Chapter 200: Insights

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'That wasn't ev a fight...I'm pretty sure those two were just flirting.' Cedric's expression was clouded as he realized this.

'It's undiable that they're strong, but the match just now was disgraceful. I'm also pretty sure that it's the girl's idea. Oh well, whatever. Everyone has their own thing...I should just focus on mine.'

"What a pity for Aurora." Thirdy who's sitting beside him stated, he slurped the last of his drink before continuing: "She hasn't reached the Intermediate Stage of her Sword Laws yet, if she did, th she'd have a Domain too. Maybe she'd be able to put up a more challging fight against Roran."

'Goodness gracious, he's really clueless.' Cedric muttered inwardly as he heard Thirdy treating the match seriously.

Thirdy th looked at him and asked: "How about it? Would you like to experice this place as well?"

"How would that work exactly? Do I just walk up to someone and challge them into a fight?" Cedric asked in return.

"That's an option...but there are placemt matches that you'd have to go through first." The sior studt replied.

"Placemt matches?"

"Mn." Thirdy nodded, "Placemt matches are there to determine your currt rank amongst the studts of this class. You'd have to fight Alumni Phantoms. Each is adjusted to your strgth before and during the placemt matches."

"That means that if the initial judgmt of the coliseum was wrong, either because you were defeated easily or won easily, the intelligce of this place will adjust the level of your next oppont depding on what you've displayed."

"...after the placemt matches, I get to challge my classmates?" Cedric asked.

"Yes. Or, they will challge you." Thirdy replied, "See that stone Steele over there?"

Cedric followed where he was pointing and nodded at him: "...that's the Ranking Steele. It displays the currt ranking for studts. You're not there yet since you hav't finished your placemt matches just yet."

"I told before that this class works a little differtly compared to other classes, right?" Thirdy asked, to which Cedric nodded, "It applies here too. If you want to acquire more resources to make yourself stronger, you must climb the rankings."

"The pair just now; Aurora and Roran...respectively, are earning 5,000 and 30,000 APs monthly just by being in the top 5 of the rankings. And that's outside of the other achievemts they get. To challge them, you need to make a bet. Winner takes all including the rank they have."

"That's how inctives work here, so staying low-key isn't advised because that won't bring anything to you other than anonymity."

Truthfully, he could've done this at home. However, because Cedric was comprehding Concept Laws, it will inevitably affect his surings.

Just by sitting there, the space a him was warping. A gtle light appeared on his body yet despite its weakess, it burns hot...hotter than normal flames.

Sometimes, a violet shroud would flicker to existce a him. Sometimes, Cedric would promptly disappear.

The Astral Gesis trait of the 『Astral Laws』 represts the beginning concept of said law.

Astral Gesis refers to the birth of Cosmic Bodies; stars, planets, solar systems, and the universe...this trait not only gives Cedric the ability to absorb Astral Energies, but it allows him to mimic the very birth of a star provided that he understands how to do it and he has sufficit ergy for the task.

Stars, planets, solar systems, universes...all of them are a part of the Astral Laws but their creation differs from one another. Astral Laws also contained the essce of the Basic Concept Laws, Gravity Laws, Space, and Time Laws as well; each is considered a profound Concept Law of its own so in a way, Cedric also had to understand those too before he got the whole image.

And this is just the beginning. Cedric's barely scratching the surface here. Ev with his absurd comprehsion level, it would take a lot of time to digest all of this.

The funny thing is that Cedric came to the Sword Communion Hall to understand Sword Laws better, yet he came out knowing more about Astral Laws than Sword Laws.

Well, the Law Communion Sword isn't biased towards any particular law anyway. But others have no way of knowing that. If he wants to stay in this class, he also has to pay atttion to his Sword Laws - which will prove just as challging as the Astral Laws since there are no guides available to him.

But Cedric believes that he could do it. The Godking believed in him and deemed him a worthy inheritor of his eyes. If that kind of existce believed in him, th it means that he's capable.

It will take time, yes. But he's willing to put in the hours to achieve his goals.

Cedric digested his gains for three whole days, staying in meditation within the Sword Tempering Cave for that long. Nobody disturbed him since he was safe here.

Wh he oped his eyes, instead of relaxing, he immediately practiced his stances.

The insights he comprehded earlier must be integrated into his Swordsmanship. With the Basic Sword Technique as its base; which Cedric practiced and mastered diligtly, he added the things he learned from his rect breakthroughs.

As he practiced, Cedric's swordsmanship slowly transformed. With a gtle swing of his sword, he could leave a gash on the suring space. A sweep of his sword could cut hills and mountains, a slash could bisect rivers and oceans...

Every movemt of his sword was gtle yet vigorous. It was an art...a real Sword Art, one that belonged to him and only him.

Cedric's eyes shone brightly as he could feel his Sword Heart releasing pleased hums as he continued his performance. This was just the beginning. He hasn't ev stepped into the real profundities of the laws he learned rectly yet he already transformed this match.

He would continue practicing this at home. For now, it's time to return and spd time with the girls before they go on another mission.