: Extraordinary Observation

Twenty minutes later.

The truck was parked downstairs at the apartment building.

Ryosuke Miyagi paid the money.

Of course, after paying, I casually wiped the driver's memory.

The magic provided by Matsushima Yukio is a one-time use spell specifically designed to erase the memories of ordinary people who have witnessed extraordinary events.

The driver blinked, looked around blankly, and then drove off.

Ryosuke Miyagi turned and went upstairs.

The motion-activated lights in the hallway turned on and off.

He took out his key and turned the doorknob.

The room was just as it had been when he left.

The desk lamp was still on, and the Witcher's Handbook lay there quietly.

He took off his coat, casually draped it over the back of the chair, and then sat down at the old desk.

call…

He let out a long breath.

tired.

I'm really tired.

But he did not rest.

He opened the Witcher's Handbook, his gaze falling on the four options.

17 points of psionic energy.

How do I order?

His fingertips tapped lightly on the pages of the book.

Perception? Survival? Or combat?

Images of today's battle flashed through my mind.

The moment the rhinoceros beetle fell from the sky.

The moment when Nanatsuji Kirion was almost killed by the impact.

The instant I was locked on and the black gold drill bit rapidly magnified before my eyes.

If it's not in sensor mode...

survive.

He needs to survive.

The fingertip is on [Survival].

[Survival (Not Activated) - Requires 6 Psionic Points. Activate?]

【whether】

Click "Yes".

Six points of psionic energy were instantly deducted, leaving 11 points remaining.

The text on the pages began to burn.

The edges are slightly curled and faded.

Then, entirely new handwriting appeared.

Survival (Basic) - Now Available

Please select one of the following basic traits (multiple selections are allowed, each consuming the corresponding psionic energy)

[1. Reinforced Body. Note: Your body will gain superhuman physical defense. Ordinary knives will have difficulty piercing your skin, blunt force injuries will be significantly reduced, and you will have some resistance to piercing attacks.]

[Note: It's not invulnerable to bullets and blades, but it can turn a "certain death" situation into a "severe injury" situation when you're hit by a car.]

2. Rapid Healing. Note: Your self-healing ability will be greatly enhanced. Minor injuries can heal within minutes, moderate injuries will stop bleeding within half an hour, and amputations? Forget about it, but fractures can recover faster.

[Note: As long as you don't die on the spot, there's a chance to survive. Of course, you'll still experience pain.]

3. Psionic Shield. Note: You can consume psionic energy to generate a shield around your body. The shield's strength is proportional to the psionic energy consumed and can withstand both physical and psionic attacks.

[Note: This is an active skill, not a passive one. Remember to activate your shield promptly; don't wait until you're attacked to remember.]

Three options.

Ryosuke Miyagi stared at them, lost in thought.

Steel-reinforced bones are a form of passive defense, requiring no special attention, but their effectiveness is limited. If hit by an attack of the magnitude of a rhinoceros beetle, death is still inevitable.

Rapid Healing is a life-saving technique; it can revive someone who hasn't died on the spot. However, it takes time and is painful.

The psionic shield is an active defense system that is flexible and controllable. However, it consumes psionic energy, which is quite troublesome.

You can only choose one.

Which one to choose?

[Friendly reminder: You have three employees. They will protect you.]

But what if they can't protect them?

[A psionic shield, which can be a lifesaver in critical moments. It can also be activated actively; you can turn it on when you want and off when you don't, saving psionic energy.]

Rapid Healing is good, but it only takes effect after you've been attacked. What if you get killed instantly?

[Steel and iron... You're not a tank, why do you need to be so tough?]

Ryosuke Miyagi remained silent for a second.

Then his fingertip touched above the [Psionic Shield].

Psionic energy is extremely important to him right now. If he chooses to use a psionic shield, which continuously consumes psionic energy, then if his psionic energy is insufficient, his skills will be almost useless.

Ryosuke Miyagi withdrew his finger.

Then we can only choose the other two.

Steel frame.

Rapid healing.

Which one to choose?

He remained silent for a few more seconds.

then.

His fingertip touched [Rapid Healing].

The words on the pages burned again.

[Rapid Healing (Intermediate) - Activated]

[Effect: Minor injuries can heal within 5 minutes, moderate injuries will stop bleeding and begin to recover within 30 minutes, fatal injuries? It depends on luck, but it will at least give you a few more minutes of life.]

[Note: Your current self-healing ability is roughly equivalent to... a strong gecko. Your tail can grow back, but your head cannot.]

A warm current flowed into my body from the manual.

That felt very strange.

It felt like something was moving under the skin, flowing in the blood vessels, and clinging to the bones.

It's not pain.

It's more like...being filled.

A few seconds later, the warm current dissipated.

Ryosuke Miyagi looked down at the back of his hand.

There was a small wound there—he didn't even notice it himself, he didn't know when it had happened.

But now, the wound is healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The edges taper slightly.

The blood congealed.

then…

It is perfectly intact.

He blinked.

That's really fast.

11 points of psionic energy

He looked at the remaining three options.

The battle requires 6 points.

Perception requires four points.

Survival has already been tested; another 12 points are needed.

50 points are not enough, especially considering the special needs.

There are only 11 o'clock left.

Enough to choose between combat and perception twice.

Ryosuke Miyagi first chose perception, a choice he had never made before.

The finger tap on the sensory area consumed 4 points of spiritual energy, leaving only 7 points of spiritual energy remaining.

He was presented with two options.

Survival (Basic) - Enable Selection

Psionic Energy Cost: 4 (8 points next time)

Please select one of the following basic traits:

【Exceptional Observation】—You can perceive the subtle characteristics of everything you see within 2 seconds and record and analyze them.

Cooling time is one hour.

Note: It can give you Sherlock Holmes-like attention to detail and enable you to generate a wealth of information analysis.

[Predictive Perception] - Every day at midnight, you have the ability to perceive the changes in the human world throughout the day. This perception allows you to quickly understand whether the day was lucky or unlucky, or if any major events occurred.

Note: It can only give you a sense that something big seems to be happening today, whether it's good or bad, but it can't pinpoint a specific event or moment.

The two characteristics that arise from perception are quite peculiar.

Exceptional observation and predictive perception are both extremely useful abilities for Ryosuke Miyagi.

He immediately chose the first option, Extraordinary Observation.

This observation allows for more detailed observation of certain monsters' weaknesses and changes that were not previously mentioned, making it extremely helpful in combat.

After clicking on Extraordinary Observation, he subconsciously used it once. Everything in the room was instantly paused. He could even see flies flapping their wings on the street behind the glass in the distance.

The barely perceptible dust tracks on the floor, the faint friction marks on the corner of the table, the lint clinging to the curtain fibers, the subtle temperature and humidity changes on the walls... countless details flood into my mind like a stream of information, automatically being sorted, summarized, and deduced.

Two seconds passed in the blink of an eye, but for Ryosuke Miyagi…

2 seconds…

He seemed to have spent the better part of an hour meticulously observing everything.

After the state of shock subsided, he began to gasp for breath, quickly processing the various pieces of information in his mind.

He clenched his fist tightly.

This ability is even more powerful than it is described!