[16] The Way of a Reincarnator
Chapter 16: The Way of a Reincarnator
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The shooting ended soon, and we were allowed to go our own ways. I noticed Yuki Sumi lingering around a few tis, but she never had the courage to co talk to again that day. I didn't want to play along and left.
I was in the mood for so air, the evening sky was darkening, this was my favorite ti of the day, so I didn't call an Uber. At [Gold] rank, my previous techniques were stronger, and I also had access to new techniques. I guess I could test them out now rather than later by running ho with a movent skill.
Until [Jade], I only trained in the third basic technique of Path of the Raging Sky. In Gold, there are three minor ranks within it—Low, High, and True, that all allow four techniques. Three from Wind, Water, and Lightning, and a new one from Cloud—which was a mixture of wind and water, an advanced Qi, so it was only available starting Gold.
As I was in True Gold already, I could learn all twelve techniques anyti, four of which were movent techniques.
While walking by the Sumida River, I paused and closed my eyes. While breathing the gentle air of the river, I concentrated and looked into my Soul Reflection; this technique showed a lot about , I could even make a [Status Page] right out of a System Novel if I wanted to, but that's just the status, which is kind of distracting, personally, since I have nothing to compare it with, so I only use this to recall mories instead.
That's precisely what I was doing right now, recalling the mories of the movent techniques I wanted to learn. I brought them up in an imaginary hologram panel in my head. Though I must ntion, they weren't the original three-movent techniques that Path of the Raging Sky encouraged to learn in Gold rank, instead, I chose the best ones from my vast knowledge that suited the four Qi-types I had.
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Nimbus Stride: With the use of Cloud Qi, this technique allows the user to step on the sky, air, and clouds, essentially walking and running on thin air as if it were solid ground.
Body Flicker Technique: With the help of Wind Qi, this technique permits the user to move so fast that they appear as a blur, making it challenging for others to follow their movents.
Reflecting Pool: The user attunes their body with Water Qi, allowing them to ld with reflective surfaces like mirrors or still water. They can step into these surfaces, seemingly vanishing from one location and reappearing in another.
Thunderstep: This technique involves striking the ground with a burst of Lightning Qi, creating shockwaves that propel the user into the air. They can chain multiple Thundersteps together to perform mid-air maneuvers or reach elevated positions.
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All four were interesting choices, but I was in the mood for seeing the sky. It's not as if I was abandoning the other techniques, if I learn one technique this week, I can just choose another next week. So, I went for the Nimbus Stride.
I reopened my eyes, having chosen the technique. Upon choosing it, my mories of this technique beca more clear, as if I had just read it, seen soone perform it, and also understood it.
I took a step forward, but instead of stepping on the ground, I was stepping on thin air. I stepped with my other feet, and suddenly I stood a few inches above the ground. Then I kicked the air and made my way towards the high sky, and then to my ho.
It felt good. Under the wind from the east and the sun from the west, I felt calm for a mont. Sadly, it was not calming enough to help sort out my mind. To my soon-to-be surprise, reaching ho did help sort everything out.
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– Ding Dong
The doorbell rang as I stood outside. The door opened not long after, and I stepped in, nodding to Ai who had opened the door, and took off my shoes.
When I was placing my shoes on the shoe rack to the side, I heard Ai's worried voice fill my ears.
"Is anything wrong?" She asked gently, her hand falling on my shoulder from behind. "I saw your show today... your acting was great; I was questioning myself throughout the beginning if it was really my Aqua. But then, in that scene, in the end, your face was so... distant and sad."
From her tone, while she couldn't tell if it was really from my flirting, she was certain that it wasn't at all when I made that face. What a blunder, I got lost in old mories nowhere but in front of a cara.
"It was just acting. I was trying to create a sort of mysterious vibe, I guess. It worked if even the legendary Ai mistook it for the real deal." I said with a smile, putting the shoes where they should be.
"Aquamarine," Ai held by the shoulder and made turn around. I looked at her face. "I am your mother. You just called by na; I noticed that a few tis over the years, you do that whenever you're not acting like your usual self. That scene right there wasn't acting, if anyone would know, it's . Just... what are you hiding, really?"
"...."
I just stared at her in silence. Observant. It would be unwise to be fooled by her usually goofy and airheaded personality. This was the woman who could copy-act a person in under a few minutes; I could only act due to my experience, but talent-wise, this little girl here was ahead of , and everyone in the world even.
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