The backyard of the Fairy Tail guild!
Ul rested one hand on the scabbard of the Tachi at his waist and lightly gripped its hilt with the other. His eyes were closed, and he stood motionless.
A gentle breeze brushed past.
It stirred Ul's hair, which had nearly grown to his shoulders...
He had held this pose for almost half an hour. He was waiting for the moment the wind in the air stopped!
"Whoosh~~"
A sudden gust swept through the air, but quickly vanished. For an instant, the wind throughout the entire void seemed to fall still.
"Shing!"
Ul's eyes snapped open, and he drew the Tachi. A flash of light streaked past as the blade pierced straight through the scarecrow in front of him...
Three seconds later!
The wind in the air began to pick up again.
The breeze brushed against the scarecrow, and a slanted gash appeared across its body. It split apart in the wind...
"Phew!"
Feeling the scarecrow break apart, Ul slowly let out a breath and sheathed his blade.
He had been in seclusion for over a month.
Over the past month, Ul had devoted all his time to training. He hadn't even taken a single job.
After all, the next draw would cost a full ten million. Even the reward for a B-Class Mission was no more than five hundred thousand. If he tried to save up that much through jobs alone, who knew how long it would take!
So Ul wasn't in a hurry to advance to a B-Class Mage for now.
A month!
Ul had spent nearly all of it either training or preparing to train.
And he hadn't focused on just one ability—he had worked on several things at once.
It might have sounded haphazard, but thanks to the