Chapter 724 Training

A cool breeze swept through Britain in mid-September. Walking through the mixed forest of rowan and oak trees on a slightly damp path in such weather should have been a pleasant experience.

That's what Gray originally thought. She used to live in the countryside and loved such outdoor activities. She could play for a whole day without feeling tired. But today, after only an hour of walking, she felt extremely exhausted. The distance covered in this hour was more than she usually covered in five.

"How is it? Can you still hold on? Do you want to stop and rest for a while?"

Shinji who was a few steps ahead turned his head and asked.

"No... Instructor, I can still hold on..."

Looking at him who had walked the same distance as her but was still breathing evenly, with only a slight blush on his face, Gray gritted her teeth, panting.

"Very good."

Shinji nodded in satisfaction.

"The growth of a warrior is a process of constantly tapping into one's potential and surpassing oneself. The closer you are to your limit, the more you have to persevere — these are the words my Shishou taught me ten years ago, and now I pass them on to you."

"Yes, I remember, Instructor."

"It seems your Shishou has some skills, much better than that incompetent middle-aged man."

Add's voice came from under Gray's cloak. Even though she was drenched in sweat, she still didn't take off her cloak.

"Although most of the time what you say is unpleasant, this time you are right."

Shinji turned his head and continued to move forward at a steady pace.

"Oh, you didn't refute it. Who is your Shishou?"

It was not difficult to hear from these words that Add had already recognized Waver's level as a teacher.

"I won't tell you."

Shinji played coy.

"If you don't want to say it, then don't say it. This old man doesn't want to know either!"

"Hey, Aadd."

"You want to talk again? Then this old man will reluctantly listen."

"No, I'm asking you to keep your voice down. We're almost at our destination. You don't want to be discovered by irrelevant people and then taken away for dissection, do you?"

The last threat made Add shut up immediately. According to Gray, Waver almost dissected it when they first met, which directly led to Add's psychological shadow of Waver and dissection.

It was at this time that Gray's breathing suddenly became abnormally rapid, and the flush on her cheeks gradually spread to her forehead. Shinji knew that this was a sign that her magical energy was exhausted and she was beginning to draw on her life force.

This was a very special training method. During the movement, various types of magic power needed to be continuously injected into the legs to move at high speed, which not only exercised physical strength but also tempered magic power, killing two birds with one stone. Scathach used to train Shinji this way, and Shinji also used it on Gray.

The difference was that Shinji couldn't hold on for more than ten minutes, while Gray persisted for more than an hour, which showed that Gray had fully inherited Arturia's enormous magic power.

"It's almost time to slow down. If this continues, it will cause damage to your body. Training must be controlled to a certain extent. Excessive training is tantamount to self-destruction."

"Yes, Instructor."

"Don't worry, slowly slow down, adjust your breathing... Very good, that's it..."

"Pay attention, don't let out your breath in a hurry. This is the best time to tap into your body's potential. I'll teach you a set of meditation methods, which, combined with the breathing method I taught you before, can greatly improve your recovery speed."

"Follow my rhythm. Breathing is the process of communication between man and nature. When your breathing is in harmony with the breathing of nature, you can draw strength from nature—"

As expected of Artoria's descendant, Gray was indeed very talented in this aspect. Under Shinji's guidance, she quickly entered a state of oblivion with the oak tree behind her.

"Hey."

Add's voice sounded again, unlike the usual venomous tongue, this time revealing a different kind of seriousness.

"What's the matter?"

"What exactly is your origin? This set of meditation methods is not a product of modern times."

"Whether it is or not is not important, what matters is that it is suitable for Gray. When she has mastered everything I have taught her, she will almost be at the level of a Knight of the Round Table, don't you think?"

"There's no problem with joining the Knights, but to be with—no, you're trying to get information out of me."

"You're also trying to find out about me. We're even."

"Hmph, I'm warning you, don't get any ideas about Gray."

"I'm not interested in minors."

"You know that's not what I'm talking about."

"What is it?"

"Your shameless appearance reminds me of someone."

"Who? Could it be one of Gray's ancestors, the origin of Prince Charming, Gawain, known as the 'Knight of the Sun'? — Look, I can also use the power of the sun."

Shinji stretched out a finger, the tip of which was surrounded by the swirling flames of the sun.

Add laughed out loud: "You? Prince Charming?"

"No, it's the First Knight, Lancelot, known as the Knight of the Lake. Well, I think I'm quite similar to him, especially since we're both very handsome."

"Hahahaha, you must be trying to make this old man die of laughter." Add laughed so hard that he was out of breath.

"Then it must be the king's brother-in-law, the one who accompanied the king the longest, the loyal and courageous Knight, Kay."

"FXXK, I shouldn't have talked to you."

Add stopped laughing.

"Not going to talk?"

Add responded with actual silence.

"Then let's not talk about it. It's not me who will be at a loss anyway. It's a pity. I wanted to tell you some stories about her."

"Hmph, I know her better than you do."

Add couldn't help but retort.

"Are you sure? Then have you seen what she looks like when she grows up?"

"Grow up? That's impossible! If you know the legend of King Arthur, you should know that her body stopped growing when she pulled out Caliburn. After Caliburn broke, Excalibur had the same effect."

Add said with certainty.

"Yes, you are right, but you forgot one thing — Caliburn is man-made, and the effect of stopping growth was also added by that person. Do you think he has no way to undo it?"

"You mean..."

Add thought of something.

"Hehe, you care a lot, don't you? You must care a lot, right?"

Shinji put his hands on his hips, his face full of malice.

"But I'm not going to tell you! Hahaha, regret it as much as you want. And then keep thinking about it until you can't sleep at night! Haha, serves you right!"

"You bastard, are you playing me?"

"What if I am? Come out and hit me if you can — just a friendly reminder, Gray is about to wake up."

"You just wait and see~~~~~~~!"

Add's roar echoed through the mountains and forests, waking Gray up from the aftertaste of her meditation.

"Instructor, I'm well-rested."

"Then let's go — the legendary Castle Adra is very close now. Let's take a slow walk there."

"Yes, Instructor."