"Riveria, this is your update."
Riveria accepted the imprint sheet from Loki.
Strength: H167 → H256
Endurance: H176 → H265
Dexterity: H167 → F388
Agility: H178 → E401
Magic: F321 → E486
Even someone as seasoned as Riveria went momentarily blank as she read.
"Strength and Endurance—my weak areas—jumped this much… No, it's precisely because they're weak that there was room to grow. Dexterity and Agility rose a lot too—especially Agility, over 200 points. That hellish environment… really did suit me."
She remembered how drenched she'd been in that room, sweat running as if it were rain—twice as much as Alise, even. But that sorry state had bought her extraordinary numbers, and she had no complaints.
"This test paid off even more than I expected," Astraea said after seeing Riveria's sheet. "The training room is harsher than I imagined—but as long as an adventurer still has growth potential and trains hard inside, the results can exceed expectations."
"Agreed," Loki nodded. "Tsuna's oppressive design lets adventurers compress their bodies to the limit—and the gains are unreal. Everyone has a ceiling, but that ceiling is higher than we thought."
Riveria's page proved it: even an elf could raise Strength and Endurance. Of course, there was a major condition.
"It demands an environment that's harsh enough," Loki added. "Otherwise, no amount of sweat will matter."
Her eyes smiled.
The method to raise ability scores had existed for ages, but very few could capitalize on it to accelerate growth. At minimum, you needed someone like Tsuna—someone who could make a place like that.
And the old idea that "simple weighted gear" could do the job? Nonsense. Weight on the body isn't comprehensive; even if it helps, it caps out quickly. It also interferes with movement and tanks training efficiency. Pure gravity pressure, by contrast, is full-spectrum.
When Riveria finished tidying up, Tione—long prepared—stripped off her top and stepped up for her update.
Strength: S999 → SS1001
Endurance: S999 → SS1001
Dexterity: S902 → S999
Agility: S906 → S999
Magic: G226
Even expecting it, Loki and Astraea hadn't thought it would happen this fast.
The Falna's "limit" had been broken.
Not just one stat—both Strength and Endurance pushed past the cap. Aside from Magic, Dexterity and Agility had hit the ceiling too.
"So pure," Loki murmured.
"Mhm. Amazon girls are pure in that way," Astraea agreed. She had an Amazon child herself, so she understood. "They don't care for magic. They chase raw might."
Loki pressed the imprint into Tione's hands. "Take a look. Half a day's work did not go to waste."
Tione stared at the four digits and went a little blank herself.
"Well?" Tiona leaned in, caught sight of the numbers, and grinned wide. "Just like Tsuna said—we can keep going. 999 isn't our limit."
Having seen that, Tiona could barely contain her own anticipation. Her last update had put her Strength and Endurance at the same cap as Tione's. She impatiently pulled off her top and bared her back to Loki.
"Loki, update me too."
Loki only shook her head lightly at the hurry and began.
Strength: S999 → SS1001
Endurance: S999 → SS1001
Dexterity: S901 → S999
Agility: S933 → S999
Magic: I0
Tiona took the sheet from Loki and broke into a smile the instant she saw it. "Look, Tione—we both broke through. Tsuna's method really works."
"It does," Tione said, definitive. "It's exhausting—really exhausting. Even for us, the fatigue was unreal. But with results like this, the exhaustion makes sense."
She lifted both sheets to compare. "Last time, we got those gains after several days outside. This time the conditions were harsher—but the fruit was richer."
"I just wonder how much Tsuna grew," she added, eyes bright.
The question sparked in Tiona's gaze as well. They'd seen Tsuna's last update from up close—and how absurd the numbers were even without brutal training. Today had been different.
So, under the same severity they had faced—how far had Tsuna climbed?
"Tiona, shirt back on. It's the boys' turn," Loki said.
"Oh!"
Tiona slipped her top on, but unlike Alise's group, the sisters didn't head out after updating. They quietly took their places behind Loki.
These two…
Loki gave them a glance, but didn't chase them off. She turned to Riveria. "Riveria, bring Finn and the others in."
(End of Chapter)
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