"A single arm can keep up with my spear speed?!"
Allen was momentarily stunned.
At the beginning of the training, this guy's speed had been noticeably slower than his, requiring magic just to match his top speed.
Yet in just over ten days, his speed had already reached a level comparable to his own?
And this guy hadn't even advanced to Level 6 yet!
After repelling the Black Sword Spirit, Eiji swung both blades simultaneously. In the blink of an eye, nearly a hundred streaks of sword light flashed like meteors before Allen's eyes, forcing him to retreat in shock.
Whoosh!
Immediately after, an emerald-green gale surged toward him.
Ais thrust straight forward with her Desperate Sword, but her speed was far slower than Allen's.
Eiji swung his blade once.
He didn't even need to exert much force—the gale wrapped around her sword shattered instantly, and the impact sent her weapon flying.
BOOM!
A thunderclap erupted from the ground!
Blazing white lightning shot from a white staff, streaking toward his back like a bolt of electricity.
CRACK—!
Before his senses could even register the attack, Eiji abruptly turned and slashed.
Silently.
The white lightning exploded into fragments, scattering like molten sparks.
"He cut through lightning?!"
The elf holding the white staff in the distance was so shocked her eyes nearly popped out.
The speed of that slash wasn't just supersonic—it had left the speed of sound far behind!
The Thunderclap technique that Hedin could only unleash with the aid of lightning abilities had been replicated by Eiji using pure physical prowess!
"How can a Level 5 be this strong?!"
Everyone felt a chill run down their spines.
Was this really the power an Level 5 should possess?
Every person present could easily one-shot an ordinary Level 5—so why were they the ones being effortlessly repelled when facing him?
This guy's swordsmanship was truly monstrous!
BOOM!!
A deafening roar shook everyone's eardrums.
"GRRAAAHHH!!!"
Ottar's eyes burned crimson as he roared furiously.
Thick waves of bloodlust surged from his entire body, rolling outward like smoke from a wildfire.
THUD!
Like the strike of a colossal bell.
The center of the training ground shattered instantly, the earth collapsing as dirt and dust filled the air.
Eiji's expression remained unchanged.
Even with Ottar activating his Vana Arganture skill, his legs didn't buckle in the slightest—he stood firm between heaven and earth, even as the ground beneath him continued to crack.
The fierce battle lasted ten minutes.
Ottar, panting heavily, deactivated Vana Arganture and downed a potion handed to him by an attendant.
"How was it?"
Ais walked over, her eyes filled with anticipation.
"No, the pressure still isn't enough."
Eiji sighed.
Though sweat had formed on his body and his chest rose and fell slightly, he was far from reaching his limit.
Hearing this, Allen felt a surge of anger.
"You bastard! You're the one who demanded all of us attack you at once, and now you're complaining we're not strong enough?!"
"Well, if that's how you want to interpret it, I won't argue."
Eiji shrugged.
But the truth was undeniable—even with four Level 6s and one Level 7 attacking him together, they still couldn't overpower a single Level 5.
He swung his blade with a seemingly effortless motion, yet in reality, he had engaged every muscle in his body.
There was almost no disturbance in the air—not even the slightest whisper of wind.
But it wasn't enough.
Eiji could feel it—he hadn't fully concentrated all his power into the blade. About two or three percent of it had still leaked out, preventing his strike from reaching perfection, leaving it stuck just shy of the threshold.
"Damn it all!"
Allen roared in fury, about to thrust forward with his spear when the black-and-white elves stopped him.
"Shall we continue?"
Ottar had regained his stamina, his sharp gaze intensifying as he spoke in a low voice.
"No. We have to prepare for the decisive battle tonight."
Eiji shook his head, his gaze distant.
"Besides, I think I'm almost there."
Almost there?
Hearing this, the others' expressions changed.
Could this guy possibly…?
"Let's go back, Ais."
After packing up, Eiji and Ais set off on their return journey.
"By the way, Ais, you weren't really going all out earlier, were you?"
As they walked back to their Familia, Eiji recalled Ais's attacks during the fight.
"Mhm."
Ais nodded lightly.
"Why?"
Eiji asked.
"...I can't go all out against you."
Ais thought for a moment.
A faint blush crept onto her cheeks as she murmured her reply.
"This girl, so straightforward!"
Eiji's gaze softened.
Then he ruffled Ais's smooth, silky hair into a complete mess.
...
After returning to the Familia, Ais and Eiji went their separate ways.
Eiji headed to Loki's room to update his status, while Ais went to the bath to wash away the fatigue of the day.
"Blood?"
Ais's eyes narrowed.
On the bathroom floor, there were faint traces of blood. Though most had been washed away by water, they couldn't escape her notice.
"Hm? Ais?"
Tiona came bounding out cheerfully from inside.
Soon, two naked beauties were hugging each other.
"Tiona… your injuries…"
"Yeah, I trained with Tione again. Lost a fair bit of blood!"
So that was it.
Ais suddenly understood, having nearly mistaken it for a murder scene in the bath.
The two sat under the shower, scrubbing each other's backs.
"Tiona, how do you make sure a man stays with you forever?"
Midway through their bath, Ais suddenly asked out of curiosity.
"Whoa! Ais is asking something like this?!"
Tiona was utterly shocked, almost looking at her with an expression that screamed, "Who are you, and why are you impersonating Ais?"
"Is there a way?"
Ais pressed.
She had asked Riveria earlier, but Riveria had only looked troubled, searched through countless texts, and then despairingly told her to ask someone else.
"Of course, it's sex!"
Tiona answered without hesitation.
"Once you've done it, it's like stamping ownership on each other! You belong to him, and he belongs to you! Mmm~! I really wanna do it with Eiji too!"
Truly an Amazon, able to say such things without batting an eye.
Though she had remained chaste—an anomaly among Amazons—Tiona, like Tione, was never one to shy away from such topics. It was simply in their nature.
Didn't Tione always have her sights set on Finn?
Didn't Tiona always try to sneak into Eiji's bed?
To put it simply, the reason they remained virgins was simply because they hadn't met anyone they fancied before.
Once an Amazon finds someone they're attracted to, they'll show them what true passion really means!
"Sex?"
Ais tilted her head.
Come to think of it, Miss Tsubaki had mentioned that word before, but what exactly did it mean?
With a vague sense of understanding, Ais left the bath.
"Speaking of which, I never thought Ais would ask something like that. Could it be she has someone she likes? But who could it be?"
Tiona rapped on her own rather slow-witted brain.
"WOOOOOH! The last Level 6 is here!!"
Loki's monkey-like screeching echoed throughout the entire Familia.
The adventurers of this labyrinth city were about to experience terror once again!