14. I am going to Spank Celestia’s Butt!!!
On the next day, Neel woke up and did his everyday workout, did grocery shopping, and returned home.
"Hey Lucy, I am going to play now."
"Yes young master, may all the odds be with you."
"I am going to play a game and not a war Lucy."
Neel chuckled at Lucy's exaggeration.
However, Lucy did not reply to this and simply left the room to do her chores and watch the daily soap she missed to watch yesterday night.
After all, every woman in India watches those stupid T.V. serials as if they will die if they didn't watch.
Neel tried to introduce Lucy to anime and web series however, Lucy did not budge. After all, what is more, fun to watch?
A bald man beating all villains in one punch or
A mother-in-law who passes her legacy of troubling her 'daughter-in-law' to her 'daughter-in-law', who after 5000 episodes overcomes all the trials of life and death situations, which after the so-called family lives happily ever after only until part two comes and the cycle goes on and on…
Obviously, the latter one!
And so she left to watch those T.V. serials.
Meanwhile, oblivious to the writer's rant Neel found himself in the place where he left the game yesterday.
It was an afternoon in the Central continent at Hestia,
"Hmm… so let's read the next part written in the slip."
Saying this Neel started reading the context in the given slip.
[SIMP Body refining Technique.]
[The journey to achieve power is never an easy one.
Those who wish to follow this path should complete the following tasks.]
[#Task 1: Consume the potion of determination]
{Task status: incomplete}
[#Task 2: Complete the 1st form of SIMP body refining technique.]
{Task status: incomplete}
[#Task 3: Use the box of dimension travel to meet your master.]
{Task status: incomplete}
[Complete the given tasks in the given order,
[The information about the 1st form is:
'Surya-namaskar'
A set of twelve Yogasanas that helps to develop steady breathing, and rhythmic movement and gives necessary shape to the body.
After consuming the Potion of determination the mortal will be given the knowledge about the twelve Asanas and will be acknowledged by the system for the trial.]
After reading the slip Neel felt a little amused at how the game developers were using day-to-day yogasana as a quest.
He wanted to laugh at the creators for how easy this was for him but unfortunately,
He read the next line which left him speechless.
[The participant has to do a total of 100,000 Surya-Namaskar (Sun Salutation) to complete this trial.]
"One h-hundred t-thousand, haha…hahaha…"
He started laughing like a maniac.
"Maybe I should just take my leave…"
It was at that moment he remembered the words of Celestia,
"'Do YOU Dare!?' Huh? Now I understand why she wrote those words in arrogance and mockingly… haaa…"
He let out a breath to calm himself down and started thinking rationally and started calculating all the possibilities.
"First and foremost I have come too far, and I don't think there is an easy way out of this desert.
"Secondly, I don't have any work to do in the real world.
"Thirdly, I want to see what will happen once this quest is completed.
"Fourth and lastly, in Hestia, I get two days for one that of Earth so if I spend some time grinding here while taking some breaks, in around 20 to 30 Hestian days I will be able to complete the first form of this body refining technique."
His brain was calculating faster than even the love story of the main character from any slice-of-life anime.
After considering the possibilities, and comparing the pros and cons he decided to start without wasting any more time.
Taking the bottle of transparent liquid known as the Potion of determination.
"Here goes nothing."
Neel chugged it down.
"This Potion tasted like water but was just a little thick."
He said after drinking it.
"Now we wait…"
Taking this cue, a message appeared in front of Neel.
[Player Neel has consumed Mythical grade potion 'Potion of Determination']
['Potion of Determination' information is as follows.
This potion was developed by the dragon god of alchemy, to train the soldiers in the hardest way possible.
Hunger, thirst, emotions, and pain are the true enemy of a soldier on the battlefield.
To make the soldiers prepared for the toughest situation this potion was created, however, after the second Great-War dragon race decided to separate from the system and was nowhere to be found.
Because of that 'The Potion of Determination' was also never found.]
Reading the information about the potion after consuming it Neel was unable to hide his frustration with the system.
'Wasn't you fucking supposed to tell me that it was a mythical treasure before consuming it? Fucking system and this fucking game.'
Unbeknownst to him when he read about the dragon race something within him awakened.
But the next message did not let him understand that feeling.
[Effects of the 'Potion of Determination' are as follows:
The sensitivity of the consumer is increased by ten folds.
Until the given order/task is completed after each cycle of fifteen days the sensitivity will increase by five folds.
Hunger, thirst, emotions, and pain will be increased by ten folds.]
Now he was utterly shocked.
Was the game taking out some frustration on him?
"Already one hundred thousand Surya-Namaskar and now this increased difficulty! Who am I? Naofumi? Why do I have to suffer so much? Is the difficulty set on impossible mode or something? Although I am Asian that does not mean I have to suffer!"
Neel raised his hand towards the sky and spoke in disdain as if he was arguing with the heavens or something.
"Fine! Fine! When I meet this woman named Celestia I am going to spank her butt for making me do all this!"
The potion started affecting him as he felt a surge of emotion coming inside him and he felt the urge to rant more.
"Then let me start!"
He shouted and prepared himself for the task.
"I am already low on food and water, this is going to be tough."
He calmed himself and started thinking about what to do.
The desert which was 'normally hot' for him was now 'super hot'.
"Nope, no option. Let's just get started."
He said out loud.
'It is futile to search in the desert for food and water. Instead just starting and completing the task ASAP is better.'
This was his thought before he removed his upper robe, and wore shorts from the customizable clothing option in inventory.
And started to do his given task…