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Chapter 177: Training at Hideout part 4

He finished giving some more tips to Hineko and Wild Tycoon for their training, as he had to focus completely on Little Phoenix's training. Since she hadn't unlocked a special class when she was level 20, she couldn't change her class at this point unless she encountered some God-level power willing to help her. But still, there were ways to Evolve her Class, and if she was lucky, she would get something special.

Since she already had her Special Mana by merging two Elements, she needed to increase her Mana Skills to over level 90 and increase her Spell number with her new Spell Element. She needed to learn 2 Master Grade Spells, 5 Base Grade, and 20 Low-Grade Spells. They could be Gravity-based or Dark-based since it was the primary Element she used in the merging.

At least she knew one Master Grade Spell already; SHADOW FORM. So learning enough Low Grade and Base Grade Spell wouldn't be a challenge, as she almost was at the right number. But this extra Master Grade one would be a challenge.

Shingi knew no Master Grade Dark-Based Spells or Gravity-Based Spells but had a few ideas for some.

She still was getting used to her new Element, so most of her Spells were Dark-Based, but Shingi knew she had to have her second Master Grade be Gravity-based to have a chance on an excellent class to get unlocked. And then he had another of his crazy ideas.

He knew only two Master Grader Spells himself. LIGHT FORM was the Light Element version of SHADOW DORM, so what if he taught her a version of his second Master Grade Spell; CREATE WATER ELEMENTAL. But there were some problems with that plan.

First, since the spell had to be Gravity-Based, he didn't know what the resulting Elemental would be like, or if possible, but he knew little about this kind of magic.

Second, CREATE WATER ELEMENTAL wasn't fully a Water Element Spell, but also a Spirit-Based one. He couldn't pass his Blessing to her as he wasn't as powerful as Soren, but this didn't mean he couldn't help her use some Spirit Mana. It wasn't impossible for her to use some, but the restrictions were so heavy that even if he boosted her INT with his Blessing wouldn't help.

But if he released some of his Spirit Element and let her manipulate it, the resistance would still be great, but not impossible. He also hoped to increase her proficiency with Spirit Element, as having another person with that Element would be really helpful. But the chances to succeed he was certain that would be pretty low.

He still had his Blessing in cooldown from using it during Hineko's training, but with the help of Syra, they were as doing just as fine when they worked together. Syra didn't know how to manipulate the Mana of others, as they weren't doing anything like that in her world. But Shingi could manipulate her mana after she released it.

Syra released her mana, and Shingi changed its 'breathing' similarly as he had done during his Golem's training, which would help others to control it. Then, little Phoenix tried to use MANA MANIPULATION on it, which was currently at level 89.

Her skill still did not affect the Element, but she could feel being close to doing so. She also could feel her skill finally getting close to getting at level 90, as she had stacked at level 89 for a long time. MANA MANIPULATION was very helpful for her profession, so she had raised it at this level pretty soon, especially when she started making runes.

But reaching level 90 was hard, and passing it was even harder for each level after that. Shingi's MANA MANIPULATION Skill, if it was counted in levels, it definitely would be over 90, possibly close to 95. His profession allowed him to help his student reach their skill closer to the power of his skills, but the closer they got, the benefits of her profession seemed to get weaker.

"Are you certain that I can do this? We have made nothing close to progress." [Little Phoenix]

"Are you ok? You seem somewhat distracted." [Shingi]

Shingi noticed that Little Phoenix seemed to have her mind somewhere else. She was more impatient than normal, and she kept losing her focus all the time, especially when a sound was heard.

Shingi checked her Status and noticed the reason she acted that weird.

"Why are you here? Where is your sister?" [Shingi]

This was the not shy twin, but this time she seemed to act like her sister, while most times, it was clear which one was in control. He could tell them apart for certain as the not-shy Little Phoenix sister had that special Blessing of hers. Shingi learned her sister was actually studying Martial Arts in real life since she was nine.

She was also part of the track team and had won first place for her school twice in a row.

"How do you know about my sister?" [Little Phoenix]

Shingi didn't trust her that much as she didn't show signs of earning any trust the few times she saw her.

"I knew it. You are close to her, aren't you? That's why she spends that much time here. So what about we spend some private time together too?" [Little Phoenix]

Shingi didn't like her and kept his distance.

"What happened to her? Did that disappearance act have some side effects on her? It doesn't seem like any effects of Spirit Madness, though." [Syra]

"No, it isn't any why did you think of Spirit Madness to be the reason?" [Shingi]

"A lot of Spirits appeared when they came back to their place they were before disappearing and reappeared. I didn't notice it with Hineko and Tycoon but did with her. Didn't you notice it?" [Syra]

Syra still wasn't certain what Shingi could see and what he couldn't, as his senses seemed to differ from the rest. He could see the Spirit Element and some of the Spirits, but only if they had a lot of Spirit Element on their body.

"So, who is that lady? Is she really a ghost?" [Little Phoenix]

Syra was pretty much how one would imagine a ghost to be, but not the scary kind. Her body was partially transparent but not fully and was slightly blueish, as she had some from her Water Element Mana.

"Just go away and let your sister get here. I don't have time for you." [Shingi]

She was ready to say something, but she turned into particles, similar to how she was when she logged out, but it took less time. Shingi knew that this was a sign of a forceful log-out.

Doing a forceful log out had its disadvantages, as she could lose any progress she had during her last session, but she had done little during that session.

A few minutes later, Little Phoenix appeared, and this time, he paid attention and noticed some Spirit movement, but barely. It lasted for less than a second, as far as he could tell, but Syra told him it lasted for at most two seconds. Shingi did not know why that would happen. Maybe the System had to make their appearance make sense, and using Spirit Element was the only way, but why would be the case he was clueless about.

"Syra, have you guys used Spirit magic for teleportation?" [Shingi]

"Teleportation? Not really? Moving through shadows is possible with Dark Element, but using Spirit Element, I don't think so. Unless if you somehow get yourself in the Spirit Realm, but don't know if you would call that teleportation, as don't know if one could return if he did something like that." [Syra]

Syra had mentioned the Spirit Realm in the past. It was a mirror realm of her living world, both existing in the same space, but only Spirits had access to it. So Syra was actually there when the door opened, as it actually drew her in the real Realm and then at Shingi's world. Fortunately, it got Annoue in the actual Realm and not the Spirit Realm, or she would get trapped there and doom her to perish.

"Everything is ok? Did she do anything? I left for a second, and she decided to use my capsule without asking." [Little Phoenix]

Shingi explained to her what happened and what their training was. So they started the training once again, and this time things were different. This Little Pheonix knew how to use her MANA MANIPULATION effect fully and was enough to affect the Spirit Element Mana.

She started making a ball with it as they started training in the same way she learned how to earn her Dark Element Mana. Of course, she didn't need to make a ball as big as she needed back then, but even half of the size should be enough.

They kept working for the rest of the day, but they took a break mostly for Syra and Shingi to not pass their limit in using Spirit. Shingi would normally use his TRANCE ROOM to do some training himself, but since it seemed to be Spirit-based too, it wasn't wise at this moment.

So he instead worked on Wild Tycoon's axe. He brought out a notebook, which he opened and had some notes and sketches of enchantments and runes.

These were notes of Belly for Ragnarok's axe. She was confident that it would be useful to him, so she had delivered it with the axe. He wouldn't replicate the axe, not that he could, but he could use some elements of its designs.

Especially its ability to change its form two battleaxes to a greataxe and back.