Chapter 2: Shinobi Shrine

"Sigh… what should I do?" I walked aimlessly around Tokyo.

I'm afraid, if I take a wrong step I will perish by my own strength.

Arrogance isn't a good thing; even though I'm strong, I don't have any allies I can trust, making me a target for danger.

That's right, now… I have a system that defies logic.

I can get great power just by exchanging karma coins, so what?

I don't want to become strong and then fight here and there, especially as a tool for military purposes. It's the same as killing my social life.

"Ahh… this is so frustrating," I complained with the most honest feelings.

'and what's more...' When I walked, I could feel a lot of eyes on me, whether it was a woman, and the most obvious thing was, of course, a lot of male eyes glancing at me.

"So beautiful…" A teenage girl commented with rosy cheeks.

"Damn… I wish I had a girlfriend." A man who looked quite young suddenly said something like that.

"That girl is too high for your standard; don't dream..." Smack* His friend beside him rebuked his daydreaming.

But the rest... I don't know anymore; many people are whispering among themselves while watching my figure.

'Ugh… I'm not used to weird attention like this.'

My mouth twitched awkwardly at the misunderstanding these people had, but that was to be expected anyway.

Naturally, this body has a very feminine aura, anyway... their reaction is natural.

Even though I look like this on the outside, on the inside, I'm a guy who has a pretty innocent personality.

'Yes, what can I do My innocence at that time often made me careless, but that side is my mother's favorite.'

I recalled my daily life with my mother in the middle of hell. I was happy with all my heart if it could cheer up my mother at that time.

[3.2 karma points obtained...]

[0.5 karma points obtained...]

[0.5 karma points obtained...]

[1.1 karma points obtained...]

"This notification has been bothering me since earlier…" I noticed the system notification that was continuously spamming in the direction of my gaze.

[Does the user want to turn off Karma Points Earned Notifications?]

'Yes.' I answered that in my mind: can it be done?

[Confirmed.]

'It works.' as expected of the system.

For about half an hour, I walked around the city. This small vacation helped me relieve stress after just arriving in this world with all the things that surprised me.

Along the way, I also stopped by many food shops and small snack stands. When I'm under a lot of stress, I like to eat snacks, and it helps.

Then I also stopped by a shop that specifically sells equipment related to magicians; they sell CAD (Casting Assistant Device), which is a spell support processor that modern magicians use in replacement for ancient tools such as amulets, staffs, magic stones, hand seals, or thick books.

"Hikks... I got goosebumps when I saw that CAD price over there, FLT huh?" I'll keep that in mind.

Not that I care either, since I could just buy CAD from the system. It doesn't appear that I'm being narcissistic...but without a CAD, with my Ninjutsu skills at this level, I can cast magic with hand seals quickly.

After a while, my steps stopped in front of a long staircase, which seemed to lead to a temple judging by the name of the grand Torii.

"Come to think of it, I haven't thanked the gods or whoever gave me this new life."

I climbed the long flight of stairs, intending to offer my prayers or thanks, even though I'm not a Buddhist. I also don't have any other options right now.

My pace is relaxed but fast. I wonder why there are so many stairs here. I feel sorry for the visitors who want to come.

It only took me five minutes to climb it; I can measure from the bottom up about 300 meters, but this will be torturous for people who come, especially since there is only one part of the staircase borders.

I looked at the scenery of Tokyo in amazement. This city is very different from my previous life; there are more futuristic buildings, sophisticated urban infrastructure, and minimal pollution.

"Woah! This view is amazing." I stood silent for a moment while carrying several bags from shopping earlier.

"Excuse me…"

This shrine was empty; there were no visitors, but with my abnormal body perception, I could feel that there were several people quite far away from my location but still in the same temple compound, and I also felt that there were two strong people who were currently sparring, one person who was also strong but only stayed silent, and then about twenty people who seemed to be apprentice students with mid-ability; they were suffocating tiredly.

"From that movement, they are shinobi, but the other two aren't. They're probably outsiders. But he is pretty good at keeping up with this guy." I looked toward their exact location quite curiously.

"Hmm, well... I don't give a fuck. I'll pray and go home."

I went deeper, and I stopped in front of the offering box for donations. I threw some coins, or rather, I 'threw' electronic money. I bowed my head a few times, then clapped my hands a few times.

'Did I do it right? I'm not a believer either, so it's only natural...' I smiled apologetically, worried about making a mistake.

I focused with my eyes closed and said, 'Regardless of whether you are a god or not, I thank you sincerely for giving me this new opportunity and privilege… Please take good care of my mother…' I finished my prayer quickly and then returned, bowing respectfully.

[God hears your gratitude.]

[God gave you a small gift because of your gratitude.

[Elemental Sight has been received.]

[Sending…]

"I didn't know it would be re---- SPONDING QUICKLY!!!" Before I finished, I was again assaulted with pain when the system sent something to my brain.

Thud*

I fell and lay on my back; my expression might be strange... I couldn't stop my resigned smile, and my eyes rolled up with a few tears coming out at the same time as feeling this pain.

I tried to get up with my body still twitching wildly, and I wiped my dripping saliva with my handkerchief.

"SS-SY-SYSTEM… Next time, don't do that when I'm outside the house."

My voice trembled crazily; I didn't know what kind of pain this was because I could also feel a bit of pleasure there. I don't want to describe this strange expression. It's disgusting.

"Huft... Luckily I didn't pee in my pants." I'm not lying; it hurts! I don't know if I would have felt that with a normal physique, but I suspect I might die from the effects.

While walking out of the shrine building, I wiped the sweat from my forehead, but I felt a presence that had just arrived and hid quickly.

"Sighs…"

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'I appreciate your effort to hide your presence, but my abilities don't allow your efforts to succeed.' I cursed myself for being too strong.

"Um, hello there? Can I help you?" I turned around and glanced at the person hiding.

"Incredible… Not many people can detect my presence so quickly."

From the shadows emerged a bald man with a scar that ran straight from above his eyebrows to his eyes and then the tops of his cheeks. He was wearing a dark shrine robe and sandals. He spoke casually as if I considered him the same age as me, giving off a childish impression.

He was still smiling with his eyes closed. "It's very unusual for visitors to come, seeing as this shrine is difficult to access. I'm sure not a few people complain about long staircases." The man spoke again.

My eyebrows twitched.

I hope he didn't hear what I was saying before, "Oh sorry… it's someone? I thought it was a cat... Yes, I was just curious about the shrine and decided to stop by after I finished shopping." I returned the pleasantries and smiled back.

"We are honored to have master practitioners as you come to the temple in your spare time. If you don't mind, how about a cup of tea first?" He's smart too and knows my secret as a Ninjutsu expert, but I don't want to admit it.

"Ah, no, thank you. You don't have to associate yourself with a stranger like me." I tried to refuse as politely as possible, and then I wanted to run away from this place.

'ARGH! I SHOULD RUN ASAP AS I FEEL THEM… SHIT!' I was still smiling on the outside, but my mind was like a disaster.

I want to refuse!

But I feel that this ninja, Oji-san, won't let me go easily.

"A cup of tea might be alright..." I gave in for fear of causing more trouble if I was rude.

"It's an honor. Let's go deeper into the shrine complex." The shinobi smiled, looking like he was satisfied with my decision.

"Hai~ Hai~" I just resigned myself to this situation and walked side by side with him. The two of us went towards the location that I had previously assumed was the training ground.

Soon, we arrived at a large courtyard. I looked around to see many people wearing white shrine robes, and they were as bald as the man beside me.

It looks like they're disciples of this temple. I glanced slightly at the damn man beside me.

Then I noticed two people my age: one teenager sitting limping because he was tired, and one teenage girl taking care of him like a devoted wife.

"They have to be dating..." That was my evaluation.

"Yo! Tatsuya, sorry I suddenly left you earlier." Oji-san next to me, says hello to the teenager.

"Huft… Huft… Don't mind, Sensei." The teenager with heavy breathing expressed his lack of heaviness.

"Onii-sama right sensei~ you must be busy…" Then his wife, no, the super-hot girl next to him defended him, wait...onii-sama?

'I think I misunderstood them. But noway…' Maybe I heard wrong earlier.

"Miyuki-kun… considerate as always!" These uncles get excited when the beautiful girl talks; maybe they've been close for a long time, so I'm not worried that this uncle is a pervert; besides, he's a monk.

"Spacious courtyard. I can tell this is a suitable place for training." I made a simple comment.

"Hahaha, young master… we are just shinobi living a humble life." These uncles are trying to be humble.

'Oh~ as expected of a master, he isn't fooled by my outer appearance.' I calmly smiled and didn't display my careless side but instead my calm side when in work mode, like in my previous life.

'But apparently, they were surprised…' The pretty girl clearly showed her surprise with her mouth agape, but she covered it elegantly with her slender arms. I could tell he was surprised by his eyes, but he didn't show any emotion.

"Tatsuya-kun, Miyuki-kun, how about having some tea with this young master first? Don't you mind?" The uncle asked me with his characteristic smile.

"It's okay, besides, I can't kick out your guests too, fufu~" My acting is perfect; I'm trying to cover up my frustration at having to drink tea with them.

"Hahaha! Then let my disciple carry your luggage." With just those words, one student approached me respectfully, and I handed him quite a lot of shopping bags.

"Then let's go inside… Let's go, you two." With a friendly smile, Uncle Shinobi guided us into one of the buildings here.

"Hai…sensei," said the two teenagers.

(Tatsuya POV)

Huft* Huft*

Huft* Huft*

Sensei suddenly left quickly after we finished the combat training. Shinobi seem unpredictable.

"Maybe he has some business." I don't care about his personal affairs.

"As expected of Onii-sama, your taijutsu is great; just now Sensei acknowledged Onii-sama's progress." I saw Miyuki having fun watching my practice, and it gave me happiness to see Miyuki's smile.

"No… Sensei is still holding back his abilities. I haven't reached his level in Taijutsu and experience yet." I honestly refuted Miyuki.

"Hmph, don't be like that, Onii-sama; I know no one your age is any better at martial arts than you." Miyuki was again debating this kind of matter. But it's okay.

"Oh, I see? It's possible…"

"Hai~ Then thank you for your hard work, Onii-sama." Miyuki came closer and handed me a bottle of water and a small towel.

"Thank you, Miyuki." I accepted that and then immediately drank the water because the fight was too hard.

"Yo! Tatsuya... sorry I left you suddenly earlier." Sensei suddenly came; I didn't feel his presence at all.

"Huft… Huft… Don't mind, Sensei." I glanced at him, but I was surprised… I didn't feel the presence of the girl next to Sensei either.

'Is she a shinobi like Sensei too? But she's too young for that level to be true.' I narrowed my eyes carefully at the girl.

"Oni-sama right sensei~ you must be busy…" Miyuki said that, but I wasn't too focused on Miyuki.

But I'm still preoccupied with the girl.'But besides her skills, which I suspect are at Sensei's level, she has a beauty like Miyuki. What is her true identity?'

My sister, who is beautiful and a powerful magician, is none other than her identity as the successor of the Yotsuba family, which is understandable, and also my strength, which is the result of magic experiments by Haha-ue and Oba-ue, who are both Yotsuba, but she is…

'For now, I will be careful since Miyuki could be in danger.'

"Miyuki-kun… considerate as always!"

"Spacious courtyard. I can tell this is a suitable place for training." Finally, she spoke.

"Hahaha, young master… we are just shinobi living a simple life."

'Wait!? Is she a man?'

Did I hear it wrong? But that's impossible for me…

Then, Miyuki and I were invited by Sensei to have tea with this young master.

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