The Final Stage

"You're a genius!" Leonardo exclaimed, directly holding Ingrid by her cold cheeks and kissing her forehead. Then, he jumped to his feet, feeling refreshed. 

"You overpraise me, my lord. I have no idea what I said that could help you." 

Ingrid didn't feel embarrassed as she understood this was simply a young man feeling too enthusiastic after failing about 4,000 times every day for almost an entire week. Of course, he would overreact.

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Leonardo laughed, "It's alright! Actually, I've been biting off more than I could chew, that's what held me back. I would need to at least reach the third cycle of sainthood, and grasp the motion of the laws, then I should be able to follow this method and directly conjure my domain outside the focal point of my body. However, until then, the correct method to get accustomed to this process is creating my virtual reality and using that as a proxy for my practice."