In the first semester, it had been overwhelming just to take care of myself. Therefore, I had no room to worry about other things. Just taking responsibility for my own development and safety had been difficult.3

Of course, even in this second semester, I hadn’t become incredibly strong, nor had I gained enough strength to ensure my safety completely. However, the routines themselves had stabilized.0

My personal training and practice routines had settled down, allowing me to pay attention to other matters such as Airi’s issue, the new business of the Rotary Club, and even facilitating the growth of the main story characters.0

I had to continue to work independently on myself while ensuring that other matters moved forward. I hadn’t fully decided if it would be the Magic Research Club, Magic Research Society, or Magic Research Study Group, but since I had to talk to the kids from Class B about it, I planned to visit them one by one as soon as classes ended, striking while the iron was hot.1

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It was dawn the next day, Wednesday.0

I exercised early in the morning with Adriana. Although I was still behind in absolute ability when compared to Adriana, I no longer lagged behind her.0

I hadn’t gone out for early morning exercises for two days because of the Tiamata issue, and Adriana had done her morning exercises alone during that time. When she asked if anything had happened, I made an excuse, saying I’d had too much sleep and couldn’t wake up.0

I was curious about how Adriana would react if she found out I had become the master of the Holy Sword Tiamata. After all, it was the sacred relic of Ouen, the deity she served.0

She would surely be surprised, but...1