It's been six years since I awakened the achievement system, and in those years I've only dedicated myself to training and strengthening myself. Thanks to this act, my father decided to further my training to become a Holy Knight; it turns out the previous training was more of a family thing.
For a 12-year-old, you could say I'm at the peak of my strength. I'm a little afraid of passing that limit because I'll become stunted or something like that, but that doesn't mean I'll fall behind in my durability and strength; after all, I'm now able to use the deadly sword without any problem.
I remember when I first got the sword: I couldn't lift it, even though it looks so easy to use in the game. It must be because it's made of space steel, since according to the information given about the sword, it shouldn't weigh more than 8 or 9 kg, but that's a deception. With that shape, size, and material, it weighs quite a bit.
Also, since it was a gift from the system, I couldn't store it in the system since I didn't redeem it with LP. It was hard to keep my family, which I got from a slave, and to keep it, but I did it.
And there I am, in a field, training desperately since my goal is
Speaking of the system, I currently have 400,000 LP, as I've achieved four important achievements over the years. The first is learning the Manmayer family sword style; there I earned 100,000 LP. Then, thanks to family conveniences, I managed to acquire the Rokushiki training method, of which I've learned three of the six styles: Goru, Geppo, and Tekkai. I'm not interested in the other styles, and I don't think I'll have the time to learn them. It's worth mentioning that I'm not an ultra-master in these styles because I haven't dedicated myself 100%, and my age is different, but I learned them, and that gave me 300,000 LP.
So, learning special techniques or skills gives me LP, and I currently have my eye on two system items: the first, a cultivation pill, and the second, the fountain of eternal youth.
The first costs 500,000 LP, and the second 1,500,000 LP. That's something I can afford, and I think I can obtain it, unlike Excalibur or EA, which cost 9,999,000,000,000 LP. Completely out of my reach, they're actually some of the most expensive items in the system. It must be because of the peculiarity of the worlds; there must be so many cultivation worlds and fountains of youth for them to be so cheap, so to speak, since I've only acquired 400,000 LP in these six years.
Very slow.
But the important thing is that I have health and a way to travel from one world to another, so if it leaves chaos and destruction in its wake, I'll just get out of here. The only problem is that the function is time-based. In other words, since the system appeared, I've needed 20 years to travel to another world; therefore, when I'm 26, I'll be able to leave. In the meantime, I'll try not to destroy the world.
There are only two things I don't like. The first is that I can't take anyone from this world to another; only I can travel, because if someone else goes with me, they might stray from the path the system can grant me. If someone else comes, they'll most likely stray and disintegrate into the void of nothingness.
The second is that if I leave this world, I'll most likely never be able to return to the previous one. The system explained to me that the multiverse space is like a box of moving marbles, the marbles being the worlds or universes, and since everything is in motion, the world will be there at that moment and then gone again, as they collide and change direction.
So I need to do and learn everything this world has to offer before I leave, because the moment I leave, I won't be back.
At that moment, I heard someone shouting, "Dante, I challenge you to a duel."
It was Alexander with Dianna, my younger sister and the youngest of the five siblings.
Dante: "I don't want to. I've already beaten you, and I gain nothing by wiping the floor with you again."
Alex grew frustrated when he heard me, stood in front of me, and got into a fighting stance. I ignored him, and when I realized he was very close to me, I repositioned myself, dodged his attack, and hit him in the stomach with the training sword I had.
My opponent flew away, not far, since I didn't hit him very hard, but enough that he couldn't continue fighting. With all the training I've done in my life, I'm way ahead of where I should be in every aspect.
But I knew I couldn't let that get to my head, at least not too much, and that I could be very strong to some and an ant to others.
Speaking of beings stronger than me, calculating ages, I decided to compare myself to Shanks, since my age isn't that different from his, as Roger's pirates are just now making a name for themselves and will soon be the first to acquire the One Piece. So he'll be around 13 or 14 years old, so I don't have much time left before I leave.
Thinking about life on the open sea, there are generally always two paths: the first is to become a pirate, and the second is to be a marine. There's also the Revolutionary Army, but almost no one takes that path, ironically.
But I was different. From my point of view, I didn't want to box myself in between those two possibilities, since the first would never be seen as 100% a hero, and the other would be controlled by a hierarchy. Instead, I want something in between: the freedom to walk this world and carry with me a trail of justice and help the common people.
I knew it wouldn't be easy, or else I would free all the slaves in the Holy Land right now. But I can't do it right now, but I also don't want to start a massacre against these people, because I feel that, even if they are scum, it's not the right thing to do, not to mention that these people include my blood relatives.
At that moment, I felt a presence behind me.
It was my older brother and the firstborn of the family, Ramses Manmayer.
Ramses: "I see you're practicing swordsmanship." At that moment, I saw that he had two swords: a Meito, which his father gave him, and the Sword Buster, which was mine.
He throws the Sword Buster at my feet and says, "Practice with me now. I'm bored and have nothing to do." He then looks at me like a predator scrutinizing its prey: "It's more fun tormenting my little brothers."
At that moment, I felt the real annoyance. This guy is 18 years old, already big and smelly enough to do that, not to mention the fact that he never holds back.
It's moments like these that make me count the time until I can leave this horrible place.