historical

In the midst of the desert, a man in a dark cloak, thick black hair, and deep green eyes lay in the snow. His look was emaciated, but there was a contented smile on his face.

"You said I'd have to use 50% of my energy in an hour, right?" Wain muttered while looking at the sun, "Huh, I managed that in fucking forty minutes! I bet you couldn't even imagine that!"

"Well, maybe you were a little faster than I thought, but that doesn't mean anything. There's no need to get cocky. What's more, you're lucky to have such an incredible sword as I do. Even Ascendant Rating swords could hardly withstand the amount of energy you use, they'd just disintegrate into little pieces." Gladius uttered in a serious voice while swaying from side to side.

"Huh, maybe you're right, but I'm not going to stop there anyway." Wain muttered as he looked around.

There were dozens of cuts on the ground in front of him, some quite crooked and short, but the more Wain tried the thinner, flatter, and longer they became.

Whooooooosh.

Wain jumped up, grabbed the Gladius by the hilt, and prepared for the next attack.

...

'Gladius, you're definitely a good teacher, but you seem to have completely forgotten who you're dealing with." Blind Sorcerer smirked.

'I agree. One hour for something so simple? Are you serious? Ahahahaha. Light Racer laughed.

'Well... The last time I trained someone was too long ago...' Gladius muttered as he appeared beside them with an awkward look, 'However, there's no way I could have expected it to happen so quickly, though it's all for the best anyway.'

...

Wain wanted to get a decent result before two hours passed, so he gave it his all. It was hard for him because he was expending a lot of energy and each time he had to feel exhausted until he regained his strength, but that couldn't stop him.

[You repeat the same movement many times in a row!]

[If you want, this movement can become your skill. Rating and title will be selected automatically.]

"Well, well, it's been about an hour and a half..." Wain muttered with a slight smile on his face.

[You decided to create your own skill!]

[Since you created this skill, under certain circumstances you can change or enhance it!]

[A skill has been created - Energy Cut!]

[Energy Cut (Epic Rating, Fourth Chronicle)

You have a lot of energy, so you can use it to unleash one powerful, deadly attack that will help you break through any armor.]

"Not bad. I'll have to work on making this skill better, but now I have two strong skills." Wain said as he clenched his hand into a fist, "Okay, it's time to go back."

Whoooooooosh.

Wain opened the spatial rift, entered it, and found himself in his home.

He went up to the second floor, looked out the window, and as he saw the receding sun into the sunset muttered, "It's evening... Even though I'm pretty tired, I don't want to sleep, so... I guess I should see what's interesting about the city at night."

Knock. Knock. Knock.

Wain headed for the exit, but suddenly someone knocked on the door.

'Hmm? Is it Gisle? What does he want?" Wain inwardly muttered in a confused manner, 'No... I'd notice if Guir came here, then who is it...?

Wain shook his head, walked to the door, and opened it, then his eyes went wide.

Outside stood a girl of medium height, with shoulder-length crimson-gray hair and green eyes. She was dressed in simple, loose, dark-colored clothing.

"Hi... Gisle said you were finally back, so I thought I'd come to see you." The girl muttered in an awkward manner while twirling a lock of her hair around her finger.

"Eva..." Wain muttered as his eyes went wide, "Damn... With so much going on, I forgot the last time I even saw you."

"Huh, don't worry, it is fine." Eva said in a quiet voice as a slight smile appeared on her face, "Are you going to invite me in, or are you going to stand there like a statue?"

"Well, I have a better offer." Wain smirked as he walked over to Eva.

He grabbed her chin as their gazes met and kissed her. Eva was slightly surprised, but like Wain, she had waited a long time for this moment, so she wrapped her arms around his head as though she didn't want it to end.

'Damn... What's wrong with me? Why do I still keep doing this? Isn't this already my longest kiss?' Wain inwardly muttered while holding Eva tightly to him, 'I've heard several times before that women are like wine... it takes time for the taste to get better, it seems that to understand this you first have to go through a long separation.'

Only after a while did their lips move away from each other as silence fell. They just looked into each other's eyes like they were trying to read their thoughts.

"What shall we do? Why don't you tell me what you've been up to all this time?" Eva asked while looking into his eyes, "You've been gone for months... I know there were reasons for that since I've been through a lot too... but I was still worried as hell about you!"

"I'm glad at least one of us did." Wain said with a smirk on his face.

"What...?!" Eva exclaimed as she was about to yell at him, but Wain covered her mouth with his finger.

"Hey, the sun is going down and I'm totally free tonight. How about we spend this evening together walking around town? I'm sure we'll find a lot to see here." Wain said as he looked ahead.

Eva frowned, crossed her arms, and mouthed, "Okay, I agree, but as an apology, you'll pay for the first dinner!"

"Hahaha, sure." Wain nodded before lifting Eva into his arms.

"Ah? What are you doing...?" Eva asked in an awkward manner as she blushed.

"Like what? Going to town." Wain smirked as his hair turned golden.