After contracting Unicorn Polly, Russell had spent only half a year courageously advancing his training to Perfect Synchronization.
But with Harpy Dragon Harpe, who likewise possessed pseudo-dragon bloodline and was equally intelligent, it had taken a full year and a half to barely achieve Perfect Synchronization.
This speed would already have been remarkably fast for an ordinary Phantom Beast Knight.
Eric, who had contracted a Phantom Beast before Russell, still had yet to achieve Perfect Synchronization with Gold-Silver Wolfdog Kevin.
Even the exceptionally gifted Katie, who got along very well with Red-eyed Rat King Jerry, had stumbled through her mental synchronization training.
This showed just how difficult the cultivation of a Phantom Beast Knight was.
This was also why Tier 2 High Phantom Beast Knights were scarce, while Tier 3 High Phantom Beast Knights were even rarer. As for 4th Rank High Phantom Beast Knights, Count Merlin was currently the only one in the Shadowflame Grand Duchy—though Baron Roman might soon become one as well.
"Caw!"
On the way back, Black Oil Dragon Rosai flew toward Blackfire Land, while Unicorn Polly quietly returned to Cigar Courtyard.
Russell and Harpe remained behind, using Phantom Beast Fusion to switch into Harpy Form as they silently carried out their final training. Combat, flight, magic, transformation—Russell trained steadily in accordance with the identity of a Phantom Beast Knight.
Harpe possessed two fixed spells—Wind Wall Technique and Hurricane Technique. Russell had originally wanted to develop them into powerful new magic.
Unfortunately.
There was no longer any need for such flashy combat techniques, and the development of magic had consequently come to a standstill.
Not only had he failed to develop magic with Harpe, he had also failed to develop any new magic with Polly.
Sword Control Technique, based on Wind Walk, had only just taken