Medical confirmation will validate what we both know happened. It will also make sure that the beef jerky had fully healed his dad from his illnesses.
Noah approached the nurses’ station calmly. He didn’t show the confidence he felt about his father’s health.
The shift supervisor, was nurse Martinez.
"Nurse Martinez, my father in room 412 is feeling significantly better. I think he should be examined comprehensively."
Nurse Martinez’s eyebrows rose with interest.
Patients always came up to the nurses in charge to let them know about the improvement of their health. They always had the hope of cure, when in reality it was merely a placebo effect.
"Better how? What kind of improvements are we talking about?"
It was the standard medical skepticism. They’ve seen too many false hopes after all.
"His headaches are gone, vision has cleared completely, and his energy levels have increased dramatically," Noah explained. "He feels like a different person."
The nurse’s expression shifted from polite attention to genuine concern. "Those are significant changes. When did this improvement begin?"
"Within the last few days, he has just kept it to himself for verification,"Noah replied.
Had he said the improvement began minutes ago, the nurse would just casually dismiss him. After all, such illnesses don’t clear overnight, or at all.
Nurse Martinez stood, her medical training overriding skepticism when faced with reported symptom changes. "I’ll get Dr. Thompson immediately. Rapid improvement can sometimes indicate..." She paused, clearly reluctant to voice concerning possibilities.
The nurse didn’t have the thought of cure in her mind. In fact, she was worried about false improvement before crash.
"We’ll want to run a full battery of tests," she continued, already moving toward his father’s room. "Blood work, neurological assessment, cardiovascular function—everything."
"Of course," Noah agreed. "Whatever’s needed to confirm his improvement."
Dr. Thompson arrived within minutes, his expression carrying the focused attention of someone responding to unusual patient developments. The examinations that followed was thorough, methodical, and increasingly amazed.
They were discovering that everything has actually improved.
Some healing happened gradually through medicine and therapy.
Other restoration arrived through magical enhancement that defied every medical expectation.
Today had definitely delivered the latter.
The doctors completed their examinations with expressions that cycled through amazement, confusion, and professional bewilderment. Dr. Thompson reviewed the test results multiple times, as if expecting the numbers to change when he wasn’t looking.
"Everything looks... remarkably good," he announced with shock. "Better than good, actually. Your test results are showing improvements across every major health indicator."
"However," Dr. Thompson continued with appropriate caution, "given the rapid nature of these changes, I’d recommend keeping you here for another day or two. We want to run additional tests to ensure this improvement is stable."
It was standard medical protocol. They need to verify that there was no issues such as equipment failure or simply human error.
Alan nodded silently at Noah, his expression conveying complete understanding of the medical team’s concerns. The improvements felt permanent to him, but professional confirmation would benefit everyone involved.
"Of course, Doctor," Alan replied with cooperation. "Whatever you think is necessary."
Noah spent another hour with his father, discussing everything except the true source of his miraculous recovery. Their conversation covered family matters, future plans, and the simple joy of seeing genuine health restored after such a long period f decline.
Finally, Noah departed, he still had many things to do. He left the hospital with relief flooding through his body like warm sunlight after endless storm clouds.
Back home, Noah’s excitement about his father’s recovery had suppressed his appetite all morning. But with crisis resolved and adrenaline fading, hunger finally reasserted itself with growing insistence.
Time for actual breakfast. My body needs fuel after all.
He prepared a simple meal while his mind processed the morning’s success. Eggs, toast, coffee—normal food that provided ordinary nutrition rather than magical enhancement.
As he ate, Noah retrieved the items he’d saved from yesterday’s shop inventory. The beef jerky and energy drink sat on his kitchen table like concentrated potential waiting to be unlocked.
Time to claim some enhancement for myself.
Without hesitation, he opened the energy drink and consumed its contents in steady swallows.
The effect was immediate and exhilarating, agility enhancement flooding through his system like lightning through copper wire.
Forty-five agility points total. This is incredible.
His reflexes felt supernatural, reaction time approaching inhuman levels that made every movement feel effortless.
The temporary fifty percent boost stacked atop his permanent improvement made such a number possible.
Twenty minutes of peak enhancement. I should test this properly.
Noah stood and moved through his kitchen with fluid grace that would have impressed Master Tanaka. Every gesture carried perfect timing, every step landed with optimal positioning.
This is what forty-five agility feels like. It’s incredible.
But he knew the effect would fade to thirty points within twenty minutes, leaving only the permanent improvement from his first energy drink consumption.
Still incredible. Thirty permanent agility is superhuman by any measure.
The beef jerky remained on the table, its wrapper emanating subtle warmth that promised vitality enhancement. But Noah’s strategic thinking overrode immediate gratificatio usage.
Keep it for later. I want to increase my base vitality to twenty before consuming permanent enhancement.
His current vitality of four represented a glaring weakness in his otherwise high attribute spread. Bringing it to twenty through other means before claiming the beef jerky’s ten-point bonus would maximize his long-term development.
Noah carefully stored the beef jerky in his dimensional ring, saving it for when the enhancement would provide maximum benefit rather than partial improvement, that would keep his vitality behind.
Daily Revenue: $295,000 (or equivalent)
Current Assets: $238,640.21
Attributes: Strength: 30, Vitality: 4, Intelligence: 20, Agility: 30 (+15)
Skills: Swordsmanship(Level 7), Mana Control (Level 7), Wind Manipulation (Level 6),Aura (Level 5), Surviving on Ramen (Level 3), Cooking (Level 2), Programming (Level 2), Gaming (Level 2), Finance (Level 2)