A Well-Intentioned Lie (Continued)

"That kind of thing... I... I couldn't possibly do it. I don't have powerful Stigmata, sufficient knowledge, or the immense resistance needed to withstand Honkai Energy..."

But upon hearing Ren Yu's words, Yae Rin instinctively began denying herself again.

Potential?

How could she possibly have something like that?

She was so weak... she had never possessed anything at all.

Yae Rin had already come to understand the importance of Stigmata.

Without them, no matter how hard she worked, she would never be able to keep up!

She couldn't do it!

But.

At that moment, Yae Rin watched as the wooden sword in her hands slowly rose.

At the same time, the warm current within her body rapidly gathered in her palms.

Her hands grew hotter and hotter!

Could it be...

Was this about to?!

"I can't do it, I absolutely..."

Her voice abruptly stopped!

The girl could no longer speak.

Because a deep voice rang out beside her ears once more.

"But you still have me."

In an instant, the wooden sword was raised high!

Pointing straight ahead.

Like an unyielding spine!

At that moment, flickering red light emerged from the edge of the wooden sword!

The surging energy around them seemed to have accumulated to its limit, ready to burst through at any moment.

Countless rushing streams of Sword Qi completely filled the training room.

Though those sword lights had no physical form, they silently carved scar after scar into the training machines nearby. The lighter ones were even flung into the air on the spot.

Powerful waves of air swept in every direction.

Even the hair Yae Rin had painstakingly tied up was blown loose, scattering through the air like falling cherry blossoms.

At that moment, Yae Rin's eyes widened in disbelief.

Her heartbeat began to accelerate as