40 Mana Flow (2/2)
-Later that night-
”Whoa! Leo I barely recognized you!” seeing Leo and Noah arriving to the private dining hall, Jack and Natalia's faces had a hint of excitement and satisfaction. They were not convinced that Leo would be able to arrive so casually, so when he did, they felt relieved.
Jack looked as if he went through some brutal training. He was wearing a sleeveless shirt and he had some bulging muscles showing as his hair was now more spiked up. He held a more composed attitude, but he seemed to have grown quite a bit this past year during his training.
Natalia however looked almost identical to how she looked a year ago. The only difference was that her hair was now bright red like a rose and was a bit longer. Her eyes still shone with a brightness that one could get lost in, while her demeanor was solidified like a noble princess.
Seeing his friends again, made Leo chuckle with laughter as he hugged both of them tightly. He however held back slightly because in this room were three guards that seemed incredibly formidable. Scanning these individuals, it was clear that all three were executive leveled experts that were even stronger than the ones who originally escorted them last year to the city.
”Do not mind those three. Two of them are our trainers while the third was sent over just to keep a close watch on us. Just act as you usually would, tonight is a night for us to send you off the right way!” Jack whispered to Leo loud enough for everyone in the room to hear.
The night went on as planned and all three of the squad members caught up with each other. Jack's training was extremely brutal due to his choice of fighting being so different than the Mist household was known for. Natalia on the other hand was treated like a heavenly maiden and would be waited on by several servants.
As far as Leo could tell right now, both Jack and Natalia were on equal footing with him with their strengths. What surprised Leo the most, was that their levels also increased quite a bit during this year which meant that if he chose to, they could use their unused attribute points to become even stronger. It appeared they were not ready to do so once Leo hinted this to them and was secretly rejected.
In their words, since they haven't seen their own limits yet, they were unwilling to use such a method to increase their strength again. Wanting to reach their limits on their own first, Jack and Natalia seemed to have something on their mind but would not speak of this any further.
”Since you are going on your first mission, we asked our respective households to help compile some supplies for you to take with you. Waving her hand, two servants entered the room from the outside and delivered two bags to Leo.
Within these bags were several skill books, some small but useful items, and even a sword that looked extremely well put together. Scanning the sword, Leo saw that it was a C ranked sword which was even rare to see in the marketplace within the screen! Holding the sword in his hand, Leo felt even more domineering and couldn't wait to test out this new weapon!
Beep! Beep! Beep!
-You have just unlocked your mana flow-