[Oi, get up!]
A familiar loud voice ringed in Henry's head, suddenly waking him from his sweet sweet slumber
Henry groaned, his face full of multiple expressions; pain, anger, regret.
"So you're just going to be my alarm from now on, huh?"
[Correct] Miley replied
Henry:"..."
"Well, i don't have time to bicker with you this early morning," henry voiced out
[What are you talking about, the time is 10:50am]
"What!" Henry was shocked "I really slept that long. Shit,, Xavier's gon be here any minute," he said jumping out of the bed, and into the bathroom
He hurriedly had his bathe and left the the bathroom with a towel around his waist, he walked to the bed to put on some clothes
"Shoot! I don't have any more clothes," he said, looking around
His gaze suddenly landed on the wardrobe that was just beside the bed
"Perhaps," he thought, before reaching out to it
He opened it and to his suprise, it was filled with various kinds of clothes and footwears for male
His face brightened up "Now this is what I'm talking about," he said, then selected an outfit of his choice
He put on the clothes and headed out of the room, he was on the way to the kitchen when he heard a knock on the door
"Hey kid, you up yet!" Xavier loudly voiced out from outside
"He's here already," henry sighed, before walking up to the door
Henry's opened it and was met with Xavier's stoic face, he was wearing a black tracksuit and white gym shoes
"Morning," henry said
"Let's get moving kid, we don't have all day," He ignored the greeting and replied in a serious tone
"I think i might have just gotten the worst coach ever," henry thought, but little he knew this was only the beginning
"Hurry kid, grab whatever you need and let's go!" Xavier continued
"Okay, okay let me grab the keys," henry replied "Guess no breakfast for today,"
"You'll get food later... wait, what keys?" Xavier asked, looking confused
"Uhm, keys to the hovercar, aren't we going to drive to the gym, or did you bring your own ride?" Henry replied, wondering if Xavier had a screw loose or something
Xavier chuckled, trying to hold back from laughing "Kid, we're not taking any vehicle, and there is no gym. We'll be running from here to the park in the far middle of the city," he said nonchalantly
"Yep, officially the worst coach ever," henry sighed, but his face brightened up a bit
"How much distance is it?" he asked
"Hmm, shouldn't be more than a mile," Xavier replied
Henry smiled "Alright let's go,"
Xavier was surprised, one minute ago, henry was complaining and now he was all in, he shrugged it off and nodded
"Great, now I can complete today's quest, can't believe i missed it yesterday, i need all the exp i can get," Henry thought
He grabbed a bottle of water from the refrigerator before heading out of the suite with Xavier
They both left the hotel and began to sprint, running all the way to the park
.... One Mile Later
"Hah...hah...hah," Henry gasped for air, trying to catch his breath.
He took a long large drink from his bottle of water and looked at Xavier, who was smiling and didn't seem to be tired at all
"Damn, are you a machine?" he asked staring at Xavier like he was a monster
"What, that was a normal lap for me, Infact any human with mana cells can last at least 5 miles before getting tired," Xavier replied
"Well, lucky them," Henry thought as he rolled his eyes
"Anyways, welcome to my personal gym." Xavier said as they entered the wide park
"Huh?" Henry was confused, there was nothing here but benches, trees, bolders and more trees.
"Yep, this man has finally lost it," he thought looking at Xavier with pity
Xavier chuckled "You must be confused,"
"You think?" Henry voiced out
"But i wasn't kidding, this is where I work out. I utilize what nature has to offer and use them as tools," Xavier replied flexing his very intimidating muscles
"Well, if you look like this, then I guess it can't be all bad," Henry said, knowing that even with his slightly muscular body, he can't come close to the level of Xavier. The guy was just to ripped
"Good, we'll start with the large boulders over there," He said pointing to a large rock
Henry immediately panicked "What! Are you insane? That rock is as big as a car!"
"Relax, you won't be lifting that," Xavier said as he walked over to the rock
He looked at the boulder for a while, then slammed his fist on it
It didn't look like anything had happened at first, but suddenly the spot in which his fist had landed cracked. Then the crack spread, and continued spreading until it had reach deep in the rock
Then Xavier tapped the it with one finger and the top half of the rock was separated and it fell off
This was the first time Henry was experiencing Xavier's strength upclose, and it was terrifying. He was stunned for a while before quickly recovering
"Hmph, show off," He said under his breath
But Xavier wasn't done, He walked towards a short tree that was close by, and did the same slam and tap. The tree didn't take long before it fell
Then he broke a small part of the tree, one the size of a long plank. He lifted it and brought it over to the splitted rocks, punched a hole in both halfs of the rock to fit the plank's end and then joined them together
Henry was now completely stunned "Did he just create a weight out of rocks and trees?" he thought, what kind of animal was the man smiling in front of him
"Alright kid, training begins now, why don't you start with 50 pushups." Xavier said as he began to lift the weight almost flawlessly
Henry nodded, he knew there was no going back now, one punch from Xavier and he was kaput. Besides 50 pushup wasn't that a big deal with his impressive physique. Unlike in his past life, where 10 was a huge problem for him
"One day, I'll be as strong as that, but for now, let's just stick to the basics," He thought, as he began his workout
The system suddenly popped up
Daily quest completed
[Run a mile]
[You have gained 5 exp]
"About time, i was starting to think the system was broken," He thought, but then another notification followed
[Speed Rate: 130km/hr]
"Huh, my speed increased by 10km, i guess that's a good thing. But how?"
[Every daily quest you complete would now grant you speed, the higher your level, the higher the speed given] Miley replied him
"Wow, that's really cool. I'm gonna make sure i don't miss a single day of running," Henry thought with determination
Henry and Xavier continued their workout for hours and Xavier had to make another one of his nature's weight, but a smaller one for henry to lift.
They rested a while before heading back to the hotel, both of them taking a hot, nice shower 'Separately'
They settled at the dining area of the suite, helping themselves to a nice meal Xavier had prepared
"Wow, i didn't know you were such a good cook," Henry voiced out, as he chunked a spoonful of food into his mouth
"Yeah even i didn't know i had what it took, until my... wife taught me," Xavier replied, his voice filled with sadness
"Well that got awkward so fast," Henry thought, staring at depressed Xavier, not uttering a single word. They remained silent like that for a while, before a knock was heard on the door
"I'll get it," Henry said, as he stood up and walked to the door
Opening it, he was met with a dumbfounding beauty, one straight out of those kinky magazines he occasionally read.
She was a young lady in her mid 20s, she wore glasses, and had short blue hair which matched her white shirt and blue skirt. She was giving the vibes of a sexy accountant.
"Um... Hi, I'm Talia. You must be Henry," She waved with a smile
"Huh... Yeah, yeah I am, nice to meet you too," Henry replied, looking like he was about to explode with excitement
"Very well then. Your mother sent me, can I come in?" She asked
"Of course," Henry said with a smile as let her into the suite
Xavier was already standing in the living room, looking curiously at Talia
"Oh, master Xavier, i didn't know you were here," Talia bowed slightly
"Yeah i am, what's going on?" Xavier asked
"Well... um, i was supposed to be Henry's assistant, before you volunteered to take it upon yourself," She began
Henry had an even more shocked expression on his face "She was supposed to be with me 24/7?" he thought "Ahh, thanks a lot, Xavier," He glanced at Xavier with an unsatisfied look
But Xavier didn't notice this, he was more interested in why the girl was there
"She asked me to deliver some things to the young master," She continued as she brought out a small ring from her pocket
"Young master huh, i think i like the sound of that," Henry said inwardly
Xavier's face brightened up "Isn't that one of the new storage technology Betacorp has been working on?" He asked with curiosity
"It is, they delivered some to leader jade some few weeks back for testing," Talia replied
"Oh i see, then it must contain some important things. No?"
"Indeed, it has been stored with various materials and resources that he might need in his... endeavors," She said, handing over the ring to Henry
Henry collected and inspected the ring, it looked like your normal everyday accessory except for the shiny blue crystal on the top of it
"Please tell mother, i am grateful," Henry said
"I will, she also said you should have this," Talia replied, before giving Henry a gold card that had black outlines
"This is... not what I think it is, right?" Henry voiced out with a suprised expression
Talia smiled "It sure is, a full gold AC card,"
Henry was even more shocked at her words, The card was a physical way of holding Alpha credits, its was categorized into Silver, gold and platinum AC cards.
The Silver card could hold up to 100,000AC, while the gold card could take 1000,000AC maximum, the platinum could hold a million above.
It was a card used by only the rich and powerful, and to top it all, it was full to the max, It was everything Henry ever wanted since he was reincarnated
He didn't care much for the items in the ring, just the ultimate card that was being granted unto him was enough to give him up euphoria. He collected the card and handled it carefully like glass, but still holding it dearly like it could be snatched at any moment by anybody.
"Alright thanks for delivering this," Xavier said to Talia
"It was a pleasure," She replied before bidding farewell and leaving the hotel
"Wow i must say, Felicity is really taking care of you," Xavier voiced out, looking at Henry who was lost in his own thoughts
"Um... yeah, lucky me i guess," He replied honorably
"Alright i should get going too, get prepared tomorrow. We'll be leaving early," Xavier said before also taking his leave
Henry didn't hear much of what Xavier had said, he was too busy with math
"So how much does one AC worth?" He asked
[Well, based on the earlier evaluation the system made when integrated into the world, the current price of 1 Shop points is now 5 AC] Miley replied
"Hmm, so that means I'll be getting... 200,000 Shop points!" Henry said with excitement
[Correct]
"Wow, even though it feels like a ripoff, i guess it's still a lot,"
"Alright, I'll make the exchange later, for now i need to get moving," he said as he checked the time on his bracelet
It was 15:45, and the sun was still out
"Alright, I still have time to get to a hunting ground," he said before quickly changing to a black, fitted jumpsuit he found in the wardrobe
"This fits perfectly," he thought before leaving the suite, he got into his car and inputted the co-ordinates of the nearest hunting ground into the autopilot system, it pinpointed the location and took off.