Small Black Box

Arthur and Oren sparred afterward with just their fists. Although Oren had the stats of an Astra-ranker in terms of mana, his other stats were still that of a deme. Arthur admonished him for being rash in his breakthroughs, but Oren said he had no choice since his mana affinity made his mana essence evolve constantly. 

After sparring for a while, it became obvious that Arthur had better control of his body. Oren had rushed to farm stats without integrating them into his fighting style. Arthur had to fight a lot in the Red Tower with his suppressed stats, giving him better control of his body. 

Diana and Selena drank hot chocolate with marshmallows on the side, which their private chef had delivered. Having lived her entire life in another world, sugar and sweets were never things Diana had encountered. After arriving on Earth and tasting them, she developed a bit of a sweet tooth.