-700- I shouldn't have asked you

After Kimberly left, Rozen didn't stay in the room any longer but walked out, greeted by the surprised and relieved looks of familiar faces, and once again saw the sun outside.

After all, Rozen didn't intend to stay in the room forever. It was only because his "Mind's Eye" had been going through a transformation period, and he didn't want to be distracted by other matters. He waited quietly in his room for the transformation to finish.

Now that Rozen's "Mind's Eye" had completed its transformation, it had fundamentally changed the world before him.

In this situation, Rozen naturally wanted to explore, to use his "Mind's Eye" elevated to a whole new level to observe everything in this world.

It's worth noting that after Rozen's "Mind's Eye" underwent this significant transformation, he was surprised to discover that he could overcome the "Principle of Incompatible Magical Activity" in this world.

In other words, even in this world, Rozen could cast two different magical effects simultaneously on himself and others, as long as he followed the paths revealed by his "Mind's Eye" to channel magic and cast the spells.

"Does this mean my 'Mind's Eye' has reached the realm of the divine?" Rozen found it rather incredible.

But no matter how incredible it was, this was the reality.

"If this were to be spread, it would certainly make waves across the world, wouldn't it?" Rozen thought with considerable delight.

With such a significant increase in his abilities, who wouldn't feel delighted? What's more, along with the enhancement of his "Mind's Eye," Rozen had many experiments he wanted to undertake.

This included delving into a vast amount of magical knowledge for study and practice, improving and refining various jujutsu knowledge, and organizing his three major techniques: "Summoning," "Puppetry," and "Onmyoudou."

Rozen also contemplated honing his skills on the eight-tier of magus.

There were numerous aspects awaiting Rozen's exploration and manipulation, and he truly relished this feeling.

Ultimately, Rozen was a magus who loved the wonders of magic, and he was open to all kinds of magical pursuits. If these pursuits could lead to more progress and improvement, there was only one word to describe his attitude: "go."

Therefore, Rozen was eager to immerse himself in this form of training.

However, before that...

"Woosh!"

Within the Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machinart, in an uninhabited forest, Rozen's figure moved through it like a wild beast, raising a gust of wind.

That was because Rozen was running.

"Huff... Huff... Huff..."

Rozen rhythmically adjusted his breathing while running through the forest, bathed in the strong wind, appearing remarkably cheerful. Alongside him, Yaya's figure leaped between the trees, keeping up with Rozen and observing him with an extremely happy expression on her delicate face.

Rozen ran for a full half an hour.

Then, his breathing began to grow somewhat labored, and sweat trickled down his forehead.

However, even so, Rozen's mood remained cheerful.

Not long after, Rozen ran into a clearing, abruptly stopping his steps as if he had hit the brakes, causing dust to rise from the ground beneath his feet.

"Awesome!"

Rozen shouted loudly.

This was Rozen's truest emotion at the moment.

Even though his breathing was labored, and he was drenched in sweat, Rozen's mood was still very pleasant.

It couldn't be helped.

"Back then, I couldn't run like this at all, could I?"

Rozen almost couldn't contain his laughter.

In the past, due to the conversion of a large amount of his vitality into magic, his body had always lacked vitality. He was so physically weak that he would get exhausted even after running for five minutes, let alone thirty minutes, like he just did.

Now, thanks to the transformation of his "Mind's Eye," Rozen had gained perfect control over the movement and flow of vitality. By following specific paths, he could convert a small amount of vitality into a large amount of magic, no longer experiencing a vitality deficit.

This had allowed Rozen's physical condition to make rapid progress over these few days.

Thus, Rozen could run like this in the forest for half an hour and even use the "Rigid Body" technique to enhance his physical abilities, enjoying a good sweat.

"Now, if I use the 'Rigid Body' technique, I should be able to achieve the same physical condition as I had when I was in SAO, right?"

In the past, Rozen had a very weak physique. Even with the "Rigid Body" technique to enhance his physical abilities, the improvement was quite limited.

Now, Rozen's physique had been restored to that of an ordinary person. When using the "Rigid Body" technique, the extent of improvement was much greater.

In any case, Rozen had been constantly honing his "Rigid Body" technique. With the transformation of his "Mind's Eye," his mastery and use of this technique had become even more skilled and advanced.

As a result, Rozen had finally regained a superhuman physique like he had in the game.

"Of course, I can't compare to that unfair existence like Servants."

Using the abilities of his Servants as a reference, even if Rozen used the "Rigid Body" technique, his physical strength and agility were at most at the D-level, and his endurance hadn't changed; it remained at the level of an ordinary person. Nevertheless, this was already a significant improvement compared to his previous state.

Moreover...

"I'm not a laborer, and using magic and jujutsu to fight suits me better," Rozen stated.

Rozen wasn't particularly fixated on this aspect.

Originally, Rozen excelled in magic, but his aptitude for martial arts wasn't as good. Even his swordsmanship relied on using telekinesis to assist him in mimicking SAO's sword skills.

Therefore, in terms of physicality, Rozen merely aimed for normalcy and didn't strive for excellence. His current level was already quite satisfactory.

"Don't you feel the same way, Yaya?"

Rozen turned his head to look at the figure next to him.

There, Yaya approached with an open and cheerful expression.

"Of course, Rozen is an excellent puppeteer. You don't need to engage in any crude physical activities with others. You just need to do it with Yaya. In fact, please do it with Yaya!"

Yaya snuggled up to Rozen in a trance-like state.

"I shouldn't have asked you! Don't smell the sweat on me! You perverted doll!"

All of Rozen's cheerful feelings vanished instantly.

The two of them played around in the forest and took a break.

Not long after, the two of them prepared to leave the forest and head outside.

"Hmm?"

At that moment, Rozen noticed something unusual and turned his head to look at the nearby trees.

"...!?"

A pearly ponytail suddenly twitched in surprise, then quickly hid behind the tree. Several dog tails popped up behind it, waggling.

"Ugh..."

Seeing this, Rozen was rendered speechless.

...

Yaya, on the other hand, remained silent but emitted a dark aura.

This wasn't the first time something like this had happened.

"Come out, Frey."

Rozen sighed in resignation.

"You've been following me for several days but never come out. Do you want to play hide and seek?"

Rozen felt exasperated.

There was a commotion behind the tree, and shortly after, a young girl and several dogs timidly emerged.