Accelerate

A few hours later, the two of them were flat on the ground, exhausted.

"Man… Huff… We couldn't land a proper strike on you even after we became Martial Apprentices!" Max complained.

"That too… Huff… He was moving slower than us… And we still couldn't even touch him," Mana panted. "How is that even possible?"

Rui, who was enjoying the rare pleasant weather of spring, smiled at their words. "It's a matter of timing and placement, my cute and adorable siblings."

"What does that even mean?" Max furrowed his eyebrows. He was much bigger than he was before, and he disliked being treated like a child. Unbeknownst to him, Rui found this part of him to be the most adorable.