Obtaining Legendray Dragon Template At The Start As A Side-Character! Chapter 16: No Pain No Gain

The air was cold, and the morning mist was rising from the surface of the palace courtyard. Reinh was standing at the center of the courtyard, holding his wooden sword, looking coldly at August, who was standing across from him.

August was also holding his wooden sword tightly and moving slowly, ready to begin.

No words were exchanged. A heavy silence ruled between them, with only the sound of the wind passing through the trees of the courtyard.

Several weeks had passed since the assassination incident, and this was their final training match. After this fight, they would soon leave the Tyrant Palace, and Reinh would be able to return to the Garden of Crowns.

Because of the condition of Reinh’s and August’s injuries, they had not had any training battles during the past few weeks. Reinh had spent all his ti training alone, and now he wanted to see how much he had improved during this ti.

The first move ca from Reinh. He suddenly jumped forward toward August, delivering an attack whose speed and precision were completely unexpected.

The wooden sword ca in at an angled strike toward August’s defense, and August dodged easily. However, sothing in Reinh’s movents had changed. Every movent was heavier, more precise, and smoother than in their last battle.

August paused for a mont, clearly confused.

How was this possible? In such a short ti, how had his young master beco this much stronger?

His gaze fell on Reinh’s body, and he examined him carefully with his eyes. He could not feel any mana from him. That ant Reinh had not absorbed the core. Of course, such a thing would be unlikely and extrely foolish.

But then how? No mana had been transferred to him, so how had he gained such speed and strength?

Could it be that he had tempered his body with that amount of mana? But that would be pure madness. If his body had been placed under such brutal pressure, it would have exploded. So what had happened?

The battle continued. Reinh dodged attacks with incredible precision while also attacking himself. His strikes were solid, fast, and had almost no unnecessary movent.

August was forced to defend, yet every ti he thought he had the advantage, Reinh made a sudden move that caught him off guard.

This was extrely strange to him. He knew that in sword skill, this young boy was truly superior to him. These were skills that could only be obtained through endless, repeated battles.

He did not know how his young master had gained such skill, and he could only attribute it to an incomprehensible talent. Still, only a few weeks had passed, and now he could no longer compete with this twelve-year-old child without using mana.

Did this even make sense?

The wooden swords clashed again and again. The sound of their strikes echoed through the courtyard and bounced off the walls of the palace.

At one mont, Reinh launched a spinning attack. His sword ca in from an angle that August had not expected at all.

August barely managed to dodge, but the power and speed of Reinh’s movent shocked him even more. He did not know what had happened to his young master, but he was certain of one thing now.

He could no longer underestimate this boy.

Now August attacked with greater care. Blows were exchanged one after another, and there was no clear winner. Unlike before, the old man held himself back.

"Young master, you truly are a monster."

During one of his dodges, his mana was released unconsciously.

The flow of mana rushed toward Reinh like a powerful wave and threw him backward with terrifying force.

The ground beneath Reinh cracked, and dust rose as he hit the ground. August imdiately realized what he had done and looked over in shock.

But Reinh stayed on the ground for only a single mont. Then he stood up with the sa calm and cold expression.

He was completely unhard. His breathing was steady, and his body looked perfectly fine. August froze. His eyes widened, and his heart felt like it stopped for a mont.

He could not believe it. He had released his mana. Even though it was only at the level of a person with three mana rings, how had this boy not taken even a scratch?

Were his eyes seeing things?

Unfortunately, this was not the ti for such thoughts.

August’s eyes filled with sha. He rushed toward Reinh and dropped to his knees, his hands hitting the ground as his voice filled with apology.

"My young master, I’m sorry! I deserve punishnt!"

"It’s fine," Reinh replied calmly and coldly, without the slightest change in his expression.

There was no anger in his voice, no irritation, only a rciless calm that affected August even more.

He sighed inwardly. This boy would soon return to the Garden of Crowns, and he could already imagine the chaos his return would cause.

’And I will be forced to make a choice.’ Until now, he had remained neutral in the matter of supporting one of the Patriarch’s children for the right of succession.

However, he knew that sooner or later he would have to choose soone. At first, his thoughts were on the eldest son or the eldest daughter, but now he had found an option better than both of them.

"That’s enough. You can go," he then said quietly, placing the wooden sword back in its resting position.

"I understand, young master. Regarding the departure ti, I think it would be better to leave tomorrow instead of two days later," August said respectfully.

"That’s fine. Make the preparations. We will return to the Garden of Crowns tomorrow," Reinh paused briefly, then agreed.

August then left to make the necessary preparations for the next day, though not much preparation was actually needed.

After the old man left, a miniature dragon suddenly appeared above Reinh’s head.

"Your progress is greater than I expected, kid," it said, its tone filled with satisfaction and even pride.

"Thankfully, I didn’t endure all that pain for nothing," Reinh replied, nodding slightly. Unlike what he had expected, obtaining a dragon’s physical structure had not been easy.

Almost all the bones in his body had turned to ash, and new bones had ford in their place.

And he had experienced that entire process while fully conscious.

What can be said? No pain, no gain, right?