-Crash!!
Elysia crashed onto the training ground floor, but she stood up instantly, lunging forward with her blade flashing in a strange, flowing rhythm, as if water itself moved in harmony with her strikes. Her movements were seamless, elegant, and continuous, yet every attack was effortlessly deflected or stopped by Saint Alice.
Alice stood like an unmoving mountain, radiating a quiet, unyielding power that seemed to halt anything thrown her way.
Elysia moved with fluid grace, her blade shimmering faintly with moonlit mana, but a clean, forceful kick to her stomach sent her flying once again.
"You are leaving too many openings, and you haven't even mastered the first form of the sword art. You need to train harder. Rest for a moment; you have been practicing all day. I just came to check on your progress," Alice said, her voice steady and cold, carrying both authority and concern.
