"Lucien! Hurry up and rest right now! Do you still want to train even after nightfall? It's already past your schedule."
I didn't say a word after hearing Elize's words. My expression only revealed a wry smile. In any case, my only goal right now is to break through the Great Dragon stage.
The sound of footsteps was heard behind me. A woman with pure white hair, her figure outlined, walked closer to me. But I didn't care about it. I am now relentlessly focusing my mind on training my magic.
For some reason, a worried expression appeared on Elize's face. The stubbornness I showed slightly gave Elize a bad feeling in her heart. As a powerful adept, Elize was aware of what would happen if someone pushed themselves in training their magic power far beyond their limits.
Without paying attention to the serious reaction that appeared on my face, Elize, without hesitation, immediately pulled me back into the wooden house. I couldn't help but reveal my dissatisfied face. This is the second time Elize has forced me to stop casting my magic.
Previously, Elize had tried to stop me when she discovered my actions of secretly practicing magic spells behind her back. Therefore, Elize decided not to lower her guard when night fell.
Elize's only concern right now was that she was afraid that I would experience a lack of mana and then fall unconscious. This also made Elize a little afraid of me pushing my body to its limits. Even though Elize realized that I couldn't listen to her advice, she could only stop me when I was about to reach my limit.
My consciousness subconsciously started to fade, but I endured it. My vision turned slightly unclear. Suddenly, I was taken into the bathtub. Followed by Elize throwing me into the bath, I couldn't help but regain consciousness.
"I know what you're thinking. But it's not a good thing if you keep forcing yourself. You'll only die if you continue like this. Why don't you want to listen to me?"
I didn't reply to any of Elize's questions. My mind has now become completely confused. Even if I try to explain my intentions to Elize, she won't listen to me.
"Why can't I? You should also know that I am human. Plus, I know that there are strong people out there who want to be Athena's fiancé. Do you know what I felt after finding out? I was angry and considered myself very useless! I was weak!" It was no longer a secret that so many strong young dragons came to propose to Athena. Every time I listened to the dragons trying to come to propose to Athena, I couldn't help but feel a feeling of envy that endlessly surged through my heart.
I was angry with myself, who was weak and powerless to be by Athena's side. The distance between my strength and Athena's is like heaven and earth that cannot be together. This was also realized by me after being in the Dragon Realm.
Strength is the only way for me to be able to continue with Athena by my side. But it also made me obsessed with getting stronger. Due to my desire to continue becoming stronger, I forgot about my body, which had reached its limits. Luckily, Elize decided to stop my training at the right time.
"Lucien... you should at least understand what Athena would feel if she saw you fall into this sad state. I hope you understand that Athena always worried about you when you were with me. She always sent letters every week just to find out whether you were okay or not." In less than a moment, various letters appeared above my head. They were letters written by Athena in person. Even among the letters, there are also the names of Shelia and Athena in the same letter.
Suddenly, tears involuntarily flowed out of my eyes and fell to my cheeks. One of my hands is now holding a letter from Athena. A little regret struck my heart. If I had taken the time to read the contents of the letter Athena gave me, I would not have fallen into despair and trained like a madman.
To my beloved Lucien, I apologize if I cannot visit you during this period of your training. But I beg you not to be sad and force yourself, which can make you suffer. I don't want you to become obsessed with becoming stronger just because of me. If you die... it will only make me sad. From Athena.
Even though the contents of the letter contained simple words, it made me unable to hold back my sad expression. This is the first time I have read the contents of the letter that Athena gave me. Even though they were just formal words, I could feel that every sentence written contained feelings from Athena.
"Master, I'm sorry. Sorry... this will be the last time I go against Master's orders. I hope Master can forgive me." Both of my gazes involuntarily turned calm and firm. A slight expression of surprise crossed Elize's face. For some reason, the changes I showed slightly made Elize feel a strange feeling.
The serious attitude of the man in front of her gave a slight feeling of comfort throughout her body. It was the first time Elize felt her body react after witnessing the serious face of her disciple. But Elize decided to throw away the foolish thoughts in her head. With that, I returned to focusing on cleaning my body.
Spring finally passed and then gave way to summer. Every time I swung the spear in my hand and attacked like a madman, I turned to Elize and said, "Master, is this okay? I can't endure this hot weather any longer! Moreover, we are at a height that reaches the top of the clouds! This is even too much for a human my size!"
An involuntary sigh came out of Elize's mouth. A slight grin appeared on Elize's face. Her beautiful eyes looked at my spear made of Ice Element. It melted slightly due to the hot atmosphere that occurred this afternoon.
"Okay! Disciple, your master orders you to create a small bathing pool in the backyard! Since it's summer, we should relax once in a while. What do you think?"
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