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Her delicate nose and cherry-like mouth were slightly open, revealing two white teeth.
Roya was used to Esther's expressionless attitude; the girl was always like that, and that cold feeling always stirred up a strange emotion in Roya's heart.
Compared to Esther's aloofness, Restia is much more frank.
Wearing a black evening gown and a black bow in her hair, the girl maintained her usual languid expression. Beneath her exquisite appearance lay a mischievous heart. A slight ripple appeared in her eyes as she looked up at Luo Ya.
If Esther's temperament is that of an icy little girl, then Restia belongs to the type of devilish older sister.
Roya reached out and patted Esther's head, then looked at Restia and asked, "How have you been lately?"
Restia frowned, seemingly not yet used to Roya's way of speaking, and after a slight pause, said, "I'm alright. I can tell you've been quite busy lately."
Roya shrugged, not lingering on the topic of Restia being 'busy,' and stated his purpose directly: "I've acquired a new ability that involves time levels. I'm not very proficient with this ability yet, so I need your opinions for reference."
Restia raised an eyebrow and said, "No wonder I felt you were acting strange. Never mind, none of that matters. Start your performance."
Roya gave Restia a disgruntled look, stopped patting her head, and withdrew his hand under Esther's slightly reluctant gaze.
Restia chuckled softly at Esther's girlish demeanor. The girl's slightly frivolous laughter irritated Esther. Esther looked at Restia with a cold expression and said directly, "What's wrong, Dark Elf? Are you jealous of my relationship with my master?"
Restia's lips curled slightly, a look of interest on her face. She asked directly, "Estelle, when you get angry, you're just like a little child."
Esther's expression remained indifferent, but this time it was noticeably colder.
The autumn chill did not bring comfort to the group; for no apparent reason, a sudden chill made Luo Ya shiver.
Roya separated the two in an annoyed tone, saying helplessly, "Stop, stop, stop, Esther, Restia, you are both my wings, you are both important people to me, can you please stop arguing?"
Esther snorted and turned her head away.
Restia still had a smile on her face, but her smile became even brighter.
This is how the two usually go about their daily routine. Luo Ya ignored them and got down to business.
As before, Roya simply swung his sword a few times, then accelerated his attacks at a certain speed, and the information he obtained was exactly as he expected.
The development of the moment is not limited to this; this is only one stage of the moment.
Above that are second-order, third-order, and so on up to ninth-order.
In each stage, the speed increases by a power of 2.
At the eighth level, the speed reaches an astonishing 256 times the normal speed.
In other words, one second outside is two hundred and fifty-six seconds to him.
Such an exaggerated proportion is enough to prove how terrifying a fleeting moment can be.
What Roya is doing now is trying to develop Setsuna.
Because it involves the realm of time, and Luo Ya himself doesn't have much research on time, he appears somewhat clumsy in this aspect.
Luo Ya attempted to activate the second-order instantaneous speed. Although his golden eyes were still dazzling, the flow of time did not change, and the speed remained at twice the normal speed.
At double speed, it was enough for Roya to do a lot of things. Roya reached out and touched Restia's cheek. Restia's surprised expression appeared on the girl's delicate face. Restia glanced at Esther without leaving a trace. Seeing that Esther's face was still indifferent, Restia smiled even more brightly.
Roya saw the girl's facial expressions and changes in demeanor. When he touched her, he felt a warm, smooth texture. Restia's skin was so beautiful that Roya had an urge to rub it vigorously.
Instead of rubbing, Roya pinched Restia's cheeks, deforming them and making her look exceptionally cute.
Restia was a little annoyed and reached out to slap away Roya's groping hand, but Roya dodged it and switched his left hand to his right, naturally continuing the action of pinching her face.
Restia said, somewhat speechless, "Roya, is this how you use your time-manipulation abilities?"
Luo Ya blinked, meeting the girl's purple eyes, and asked curiously, "If not this way, how else can it be used?"
Restia was speechless for a moment, but could not say anything to refute it.
After some measurements, maintaining the normal 2x speed was not a problem, and the energy consumption was not too high. Even using the Blade of Light did not seem unacceptable.
In an instant, Luo Ya's mind began to race.
If it's like this at double speed, Luo Ya can't even imagine how terrifying he would be at 256 times speed.
A katana of light with 256 times the speed, I reckon this one strike could make the Dragon God kneel down.
Roya saw limitless potential in Setsuna, and his enthusiasm grew even stronger.
Restia yawned, gave Roya a disgruntled look, and casually said, "It's time for us to go back. We just came out to vent our frustrations. Of course, if 'Master' wants us to serve him in bed tonight, we won't refuse."
After making a sarcastic remark, Restia vanished into the elements.
Restia's disappearance surprised Roya for a moment; he had thought Restia would stay for a while.
For a moment, only Esther and Roya remained in the arena.
Esther went straight to Roya, looked up at Roya's face with her small head, and said in a clear voice, "Master, look down, I have something to say."
Luo Ya sensed something was wrong, but still bent down and lowered his head.
As expected, Esther leaned in and gave Roya a gentle kiss on the cheek.
Like a dragonfly skimming the water, the touch was fleeting, but the moist sensation made Roya somewhat distracted.
Chapter 263 The Defeat of the Old Sword God
Roya grabbed Esther's hand and looked at her delicate face so close to his. Roya reached out and pinched it. The soft, delicate touch made Roya unable to resist pinching it a few more times.
Esther remained expressionless throughout, staring intently at Roya.
Luo Ya was thick-skinned enough not to feel anything at all from the girl's death stare.
Esther sighed at the end, her small face filled with sorrow.
Luo Ya was slightly taken aback. The other person's expression seemed to be waiting for him to ask what was wrong.
Roya didn't miss the girl's expression and asked naturally, "Estelle, what's wrong?"
"Master, grow up quickly!"
Esther said this, her coldness fading, and she spoke to Roya with a serious expression.
Luo Ya: ? ? ?
After chatting with Esther for a while, Esther also vanished into her elemental form within the dojo, leaving him alone once again.
Weighing the wooden sword in his hand, Roya began his daily training.
Time has come full circle, and half a month has passed.
In the morning, I sparred with the old sword master, and in the afternoon, I practiced on my own. Of course, I didn't practice on my own for very long. Occasionally, when I got bored, I would call over Alice and Rudius to teach them a lesson and check on their progress.
A while ago, Luo Ya asked Alice, out of curiosity, how her relationships with her roommates were going.
Alice simply said calmly, "I apologized, but I don't know if Nina forgave me."
Luo Ya nodded and didn't ask any further questions.
However, the girl seemed indifferent, as if the other party was just a minor character and there was no need to care.
After that, Alice would come over every week and pester Roya. Roya didn't refuse; he would simply pick up a book and tell the story to the girl.
Storytelling is only part of it; Roya will also ask Alice how many friends she has made, or how many people talk to her.
Alice's answer was straightforward: "Compared to the endless arguments before, this time it's much better. Basically, they will avoid me when they see me, and there won't be any more clueless guys coming up to talk to me."
Luo Ya translated it, and his lips twitched.
Good grief, Alice is being subjected to passive-aggressive treatment.
But the girl didn't seem to notice; on the contrary, she was quite satisfied with it.
Oh well, let her be. Roya didn't expect Alice to change her personality anyway.
Life remained as ordinary and simple as ever.
Alice didn't cause any trouble, and everyone's training was progressing steadily.
Roya has made great progress; to some extent, he has gradually adapted to the old swordsman's swordsmanship.
The old swordsman was very fast, but Roya was no ordinary person either. In half a month, the two had fought more than thirty times.
In the first dozen or so encounters, the old swordsman completely overwhelmed Roya, but in the last ten encounters, the old swordsman showed a clear decline.
As Roya continued to improve himself, the intense battles also spurred him to learn the old swordsman's swordsmanship. With the help of his ability to see through the world and his mind's eye, Roya could clearly see the old swordsman's sword-wielding posture and habits.
Naturally, thanks to this, Roya took the opportunity to correct some of his bad habits, such as the way he held his sword or his breathing techniques.
There might be some initial discomfort when making the changes, but after several training sessions, this discomfort quickly faded away, and Luo Ya could indeed feel that his sword-swinging speed had improved.
Of course, the real speed of improvement is not this point, but a fleeting moment.
The impact of Setsuna on Roya was still beyond Roya's imagination.
The activation of the Word of Power is not one-sided; the sparring with the old sword god also accelerated Setsuna's progress.
Both mentally and physically, Luo Ya could feel a significant improvement.
If I had to use an analogy, it's like watching a movie at 1x speed, which has now been sped up to 1.2x speed.
This gradual change only accelerates as the stage progresses.
For a moment, Luo Ya didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
At that time, I might have an extra title.