave) and Kami-e(Paper Drawing) in the short time she has left till the end of the novice protection period, which will give her high speed movement and superhuman flexibility.
Training in these two forms of Rokushiki first will quickly enhance her survivability in a short period of time while also training her body.
After planning her training goals she did not hesitate and started training soru(shave).
The principle of Soru(shave) is to kick off the ground at least ten times in the blink of an eye, and thus moving at superhuman speed achieving something akin to instantaneous movement.
The first 100 times or so Arlecchino found it difficult to perform this technique, but no matter how many times she failed she kept on trying again and again without giving up.
As time went by she kept on training without any rest and her efforts paid off as she was finally able to perform soru(shave) correctly, although she did not master it she could now use it to instantly move short distances.
By the time Arlecchino stopped to rest her entire body was covered with sweat, it was already evening and the sun was about to set, she turned her gaze towards the tree that she destroyed during her chaos essence enhancement training.
"I should light up a fire, It might get cold at night" Arlecchino muttered as she walked towards the broken tree, she ripped off a few branches from it and took it near the huge tree that she sat under earlier.
After placing the tree brunches together, she focused her attention on her right hand.
Then suddenly her right hand ignited with crimson flames, this is the flames manifested by her curse [ Balemoon bloodfire], she lit the fire wood with these crimson flames and created a simple but ominous look camp fire.
Then after resting near the campfire for a about half an hour, she started her the second part of her training Kami-e(Paper Drawing).
The principle of this technique is to relax the practitioners body and make it take on the characteristics of a piece of paper, this grants the user extraordinary flexibility that allows them to avoid any attacks.
And thus, Arlecchino once again started her training, this technique was harder for her to master than soru, and it took her even more time, effort, and countless failures to finally gain some proficiency in this technique.
And as the training continued Arlecchino could feel her muscles and every part of her body getting stronger every single moment.
After finally successfully gaining proficiency on the Kami-e technique, she stopped to rest for a while, only then did she realise it was already night time.
Arlecchino thought for a moment and decided to sleep for tonight, because this maybe the only good night's rest she may get in a while.
She went closer to the giant tree that was close to the fireplace then slowly leaned on the tree trunk and fell soundly asleep.
Time went by as night turned to dawn.
[Ding!]
[Please wake up host, and be on alert]
[The novice protection period has officially ended]