Inside the training room.
I was still trying to placate Kevin.
"Shouldn't you be over it by now?"
[Don't talk to me.]
Kevin's voice was stiff.
I couldn't help but retort, feeling wronged myself.
"This training could've gotten me killed, you know? How could I have possibly trusted you so easily?"
[Ha! You think I, residing within your very being, wouldn't have known? I only initiated this training after careful consideration and judgment.]
"….."
Ugh.
He had a point.
Kevin had imparted this training method at my request.
I knew it wasn't an opportunity easily obtained.
Thanks to Kevin's training, I had grown significantly stronger.
I opened my status window.
[ Mana Manipulation II ]
As soon as the first stage was completed, I saw that my Mana Manipulation skill had leveled up.
Despite my constant use of Mana, this skill hadn't budged.