During the previous training exercises, the energy Gwen circulated across the surface of his Cloth had served to ward off Alicia and Sakura's attacks, but its more important role had been to maintain the Cloth and improve the compatibility between Gwen and it—
Over the past month of spending every day together, Gwen had also discovered that as his energy continuously interacted with the Cloth, both sides had been affected—
Though there was no concrete test data, Gwen himself could feel that his energy had improved considerably over the past month.
At the same time, the Cloth's adaptability to and absorption capacity for the energy Gwen provided had greatly increased. This was true whether it was Galaxy Light that Gwen deliberately guided or his own energy.
The time had ultimately been too short, however, and the Saint training method Gwen had obtained from the Cloth was incomplete. It lacked a method for awakening Cosmo, so although Gwen currently possessed the strength of an ordinary Sanctuary soldier, he had yet to awaken his Cosmo.
As for why he could cultivate the various powers of the Sixth Sense despite not having awakened Cosmo—whether that had always been possible or was the work of some black-hearted lightbulb—Gwen, who did not know the detailed lore of Saint, did not care.
Rather than pursuing such trivial details, Gwen was more concerned with whether he could awaken Cosmo, a power that had once rivaled Dragon Ball's ki—
Though Gwen felt that even without Cosmo's support, as long as he could bring the power of the Sixth Sense to its limits, he could face Finality head-on.
But considering a certain cosmic-scale story where someone made an entrance by doing Yang-style sit-ups, Gwen still hoped to gain even greater power.
After traveling some distance and leaving the simulated