Mia's days were full of stress and anxiety... but they were mundane nonetheless.
Living on a borrowed time in the sponsored area allowed Mia to change her mind a little.
Instead of ignoring the luxuries of her everyday life, she grew to acknowledge them. She would stay extra three minutes in the bed because of how comfortable it was.
She would waste two more endless minutes in the shower, just because the water was so calm and the cleaning oils so aromatic.
And then she would be out in the training field five minutes after the sunrise.
"Huff, huff, huff," Mia breathed out silently whenever her fist would strike the training pillar.
Despite advancing from the Skyladder sect to the Tuxi sect, this was still the best way for her to train.
"Huff, huff, huff," Mia breathed out, executing the same routine that Arthur taught her. Over and over again. And then some more.