The holidays had begun—the Ninja Academy was on break!
Veigar left the Ninja Academy alone, a smile on his face as he held his Report Card.
Just as he had expected, every subject had received a perfect score.
Because Veigar had other matters to attend to today, he had already asked Saburoh Toyomi for leave.
After returning home, Veigar headed straight for the second floor with the Report Card in hand. He stood before a door that had not been opened in over a year and took a deep breath.
"The promise—I've fulfilled it. And I even got perfect scores in every subject."
Veigar revealed a bright smile and continued,
"I'm coming in!"
Although Veigar had taken over another's life, he had completely inherited everything that had belonged to Viking Koshima.
Creak~ Squeak~~
As soon as he pushed the door open, he saw that the room, which had not been opened in a long time, was already covered in dust. Veigar did not care in the slightest. All he wanted now was to obtain that item.
Viking Koshima—Vega Koshima's deceased father—and the keepsake he had left behind, which had been kept by his mother all this time.
Before Vega Koshima's mother passed away, she had told him that Viking Koshima had left him a keepsake before his death.
However, Vega Koshima's mother had made a promise with him: he could only open this room and take out the keepsake after completing his first year at the Ninja Academy.
Over the past year, Veigar had had countless opportunities to obtain the keepsake ahead of time, even though he did not know what it was.
However, Veigar had always kept the promise he had made.
Following his memories, Veigar found the keepsake Viking Koshima had left behind in a hidden compartment of the dust-covered wardrobe.
It was a rectangular wooden box sealed with a Sealing Technique.
After obtaining the item, Veigar returned to his room and placed the box on the table.
"Unseal."
The Sealing Technique on the box was merely an ordinary sealing method that had been taught at the Ninja Academy, and the method of undoing it was also very simple.
After using the Unsealing Technique, Veigar easily opened the box and saw what Viking Koshima had left behind.
A Ninja Sword sixty centimeters long, with a blade roughly forty-five centimeters long; two scrolls; and a yellowing notebook with Viking Koshima's name written on it.
Veigar could not tell whether the Ninja Sword was good or bad, but he could see that the unsheathed blade was extremely sharp.
After placing the Ninja Sword to the side, Veigar picked up the yellowing notebook. After flipping through it, he understood that it was Viking Koshima's training notes from his time at the academy.
It contained a complete record of his practice of the Three Basic Ninjutsu Techniques. Veigar also found the Body Flicker Technique, which the Ninja Academy would not teach until the second year.
Setting down the notebook, Veigar opened the first scroll. Infinite surprise appeared in his eyes.
"Secret Technique: Body Strengthening Art."
This was a ninjutsu—and, more importantly, it was a secret technique.
Only after reading the entire description of the ninjutsu did Veigar finally let out a long breath.
"This technique is practically tailor-made for me."
The Body Strengthening Technique was a secret technique that used Chakra to strengthen the body. Although it was only a C-rank ninjutsu, its effects on Veigar were practically god-tier.
The strength of one's Chakra directly affected the effectiveness of the Body Strengthening Technique. The higher the quality of the Chakra, the better the effect of the Body Strengthening Technique.
If this technique fell into the hands of another ninja, it might only make their physical abilities considerably stronger than those of ordinary people, allowing them to stand out among ninjas of the same level—but there would still be limits.
Take Viking Koshima, for example. The reason he had been able to become a Chunin back then was related to this secret technique, which he had obtained by chance. However, becoming a Chunin had already been the limit of what he could achieve.
Other ninjas found it difficult to bring out the true effects of this secret technique because increasing the strength of their Chakra was not easy.
Veigar, however, possessed Superior Evil Power and had no such concern. As long as he had enough Source of Life, he could endlessly increase the strength of his Chakra.
In other words, Veigar and the Body Strengthening Technique were a perfect match.
Perhaps no ninjutsu was more suitable for Veigar than this one.
Veigar gently placed the Body Strengthening Technique scroll to the side and opened the final scroll.
After reading the contents recorded on the last scroll, Veigar did not feel particularly overjoyed, but neither was he disappointed.
After all, he had already obtained a secret technique that suited him perfectly.
The final scroll recorded a form of samurai swordsmanship.
"One-Sword Style: Iaido Slash."
This scroll gave the Ninja Sword Veigar had obtained a chance to be put to use.
Looking at the few keepsakes beside him, Veigar reverently placed the Report Card in his hand into the box. Only then did he put the two scrolls inside and close it again.
"Don't worry! I'll definitely live well."
"And I'll stand at the peak of the ninja world."
This was Veigar's promise to his deceased parents, as well as the goal he had set for himself.
As for why he had put the two scrolls back, it was because Veigar understood the principle that possessing a valuable treasure invited disaster. The hidden compartment in the room was the only place he could think of to conceal them.
If a thief broke into his house, he would truly be left crying without tears.
Besides, whenever he wanted to practice, he could simply take them out again.
Looking at the dust in the room, Veigar immediately gave the entire house a thorough cleaning, inside and out, and continued working until late at night.
After sleeping lightly for a few hours, Veigar woke up. He glanced at the Ninja Sword in the corner, stuffed the yellowing notebook beneath his pillow, and then went out into the thick darkness of night.
After working at the slaughterhouse for the entire morning, Veigar sought out Saburoh Toyomi during breakfast and explained that he would be training at home during the day. Since it was the holiday, he would not be working at the slaughterhouse all day.
Saburoh Toyomi readily agreed.
During this period, Saburoh Toyomi, the slaughterhouse owner, had been extremely satisfied with Veigar's attitude toward work.
Although he was young, Veigar never complained about hardship, and his willingness to endure dirt and exhaustion had earned him a great deal of goodwill.
The rising sun illuminated the entire village, but Veigar, who was hurrying home, was troubled by something.
The Source of Life he had obtained from the livestock slaughtered at the slaughterhouse had become less effective at increasing the strength of the Chakra within his body.
From the moment he had first arrived at the slaughterhouse until now, the strength of the Chakra within Veigar's body had increased threefold.
The Source of Life from ordinary livestock was still effective, but Veigar was not satisfied with this.
Because of this, Veigar began considering whether he should seek out higher-quality Source of Life to absorb and use it to strengthen the Chakra within his body.
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