Whizzing to Red Castle.
The new year had just begun when Russell immediately started practicing tirelessly, training alongside the Dream-Eater Boar Tapir.
However, as he continued, Russell found that although Tapir was highly intelligent, it was much lazier than he had imagined.
It was manageable with Russell's supervision, as Tapir was still quite cooperative, but once Russell's oversight ceased, Tapir showed no initiative to practice. If it could lie down, it would never stand, if it could stay in the shade, it would never bask in the sun. It lived rather comfortably.
"Typical!" Russell shook his head.
Starting with Sacred Unicorn Polly, they encountered mythical creatures like the Harpies Hape, Ouroboros, and Pseudo-Nightmare Beast Dragon Senbula, who were all models of self-motivation to grow stronger, making him believe that all mythical creatures were like this.