Damn it! Should I be thrilled by this incredible power I've gained? Or pissed off by that awful taste still in my mouth and the hunger gnawing at me?
Okay… let's try again and see exactly how this works.
I focused a little, and suddenly everything around me turned liquid—and I found myself outside the temple.
Haha, it's still crazy exciting!
Who said they were bored? With these powers, I could rule this entire island easily.
I thought of the beach I'd been on earlier, and then—whoosh!—I was standing right back on that same sand.
Apparently, wherever I've been and remember, I can go. Well, not my old world… damn, if I could, I'd grab all that gold I found and live like a king.
I wandered around a bit, grabbed some of the meat I'd hunted before, roasted it, and made myself a proper lunch. Then—whoosh!—I was by the riverbank where I first showed up. I jumped into the water…
Ahhh, that felt amazing! It's like life's smiling at me.
After my swim, I returned to the little beach cabin and started thinking about this power I've gotten. I was so curious what else I could do with it.
I looked at a fallen log and tried teleporting right in front of it.
Whoosh! There I was.
Now let's see if I can only teleport or if there's more to it.
I focused on that teleportation feeling again. I raised my hands—and damn—the air around me rippled like liquid I was swimming through.
I grabbed at it, pulled it toward me, ripping a hole in reality like someone tearing a huge sheet of glass—and it sucked the air in… but then it snapped shut. And then—boom!—the pocket of space in my hand exploded.
It's like the world doesn't like what I can do…
Alright, let's try something else.
I remembered that when I died, I became a famous anime character who split space infinitely between himself and an object. I think it was a division of space where no matter how many times you divided it, it never reached zero. Maybe I can do that too.
But honestly, I'm feeling like I can't pull off that move… yet.
So let's go for his enemy's technique instead—it's simpler.
I raised my hand, gathered the spatial power, and my palm glowed purple. For a moment I wondered, why is space purple? But then I shrugged—must be the fruit's side effect.
I imagined it like a sword, a blade of wind.
I slashed down—and a purple cut streamed toward the log… and sliced right through it effortlessly.
But damn! The stronger or longer the cut, the more stamina it drains.
I looked at my hand and thought: okay, new goal!
I want to cut a two-meter stone so smooth and mirror-like that I can see my reflection.
Yeah… I need to know if only my life was reborn with this reincarnation, or if my face changed too.
I started practicing spatial cuts again. Targeting a stone was way harder than a log, since my arm would arc. I had to figure out exactly how big the slice should be, how far it needed to travel, and how much force to use—because if I didn't get it right, the cut could keep going until I passed out!
Which would be… really bad.
About a week of practice later, I have to say: spatial cutting is almost second nature now. And yes! I finally cut a stone so mirror-smooth I could see my own face…
The verdict? My face looks the same—only my pupils have turned purple. I guess that's another fruit side effect.
Okay, now that I've got an offensive move down, let's see what else I can do—maybe telekinesis?
I stared at the rubble on the ground, focused… but nothing happened.
Seems manipulating the space around objects is still too tricky.
Screw it… let's try something simpler.
Ah! I'll create a floating platform in the air with my power.
I imagined a one-meter circular disk, and after a lot of visualization one appeared. I jumped on it, and…
I was floating in midair.
You might ask, what's the use of that? Well, this…
Whoosh! I teleported upward, then imagined another disk under my feet, and—boom!—I slammed into the ground.
Damn, that's embarrassing. I'm clearly not good at quickly making disks yet.
Alright, let's practice again…
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