Ibara's Pov:

After a month from seeing our stats.

I continue making ice arrows in the garden. But this time I learned my lesson, I made some arrows while keeping them floating so I can insert my mana.

I don't want to receive the love slap as the bored guy call it.

Honestly, as far as I can remember from my memory ,no one though of using the mana in the necklace this way.

Using the necklace mana to recharge one self, it will also insert endurance as an outsider mana enter the body and flow into it. I already used a two necklaces , now this is the 3rd.

That's why I'm always forcing my self as to not fall behind with my first friend in both lives.

As I stopped making arrows so I can recharge my self quickly.

I was surprised to find Izuro doing something dangerous.

He's trying to channel the mana in his body again and again forcing his body limit.

I don't want to lose the closed person to me now, and I don't want him to harm himself.

That's why I asked him

'What are you doing? If you continue doing this it will destroy your body. You can wait until we grow and finish what you're trying to achieve.'

[Izuro]: 'Don't worry, I'm building a solid base so I can become a perfect Tank'

'Tank?'

[Izuro]: 'My future career'

I don't understand what he's saying.

Wasn't Tank a magical weapon used by the military of the dwarfs kingdoms against monsters with high destructive power?

How did it turn into a career?

As if he saw my confusion he start explaining

[Izuro]: 'A tank is the shield of the team, always in the front line protecting the magician which is you and the archer. Simply put I will receive the damage while you attack. Easy right?'

... I was silenced.....

Misunderstanding my silence as rejection, he asked me.

[Izuro]: 'You don't want to form a team with me when we grow up?'

I quickly denied

'No no no I will, it's just what's the relation with forcing your self like that and the career you selected?'

I really don't understand what he's trying to do with this training. If it's only to insert toughness and endurance he can wait until he grow. There is a million better and safe way to do that.

[Izuro]: 'Well I'm trying to verify something.'

He didn't wait for me to ask and continue talking

[Izuro]: 'I want to know if the vitality stat can insert as the wisdom do, because you know wisdom represent our amount of mana while vitality represent our health'

Well that's true. At least that what was send to my mind the other day

Strength = Physical Attack And Stamina

Vitality = Physical Defense And Health

Agility = Movement Speed And Attack Speed

Intelligence = Magical Attack And Cast Speed

Wisdom = Magical Defense And Mana

Dexterity = P.Attack Accurate And M.Attack Accurate.

[Izuro]: 'I'm trying to reinforce my body with magic, while it's harming my body a bit it will also speed the recovery rate of my health and stamina, thus archiving the endless loop of losing health and recovering it faster to insert my Max Hp'

This guy is totally screwed. A totally crazy genius.

He can say that easily but only those who tried it can know the pain of this training.

I can't let him harm himself like that, I need to do something.

Gazing at my ice arrows I start thinking.

This guy is stubborn as a dwarf so there is no need to waste time arguing with him to change his mind.

How can I make him hurt himself less?

Think. Think. Think.

Found it.

I notice this guy is always worrying about me when I run out of mana and stopped his training , waiting for me to recover.

Since he is worrying about me then it's easy.

Join him. But not only I need to stand by his side now , I will also do it in the future so as to keep check of him and make sure he doesn't destroy himself.

To do that I can't be a magician. I need to change my weapon to a close combat one.

Focusing my eyes on the arrows, I start controlling them to move closer near me.

After making them near me, I start fusing them slowly.

I feel my mana is dropping faster and faster.

Biting my tongue as to not fall in the middle of the work.

I succeed in turning the ice arrows into an Ice spear.

Touching the handle of the slowly falling spear , I start feeling drowsiness invading my mind. Holding the spear tightly, I slowly closed my eyes in the garden while smiling.

'I succeed'

Izuro's Pov:

As I decided to change my goal to become the Meaty Tank in this world.

I start my special daily training.

I found this way by accident, when I was using the necklace's magic to recharge my self ,I mistakenly channeled the mana in my body at a high speed.

The pain that hit me is compared to hitting my little toe in the bed leg while running in the past life.

As I gradually recovered my mind I found that my stamina is recovering faster than before.

That's how I start reinforcing my body with magic . There is pain but there is also something you receive after enduring it.

The sentence 'No Pain No Gain' is 100% true here.

As I start my daily abusing training, Ibara suddenly asked me with a hint of worry in her cold face. And she suddenly said many things that catched me unguarded.

How did this cold princess suddenly start caring about something other than her ice arrows?

I respond honestly

'Don't worry, I'm building a solid base so I can become a perfect Tank'

[Ibara]: 'Tank?'

Yes

'My future career'

Seeing her confused and thinking about something weird, I quickly explained what tank is. Oh and I also send her an invitation if she want to team with me when we grow.

Seeing her silent, I though she didn't want to join.

You look down on tanks right.

then just wait until I become the most fleshy Tank and see who laugh in the end.

Quickly denying that,  she explain to me why she was silence.

Oh I though she just looked down on Tanks. It turn out she's just curious about what I'm trying to achieve.

I explained to her my idea earnestly and how I plan to be the Best shield.

After finishing my explanation and seeing her return to her spot crawling.

I sat at my butt in the ground and continue inserting my mana and health.

That when I notice the temperature behind me drop a few degree.

Turning my head to the side.

I saw Ibara holding an ice spear while sleeping.

Sigh, why is this girl always forcing herself.

I stopped my training and crawled near her. Sitting beside and watching her sleeping while keeping a smile in her cold face. More like sneer.

While waiting for aunt or mother to come and picked us, I start thinking

'Is she forcing me to become a big brother?'