A few days had passed since Ethan last talked to the Chesmire Cat.
In those few days, Ethan trained and refined his Martial Skills to the best of his abilities.
Nicole had told him that there was no way for him to become a master in such a short period of time. Mastery over skills and abilities required a lot of time, as well as experience in combat.
But she also told him that there was a shortcut, and that was to experience real battles.
Battles were very different from the spars, as well as the magical duels in the academy.
The young beauty had told him that only when your life truly hung on the boundary between life and death, where one's senses are stimulated, would one truly ingrain the best way to fight into the bones.
Ethan knew that Nicole was right, so he decided to just take it one step at a time.
What he did in the Magical Duels might be truly outstanding, but since he couldn’t use magic whenever he wanted, he needed to learn other ways to protect himself.