After that, he continual sparred with Celeste daily. Iron rank was no joke. Even holding back, she moved with a speed and precision that made his Copper rank enhancements look pedestrian.
But he learned. He learned indeed.
He learned to read body language, to anticipate attacks before they came. He learned to manage his mana more efficiently, to not waste energy on flashy techniques when simple ones would do.
He learned when to defend and when to attack, when to stand his ground and when to retreat.
Danger Sense turned out to be way more valuable than he thought.
The skill wasn't perfect. After all, it couldn't predict every threat and sometimes the warnings came too late to fully avoid an attack.
But it gave him an edge. It gave him a split-second advantage that could mean the difference between a clean hit and a glancing blow.
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Five days passed in this intense routine.
Train. Study. Eat. Sleep. Repeat.
