Mixed Martial Arts works for me, and should give Lita a lot of options of styles to learn to avoid boredom while we get set up. Plus it'll be good to train with there together after work.

You visit the MMA gym with Lita and she seems fascinated with the modern equipment and sparring gear. The gym is 10,000 yen a month but they have a offer right now to try it out for a week for free.

It quickly becomes apparent to them that both Lita and you are not amateurs. You can tell that Lita is holding back while sparring so she doesn't hurt them. But it is still pretty brutal. You also note that you just don't feel their hits while sparring. Like your incresed Toughness from the last world is still with you despite the lack of magic.

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I assume that you also get Lita some books and show her where to fine more things to read online.
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A week passed and Lita is adapting and is in a good mood. You get your first paycheck for 120,000 yen. (You have gathered that that is worth about $1,200)
Now that you got income and cash, a lot more options opens up.

Ok, I'll sign both Lita and I up for a membership at the MMA gym then, it'll be good for both of us to practice, and it'll help form ways of learning what's going on in the world.

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After a week, I think the priority is going to be building a desktop PC for Lita and I to use. I want to focus on solid components with an upgrade path in mind. So things like picking a good CPU, and choosing to forgo getting a GPU until later, using a linux distro instead of windows, but sizing the power supply to be able to handle being heavily upgraded.

Having a computer in house should help both of us learn more about the world, still largely in recon mode right now.

My medium term plan (which may change radically once I learn more about the world) is to focus on getting Lita acquainted with the technology level here, first step of which is getting her used to cell phones and computers which we're a good step along, and then looking up stories of spiritual holy sites or pilgrimages that are weekend tripable. I want to start going to them, and meditating and seeing if I can resonate with any of the energies there. I'm curious if even in a low magic world, if I find a hot spot if I can recharge motes, or possibly amplify the nature of the location by resonating with it. I'm likely one of if not the largely magic hotspot in this world, or rather the combination of Lita and me.

You join the MMA gym with Lita. You two quickly become favored sparring partners for the ones that are trying make it in the MMA world because of your obvious skill.

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You find out from some coworkers that you live within 5 kilometers of Akihabara Electric Town. Which is practically the best place in Tokyo to get PC parts.

Assuming you go there. You find a Mecca for Consumer Electronics, Anime, Manga and PCs. There are Maid Cafes here and there and Cosplayers everywhere.




Lita decides to go with you to shop. And seems to be fascinated by the cosplay and the Maid cafes and the anime pictures everywhere. She is also curious about the pc components that you bought.

You manage to get a cpu that would have been amazing in 2015 or 2016. But it is just above average here. You get a decent Motherboard that has an integrated GPU. And 8 GB of ram. Along with a case, Monitor, keyboard and mouse. All for under 70,000 yen. (About $700)

All from a out of the way shop in Akihabara
The shop did help you out by letting you download a linux distro and burn it to a dvd.

You take it home and build the computer and install linux to it and hook it to the Apartment's internet.

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You do find various temples around Tokyo. Vex points out a Toyokawa Inari Shrine near the western side of the Imperial Palace since it is about a 15 minute walk from your apartment. There are many statues of foxes.

You Enter the shrine and fine the thinest dregs of magic there. You feel a presence there and you can feel it's attention on you and Lita.

That's exactly the type of reputation I'm looking to build, and also just get a grasp of where I sit with martial arts skills without motes enhancing my every movement.

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That's awesome to learn about Akihabara, I'll have to take advantage in the future. I'll make a mental note about Lita's interest in Cosplayers, and say that we should see about finding some conventions at some point to visit. I'm not familiar with Japans local conventions, but I can't imagine they're all that infrequent. But that's for another  day and goal.

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I will try and find a fox statue that does not have anyone attending it currently, and sit lotus style in front of it meditating on the presence here. I'll reach out with my mind,

Can you hear me? We are travelers new to this world, and seek to learn and protect. I can sense that magic is scarce in this world, but it lingers here yet. Perhaps I can do something to help you?

You and Lita are in the highest tier of mortal skill in the Martial arts.

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You note advertisements for a Anime Convention in about 6 weeks.

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You sit in front of a fox statue and meditate.
What are you? I haven't sensed such an amount of magic since the Last Age.

We are versers, and I have dedicated my life to finding balance and protecting those in need. Myself, Lita, and my elemental furies or spirits Hermes, Nix, Zeke, Ursulus, Galad, and Vex travel across the multiverse. The travel isn't exactly under my control, and I don't know yet why I have landed here. Who are you, if I may ask, and what is this Last Age? What happened to reduce the magic present in this world.

I am Yozora no Kitsune. I am an aspect of Dakini-shinten and Inari and I am The Guardian Deity of this shrine.

We don't know why Magic has mostly left this world. It started about 1500 years ago. but it got really bad about a hundred years ago.

The last age was the Age of The Gods. The gods ruled everything in harmony and magic flowed freely.

It is an honor to meet you Yozora no Kitstune. I find myself wondering whether the magic the flowed freely has found a constrictive force, which has drained the supply to the rest of the world. Or perhaps it has to do with the end of the last age. What happened to the other gods that they no longer rule in harmony? Perhaps that change is at the core of why magic has faded.

I suppose I am being presumptuous, as a newcomer. Am I safe in assuming the return of magic would be beneficial to you and yours? Perhaps if I meditated here on local magic over the coming weeks and months, I could help reinforce the flows of magic. Is there a mortal here I should speak to if I am to frequent your temple for meditation?

Perhaps. But your heart is in the right place. What is your name. You mentioned your partner and the aspects of yourself.

A lot of gods grow weak and where unable to answer the prayers of humans. Starving for both magic and faith, many simply died.

Indeed. I haven't been able to manifest since this temple was build and then rebuilt when Japan angered the Sleeping giant.

I doubt the magic will return in such a way. But you can try if you wish. Just remember. If you damage the fragile Dragon lines and Dragon nests you will kill me and the other gods in the temples in the New Capitol.

You can sense her feelings of grim fatalism with that.

This is an temple to the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism in addition to being a shrine to Inari. Talk to the head Monk about wishing to meditate here. He should allow you to meditate at reasonable hours.

Ah, my apologies. My name is Mike. So the magic grew weak before the gods left, so it wasn't triggered by their departure.

Who, or what, is this Sleeping Giant?

And I shall be careful, I do not wish to harm the leylines of magic here, and will only attempt to bolster them if I am confident I can do so safely.

After talking with the spirit of the temple I will get up and go in search of the head monk.

When I find him, I will bow and introduce myself, "Greetings I am Michael and I am informed that you are the head monk of this Temple. I was hoping to gain your permission to meditate here. I wish to meditate on the leylines of power that flow through this temple and the nature of Yozora no Kitsune."

The Sleeping Giant stands Astride the World now and Japan is now friends with them. They are called America

For a split second the monk seems shocked. But he regains his composure.
He speaks
"The name of the guardian of this temple isn't common knowledge. I sense power from you so you must be Awakened... Come with me."

He leads you to a private room.
"What do you wish to learn from the Geomancy of the Temple and Yozora no Kitsune?"

"I am new to this world, and am seeking to understand it, and offer my help where I can. My companions and I have arrived but a little over a week ago, speaking with Yozora no Kitsune while meditating is this first magical being I've sensed and interacted with since arriving.

She informed me that magic used to flow freely in this world, and I'm curious what is blocking it's flow. I am hoping by meditating here I may get a better grasp on what may be wrong and if I would be able to help the flow return. She asked I but be careful, and speak with you about permission to meditate here.

I'm curious about your story as well though, what are the Awakened that you speak of, and how much you can sense of me. Do you sense just me, or my spirits as well?"

"... What do you mean by you are new to this World?...

We are not sure why the magic started disappearing. It was said to have started over a thousand years ago. By..."

He thinks for a bit, Apparently doing mental math.

"around the Western Calender's 500th year of The Common Era a large part of the worlds magic disappeared Preventing the use of grand magic that legends are told of.minor practices where still possible and and the Gods and Yokai where still with us.


Now Magic was so thin now that no one can do anything overt. The most anyone could do was minor blessings and curses.

The Awakened are what we call those that are still sensitive to magic and can possible learn it. I sense a lot of Power and it is difficult to sense clearly."

"Lita and I travel between... worlds is the wrong choice of words. Fabrics of reality that loosely tie universes together, we travel between them. The conduit of traveling is painful and inconvenient, and never something I do willingly. But alas,  it happened recently and I arrived here.

Where I last came from, magic was brimming, and I could recharge simply by sleeping or opening myself to the elemental motes that permeated the world. I know a not insignificant amount of magic, both martial arts that channel the flow into it's forms and crafting motes of essence into patterns to do what I wish, I am hoping by reaching my mind out and following the thread of magic essence present here that I can trace  it back to a blockage that stops the flow, or otherwise help act as a conduit to restore what was lost."

The Zen Master stares at you for a long moment before speaking
"I am forced to believe you because no one could gather that much magic here.

Did your studies of magic include Geomancy?"

"They were not the focal point of my training, but I did have limited training in identifying and following leylines to nexuses of power. Primarily when I was searching for ideal locations for a large magic ritual I was preparing for. I am always eager to learn however, should you be willing to teach."

"It would be good for you to learn Fusui then. I will teach you and allow you to meditate here. Would you be interested in learning Zen Buddhism as well?"

"I would be honored to learn whatever you are willing to teach. Where should we start, and what is the proper way for me to address you when you are teaching me?"

I'm assuming Lita will also speak up about wanting to learn, but don't want to speak for her.

I'll then follow his directions to beginning learned Fusui and Zen Buddhism.

"A simple Sensei will do."

You and your teacher go to Lita and he says
"I also sense great power from you. Your Friend Michael-san asked is allowing me to teach him Geomancy and Zen Buddhism.  Would you like to learn?"

" That does sound interesting. I would like to learn with Michael."

His eyebrow raises a bit with her lack of honorific to refer to you.


"Come with me then."

He takes you to a quiet room.
And Instructs
"Sit on the floor with good posture."

After you get situated he asks

"Michael-san, what do you know about Buddhism?"

I sit lotus style and focus on my form while awaiting questions or instruction.

"Sensei, what I know of Buddhism is little and of the world I came from. My understanding is that it's a spiritual view of the world, with a focus on inner improvement and meditation, and many sects are non-violent in nature. Unfortunately, that is mostly all I know about it."

"That is true. But only scratches the surface. It is nice to know that Buddhism arose in other universes as well.

The most basic premise of Buddhism is that we all are bound to the Cycle of Reincarnation and the Wheel of Samsara  through our accumulated karma and Attachment to the World and the Self.
Buddhism is the path to exit the Cycle of Reincarnation and end the suffering that arises from living in this impermanant world.

There are many paths and sects of Buddhism. Our sect focuses on Meditation to achieve Mind of No Mind. And eventually maintain this state throughout everyday life.

For now. Just sit. And focus on being aware. Breath in deeply, exhale fully and focus on your breathing for now. Let your thoughts come and go. But don't linger on them. Always return your focus on you breathing.
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I will listen, and obey, the fleeting thought coming to me that by buddhism's standard I may no longer be human. If being human is to be reincarnated, what does it mean when one is immortal,  or is each verse just a reincarnation.

But then I focus on my next breath and let that train of thought float away. I focus on my breathing, and the flow of magic, however slight it might be, and the similarities between the air I breath and the magic flowing into and out of me, how they are not all that different.

and then I let that thought pass, so I focus on my breathing.

I then think about what I could be doing to excel at this training, but how does one excel at breathing, and then I let that thought drift away to stay focused.

I continue this, as the thoughts become more as background noise to the attunement of myself to my breathing.

You sit and meditate. Your furies are quiet. Perhaps sensing your desire to quite your mind for a little while. You also sense that they are paying attention to your meditation.

Eventually your mind quiets down and you are just Aware. You sip the trickle of power here. But not enough to hurt it you feel.(Gain one undifferentiated mote)

You Sit and Meditate. It feels like an hour. Then The Head Monk says.

"That is enough for now. Judging from both of your steady breathing. You both got into the proper mindset to meditate. Now all you need to do is practice every day.
Do you have other things you need to accomplish today? I could continue teaching today. Or we could work out a scheduled."

Lita get up but seems contemplative.

"I am open to learning more today, but I want to be respectful of Lita's wishes as well. There is much to learn, the challenge is always finding the balance.

So what do you think Lita, do you want to continue on today? I am leaning towards continuing, but I know there is much to learn about this new world and I don't want to deprive you.

As to schedule, I do have a job during the week, but perhaps we can plan for us to come to the temple and meditate after work."

Unless Lita has a preference, I would continue with the training today.