Restricted Xia Luo

Spring gave way to winter.

In the blink of an eye, the second class of the Elite Training Camp was about to graduate.

After a year of grueling training and strict assessments, their numbers had fallen from the original one hundred to ninety. A full ten people had been eliminated!

Among the many trainees, Gion and Tokikake were undoubtedly the most outstanding. Gion had narrowly defeated Tokikake and held onto first place for a long time.

By now, Tokikake had firmly claimed the title of eternal runner-up, and he had accepted his fate.

Although his talent was on the same level as Gion's, his will was comparatively weaker.

More importantly, whenever he fought Gion, he was always too hesitant to hurt his goddess. So, his losses were well deserved.

The rear mountain of Headquarters.

The stream babbled gently, its waters clear enough to see the bottom.

After finishing their training, Xia Luo and Gion sat on separate rocks. The moment their gazes met, they quickly looked away again, as though they had been caught doing something guilty.

Over the past year, their feelings for each other had deepened considerably. They were often inseparable, always appearing in pairs. In everyone else's eyes, they were a young couple.

But in truth, they had not even held hands, much less kissed, hugged, or done anything unsuitable for children.

For some reason, neither of them had pierced that final layer of paper.

After a moment of silence.

Xia Luo spoke. "Gion, congratulations. Your strength has improved again."

"You probably didn't go all out in last month's assessment, did you?"

Xia Luo often served as Gion's sparring partner during this period, so he knew her strength very well.

"Mm, that's right."

Gion nodded with a smile. "They're improving too slowly. I don't even need to