Chapter 65: My Master Is A Bit Of A PrickAfter getting knocked out, I slowly awoke to a prickling feeling on my chest.

"Huh...?" [Solace]

I opened my eyes, just for them to widen as I saw Master holding a silver needle over me.

"Wh-What are you doing?!" [Solace]

"I''m giving you acupuncture." [Vincent]

So he said as he tried to stab me with the needle.

"Aw hell naw!" [Solace]

I scurried away in fright, trying to distance myself from the needles.

"...Can you not do that? If you move too much, you might mess up the ones I''ve already placed." [Vincent]

("Ones he''s already placed?") [Solace]

I looked down at my chest, only to see about ten needles sticking out of my chest.

"Don''t touch them. If you mess up the needle placement, you might die." [Vincent]

I froze. Not moving a single muscle, I stared at Master with worry.

"Take these out please." [Solace]

"I can''t do that." [Vincent]

"...Why?" [Solace]

"I need to place three hundred twenty six more needles." [Vincent]

"..." [Solace]

There wasn''t much to say. I simply didn''t want to get pricked by needles. Why? They scare me and they hurt.

"Just be quiet and let me put them on you. It won''t take that long." [Vincent]

"I don''t believe you." [Solace]

"Listen. Your body is currently too weak to handle my attacks. I need your body to get stronger through acupuncture." [Vincent]

"I don''t get how that will help me." [Solace]

Master sighed.

"The human body has some muscles that aren''t usually used, so its performance is weakened. This technique I created will help you stimulate those muscles and increase your strength by a half." [Vincent]

"..." [Solace]

The idea of more strength was tempting, but not tempting enough to get pricked over three hundred times.

"Come on. You''re not being very poggers right now." [Vincent]

"...Where did you learn that?" [Solace]

"Your memories." [Vincent]

"Never do that again." [Solace]

Great. Now my master is using lines from earth.

"Solace, I need you to learn the |Gentleman''s Valor|. It can only be acquired through acupuncture." [Vincent]

"...How about no?" [Solace]

"You want to save Fina, don''t you?" [Vincent]

("...God damn it.") [Solace]

I didn''t think he''d have known me well enough to grasp my weakness and use it against me. Frankly speaking, that was a low blow.

"Fine... Go ahead." [Solace]

I lifted my arms and stood straight, closing my eyes so I don''t have to watch myself turn into a porcupine.

"Don''t worry. It''s not like I''ll be shoving needles into your eyes. However, I will be stabbing a few into your butt." [Vincent]

("How quaint...") [Solace]

There goes another reason why I didn''t want him to give me acupuncture.

"Let''s continue with the front." [Vincent]

I heard his clothes shuffle in front of me, then a few sharp pains on my chest.

("Ow. Ow. Ow.") [Solace]

They slowly spread from my chest, to my shoulders, to my back, and then my head.

"Solace, just in case... If I mess up, my apologies." [Vincent]

"...What?" [Solace]

I felt an intensely sharp pain in the back of my head. I suppose it was one of the needles.

("Ow! What the hell is he doing?!") [Solace]

"Oh, guess I didn''t mess up. Let''s hope I don''t for the next twenty." [Vincent]

("Dear god...") [Solace]

"The gods have heard your call. Upon observing you, they have decided to grant you the title, |Pitiful Disciple|." [Spirit Guide]

("Out of all the timings and titles... I hate my life.") [Solace]

I experienced the intense pain of getting pricked a total of twenty four times. So, yes, my master lied. Also, yes, I counted.

"Done with the head. Now for the lower part." [Vincent]

At this point, I know what you guys are thinking and what I was thinking. I hope kids aren''t reading this.

"By the way, I''m not going to stab your junior. Rest easy." [Vincent]

After hearing that, I relaxed until I felt my "behind" getting stabbed.

("This... is incredibly unpleasant.") [Solace]

Master worked his way down, all the way to my toes. After that, he stopped.

"There. All done." [Vincent]

I opened my eyes to see the progress. Without moving much, I looked at how I had turned into a silver porcupine.

"Cool. Now can you take these needles out?" [Solace]

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He flicked one of the needles, causing me to feel like I just got shocked by a lightning bolt.

"Ack!" [Solace]

"Hah! That''s funny." [Vincent]

"Can you not?" [Solace]

Master shrugged.

"Sorry. I have to stimulate you by flicking all the needles. Afterwards, we can do some exercises." [Vincent]

"..." [Solace]

Unable to find any words, I simply had one thought.

("Fina... I''m working so hard...") [Solace]