"I see, it seems that this city is starting to get the recognition it deserves." He was happy to hear this.
The more popular this city gets, the greater its growth, they will be getting more people in the future if this continues.
As the leader of the only gang in the city, he will be earning a lot more with the number of undocumented people increases.
"Son, why don't you participate?" His father asks.
He shakes his head and sighs. "I know how strict the requirements to enter the academy, their first and foremost requirements is realms."
Of course the two knows this, they just want him to try, maybe, just maybe, he can enter one of the most desired power in this world.
"The only way for me to enter the academy is that, if I reach a higher stage or have a combat related ability, neither is something that I can achieve." Lucielle is confused.
She can feel that he is quite strong, so his chances of entering should be high.
"Don't worry you two, I already have my place in the future and that is becoming one of the members of the government." He reassures him.
"Are you going to become a soldier?" Lucielle asks with worry.
In her mind, there is only path for him to become a part of the government, to be a soldier.
Soldiers are assigned to different places, the most safest is being a guard of a peaceful city but this would also mean an extremely slow process of being an internal member.
The fastest is to be a soldier in a battlefield, the high morality rate meant that there is an extremely low chance of him surviving and achieving his dream.
Sean and his parents chuckles, he rubs her head and explains. "I already have some connections with the authorities in this city."
He smiles gently. "In fact, I can join them right now, the only reason I had not is because of you and Scarlet, only after you become true martial artists will I officially join."
"That would be too long!" Lucielle screams in shock.
"Yes but I am already considered as a half member, I can use some of the privilege of an authority figure already." There is some limit but this is already a great bonus for people like him.
She nods her head but inwardly, she vows that she will become a true martial artist as fast as she can.
"Today, we are going to train your ability." He stated as the two of them went to their backyard.
This plot of land actually does not belong to them but because of what he had done for the city, the authorities decided to give it to him since it was so close to their house anyway.
Pointing at the tree, he stated. "I want you to strike the tree with your abilities, only stop after I said so."
With any fear not hesitation, Lucielle activates her skill and charges at the tree and scratches it.
Sean frowns and says. "Your form is all over the place, tomorrow, we should fix that."
The pain made her hiss, she looks at her claws and can't help but feel disappointed in herself.
Suddenly, she feels a warm hand on her head.
"Stop worrying too much, we should take it one step at a time, besides, you have Scarlet and me to rely on but we should really help you gain some experience in fighting." He explains.
He then starts arranging her form while she strikes, he starts having an idea on using her large chests as an added weight in her strikes.
The two of them starts interacting with each other, trying different ideas on how to improve their new martial art technique.
Their previous awkwardness had already disappeared.
Suddenly, Lucielle's stomach starts rumbling, the two of them have eaten a lot during breakfast but through their training, she becomes hungry again.
"It is actually quite late, let us have lunch." He mutters.
"Shouldn't it be dinner?" She was confused.
"No, it is lunch, it is still not night, we are going eat again later." He explains, during practice, practitioners would generally requires a lot of nutrients and energy to continue.
This is one of the major reason why poor people has extremely low chance of becoming true martial artists.
Sean is not hungry because he can absorb energy from the earth, even if his training is actually harder than Lucielle, he would not easily get hungry.
(Pet Spirit Possession: Strong Earthworms)
He only knows one way to improve his ability and that is to continuously use them.
Sure, the amount of energy consumed each time a person of this world use their ability would increase but for him this type of training is worth it with his (Nurture).
"Hmm, there is some ice in the freezer in the house, crack them and bury your hand on them." He told her before leaving to prepare their lunch and dinner.
The refrigerator that they have did not come from him but from Adonis, he is willing to spend a large amount of cash just to keep his friend.
When he heard about this, he beat him up and told him that he had become friends with him not because of his money.
As he starts preparing for their meal, someone knocks on the door, confusing him.
When he opens it, he saw Scarlet, looking at him with fear in her eyes.
Without hesitation, he pinches her cheek hard, causing her to beg for mercy.
"So, why did you come home?" He asks, clearly not expecting her to return home that early.
"Big sister Lucy wants to invite you to some sort of party in their household, she was actually going to come here but saw me and decided to give me the invitation instead." She answered while feeling wronged.
"You also going to come?" He was surprised that Lucy would invite her rude and unruly sister to such a high class party.
"Yes, she said that as long as you are there, she is not that worried about me." Hearing this, he laughs out loud.
"Okay, let us attend the party, I also want to know just how strong Lucy had become after her training."
Without his ability, he wants to know just how fast their improvement was.
"But we probably should eat before we go there, our appetite is not that small and we would probably pig ourselves out if we go there in an empty stomach."
"Lucielle? What happened to your hands?" She saw her cousin dipping her hand in ice.
"Training, her ability lets her sharpens her claws but her fingers are not that tough, I am conditioning her finger to adapt to her attacks." He explains.
"That is quite good! As expected of big brother, you can even create a training that caters exactly to an individual's ability." She says with shining eyes.
"That might be the case but the process is quite painful, the human hand was not built for striking." He sighs.
"Especially for someone like Lucielle." He added.
"Yeah, as girls, we are really not that physically strong as men." Scarlet nods her head in agreement.
He smacks her head. "Someone like you has no right in saying that since you are born physically stronger than even men older than you."
"And what I meant is that Lucielle has no track in terms of training, her body is totally out of state, building it back up would mean pain and sweat." He stated.
"I would still do it! I don't care about the pain! No matter how much I sweat, I will not stop!" Lucielle suddenly shouted.
She wants to prove to everyone that she is not nothing, Sean is not wrong for training her, she will prove to everyone that she too can rise from the ground.
Sean smirks and looks at Scarlet. "Once she sheds her mortal shell, asks Lana and Elven for help, I want to help gain as much experience as she can before letting her fight a monster."
"I understand big brother." Scarlet nods her head.
While waiting for his food to cook, Sean reads the invitation given to him.
"So, three days, we have enough time to prepare a proper attire for the both of us." He mutters.
"Actually, Lucy also invited Adonis, she said that it's because his family has started pouring support to him."
"I know that, I have been living in his mansion during the past week, remember?" He chuckles.
"Finally! The broth is ready, I have prepared this for the two of you specifically." He stated as he brought the large pot into their table.
"This broth is not only made up of vegetables I have grown myself but also by the meat of a high grade monster." The smell of the broth and the other meals entices the two.
"Is it really okay for me to eat this?" She asks but her stomach is betraying her.