"Okay, Aunt Keiko, I'll wash my hands first. They're so dirty. If Gou sees me, she'll definitely get angry and cry. Haha." Upon hearing the voice of Leng Tianzhao looking after Gou, Mirai hurriedly said this. Then he looked at his black palms and laughed.
After lunch, Mirai obtained Keiko's permission and went up the mountain to practice with the White Emperor.
Mirai's afternoon training mainly focused on basic swordsmanship, along with basic kicks and horse stance practice. He only climbed trees during breaks in training.
However, since he had become familiar with trees, Mirai was no longer satisfied with a height of two meters. He gathered his courage and climbed four to five meters up before lowering his head to look down.
At first, the helpless feeling was terrible, and he was so frightened that he could not control his chakra. In the end, he did not fall, but Mirai broke out in a cold sweat. Then, with his hands and feet pressed against the trunk, he took a long time to regain his courage.
After confirming that he could firmly secure himself to the tree with chakra, he gradually let go of his hands and dared to practice supporting himself with one hand or one leg at lower heights.
The afternoon's training yielded abundant results. Seeing his proficiency rise on the attribute panel—"Basic Swordsmanship 8.4+0.5%, Chakra Refining Technique 0.1+0.1%, Chakra Control 0.1+0.1%, Basic Kicks 7.6+0.2%, Horse Stance Technique 1.6%"—was truly satisfying.
However, Mirai discovered that the sturdy man who had appeared that morning showed up again in the afternoon. He followed Mirai all the way back to the flower shop, wandered around it for half the day, then quietly left again.
After dinner, Mirai came to the secret base.
The long line of the Aftershock faction weighed heavily