('It really is a shame because had I possessed the knowledge and experience with creating techniques that I possess now, back when I was a Martial Apprentice, I would have come up with a lot more techniques that would have been quite amazing at the Apprentice-level,')
Unfortunately, in the Apprentice Realm, his familiarity with the concept of individuality was incomparably lower than it was today as a Martial Squire. Back then he underestimated the importance of it as far as creating techniques that progressed one's Martial Path due to the individuality and creating techniques that were compatible with his Martial Path and his Martial Body.