The following day, as Liebe was practicing, Hedin came to greet him.
Liebe said, "Hello."
Hedin said, "Hello. Since you, Alysa, and Licht have missed quite a few classes, here are my notes. They might help."
Liebe said, "That's so thoughtful, thanks. And by the way, which dorms are you in?"
Hedin said, "Seven."
Liebe said, "Oh, nice."
Hedin said, "You aren't going to show pity?"
Liebe said, "Nah, I have better things to do than judge."
Hedin said, "Why is that?"
Liebe said, "It's simple. If you have the time to discriminate and ridicule the weak, then you have more than enough time to work towards your dream."
Hedin said, "Aren't you going to laugh at the half-breed trying to help a noble?"
Liebe said, "Nah, seems like a lot of unnecessary work. Plus, I'm the same."
Hedin said, "What? The famous son of the strongest captain, Lilith Faust, and the heir to the throne of Faust is a half-breed? What a joke."
Liebe said, "It's true. Until now, maybe not. But any day my half-sibling will be born, and then I will be promoted from heir to the spare."
Hedin said, "Why? You are obviously stronger. Why not just kill it? And if it's not born yet, you will. So if it's a daughter, you will still retain your title."
Liebe said, "I wish it was that simple. But after my mother remarried, the philosophies in my family changed quite a bit, and discrimination towards half-breeds took priority above discrimination over gender. Oh no, it won't change. So my fate is sealed."
Hedin said, "Won't you fight it?"
Liebe said, "No. Going against my mother is against my principles, and for me, the orders of Captain Lilith Faust take priority above all. And that's why no."
Hedin said, "My story is different. My parents are nobles, yet my mother cheated with a commoner elf, and I was born an elf. Being born from two humans didn't seem possible, so after a DNA test, the truth was revealed. My mother lost the complete trust of my father and was on the verge of losing her noble title. So, to keep her place, she had to give my father a blood son—the true heir to my house. And then that's how my life has been. Whenever my mother sees me, I can see the hatred in her eyes. And throughout our childhood, it's obvious that my mother always favored my brother over me, as he was the reason she was still a noble, and I'm the reason she lost it."
Liebe said, "I'm sorry."
Hedin said, "Yeah. My brother isn't the best to me either, and till now he has been to prison more than I can count. It's thanks to the fact that Father knows the captain of Avalon."
Liebe said, "Would it be wrong to assume that's the same reason why you have criminal charges?"
Hedin said, "I don't prefer talking about it."
Liebe said, "Ok then, I understand. If you ever want to talk about it, you know where to find me. Well then, I have certain things to take care of. I will return the copy tomorrow during class. Is that okay?"
Hedin said, "Yeah, that works for me. And if you don't mind, want to spar with me once in a while?"
Liebe said, "Sure. I'm bored most of the time anyway."
Then Yuna came and said, "Liebe, I have been observing you for the past three months and noticed something."
Liebe said, "Yeah, ma'am, what is it?"
Yuna said, "It's impressive that you climbed the ranks so quickly, already at the rank of lieutenant. But you have a problem—it's that you have too many spells. If I can describe you now, I would call you a jack of all trades but master of none."
Liebe said, "I knew I was missing something, I just didn't know what, since I enjoyed trying new things."
Yuna said, "It's not wrong to try new things with your magic, but focus on an arsenal of spells that you will practice just for combat. For that, the maximum number of spells I would suggest is twenty. But for you, I would say it surpasses over one hundred and fifty."
Liebe said, "Yeah, I do get a bit carried away when I get ideas."
Yuna said, "That's what I would suggest for now."
Liebe said, "Fleet Admiral, I wanted to ask a few things."
Yuna said, "And what would that be?"
Liebe said, "What is the roar and the elemental manipulation attack called?"
Yuna said, "The roar is an attack that we sapien species learned from the dragons. It means to be an attack that shows might, and it's considered one of the strongest attacks. Only about seven in 100,000,000 can use it. And the manipulation technique you mentioned is called Kinesis Techniques. It allows people to control the nature or aspects of nature that are present in their own attributes. Such as, if a fire magic user learns this technique, it would be called Pyrokinesis. For me, it is called Sonokinesis."
Liebe said, "Then what would mine be?"
Yuna said, "Umbreokinesis. Just think about it—your dark magic is already so strong, but if you are able to control the natural darkness, you would easily be one of the strongest."
Liebe said, "I will try to attain the power."
Yuna said, "About five in one hundred learn the Kinesis Techn