Trapped in my Worst Novel

Thoughts about each other [1]

It felt odd having leveled up a swordart but i didn't mind it that much.

"So...I should probably try testing out Shining Starlight again"

I remembered only being able to do the first movement, but i never tested out the other movements.

From what I remembered, each level equaled to one available movement, so each swordart had 36 different movements.

I made this rule so it's impossible for someone to use a movement that wasn't at their level.

But....It was impossible for anyone to get to level 10 with how hard it was to even level a swordart up.

The proof was what Sora said about finally leveling "Shining Starlight" up.

"...S, try using the 2nd movement now! I bet it would be so cool!!"

I averted my eyes away awkwardly as Soraya spoke, excitement in her soft voice.

"Sure?"

I quickly decided to absorb the light mana in the air before activating the hologram again.

I didnt want to tire myself out again by defending while absorbing mana at the same time.

I could feel sweat drop down my forehead and cheeks as i kept absorbing mana.

Was simply absorbing too much mana in a single day this easy?

I expected myself to feel tired the first time I tried it, but surprisingly i only felt a little bit tired the second time i did it in one day.

I slowly opened my mouth to speak.

"..Activate Training."

I already made the default hologram be the same Rank as me so I didn't have to do all that manual work again.

I pressed the "Yes" button again before seeing a hologram appear in front of me.

I sighed and tightened my grip on my knife as i got ready to activate the second movement of my swordart.

Swordart "Shining Starlight". Grade 3
Second movement: Glimmering Gleam

As I glanced at the mirrors again, my hair was shining even brighter as i noticed my knife was reflecting the light from my body onto the wall, the tips of my hair turning blue from the heat.

My eyes oddly got duller as my eyes were less saturated.

I could see some of the light coming out of my body getting even brighter, even i almost got blinded.

"...It didn't change that much though...."

It was...disappointing, to say the least.

Though i did feel more powerful, it was just barely, I didn't actually get physically stronger.

And it felt a bit harder to breath now as i felt my chest tighten.

All i did was get brighter, and it got slightly harder to breath, thats it.

Glancing at the hologram, their eyes immediately started watering, almost as if they couldn't blink.

The two souls also seemed to look out of it, almost like they couldn't see a thing.

'....I should test higher ranks than this...'

I quickly switched the hologram rank from E+ to C, just to see what would happen if a C rank got exposed to my swordart.

A new hologram appeared, and as they looked at me, they barely got bothered by the light as they immediately attacked me.

"GH-"