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]

User will find it easier to understand concepts that were previously harder to

--> Martial Manual :

Keiki style] - Minor realm

art 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

vindication] -

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

[★★★ Drifting steps]

With every step taken, user speed will increase. Unless user stops, speed will

--> Skills :

[{G} Monarch's indifference]

emotions, and act as a

==========

I did it.

to

was now a small rank

progressing, if nothing strange happened, in either

had consumed the seed of limit my training speed was even faster than the likes

a system, so it's not

"huuu..."

body. I could instantly feel the fibers of my muscles being

-Kacha!

the air, a small shockwave swept the garden. The grass around the area I punched split apart and a gush of air

"Not bad..."

for a few seconds, I decided to head back

The garden was

my shoes, I quickly

-Clank!

...

-Swooooosh!

the park at incredible speeds.

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

"Huff, huff, huff"

hands on my knees, I felt the morning air

I was tired.

every step I took, my speed increased. It was almost like

Drifting steps.

was the name of the movement

each step I took, my speed increased. At first, I was running at a 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 I almost crashed against a couple of trees

control my

an open space, I would've definitely

-Gulp!

a [Stamina recovery potion] followed by a [Mana recovery potion] I prepared to

as I was about to continue practicing,

been such

"...hm?"

I looked towards where

leaning against a tree, a youth wearing a greyish-black suit entered my sight. He appeared to be in his late teens or so. His face was fairly handsome and

devoid of any wrinkles coupled with his demenour of

he smiled caused the people around him to have a good feeling around

Who was he?

don't remember ever knowing this

he another one of the

to ask him who he was, my mouth abruptly

"Hello, Matthew"

'Huh?'

away from the tree and headed in my direction.

since I

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

suddenly sped. Cold sweat appeared on my back, and

What was this feeling?

...Was this fear?

I experiencing fear over someone I never met

"What's wrong?"

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