"This feeling… There's no doubt about it. I'm on the farm for sure. The question is– whose farm is it?"
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Only when a man acknowledges the fear in his heart can he hope to cultivate a seed of courage within it.
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Despite these precautions, Aksai inexplicably enjoyed watching horror films, almost as if he relished a bit of fear.
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He was the kind of kid who didn't go looking for someone under the bed, and he stayed far away from the so-called "cool kids" who played with Ouija boards.
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Instead of taking such risks, he would place a jug of water beside his bed, eliminating the need for perilous expeditions after watching a horror movie. Of course, he stayed away from the Goth girls too, thinking they would only bring him trouble.
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In his youth, Aksai was the type of child who preferred enduring thirst rather than venturing downstairs in the middle of the night.
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Aksai understood that the survivors of horror tales were often the timid ones, while the daring souls met gruesome fates within haunted mansions of horror flicks.
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Suffice it to say, Aksai had no inclination to open any creaking doors or investigate the origin of mysterious voices. He definitely didn't want to see any Scarecrow erected in the middle of the farm.
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His physical senses informed him that the sensations had endured for only a brief period, but his mind, disoriented, felt as though it had been trapped within the void for a very long time.
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ch 0 5 Everwood Family Heirloom
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In the ensuing moment, something peculiar occurred. Aksai seemingly vanished into thin air, as if he had never been present to begin with.
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Farm life, while enjoyable, was demanding for Spirit farmers like him. Therefore, Aksai frequently took baths in the evening to rid his body of accumulated grime.
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More importantly, my father never disclosed the secret of the painting, perhaps because he, too, was unaware of it. If my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather couldn't harness the family heirloom, then this painting has been awaiting a rightful owner for centuries. I can only speculate that breaking into the 7th stage of Spirit Refining is somehow linked to using Spirit Sense through physical contact," Aksai concluded.
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'Don't let me catch you in an unknown alley someday. Otherwise, I'll plow your *ss with my iron rod. Um… wait, that came out wrong. Ne– never mind.'
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'This mongoose bastard,' Aksai gritted his teeth, suppressing his discontent as he gazed at the sky.
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"Consider this my birthday gift to you. Don't squander it on chasing skirts, boy. You have a farm to tend to," he advised before kicking the base of the flying boat.
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Yet, what recourse did Aksai have? Lodge a complaint?
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Aksai didn't need to open the sack to confirm its contents. The weight alone conveyed that it held only 20 spirit stones. It was evident that Haisha had retained approximately 10 spirit stones as an "informal commission."
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Waakaranai
A treasure beyond the 1st Order was not supposed to respond to his Spirit essence. Unless…
A Farmer's Journey To Immortality
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