In the blink of an eye, evening arrived. When Takeru returned to their lodgings, he found Yui, Ui, Tsumugi, Mio, and the others had already returned.
"So, how did it go? Everything go smoothly?" Looking at everyone, Takeru asked softly.
"Mhmm! I learned it in just three hours! The teacher praised me as a genius!" Yui excitedly told Takeru.
"Is that so? Yui is indeed a genius." Hearing her words, Takeru smiled and nodded.
"Ui, Mio! Thank you for your hard work, and for preparing dinner." Looking at Ui and Mio busy nearby, Takeru spoke gently.
"It's nothing. I hope Takeru-senpai won't mind if it's not great." Ui scratched her head.
"Of course not. Even before tasting it, I know it will be excellent." Takeru smiled.
Soon after, without keeping everyone waiting too long, once all the dishes were served, everyone quickly gathered around to enjoy dinner.
After a busy day, the sensation of eating brought satisfied smiles to everyone's faces.
Although the ingredients were simple due to limited funds, even lacking meat… under Ui's culinary skills, everyone quickly devoured the meal.
In contrast, Shihoru fell into thought. The brief interactions made her realize one thing: Takeru and the others were clearly different from her. Whether in strength, aptitude, or adaptability, she couldn't compare at all.
Even Ui, who seemed the youngest, was hard for her to match. This made her wonder if tagging along was holding Takeru and the others back...
Takeru noticed Shihoru's troubled thoughts somewhat, but he wasn't clear on the specifics. Moreover, as a guy, it wasn't convenient for him to inquire too deeply.
After dinner, he simply asked Yui and Ui to pay a bit more attention to Shihoru, since they were all team members now.
Hearing Takeru's words, Ui and Yui quickly nodded, saying they would help Shihoru...
Since they had no other clothes to change into, Takeru and the others had no choice but to not change. They planned to wait until after hunting monsters tomorrow, earning money, and buying clothes before washing and changing.
Takeru cleaned up a bit, then returned to his room. The room had no extra furniture; even the bed was a special box with a lot of grass piled on top for cushioning… it looked very crude.
Takeru didn't mind. Sitting on it, he closed his eyes and began quietly training his Observation Haki and telekinesis...
On the other side, after hearing Takeru's words, Yui and Ui proactively approached Shihoru and talked with her.
However, since everyone wasn't very familiar yet, Shihoru didn't immediately open up completely. Seeing this, the sisters weren't in a hurry, planning to take things gradually...
Soon, the next day arrived.
Early in the morning, Takeru woke up. Although he hadn't slept until after 2 a.m., he was awake in peak condition by 6:30 a.m.
Stepping outside, feeling the natural atmosphere of another world, Takeru smiled.
Compared to his main world, this place had much less pollution, and the natural aura felt very comfortable.
But now wasn't the time for enjoyment. Takeru quickly washed up and prepared for morning training.
Without weight-training equipment, Takeru didn't plan to overly train physical attributes. Instead, he focused on his skills: Armament Haki and Rokushiki...
However, there wasn't much space here to practice, so Takeru directly ran in a certain direction.
Not long after, he arrived at a forest. Looking around, Takeru showed a satisfied smile and began training.
"Rankyaku!" Following Takeru's supersonic kick, air compression occurred before his leg, creating a 'vacuum' that released a sharp flying slash. What appeared before Takeru's eyes was a white slash wave...
However, Takeru's current Strength and Constitution were limited, and with Rankyaku only at beginner level, the power he unleashed was very ordinary, and the range wasn't great either.
Takeru only saw the slash wave cut down a large tree ahead before traveling a few more meters and dissipating.
Seeing this, Takeru showed a thoughtful expression. Then, using Observation Haki, he scanned the surroundings before dashing in another direction. Soon, he found a wide lakeside. Without overthinking, Takeru used Soru to rush towards the lakeside.
After stopping, Takeru felt slightly fatigued, 'It seemed using Rokushiki currently consumed quite a bit of stamina.'
Standing on the open ground by the lake's edge, Takeru directly used a Rankyaku towards the other side of the lake. The white slash wave shot from Takeru's leg, crossing the small lake in just over a second and cutting down a large tree on the opposite shore.
Using Observation Haki to estimate, Takeru figured the current slash could reach just over ten meters… less than twelve. If obstructed mid-way, the range would shorten...
As for power, it was harder to estimate, but ordinary monsters or wooden walls definitely couldn't withstand a serious Rankyaku from Takeru...
Besides the standard straight-line attack, Takeru knew many other Rankyaku derived techniques, like Rankyaku: Sen, Rankyaku: Hakurai, Rankyaku: Ran, and so on.
However, Takeru didn't plan to touch these derived techniques for now. He had too many skills already.
Besides those that didn't need training, there were many that did. He simply couldn't manage them all at the moment...
So for now, he just needed to master the most important ones first. Refining them further could wait until he had more time.