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Breathing is a method of breathing created by Tsugikuni Yoriichi. It doesn't require special energy itself; anyone with the aptitude to use Breathing can use it. The host used Sun Breathing during his transformation, and already possesses the aptitude to use Sun Breathing.
"So, I can use Sun Breathing in my daily life now?"
"Yes."
"That's great!"
Qi Yan was even more excited after hearing this. If there was a time when he was weakest, it was undoubtedly before using Take Over Magic.
For example, at this very moment, he was a fragile target. If he were taken out before transforming, it would be over.
Moreover, he didn't want to go all out every time he encountered someone.
If some random minion from a dark guild appeared, he'd have to transform to deal with it. How could that be acceptable?
Transforming consumes a huge amount of energy. If enemies kept coming one after another and he had to transform for each, even with his high magic power, he couldn't sustain it.
So, his best approach was to become strong himself, strong enough to handle most enemies without needing to transform.
When encountering opponents who were stronger, so strong that he couldn't deal with them without transforming, then he would use Take Over Magic with those anime characters.
Sun Breathing can greatly enhance a person's physical abilities. If one achieves Full Concentration: Constant, then they can maintain the breathing technique twenty-four hours a day, and their physical abilities will subtly become stronger.
As soon as he thought of it, Qi Yan immediately sat cross-legged and began to breathe.
In just a short while, Qi Yan stopped, his face filled with terror and drenched in sweat.
"I can't do it at all, I can't do it!! Just one minute of full concentration breathing, I almost died. It's too painful, my lungs hurt so much, my ears hurt so much, my ears are thumping, my eardrums too... Ahhh!"
Qi Yan forcefully slapped his ears with both hands, hitting them several times before finally feeling some relief.
"That really scared me to death. For a moment there, I felt like my heart was going to pop out of my ears—!!!"
"System, what's going on? I used the breathing technique very smoothly just now! Why can't I do it now?"
"Just now, the host's physical abilities were those of the character card. Now they are the host's own. The host's own foundation is too weak, so he cannot do it."
"Then how can I improve my own foundation?"
"1: Run 10 kilometers daily. 2: Perform breath-holding training 10 times daily, increasing from one minute each time until you reach 10 minutes. 3: Use Sun Breathing for 20 minutes daily."
"It doesn't seem particularly difficult. I'll start tomorrow morning then."
After showering, Qi Yan lay down in his new home and slept soundly.
The next morning, before the sun had even risen, Qi Yan got up early, got dressed, and began running around Magnolia Town.
At this time, the sky was just turning pale, and there was still a hint of coolness in the air, making it perfect for running.
10 kilometers was roughly one full lap around Magnolia Town.
Qi Yan finished in about 30 minutes, which was much faster than his previous speed. Before, it used to take him about an hour to run ten kilometers. It seemed his physical abilities had unknowingly improved a lot since he crossed over.
Next was breath-holding training, which was simple: just find a large basin of water, put his face in, and hold his breath for as long as possible. Qi Yan tried it, and his maximum breath-holding time was only a minute and a half.
Finally, Qi Yan sat cross-legged in the yard and used Sun Breathing.
By this time, the sun had risen high. Qi Yan stood up, preparing to head to the guild. Sun Breathing was to be used for 20 minutes daily, not necessarily all at once, and it could be used anytime, anywhere. The effect was best after his body had received ample rest.
Just as Qi Yan stepped out, he saw Mira and Elfman walking over from not far away.
"Qi Yan!!"
Elfman immediately waved hello upon seeing Qi Yan. Since their last mission together, Elfman and Qi Yan had become good friends. Mira helped Qi Yan with his guild registration and even found him a house. The two siblings were the most familiar people to Qi Yan in the guild.
"Good morning! Qi Yan, how did you rest last night?"
Mira still greeted him with a radiant smile. Seeing Mira's lovely smile, Qi Yan immediately felt his mood brighten.
"Very well, thank you, Mira. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have found such a satisfactory house."
"Don't mention it. After all, you helped Elfman, so consider this a return favor."
"Return favor? If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten. How about you two come to my place for dinner sometime? I'll cook myself. Consider it my housewarming party."
"Hmm... that's hard to refuse."
"Qi Yan, you can cook?!"
Elfman looked at Qi Yan with some surprise.
"I'm decent!"
Which Chinese man doesn't know how to cook?
The three of them chatted as they arrived at the guild.
Soon after, people gradually started arriving at the guild. For many in the guild, coming to the guild was like going to work. Even if they spent the entire day just laughing and fooling around without taking on missions, they would still come to the guild to check in.
Eating, drinking, and having fun with companions was much more enjoyable than being alone.
After eating and drinking his fill, Qi Yan went to the request board and began looking for a suitable job.
B-rank missions were not an option for now; higher priority A-rank missions were his goal.
A-rank missions were requests with rewards of 1,000,000 J or more. Most of these requests were for subjugation.
Subjugation was the most dangerous type of work, primarily involving hunting various powerful Magical Beasts. In this world, magic power was abundant; just as humans had Mages, animals had Magical Beasts.
Powerful Magical Beasts could even be stronger than the Ten Great Holy Mages.
Qi Yan scanned around and chose a mission with a reward of 1,000,000 J. This mission wasn't too far from Fairy Tail, requiring about a day and a half of travel. A round trip would take about three days, and factoring in the mission itself, it would total about four or five days.
After deducting some rest time, he could complete one A-rank mission per week, totaling four A-rank missions a month. Plus the monthly gacha opportunity provided by the system, this meant he could have a 10-pull gacha opportunity after approximately two months.
Just as Qi Yan was about to tear off the request.
Makarov's authoritative voice rang out: "No! You cannot take that job."
Qi Yan looked in Makarov's direction, and what met his eyes was striking long red hair, a beautiful face, silver-gray armor, a black pleated skirt, and black long boots, giving her a heroic and valiant appearance.
Qi Yan recognized her identity at a glance.
"Fairy Queen—Erza!"