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I stayed underneath some trees near the Testing Gate for a few hours, doing push-ups, sit-ups, squats, and pull-ups (on a tree branch) until failure. Eventually, I got tired, so I tried the First Gate. As expected, I couldn't get it to budge at all. I really need some weight training before I can open it.
”Hey Seaquant, can I borrow a weighted vest. If you won't train me, you could at least supply me with a way to train myself.” Once I get one of those vests, I will go back to exercising. No need to rest since this is either a very complicated dream or I'm actually in another world and have a System.
”p.i.s.s off kid. I never told you my name, so how did you know it? The vests too, how did you know about those, huh?” I should probably stop revealing information, it's not good to show your secrets, including how much you know.
”If I told you how I knew what I know you would call me crazy, so Let's not start that debate. I'm just here to train and get stronger, understand?” I am probably being unnecessarily rude to him, but I don't really care that much. I doubt that he will do anything to me, even if I tried to break into the Zoldyck's property. They have a guard dog for a reason.
”So you won't tell me how you know things that you definitely shouldn't know? Then I have no reason to supply you with anything. You won't be getting any weights from me. Understand kid? Now then, if you have nothing to share with me, leave me alone.” Wow, I guess I don't have any reason to be polite to him then, he's such an a.s.s.
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After that conversation, I think I should just wait until it's Zebro's s.h.i.+ft. Maybe I should try to talk to Ai-chan about the system while I wait. How do I call for her though? Maybe I just need to think really hard and she'll appear, or do I need to speak her name aloud to summon her? Is she always in my mind or does she do other stuff when I'm not interacting with her? I'm just going to call for her in my head and see if that works.
'Ai-chan, are you there?' I hope this works...
'Yeah, I'm here. What do you need?' Great, now I know how to call for her.
'I was wondering if there is anything else you can tell me about the system, like how it works. Since I should have a body in both worlds does that mean I can't permanently die here? How does time flow here relative to my Earth? Is there a system shop or lottery I can access right now? What are the missions you told me about earlier?' I hope she doesn't get upset at me asking so many questions, but I need to have a better understanding of the situation if I'm going to live in this world.
'That's a lot of questions, but I'll answer them all, if only because of pity for your ignorance. Where do you want me to start?' Harsh. I really need to warm her heart before this gets too out of hand; I don't want to deal with someone so rude for any longer than I have too.
'Why don't you start with how time works, I think it's the most important thing right now. After that, we can talk about my mortality. Then, we can talk about the System itself and what help it gives me.'
'Well, time pa.s.ses much faster here than on earth. One week here is equal to, roughly, 6 hours in your world. 24 hours on earth is equal to about 1 month here. Also, you can access the system at any time while on your earth, and you automatically enter the system when you fall asleep. Don't worry about time pa.s.sing here when you aren't either. When you aren't in the Systems world, time here stops. The same rules apply to all future worlds unless specified otherwise.'
Well, that's good to know. Still though, is it even possible for this to be real? I think I will wait a while longer before I form an opinion on this being real. 'Okay, I think I understand now. Please continue explaining, but Let's move on to my ability to die here.'
'Sure. So, if you die here, you restart from the very beginning. Right at the moment you arrived here for the first time. Think of it as a video game with no saving, for now at least.' For now? That means I should be able to save later, I just need to be patient and not die until then. Not like I planned on dying though, so that will not be an issue.