The safe house lay in darkness.
Bai Zhu sat cross-legged on the floor, all the spoils from this operation spread out before him.
His total achievement points stood at 5,137, with 523 available to spend. He casually poured the available points into his three core attributes.
Looking at the long string of numbers on the system panel, he felt the emptiness that followed sudden wealth for the first time-otherwise known as post-nut clarity.
I've got money and power, so why do I feel less secure and more panicked than ever?
His gaze finally settled on the newly generated name in the Zanpakuto section.
[Katen Kyōkotsu]
Before he could savor the name's blend of swagger and power, a glaring red warning slammed straight into his face.
[Warning: Forcibly invoking the third knife name before awakening carries a 37% chance of causing a reiatsu rampage or blade collapse.]
The corner of Bai Zhu's eye twitched violently.
Thirty-seven percent? How is that any different from Russian roulette?
He looked farther down and found the crucial stat.
[Current naming comprehension: 2%]
"Nope. I'm out."
Bai Zhu immediately averted his gaze from that section, mentally slapping a "High-risk zone. Keep away" label on [Katen Kyōkotsu].
What a joke. I'm a survivalist, not a gambler.
Until he had raised his "naming comprehension" above ninety percent, he would pretend the third knife name didn't exist.
Then he remembered the Soul King's Pen, and temptation stirred.
Maybe that thing is the key to improving my comprehension.
He took the plain-looking, slightly shabby writing brush from his backpack and found a clean sheet of paper.
With the tip hovering above the paper, he hesitated for a long time before deciding on one of the simplest characters, with very few strokes.
"Fire."
The instant