The Author's POV

Sitting crossed-legged in the middle of the training grounds, Donna placed both of her hands on my back. Slowly, a purple hue pulsated from her body.

"huuu..."

Similarly closing my eyes, feeling her soft hands on my back, I exhaled as I tried my best to not get distracted by the soft feeling on my back. With her eyes closed, as she circulated her mana into my body, Donna softly said.

"Focus and feel how my mana is circulating inside of your body. Make sure you remember the feeling and try to envision it in your mind"

"Mhh"

Nodding my head, I did as Donna told me and focused on the mana that was entering my body through her hands.

Shortly after, I could vividly feel Donna's mana smoothly entering my body through the channels of my body. It flowed much smoother and faster than what I was used to. It was a weird feeling.

Shortly after, as I felt her mana circulate around my body, a frown appeared on my face.

Although Donna was channeling her mana in my body, right now she was keeping her mana regulated at rank...yet, I somehow felt stronger than before. This came as a shock to me as I was already rank.

It was a completely different feeling from usual, it felt as if I no longer needed to accumulate mana inside of my body before performing the first and second movements of the Keiki style as the mana inside of my body gathered at a much faster pace.

How was that possible?

Seeing that I noticed something, Donna softly said.

"...do you feel it?"

Nodding my head I curiously asked

"Yes, but what's going on?"

Knitting her brows, Donna didn't respond immediately. Thereafter, as she thought of something, she said

"The way you channel your mana is way too crude and unrefined. From what I've observed so far it doesn't even look like you know the proper channels to which you should be circulating your mana in as the paths you use aren't efficient at all. As of right now, the speed at which your mana is circulating is at 70% of what it should be...a big loss."

"As a result of this, it takes much longer for you to channel the mana inside of your body compared to other people"

Pausing there for a second, Donna tried to word her words carefully as she softly said

one properly taught you how to control your

Donna's question, a bitter smile appeared on

"Yes, you aren't wrong"

the frown on Donna's face deepened as she

"...Odd"

Odd indeed.

know how to properly circulate their mana this was indeed odd...however

you suddenly found yourself inside of

once learned how to properly control the mana inside of my body. Nor which

everyone already knowing how to properly channel their mana since young, I wasn't taught any of this. Every single time we were taught something regarding mana, I had to learn through

understanding of how to properly channel the mana inside of my body, it simply wasn't the same as Donna directly teaching me through her directly

focus on my mana

feeling Donna's mana circulating around my body, I lowered my

see, I'm starting to understand

was starting to make sense to me. The things that have been plaguing

mana inside of my body just like Donna was showing me, I could

end of the dark tunnel that I

the mana in her body even

your body. This is the fastest and most efficient path that we

you're practicing as that is your business, but if you follow this path I am currently showing you...you will find that your mana will circulate faster and that you can gather mana at a much faster pace than before when you're trying

to Donna explain things for me, nodding my head seriously, I fully focused on the mana that was circulating inside of my

"Understood"

Donna and I sat crossed-legged in the middle

faster pace than before. I could vividly see

that's enough for

who took her hands off my back and stood up. Stretching

same time. We will resume

hand leaving my back, I felt a slight tinge of

"...understood, thank you"

smiling, while walking to the other side of the room and taking

deal. Since you held your end of the

appeared on my face

moment, and a pool of sweat appeared in the area I was sitting. Because I was so focused on Donna's teachings, I didn't notice how much I was

face, Donna smiled as

so take a shower and rest up until then, I'll see you in