Seeing this, Takeru increased the force of his attack. Finally, even using his full strength, he couldn't leave a single mark on his skin...
Scratching his head, Takeru simply smiled. With his current strength, jumping from a ten-story building might not even hurt him.
After all, Takeru's defense, with all bonuses, had a base of 244. With the double effect of Absolute Defense, it reached 488… more than 24 times that of an average person...
After testing his defense, Takeru began testing his other abilities to see how they worked in the real world.
First was Telekinesis. This invisible, colorless force could be incredibly useful in daily life, especially when feeling lazy.
He tried controlling droplets of water in the bathroom, finding he could shape them with his mind. However, due to his inexperience, the shapes were imprecise.
Thinking of the Reincarnation Space, he wondered if he could bring back valuable items to improve his life, making writing light novels unnecessary.
But that seemed difficult. Items recognized by the Reincarnation Space were mostly supernatural. Ordinary items placed in the item slots might simply be cleared.
Sighing lightly, Takeru stopped overthinking. He had been in the bathroom for thirty minutes… any longer and Miu would worry.
Checking the water temperature, it was somewhat cold, but Takeru didn't mind. He quickly grabbed a towel and cleaned up.
While bathing, he practiced using his telekinesis to control the water flow, making it swirl around his body.
As a beginner, precise control was challenging, but simply making water rinse him was easy. More delicate manipulations would require long-term practice...
Besides Telekinesis, Takeru also wanted to test his newly acquired Armament Haki. Following the memories, he practiced and soon succeeded, though the thin layer of Haki only covered one fist, which amused him.
The good thing was this ability could grow stronger with continuous training and increases in attributes like Strength and Constitution.
Thinking this, Takeru regained motivation, planning to train diligently for future survival.
After a quick test, Takeru used the towel to dry off, dressed, and left the bathroom.
"Hmm? Onii-chan, why were you in the bathroom for so long?" Back in the room, Takeru saw Miu waiting for him.
"I was just soaking in the bath a bit longer," Takeru replied directly.
"Oh, really? You weren't doing anything... strange, were you?" Miu gave him a suspicious look.
"Little one, go to sleep," Takeru said, feigning annoyance at her expression.
"Hehe, I want to hug Onii-chan while sleeping!" Miu laughed and declared.
"You're hopeless," Takeru said with a fond expression, turning off the light and lying down on the bed.
Miu's soft figure quickly snuggled up to him.
...
Meanwhile, back in his own world, Yuta stared blankly at the familiar balcony. If not for the incredible realism of his recent experience, the Reincarnation Watch on his wrist, and the newfound strength in his body, he might have doubted it was all an illusion.
After a dazed minute, Yuta seemed to remember something. He quickly pulled out his phone. Seeing the date and time, he realized only about thirty minutes had passed in the real world and sighed in relief.
"Be consumed by flames, Fireball!" Suddenly, Yuta extended his right hand forward, shouting. A fireball appeared above his palm.
"Mom! Onii-chan's hand is on fire!" Just as Yuta struck his pose and cast Fireball, his five-year-old sister, Togashi Yumeha, who had come to the balcony, saw it. Without hesitation, she yelled for their mother.
"W-Wait, Yumeha, n-no, that's not..." Hearing Yumeha's voice, Yuta snapped back to reality, quickly dispersing the fireball and trying to explain.
"Yumeha, did you find your brother?" At that moment, Yuta's mother, hearing the commotion, rushed over. Seeing Yuta, her worries eased.
Earlier, she knew her son was organizing his things, but he suddenly seemed to vanish. She had searched the entire house without finding him. She had even gone downstairs to search several times, fearing he might have fallen from the balcony.
Seeing Yuta reappear here now, she finally relaxed.
"Yuta, thank goodness you're alright!" Yuta's mother walked over and hugged him tightly before he could explain.
"Mom..." Feeling his mother's concern, Yuta was stunned and couldn't find words.