Aska opened his eyes, and there were purple sparks around his fingertips.
His mom didn't notice it, but his dad, on the other hand, saw it clearly. He had a shocked look on his face, but he didn't say anything.
"Are you ok, Aska? Do you want to go back to the hotel? Are you feeling any pain? We can go to the hospital if you want." His Mom looked at him with slight worry.
"Don't worry mom, I'm not sick. I was just meditating."
"Meditating? Why?"
"I thought that I might learn something new," Aska said with a cheeky smile.
She put her hand on his forehead, "You don't have a fever or anything, are you sure you're ok? You've been playing in the sun for so long. Are you sure the heat didn't fry your brain or something?"
"I promise, I'm fine. Actually, I'm more than fine. I feel great!"
(1st Person POV)
As I was busy convincing mom that I'm ok, dad was standing to the side staring at me.
Even without observation haki, I could feel his gaze.
'Did I do something bad? Why is he staring at me like that?' Aska thought, but he pretended he didn't notice his father's gaze.
After some more time, Mom had finally moved on. We continued going through the courses, and I even got to try a race-type course. I got second place; first place was a black-haired girl who had a speed quirk.
One thing I noticed during our race, the girl was holding back a lot.
I wanted to confirm my suspicions, so I asked for a rematch. She thought I was some arrogant kid who can't take a loss, but hey, she accepted. When the race was about to start, I focused my observation haki on her. I realize that what I'm doing could label me as a perv, that is, if people knew, but how would they know?
I flared up my lightning, covering my body in a lightning cloak, and got ready for the race.
When the signal sounded, both of us took off.
'I knew it! She can't go faster, or she won't be able to process information!' Aska was able to understand her weakness.
'My top speed currently is the maximum one can go with normal perception.'
The reason pilots can fly fighting jets at the speed of sound is that the distance is big, which allows them time to process information. But when I'm running on my feet, it's a different story. If I want to up my level in speed, then I need to up my level in information processing.'
I need to start making plans for upping my perception abilities. Observation haki was good and all, but I need to process information much faster.
After the second round, which she won as well, I just walked back to my parents. I had this focused look on my face.
Mom thought I was sad because I lost, so she tried to comfort me. I tried to deny that I was sad, but stopped when she said she'll get me apple juice to make me feel better.
Drinking ice-cold apple juice was a blessing, especially on this hot day.
(3rd Person POV)
'The brain uses electrical signals to communicate with the rest of the body. If I can accelerate that process, not just sight, but smell, hear, touch, and even taste. All of those would be enhanced!' Aska had a thoughtful look on his face.
'After today, I have a lot to think about. I've tapped into magnetic forces, but by no means do I have it mastered. Also, enhancing my senses is something that is much more delicate. I need to consider and plan many things before I try anything.' Aska thought as he walked beside his parents.
Since he was tired, he told them that he would like to go back to the room. It wasn't late yet, so he felt bad for ending the day early.
"Why don't the two of you go on out by yourselves. I was playing all day, so I want to go to the hotel room and watch TV," Aska told his parents as they were nearing the hotel.
"Aska, you're so sweet, but we're also tired." His Mom tried to deny his suggestion.
He ignored his mom's response and went closer to his dad.
"You should take her out somewhere nice. For the last few days, she took care of me without having any fun or time for herself. " Aska whispered to his dad.
Dad looked at me with a smile and held up his phone. It showed a reservation confirmation. "I'm already on it."
"You know, there are a bunch of really nice restaurants here. I got a reservation for one of them. Let's go." His dad turned to his mom.
"And leave Aska alone?! No way, I also want to watch TV."
"Mom, you should go, it's a vacation after all. Besides, so what if I'm alone? This is I-ISLAND, there are no crimes here."
"But still," She was still hesitant.
"Let's go, I also want to go on a dinner date with you," His dad told her as he held her hands and looked into her eyes.
'Ugh,' Aska rolled his eyes.
"What about you, Aska? What will you eat? At least all three of us should go eat dinner together,"
"No mom, this is something for you two to do. I'll order room service or something. Don't worry about me."
By the time they convinced her, they were already in front of the hotel. She refused to leave right away, she went all the way to the suite door, and made sure he was ok. After Aska entered the room, she then left with his Dad.
Now that he has a minute to myself. He decided it was a good chance to sort out his thoughts.
'Dad hasn't said anything to me since he noticed I learned that boy's magnetism. This may not be that worrying, but I'd like it if he doesn't do anything major, *sigh* there is nothing I can do about it. Moving on, magnetism itself is very powerful. I need to work on it. Then, sense enhancement. That last one is difficult to deal with. I don't want to try it and become a vegetable because I ruined my brain.'
After some more thinking, Aska was able to add more details to his plans
'I'll work on magnetism first. I won't try to mess with my brain in any way until I study more about how the brain functions. If I have a clearer understanding, it should lessen the chances of mistakes. After Aska finished his plan, he picked up the phone in the room and ordered room service.
It was about 20 minutes later that the food arrived. Aska ate his food and then got down to work.
'Fist I need to know what I can do now and try to improve on it,' Aska thought to himself as he stared at the table in front of him.
On the table there was a paper clip, a couple of remote batteries, and the fork he just eaten with.
Aska remembered the wavelength of magnetism; it took him a few minutes to get it right, but he was able to get there nonetheless.
'Let's start with the paperclip,' Aska thought as he focused on the paper clip. It started to move slightly.
'Just how weak is my magnetic force that I can barely make a paper clip move?' Aska thought, but he didn't give up.
"Its ok, I can make it stronger before the entrance exam," Aska said out loud to himself.
He spent the whole time working on his magnetic force. The time was around midnight when his parents came back.
His mom checked on him. She saw him in his room watching TV. After she made sure he was ok, she told him to go to bed, since they have to travel tomorrow. Aska was using observation haki, but after they came back to the suite, he stopped.
'I really would feel like shit if they do something, and I watch them with observation. In cases like this, ignorance is bliss,' Aska thought about it, and then hoped that they knew how to keep it quiet.
Thankfully, Aska didn't hear anything that night and was able to go to sleep peacefully. They all woke up the next morning around 8 am. They had breakfast, packed their bags, and went to the airport.
The flight was nice, and nothing happened at all during the flight.
'Dad hasn't said a word to me yet.' Aska looked at his father when they were heading towards the airplane exit.
When they exited the airport, one of his dad's friends was waiting for them, and he drove them home.
The ride home was mostly quiet. Aska and his mom were tired and didn't feel like speaking. His dad and his dad's friend spoke casually during the drive back home. The topics were casual; sometimes they spoke about work and whatnot.
After they got home, Aska went to my room, unpacked his bag, and took a shower; his parents did the same. After that, he sent an email to Luka, saying they made it home safely. Surprisingly, he responded right away.
By the time they were settled down, it was time for dinner. No one felt like cooking, so they ordered takeout.
After the meal, Aska's mom said she was tired, and she headed to bed early. It was just Dad and Aska left in the living room.
'If he wants to say something, this is a good chance,' Aska thought as he glanced at his father.
As if reading Aska's mind, "Aska, I want to talk to you about something."
"What is it dad?"
"Explain to me in as much detail as possible, how you copied that boy's magnetic ability?"
'Should I? I know he won't do anything to harm me, but still. Screw it!' thought Aska before he said
"When I got closer to that boy, I could feel electric energy coming from him, but his power was different from mine. I'm not sure what it was, so I just sat down and tried to match my energy with his. That's all."
"Hum, maybe what you felt was the difference in wavelength, then that means your quirk is much stronger and more versatile than what we initially thought! Usually, electric types are limited to one wavelength, which is why even some of the strongest electric users can't mimic others' wavelengths. They, at most, can disrupt other wavelelngths not copy them."
After saying that, Dad just sat down in silence. Aska felt that he had more to add, so he didn't leave yet.
"That's a great ability you have, Aska, truly, but do you know what you can do with an ability like that?" His dad looked at him with an intense look.
"No," Aska answered, unsure of what to say.
"Well, first of all, the amount of equipment that could be built with your ability is insane, you see, there is this reactor I've been working on...." Aska tuned his dad instantly.
'This man had me worried for so long, I questioned whether or not I did something wrong, I thought that he would open me up and experiment on me, you're lucky you're my dad, if that wasn't the case, I would have punched you for that!!!!' Aska shouted in his mind, though he was ticked off, he felt relieved that nothing big happened.
After 30 minutes or so of his dad going on and on about versatileity of his abilities, and how it could help the world through tools and equipment, Aska was finally able to get away from him, and went to his room to sleep.
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Hello Everyone, I hope you like the chapters so far.
Quick question, if you could learn martial arts from any anime character, who would you pick? Assume that they will teach you to the best of their ability.
(I would want to learn from the ogre, Yujiro Hanma. That man is a menace!)