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Chapter 53: Alice Will Never Let Her Master Be Bullied

While Roy was giving guidance, even Karl couldn’t interject.

To Karl and the others, Alice’s bloodline was the most common “Holy Light” bloodline in the Eastern Continent.

However, Roy, who was familiar with “Angel Dance,” knew that this so-called “Holy Light” was actually a diluted version of a half-baked power.

Alice, on the other hand, was the real deal—an “Angel.”

It was just that she hadn’t awakened her bloodline yet due to malnutrition when she was little.

Forget “Iron Blood,” even the royal “Lionheart” bloodline paled in comparison to an “Angel.”

No matter how strong a bloodline was, without a mentor along the way in becoming an Extraordinary Being, becoming powerful purely on one’s own was nearly impossible.

However, due to cultural gaps between the Eastern and Western Continents, Karl and the others barely understood even the “Holy Light,” let alone an “Angel.”

So, despite Karl’s strength, he was a total rookie in this respect.

Only Roy could teach Alice how to harness her true power.

“Do you remember what I told you your core ability is?”

Alice sat on the grass all cute and duck-like, raising her little hand high like a serious student: “Holy Light.”

“The Holy Light bloodline, being the most common one in the Eastern Continent, has its core ability just as its name suggests: it can manipulate Holy Light to enhance strength and speed, cast light magic, and even heal injuries.”

Roy told a little white lie here; he hadn’t revealed the truth to Alice.

The “Holy Light” was rare in the Western Continent but was as common as dirt in the Eastern Continent.

But “Angels” were different.

Once news of an “Angel” spread, it would attract attention from all over the world, be it from Cults or the Holy Light Church, all would take notice of Alice.

Before Alice became stronger, Roy didn’t want her title as an “Angel” causing unnecessary trouble.

In fact, Alice’s core ability was called “Seraph,” which could enhance her strength and speed, cast light magic, defend against extraordinary curses, and even heal wounds.

A true all-rounder panel for the destined protagonist.

And “Holy Light” could only select one out of five abilities at a time, which seemed similar to “Seraph” but was actually the ultimate downgraded version.

However, no one would get what Roy meant by “Holy Light,” so it worked perfectly as a cover.

The only problem was that Alice’s progress was a bit slower than Roy had anticipated.

“Since you remember, why didn’t you use it earlier?”

Caught in such a question, Alice wore a puzzled expression: “How do I use it?”

“Just… go with your feelings?”

Roy scratched his head.

It usually took Alice about ten practice rounds to successfully use her extraordinary power, while Roy could just do it casually.

The “Angel Dance” had a long timeline, so Roy wasn’t sure how long it took Alice in the original story to master it.

Logically speaking, as a protagonist, Alice shouldn’t have had such a hard time with the first step, right?

At that moment, Karl suddenly interjected to explain.

“Don’t be too harsh; extraordinary abilities are like a new limb, it always takes time to adapt.”

Karl looked at Alice with barely concealed admiration and amazement: “This child is already picking up extraordinary powers quite quickly; in another week, she’ll probably be proficient.”

“Provided the information you gave her isn’t incorrect.”

Roy was obviously not wrong; aside from his memory of the original work, Alice’s abilities were clearly stated on her panel.

However, he framed his explanation to Karl as ‘knowledge from a book,’ and Karl didn’t probe any further.

“Fast, you say? But I…” Roy glanced at his hand, words caught in his throat.

Setting aside his passive abilities like “Steel Bones,” didn’t he start using “Weapon Projection” to toy with iron balls the very day he became an extraordinary being?

Karl’s explanation was straightforward: “Alice is fast, but you’re faster.”

…Somehow felt slightly offended.

Of course, being fast had its perks.

Could it be that his talent for extraordinary powers surpassed Alice’s?

Upon closer thought, Roy suddenly connected the dots.

Both “Iron Blood” and “Steel Arm” were silver bloodlines.

Rean became an extraordinary being a couple of years before him; logically, his potion absorption should be higher, yet he wasn’t nearly as impressive as Roy had envisioned.

Could it be that he wasn’t weak, but he was simply too strong?

“Father, was my speed considered fast in your generation?”

Karl silently scrutinized Roy’s face, falling into silence for a moment.

But his thoughts were far from calm on the surface.

It wasn’t just fast?

In their era of exceptional talents, geniuses were as numerous as stars. Karl was once one of those prodigies.

Unfortunately, the Holy Light bloodline wasn’t strong.

Otherwise, with a strong bloodline, Alice’s learning speed meant she would dominate in the future.

But Roy’s speed was beyond fast—it was unusual.

If pressed, perhaps only one person could be compared with him.

Rolyn—should one say, not surprisingly, she was your child?

Karl pushed aside his sentimental musings and straightened up: “You are indeed fast, but don’t let it get to your head. Geniuses are as numerous as stars; if you slack off, even the best talent will go to waste.”

“I understand.”

Roy felt a bit regretful.

He thought he had phenomenal talent and was destined for greatness, but judging by his father’s reaction, it didn’t seem all that remarkable.

It appears he still fell short of his father’s level?

But it didn’t matter; he still had Alice!

Roy then turned his attention to the obedient blonde girl nearby, clapping his hands: “Alright, let’s continue! This time, focus on feeling the power inside you!”

“Mm!”

“During battle, don’t forget to visualize beautiful things; that’s the essence of Holy Light’s progression!”

In reality, that was the essence of “Seraph.” While he couldn’t make Alice comprehend it all at once, constantly repeating it would have an effect in the long run.

It’s worth noting that Roy could see the potion absorption rate from the panel.

<Alice>:

<Angel>: 7%

As time passed day by day, Alice’s movements evolved from awkward sword swings to increasingly sharp strikes. She finally learned to use her extraordinary powers.

One sunny morning, during a spar, Alice unleashed a powerful golden Holy Light.

With a roaring storm, her dazzling blade, like dawn’s edge, directly severed the sword in Roy’s hand.

After that, Roy had to get serious and gave his all just to keep Alice in check, finding himself gradually at a disadvantage.

“Alice will probably surpass me before long.”

“Master is just joking; Alice is still far behind Master.”

Roy’s feelings on this were somewhat complicated.

It was a good thing for the girl to grow stronger; after all, he would need her to support him in the future.

But just thinking that after Alice surpassed him, those admiring looks would vanish, left Roy feeling a bit lonely.

Such a conflicting feeling.

“If I ever get bullied in the future, you have to protect me, okay?” Roy teased casually.

The girl, holding her wooden sword, looked up, gazing straight at him with a slightly childish voice, pure yet firm: “Alice understands! Alice will work hard and never let Master be bullied!”

The morning wind stirred the petals and dew, tousling the girl’s radiant golden hair, making the scene somewhat dreamlike.

 

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