Thorn sits on a chair and offers one to Flint, he forgot Licia is still there. "At some point during the Journey to grow stronger, levels become…..bullshit." Flint is confused and Thorn continues, "You can have the highest level and skills but if you can't make good use out of it then you're weak. I've witness people fight with a huge level gap yet the lower levelled one won. Combat potential can't be measure, it's just your capability to face opponents."
Flint thinks about it, "So if my combat potential is high, I might be able to match up to her?"
Thorn's thoughts, "Sorry but no. Rank also has a say in it, Twenny is a Tittle Calamity, you'll need more than combat potential to fight on equal footing with her." Then he speaks, "Against others yes."
Flint feels relieved though he misunderstands, then a question pops into his mind. "Can…you tell me more about Teacher?"
Thorn rubs his chin, "There's not much to say, she'd mostly stay indoors with her sibling watching movies and eating snacks. I have heard news of her fighting but I'm yet to see her in a fight."
Flint nods, "Okay, so what's a movie?"
Thorn waves his hands, "It's a feed...Just forget about it. It's better you see one than me explaining it."
Flint nods, "Oh okay"
Thorn continues, "Twenny has a lot of siblings, it's a big family. And each one them is unique, that's the most shocking part. Yet all their strength is equal, none is stronger than the other except their Combat potential. Tweeny does not look it but she has a high combat potential, especially party battles. She likes fruits and plushy toys... I guess that's all I know about her."
Flint nods, "Thank you….By any chance, do you know where Twenny is?"
Thorn shrugs, "Beats me, it's impossible to track her kind. Even the other branch family can't track them, it's more like she has to find you rather than you finding her."
Flint nods in understanding, "...Is it possible to raise my combat potential?"
Thorn nods, "Sure….. I see where this is going."
Flint bows his head, "Please, I'd like you to train me."
Thorn waves his hands as his thoughts, "No way, my job is to look after the village not babysit….." he glances at Licia, "Maybe, just maybe, if I train the kid the other one won't come. She'll think I'm busy helping her brother and not want to disturb! I'll be able to finally sleep in peace!"
Thorn beams with a smile and Flint looks at him, his thoughts. "Mister Thorn is really nice, he's so happy to help me. He's a good person."
Thorn speaks to Flint, "Alright, I'll train you." And his thoughts, "So I can sleep in peace."
Flint nods with a smile, "Thank you."
Thorn turns to Licia, "Now you runt- child, I'll be training your brother so don't ever come here or you'll ruin to special training I have for him."
Licia looks sad then nods, "Alrigh Mister Fang." She sniffles.
Thorn has a vein popping as his thoughts, "For the two hundredth time, MY NAME IS THORN!"
Flint soothes Licia and Thorn gets up turning to a wall behind him, he snaps his fingers and an array of common grade weapons come out. "So Flint, what kind of weapon do you use?"
Flint looks at the weapons, "Oh, I use a broad sword." He shows it to Thorn that he has a weapon.
Thorn nods, "Alright, go outside and swing it 300 times every 2 hours until next week." As his thoughts, "While I get some sleep."
Flint nods with determination, "Yes sir!" he holds Licia's hand and they leave. Thorn keeps peeking until they're outside, he walks to the entrance and sees them enter the trees down the mountain.
Thorn takes a deep breath, then he gets to locking the gate. *THUD THUD BANG BANG CLANG CLAN BRRRR BANG BANG* he locked himself inside the cave, he looks at his coffin with a warm smile, one of love. Thorn floats in the air and slowly descends into the coffin, he taps a button inside as a barrier erects around him. "Finally, peace and quiet." Thorn gets to sleep.
It's not his fault he's sleep deprived, with the energy density being low he easily gets exhausted since he leaks EP. That wouldn't be a problem but with his race and lack of EP, he needs at least a week's worth of sleep to function normal. A day is considered a nap for him.
Flint gets down the mountain to the field he used to train on with Twenny, he takes out his broadsword and starts swinging it. Licia sits beside him and watches her big brother train.
Flint observes his body as he moves, his thoughts. "Increase my combat potential. Increase my combat potential. My capability to face my opponents….Huge level gap…..Does this relate to my fighting style?" He keeps swinging as he continues in thoughts, "Sis fights with speed, she's fast and deals quick attacks. Chuck is slow so his attacks are very high. Aella isn't fast like Sis but she manages to pierce anything and evade…..What do I have? Just a big sword?"
Flint's movements slow down, "What's my fighting style? I've always depended on System to get me the right style to fight but Chuck and Aku didn't do that. I always charge right in…..but that cost us in our last battle with that boss. I was afraid, afraid we'd die."
Licia gets bored then she gets up heading back home, "I'm going home big brother!" and she left.
Flint keeps swinging his sword but more slowly as his eyes are closed in thoughts. "It's not about level, I need an edge. Something to guarantee me victory no matter the opponent...but what?" Flint focuses on his surroundings as he continues to swing, silence descends around him. the sky darkens due to rain as it starts to drizzle.
A drop of rain falls from the sky onto a leaf, Flint continuous swinging. "...System is the only thing I can think of, but I can't fight with System....System came with Information magic….so what does it do? What is Information Magic." He keeps swinging slowly but his vision changes, he sees the rain drops falling despite closing his eyes. He even sees the drops in colors, his swing changes from vertical swings into a horizontal slash. Flint moves slowly and slashes a drop of rain in 2.
Flint's eyes open, "Information Magic isn't use for only finding about something! It gives you information on anything, muscle movement, breathing, location and what to do." He takes a step back as a drop of rain passes before him to the ground, "I can predict the drops and move accordingly but….Why is everything so slow? Rather, it looks like I'm thinking too fast."
Flint swings his sword to his right as drops of rain falls on his sword, he swings it behind him as more rains drop on it and water falls off his sword like a small pipe water. Flint closes his eyes and sees a pattern in the rain, he moves through it dodging every drop. "I can see everything! I don't know how I'm even moving but I am!"
Flint keeps moving through the rain with not a drop falling on him, but on his sword. He's catching the rain with his sword so his hands are only wet. "What if I alter everything?" Flint stops moving as the rain slowly falls towards him.
Flint squints his eyes as a wave of energy leaves him, the energy makes a dome around him. The rain drops falling are altered midair and divert from him, not a single drop falls on him as he stands. Flint raises his head, "System...What is this? It's like…..I can control everything around me."
[New skill: INFORMATION MAGIC > TARGET CONTROL
INFORMATION MAGIC subskill TARGET CONTROL has been achieved.
TARGET CONTROL: A skill that can alter trajectory and in extreme cases intent. This skill can be use to control the targeting of an enemy to make them fight for you. It borders on illusion and mind control.]
Flint slowly opens his eyes. He sees the rains falling but moving away from him. "I can also control the rains with this skill. Even the wind is not touching me…..Not even my clothes are touching me.
[NOTICE: Law Comprehension has begun. Law of Space 0.5%]
"What?" Flint feels his mind clear as he's able to feel and control everything around him. He falls to his knees due to exhaustion as he breathes heavily. "I've comprehended a law? It seems it's only a small part but this is incredible." Flint grins and stands on his feet.