"Good morning, Novus~~" feeling a bit weird saying that as the two of them stayed together for the entire night, Medea smiles, a faint redness on her cheeks that is a mixture of that off feeling, as well as her rosy complexion signifying that she is already completely recovered.

In fact, it wasn’t only complete recovery, as the amount of Evolution Energy that refined her body grants her quite the significant boost in her strength, something that she can feel with just a single clench of her fist.

"Good morning, Medea." Novus himself also feels something weird, but unlike the lady, his mind doesn’t dwell too much on it as he begins to stretch, feeling extremely satisfied with the outcome of his overnight meditation.

The results speak for themselves as he reads through his information given by the system, his growth after absorbing all the remaining E Tier Evolution Crystal being something that anyone will be jealous of.

[Novus Helion van Argenta]

[Combat Rating: E Tier Mage (Assessment Ongoing)]

[Talent: True Immortal Blood (EX-Rank Growth-type Innate Talent)]

[Current Evolution Domain Location: Verdant Expanse: Verdant Forest (1.5-star danger level)]

[Immortal Energy: 1166/1166]

[Strength: 766]

[Agility: 766]

[Vitality: 766]

[Arcane: 766]

[Harmony: 766]

[True Immortal Blood (EX-Rank Growth-type Innate Talent)]

[Growth Progress: 1.6725% (98.3275% before Talent Rank Up)]

[Mastery: Entry-level (74.39%)]

Feeling the power surging all across his being, Novus couldn’t help but become a little bit more confident dealing with their upcoming opponents, so long as they are not mages capable of close-quarter combat just like Medea.

"How did your meditation go?" as he stood and reached his hand, pulling Medea up with him, he asked with a faint smile on his face, his question eliciting a wide, genuine smile from her.

Instead of answering, however, she opts to just show the results of his help instead, moving one of her dainty hands towards the hilt of her blade as she draws it in a quick, swift succession.

Novus barely noticed a blur coming towards him as she swung the blade, but that blur was more than enough for him to instinctively react as he raised his arm, clenched and reinforced with mana to block the incoming strike.

And block it he did, but not without consequences.

"Well, not bad, right?" she smiles as she pulls her armament back, returning it to its sheath, the smile turning from a gentle to a proud, playful one as she looks at the aftermath of that single attack.

Blood flows down Novus’ arms as a shallow wound appears on his skin, which is such a surprise as he had already wrapped his arm in mana as protection, yet even then, this lady managed to leave a scratch on him.

The scratch doesn’t last that long, though, as True Immortal Blood kicks in, immediately healing the wounded area with such swift speed that the wound closes and completely recovers in no time at all.

"Mhm, not bad indeed." He said with a weird smile that made her hair stand on end as she took a step back, feeling the surge of mana gathering around him and moving towards his arms.

"W-wait, Novus, what are you doing?" she asked with a panicked tone as she raised her blade up in a guard. The slight trace of panic made apparent as her voice cracked, making the young man snicker as he replied.

"Well, I just thought that Senior Medea might want to know more about the results of my meditation as well." He said with that same odd smile on his face as mana surged, turning into a sharp blade that wrapped around his hand, that very same blade that once brought Medea into a trance, now standing closer to her than ever before.

"N-no need, I can tell that you’ve improved a lot, haha..." she awkwardly laughed as she continued to take steps back with each forward step he took, that threat looming over her, making her feel like this is a completely different Novus than what she knows of him before.

"Novus, w-wait!!" Then he swung his Mana Blade, forcing Medea to block in haste, gritting her teeth in preparation for what was to come, as even she herself knew how dangerous such a technique might be.

That impact between the mana blade and her own blade doesn’t come into being; however, as Novus’ blade pauses a few millimeters away from her own, the attack stops effortlessly as if all he planned was not to attack at all, but rather just to give her a little scare, a faint smile appearing on his face as he spoke.

"Not bad, but also not enough, Medea," he said as he dispersed the blade before continuing to speak.

"Learn this before we move again."

This time, he deliberately slows the process of manifesting a Mana Blade so that she can follow. The fact that he is not even using a single magic circle to create it already makes it as difficult as it is, hence why he is trying to show her as many of the concepts as he can.

"I see... it’s just basic mana reinforcement too... but... revolving..."

"Then what about... ah right, I can do that..."

"But the revolution takes quite the mental toll... It’s direct mana manipulation after all..."

Muttering words as she observes the process of Novus’ Mana Blade manifestation, Medea gradually falls into quite the confusion, as even when she found out the concept behind such a method, how she will control mana and reenact the same concept is proven to be quite the challenge to her.

After all, even when there are similarities to their combat style, Novus’ precise method of directly intervening with mana is something that even Medea herself cannot perform at the same level for a prolonged amount of time. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"You have affinity as a wind elemental mage, right?" As he listens to her confusion, Novus recalls something about this lady, the fact that she, too, has talent as a normal mage despite her more frequent reliance on close-quarter combat while fighting; only her magic casting has not developed as much as her Unique Magic, given how little attention she pays to it.

Still, she can cast some basic spells, and with his words guiding her, she finally thought of a method to guide mana even without Novus’ absurd method of directly manipulating mana around him, a wind elemental magic circle manifesting on the hilt of her blade as a small swirl gathers around its edge.

Not pure mana, but instead, one that is infused with the wind element; however, it achieves the same effect.

Wind revolves and continuously cuts everything around it, making her blade sharper and lighter than it ever was before.

Not to mention the convenience and piercing, as well as thrusting power of this reinforced blade, Medea also realized how versatile this method can be when fighting at close range, the wind elemental magic circle on her blade’s hilt shifting a bit as she increases the power of this continuous spell.

And in response, mana extends with her blade as its root, increasing her armament’s reach by over a meter, and variance to the amount of mana she gave to the magic circle allows her to continuously change the size of the blade.

Still, all good things have consequences to them, and having utilized such method for the first time, she couldn’t help but feel quite the mental fatigue, her chest heaving a little as she pants from the tiredness, but nevertheless, there is a clear, gleeful smile on her face as she looks at the one who taught her such technique, realizing the process of what he had been doing the whole time.

"You’ve hidden yourself way too deep, Novus"

She said with a wry, but nonetheless impressed smile on her beautiful face, glowing as the rays of the morning sun lit her up, her gaze showing clear intrigue as she wondered how much more of his strength is he hiding from everyone.