While there were families that unlocked Schema to simply develop the mind, there were also families that drove the body to the limit.

Some families focused on muscle strength, some speed, and some used Schema to strengthen nerves.

�Come to think of it��

Shirone recalled the red-haired girl from the alley three years ago.

At that time, the situation was hectic, but when he thought about it back at home, her movements were not something a normal human could do.

�She unlocked Schema. She was about the same age as me� What great talent.�

Shirone closed the book and ruminated.

Rian couldn�t have mastered Schema anyways, but Shirone wanted to try doing so, even if there was a barrier.

�Schema is not exactly swordsmanship. Just like how Spirit Zone is not exactly magic.�

Just like how knowledge was significant to a mage, a strong body was essential for a swordsman.

�If one�s body is not supported, the width of reinforcement is extremely narrow. I already have the Spirit Zone, so it would be faster to find a solution to swordsmanship rather than trying to accommodate two completely different concepts!�

It was a strategy to learn some useful swordsmanship with the Spirit Zone as the base.

�Good.�

Shirone opened a beginner�s textbook in swordsmanship.

Knowing that his life was on the line, Shirone�s concentration was at its highest ever despite having to suddenly study swordsmanship, a subject he previously did not have much interest in.

�ARGH! ARGH!�

Dust rose in the Great Training Grounds. Rian�s legs were the culprit.

His heart was about to burst. No oxygen was being inhaled, so the chyme in his stomach flowed back up.

�Blaaargh! Blaaargh!�

His lunch came out, but Rian did not falter and continued to run.

�100 laps! Pass!�

The swordsman, Kite, shouted. Rian looked different today, and as his instructor, he couldn�t have been any more proud.

�New record! But what happened to you? Why just start to flow with the training now?�

�Damn it! You call this training?�

�What did you say, you punk?�

Kite looked at him with slit-eyes.

He complimented him for the first time in a while, but old habits die hard. All Rian did was complain and grumble.

But today�s whining was different.

�I�m still standing on my two legs! Master, is there anything harder?�

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