The Novel's Extra's POV

Chapter 16: Kekei Style Mastery (1)

I sat against a tree trunk and checked the time, 10:30. I had already missed the last mana train back to the cube, but this time I knew it would probably happen. I brought a tent and a blanket along with some food for dinner. I could feel the sweat dripping down my face. As you get closer to mastery, the quick flashes you perform have to be more and more powerful for it to count. For example, if I want the system to count one quick flash, now I would have to do 10 weak quick flashes. This is also the reason I came to the isolated forest here.

To master quick flash, I would have to release multiple max power quick flashes. The commotion caused by quick flashes would draw a huge amount of attention, so I came here, the most isolated spot I knew. Currently, I was resting and preparing to release 10 max power quick flashes in a row. I know it may sound unbelievable as only 3 days ago, I was barely able to perform 3 max quick flashes in an hour, but I was prepared this time. I had brought over 15 potions and most importantly, a shit ton of painkillers. I also realized that I would probably be blacked out for quite a bit, so I sent a text to Bam.

[Ren: Hey, I have a family emergency. I won't be in school for maybe a day. Can you let the teacher know tomorrow]

'shameless, I know'

With the painkillers, I was sure I could do 10, but I wasn't sure how my body would take it. After the tenth quick flash, I would most likely collapse from exhaustion, and when I woke up, I would probably have multiple shattered bones. However, I decided that it would most likely be worth it. On the off chance that there was no reward for mastery, I would probably jump.

'well, this it. This shit better be op after the number of hours, I put in'

I drank some water and stood up. My training katana would probably break under the pressure of 10 max quick flashes, so I turned Aether into a katana and a sheath. This would be my first time performing a max quick flash with Aether, so I was also curious about how powerful it would be.

I placed my hand on the orange katana and immediately began to draw in wind spirits. It took about 0.5 seconds for me to have enough power to perform the quick flash. I faced myself towards the tree in front of me, unsheathed my katana, and watched in awe. The wind slash sliced down the first tree like it was cutting butter and kept going. The slash kept going until the fifteenth tree, disappeared.

'HOLY SHIT. After the 10 max quick flashes, the entire forest will be gone... Well that's a problem for future me'

If I did the 10 slashes consecutively, I would be able to instantly gain mastery over quick flash whereas if I did one and took a break, it would be about 25 quick-level flashes. If you're wondering why, I didn't just perform max-level quick flashes from the start. I had nowhere to do it without garnering attention, and I would have to take breaks after performing each one. Until now, it had been faster to just do low-level quick flashes as I wouldn't have to take any breaks in between them.

After catching my breath, I turned around and performed another quick flash.

*WHOOSH*

I aimed at another tree.

*WHOOSH*

"AHHHH DAMN, MY BODY IS BURNING. CAN'T STOP NOW"

Another tree

*WHOOSH

Another

*WHOOSH*

*WHOOSH*

"I-i c-an't st-stop n-now"

I grabbed the potions I had prepared beforehand and gulped them down. At this point, I was not sane at all. The pain had completely taken over. My mind was devoid of any emotions. There was only one thing repeating constantly in my brain. "Master Quick Flash."