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

no one properly taught you how to control your

Donna's question, a bitter smile appeared on

"Yes, you aren't wrong"

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

"...Odd"

Odd indeed.

someone to have been able to enter the Lock and yet still not know how to properly circulate their mana this

you suddenly found yourself inside of your

to circulate mana properly, but I never once learned how

entering the academy and 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 experimenting with my body...and let's just say

channel the mana inside of my body, it simply wasn't the

properly focus on my mana circulating

my body, I lowered my head

starting

explanation, everything was starting to make sense to me. The things that

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

dark tunnel that I was stuck in

my emotions, Donna circulated the mana in her

try to memorize the exact paths my mana is flowing inside of your body. This is the fastest and most efficient path that we humans have discovered after a lot

of arts 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

for me, nodding my head seriously, I fully focused on the mana that was circulating inside

"Understood"

next two hours, silence prevailed in the surroundings as Donna and I sat crossed-legged in the middle of the room with her hands on

to circulate at a much faster pace than before. I could vividly see myself improving at speeds that I could've only dreamt of in the past causing my heart to beat in

that's enough

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

next week on Wednesday same

hand leaving my back, I felt a slight tinge of regret before I exhaled and

"...understood, thank you"

walking to the other side of the room and taking a towel, Donna threw it

the deal. Since you held your end of the deal, it wouldn't be right if I didn't

at me, an awkward smile appeared on

area I

my awkward face, Donna smiled as she shook her

better get going. Lessons will start in a couple of hours so take a shower and