6m in a moment .3

And this was the conclusion to Lorien's battles against the NPCs which lasted a full 5 Months

As for the remaining month, it was passed practicing the use of his [Dream & Reality Manipulation] alongside his Martial Arts and Swordsmanship

With that, the 6 Months training session came to a conclusion, it was a truly torturous period full of sweat, blood, and tears, but thankfully the results were satisfying

If Lorien were to fight his past self now, he is confident that he'll beat him in seconds as the gap in fighting experience was truly staggering

Lorien of course wasnt the only one who gained a lot by training in this Dreams

Saigai also had a big transformation in terms of fighting strength

In this time period, not only did she finish her Martial Arts and Swordsmanship Practice

She also mastered a Breathing Technique that had the Concept of [Doom] as a base

This concept was chosen after a long discussion and a lot of deliberation

Different from Lorien whose ability is very versatile and could be used in virtually any situation

Saigai's abilities were primarily offensive, and so it was decided that she'll try and maximize this edge

So this Breathing Technique was used as a guide to assist her in better using her power

For this purpose, even her Swordsmanship and Martial arts were modified with the help of Lorien, and the Concept of 'Doom' was added to them

This is similar to how Lorien's swordsmanship and Martial Arts carry the concept of 'Extreme'

All of this learning took a lot of time, and more precisely 5 Months

So she only had about a month left to fight 'Her NPC' to gain some fighting experience

Thankfully even though a single month wasnt a long time, it still allowed her to graduate from the novice state of not having any combat experience

But there was still one single issue with her training in this Dream

And this problem is that her state is different from Lorien's

She is currently only a projection in this Dream, different from Lorien who is truly 'here'

So even though she gained all of this knowledge, there will be no actual change happening to her physical body

Meaning she won't gain any of the instincts and muscle memories that appear with normal practice

But thankfully Lorien already expected this

So after every day of training, Lorien would use his ability to turn those 'results' into Reality

Doing this on daily bases caused the energy cost to be very negligible, and nearly none existent

And with that, even this issue was resolved, so now when she returns to reality all the muscle memories and instincts gained will still be there

Looking back at the results, Lorien couldn't help but feel gratified

In the span of 6 months, she transformed from someone who just started practicing

To actually reaching the [Extraordinary] level of the Martial Path, complete mastery of the breathing technique, and even acquired the See-through world

Even her physical strength wasnt a liability for her and won't hold her back in battle

As even when she first 'Awakened', her bodily strength increased to around 3 times that of a normal person

Not to mention that it's been 26 days since her awakening, and she's been constantly absorbing energy and growing stronger

Even if her current physical strength couldn't match that of upper-rank demons, it is still greater than any living demon slayer

All in all, She now could be considered very powerful, in this world at least, that is

Right now Lorien could finally relax a bit as he doesn't have to worry about her safety anymore, and all of this took only half a year

Even if she were to face Akaza again she has a great chance of killing him

Of course, if it weren't for Lorien's ability to greatly accelerate practice in Dreams, this wouldn't have been impossible

And this greatly showcases how buggy his ability truly is, and how easy it is for him to create a 'powerhouse'

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Then, Just as Lorien was in a daze thinking back to the time passed training

A small *squeak* caused by someone sitting on the beach chair next to him woke him up from his trance

Turning his head to the side, Lorien looked at Saigai who had just sat down and took a towel to dry herself

Feeling his gaze she looked at him in puzzlement while continuing to dry herself

Seeing this Lorien shook his head slightly and said

"Today is our last day here, we'll go back at night"

Hearing this her hand movement paused for a moment before responding reluctantly

"Can't we just stay here a bit longer?"

Obviously, she didn't want to leave this place so soon, for her it was truly a paradise

The past 6 months were like a dream to her

Even though a large portion of this time was passed in training

The remaining time was passed playing around with Lorien and enjoying her time with him

All her life she's never been as happy as she is now

Moreover, she had no real ties to reality, no family or friends, and nothing to look forward to

The only true bond she has now is currently sitting next to her

So no wonder she's so reluctant to leave now, she wants this two-person world to last as long as possible

But to her disappointment, Lorien shook his head and said

"We already achieved our objective it's time to go back, moreover it's not like we'll never come back here in the future"

Hearing this she didn't try to persuade him anymore as she guessed that he may have some plans

Figuring this out, she nodded and then laid back on the chair

She then took a glass of juice from the table and started drinking it slowly

Her eyes were half closed in enjoyment apparently appreciating the taste

Seeing this Lorien laughed a bit and continued

"By the way, I have a gift for you"

"Huh?"

---Author---

I Rewrote this chapter about 4 or 5 times, it was VERY annoying to write for many reasons