7 A.M.

Staring at the clock stuck on the wall of my house, I headed to the kitchen and made myself some coffee.

The lights of the villa were shut and I was the only person in the house. My parents already went to the guild and Nola was at day care.

...So I had the whole place to myself.

Sliding the door that led to the garden, I felt the morning breeze cool down my body instantly.

For the past few days, I had been fairly busy.

After spending a lot of time remodeling the warehouse as well as studying for my exams, I barely had any time to focus on my training.

The only time I had available was usually early in the morning.

"fuuuuu..."

Taking a deep breath, I sat crossed-legged in the garden. It was about time I broke through my rank.

Taking out multiple potions from my dimensional space, I opened the thumb-sized bottle cap and gulped one of the potions down.

-Gulp!

At first, the potion was tasteless. But soon after, a bitter aftertaste invaded the tonsils of my tongue.

The aftertaste was similar to that of a shot of espresso. Very bitter.

-Pant!

Exhaling and taking a long deep breath, I focused my mind on spreading the effects of the potion throughout my body.

Instantly, the cells within my body jumped in excitement.

Streams of energy circulated around my body as white steam slowly escaped from my body creating a white mist around me.

-Gulp!

Without skipping a beat, after I felt the effects of the first potion wearing out, I instantly downed another one.

Like that, I repeated the process three more times until I suddenly felt my body bloat and the muscles of my body twitch.

-Pant! -Pant!

Panting heavily, I cleared my mind. Soon after, the twitching stopped and a wave of energy washed over my body revitalizing all of my muscles. My head became lucid, as well as my senses.

Suddenly, everything around me became clearer.

The water droplet dripping from the blade of grass in the distance became more perceptible. The sound of the birds chirping became more apparent, and the smells around me intensified.

It felt as if everything around me was within my grasp...

"fuuuuuu..."

Exhaling, and adjusting myself to the changes around me, I looked at my status window

===Status===

Name : Ren Dover

Rank : F +

Strength : F +

Agility : F +

Stamina : F

Intelligence : F

Mana capacity : F +

Luck : E

Charm : G

--> Profession :

[Swordsmanship lvl.2]

of understanding of the sword has evolved to the next level. User will find it easier to understand concepts that were previously harder

--> Martial Manual :

Keiki style] - Minor realm

created by Grandmaster Toshimoto Keiki. A five-star module that focused primarily on reaching the apex of swordsmanship and speed. Upon mastery, the sword art becomes so fast that before an opponent could even think about their next move, their heads would already

of vindication] -

the ring can create a three-dimensional sphere that protects the user from all sides. Because of the

[★★★ Drifting steps]

increase. Unless user stops, speed

--> Skills :

[{G} Monarch's indifference]

skill that enables users to erase all emotions, and act as a supreme monarch

==========

I did it.

to

small rank away from

if nothing strange happened,

of limit my training speed was even faster than the likes

it's not like it really made a difference for

"huuu..."

the fibers of my muscles being more durable and flexible. Almost as

-Kacha!

garden. The grass around the area

"Not bad..."

staring at my fist for a few seconds, I decided to head back into the

the new movement art my dad gave me. The garden was

shoes, I

-Clank!

...

-Swooooosh!

bolt, my figure sped around the park at incredible speeds. Like a shadow, my silhouette ran

around me became slower and slower, almost as if time had slowed down. However, that didn't last long as I soon

"Huff, huff, huff"

on my knees, I felt the morning air rush past

I was tired.

increased. It

Drifting steps.

of the movement art I

regular pace, but as time passed and the longer I ran, the faster I became. It got to the point where I was running so fast that

to the fact that I couldn't control my body properly as I ran. Thus exposing me to

this not been an open space, I would've

-Gulp!

by a [Mana recovery potion] I prepared to

I was about to continue practicing, a warm pleasant voice

it's been such

"...hm?"

looked towards where the voice

greyish-black suit entered my sight.

wrinkles coupled with

the people around him to

Who was he?

ever

one of the old

about to ask him who he was, my mouth abruptly

"Hello, Matthew"

'Huh?'

the tree and headed in my direction. Laughing he

changed since I last saw

Ba...thump, Ba...thump, Ba...thump

appeared on my back,

What was this feeling?

...Was this fear?

was I experiencing fear over someone I

"What's wrong?"

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