Besides Takeru, Mio and the others were also checking their own situations. They quickly discovered that the panel from that world was unusable in this one.
However, neither of them paid much attention to it. The most important thing was that the dozens of attribute points and the increased mana had not disappeared.
Meanwhile, at his home, Yusuke, after waking up, quickly saved Takeru's number in his phone with the memo 'Master'. But when he considered whether to call now, he hesitated. Then, thinking of something, he put down his phone and went outside.
Since Yusuke's family home was in a rural area on the edge of the city, there was a large open space in front of his house.
Arriving at the open space, he quickly performed jumps and strikes. To his delight, he found that the results of his training in the game world were also reflected in the real world.
And this time was different from before. If previously he had only gained two or three attribute points, this time he had gained roughly ten points across various categories. Among ordinary people, he had clearly become a superhuman.
Most importantly, he could feel a trace of mana within himself. Even without the special gloves previously given by the Game Master, he could definitely sense its presence.
He clearly understood that this was the special mana obtained through the meditation method Takeru had bestowed upon him. Although this mana was allocated as MP in the other world, in the real world, it was truly his own.
Thinking this, Yusuke looked at a large tree beside him and clenched his fist. He remembered Takeru saying that the body could be strengthened through mana.
Combined with the power he now possessed, he was extremely curious about how much force his strongest punch could deliver.
Deciding to act, after some concentration, Yusuke barely gathered the weak mana within him into his fist. The moment it coalesced, he punched the tree.
Bang!
The collision of fist and tree produced a considerable sound. The tree shook violently, leaves furiously raining down.
"Shh~" Feeling the pain radiating from his fist, Yusuke couldn't help but inhale sharply, slowly withdrawing his hand.
When he pulled back his fist, he saw it had become bright red. But the tree hadn't fared well either. Although it hadn't fallen, at the point of Yusuke's strike, a distinct fist imprint and countless wood fragments were shattered.
It was as if struck heavily by a blunt instrument like a hammer.
Looking at the fist print left on the tree, Yusuke couldn't help but swallow. From now on, he truly was no longer an ordinary person.
Then, looking at his reddened fist, he understood. His mana was still too weak, and his control was insufficient. This was why the areas with weaker mana coating experienced greater pain.
Thinking this, he excitedly returned home to meditate on his mana. He clearly remembered Takeru instructing him to reduce physical training in the real world but never to neglect meditation.
After all, they didn't have Takeru's healing abilities or nutritional supplements. Excessive independent training could easily leave chronic injuries.
Besides Yusuke, others who had returned to the real world also couldn't wait to get home and examine their gains from this world.
Since the physical attributes honed in the other world fully manifested in reality, everyone had achieved considerable improvement.
Especially Kusue. Originally, in the real world, her constitution was extremely frail. After several missions, her constitution had recovered to normal levels. But this improvement brought her base attributes to roughly sixteen or seventeen points. It was a tremendous leap.
Feeling the newfound strength welling up within her, it was a sense of fullness she had never experienced. She almost felt she could kill an ox with one punch.
And Kusue clearly understood that she now possessed not merely strength, but also decent combat awareness and basic swordsmanship.
Give her a sword, and she could unleash even greater combat power.
"Oh right, and the meditation method Master bestowed!" Thinking this, Kusue sat on her bed and began to meditate...
"Wonderful! I can sense the presence of mana!" After a long while, Kusue opened her eyes, revealing an excited expression.
…
"Ah, what should I do? Should I call Master? But what if Master is busy right now? And calling immediately after returning, would that leave a bad impression? Ah, this is so annoying!" In a clean and tidy room, Iu held her phone, deeply torn.
The reason for her inner conflict was naturally whether to call Takeru. Compared to the somewhat unreal feeling in the other world, meeting in the real world had a thrilling sense of an online relationship becoming offline.
So, after returning to the real world, she was considering whether to meet Takeru now. She was also curious if Takeru in the real world was the same as in the other world… with that unbelievable appearance and unbelievable strength.
"So annoying! Right, let me ask if anyone else has called!" Thinking this, she quickly took out her phone and inquired in a LINE group.
Iu: "Has anyone called Master yet?"
Yuka: "Not yet, afraid of disturbing Master."
Kusue: "Just finished meditating, also afraid of disturbing Master."
Yusuke: "I haven't either."
"..."
Kusue: "By the way, should we add Keita to the group?"
Yusuke: "I don't have his contact info."
"..."
Looking at everyone's messages, Iu fell silent. Then she sighed, put down her phone, and lay on her bed.
'Well, whatever. I'll contact him tomorrow.' Thinking this, she slowly closed her eyes and soon fell asleep...
Takeru, naturally, was unaware of everyone's inner turmoil.
After returning to the 'real' world, Takeru directly contacted the hotel to have delicious food delivered again, enjoyed it thoroughly, then soaked in a hot bath, fully relaxing.
Although this mission was easy for him, necessary relaxation was still indispensable.
"Hey, Takeru, Iu and the others said that after returning, there would be an interval of several weeks. Are we going to stay here for several weeks?" In the living room, Mio, having comfortably finished her bath, came to Takeru's side and curiously inquired.
Because they were sitting quite close, Takeru could smell Mio's unique fragrance mixed with the scent of body wash.
"If that's really the case, then we can only wait. But I don't think it will make us wait idly for several weeks. Since the side quests were given within two timeframes, the stay in this real world probably won't be that long." Hearing Mio's words, Takeru shared his speculation.
"I see." Hearing Takeru's words, Mio said thoughtfully.
"Besides, if we really stay this long, there's nothing wrong with taking a good vacation in this world similar to our main world." Subsequently, Takeru shifted the topic and said with a faint smile.
"A vacation..." Looking at Takeru's smile, then realizing it would be just the two of them, Mio seemed to think of something, and a blush crept onto her face.
"Takeru, if we really need to stay for over ten days, should I get another room?" At this moment, Hachiman emerged from the bathroom, scratching his head.
"That's no problem. Here's the card." Hearing his words, Takeru nodded and directly tossed the card to Hachiman.
This suite only had two rooms, and there were three of them. Neither Takeru nor Hachiman could stay in the living room indefinitely.
"Yeah, I'll just open a room next door." Catching the card Takeru handed him, Hachiman said accordingly.
Watching Hachiman quickly leave, Takeru was momentarily stunned. As for Mio, she thought of something, and her face grew even redder...
Of course, nothing special happened in the end. Hachiman simply opened a room next door, returned the card to Takeru, and moved in there.
Soon, time arrived at the next morning. Early in the day, Takeru received an unfamiliar call.
"Hello, this is Nara Takeru."
"Master, it's me, Yusuke." On the other end of the line, Yusuke's voice quickly came through.
"Yes, Yusuke. Is something the matter?" Hearing his words, Takeru inquired curiously.
"It's like this. The sixth player has arrived at my place. She's asking us to help her film videos of the other world. Also, according to her, many people abroad have experienced these things before and uploaded videos. It seems that those who fail the mission die of heart attacks."