Linger!
In the institute manor.
After finishing her practice, Linger pulled out the bottle of spiritual stamina drink that Kai had given her as part of her weekly allotment.
The meat dish Kai was served had an enigmatic origin while also having a very strong impact on recovering from fatigue.
The exhaustion of Linger and her monster partner disappears after a brief nap of no more than five minutes.
Linger! The day Kai was discovered by her parents as an orphan inside a demolished orphanage and taken in by them is one that they clearly recall.
It was a time when he was unable to trust anyone, even her family, and tended to live a life marked by apprehension and edge, with weariness seeping deep within his being and heart.
"Trusting someone can be very scary! I do not wish to be hurt again! So I will never be able to trust anyone in this lifetime!" The cold words were dripping with pain as he looked at her before leaving the home for education.
Linger! She continued to wait and worry about him at that point. Until the day they reconnected during an institution assembly, when she realized he had changed. Her worry changed, but the awkwardness between them still continued to loom, as she could tell that he was conscious of his last words when he left.
"I was really happy that he had changed, but I was also a little vexed to know that it was not me who had helped him out of that world of loneliness." Linger murmured as she turned to face her partner, who had been startled by her sudden words and was wondering with whom her master was speaking as she looked at Linger.
"Hehe! I was just talking with myself!" Before heading back to the gym to train, Silverwish shook her head and patted Linger on the shoulder.
She was aware that, at the time, she was not the team's strongest member and that, in order to assist her master and her brother, she would need to become stronger than the others, who are still far stronger than she is.
Psych Control Lvl. 1; → Lvl. 2 (Egg Move)
Psych Sense Lvl. 1 → Lvl. 3 (Egg Move)
Shock Discharge Lvl. 1 → Lvl. 2 (Egg Move)
Astral Bullets Lvl. 1 → Lvl. 2 (Lvl. 2 Upgrade skill)
Minor Lapse Lvl. 1 → Lvl. 3 (Lvl. 2 Upgrade skill)
Hidden...
Linger took a look at her skill book and observed that the Shock Discharge skill had not undergone any significant changes. This could only mean that they still had time to train other Level 2 skills to Level 3 in the future.
Although she could easily change her partner's three egg skills, Psych Control and Shock Discharge were stuck at level 2 for some reason, so it took some time before she could advance to level 3.
As she remembers her brother's words, "My guess! Is that. Silver has a mutation in her egg stage and has grown to have three egg skills, whereas normally a monster would only have two egg skills, barring the development of multiple affinity-type monsters."
"However, your Silver only has one attribute and has three different egg skills, which are extremely uncommon. As a result, their development will be slow, but after training, their impact will be much greater than anyone else's in the team."
As Linger pulled Silverwish into her arms and began to walk toward the gym to practice Shock Discharge once more, waiting for the chance to get stronger once more, a smile spread across her face at the memory of them.
At the same time...
"Quality over Quantity. I must say that you are pretty good; then why don't you leave that institute to join us? Given those hairs, you must be noble, right!"
"Oi! That's more than being shameless! Are you trying to completely disregard my existence or something by attempting to steal one of my students while I am watching you?"
Kai exited the building and approached Emilia while grinning. He patted her head and observed the opportunistic man who was trying to abduct his students in full view of everyone.
"Teacher Kai! Although I am well aware of this, take a look at the girls' abilities and strategies. We cannot allow a great diamond like her to tarnish around an inexperienced person like you."
In an effort to convince others of his righteousness, the man put on a quite arrogant front, but his eyes revealed the complete opposite.
"So, you are saying that I am unable to guide a genius like her? right." Kai spoke with a mocking smile on his face. He observed that the other party had many intelligent students who were already performing at a Level 3 peak as he turned to face the other party and his pupil.
However, despite having trained for a year, Kai still did not find this kind of performance deserving of his attention.
However, as her teacher, he must demonstrate his skills, or else everyone will perceive him as a weakling. This is not to say that Emilia's current strength is insufficient to handle this group of unruly students and their teacher.
Keeping in mind that the current mayor was watching the show as well, he will have the opportunity to display his combat prowess.
"Indeed, I am sorry, in terms of speaking sh*t like that! Can we exchange some battle tips since that happens to be my strong suit compared to your trash talk? I am truly no match for your cultivation talent and level."
They all speculated that their teacher might be particularly poisonous at this particular moment, and Wilton nearly choked on his laughter.
"Good, I see your point; let's exchange some pointers then." claiming that Asmor freed his partner, a creature that resembled a giant spider and had eight legs, six eyes, and tough armor covering its body. It also had poisonous and insect-like abilities.
Everyone retreated as they stared at Kai, who also released his partner and stamped on the ground with a primate with a broad hand and leg that was about 1.3 meters tall, causing it to crack.
Kai patted Sima's head as he looked at Kai, and the enemy partner, who had been slightly stifled by Sima's roar but otherwise unaffected, looked at Kai.
"Good boy!" Kai laughed and complimented Sima as he turned to face the other group, allowing Sima to approach them while wearing a sneer.
"Lightning is weak against that armor! I guess it is over before it even begins, Huh!" The spider had changed after hearing the roar, but one of the teachers shook his head because he had not yet noticed it.
The mayor, however, was different because he had, and he knew that this fight would be different than what most people were expecting.
"Perhaps things can turn out differently, and that teacher is the one who instructed that smart girl. He might also have a secret weapon to use against the spider." One of them muttered as he observed Kai's expression of indifference and heard the man next to him shout.
"Heh! Maybe he just got lucky with that student and nothing more." The majority of those present were placing bets on Kai losing in their minds. Since Mayor was standing next to Kai, there was nothing they could do when nearly all of them were envious of him for finding a student like Emilia.
[Armored-sling] A large spider-type monster with a strong hide that can withstand attacks from opponents of a higher level and high agility despite its weight and height. However, the most crucial part of his arsenal is the stinger from its back, which can attack like a flexible spear and has incredible attack speed that most assassin types are unable to match.
The [Armored-slinger] looked aggressively and tauntingly at Sima as the pressure of a level 5 burst from his body.
He must have felt extremely humiliated after recalling how the little monkey's aura had caused him to flinch.
As a result, he used a similar technique to provoke Sima, who did not appear to be particularly bothered by it. The other party partner was beginning to lose his cool, and when his partner signaled him, it started with a powerful dash toward Sima.
This was also a result of Sima's unaffected demeanor.
Unaffected Sima did not become agitated or anxious as he patiently waited while the five stingers attacked his body in a silent manner.
Sima moved its body, causing his left leg to make it dash without hesitation in the direction of the stinger and his right hand to concentrate an enormous amount of pure mana that turned into lightning.
Egg Move [Focused punch] Sima, however, also caused the mana to transform into lightning, which also contributed to the +250% increase in this punch's strength.
As a result, he was able to punch the armored spider head with devastating force after reaching the monster's level 6 peak total strength with a full-strength attack behind his back.
"Boom!"
A moment of silence fell as they observed the outcome in which the Mayor cast a magical defensive circle to shield the nearby buildings and launched an armored spider onto it.
Asmor was in shock as he observed his partner's condition and thought back to that one punch, which almost appeared to be a human martial artist attack.
"How?" Asmor asked Kai. He was aware that the attack was a common egg move called a focus punch, but he was unaware of the reason for its powerful impact. "The secret of my method of training lies in the continuous practice of the ability that I used to defeat you, right now."
"I have nothing to hide; if you try it, you will notice that the ability has changed significantly, which indicates that it has attained level 2."
"You mean abilities are something that can be developed?" Asmor was taken aback, not to mention that all the nearby teachers were as well, but this surprise was not brought on by the teaching approach as much as it was by Kai's carefree demeanor when he revealed it to them.
"Remember how my disciple beat another disciple!" Kai laughed, and they realized that the first move was also an egg move, but it did not expand to the same extent. However, in Emilia's hand, she was able to use that ability to cover a significant area, which is important proof of the improvement in fundamental skills Kai was referring to.
"Are you not afraid of us using it to leave you in dust, where you could have sold this information to earn a large amount of money too?" One of the silent teachers could not help but ask it out loud.
"You see, in fundamentals, I am a teacher! And to guide those who are lost in fog and asking for guidance! It is my duty to extend a helping hand to help them out, even if they are my rivals in some competition!"
Saying that, Kai looked at the mayor and asked, "With that, I must have proved my strength, so I will be taking the mission that you had asked for before and will leave in a two-day period."
The mayor nodded as he watched the video he had captured and gave some thought to the idea of making a small request of her niece.
"Yes! You have all the rights, so I will contact you in 2 days time." claiming that the mayor entered her office and asked his aide to send other teachers as soon as possible.
"I lost thoroughly, as a teacher too!" All the teachers were thinking the same thing as they were looking at Kai, but Asmor was the one who actually said it, which caused a change in Kai's expression.
"As I had thought, he will bring changes for sure." The glasses-wearing man muttered while staring at Kai and chuckled to himself.