Parasites, Magic And Revenge

When Raven left the room, Miles followed him, and they started descending to the lower floor together. Raven was walking quite fast, while Miles was struggling to keep up. As they were going down the stairs, Miles asked, "I know he acted like he was belittling you, but in a way, he’s right. After all, there’s no other way to get stronger. I mean, unless you find a basic symbiote, you’re going to be in great danger at school."

Raven didn’t say a word and kept walking. They finally reached their rooms. Raven sat on his bed, and Miles sat across from him. Raven rested his elbows on his knees and held his chin in his hands. "I have an idea."

Miles, though he thought it would be ridiculous, wanted to listen. "What is it?"

Raven continued, "There’s no point in trying to improve my physical attributes in just a week. So, I need to work on my techniques." Miles knew that was obvious, so he frowned. Raven continued, "I’m not talking about sword techniques. I’m going to work directly on Ultra Instinct."

Miles had thought about this too but still found it irrational, as there was no clear way to develop instinct. So he wanted to ask Raven, "How can you develop your instincts? Your combat instincts are already at the peak of a living being."

Raven laughed and stood up. "I’m not going to develop my instincts."

Miles didn’t understand but didn’t speak either. "I’m going to learn how to synchronize my instincts with my brain."

Miles thought this was impossible. Beyond being impossible, what kind of effect could it have? Unable to hold back, Miles asked, "What good could that do?"

Raven smirked slyly again and said, "What if I could consciously use my instincts’ powers?"

Miles was shocked; it was very logical and also practical. He couldn’t hide his excitement and shouted, "You’re a genius!"

Raven sat back down on his bed and started thinking. "We should start today."

Miles nodded in agreement. Silence fell, and both of them were calculating how much stronger they could get and what would happen on the day of school. Miles broke the silence, realizing it was the right time to ask the question that had been bothering him for days: "Raven, we need to talk about something."

Raven raised an eyebrow and looked up, locking eyes with Miles. Seeing he had Raven’s approval to ask, Miles continued, "The day you injured yourself from training, something was different, and I’m sure of it."

For Raven, the topic had already lost importance, so he lowered his head and stopped taking it seriously. Miles continued, "That day, you only trained for about nine hours, but the result was the same as if you’d trained for fifteen hours."

Raven answered in a low voice, trying to brush it off: "It’s because of the intensity of the training."

Miles raised his voice, "The doctor had calculated the intensity of the training." Raven stood up and walked toward the door. "You’ll find out soon enough." He left without closing the door, and as he walked down the stairs, he said, "I’m heading to the training ground."

Miles jumped up and followed him. "You don’t even know the code. Where do you plan to go alone?"

After a brief silence, Raven said, "I can do it in the normal training area too."

Miles responded, "We both know it doesn’t have the same effect. Besides, even if your Ultra Instinct works with normal dummies, it would be impossible to reset them every time."

Raven silently agreed but preferred not to speak. They reached the training ground door, and while Miles was entering the code, Raven asked, "Why are these walls coded? Wouldn’t it be easy to break in anyway?"

Miles smiled slightly and replied, "Most of this mansion is made from a material called aetherium. It can’t be found on its own on Earth, but it’s the strongest material found in alloys. What makes it the strongest is that, even when its alloys combine, they retain their properties and remain materials that can absorb magic. This makes aetherium one of the strongest materials in the solar system. The mages of the Hunter family assist in the creation of this material, and when the process is complete, the material can strengthen itself by absorbing mana from the air. In fact, the Hunter family’s main source of income is supplying most of the world’s aetherium."

Raven, though he didn’t seem impressed, was actually quite affected, and since he always sought something superior, he couldn’t help but think about the materials in the universe if aetherium was the strongest in the solar system. They walked to the training ground and finally arrived.