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

it seems like no one properly taught you how to control your

question, a bitter smile appeared on my

"Yes, you aren't wrong"

confirmation, the frown on Donna's face deepened as she

"...Odd"

Odd indeed.

Lock and yet still not know how to properly circulate their mana this was indeed odd...however that's how things

found yourself inside of your own novel coming from a

learned how to

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

to properly channel the mana inside of my body, it simply wasn't the same as Donna

properly focus on my mana circulating in

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

starting

to make sense to me. The things that have been plaguing me since

just like Donna was showing me, I could already envision myself and my

a light at the end of the dark tunnel that I was stuck in for the

Donna circulated the mana in her body even more as she

This is the fastest and most efficient path that we humans

can gather mana at a much faster pace than before when you're trying to use a skill of something that requires you to accumulate mana...if you can get a grasp of

seriously, I fully

"Understood"

hours, silence prevailed in the surroundings as Donna and I sat crossed-legged

faster pace than before. I could vividly see

that's enough

10:00 A.M. breaking the silence was Donna who took her hands off my back and stood up. Stretching her neck, Donna looked at me

on Wednesday same time. We will resume your

a slight tinge of regret before

"...understood, thank you"

of the room and

just holding onto my end of the deal. Since you held your end of the deal, it wouldn't

appeared

clothes were completely drenched in sweat at the 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

awkward face, Donna smiled

will start in a couple of hours so take a shower and rest up