His Plan(4)
[Easy, easy, easy. You can do it, Ethan] Dante's encouraging tone rang in my head.
But that was what distracted me and...
"FUCK!!!" I screamed as my body was hit with a surge of mana from within. It felt like thousands of needles were poking at my inside. My whole body which was drenched with sweat trembled at my failed attempt number 16.
"S-Stop talking in my head then. Maybe then I will be able to focus, Dumbass!" I snapped.
I was currently practicing the method that Dante told me about to lose some of the fat so that I can actually get used to this damn body of mine. It was hard to do explosive movements with it as my stamina was miserable. And about my face... it was healed but few marks remained here and there. They will heal over time anyway.
So, I decided to lose excess fat within at least two weeks. I know this is not enough time but I can't peacefully train at the Blitzfeld Estate. The first reason is I am tied in this room as my punishment for trying to disobey the will of the Duke and second, my second elder brother Ikaris Von Blitzfeld was visiting over the semester end break of the academy.
It meant that I, Noah, would get beaten again if I came in front of his sight. He already saw me as an ant, he enjoyed crushing but his bullying became senseless beating... was when I got engaged to Elisabeth.
He was not able to accept the fact that I got to be engaged to a Duke's daughter but he was engaged to a Count's daughter who was a vassal and a close comrade of the Duke. Yes, I ain't calling that abuser father anymore, not that it would make a difference anyway.
So my plan now is to lose weight with the method Dante provided which was painful but I had no choice I am not parkouring with this fucking useless body. The weight loss method also known as the needle pinch, was a method where one would channel mana out of their core and target the fat cells while exercising or meditating.
It has benefits such as faster weight loss and it also improves one's magic control. But remember with no pain comes no gain, so this method should be only performed by fucking a masochist.
And I was definitely not one!
[You are one though] Dante scoffed.
'Fuck off and let me focus again' I retorted.
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Notice:
Title Earned!
Masochistic Noble
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Great, now even the system was poking fun at me.
"Huuuuu"
Letting an exhausted breath out, I took the lotus pose again, ready to channel my mana through my body. Freely controlling mana was very hard, if it had been easy people could've just cast spells without needing chants that control the mana. Only divines can control it freely as if breathing.
I let the mana in my core seep through and flow through my insides, I slowly started heading towards the areas where fats were stored normally in bodies—Hips, chests, face, and all the others.
I slowly controlled my breathing, focusing on the flow of my mana and I was able to see or visualize the beige cells of fat. I slowly extended the mana flow towards the cells, sweat trickled down my forehead.
I slowly enveloped the cells with mana and destroyed them slowly one by one. It took time and very high concentration but finally, after 16 tries I achieved it. This time the mana flow did not disrupt, it slowly burned the fats inside of me which was giving sensation of needles poking my skin. It was painful but it showed promise.
'I did it'
[Nope, now you have to do exercises along with it] Dante reminded.
"..."
[You said it, 'No Pain No Gain']
"..."
Fuck me. Well, I can just go through with the pain somehow.
...
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"Stats"
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Name: Noah Von Blitzfeld/Ethan Walker
Age: 16
Height: 5ft 8
Weight: 97 kg(A little less fat)
Basic Stats:
Strength- D+
Agility- D-
Endurance-D
Charm-E+(A little less ugly)
Element- Lightning, ???(locked)(Ethan), Shadow(Locked)
Mana Core- Advanced Apprentice
Aura Core(Locked)
Titles-
1. Stain Of The Blitzfeld
2. Disgrace Of The Blitzfeld
3. Ugly Pig
4. Masochistic Noble
Arts-
1. Blitzfeld Swordsmanship(Basic Proficiency-70%)+
2. Lightning Magic(Intermediate Proficiency-62%)+
3. Weaving(Ethan)(Dormant)+
4. Shadow Arts(Locked)+
Blessings- None.
Legacies-
1. Legacy of Thorvian(Unlocked)(Dormant)+
2. ???(Ethan)(Locked)+
3. ???(Locked)+
Overall Rank: E+
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"Nice" I released a sigh of relief as I was able to increase my agility. It had been one week and a half, but somehow I was able to reduce my weight to a level where I wouldn't get frequent asthma attacks. Also, my mana core stage increased.
I looked in the mirror, my body was still fat but not as much as before. There were lines appearing on my loose stomach skin and my face. The scars on my were healed but most importantly the double chin was gone.
And they did not provide proper food to me the past few days, so that helped. One thing they did well.
I headed towards the window and opened the curtains letting the sunlight of the morning in. From my window the back garden was visible. At the time of night, six guards of the duchy are stationed here.
I observed their routine for the week and it did not have many changes, so if something intervenes with the escape, it will be none other than destiny itself fucking with me.
I turned around from the window and sat back on the bed, today was finally the day I would escape the estate. After that, I would catch a train and head towards the countryside where my aunt resides but I have to be careful, they might rush into town to chase me.
Even if I am weak and mostly insignificant to the Blitzfeld, I was still their way of tying the knot with Edelstein which further solidified the position of the Duchies in the Empire. And I am not letting that happen, I am going to gradually break them down.
After going to Aunt Josephine's place I would request my eldest brother Micheal to train me for the months he was away from the army. Then when the time to enter the academy comes, I would have to reveal myself again but that is okay, it is something I can deal with by faking a persona.
By creating a second Identity I can snoop around and find ways to cripple the Blitzfeld. My first target is none other than Ikaris, so I have to be ready. He is currently stronger than me being at Mid Adept, a few ranks higher for a normal student but he was from the Blitzfeld though.
But there is something more too. The entity that gave me Noah's body and my own legacy, I had to find out more about that. I knew I was not here to sprawl around like an extra but I had some purpose for being here.
There were many questions, Why was Noah's soul merged with mine? What was his second legacy? And how did he attain the shadow element? Wasn't he supposed to be a single elemental?
'Speaking of legacies...'
My legacy that came with the Blitzfeld bloodline was awakened, although it was still dormant which meant that it was temporarily not available for use but I had awakened it. The first sign of it is the color of the lightning.
If the Thorvian legacy is awakened in the body of the wielder, the color of the lightning which normally appears as an azurin blue is now replaced with a dark amethyst hue which I saw my father using.
But awakening my legacy also meant one thing—Changes. This did not happen with Noah in the game. So, things were changing from the very beginning which also meant that the story might derail and I had to be prepared for it.
And one more thing was eating away at me—The Cult of The Black Crown and its higher executives, Lilith, Azazel, and one more guy's name that made a shiver run down my spine—'Fiend'
I had to fight them all, in the academy and the Ironvale kingdom. Even if I tried to ignore them the threat they pose is too high. Also cannot forget the Forgotten Continent of Azkarath, I don't know what there is but that something screams a bad omen and nothing else.
"Huuuuf, there are a lot of enemies that I have to face"