Everyone's gazes on her made her feel a bit apprehensive, but after remembering the impossible feat she did with her skill, she shouldn't blame them for wanting to know.

And she also knew she wanted to show off as much as she could. The notifications she received were just too much to keep to herself.

Kinetic Manipulation Level Up! It is now Level 10 (Maxed).

You have gained +1 DEX (x2) from your skill. You have gained +2 END (x2) from your skill.

Kinetic Manipulation has been maxed. Bonuses are now applied:

-Increased stamina control -Evolution available -Advancement available

…..

Skill Evolution has commenced.

Your skill Kinetic Manipulation (Rare) has evolved into Kinetic Channel (Epic).

Your skill Kinetic Channel has been reset to Level 1. You will still retain the stat bonuses you have acquired before the evolution.

…..

Kinetic Channel (Epic), Level 1 Evolved from Kinetic Manipulation, you can channel kinetic energy into not just yourself, but your weapons and even into your spells. The fluidity, potency, and efficiency of the kinetic energy channeled into anything will increase according to the level of the skill and the current Endurance stat.

…..

Mana Manipulation Level Up! It is now Level 9.

You have gained +2 INT (x3) from your skill. You have gained +1 SPI (x3) from your skill.

…..

Tempest Dance Mastery Level Up! It is now Level 2.

You have gained +1 to all stats from your skill.

…..

Acrobatics Level Up! It is now Level 9.

You have gained +2 STR (x2) from your skill. You have gained +2 DEX (x2) from your skill

…..

Dragon Eyes Level Up! It is now Level 5.

You have gained +2 STR from your skill. You have gained +3 DEX from your skill.

…..

Elemental Maw Level Up! It is now Level 5.

Increase Magical damage mitigation (x4). Increase Mana absorption (x4).

…..

Forced Regeneration Level Up! It is now Level 9.

Increase regeneration rate (x2). Decrease damage needed to regenerate (x2).

…..

Warp Jump Level Up! It is now Level 10 (Maxed).

You have gained +2 SPI (x3) from your skill. You have gained +1 END (x3) from your skill.

Warp Jump has been maxed. Bonuses are now applied:

-Increased teleportation range. -Decreased resource consumption. -Evolution available -Advancement available

…..

Skill Evolution has comm–

ERROR!

Specialized Mind Construct available. Specialized Familiar available. The skill will now be altered to better suit external circumstances.

…..

Skill Ascension has commenced.

Your skill Warp Jump (Rare) has evolved into Divide Warp Jump (Legendary).

Your skill Divide Warp Jump has been reset to level 1. You will still retain the stat bonuses you have acquired before the evolution.

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Divide Warp Jump (Legendary), Level 1 Ascended from Warp Jump, you have surpassed the limited fabric of the realm, allowing you to not only teleport across vast distances beyond your sight and ignoring obstructions, but also split yourself to those spots as many times as you are allowed. Mana and stamina are consumed as many times as you split yourself. The range and potency will increase while your resource consumption decreases according to the level of the skill and the current Spirit and Endurance stat.

"Holy mother of christ, I got a Skill Ascension too!"

Mikella said rapidly, not caring at all about how she sounded as everyone literally bawked at her. She beamed at the attention, especially Zeke who had his mouth hanging open despite the bastard also having his Skill Ascension just yesterday.

"Oh, and I also evolved Kinetic Manipulation too. It's now Kinetic Channel," Mikella said, mostly directing it to Zeke with a smug grin and even lifting her fingers into a paw like a posh queen.

"Daaamn, girl," Janet followed along, high-fiving Mikella with a grin. "But seriously, what can it do now?"

Mikella quickly and feverishly explained the details, including the weird split thing her new Divide Warp Jump can do now. Everyone listened intently, the two's progress already going beyond expectations.

When they finished up, it was already decided that Zeke and Mikella did all they could for today and left the field for the otherworlders to focus on. Seeing their fight, everyone was eager to train themselves to reach new heights themselves.

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Zeke and Cloud went ahead to discuss the potential Tir had for the two of them, considering that it was thanks to him that they were able to do Skill Ascensions at all. Ascensions weren't anything too fancy, despite the name. It was just skipping ahead two grades. She was sure that if you evolve a Common Skill, you can also get a Skill Ascension to get a Rare skill, which sounds cool but everyone and their mother has a Rare skill at Journeymen stage.

Still, it was a decent thing to go through. Right now, her skill felt too raw to use right now, but given enough time and small practice, her mind exploded with possibilities of what she can do, especially with Tir's mind skill aiding her in every single imagination she made up.

Just when she was about to head over to the otherworlders to see if they needed any help, she spotted Tigger doing some basic exercises. Push-ups, sit-ups, and squats, trying to form his own core muscles despite his young age.

She smiled to see that despite his age, he had that eager look in his strained face, showing that a bit of muscle soreness is nothing compared to having a healthy body. And of course, she spotted Clara on the side, not really training but just staring.

She rolled her eyes at how she gawked at him without remorse. Even the others noticed her and decided to be cool and pretend they didn't notice. It was starting to get a bit embarrassing to witness.

With Zeke out of the way, and considering they don't have that much time with each other before school starts for her, she went over to Clara, making her jump in surprise.

"Why don't you go and spar with him?"

"S-Spar?" Clara muttered, but then realization hit her. "You think he might like that?"

"Maybe not. You might have to convince him–but it's better to prove that he can learn from you when it comes to training. And if you do that…"

"Then we can train with each other all the time…!" Clara's eyes gleamed at the possibility. "That's genius, Mikky!"

"Of course it is. I made it up," Mikella said without a shadow of hesitation. "Now go on ahead. Scoot, scoot."

Waving her off, Clara dashed off to Tigger and Mikella watched with eager interest. By her side, Zeke came up, raising a brow at her, then at the kids before speaking.

"You sure this is a good idea?" Zeke asked.

"Oh, I'm sure of it. Clara's tougher than she looks. I'm sure she'll give a good fight."

"Oh, I don't doubt it," Zeke suddenly said. "I'm talking about how Tigger would react when she trounces him. Guys his age don't do well if they get their asses kicked by a girl."

Mikella looked at him in shock. Zeke looked back at her, raising a brow.

"Guys care more about reputation, you know," Zeke shrugged, figuring she would know.

"I didn't know that!"

…..

The fight between Zeke and Mikella was something Tigger would remember for years.

It wasn't some fancy idea a teen boy would have. It was a fact. It proved that no matter how much he whined about the training, if you keep doing it, you can do the same thing as them.

And he wanted to be just like them. The way Zeke's body glowed with those cool tattoos as he punched and kicked. The way Mikella's sword flashed with powerful lightning and moving faster than the speed of light.

It was mesmerizing, and because of that, he kept pushing himself in his training. He initially wanted to spar like they did, but everyone else wanted to spar with themselves rather than with him. It was fair, considering that it wouldn't be much of a fight with him without the system.

Still, he was too pumped up from the fight, so he kept pushing himself further and further with some exercises taught to him by Mark. If there was anyone here who knows how training works, it was the military guy.

He even felt proud as he did his last set. Compared to his old world, he could do a few sets more, and he swore he felt his muscle grow. Even without the system, he could still feel gaining strength, and it was becoming an addicting feeling despite the soreness hitting him hard.

That's when he got interrupted by a cheerful voice he recognized.

"Hey, Tigger!"

Clara shouted, waving at him with a bright smile. Tigger quickly tried to make himself at least presentable. Clara was still a girl, the same age as him, so he didn't want to show that he was totally sweaty and stunk a bit.

"Hey, Clara," He spoke casually. "What's up?"

"Wanna spar?"

The sudden question threw him for a loop. He looked at her, his brows raised, but she still faced him with that smile of hers that she keeps plastered almost all the time.

Honestly, it was kinda mesmerizing. But he was too embarrassed to even think like that as he responded.

"Uhh, no, thank you," Tigger responded as best he could under the strange circumstance.

Clara frowned, which somehow hurt him a little. "What? Why? It's gonna be better than just exercising!"

"Yeah, but I'm not gonna fight you," Tigger remarked. "I can't fight a girl."

"And why not?" This time Clara pouted, her hands on her hips. "You saw how Sissy–Uhh, Mikky fought, right? And she's a girl."

"Yeah," Tigger shook his head ruefully. "Under the system. Of course she can fight. She got the system making her as badass as everyone else. But you don't."

"And you still think it's unfair?" Clara raised her brow. Somehow, it sounded like she was doubting him rather than an honest question.

"Well… yeah? I'm just stronger than you. Plus, it's not cool to beat up a girl."

Suddenly, the look on her face changed. Even Tigger noticed that as he felt his body shiver.

Was this one of those moments his Dad told him about? Don't mess with a girl or you're gonna get it? He thought he was being fair.

Her eyes narrowed, and there was that glint in her eyes–a dangerous one.

"Alright, I get it," Clara nodded, but somehow her voice sounded the opposite. "How about this? If you hit me only once, I'll admit defeat. As for me, I'll keep hitting you until you either fall or give up. That way, you can prove that you can beat me in a fight without feeling like you beat up a girl."

Tigger paused for a moment, trying to suss out her plan. It didn't sound bad. In fact, it sounded fairer than just fighting a girl outright.

But something felt wrong. So he kept asking.

"So, if I like touch you on your shoulder, I win?"

"Sure, let's go with that," Clara rolled her eyes. "Just a touch, if you think you're too much of a bitch to shoot a real punch."

Tigger was taken aback by that. Not that she sounded like a total veteran, but how she just cursed like it was the most natural thing in the world.

And now, he was really starting to get frustrated. She may have gotten some training, but there was no way he's gonna lose to a girl that looked like she's half the weight he was.

"Alright, fine," Tigger said, his teeth baring. "Let's go."

It wasn't even a minute later when Tigger found himself sprawled on his back, his sight blurry while the only thing he could see was Clara standing over him.

She had a smirk on her face, and that glint in her brown eyes that sent that same chill down his spine.

Everyone who gathered around to watch the kids fight all howled in delight and shock. They all wanted to see the kids fighting, which was already weird enough as it was, but none of that mattered when the winner of the bout was already announced just a minute later.

At the distance, he witnessed Mikella grimacing while Zeke shook his head, his hand on his face as though he saw this coming.

Did they know this was gonna happen? Why didn't they warn him about this?

"Well? Feel like hitting me like a real man?" Clara called out, raising her hand and gesturing at him to keep going.

Tigger growled, getting himself back up. It was embarrassing to feel that he wasn't hurt at all, just tossed about like a doll.

It happened too quickly. The two stood face to face against each other with Elly, the one who decided to be the judge. When she started the fight, Tigger went softly, not wanting to hurt her too badly by approaching her and landing a hand on her arm.

Then she kicked him by the feet, her strength way too high as he quickly lost balance, then with another flourish of her arms and single leg, she flipped him over and made him land on the ground, air escaping from his lungs.

This time, he faced her with a serious gaze. He was determined to not underestimate her this time just because she was a girl not under the system.

When Elly started the fight again, Tigger rushed forward, his hands up in the air and ready to tackle her. He didn't care about hurting her at this point–all he needed to do was just hit her once and that was that.

Instead, she crouched low enough for her to be at his waist, and tackled herself. The counter-balance between her charge and his charge collided, with Tigger's mouth opening wide as air once again left him before he was pulled down by Clara's arms and taken to the ground.

She slammed him, just like that, then returned to her standing posture while staring down at him, her grin rising.

"Ready for round three?" She said cutely, the same smile she usually had plastered on her face.

Only this time, Tigger now saw the tiger hidden beneath that smile. She was the real deal.

…..

"What are you gonna do now?" Zeke asked, his face and tone completely still while staring directly at Mikella.

She grimaced even harder, if that was possible, at Clara trying–and failing–to get Tigger interested in her. At this rate, she'll be lucky if he ever wanted to hang out with her ever again, let alone get interested enough to date her.

"Uuh… probably gonna talk to her about holding back…"

To be fair, Tigger was the one that started swinging with those accusations about her being a girl. Still…

This is gonna be harder than I thought.

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