Chapter 9. The Plan

Kaas thoughtfully clenched and unclenched his palm, however, his fingers continued to tremble, and it became stronger and clearer.

- What's the matter? - Aska asked looking at him.

- I don't know, I'm probably just nervous.

- I'll check it now, - she replied, and began to stare into emptiness, as if looking at an invisible picture.

- You're okay, almost okay.

- What do you mean "almost"? - Kaas asked anxiously.

- Right now, relax and listen to me very carefully.

- You already know that you have been transferred to another body and another world.

- But, - she continued, warning Kaas away from questioning with a gesture of her hand, - it's not as if you could immediately become a full-fledged master of this body.

- How is that? - Kaas jumped to his feet.

- I don't know for sure, - she made a soothing gesture, - sit back down, I'm not finished.

- Imagine that there is some kind of adapter between you and the brain in this body. Although it is not visible, it plays a very important role for your connection with this body, and it will exist until the brain is reconstructed for you.

- I do not know how long it will take, perhaps, just those 5 years before the discovery of your special abilities, but I have no exact information about this.

- But why?

- What why? It was Kaas's body, and accordingly the brain was completely formed, in fact, by himself, even if his personality was erased, but the structure of the brain is not something that can simply be overwritten from above as a carrier of information. At least not in the case of consciousness transfer.

- If Kaas's brain immediately became completely different, then, even without mentioning it, even 1% different, then this could not go unnoticed at the medical center. Therefore, it is necessary that it gradually changes in a natural way.

- It's clear that this takes time. But how long it will take, I don't know. The speed of this process depends entirely on you. And I think the sooner it ends, the better.

- But why didn't you say it earlier? what should I do? and why are my hands shaking? - Kaas blurted out several questions at once, shifting his fingers intertwined into the lock as if making "seals".

- The fact that your hands are already shaking may be good. right now, your sync is over 8%. But do not rush to rejoice, this is only synchronization with the adapter, the actual restructuring of the brain is not such a simple process.

- On the first day, you only had about 1% synchronization, you were completely disoriented, so I didn't tell you about it without necessity, because, so, there were too many things. What would you do with this information? All I knew at the time of your awakening was that you need high brain activity and that it is best for you to think not about your old world, but about the new one.

- Is that why you make me learn the language?

- Of course not! - she said with a frown, - learning the language is required and necessary, it's just a combination of two important matters that need to be solved first.

- The most difficult thing is to achieve that you start thinking and living here. Your brain must work harder, and it is desirable that you really lived this world. - Aska made a special emphasis on the last word "lived" and after a short pause continued, - After all, what you will be in the future depends greatly on how your brain, your nervous system, reflexes and the rest are formed. This is the same as with the development of a one-year-old child.

- Then it turns out that everything is fine? For several days now I have only been studying the language, and it exhausts me a lot!

- This is not entirely true, you are still progressing slowly, but we cannot speed up anything. To be lazy is bad. Working around the clock is even worse. Why do you think I immediately approved of your practice of martial arts?

- Because I need to train my body? - Kaas suggested.

- Body last. The main thing is that it was your initiative in this world, and it was absolutely impossible to force you to do anything, language is an exception, and it's good that you immediately understood its importance and were not stubborn.

- Going in for sports cannot be ignored, but it is also not true to consider this only as the development of the body, the body is controlled by you, your brain, the entire nervous system must work. And this is the same as with the development of knowledge and intelligence, just a different aspect. And you yourself wanted exactly martial arts and you yourself chose what suits you!

- It turns out that I don't have to compete, but the most important thing is just to practice? - Kaas suddenly asked with hope and relief in his voice.

- Ha! Do you already think you were in a hurry with the choice? - she grinned, and mischievous sparkles seemed to sparkle in her eyes. After Aska saw Vasi Kariz, her obvious idol, declare war, she herself was energetic and warlike!

- Well, one more thing, it was definitely my goal, - he again almost didn't lie, trying to look confident and at ease.

- Hmm ..., now remember the main thing, the most important thing is to practice in such a way that the intellect and the body work, even if it is a rest, it should be connected with Kiva. Your perception of the world, your decisions, your motivation, everything will change quite dramatically until the synchronization reaches 100%, especially at the very beginning.

- And yet, you need to eat better, but you still haven't eaten anything! - She said sternly, directing her gaze to the food shelf, where there were 3 cans of food and 5 of drinks.

- I just didn't have time! - He answered hastily, taking one set from the shelf.

- These are all excuses, and it is so clear that after the medical center there will be a bad appetite. And even the fact that yesterday you fulfilled your expected, usual norm is not enough. Besides, why did I include a reminder for you?

- You said you would turn it on, but you didn't turn it on.

- You still have a food icon. - she really definitely pointed her finger in the direction of its interface and from it, like a light indicator a beam of light appeared, which highlighted a strange icon in the corner of the interface.

Kaas stared in surprise at this icon, which looked more like some kind of fancy flag or flower, and asked:

- And how was I supposed to understand that this is a food notice?

- Ahh, my mistake, - Aska replied, feigning embarrassment, - Just remember that this icon means food, a little later you will understand why it is that way. The main thing is that you return to your normal diet.

- But I can't eat all the time! I'm just going to burst!

- Typically, five meals a day, your diet is designed for an average child, however, your body needs more nutrients and energy, because your activity will be noticeably higher than that of an average child. Right now, you have 3 extra kits, you can use them as an extra portion.

- Besides, you'll start your sports today, so the appetite is guaranteed.

- Okay, okay, just don't scold anymore, - Kaas said hastily.

- Oh! exactly, I need a shower! - he suddenly caught himself and actually fled from this battlefield.

- Yes, if you plan to go in for sports, then it would be better to immediately switch to proper nutrition, from tomorrow, food will be delivered at the time when you need to eat. So, while you wash, think about your curriculum for the entire 10 hours. - Aska called after him.

"Curriculum!" Kaas turned on the hot water, sat in the half lotus position, and closed his eyes.

"Deep breath, one, two, three, exhale slowly", was the basic qigong breath he had used before for rest and training. Although he tried to cultivate as the heroes of his books did, he certainly did not succeed. In these stories, the students used breathing techniques to accumulate chi energy and develop their strength, advancing to unimaginable heights. All that he achieved in reality was a maximum of 30 minutes of meditation and a really good rest, which allowed him to relax and get rid of unnecessary thoughts. And vice versa, when he tried to accumulate energy, as a result, instead of accumulating any strength, there was a feeling as if he was completely exhausted and almost immediately fell asleep. All other impressions from this breathing were that there was no special result from it except self-hypnosis.

Right now, all these hostilities, although they made a mess of his morning, were too incomprehensible and distant, and new information from Aska and her assertive behavior overshadowed everything else.

"Vasi, such a strange name" the image of a breathtakingly beautiful blonde, taking out a sword from its scabbard, appeared in his head. "Yes, she didn't look like Aska, but to say that her beauty was even a little lower, especially after her speech ... A real Goddess of War ... and beauty ..."

"Breathe in, one, two, three, and exhale slowly, but Aska, she seems absolute, how can such beauty exist?"

Kaas continued to sit like this for a couple of local minutes. Breathing, warm water and images of beauties obviously had a beneficial effect on his condition, his hand no longer trembled, although inwardly he still felt some tension and irritation.

Deciding that he was already warm enough, he made the water cooler and continued breathing exercises, which he managed him much better and easier than ever in his previous life.

"Plan! Right now, I don't want to think at all, but how, for example, to play sports? What can I do in an empty room?"

"Although usually the waking time is longer than sleeping, I only have 10 hours due to Aska's restrictions, and 5 meals a day, if used as breaks, would result in 4 lengths of time to practice."

"It is better to do sports in the morning and in the evening ..." Kaas began to figure out how much time he needed to rest in his head and really got carried away, inhaling and exhaling already purely mechanically, through endless drops of a cool shower, as if he were sitting in the rain.

At this time Aska was sitting and having breakfast, while doing some work in her interface, watching the indicators.

- Kaas, did you fall asleep there? Almost an hour has passed! - She called, pulling Kaas out of his relaxed state.

- Oh, yes, right now, I was working on the curriculum!

A minute later, he came out of the shower, fresh and dressed, and immediately reached for a set of food.

- You poured out almost half a cubic meter, the same amount, and you would have to pay for water. Tell me what you have in mind!

After making a mental note of water consumption, Kaas sat down on the bed, placing the food cans beside him, a calm concentration in his eyes that Aska had never seen before.

- Okay, since you need to follow the diet, I tied my entire schedule to food, - and he began to list all the points of the plan from memory, which he could not have done before without writing on paper:

- 1. Morning, shower and breakfast, 5 minutes

- 2. Sports activities, 15 minutes (1.5 hours)

- 3. Shower and snack, 5 minutes

- 4. Learning speech 2 hours

- 5. Lunch and rest, 5 minutes

- 6. Speech study 2 hours

- 7. Food and rest 1 hour

- 8. Sports activities, 2 hours

- 9. Shower, food, sleep

- What do you think?

- Well, the only thing is that you will not constantly study speech, you still have a lot to learn.

- But now I have sports, even if there is about half an hour left, but let's at least plan how I can do it without a coach?

- It's simple, it doesn't matter what you are going to do right now, even if it is just gymnastics. There are basic exercises for a beginner with a virtual trainer, I can put in on for you right now, and you will warm up.

- Right now, it's not worth it, I just took a shower, I will have to wash again if I sweat.

- What did you do in the shower? Your brain activity was pretty weird, was the plan influencing you that much?

"Is she about breathing exercises?"

- These were also exercising to relax and concentrate.

- It's hard to say whether it was good or bad, but it obviously somehow influenced the state of the whole organism, which is definitely good for synchronization.

- But I didn't feel that my brain was working more actively, but quite the opposite.

- Contrary to this, it is possible that this work was much more rewarding! My data can be trusted, although in fact, the timing does not change smoothly, as I think, the indicator rather reflects the work of the previous day, in the morning it is extremely low and reaches a maximum only when you yourself are at the peak of daily activity.

- Even if it's good, I'm not sure that I can combine it with language learning, it requires a calm mind and concentration, I even close my eyes to relax as much as possible.

- So, this exercise of yours has limitations. The main thing is that you yourself know that it can be useful, in any case, you cannot get hung up on one thing.

There was an awkward pause when no one had a subject to continue, Aska was distracted by her interface, and Kaas began to eat.

"Training, you can collect the best from a past life and even short stories, despite their fantasticness, there were variants of good initial techniques for strengthening the body, possibly taken from reality by the authors."

"Basic exercise for strengthening the legs."

Kaas got up from the couch and without letting out a can of drink, stood in a horseman's stance. Of course, it was not the correct stance, because he deliberately cheated and did it only halfway.

"I wonder how long will I last for now?"

He closed his eyes and tried his breathing exercises.

"There is nothing more boring, if there was a coach like in books, he could make you do such exercises, leaving no other choice, and without a coach you will have to force yourself."

There was clearly not enough motivation, however, breathing slowed down the sense of time. Kaas even forgot about the can in his hand.

"Dumbbells, barbells, simulators …" Kaas went over everything he knew, even figured that it would be nice to have a few big stuffed balls, but then, imagining what would become of his room, he resolutely rejected all this diversity.

"The easier it is, the better! But, in any case, we will need at least weights on the arms and legs, and a punching bag or a dummy for staging punches."

Finally, his legs ached, and Kaas hastily returned to the sofa.

- Aska, how long has it been? - He asked, sipping his drink.

- You stood like that for almost 1 minute!

Quickly calculating to Earth time, Kaas estimated that it was almost 7 Earth minutes, which was not a bad time for the first time, even taking into account the very light version of this stand.

- Almost 1 minute? - He asked.

- Yes, without a couple of litas, but how much should it be?

- It seemed to me that it took more, in any case, it's not so bad. But, in the books that I read, the students stood like this for several hours and even days.

Of course, these were fantastic books, but Kaas no longer remembered which knowledge was obtained from the real world, and which from the fictional one. As long as there was no flying with swords and throwing lightning, it looked quite realistic.

- But is it really necessary? - Aska asked dubiously.

- This makes sense, I have read many books about martial arts, both fiction, and textbooks, all agree on one thing, the basics, this is the most important thing. Such training not only develops the body, but also strengthens the spirit, allows you to develop concentration and diligence.

- But, if you stand like this for hours and do nothing, wouldn't that be waste?

- I could do breathing exercises at the same time, and now, it turns out a double gain, body and mind!

- The indicators showed that your effectiveness was lower than when you worked on the plan, perhaps this exercise is still distracting you and you cannot think effectively. And of course, you absolutely cannot spend several hours on this, at least for now.

- But I definitely feel the benefit, it's hard to say what exactly it is. Aska, do we have the money to buy some training equipment?

- And what do you want? Let me see. - She asked with interest.

- I need weights on my arms and legs to gradually increase the load during exercise. And a bag for practicing punches.

Aska opened the screen so that Kaas could see it, at first, a lot of text and images flashed on the screen, from catalogs and articles, but he could not have time to recognize anything. After about 1 local second, the picture stopped and there was a man in what looked more like a skin-tight ski suit.

Looking at the text, Kaas realized that he recognized only about 10% of the words.

- What is it? - he asked.

- There are no weights here. They are dangerous and can negatively affect development, therefore they are hopelessly outdated. This is a dynamic suit with adjustable resistance to movement. It monitors which muscles are tense and creates additional resistance for them.

Kaas's eyes lit up.

- It's cool, let's take it!

- Of course, it's cool, and not cheap! - She noted without visible discontent, - however, they are used by many professionals and not only in martial arts, but also in the training of pilots and special forces, for example.

- The bags are even more outdated than you. They have not been used for more than 500 years, - she chuckled, - I had to search to understand what you meant.

However, a classic boxing bag appeared on the screen, completely impractical in white, only it stood on the floor and was even taller than a fighter who was showing a kick on it.

- Aska, this is exactly what you need, nothing is outdated.

- So, the translator translated something wrong, in bags, in the old days they kept grain and things.

- Yes, we have the same, just the name has been preserved, - Kaas nodded satisfactorily.

- Okay, - she nodded, and the image was gone.

- What now? - he asked.

- Wait a couple of seconds.

"It's about a couple of Earth minutes", Kaas counted, but less than in one, Aska said:

- Everything has been delivered.

- Where was it delivered to? - he looked around in surprise.

There was definitely no change in the room, only sly sparks flickered in Aska's eyes.

- Look, - she gestured towards the empty wall, and there, the floor lit up in the form of a large rectangle, almost the entire free area of ​​the room, a brighter circle appeared in the center, and a snow-white column grew out of it, the same bag, almost twice as high as Kaas himself.

On the floor, around the bag, there were a lot of slightly illuminated marks, apparently indicating the distance to the bag.

- How do you like it? Do you wanna hit?

Kaas was still in shock from what he saw, it is one thing to see how small cans of food appear, but something like that is quite another thing.

- Aska, but where did this come from?

- Like everything else, the bag itself was assembled and shipped almost immediately, and is stored like everything else in a compact form in the floor, and takes on a functional form on demand. If you were older and needed more space, in the same way, you would have to remove the bed and then put it back in place.

Kaas hesitantly got out of bed and slowly examining the signs on the floor and the bag, went up to it and touched it. It was cool and firm to the touch. He pushed it slightly, but it was almost like a monolith, as if it had grown together with the floor, after a strong push, it only swayed a little.

All this made such a huge impression on Kaas that tears came to his eyes with excitement.

- We have another 1.5 minutes for sports, if you follow your plan, I suggest spending it on eating and choosing a training program, - Aska distracted him.

- Just ate and again ...

- All according to plan! - Aska said cheerfully.