AOT Rays Of Heaven Ch 8 : 6 Months Later

"Grind is eternal and only Grind will show the path of truth... Grind never ends..." I kept on muttering to myself as I woke up early in the morning and started my daily routine.

It's been 6 months since I came here, it didn't take me much time to get used to how people live here.

And for the last 6 months, I have been hard at work. Nowadays I start my day with 10 laps around the entire Shiganshina District and follow up with strength training and working on my agility. And this I do around the sun rises at 4 am.

At first, it was hard as fuck but slowly I got used to it. Now I work out from 4 Am to 7 Am, working on my entire body.

5 hours of sleep is more than enough for me, all my tense-up muscles relax under that time. Regenerate Sleep is a godsend. As long as I go to sleep, I fall asleep instantly.

It was very strange before but now I am just used to it.

And that is just me starting my day, Grind for me nowadays never stops. I took all the heavy lifting and running around the work of the house.

After my daily workout, I directly rush to the market and buy the groceries needed for the house.

Everyone wakes up by 7 usually. I try to make lunch for everyone before that. I don't have to but that too apparently is a grind.

Carla was against me doing all the work, so much so that she forbade me from entering the kitchen.

But Of course, something like that will never stop me, I make an outdoor kitchen for my use and cook there now.

Seeing that I was not gonna listen to her, she later just dragged me into the kitchen herself. But still refused to let me do everything alone and thus from now on every time I come back home from my grind, I see a goddess standing there greeting me good morning.

"Ray, I told you to not overwork your body. This is not good for a growing kid like you," Carla saw me entering and all the dirt and my fully drench shirt out of my own sweat and said.

"Oh this is nothing, You don't have to worry about me. I can handle myself really. It is you who needs to rest, you work so much for yourself. Just relax and I will make the Breakfassssss.....ouchhhh  ouchhh ocuhhhh" I was saying but Carla grab me with my year like a freaking 9 year old like I am and scolded me.

"Oh, you don't tell me that mister. I know how hard you work. Mikasa told me. And don't try to change the topic. I am helping you make the food and that's final," Carla said with a huff but again a beautiful smile spread on her face.

I too just sighed as soon as she left my ear alone.

"Honestly, why do you work so hard? You are just a kid, you should be playing with others," She asked as he looked into my eyes. Although she has gotten used to Ray's beautiful face but its still a good eye candy and now and then she just can't hold back and shower him with kisses, hugs and more.

'I am just so handsome and cute that it's borderline illegal,' thought a narcissistic MC.

"I do it because I want to get stronger. It's a man's job to protect his family. I didn't have one before but now I do after you guys accept me. I will protect all of you," I said remembering just what happened in the anime.

Still, I don't remember when it happened but right now it is almost the end of 844 and the start of year 845, it shouldn't be that long considering how old both Eren and Mikasa were back then.

"Huh there is no stopping you is there," Carla just sighs. This was not the first time they had this conversation.

"Nope,"

She just shook her head.

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"Hmm, this food is delic..." Eren said as he ate the omelette I cooked, Mikasa was similar.

"Yes, you are getting good at cooking Ray," Grisha said as I smile back and eat.

"Status," I mutter slowly as no one else hears me and can't see the status window.

[Status –

Name: Ray Paradis

Race: Human

Age: 10

Location: Shiganshina District (AOT)

Boons – [Regenerative Sleep]

[Super Human Senses and Reflexes]

[Energy +99]

Skills -

[Grinder] – [20% boost on grinding]

[Amature Cook] - [You ain't winning any awards yet, but its still good]

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Level 9                  GP : 2975

Energy                  : 1 + 99 ( Lucky Bastard )

Strength               : 9 (You might don't have packs yet but you do pack a punch)

Agility                   : 12 (You can catch the Bus)

Stamina                : 16 (Party All Night)

Intelligence          : 7 (Nothing special)

Wisdom                : C (Much more to experience for the young)

Charm                  : S (Your Winks Kills)

Luck                     : S (Again, Fucking lucky Bastard)

[Level update need (Level*100) GP]

[Level = Strength + Agility + Stamina + Energy + Intelligence/5]

[Level can be upgraded by Grinding and or spending Grinding Points]

[Wisdom, Charm and Luck are Not upgradable by GP but can be improve by actions in the world]

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There was an proud exprssion on my face, This is just awesome. All that hard work really paid off.

"Why are you smiling again," Mikasa asked.

"Nothing, you just look really cute eating, like a hamster."

Critical Strike.

RED Mikasa is Kawaiii.

Anyway back to the topic at hand.

During these 6 months have finally understood how these stats work.

Strength, Agility, Stamina, Energy and Intelligence define the level of a person.

Usually, an average person stays between the 12 to 17 range in all this status. And I am talking about Adults. Kids are of course lower status.

[Grisha Yeager Level 10

Energy - 1

Strength - 12

Agility - 13

Stamina - 11

Intelligence - 14

]

Or

[Eren Yeager Level 6

Energy - 2

Strength - 7

Agility - 8

Stamina - 8

Intelligence - 6

]

This is the normal status of an Adult and a Child. Well minus Eren's energy, I am still not sure what that is and pretty much everyone else energy is 1 and hardly there are people whose energy I have yet to see above 3.

And then there are exceptions.

[Mikasa Ankerman Level 11

Energy - 3

Strength - 14

Agility - 15

Stamina - 15

Intelligence - 7

]

Well, I can understand this about Mikasa though, she was always badass. No question about that.

I thought as I went to eat more but saw it empty. I was eating unconsciously while thinking.

Food is becoming a big problem for me, in fact, I have more GP but I spend some to get myself some supplements and protein from the shop.

My food intake has increased as I work out more.

I need to fix the food problem soon. Not to mention, it's damn time I start to hunt. Sooner or later those Titans will attack and then the price of meat will skyrocket.

Meat won't rot in my dimensional storage. Not only this will solve my food issue but if I stockpile it now then later I will keep on using it for a long time and might even sell it for money.