Before he could respond, she quickly left the pool, her feet moving at a hurried pace. Her head was lowered, avoiding his gaze entirely. She was too mortified by her own actions, berating herself internally, 'How could I act like this?!' she inwardly scread.
'He must think I'm a slut, looking at how enthusiastic I was kissing him!' she thought, horrified, as she reached her bedroom. Once inside, she began changing out of her one-piece swimsuit and into her usual white-and-gold Academy uniform.
As she dressed, she had ti to reflect on her actions and tried to rationalize them. 'You're going to be fine, Lyra. I read in a book that boys like it when their girlfriends are enthusiastic with kisses and... other lewd actions...' she reassured herself. However, the mont kept replaying in her mind, though now it was for an entirely different reason.
A few minutes earlier, Mikael had watched Lyra hurry away from the pool, a wry smile on his face as he noticed her shyness. Knowing she was feeling embarrassed, he decided to stay in the pool and give her so space to unwind.
While floating on his back and staring at the sky, his thoughts drifted back to Lyra, especially how she had looked in that one-piece swimsuit. A small, almost imperceptible blush crept across his face as he thought about how beautiful she was.
After a few minutes of relaxation, Mikael decided to leave the pool. He passed by his bedroom, where he changed into the white-and-gold uniform he typically wore. Then, he made his way to the training room, eager to finally complete his training on integrating the space spell.
On his way, he stopped in front of Lyra's door and hesitated. He debated whether to knock and check on her but ultimately decided against it. He shook his head and continued walking, thinking it would be better to give her so ti alone to process everything.
He soon arrived at the enormous, empty training room and imdiately got to work, determined to finish his training.
Ti quickly passed as he focused on his training, interrupted only by a short interlude when he ate with Alia and Lyra. Lyra, in particular, was shyer than usual, but as the al progressed, she gradually returned to her usual state. From crippling shyness to rely being reserved—good progress!
By the ti it was around 7 PM, Mikael was moving at high speed in the training room, appearing like a weightless blur to anyone who might have been watching. He used the walls and ceiling as platforms, maneuvering with incredible agility. However, what was even more astonishing was that despite his extre speed, he was nearly silent.
Rather than cutting through the wind and creating resistance, the air seed to 'bend' around him without a sound. When he landed on a surface, only the faintest impact sound could be heard, hinting that his weight was far lighter than it should have been while moving.
"Thump."
A barely audible sound accompanied his landing as he turned his gaze forward, seemingly looking at nothing.
At this mont, Mikael felt a surge of excitent. 'This technique should be good enough, right? If it's not enough to push the Wind-Explosive Style to Legendary rarity... I swear, I'll be pissed.'
Without wasting any more ti, he opened the evolution nu for his Tier 0, Level 5 Footwork Mastery skill.
[Your Tier 0, Level 5 skill - Footwork Mastery has t all necessary conditions for evolution. The updated evolution paths are:]
[Explosive Steps (Uncommon)
Description: A footwork technique that generates small explosions beneath the user's feet to provide montum, greatly increasing speed.]
[Explosive Style (Rare)
Description: A fighting style that creates small explosions around the body to enhance montum, significantly increasing movent speed, attack speed, and slightly boosting attack power.]
[Wind-Explosive Style (Epic)
Description: An upgraded version of the Explosive Style that integrates wind mana. This style drastically enhances movent and attack speed compared to the Explosive Style.
By using this technique, the user is enveloped by wind mana, which negates air resistance and allows for silent movent, as the wind bends around them instead of colliding. This enables the user to surpass the sound barrier without generating a sonic boom.]
[Weightless Wind-Explosive Style (Legendary)
Description: A perfected form of the Wind-Explosive Style that also integrates space elents. This style reduces the user's effective weight to just 20 kilograms, significantly boosting both movent and attack speed.
The reduced weight presents so disadvantages, but with sufficient control, the user can instantly restore their original weight just before impact, effectively nullifying the downsides while retaining all benefits.
Note: The required level of control only applies to others who wish to learn this style. As its creator, your mastery is already high enough to be considered complete, so you will not face any issues.]
"Yes, it's here!" he exclaid, his voice filled with excitent. He had expected this option to appear, but a small part of him had worried that his progress might go unrecognized, preventing a new evolution from unlocking. Or worse—what if the next rarity after Epic wasn't Legendary, but sothing like Epic ? That would have been frustrating.
Luckily, his fears were unfounded. Without hesitation, he selected the long-awaited evolution.
[Weightless Wind-Explosive Style (Legendary) evolution path chosen. Your Footwork Mastery (Common) - Tier 0, Level 5 has evolved into Weightless Wind-Explosive Style (Legendary) - Tier 1, Level 1.]
[Weightless Wind-Explosive Style - Tier 1, Level 1 (Legendary Active Skill)
Description: A perfected form of the Wind-Explosive Style that integrates space elents, reducing the user's effective weight to just 20 kilograms, significantly boosting movent and attack speed.
The reduced weight presents so disadvantages, but with sufficient control, the user can instantly restore their original weight just before impact, effectively nullifying the downsides while retaining all benefits.
Note: The required level of control only applies to others who wish to learn this style. As its creator, your mastery is already high enough to be considered complete, so you will not face any issues.
Active Effects: When activated, this technique is magically enhanced by the Records, producing even greater effects for the sa effort.
Conditions for Level-Up:
Use the skill in combat conditions: 0/100%
Pay 3200 LP: 0/3200]
Mikael felt satisfied with his new skill, but when he saw the cost, a wry smile appeared on his face. 'Yeah, leveling this skill won't be cheap... And to think I thought 20K LP would last for a while. Well, no point dwelling on it now. What I really want to see is how strong this skill has beco.'
'Like the active effect states, skills officially recognized by the Records receive a natural boost without extra effort on my part. Let's put that to the test!'
Without wasting any ti, he activated his new skill and started moving around the room. He tested it for several minutes before stopping and returning to his original position.
A smile spread across his face. "Three tis faster," he murmured to himself, satisfied. Deciding that he had trained enough for now, he was about to exit the training room when he rembered that it has been a while since he checked his status, curious he decided to open it.
[Na: Mikael Angelini
Race: Human (Dirarnia World Genius Variation)
Lifespan: 21/98 → 22/96
Overall Power: Tier 2
Military Rank: Private 50/50 MP
Global Level Tier 2 Race: 3/100 → 4/100
Experience: 800K/2.5M XP
Class: Hunter(Aedris)
Level: 4/50 → 15/50
Experience: 0K/100K XP
Stats:
Strength: 653(150) → 682(150)
Agility: 733(150) → 762(150)
Endurance: 706(150) → 746(150)
Vitality: 794 → 845
Perception: 943 → 972
Intelligence: 557 → 575
Spirit: 549(100) → 567(100)
Energy:
Aura (Dirarnia World): F 320/320 → E- 430/430
Mana (Dirarnia World): F 360/360 → E- 686/686
Active Skills:
Footwork Mastery(Common): Tier 0, Level Level 5 → Weighless Wind-Explosive Style(Legendary): Tier 1, Level 1
Active/Passive Skills:
Body Refining Technique(Uncommon): Tier 0, Level 3
Chained Sword Style(Rare): Tier 1, Level 2
Aura Threads Creation and Manipulation(Uncommon) - Tier 1, Level 4
Mobile ditation(Uncommon): Tier 1, Level 3
Passive Skills:
Unard Martial Arts Mastery(Common): Tier 0, Level 5
6th Sense(Uncommon): Tier 0, Level 5
Life Points (LP): 8850 → 20040]
When he checked his status window, he imdiately noticed that his lifespan was now at 22/96. It was now October, aning he had turned 22. He shrugged, as it didn't matter much, and simply exited the training room, deciding that he had done enough for the day and could afford to relax.
In the living room, Alia and Lyra were once again watching a series. Mikael took a seat on one of the couches beside them and joined in. He quickly noticed that Alia and Lyra were whispering to each other while occasionally glancing at him.
At that mont, he could have used his enhanced hearing to eavesdrop on their conversation, but he chose not to and simply continued watching the series playing on the TV.
As the sun set, Lyra stood up from the couch, exchanging a brief look with Alia before leaving the room. Left alone, Alia turned to Mikael, her gaze intense. He raised an eyebrow, silently asking, "What is it?"
Alia's expression was firm as she approached him without hesitation. She reached out, gripping his wrist—not forcefully, but with undeniable intent.
"Co with ," she said, her tone calm and resolute, leaving no room for argunt.
Mikael raised an eyebrow but didn't resist as she stood up, pulling him along. 'Interesting,' he thought, intrigued by her sudden actions, allowing her to lead him.
They left the living room, Alia guiding him toward her bedroom with steady, confident steps. Her grip on his wrist was firm, yet there was no tension—it wasn't a demand, but a silent declaration of her intent.
Once they reached the room, she pushed the door open and pulled him inside before closing it behind them. Turning to face him, her erald eyes locked onto his, unwavering.
"I suppose you didn't bring here to discuss philosophy?" Mikael asked, a small smirk playing on his lips.
"Not really," she answered.
She took a step closer, reducing the distance between them. Mikael could catch the faint scent of her perfu as she drew near.
He also stepped forward, bringing their faces so close that their lips were nearly touching—just a small movent from either of them would be enough to close the gap. He murmured, "So, why did you bring here~?"
"For this," she declared before closing the distance and pressing her lips against his.
"Mmmwah."
Mikael responded in kind, and after a few seconds, Alia pulled back, her eyes burning with passion.
Her fingers traced down his torso—slow, deliberate—before she leaned in again, her breath warm against his skin.
"And right now, I want you... Do you want too?" she asked, her initial confidence wavering into sothing more vulnerable by the end.
Hearing her voice, Mikael imdiately understood that much of her earlier bravado was, at least in part, a facade. No matter how much of a 'warrior' Alia was, it was only natural for her to be nervous in a mont like this. Realizing this, he knew he had to take the lead—to make her feel wanted.
He wrapped his arms around her in a firm embrace, pulling her close before leaning in to whisper beside her ear, his breath teasing her skin.
She shivered.
"Of course, I want you. How could I not? You're gorgeous," he murmured.
As his words reached her ears, a smile so breathtakingly beautiful blood on her lips that it could have stolen the hearts of any man who saw it. But, fortunately—or unfortunately—no one else was there to witness it. Not even Mikael, as his face was still beside hers.
Fueled by a rush of confidence and happiness at hearing the man she loved complint her, Alia acted boldly. With a sudden push, she made him stumble backward onto the bed.
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