Sensory Abilities

Since the place he lived in was in Arakawa District, it wasn't even considered decent by civilian standards.

It was only at a lower-middle level.

Walking along the long street, Xi Shenlian naturally felt a sense of age permeating everything around him.

It felt like watching an old man stepping into his twilight years.

But all of that was completely unimportant to him now.

Wherever he walked these days, he only felt that life was full of sunshine and beauty.

No way around it.

He was already living the invincible power fantasy novel life—why would he need anything else?

There was no need to care about such trivial matters.

"Oh!"

"My God!"

"The world is so damn beautiful!!"

As he sighed in admiration, passing by a food cart at an intersection, he caught the aroma wafting from the stall.

Although he could clearly smell a hint of artificial flavoring coming from the large pot where something was boiling, Xi Shenlian didn't mind at all.

He casually reached out.

Under the vendor's gaze, which looked like he was watching a magic trick, he conjured a ten thousand Yen bill right in front of him and handed it over:

"Give me a serving of Flavored Octopus, extra scallions and sauce."

"Oh, that's a nice trick!"

The vendor, unaware that Xi Shenlian had actually materialized the bill In person, praised his impromptu magic while looking a bit troubled as he said:

"But little bro, I don't have that much change right now. Can you do a mobile transfer?"

"It's fine, keep the change. Just give me the food."

In this world.

Online payments had existed for over a hundred years, forming a very mature system.

But because many remote areas had no signal, plus the possibility of dead phone batteries and other issues, The tradition of using paper currency had always been preserved.

It was just that the number of users had dwindled relatively over time.

Hearing Xi Shenlian's words.

Looking at the ten thousand Yen bill he handed over, and then at Xi Shenlian's clearly shabby clothes, The vendor hesitated on his face.

"...You serious?"

Ten thousand Yen wasn't too much, but it was still most people's entire day's wages.

"Of course, the money's yours. Just hurry up and give me the food."

"Alright then."

Though a bit puzzled by the situation, The vendor, secretly delighted, couldn't help but let a smile slip onto his face.

A few minutes later.

Sitting inside a taxi.

Holding the food packed in a paper box in his hand, Xi Shenlian used a toothpick to spear a piece of cut octopus leg that was still steaming, popped it into his mouth, and chewed casually.

'It's alright...'

'But the spice flavor is too strong...'

Though the moment the food entered his mouth, he instinctively gave it a bad review, He knew very well.

The food was probably fine—the problem was him.

Having just awakened, even after two adjustments and adaptations in the Learning Space, he had already mastered control over his own power output, effectively avoiding accidental damage to external objects.

But some of his bodily functions were still a bit too sensitive.

Taste, smell, hearing, sight... all of them.

Now, he could see flowers and grass over ten kilometers away with his naked eye, hear insect chirps spanning several kilometers, and easily sniff the scent of every pedestrian outside the taxi...

To be honest.

All of this wasn't exactly a pleasant experience for him, as he hadn't fully adapted to his sensory changes yet.

All sorts of noise in his ears was more chaotic than a bar, severely interfering with his hearing. His overly sharp vision let him see the pores on other people's skin, which was somewhat disgusting. And his excellent sense of smell made him feel like he was in a strange place—a giant toilet filled with all kinds of perfume and feces.

All of this made him realize that he still needed to make further adjustments to himself.

However.

For now, the reason he was out wandering, aside from planning to buy some things, was also to adapt to his actual condition more quickly in the outside world. He could feel that, as he continuously came into contact with various external things, certain instincts deep within his body were also reviving on their own. This would gradually give him the ability to regulate his own senses.

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Over twenty minutes later.

After casually tossing a few tens of thousands of yen to the driver.

Arriving at one of the rare bustling areas in Arakawa Ward, Nishijin Rei calmly chewed the last piece of octopus meat.

At this moment.

His taste system had been adjusted to a state close to that of an ordinary person. This allowed him to fully savor the deliciousness of the food. His vision and hearing, stimulated by the outside world, had also been adjusted to a level similar to an ordinary person's. Moreover, he could freely switch between them and make fine adjustments, like some kind of precision instrument.

After tossing the empty paper box into the nearby trash can.

He looked straight up at the gradually brightening sun above his head. Along the way, his pupils kept contracting, bringing his vision to a level comparable to many telescopes. From this perspective, the sun was already bright enough to blind an ordinary person's eyes. Observing it directly with the naked eye was no different from staring directly at a detonating flashbang.

But Nishijin Rei, looking up at the sky, didn't find it dazzling at all. His vision remained just as clear. It was as if his eyes could directly adapt to changes in light. And that was indeed the case. In the learning space, by adjusting the environment, he had long discovered that his eyes possessed the ability to adapt to their surroundings. Even in the dead of night, he could retain most of his vision.

As for breathing. He could now easily go an hour without breathing. This meant he could even dive to the deep sea without any auxiliary equipment. These obvious changes in senses and physiology made him feel as if he were transforming into another species...

Not long after.

'The life of an ordinary person versus the life of a superhuman...'

Withdrawing his gaze, Nishijin Rei let out a light laugh and walked straight toward the street ahead. That was where all the high-end brand-name clothing stores in Arakawa Ward were gathered, a place he had only ever passed by before, never daring to enter. For a poor man, walking in there felt as uncomfortable as a stray dog being shone on by a spotlight.

And now, Nishijin Rei needed to go there to get himself a new set of clothes. Let's not even mention other things. Even though he wasn't cold at all, wandering around in a short-sleeved shirt in winter was a bit off... And to better enjoy his own life, dressing up was always an unavoidable issue.