That morning, Akira trained for the first time with Mako and Bolin. And to the surprise of the two brothers, they discovered that Akira was very skilled. His reaction time was incredibly fast, and his counterattacks were very difficult for the brothers to defend against.
Mako and Bolin felt that training with Akira that morning was far more productive than all their previous sessions, and both became more motivated.
At noon, Akira decided to take the two brothers out to fill their stomachs. After lunch, Akira said goodbye to them. After getting in his car, he returned home.
When he arrived at the Sato mansion, Akira parked his car in the huge garage and headed to his private laboratory. Thanks to the first system, Akira had made a huge fortune, and his technological knowledge was very advanced.
At first, he thought the strongest scientist system would take a long time to develop, but the missions were very simple. That allowed him to grow quickly and build his own business empire.
Akira named his company Umbrella Corporation. He started with electronic appliances like microwaves, refrigerators, washing machines, and many others. Of course, all of this was only possible thanks to Hiroshi Sato's help.
Initially, Akira wanted to sell his designs to raise money to start his business. But when Hiroshi found out, he promised to help—on one condition: in the future, when Asami inherited Future Industries and faced a crisis, Akira would have to help her with everything.
That made Akira realize something was wrong. If he was right, his adoptive father was probably already working with Amon.
After thinking it over, Akira accepted, and thus Umbrella Corporation was born. Naturally, Akira wanted to keep a low profile and found a right-hand person to manage the company while he stayed behind the scenes.
His identity within Umbrella Corporation was that of a young genius scientist responsible for creating many of the company's products. There were many industries under Umbrella Corporation that spanned various fields. But that's a story for another time.
Akira quickly reached the door of his lab, and it opened automatically. He locked himself inside, and when he came out, it was already late at night.
Feeling a bit hungry, Akira headed to the kitchen to prepare something to eat. As he passed through the dining room, he noticed Asami with a snack.
As soon as Asami saw him, a smile appeared on her face, and she said, "Brother, when did you get here?"
"I came back this afternoon. You didn't know?" Akira asked, puzzled, and looked at the snack Asami was eating.
Asami noticed Akira's gaze on her late-night snack and pulled the plate closer. She was very hungry; it was just enough for her.
Akira laughed at the small gesture. Although he was hungry, he wasn't about to take someone else's food.
"I just got here too, and everyone's asleep at this hour. Were you in the lab all this time?" Asami asked.
"I'll make something to eat. Wait here, and we can talk!" Akira said, heading to the kitchen.
Half an hour later, he brought out several dishes and placed them on the table. Asami, drawn by the delicious smell, realized her sandwich didn't smell nearly as good.
Akira saw the greedy look in Asami's eyes and made an offer: "I made a lot. Let's eat together?"
Asami was thrilled. She tossed the rest of her sandwich aside, grabbed a plate, and served herself. And so, brother and sister enjoyed a very pleasant late-night meal.
They talked about many things. Asami was happy to hear that Akira would have more time to spend at home.
Since he started working at Umbrella Corporation, she rarely saw her brother, and their father had also been very busy.
She felt like the only one anxious at home, and only recently had she joined her father's company to work.
As the daughter of the Sato family, she had also inherited engineering talent.
Thus, the day came to an end, and Akira went to his room. Tomorrow, he had to train, because the pro-bending competition would begin next week.
And tomorrow was the first day of the month, meaning a new system would be unlocked. He hoped this time he'd be lucky and receive a good one.
The night was peaceful, and Akira had a wonderful dream—he was sitting atop the world, surrounded by beauties from infinite comic book worlds and TV shows.
Trim-trim...
The sound of the alarm rang, and Akira, who had been sleeping, woke up immediately. As soon as he opened his eyes, another more pleasant sound echoed.
[The system detected the beginning of a new month, and a new random system would be drawn.]
At the same time, an animation of a treasure chest appeared before his eyes. After a brief sequence of jumps and spins, the chest opened, followed by fireworks and a prompt:
[Congratulations on receiving the system...]