{at the gate of the Dehradun}
it took a month of traveling for Hanako and Raj to reach the city. During that one week Raj's strength kept increasing each day till he reached the power of a 4yr old in the body of a one-year-old.
today a different message popped up which annoyed raj somewhat.
[the 1-month free powerup period has ended no more free stat increase can be given.]
'*sigh* I knew it would come but it still feels bad to stop getting freebies.'
Hanako had worn a cloak with a hoodie to cover her face which made her look suspicious and made the guard stop her to ask questions.
"State the reason for your visit and who are you visiting"
she reached into her pocket and showed a ring with the tower insignia on it to the guard.
the guard's tone immediately changed to a respectful one
"right this way miss we will escort you to the mayor's mansion"
the inside of the city was very normal just like a normal 21st-century city was supposed to be which made raj think that either he reincarnated into a parallel universe.
'At least I am not in a medieval-era world or some old-school fantasy world, that would be a nuisance since technology makes life quite easy.'
soon the mayor's mansion came into view, it was a 2 storied classic Indian mansion with a big yard and with a big fountain in the middle of it.
at the gate was a tall brown man with a clean face wearing a black suit
"sister it's good that you made it here safely, and I'm sorry for your loss."
"thank you, big brother Vikram "
"ok let's go in first and you can rest for today, we can talk about everything else tomorrow"
after this short conversation, all of them move into the mansion and the guard who was escorting Hanako returned to his post.
Hanako was shown a guest room and then left alone for the rest of the day.
after a few hours of rest and a hearty meal, Hanako tucked Raj in and went to the balcony attached to the room and just stood there melancholily looking at the beautiful full moon.
Raj was sad looking at the woman who was caring for her since he came to this world but there was nothing he could do for her at least right now.
In the end, Raj decided to try to understand his powers. In the last month, Raj learned almost everything about the manual he got from the system.
Now Raj's body automatically collected mana and every time Raj uses up all of the mana in his body the total amount of mana that can be stored in his body would increase but this stopped in about 15 days when the system told him that he has reached the limit of his body and will need to grow at least a fully functional mana-circuit.
'system do I have a store or other functions?'
[no host there is no store but there are a few other functions and you can achieve the function through the quest which is given but the difficulty of the quest for the lowest tier function will be S class which is impossible for you right now.]
[for now, you have the daily power-up function, the quest function, and the inventory function.]
'.... the inventory function... why did you not tell me I had an inventory'
[you never asked host]
'ok .... can you please show me my inventory'
a blue inventory screen pops up, in it, there is only 1 thing which is a letter. He pressed on it and the letter opened up.
\\"Child, this is your father I don't know if you made it or not but I hope you did. this letter is hidden in your consciousness and can only be seen if someone of my power level tried to find it or if you had a system. If you have a system that means you are a reincarnator or a transmigrator in that case you should be able to see this very easily since this must have shown up in your inventory. I gave my life to make a way for my wife and you to survive so keep her safe. To keep her safe you will need power and believe me no matter how much you want to stay away and live a life of peace that will never happen, that is the curse of being a system bearer so it is better if you try to reach the peak and die trying rather than dying a weak pathetic death without being able to protect your loved ones. I leave this technique which I created with you and this drop of progenitor blood which I obtained through my system. Taking these two as a bribe to keep my surviving family safe or keep it as a gift from a father matters not and it also does not matter who you were in your previous life. Try to live for yourself and your family, do not try to be a hero...I tried that and lost all of my harem and my life so practically everything.... they were taken in front of my eyes and I did nothing just so I can save the world... I repeat do not try to become a hero be a family man....I have two more gifts well not gift's exactly but one lesson which a father gives to his child and one book. They will come out themselves when your conscious mind is capable of accepting them without breaking down and if you have a system then he or she can tell you.
ps: if you take your mother into your harem it's fine you have my blessing just make sure she is never sad no matter what you do. Treat the system kindly they are also lonely beings. Do me proud my child.\\
'He was a good man, not the best but a good man....'
Raj ignored the talk about his mother for now and moved on to accept the technique that his father gifted to him
'system what are the techniques and blood that he left and how can I use it
[host the technique is 'quick slash' and the blood is of the 'human progenitor' you can learn the technique but cannot integrate the bloodline for now so I suggest you postpone learning the technique too since you cannot practice it right now]
'yes, it is useless to me right now so let's focus on mana cultivation for now.'
Hanako came back from the balcony and lay down beside Raj.
"*sniff* *sniff* *sob* "
laying there looking at Raj she starts crying, Raj who only has his eyes closed heard it and opens his eyes and looks at the crying face of the woman who cares for him.
He never really considered this woman his mother.... well his life here had been hectic but now looking at her so sad something in his heart broke and a thought comes to his mind
'I should listen to the man and move on .....I died and I am here she is my family I need to care for her.....'
"Mama"
In a baby voice, Raj spoke his first comprehensible words to the woman he accepted as his mother and the first member of his soon-to-be very very big family.
Hanako looked at him and smiled a beautiful loving smile.
"yes my child, I am your mama my dearest child"
"I still haven't named you since your father did not even get to name you...*sniff* *sniff*"
"Krishna, this will be your name my dear Krishna I hope you live your life proudly, and may it be full of happiness."
after saying this she closed her eyes sleeps peacefully with a smile on her face next to her child who had an equally beautiful smile.