"Advancing in the ranks is pretty simple actually. A Knight doesn't need to have any combat experience or any kind of achievement but they merely need to train their Knight aura…that's pretty easy," Taylor figured, nibbling his lip lightly.
He was a bit jealous because it seemed to be so easy for the Knights to become stronger. A Knight aura was essential for Knights.
They would gain supernatural strength, have it much easier to get more proficient with all kinds of weapons and their battle instincts would be much higher. And that were just the basic advantages every Basic Knight aura possessed.
"A low-grade training scroll will be more than enough to become a Two-star Bronze Knight, let alone a One-star Bronze Knight. It will just take some time if they have no talent" Eris said while lifting her head lightly from his head when she spoke to prevent Taylor from feeling any discomfort.
Eris was still levitating in the air but she basically clung to Taylor's neck. Taylor didn't really mind it, especially since he received lots of important information from Eris.
Furthermore, it felt great!
There was no reason for him to reject the hug of a beautiful woman, whether she was a Demoness, an Angel, or something else.
"Isn't practicing a specific technique basically the most common way to strengthen any awakened Ancient Power, whether it is a Knight Aura, a Mana Sea, a Blessing, or the power to Summon and control monsters?" Taylor asked and Eris nodded her head.
She had yet to let go of him and chose to speak in his mind through telepathy instead of speaking out loud as she would have to move her head way too often. Her current position was just too comfortable for her to move.
"Basically that's true but techniques are merely a means to train your Ancient Power in a slightly more efficient way. The higher the quality of the technique you use, the better.
However, it's also possible to train your Ancient Power without technique, just by repetitively straining it. In both cases, your natural talent determines how fast you improve. Some may become One-Star Bronze Knights in a week, some need months, others an entire year, everything depends on their talent, their determination, and the quality of their techniques!" Eris explained neatly.
Taylor gained a deeper impression of all the Ancient Powers. It was quite interesting.
"So Innate talent, one's mentality, and external factors are the three essential factors to determine how fast one can improve…I see,' He mumbled, just to realize something he hadn't noticed before.
"But why did you never tell me about this before? I mean, I get that the academy doesn't really teach normies about anything related to Ancient Powers but you could have told me about it, or not?" Taylor suddenly asked, trying to turn his head to look at Eris.
However, she didn't allow his head to move and clung to him, preventing him from moving. Her breasts pressed against his back, while Taylor's head was locked in place. Eris was simply too strong.
"You never asked, Darling~" Eris whispered seductively in his ears, teasing him. Taylor flinched at the unfamiliar action and behavior of the Demoness and his hair stood up to its end.
"Well, that's not wrong, but you could have taught me one thing or another…and why suddenly darling?" Taylor accepted that the knowledge about Ancient Powers would have been a little bit useless for him because he hadn't awoken one himself.
Now, this had changed, and Taylor possessed an Awakened Power, which was probably why Eris revealed more information to him than before.
But setting all of this aside, Taylor was more confused about Eris' change in behavior. Was she really always like this and she held only back before or did something else change and she was lying to him?
"Can't I call you Darling~?" Eris breathed down Taylor's neck and her hands began to touch him up as if she wanted to tear off his clothes.
Taylor's body reacted to these touches and to every single motion of Eris. He may have great willpower but his body was not different from a man's. His breathing got heavier as he continued to step forward to the battlefield, trying to find a distraction.
"Am I your Daling?" Taylor asked all of a sudden, his voice weirdly monotonous. This caused Eris to halt in her tracks and to take a look a Taylor.
Eris could clearly see the large bulge in his half-burned pants. His body was ready to ravage her the moment his mind accepted this as well. This was exciting and Eris' heart began to beat much faster than ever before.
She couldn't believe that she was currently acting like a thirsty high school girl but this was reality.
"You are my everything~" Eris blurted out before she realized what she had just said.
Taylor lifted his eyebrow when he heard what Eris just said and he momentarily ignored the reinforcement, which had arrived just a moment ago.
It was just one woman in a glacier-blue robe but that was more than enough of a reinforcement to obliterate the threat.
"Just what is wrong with you?" Taylor asked in confusion, ignoring the female reinforcement, who released chilling air that spread through the surrounding area as a sky-blue magic circle manifested in the air above her.
Lances manifested out of eyes were created by the woman's incarnation and they were blasted straight to the small group of Shedim that were left behind.
The first Ice Lance pierced through the closest Lesser Demon and a second Lance was created only moments later.
Ice Lance after Ice Lance was created in the Incarnation the female Sorcerer had created. They were released directly after they had been created, hitting their designated target precisely.
Everything the female Sorcerer demonstrated, required a shocking accuracy and talent, especially since the woman didn't seem to be much older than Taylor. At most, she was 19 years old!
However, Taylor was currently not able to pay his whole attention to the fight in front of them because he noticed that something was wrong with Eris.
She didn't say anything and removed her body from Taylor. From the corner of his eyes, he could see that she pressed her lips together.
"I was just trying to tease you, haha!" Eris suddenly said in laughter that couldn't sound more artificial.
Taylor looked deep into her eyes as if he could tell that her earlier unintentional blurter held much more meaning than she wanted to acknowledge. He wanted to know why that was the case but he didn't ask Eris, who pointed toward the Ice Sorcerer.
"She is quite powerful, isn't she? Her equipment is also quite decent…" She said awkwardly, avoiding Taylor's gaze.
Taylor could tell what Eris was doing but he didn't mention it. Instead, he understood that they didn't have the necessary time to play around.
'I can find out what is going on with her later…for now, I should run!'
[Author Note: Please comment how you like/dislike the novel! I accept every type of criticism]