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]

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

--> Martial Manual :

- Minor realm of

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 be rolling on

of vindication] -

a three-dimensional sphere that protects the user from all sides. Because of the lack of offensive capabilities, the

[★★★ Drifting steps]

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

--> Skills :

[{G} Monarch's indifference]

skill that enables users to erase all emotions, and act as a supreme monarch that only calculates the best option

==========

I did it.

broke through to

now a small rank away from

way I was progressing, if nothing strange happened, in either a month or two

of limit my training speed

system, so it's not like it really

"huuu..."

body. I could instantly feel the fibers of my muscles being more durable and flexible.

-Kacha!

the air, a small shockwave swept the garden. The grass around the area

"Not bad..."

and staring at my fist for a few seconds, I decided

new movement art my dad gave me. The garden was too small for me, therefore, I decided to go

my shoes, I quickly left

-Clank!

...

-Swooooosh!

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

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

"Huff, huff, huff"

resting my hands on my knees, I felt the morning air rush

I was tired.

took, my speed increased. It was almost

Drifting steps.

the name of the movement art 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

control my body properly

open space,

-Gulp!

a [Mana recovery potion] I prepared to once again do a lap

to continue practicing, a

been such

"...hm?"

where the voice

greyish-black suit entered my sight. He appeared to be in his late teens or so. His face

which was devoid of any wrinkles coupled with his demenour of

voice was warm, and the way he smiled caused the

Who was he?

don't remember ever knowing

another one of the old Ren's

was about to ask him who he

"Hello, Matthew"

'Huh?'

youth moved away from the tree and headed

changed since I

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

Cold sweat appeared on my back, and my body

What was this feeling?

...Was this fear?

experiencing fear over someone I never met

"What's wrong?"

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