What was going on?!
The moment Uesugi Tetsu recalled what he had just been thinking, he felt a wave of nausea. Was that something a normal person could think of?
His gaze fell on the brightly glowing status panel—the buff from Soul Soothing Incense Ash (Small) was still active.
There was no need to think about it. It had definitely been caused by using this stuff.
Uesugi Tetsu gathered his thoughts and did his best to keep his mind calm.
He looked toward Ririko again. She was still beautiful through his current field of vision, but those strange thoughts from before did not resurface.
Uesugi Tetsu breathed a small sigh of relief.
If he had fallen into that state before his attributes had increased, or before he had learned the technique Remnant Heart, he could not have guaranteed how long it would have taken him to escape that bizarre condition.
As for what Ririko might have become, or whether she might have broken... that was hard to say.
Fortunately, Ririko had exerted herself at the crucial moment and changed the rhythm of his breathing, allowing his reason to return.
At that moment, Ririko's voice interrupted Uesugi Tetsu's thoughts.
"Uesugi-kun, did you say something just now?"
"Ah, no..."
Uesugi Tetsu shook his head. After confirming that he was basically back to normal, he said, "We can talk about the unnecessary stuff later. Training is still the most important thing."
Ririko liked that attitude.
Thus, the displeasure she had felt earlier and before coming here vanished all at once.
She cleared her throat and began explaining in detail to the two people inside the kendo hall the two techniques she had developed for controlling Essence, Qi, and Spirit.
"In essence, the core of both techniques is mastering the body's Essence, Qi, and