Ti.
Just like Claire pointed out, it was a word that… No, it was a aning I summoned with my lips quite often, constantly bouncing it around my lips given just how many matters I had to deal with and how little ti I had to do it.
In the end, ti was just another resource that all humans had in limited supply. And it was my task as a person to ensure my ti investnt was directed at the correct topics.
So, I assigned the late morning to be the ti for dinner, and then the next two hours were directed at various experints that taught a bit more about both my current cultivation stages.
Now, however, the short ti I assigned for a break was getting consud by an important phone call Claire ended up pushing on when she learned I had to make the call in question rather than just sitting down and cuddling with her for the entirety of the break.
"Sure, getting the loot of a hunt shouldn't be any problematic," Chihiro announced from the other end of the line. "On the other hand, however, I need you and Claire to start slowly getting ready. In about a week's ti, I'm going to accept a breakthrough. And if I succeed…"
The pressure of the ti suddenly shot through the roof now that I've finally received so realistic ti constraints. At the sa ti, however, I couldn't help but feel like laughing.
On one hand, not knowing how much ti I've had to deal with sothing was a blessing, allowing to better allocate my attention to the more urgent tasks. On the other hand, however, this convenience also stopped from dealing with the problem right as it occurred, as doing otherwise would expose to the constant stress of failing to bring forth what was expected of .
"If I succeed, all three of us are going to pay a visit to the spiritual world. And with all of my heart and cultivation on the line, I hope that you will be ready for all the trails that place hold in store for you. Or, in short, it's in your best interest if you co prepared!"
Following this joyful ssage, Chichiro cut the call short, leaving with nothing but a burning question - 'How the hell am I supposed to prepare for the spiritual world?!'
I looked up to the skies as if to picture Claire's dad's face on the clouds… For what else was I supposed to do?
"I guess I need to re-evaluate the priorities of absolutely everything…" I muttered under my nose as I sat back down on the car's sofa only to rest my elbows on my knees as I leaned forward and used my hands to support my head in place.
'This and that can wait. The topic of the next enlightennt… second level of priority. Tools for Chihiro…?'
I took in a deep breath… only to then release it as a long sigh right away.
"I think I know what I need to prioritize…" I muttered to myself as I realized that the thing I just thought about… took precedence over absolutely everything else.
There was no point preparing for what would happen in the spiritual world if we were to be denied entry to that place when in case Chihiro failed to break through to the tenth cultivation stage, thus proving both his talent and his worthiness to the spiritual realm!
"Do you have any questions?" Claire asked with a slightly baffled look on her face, as if my not asking her for help right away was akin to so sort of vicious heresy.
"Ah, I do, I do," I smiled as I nodded my head to agree with Claire's suggestion for the sake of my own safety right now, and my safety once the ti cos for us to battle each other in the bedroom during the night-ti.
"First off, what sort of challenges could your father an?" I asked, putting the topic of tools for Chihiro high enough in the queue of my mind so that I could work on the side whenever my thoughts weren't occupied with anything else of importance. On the outside, however, I continued as usual.
"Are they supposed to be challengers befitting a cultivator? Challenges regarding the etiquette? Or maybe the basic rules of social interaction?"
Chihiro's warning could very well be about the physical dangers of stepping inside the spiritual world as a mortal, the dangers of offending so young master that was local to the spiritual world… or, just as likely, they could be all about making sure to pack my own toilet paper for the trip to the spiritual world due to the insanely poor quality of the toilet paper sourced locally over there!
And with Chihiro way too busy to be at my every beck and call, who else was the best person to ask about the details of what Chihiro could an if not his one and only daughter and my affectionate lover?
"I think Father ant for you to be prepared for the opportunities that stepping into the spiritual realm will present you with. As for the actual challenges…" Claire took a mont to think. "While there are so things that I will need to warn you about, it's nothing all that important.
On the other hand…" Sliding over the sofa, Claire ca closer only to do the usual and wrap herself around my side. "That spark of yours," she ntioned only to gently twist her lips into a happy smile. "I saw it again."
The corner of my lips shot up.
Indeed, I received a small mont of inspiration. Nothing on the scale of what I've experienced when I thought about crafting my own food… but still, I felt as if I touched the very concept of the cultivation tool just by putting it as a priority in my mind and hardly actually taking ti to consider it!
'If that's how far I could go just by thinking about the general idea of it, what could be possible if I actually do focus on it?' I asked myself, only to close my eyes…
And then open them back up right away when I sensed an extrely familiar vibration in my pocket.
'Who could be…?' Puzzled, I pried my eyes open as I pulled the phone up only to look down into it…
And see a na I didn't expect even in a wildest dream to mark the sender of the ssage I've just received.
"Chihiro?" I muttered just loud enough for Claire to hear and look over my shoulder onto the screen, right as I tapped the ssage to open it up.
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