5. Misunderstanding

After asking Rebecca, all the questions he could think of and not receiving any more worth while information. Deciding he'd have to wait until they head into town to know more

He stopped disturbing her and let her eat. Watching her devour the potato with relish, before falling asleep with a smile on her face

Before he started eating his own. After eating, Leo patted his stomach with satisfaction.

' never thought I'd see the day where I'd grateful for a potato ' thought Leo with a wry smile as he glanced at Rebecca who was sleeping not for from him

Glancing at the sky, Leo frowned as he focused on the gradually setting suns

' the sun was setting for about 3 hours now. Well it'd be to much of a coincidence if it was the same 24 hours system '

" now let's focus on the changes that occured on the panel after I healed " muttered Leo as he turned his attention to the panel infront of him

* ------ *

Name : William Lake ( Leo Forde )

Realm : none ( 0/10 )

Age : 15

Height : 54 inches

Weight : 70lbs

Strength : 0.6 ( 1 )

Agility : 0.5 ( 1 )

Physique : 0.4 ( 1 )

Intelligence : 1.6 ( 0.5 )

* numbers in brackets represent average for adult male *

Skills : none

Universal Points : 104 ( 1.1 generated every hour )

Status : Recovering

Subordinate : 1/10

* ------ *

' recovered 0.2 for every stat ' thought Leo before he noticed the changed in the panel

" Subordinate? " Leo glanced at Rebecca, confused as to how the panel reached that conclusion.

Is it a verbal response or does it include everyone who willingly follows me? As he didn't consider her his subordinate. Seeing as he couldn't find an answer, he stopped paying it any mind

" so one subordinate is an additional 0.1 Universal point? " said Leo " are there others ways or is this the only one? "

This will determine his future development plan.

" well, I'll only know the answer to that question in the future. So I'll leave that to future me " said Leo as he added one Universal point to his realm, not wanting to add to much incase it had adverse effects

He sat quietly, waiting for any changes, only to feel his body start to rapidly heat starting from his heart then spreading out to his limbs

He watched in amazement as the muscles on his arms slowly expanded which made him notice that it was happening all over his body. The heat lasted about 30 seconds before it ended

Leo opened the panel to see a visual representation of what changed and saw that his weight and height had changed. Including a slight increase in his stats

' I get it. You can gain stats by doing manual labour, exercising etc. Using the UP skips the how, and gives you the end result, which includes whatever strength gain, endurance etc ' thought Leo in excitement

' which means that the UP points, also replace whatever nutrition, or energy needed to gain these stats. While removing the fatigue generated '

" what people take months to achieve, I can achieve with the click of a finger " muttered Leo somewhat in disbelief before he calmed down and continued adding points

One by one so he could feel the gradual changes while enjoying the process of rapidly gaining strength.

A few minutes later after the heat had ended he opened his, only to see a small foot slowly coming towards his face causing him to subconsciously raise his hand to catch it

While holding the foot, he looked at the person attacking him in surprise. Only to meet two ruby eyes that shone with anger

" Rebecca? " asked Leo in confusion

" who are you!! " replied Rebecca as she pulled out her foot and step back, looking at Leo warily " what did you do to Leo "

" huh?? " asked Leo not having understood what was happening, not even reacting to the kick coming towards his face until it connected to his jaw sending him sliding across the ground

It took him a few seconds to process what was happening as he raised his hand to block Rebecca's arms as she climbed onto his body and tried to choke him

' shit, my body changed and she doesn't recognise me ' thought Leo as he held the struggling girl feeling somewhat touched at her reaction to the possibility of him being hurt

" it's me, it's me, calm down " said Leo as he rolled over pinning the girl beneath him

Hearing his voice, Rebecca paused and stared at him quietly as the figure of the boy infront of her overlapped with the one in her memory, who was once the same height as her

" L...Leo?, what happened to you " asked Rebecca in shock as she looked him up and down, her gaze landing on his chest and abs causing her entire face to turn red as she turned her head away, much to Leo's confusion

Leo looked at her hesitantly. Considering how to answer her question before he gritted his teeth as if he made a decision as he raised his hand and put it on her head under the girls confused gaze

Only to freeze as she felt her body rapidly heating up, causing her to panic only to meet Leo's encouraging gaze

" feel the changes in your body " said Leo as he got off of her and pulled her to her feet while circling her to watch her changes

He noted that she only grew a bit taller, her arms and legs got noticeably more defined. Her hair also grew a bit longer, now resting on her shoulders and was much shinier and fuller than before

A few minutes passed before she opened her eyes and looked at Leo in surprise

" how do you feel " asked Leo curiously, having no real idea of her internal changes as he dusted the grass out of her hair. Only now noticing the difference in eye level, as he was now a head taller than her

" I feel.... great " replied Rebecca while clenching her fist in excitement. Which made Leo smile as he opened her panel

* ------ *

Name : Rebecca

Realm : Apprentice Knight Level 2 ( 0/200 )

Age : 10

Strength : 2.7 ( 1 )

Agility : 3.3 ( 1 )

Physique : 2.4 ( 1 )

Intelligence : 1 ( 0.5 )

Skills :

Basic Archery Level 3 ( 70/150 ) [3 years combat experience, 100% accuracy within 30m ]

Talent : God's Chosen Archer

Low Level

Effect 1 : half the experience needed to increase archery level

Effect 2: learn all Archery skills 50% faster

Effect 3: Active effect - teach 10 people to learn Level 1 Archery in 30 days

Passive effect - shortens the time needed to learn Archery skills if taught by host by 50%

*------*

' her Agility experienced the most growth, followed by her strength, with her physique not gaining much. Her Archery proficiency also grew, seem it increases with her strength ' thought Leo as he met the girls gaze

" do you have a bunch of knowledge in your mind about Archery? " asked Leo even though he already knew the answer

Rebecca nodded hesitantly, not wanting to seem strange but also wanted to answer his question

" that's your talent. If you had a bow, you'd be able to hit any target within 30m and never miss a shot "explained Leo before he continued

" and my talent is to strengthen myself and also other people. Which is why I changed so much "

Leo paused as he waited for the girls reaction only to seeing her burst into tears and tackle him too the ground

" huh " exclaimed Leo in confusion only to pause as he heard the girls mumbles

" you're just like me, just like me, just like me "....