章 2081: Growth

In the weeks following her victories, Shinta maintained a rigorous routine. She dedicated three days to intense sword training in Hall 120, ensuring she met her quota of sword swings while also stealing some short quality time with the head instructor. She would occasionally make tea and engage in memorable small talk with him.

Shinta dedicated one day each week to facing off against the top-ranked acolytes in Hall 7. Despite their disbelief and resentment at her previous victories, Shinta continued to face them head-on, all from rank 33 to 26, defeating them one by one. Each victory earned her a few thousand extra contribution points on top of her weekly allotment of 10,000.

With her accumulating points, she eventually gathered enough to spend more time at the Origin Stone Room. In these sessions, Shinta predominantly chose the darkness stone room to deepen her understanding and solidify her foundation of the dark element.