"To put it simply, I thought I could treat my body as a weapon after remembering the captain telling me about Revon's arms.
"Then, using it as the basis, I concentrate the ena like my previous method and compress it to give more power. That's all. This is a technique, not a concept, so it's not really a big deal."
Bella blinked her eyes a few times before inspecting his fingers again, making sure there was no hidden injury. "There is no side effect. Then again, your body can be considered as a chunk of ena, so that concept is not wrong either."
Nathan turned to Evelyn, asking, "Should I call Anubis for now? At least, to make sure that there's no hidden injury. This won't make me fail the challenge, right?"
Evelyn sighed. "Summon him. You've already passed. To think you only need 12 hours to actually come up with such a ridiculous method…"
"Really?" Nathan smiled while summoning Anubis in relief.
"Yeah. You've worked hard today. It's about midnight, so get some rest." Evelyn turned to Bella. "Have you prepared his room?"
"Ah!" Bella scratched the back of her head. "I forgot about it."
"…" Evelyn fell silent.
Bella teased both Nathan and Evelyn. "How about sleeping in my room, Nathan?"
"Oh?!" Nathan's eyes lit up as if he were tempted.
However, Evelyn simply grabbed his shoulder as if she wanted to drag him away.
"Wait, Evelyn. I never thought you would be so bold. Are you going to let him sleep in your room?"
"Of course not. I will just fulfill my side of the agreement. I will tell him about the Bloody Banquet. It will definitely take a whole night. He can sleep tomorrow." Evelyn's eyebrows were twitching.
Nathan just gave a thumbs up to Bella.
Bella chuckled. "Still, the Bloody Banquet, huh? Should I join as well? Maybe after preparing his room."
"We can do it together, you know? I can help." Nathan raised his finger. "I can do it while listening to the story."
"True. What do you think, Evelyn?" Bella smirked.
"So be it. He should take the room next to Revon. Bring the sheet and the rest there. I will bring him to his room."
Bella agreed. "Sure."
Nathan glanced at Anubis first, as the latter confirmed nothing went wrong with a shake of the head. Feeling relieved, Nathan stood up and walked properly.
While walking to the room, Evelyn couldn't help but say, "Your technique seems to focus on power. Because it doesn't require you to control the flow, you can actually use that effort to boost your power… no?"
Nathan nodded. "Yeah. The flow is annoying, so removing it from the entire equation seems to be the solution.
"However, the compressed ena will burst, which creates a powerful recoil. So, I need something to dispel that recoil. Even though the recoil is hard, it's still quite powerful and usable in a battle. But once the recoil is gone, it's going to be perfect." Nathan smirked.
Evelyn sighed. "I never thought you would actually create an entirely new technique. I thought you would be able to figure out the problem and increase your sensitivity."
"Yes. The challenge is to increase your sensitivity to the flow. Maybe I should have been more detailed when presenting you with a condition. , you are considered to have passed my challenge without actually achieving the hidden objective."
"Heh? What is this sensitivity you're talking about?"
"Of course, your ena sensitivity. You will need them to sense everything around you. In addition, if you can sense the flow of your ena, you can micromanage it, which will give you a lot of benefits in the long run."
"Is that so? Maybe I should do that as well?" Nathan asked.
"Well…" Evelyn thought for a moment. "I'm not sure. I think there is a way to remove the recoil from your new technique, but…"
"Ah! How about you use this new technique and improve it and teach it to me? No. Is that going to work? I don't even know whether my discharge technique is useful for you or not."
"Everyone will definitely think it's useful. That kind of power is simply too much. Once you're able to master it, that technique will remain as your foundation technique for a long time, if not for the rest of your life.
"Even if you reach my level, I believe you will still find it useful."
"Is that so?" Nathan nodded. "Then how about my proposal? Or in exchange, can you help me with my training to increase my sensitivity? I don't mind if you use or teach the rest of the Sleeping Garden's members about this one."
"It's just one technique. It's not even a concept."
"This can be considered a concept if you look at it carefully. A new technique is an ability that uses the existing concept, but a new concept is something you invent from scratch.
"I see that you have a breathing technique now, and this one belongs to the first category. On the other hand, the sage's 32-Form is a new concept. The concept of combining the four basic controls.
"No one has used their body as a weapon, you know? It's true that they can become a weapon themselves, but even people who are fighting with their fists usually have gloves and other things.
"After all, equipment is necessary. They can boost your ability or do other things. Even items other than gloves will strengthen you."
"Really?" Nathan raised his eyebrows. "No one has ever thought about it? Even the Sword Saint?"
"Why would Sword Saint use his hand as a weapon when he has his sword?"
"…" Nathan frowned, thinking, 'Isn't the Sword Saint someone who has reached the peak of swordsmanship? Someone who can use even a tweak to cut a mountain or something? Then again, I have never seen him utilize his strength fully. Maybe he has the concept of Sword Intent, but not the continuation, like Sword Body?'
"Heh? He has swung his sword for as long as he remembers. As long as he has a sword in his heart, anything can become a sword in his hand.
"With Heaven and Earth as his sword, there is nothing he can't cut…"
Evelyn's eyebrows twitched as she couldn't help but turn around and ask out loud, "Can't you just keep it to yourself? It's not something you can say easily. It's better to record it first so that your name will also be recorded! What if I'm the bad guy and steal it from you?"
Nathan looked stunned, still not understanding the gravity of this matter. 'That's just all the bullshit explanation about the sword concept in the cultivation story. I have read dozens of stories with the same explanation to the point where it's considered normal. Is she treating it as some kind of profound teaching?'