"We have been in here for a while now, isn't it about ti we start hunting for the boss?" Yenna suggested while taking a bite from her piece of at.
"I guess you are right though," He pull out the device Jolly gave him that asures dungeon ranks, "this dungeon seems to be rank 4, so we can't just go blindly looking for the boss, we might die."
He looked at the device as he continued, "Rank 4 ans we need to be very careful. We're not strong enough to just brute force our way through, but we are lucky since we are immune to corrupted mana, at least the one inside this dungeon, so we have no real reason to rush... " His voice trailed off, eyes distant as if he was looking at sothing far away.
Yenna swallowed her food, watching him with a hint of concern. "Vell? Are you okay?" She leaned slightly closer.
He snapped back to the present, shaking his head lightly as if trying to dispel a bad dream. "Yeah, just...thinking. We can't just focus on the boss right away. We need to level up, get stronger, and maybe even figure out how the dungeon is structured to gain an advantage." He looked at her, "And you also need to get stronger, all of you."
He stood up, an expression his face, one that she knew very well. "So, let's start by fully exploring this, and I also need to refine your bodies. I have been ignoring that for far too long, and i believe it is ti to change that."
She nodded, putting her piece of at down and standing up next to him. Her eyes had a similar look to his.
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Wren, who was cleaning her claws, turned towards them. "Are we going to go crazy again? What is all this training that you always keep talking about? I do not understand." She let out a heavy sigh.
"Big sis is lazy, lazy lazy." Sia teased while running up to Vell, "don't worry dad, an Mia will always be ready for any training you have for us." She gave Wren a smug look as he patted her head.
'damn brat, i was by master's side first, stop clinging so hard.'
He noticed Wren's expression, "Don't worry kid, I love you all equally."
A mischievous grin spread across Sia's face. "Oh, I know you love more, Dad! It's okay for Big Sis to be jealous." She stuck her tongue out at Wren, who grumbled sothing and went back to ticulously cleaning her claws.
Vell chuckled, ruffling Sia's hair. "Alright, alright, enough teasing. Wren, the training I'm talking about is important. It's not about 'going crazy,' it's about optimizing your bodies, making you stronger, faster, more resilient. Your human forms are not as capable as your original ones so you need to be comfortable in your humans forms."
He turned to Yenna. "You've seen what I can do with my own body. I can enhance my strength, speed, even my senses. I can teach you all to do the sa, to a degree. It's about understanding how your bodies work, how to channel your mana, and how to use it to push yourselves beyond your current limits."
"I am ready anyti." She replied, looking ready to start right away.
He nodded and looked at Wren and Mia, "ready?"
"Yeees master." Wren said, getting looking disinterested. He walked over to her and picked her up, hoisting her in the air.
"stop that, Master! Put down!" She yelped, her claws instinctively curling, though she made no move to fight back. Her face flushed, and she flailed in the air, clearly more flustered than angry.
He smirked, holding her effortlessly. "You've been sulking. This is just giving you a little motivation." He twirled her slightly as if she were weightless. "Big sis Wren jealous of her little siblings. Am I going to have to carry you through the training too?"
Sia burst out laughing, clutching her sides. "Oh no, Big Sis, don't let him treat you like a sack of potatoes!"
Wren's lips twitched as if fighting back a smile. She crossed her arms with an exaggerated pout. "I'm not jealous! And I can handle any training you throw at . So, you can stop embarrassing dad."
Yenna snorted, trying and failing to hide her laughter behind her hand. Even Mia was giggling softly, her usually reserved deanor cracking just a little.
He finally set her down, patting her on the head. "There, see? You're already learning to take things a little lighter. Laughing's important too, you know. Builds character."
"Ok," she smiled, holding his hand, "I am better now."
"Ok, enough chatting, let's get started. follow ." He ran out of the cave, keeping his speed moderate so they could keep up. He started leaping around like a monkey and looked back at them, waving a hand, signaling them to do it too.
"Hm? that's easy no?" Yenna enhanced her legs and leaped but she went too high and when she ca back down, she could not control her landing, hitting the ground with an awkward thud. She groaned, sitting up and brushing dirt off her arms. "Okay, maybe not that easy,"
He doubled back, grinning as he offered her a hand. "It's not about how high you can jump. It's about control. Enhance just enough to clear the distance, and focus on where you want to land. Think of it like... dancing, but with mana."
Sia and Mia were already mimicking his movents, their smaller forms leaping more nimbly from tree to tree. Sia looked over her shoulder at Wren. "Co on, Big Sis! You're not going to let show you up, are you?"
'This brat, I need to teach her a lesson.' She narrowed her eyes, a sly grin spreading across her face. "Oh, you want to see what Big Sis can do? Fine. Watch and learn, little brat."
She crouched slightly, her body exuding a quiet confidence as she channeled her mana. With a fluid burst of energy, she leapt gracefully into the air, twisting her body mid-jump in a perfect corkscrew motion. She landed effortlessly on a narrow branch, barely disturbing it as she perched like a cat, one leg bent, the other dangling casually.
Sia blinked in surprise. "Whoa! That was... okay, I guess," she said, trying to sound unimpressed, though her wide eyes gave her away.
Wren wasn't done. With a smirk, she pushed off again, her movents a blur of precision and agility. She flipped backward mid-air, landing on a higher branch with the grace of a dancer. Then, with a quick spin, she bounded forward, grabbing a vine and swinging herself across to another tree, executing a flawless sorsault before touching down on the ground in front of Sia.
"Easy, no?" She said, brushing her hands together as if she had just completed a minor chore.
Sia's jaw dropped. "Okay, that was kinda cool."
"Kinda?" she quipped, leaning in closer with a smug grin. "Face it, you're outclassed, kid."
Even Mia, usually quiet and reserved, clapped softly, a hint of admiration in her gaze. Yenna, still recovering from her earlier stumble, muttered, "being out done by a kid is so embarrassing," though she couldn't hide her smile.
Vell laughed, clapping his hands. "Now that's what I'm talking about! you're getting it. Control, style, and adaptability. That's exactly what I want to see."
[Master, I am detecting a few monsters nearby.]
'Ohh?'
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