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Expecting dramatic changes in just one day was too much to ask for.
Nevertheless…
Current stats:
[Strength 4(F+)]
[Agility 4.7(F+)]
[Dexterity 5.2(D-)]
[Mana 10(C)]
[Stamina 6.5(D)]
My strength had increased by 0.5, agility by 0.3, and stamina by 0.6. For some unknown reason, even my mana had risen by 0.1.
Of course it was common to make bigger gains in physical abilities when the original stats were low. And it wasn’t just the effects of the single-day training, but also the result of following the Temple’s curriculum for a while. However, the divine power-assisted training clearly appeared to be effective.
However, Adriana didn’t seem to think that the approach was a particularly good one, so there had to be a downside to it.
Besides, my mind and body felt disconnected, which resulted in considerable fatigue.
Honestly, I wasn’t sure whether I would devote my future to swordsmanship for good, but for the moment, it only seemed practical that I should learn something related to my physical abilities.
That week, I went into both the theoretical and practical swordsmanship lessons with a different mindset than the previous week. There wasn’t any significant improvement, though.
Ellen was a top student, and despite being in the Royal Class, I was falling slightly behind. I didn’t concern myself with how I was perceived by the students from the regular classes. If I had cared about such things, I wouldn’t have been behaving so recklessly in the first place.
‘After all, those in the Royal Class are selected by talent, which means there are plenty of less-capable individuals around. That means that I’m not particularly odd, and that in the Royal Class, effort hardly matters!’ At least, that was what I wanted to use as an argument, but it would make me look even worse, so I couldn’t bring myself...
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