*Knock* *Knock*
''Come in.'' A masculine voice came from the other side of the door.
Ichiro opened the door and entered.
He was currently visiting Abyss and Aether.
Abyss was sitting on his office chair while looking at the stack of papers in front of him.
He still hasn't finished his paperwork of moving to Coldland.
''Son, why are you here?'' Abyss said with a calm smile.
Son.
That's what Abyss and Alena call him these days.
It's evident in their eyes that Ichiro and Azura will marry one day.
Ichiro sat in the chair and said, ''I want to go to Frozen Island.''
Abyss put the stack of papers in his hand back to the desk.
He frowned and said, ''You know what kind of place that is?''
Ichiro nodded firmly.
Frozen Island is an island not far from Coldland.
You need to cross a frozen sea to reach that place, and it is heavily guarded by the army.
Because Mutated Beasts live there!
The army doesn't get rid of them because it is an excellent training space.
There are only Savage and Fury beasts.
Ichiro wants to go there to train his swordsmanship, and it's the perfect place to do it.
Abyss looked thoughtful, ''Fine… Need a guardian?''
Ichiro shook his head, ''I will be fine.''
''Fine… Don't die, Azura would cry.'' Abyss said and started writing on paper.
That is all Ichiro needed.
His permission.
Abyss gave a piece of paper, and Ichiro took it.
With this paper, the army will let him in.
Ichiro bowed one more time and left the room.
He entered the lounge of the mansion and saw a black-haired young man standing in the stairways.
Aether simply nodded and went towards Abyss' office.
Ichiro nodded— he put on his winter clothing and shoes and left the mansion.
…
1 week later.
Abyss, Aether, and Alena were gathered in the living room.
Soon, Ichiro will leave for a few weeks.
*Step*
Footsteps came from the stairways, and soon Ichiro appeared with very heavy winter clothing.
Frozen Island is very cold, and many have died because of the cold.
He was holding his bag, but there was also a certain black-haired girl holding his leg.
''I-Ichiro, don't go!'' Azura shouted with a crying face.
She heard about Ichiro's destination a few days ago, and since then, she has been trying to change Ichiro's opinion!
Even tried to use her body *cough* cute words to change his mind.
But he didn't even flinch.
Ichiro wryly smiled, ''I will be fine.''
Abyss grabbed Azura and put her on his shoulder.
''Daddy, dummy! Let me go!'' Azura started screaming and hitting Abyss' back, but he didn't even flinch.
''Good luck.'' He said.
Ichiro nodded and opened the front door, he could still hear Azura's screams.
'This reminds me of something…' Ichiro remembered a scene from his previous life.
It was almost identical.
His girlfriend was crying and begging him not to go, but Ichiro didn't even look at her and left.
They didn't break up… But Ichiro had another mission.
But after the mission, he never returned to his girlfriend— instead, he sent a message that he breaks up with her…
'I was quite an asshole back then…' Ichiro closed the door and went back towards Azura.
Azura wiped her tears and smiled, ''Y-You came back!''
Ichiro touched her soft chin, ''It's only a few weeks, don't cheat on me.'' He kissed her lips and went back towards the door.
This time, Azura stayed silent.
Ichiro used an advanced technique in Iron Style called know what your girlfriend wants.
She wanted a kiss, and he gave her one.
Now, Azura only pouted.
Ichiro chuckled and left the house.
A taxi was already waiting for him.
He put the bag on the trunk and entered the backseat of the taxi.
The taxi left the yard.
It exited the neighborhood and went straight towards the harbor.
Since the sea was completely frozen around the Frozen Island. He has to walk there, gladly he knows the route.
Half an hour later, the taxi entered the harbor.
Ichiro paid the driver and exited the taxi.
There were hundreds of people already gathered.
Some of them will go to Frozen Island, some don't.
There were already hundreds of people walking in the Frozen Sea.
Ichiro grabbed his bag and started walking towards the Frozen Sea.
''Hey kid, what are you doing here?'' A muscular man around 30s asked with an arrogant tone.
''This is where you go to Frozen Island, correct?''
The muscular man snorted, ''Go back to your mom before you get yourself killed.'' He shook his head with disdain and started talking with his friends.
Ichiro ignored the man who was only brawns, with no brain cells in sight.
Ichiro entered the Frozen Sea and started following behind the figures, who were obviously going straight towards the Frozen Island.
'System, show me the stats— I want to see how far I am from Martial Commander.'
[Aye]
[Name: Kurogami Ichiro]
[System Level: Advanced]
[Martial Rank: Martial Captain]
[Trait: Calm Nature]
[Age: 16]
[Level: 8]
[SP: 0]
[Coins: 10000]
[XP: 650/12800]
[HP: 275/275]
[Strength: 231]
[Agility: 244]
[Stamina: 211]
[Vitality: 230]
[Charm: 300]
[Lottery Spins: 0]
[Quests]
[Shop]
[Lottery]
[Inventory]
[Inventory: Two Swords of Killing - Dynamite - Book of Etiquette - Motorcycle -Healing Potion (Rare) 7x]
[Martial Arts: Iron Style (Mythical), Taekwondo, Karate, Muay Thai, Boxing,]
[Weapon Mastery: Knife Throwing - Dual Swordsmanship]
[Weakness Detection Eye Lv2: It allows you to see any weakness of the person with the rank of Martial General and below!]
[Death Ignore (Mythical): Death? Overrated - Once you die, you can ignore death and come back to the Realm of Living!]
[Expert Blacksmithing Mastery: Gives you abilities of Master Blacksmith - You will be able to create weapons which this world has never seen before!]
[Kurogami Ichiro's Legacy: The Legacy of Earth's Strongest Warrior - You can use one attack per week with the same strength as Kurogami Ichiro had in his prime!]
[Killing Blow (Rare): This allows you to kill anyone with one strike, but you need to be in contact with your target's body - You can't kill Martial King or above with (Rare) Killing Blow - Only Martial General and below.]
'I might be around Martial Commander in terms of battle prowess… But reaching Martial Commander before Underworld tournament would be ideal…'
Ichiro isn't aware, but reaching Martial Commander at the age of 16 is an incredible achievement!
Avery reached when he was only 16 years and 8 months old!
Ichiro is still only 16 years and 3 months!
If he reaches Martial Commander during Frozen Island… His talent would shock the world!