Future Veteran Elite Vice Admirals

Compared to Shiryu, who had an image to maintain, his other roommate, Rosinante, was much more straightforward.

The moment he woke up and saw Sadaharu, the kid's eyes practically sparkled as he rushed over, ready to start petting him.

But he moved too suddenly and annoyed Sadaharu, who chomped down on him hard with a crunch. Rosinante jumped up in pain, yelping at the top of his lungs.

Still, he did not get upset. He even rummaged through his things and found some bread he had saved, then crouched down and tore it into little pieces to feed Sadaharu. Only then did Sadaharu become much friendlier toward him.

Noah did not intervene from beginning to end. He watched them play with a grin, while wondering what would happen if Rosinante angered Sadaharu again after he had grown up.

Then it would not just be a matter of jumping up in pain. His entire head would probably be swallowed...

Once Rosinante had finished washing up, the three of them left together. After breakfast in the cafeteria, they headed straight for the training grounds to assemble.

Noah still attended the daily swordsmanship, physical training, and "academic classes" alongside the other recruits of his cohort.

Only when it came time to practice the Six Powers did he, being far ahead of the others, separate from the main group to train alone and enjoy the special instruction Zephyr had arranged just for him.

On the way.

Noah opened the system panel, spent twenty thousand points, and casually upgraded the Tough Skin skill he had previously acquired from beginner to intermediate.

Its damage reduction against blunt weapons had already been quite impressive, and now it had increased by another ten percent.

Noah was quite satisfied. He even began considering whether, once he had mastered Armament