"Yeah, but she became a mage goddess by breaking through the grand archmage.
She doesn't even have a temple or anything... She barely cares if people believe her or not."
Alex's answer made Meiya fall into silence for a second, but she quickly recalled what she saw in the capital.
"But faith is a real thing. There's a reason why your continent has so many churches with gods and goddesses fighting over people's faith."
"You're right... I never really thought of that."
Alex murmured as he suddenly remembered the textbook stating faith as an abstract energy, similar to mana.
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An hour of extra training later...
As the three of them walked back into the living room, Meiya handed Alex back his sword.
"Ahem, I added Qi into this sword... And since you said it's a little bit too big, I made it a little smaller for you."
"Thank you."
