But Leonis no longer needed blind repetition.
The Immortal Insight Soul rebuilt all his previous movements in his mind.
The mistake in timing, the mana being out of sync, and the wrong transfer of weight, every time he tried, one of the problems was corrected.
"Again." This time, he asked for it himself.
Two projectiles were fired.
Calamity Sense showed their paths in front of his eyes.
Leonis waited.
Just before the impact, mana left his core and moved to his waist and opposite leg, and his body turned, his mana trace became out of sync with his real position for a moment.
The first projectile passed beside his face, and the second was deflected with a short sword strike.
And he stopped in a position where, if there had been a real attacker in front of him, he would now be beside their blind spot.
The understanding of Seven Veils of Evernight increased.
[ First Veil — Lost Moon ]
[ Beginner ← Professional ]
He smiled slightly.
But Evangeline...had become completely silent.
The woman looked at the position of his feet for several seconds and then slowly said,
"Again."
Leonis repeated the movement, this time even more smoothly than before.
Evangeline appeared in front of him in an instant and grabbed his wrist, two of her fingers resting on the path of his mana pulse.
She checked the flow of energy for several seconds.
Then again.
Her face was still calm and dignified, but the surprise in her eyes was completely visible.
"Have you learned this skill before?" she asked in a low voice.
"Master, how could I have known it before?"
"Leonis, this is an Ancient skill, even the best geniuses I have seen needed at least three months to reach the Professional level."
Leonis kept his calm expression.
"Well, I think I have a very good master."
This time, Evangeline did not even react to his joke, the mana flow she had checked was completely real.
This was not a superficial imitation, her disciple had truly understood the principles of the First Veil, and all of this had happened in only a few minutes.
She slowly released his wrist.
"You really..." She paused and a look of admiration appeared on her face. "You are much more capable than I thought, little disciple."
Then she put her hand on Leonis’s black hair and messed it up a little.
"Well done."
He looked at her face for a moment, her admiration was real and his master really seemed happy.
"So, for such a performance, can I get a kiss as a reward?" he then asked with a mischievous smile.
Evangeline looked at him for several seconds and said nothing, then turned around.
Leonis shrugged, it was natural, even he did not expect a positive answer and had said it more as a joke.
But two steps later, the woman’s footsteps came close again.
When he turned around, Evangeline was standing in front of him, and before he could ask anything, the woman grabbed the collar of his clothes and pulled it down a little.
Their lips gently touched.
Leonis’s mind went blank for a moment.
The kiss was short, but the warmth of her lips and her familiar scent erased all the calculations in his mind for several seconds.
The woman stepped back.
A light red color could be seen on her cheeks, although she was still trying to keep her usual dignified expression.
"Your reward."
Leonis was still silent.
Evangeline put her sword back into its sheath.
"Training is enough for today."
Then she walked toward the exit.
He finally smiled, apparently having a good master who gave good rewards could even make him love learning.
The door closed.
Then he ran his finger over his own lips.
"...This woman is really dangerous."
Some time later, Leonis started his solo training.
There were still ten days until the test, and despite his amazing progress, his body was still limited by the abilities of a Level One Awakened.
His goal was clear.
Habsburg Swordsmanship, Mana Control, Quick Step, and Calamity Sense had to reach a small level of perfection.
Lost Moon was now another valuable tool in his hands.
He activated one of the training formations.
A projectile was fired toward him, [ Calamity Sense ] showed the path of danger, and Leonis used [ Lost Moon ] to move away from the attack’s path and tried to transfer the remaining momentum into his sword according to the principles of [ Midnight Fang ].
The strike hit the training dummy.
It did not have much power.
But the movement and attack had been performed almost without stopping.
He nodded with satisfaction, now he could see the future path of his fighting style.
Calamity Sense for detecting threats, Lost Moon for getting the right position, and Mana Control to prevent energy from being wasted.
And if a real chance to end the battle appeared...First Crown of Habsburg.
Survive until the moment when there was a chance to kill the enemy.
Such a method completely matched Leonis’s personality, he had no interest in fair fights, if the enemy showed a weakness, it was not his responsibility to politely ignore it.
Unfortunately, he had a problem called talent and he had to solve it as soon as possible.
That evening, Leonis arrived at Avalon Academy’s eastern training area, Rhea had sent him a message to go there for training.
He had arrived eighteen minutes early.
But just when he was about to enter the field, he heard a familiar voice.
"You’re two minutes late."
Leonis turned around.
Rhea was standing beside the field’s fence, her red hair shining under the evening light and her heavy training sword resting on her shoulder.
Naturally, she was frowning.
"I arrived eighteen minutes early." Leonis looked at the clock.
"I arrived twenty minutes early."
"That’s solid logic." He stayed silent for several seconds and finally decided not to argue.
Rhea turned her face slightly so that her small smile could not be seen.
"Well, how are you going to teach me?"
She lowered her sword, a small smile appeared on her face, a smile that strangely looked ominous.
"Isn’t it obvious?"
The girl took one step forward.
"I’ll hit you until you learn how to survive the test."
Leonis looked at her for several seconds.
Apparently, there were no normal women around him.