Chapter 72 - News (1/2)

Aleen trained all the afternoon and only stopped when the sky began to darken.

He panted slightly due to the fatigue caused by swinging the sword for so long. Fortunately, he could use mana circulation to relieve his fatigue, otherwise, he would have ended unable to move his body after such harsh training.

Normally, training with a sword wouldn't have been so tiring, even if he continued for two more hours; moreover, with his enhanced physique, Aleen could endure easily ten times more training.

His current training, however, was different. D'vina requirements were for each swing to be realized at full strength, without stopping during the three hours to rest, so, despite Aleen's stronger physique, he could not help but begin to feel tired after a while.

Besides it, Aleen decided to apply the technique for 'Sharp Blade' to his sword training. Aleen thought that if he could do both of them at the same time, then he could dedicate more of his time to train other things.

But because of it, Aleen had to put part of his concentration on making sure that the mana was being used correctly, contributing even more to his tiredness.

Stretching out his body, Aleen sighed on satisfaction when he felt his muscles moving. He then retrieved his sword and put it inside the ring before walking inside the house.

Once inside, he found his sister playing with small birds made of mana. Aleen could not help but be surprised to the extent of his sister mana's manipulation.

Even D'vina admitted that Claire's talent for mana was rarely seen and said that if she could practice magic, she would have great hopes of advancing at least to level three.

When Claire noticed Aleen, she dispersed the translucid birds around her and walked towards him.

"Did you finish your training, brother?"

"For now." Answered Aleen. "I will do the mana circulation once before going to sleep. What were you doing?"

"I was training my mana output, and seeing if I can use my birds of fire to attack."

"Huh? You don't have any skill, though."

"You are right, but I figured that I can begin training from now to be prepared for when I get a skill."

Aleen felt uncomfortable when he heard that Claire planned to acquire a skill, but he quickly smiled wryly so his sister doesn't notice it. He could understand her desire to get powers and accompany him in the games, but to be honest, Aleen would prefer if she keeps away from it.

Aleen, however, could more or less understand Claire's thoughts. He knew that she always hated being protected; and though her illness sometimes forced her to not have more option but to receive Aleen's help, she made sure to help with any chore when she is healthy.

It was the same with the games. Aleen remained in the games to get Claire's cure; and despite she not saying anything about it, he knew that she was uncomfortable with the idea of Aleen risking his life for her sake.

Hiding his thoughts from Claire, Aleen smiled gently. "Are you using the technique that D'vina taught me?"

"Yes, I paid attention when miss D'vina was telling you about the circulation method, and tried to use it myself. It was more effective than I thought. Look."

With a wave of her hand, Claire created a small bird of mana and threw it towards the courtyard.

The bird of mana flew quickly leaving behind a red path. Then, it hit a small bush.

*Poof!*

With a small explosion, a few leaves were burned slowly and then, the fire disappeared.

"Wow!" Exclaimed Aleen while feigning an expression of astonishment. "It was so… disappointing? What was it? A lighter?"