141 Master Jean (2/2)

The man sighed as he look at Yuri. ”I cannot allow any person who has recieved guidance from me to be this bad. It would be a disgrace to not only me, but the entire Yufai race.”

The man seemed to stare off into space for a moment before looking at Valentine beside me. ”Valentine arrange for lodging for our guest. She will need to go through thorough training.”

The old man looked at at Yuri.

Yuri looked at the man for a moment before nodding. It was true that she needed to find her friends, but it had already been five years, waiting for another two would be fine. She had no clue as to where they were, and more importantly, she had no direction for her own growth.

The more she thought about it, the more she realized that the path she had been on was not for her. She had attempted to be a mage, only to find that it had all been influenced by an evil entity. Ahe had been guided towards archery, or rather firearms by the influence of her mother and her past life. But this seemed like something that was thrust on her. A forcefull development.

Before she had become an elite she had focused heavily on agility. Being fast had advantages that could not be given up. She had focused least on strength, as it had little to no effect on her development. Intelligence was important as she had been a spell caster, and it continued to be important as it was the main source of damage for two of her abilities.

After she had become an elite, she realized how important it was to have a good foundation. Her foundation had been weak. Even if her stats had been much higher than her peers previously, when they had been reset in the tower she had realized how far behind she actually was. Because of that she had decided to focus on a balanced build up from that point on.

Each of her core stats were rated at a C, with her intelligence being the only exception at a B-. If there were no hiccups along the way, then she would continue to develop at this average pace. This would slow down her growth, but lead to a very strong foundation. She would not be specialized, which suited her at the time as she pursued multiple paths.

Yuri shook her head. None of this mattered. From tomorrow on she would be a student of the old man before her. This master would guide her in the direction of growth that most suited her. The man's sharp observations had shown that he knew what he was doing, and his actions showed that he wanted her to develop in the right direction.

Yuri looked at the old man and bowed. She did not due the warriors solute like last time, but did a formal bow, as a student would do to their teacher.

”And How should I address you Master?”

The old man let out a gentle laugh as he stroked his beard.

”Master eh? I haven't been called that in a long time. My name is Jean Franciso The 3rd. You call me whatever you wish.”

Yuri looked at the man in front of her, before doing a mixture of the warrior's solute and the bow. ”I am ready for your instruction master.”