Beneath the tree, Alan removed his fingers from his temples. He truly couldn't stand Eris's burning gaze any longer and raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.
"I can't use the Deprivation Sword World yet. Firstly, my Flow Perception technique is still a little shy of complete mastery, and my Thought Flow is even further behind; I've only scratched the surface. So, I took a shortcut just now. By closing my eyes, I blocked out sound, color, and other visual information, focusing only on refining the information from my sense of touch. I paired that with Thought Flow, capturing only the 'form' of things, to briefly unleash the Deprivation Sword World once."
"Honestly, the Deprivation Sword World is incredibly difficult. It's extremely mentally taxing. Even Reida herself can only use it while standing still, to ensure that her own movements don't interfere with her information gathering and lead to a misjudgment."
Eris pouted and immediately retorted loudly, "What are you talking about! Alan will definitely become a Water God!"
Her words were completely illogical, but her posture, with her arms crossed, was supremely confident!
Alan's mouth twitched.
"Th-thank you for your blind fa—… for your devout trust in me."
Eris shouted, "Then you're definitely stronger than that Alan from the Water God Style dojo, right?!"
At her words, everyone fell silent.
Ghislaine withdrew her admiring gaze from Alan and looked at a falling leaf nearby.
Rudeus covered his face.
Alan looked at Eris's expectant expression and scratched his hair helplessly.
"That's your actual cousin, you know? Is it really okay to talk about him like that?"
Eris puffed out her chest.
"I don't even know him! I only know you! Alan is Alan, and the only Alan is the one right in front of me!"
As she finished, the sound of Rudeus exasperatedly rubbing his face filled the air, a perfect echo of Alan's reaction that morning.
Alan sighed and covered his forehead.
"…Fine, alright."
"Now, let's get back to your Water God Style lesson plan."
Alan ignored the deepening pout on Eris's lips and her dissatisfied glare as she crossed her arms.
"First, based on Ghislaine's words and Eris's own condition, there is no doubt that Eris's talent in the Sword God Style far surpasses her talent in the Water God Style. Therefore, the curriculum I've designed for the Water God Style will forgo the usual beginner's practice of defensive counters and the technical aspects of perceiving and calculating information."
"Admittedly, those are the core features of the Water God Style."
"But if Eris were to learn the Water God Style by the book, she might end up in a terrible situation where she doesn't master the Sword God Style and isn't proficient in the Water God Style either."
"Not everyone can progress in two or more sword styles simultaneously. Some people's personalities are destined for achievement in the Sword God Style, and forcibly twisting her towards the Water God Style is not a good choice."
Eris stared at Alan with wide eyes.
"What are you talking about! You know two sword styles, don't you?"
Alan shook his head helplessly and was about to speak, but Ghislaine interrupted him.
"Three."
"Huh?"
"Alan's North God Style is also excellent."
Alan waved his hand.
"I'm an exception. I just got lucky."
Hearing this, Rudeus suddenly chimed in cheerfully, "What exception? I think you just doubt Eris's arithmetic skills are good enough to suppo—Ouch!"
Before he could finish, Eris slapped him on the forehead, literally smacking the words out of him.
Rudeus clutched his head, glaring at Eris but not daring to speak. He made a 'please continue' gesture to Alan.
Alan shook his head helplessly.
"…By focusing solely on learning Thought Flow, especially the feeling of striking in response to information, even if Eris doesn't fully master it in the future, it will still help her compensate for some of the Sword God Style's weaknesses and push her further in it."
"As for the specific weaknesses it will address, there are two main areas."
He glanced at Ghislaine, who nodded in understanding, and wrote on the ground with his finger.
"One: Striking posture."
"The Sword of Light in the Sword God Style only has three striking postures: high stance, middle stance, and the drawing cut. In these states, you also need to maintain a stable lower body. Otherwise, if you encounter a dirty trick like the North God Style's 'Red Ink,' you'll be in big trouble if you can't unleash the Sword of Light at a critical moment."
"Thought Flow, on the other hand, allows for strikes from various angles. Although it's not as fast as the Sword God Style, it has the advantage of not being restricted by posture. This provides a way to respond in extreme combat situations in the future."
"Two: Hiding killing intent."
Alan looked at Eris.
"Your killing intent is too obvious. It's very easy for people to predict your intention to strike, which is extremely fatal in a life-or-death battle. Thought Flow can help you hide your killing intent. Even if you don't end up mastering it completely, it will still help you control its leakage."
"Killing intent? Doesn't Ghislaine have it?"
Alan turned to look at Ghislaine.
Ghislaine also turned to look at him.
They met each other's eyes for a moment, then silently looked away.
Alan spoke.
"Firstly, Ghislaine conceals her killing intent very well. It basically only leaks out when she swings her sword. Unlike you, who can leak killing intent just by glaring at Rudeus, to the point where even an ordinary person with senses not 'carved' by battle can feel it."
Hearing this, Rudeus nodded in agreement.
Then his neck stiffened.
He turned his head. Eris was squinting at him, her red eyes holding the familiar gaze of a predator.
He couldn't help but shrink back.
Just then, a finger entered his field of vision, pointing at the side of Eris's eye.
"Very obvious killing intent. It's leaking so much that even an outsider like me can sense it."
It was Alan's voice.
Hearing this, Eris first froze, then for some reason her expression stiffened for a moment before she flew into a rage, swinging a punch at Alan.
It was fast! It whistled through the air!
It was a furious, desperate blow!
Of course, as expected, it was casually batted away by Alan's Flow technique. To Rudeus's utter horror, he even casually grabbed Eris by the cheek and pulled her face towards him. He had, however, wrapped his fingertips in a layer of Touki to disperse the force, as if not wanting to hurt her.
As he did so, Alan sighed.
"Hey… don't just throw full-power punches with Touki at people. It's easy to hurt someone. That's not a good habit. You need to correct it in the future, since I'm your teacher…"
As he spoke, he had already turned Eris's head by her cheek.
Their eyes met.
His words stopped.
In Alan's field of vision, Eris, despite having her face held, was still gritting her teeth, her expression resentful, her eyebrows raised high.
She looked like a young beast waiting to hunt.
But Alan's eyes held only astonishment.
Even Ghislaine, standing nearby, had a clear look of surprise on her face.
Why?
Because.
The 'heavy' killing intent from just a moment ago…
had vanished from Alan's perception.
Even though Eris's expression hadn't changed much at all.
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