(I made a typo in the penultimate sentence of the previous chapter.

The original sentence is:

[Now as soon as you use "Breath of the Source", the soul can automatically enter the state of "selflessness". 】

This sentence is prone to ambiguity, causing some readers to think that they can enter the "state of no-self" by using the "breath of the source".

This is my fault (laughing). I didn’t write the meaning clearly and wrote a sentence that is easily ambiguous. My fault.

So I've changed that sentence to:

[Ogata can now freely enter the "state of no-self"]

This sentence is more accurate.)

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Ogata took a deep breath, and then slowly switched his breathing to the breathing of the source.

[Ding! Use "Breath of Source" to temporarily increase reflex nerves by 10 points]

[Current reflex nerve value: 19 points]

[Concentration has been greatly improved]

Currently, using Breath of the Source can still temporarily improve Ogata's reflexes and concentration.

But just change the rhythm and intensity of your breathing a little...

After changing the rhythm and intensity of breathing——

[Ding! The host enters the "selfless realm"! 】

As long as you change the rhythm and intensity of your breathing, you can enter the "state of selflessness."

Ogata lowered his head, looked at the palms of his hands and clenched his fists hard. Feeling the power that was pouring out of his body, Ogata felt a sense of relief.

It will take about 10 minutes before the "master level" source of breathing can enter the "selfless state".

Using the "Selfless Realm" that requires about 10 minutes of preparation time to fight against the "Yaksha Realm" in Shiranui will definitely be at a disadvantage.

Now that after raising the Breath of the Source to the "Grand Master Level", Ogata has made up for his current biggest weakness in the "Selfless Realm".

After stopping the breathing of the source and switching to ordinary breathing, the power that originally filled the body slowly receded.

The way to exit the "no-self realm" is the same as the way to exit when the source's breath was still a "master level" - just stop the source's breath.

After exiting the "selfless state", Ogata opened his personal system interface again.

Of the 20 skill points earned in the past 10 days, there are still 2 points left.

Ogata has been thinking about where these two points should be used.

Now that he is about to leave for Edo, Ogata doesn't want to hesitate any more on this issue.

After thinking for a moment, Ogata decided to add these 2 skill points to his physical strength.

Now that he can freely enter the "selfless state", if there is any weakness in Ogata's "selfless state", it should be that the "selfless state" requires great physical strength.

Once you enter the "state of selflessness", you will begin to consume your physical strength crazily until your physical strength is exhausted.

Therefore, improving one's physical strength is equivalent to extending the duration of one's "selfless state".

Moreover, compared with other values, his physical strength is indeed a bit low, and it is time to increase it slightly.

——Add 2 points to physical strength.

As soon as Ogata finished speaking, a familiar system sound immediately sounded in his mind:

[Ding! Physical strength +2]

[Current physical strength: 13 points]

[Currently remaining skill points: 0 points]

After finishing adding points, Ogata jumped off his bed, walked quickly to the door, opened the door, raised his head and looked at the sky.

The sun is still some distance from its highest point - a little before noon.

The luggage has been packed, and Ogata, who couldn't think of what to do anymore, decided to take advantage of the fact that he still had some time to go to Shimada for a few more games to gain some experience points.

After closing the door, Ogata quickly walked towards Shimada's room.

Halfway through, Ogata suddenly met someone.

"Asai."

Ogata called this person's name and raised his hand to greet Asai.

Asai, who was walking towards Ogata, nodded slightly after seeing Ogata to show that he heard him, and raised his hand to signal Ogata.

If Ogata was least familiar with any member of the Calabash House except Lin and Genichi, Ogata would definitely name Asai without hesitation.

He has the longest friendship with Mamiya and Makimura. They fought side by side on Butterfly Island and rushed back to Owari from Kii together, so he is most familiar with these two people - especially Makimura.

Makimura has a carefree and informal personality. Ogata likes people with this kind of personality very much, so Makimura is the person with the best relationship with Ogata in the entire Calabash House.

As for Shimada - Ogata has been practicing swordsmanship with him for the past 10 days, and Shimada helped Ogata gain experience points.

Ogata also played the role of master in the competition with Shimada and gave Shimada a lot of guidance in swordsmanship.

After spending 10 days in this almost "master-apprentice" relationship, Ogata and Shimada's relationship has become a lot more familiar, from being just acquaintances to now being able to chat together naturally.

Relationship.

I only have an acquaintance relationship with Asai.

Although the time they spent together was not particularly long, Ogata could still see some of Asai's personality traits.

Asai is a...somewhat boring person.

Normally, he is a very quiet, taciturn person who doesn't talk much.

But at certain times, he also reveals a very positive and talkative side - for example, at the previous "XP System Seminar", Asai gave a long speech about how beautiful the back of a woman's neck is,

He spoke seriously about his love for the back of women's necks.

Because Asai doesn't like to talk much and almost never takes the initiative to talk to Ogata, Ogata and Asai are not very familiar with each other.

Ogata originally wanted to simply say hello to Asai, and then go on to find Shimada.

But unexpectedly, when he passed by Asai, Asai suddenly took the initiative to talk to Ogata:

"Ittosai, have you seen Mamiya?"

Because he didn't expect Asai to take the initiative to talk to him, Ogata was stunned for a moment, and then replied:

"Mamiya? No, I didn't see it. Are you looking for Mamiya in an emergency?"

"It's not an urgent matter," Asai said, "I'm just bored and plan to play shogi with Mamiya."

"Are you going to play chess with Mamiya again... Your relationship with Mamiya is indeed very good." Ogata smiled.

Over the past ten days, one of the scenes that Ogata has seen the most is Asai pulling Mamiya to play shogi.

Asai seemed to like playing shogi very much, and would bring Mamiya to play shogi from time to time.

The place where they played chess was also very fixed - under a big tree in the temple.

Because that big tree was the place Ogata had to pass on his way to the open space where he and Shimada used as a sword practice place, Ogata could always see them playing chess there.

According to Ogata's observation, Asai seems to have the best relationship with Mamiya.

Asai has always had a lukewarm attitude toward Makimura, Shimada, and Genichi.

Especially when it comes to Makimura - perhaps because their personalities are not very compatible, Ogata has seen them quarreling over trivial matters many times.

Although the quarrels that broke out between the two were just minor fights.

Asai only showed a more enthusiastic side when treating Mamiya.

Not only was he far more enthusiastic when facing Mamiya than when facing others, but in front of Mamiya, Asai always spoke respectfully and respectfully.

Among all the members of Calabash House, Asai only uses honorifics to three people: Lin, Genichi and Mamiya.

As soon as Ogata finished speaking, Asai paused, and then said slowly:

"Mamiya is the only one here who can play shogi. My lord, Makimura and the others either don't know how to play shogi, or their chess skills are terrible, so if I want to play shogi, I can only find Mamiya."

"So I didn't play chess with Mamiya just because I have a good relationship with him."

"Because I can only play chess with Mamiya, so I played chess with Mamiya."

After that, Asai stopped talking to Ogata, passed by Ogata, and continued to look for Mamiya.

Looking at Asai's leaving figure, Ogata couldn't help but murmur to himself in a helpless tone:

"Being invited to play chess very naturally is proof of a good relationship..."

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Not long after parting ways with Asai, Oconon met Makimura by chance again on the way.

"Hey, Ogata brother." Makimura took the initiative to greet Ogata, "Where are you going?"

"I have nothing to do. I just went to Shimada to practice my sword skills. What are you doing here?"
To be continued...