Vengeance of the Returner

Cinzia didn't speak much while lunching together. Even though she was in there her mind seems to be out of place. She was running various thoughts in her mind for sure.

Nix felt uneasy and He felt like he ignored her mindset and moved forward. It was just a month since she went past a terrible incident. Even though she had a calm expression on her face. Her heart was burning while recalling back the conflicts that happened back then.

" Cinzia? Cinzia?" He called out.

"Huh? Sorry..." She snapped out in a daze.

He gazed at her caringly and sincerely with concern.

"I am sorry. I didn't notice but, you seem to be troubling with something on your mind... Can't you talk to me about it?"

She began to talk hesitantly and it seems like she was troubled with something.

"Nix it's just that..."

"?" He stared at her with a question mark on his head.

She sighed and spoke.

"Hah, I am leaving to gather forces to fight Zerast and I have to negotiate with Marbax. I don't have the dark elixir that he necessitated for... Hah, it might end up quite troublesome."

Nix knitted his brows. "Who the hell is Marbax?"

She parted her lips.

"Hmm, You don't remember?... I told you he is the devil that was assigned to assist my system."

"Hah, I forgot. "

He opened his inventory and gave Cinzia one bottle of dark elixir and her eyes lit up.

She smirked.

"hmm, You have inventory features? I thought we wouldn't get it until we reach level eight... Anyway, thanks for the Elixir."

'Level eight? Well, whatever' He thought.

"Now you don't have a problem, right?" He questioned her.

"I have to submit this and report the quest plus I think we need to build a clan and be prepared to fight Zerast. I can't sit Idle here. so, what are you gonna do?"

'I can't go with her. Reminiscing my fucking simultaneous sufferings I don't want to end up again with similar situations again and again in a cyclic process.'

"I have to first figure out my powers and maximize my self with abilities, so I will be here until I feel confident in myself."

It was true. If he was confident he would have plunged his hands first during the battle in the temple and whenever he retained the memory back during the siege and Saragame forest, he began to surge with anger.

"I see, I hope we will meet soon...I will reach you later. I am planning to raise a clan again." She replied nonchalantly after hearing his words.

"Won't Zerast try to stop you?" He inquired.

"I have some plans and I can pretty much tackle their scheming and I got some allies. Meet me at Dracton City after you finish up your business."

'It's not like, I have any lingering attachment towards her... Should I go with her? I don't think she asked for my assistance though...We sure had a good time,' He smiled inwardly, feeling dejected.

"Okay, I will do it for sure," He said with a smile.

"Alright, I will be off now... Don't take me wrong. I know we made love but, I got some business as you do...Just reach me safely. As you said, I need your help in defeating Zerast. I do want to spend some days with you but, I need to hit the iron when it's hot." She said with a serious expression just like she acted days before.

He nodded his head and responded.

"Hmm, It's not a big deal. I am sure we will meet soon."

He opened his inventory and took out the huge bag which he carried around during the quest and gave her a sum of gold coins, gems they took from Judas temple, and a cloak he received from Cinzia while they traveled in Hithigasa mountain. He cautiously took his part of the share while everybody carried themselves a few loot since it would be a burden for them to travel. It was a good choice from his side.

Cinzia was in a daze that this guy hid up some majority of loot like it's not a big deal. She was bewildered that he even took the whole bag of loot inside his inventory. She accepted it since what he did was the one that's benefiting them.

"Oi, you are absolutely one hell of a guy! I thought we lost the whole loot...Thanks"

"Haha, it's fine." He shrugged.

"You are certainly a mysterious guy. After I leave make sure to change your location once in a while." She stated and left the treehouse with the jade spear.

"Alright, See you !" He sent her off with a smile.

She turned back to the treehouse and glanced once again and waved at him and received a warm smile from him.

He opened his inventory and took out the last cigar he had and lit it up with the chains while gazing at Cinzia who was fading out in a distance.

' From her Particularity, she is sure a damned cold-hearted woman which is why she didn't break down much after going through such a hell... hmm, See you.' thinking inwardly, he blew a whiff of smoke out.

He did have the doubt that if she would feel sorry or depressed, suppose if he died.

'That quest was nothing but a disaster. Even though I gained a few stat points and a weapon. There was nothing that I expected. I need to know who the hell Feleshia is...I wonder what she would be doing now.'

He opened his inventory and took out the bottle of Dark elixir and pondered.

'I wonder how this is made? Anyway, I ought to drink it. But, what would happen if I drink a sip instead of drinking it wholly? Will I gain Stats?'

With plenty of questions in his mind, he decided to take a sip before going for the training. Swiftly few messages popped up on the air.

[Dark elixir is reacting with your vitality]

[Your vitality training efficiency have been increased]

[Warning: Lasts for only three weeks]

He was entranced after reading those messages.

'What? I just experimented and this is really good. vitality possesses many meanings like life, energy, spirit, etc... Perhaps this could mean I can restructure myself by training?'

He hurriedly left the treehouse and began to jog as much as he could. To his surprise, he was able to last longer than he could. As a jack of all trades, he knew few workouts to a certain extend. He continued to do push-ups, pullups, and every other basic workout, he knew as much as possible. But, the messages he was awaiting didn't appear even after he continued to perceive training of three hours straight while taking breaks in between.

'Hah Hah, Fucking cursed system why doesn't it raise my stat points?' He cursed out while panting heavily.

From what he learned from the book he needed to reach his limit and exceed it. It was already harder for a lazy guy like him to work out. Never in his wildest dream did he thought he had work this hard just to see another day.

'Fucking life! When I was back on earth, I was barely doing workouts. Why the hell is this so hard?' He was internally screaming.

He may be a jack of all trades but, he was a master of none. So, he was bound to suffer. It was just his first day of training and he was barely able to adjust himself to his schedule. This is why people ask for assistance or help and reach out to masters and other experienced people. A professional trainer would have made it less burdensome and suggested a more efficient way to work out. But, his pride didn't even resort to asking for help from Cinzia. So It backfired him a lot.

"Hah hah, I am barely able to walk..." He muttered to himself as he was unable to walk because of his leg workout.

How is he so tenacious? If someone asks him that, then his answer would be simple. He has the basic quality of seeing through the end even if it's hellish and boring. Back on earth, he would basically finish anything he starts no matter how boring or lame it may feel. It's like a basic particularity of his.

'Dammit! I thought they would be efficient since I saw them back in those days in videos.'

He climbed with his trembling legs to the treehouse and drank the curry soup Cinzia made and decided to rest for the day.

'This is why she said I am pretending to be training and wasting my time?'

He opened his book and skimmed through the pages to find an efficient way to train and gain abilities. The book did have some general techniques to train.

As he skimmed through its pages one page with the title -' Introduction to general abilities' got his attention.

"I see... " Seeing it he began to skim through pages slowly.

{General abilities are basic move sets. The system accepts it as an ability only when it perceives that you have perfected it.}

{Some people get the essence of it easily after using the move just after repeating it a hundred times, while some people ought to obtain the ability after practicing it a thousand times until the user gets the gist of it. The brain needs to completely perfect that move set to get it added to the user's general ability list. To put it simply it manifests after perfecting the ability.}

He was in a daze after reading it.

"Why the hell does this feel super complicated? or am I dumb? So, How the hell was I able to fight with those people with a perfected ability? Anyway, I will try everything later... Derek! You fucking author!! Why can't you make it simple? You have to just mention that you need practice until the ability manifests for fuck sake! Dumbass author!"

He cursed Derek, the author of Ways of Empyrean as much as he could and closed his book to take a nap.