Game
Thoughts
"Talking"
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"Nah, I'm good."
"...W-What?" Tyrab stuttered out, his grin faltering as he looked at Gray.
"As in, I'll pass. I don't wanna take the serum," Gray stated again, watching as Tyrab started to flounder.
"W-What do you mean?! I thought you wanted to take down the demon!" He yelled loudly as he stood from his chair.
"Don't raise your voice, Tyrab!" Tamir scolded, and the elder Yardratian cleared his throat as he sat down again.
"I do," Gray merely nodded, "Which is why I'm not taking some bootleg-ass vial of magic. Why are you so surprised anyway? You're the one who said he 'never wanted to use it!'"
I'm usually the type of guy to say 'fuck it' when things are getting scary, but I have literally no reason to do this. Getting a shit-ton of MP would be nice, but this is fuckin' Nightmare Mode. It won't be that easy.
His LUK was pretty high, but even if he dumped all his remaining points into it, he still wasn't confident about the whole 'one-in-a-million' odds of not dying instantly.
There was also the fact that Gray could tell that Tyrab was exaggerating, either intentionally or not.
If this would make me 'the strongest magic wielder in the universe' then how the fuck did the demons put it in a little vial?
If he did take the serum, and his body survived the injection of extreme magical power, then he definitely would've grown stronger. Probably strong enough to easily handle the demon ruler, but the strongest in the universe?
I'm not going to suddenly become Moro levels of strong from taking this.
Not that he could blame the two Yardratians - they probably thought that their demon invaders were the peak of magical ability. But, considering Gray had easily manhandled three demons with no trouble, even if they were likely just grunts, he was doubtful that the big scary boss was all that big or scary.
"B-But…" Tyrab spit out, the man looking as if his whole world had suddenly been shattered.
I guess he did risk his life to get this.
Luckily, while Gray had no intention of taking the serum right at that moment, it wouldn't go to waste.
"But, I'll still take it," Gray said, explaining more at Tyrab's confused look, "I won't inject it right now, but it can be a last-resort item. If I underestimated the demon ruler, and I really am about to die, then I'll inject it."
Though it's a last resort for a reason. If I can't beat the demon, and I have no chance of escaping, then I'll say fuck it and inject it. Though I doubt it'll ever come down to that.
"...Y-Yes, I supposed that is the best course of action," Tyrab cleared his throat, apparently getting over his abrupt bout of madness and trying to act wise again. Gray reached forward, grabbing the vial from his hand, and then stood from his chair.
"Now, we've been sitting here for long enough. Who's the big guy in this city?" Gray hummed, stretching out his arms, "I'll go kick his ass."
"B-Before you go, you should prepare more! Do not be reckless!" Tamir said loudly, ignoring Gray's question.
"What more is there to prepare?" Gray waved him off confidently.
There's gotta be some high-ranking demon stationed in each city. I'll go beat up the one here - if he's tough, then I'll leave. If he's a push over, then I'll go to the next city and do the same.
Just the vial in his hands was enough for Gray to consider his little visit a success. It was a powerful item that could potentially save him if he was ever in a really tough spot.
And I can just come back when I'm stronger for the MP reward if I have to.
There was no reason to risk death if the demons seemed truly dangerous.
"...I can teach you to develop magical power," Tyrab grunted, stopping Gray in his tracks.
"If you can do that, then what the fuck was the point of this?" Gray asked incredulously, dangling the serum in front of him.
"I-It won't be nearly as powerful as if you took the serum," Tyrab explained hastily, "But, it'll be enough to use a couple of techniques. My body can only handle small bursts of magic, but yours is much stronger. It won't be as strong as a demons, but it can still save you in a pinch!"
Yeah, I'm not gonna turn down free MP.
"Alright, I'm all ears," Gray hummed, turning around and sitting back down in his chair, "Just don't take too long - I wanna get rid of that demon as soon as possible."
"Don't think it'll be a quick process," Tyrab warned, "It takes hundreds of rotations to develop magical power naturally. The demons have found a way to speed up that process, but without using a serum, it'll still be a long and difficult process."
Well, I guess I'll be on this planet for a while.
But, for a safe way to unlock MP? A bit of time was more than worth it.
"The usual way involves creating the magical power from scratch. However, the demons found a way to create it using life energy," Tyrab explained, causing Gray's eyes to widen.
Turn Ki into MP?
"How?" Gray asked bluntly, leaning forward excitedly.
"I'm not sure about the specifics," Tyrab shook his head apologetically, "That's why it'll still be a long process. The serum does it for you - forcefully making your body convert your energy into magical power. All I can tell you is how it felt, and you'll have to figure it out."
Gray's face dropped from excitement to a deadpan.
He's just going to fucking describe it to me? 'Teach me' my ass.
"I'm more doubtful now," Gray said bluntly, "But, go ahead. It's worth a shot."
"It is. When the serum was injected into me, it felt like…" Tyrab made a weird motion, squirming in his chair as he pointed to his stomach, "that, and also pain."
Gray stared at him blankly.
He… he said it 'felt like' and then just squirmed in his chair.
"Then, the power went like…" Tyrab squirmed again, moving his finger from pointing at his stomach to pointing at the upper right of his chest, "And felt like 'Gah!' After that, I could use the magical energy."
Gray continued to stare at him blankly.
"...Right," He deadpanned.
"Give it a try!" Tyrab encouraged him, "Though, don't be discouraged if you can't do it on the first try. It'll likely take countless tries - possibly thousands, even with my teaching."
What teaching?
Gray thought dryly.
'Give it a try?' What the fuck am I trying?
Gray sighed, pushing away his negative thoughts. He straightened his body, closing his eyes as he tried to feel the Ki in his body.
He focused on the Ki in his stomach, letting it squish into a thick and round ball of energy. As he did, his body squirmed unintentionally.
Wait… that did feel like…
He forced that ball of Ki upward, wincing lightly as a small tremor of pain shot through him from the trick barrier. It flowed into his chest, starting to form a ball of tight Ki in the top right. As it grew bigger, a line formed within him, connecting the ball in his stomach with the ball in his chest.
…
Nothing happened.
He said it hurt, right? And he went 'Gah?' If I wanted to go 'Gah' what would I do…
Gray squeezed his eyes shut tighter.
…
I don't fucking know! This is so stupid.
Gray let out a sigh, relaxing his body as he gave up. As he did, a sharp pain suddenly shot through him.
"Gah!" He grunted, his right pectoral twitching slightly from the pain as his eyes shot open. The jolt of energy suddenly slammed outwards - feeling as if it was trying to break clean through his chest.
Fuck, this does hurt.
As Gray glanced at Tyrab's deformed chest, he realized how he had ended up that way.
I need to channel it out.
Gray grunted, closing his eyes again as he forced the new energy through his body. It carved a path to the side, feeling like lava flowing through his veins, until it reached his hand.
"Like… this?" Gray muttered, holding up his fist. As he did, a purple glow appeared around it, wafting outwards like smoke.
[MP Conversion] skill unlocked!
+10 MP for unlocking an MP-related skill! (10x multiplier from [Nightmare Mode])
[MP Conversion] - Convert other sources of energy into MP!
Current conversion rate at [LVL1] - 1000Ki to 1MP
[Profile Alert!]
For using [MP] you have unlocked the [MP] stat!
Gray blinked, staring at the row of notifications.
It was that easy? It was that fucking easy? Did I switch from Nightmare Mode to Baby Mode and not realize it?
"Y-You… you did it!" Tyrab raised his voice, his eyes wide with awe as he looked at the magic glowing around Gray's hand.
It… was actually that easy. Fuck, I could've just done that whenever! I could've already had MP!
Granted, it wasn't his fault. How was he supposed to know that he should channel a ball of Ki into his stomach, then another one in his chest, then connect the two, then relax and let his body do the rest?
When would I have ever done that? How should I have known to do that? Fuckin' Nightmare Mode.
While it was easy to acquire, the system hadn't made the process obvious.
I wonder if I can activate my sword with this too?
Gray thought idly. Unfortunately, Gray had left his sword in his pod - as without being able to enhance it with Ki it was essentially just a slab of wood, so he couldn't test it out yet.
"T-That quickly?!" Tamir interrupted, also staring at Gray with wide eyes.
"Yeah, it wasn't… um…" Gray trailed off, trying his best not to sound like an arrogant asshole, "It wasn't that hard."
…
"Hah, I must be a good teacher!" Tyrab chuckled, smiling smugly at Tamir as he looked overly proud.
You were a terrible teacher, but it worked, so… I guess he wasn't actually that bad.
Tyrab's poorly described feelings had actually worked as a guideline for Gray, so he couldn't complain too much.
And now that I have MP, I'm a lot more confident.
While he couldn't utilize a lot of his more advanced skills with MP, it still worked as a base energy. He would be able to fly, enhance his strength and speed, take more hits, and overall fight better.
Though… that conversion rate is terrible.
Gray assumed that the conversion ratio would become better once he leveled up the skill more, but at its current value it was rather daunting.
If I went full throttle and converted all my Ki, I'd get not even 3,000 total MP.
Considering how grand and powerful his attacks were at this point, he'd run out of MP just from enhancing one punch.
But, it won't drain too quickly from stuff like flying. It's still better than not having any source of energy.
It wasn't ideal, but it was better than nothing.
"You… I can't believe it," Tamir muttered, still staring at Gray with wide eyes, "Maybe… if it's you, you really can defeat the demon!"
"That's what I've been saying," Gray hummed, grinning confidently as he held up his glowing fist, "Come on, show me to this town's ruler, and I'll go kick his ass."
"Did he just…"
"N-No way! It's just a trick or something!"
"You just saw the same thing I did! He definitely did that!"
"M-Maybe he really is a demon? A Saiyan couldn't actually use magic, right? Not that quickly!"
Gray blinked at the sudden hushed conversation, turning his head and glancing over at the three demon women, who were all still leaning against the wall in the corner of the room.
"T-That's really bad, isn't it?! It doesn't matter that he can't use his life energy if he can use that!" Mittelt whisper-shouted, leaning over toward the two other women.
"Duh! He was already strong enough without his energy, but now…" Raynare trailed off, the woman's face twisting as she grit her teeth.
"...Maybe he'll let us go if I show him my tits?" Kalawarner asked, causing both women to turn and look at her blankly.
"Is she still drunk?" Mittelt muttered to Raynare.
"Definitely still drunk." Raynare nodded wisely.
…
"It's a good idea though," Mittelt conceded.
"Yeah, it's actually probably our best bet," Raynare sighed.
"Are you guys finally awake?" Gray grinned, standing up from his chair and walking towards the women. As he did, they all stiffened and looked up at him wearily. Gray merely smirked down at them, an idea forming in his head.
"What was that about showin' me your tits?"
Though, it'll take a bit more than that!
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Gray Tanaki:
[Saiyan Squad Captain]
Age: 18
Wallet: 4,595,770 Coins
Lvl: 23 (3,922,770/10,000,000 XP)
PL: 3,637,430,200
Available Points: 450
HP: 1,850,250/1,889,950
TKI: 2,371,475/2,582,475
MP: 11/10
STR: 1525
AGI: 1780
END: 1340
INT: 1415
CHA: 1245
LUK: 795
KI: 1655
MP: 10
HREG: 1176
EREG: 1176
Skills: [Observe LVL 10], [Running LVL 17], [Determination LVL 20], [Ki Control LVL 17], [Ki Gun LVL 14]. [Ki Enhancement LVL 10], [KI Suppression LVL 12], [Ki Sense LVL 9], [Pushup LVL 17], [Punch LVL 17], [Kick LVL 17], [Jump LVL 17], [Flight LVL 9], [Prediction LVL 7], [Zenkai Boost LVL 6], [Cognitive Acceleration LVL 9], [Ah! Lord Freiza! LVL 7], [Mouth-Beam LVL 6], [Ki-Blade LVL 8], [Cooking LVL 10], [Ki Barrage LVL 9], [Ki Explosion LVL 7], [Ki Vision LVL 7], [Attack Boost LVL 1], [Swimming LVL 9]
Perks: [Gamer's Mind], [Gamer's Body], [Double-edged Sword], [Legendary Super Saiyan], [Perfect Ozaru], [A Cute Pawn], [A Humble Master],[Ladies Man]
Fighting Styles: [Boxing Style: Kolra LVL 2], [Fighting Style: Broly LVL 1]
Party: [Empty]
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AN: Thank you for reading! The next part will be out tomorrow!
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