Chapter 204: Training To Overcome Pain.

Chapter 204: Training To Overcome Pain.

Andromeda turned towards Pyra once Pyra came back to stand beside her and she heard the sigh Pyra released. Pyra has been sighing a lot since they started training Quinn and Andromeda could understand how Pyra was feeling. If the demon lord made me leave my post as the slave master of the castle, I would also feel depressed. Andromeda could still carry out her duties as the slave master that oversees all the human slaves since she is still in the castle, so she wasn't as depressed as Pyra was. Pyra was a fighter and she would always want to fight battles to prove herself to master. But right now, she couldn't do that and she was trapped taking care of Quinn. But that didn't mean Andromeda wasn't sad. She wished the demon lord would give them another chance soon.

"She's hopeless. I thought she would have gotten it by now, but it's almost like her subconscious is fighting against the skill. She always gets close to achieving it and then she suddenly loses her concentration, almost like she is trying to show she is strong by not doing what we want her to do. How stupid. Doesn't she know she will die at this rate?"Updated from novelbIn.(c)om

Pyra said this in annoyance and Andromeda nodded. Both of them have been trying to make Quinn achieve the S-Class skill [Greater Hardening]. This was one of the most useful skills to have when you want to overcome pain or make your body tougher. Right now, Quinn only had the A-class variant of the skill and it was obviously not enough to protect her from the blessing of the holy sword. The difference between an S-class skill and an A-class skill was like heaven and earth. No matter how much mana Quinn pours into the skill, it would always be an A-class skill for her. Quinn wasn't like Floid that could increase the ability of a skill by applying more mana than the skill needs. Quinn can only make an A-class skill as strong as an A-class skill is supposed to be. And that wasn't enough to protect her.

The longest time she has been able to hold the sword is only thirty minutes and that was yesterday. Today, she didn't even last for twenty minutes. This annoyed Pyra more than Quinn's inability to get the S-Class skill. If you are going to go backward then is it not better if you just die right now? What is the use of a slave that cannot push herself further for the sake of her master?

Not only will the demon lord be irritated when I give him the report about this later, but it will also seem like I am an incompetent trainer since I cannot even push her further! Pyra knew she was meant to be doing her best to please the demon lord, but Quinn was just making that so much harder!

"Maybe we should tell the demon lord that she doesn't have the aptitude for this. We've been trying for some time and the demon lord will want to know about this wall that she has hit,"

Andromeda said this while looking towards the form of Quinn and Pyra actually thought it wasn't such a bad idea. If Quinn isn't able to break through something this simple, then she won't be able to survive where the demon lord is going next. She will just be a burden.

"You're right, we should just -"

"One more..."

Quinn suddenly said this in a low voice and both Pyra and Andromeda turned towards Quinn once they heard her speak. Quinn was slowly dragging herself to her feet and she sighed in tiredness as she finally got to her feet. She had sweat all over her body and her hair was wet and sticky since she hadn't had a bath all day. But there was a look of intense focus in her eyes that hasn't been there at all since the start of this training. Pyra narrowed her eyes curiously and wondered what Quinn was playing at.

"If you haven't been able to do it all this while then you won't be able to do it this time either. What makes you think -"

"Just let me try,"

Pyra heard what Andromeda said but she ignored her and told her to calm down. Pyra had a feeling that this time would be different. Usually, Quinn isn't supposed to be in this much pain from only holding the sword for this long, but because she has already trained with the sword for a long time today, she was already at the end of her rope. But she was still hanging on and she didn't look like she would back down at any moment. Pyra believed that if Quinn would be getting that skill then it would be now!

Cough!

"Pyra! You need to stop this!"

Quinn suddenly coughed out a lot of blood and Andromeda shouted out for Pyra to stop this! Can't she see that the girl is dying!? But Pyra also clenched her jaw and she told Andromeda to wait! She knew she was taking a risk here, but she would rather take a risk than fail her lord. Quinn was the demon lord's sister. She wouldn't die from something so stupid!

Andromeda could only watch on in worry as Quinn's entire face started turning red because of how much she was forcing herself to stay conscious. This went on for more than five minutes before Quinn suddenly let go of the sword with a gasp and fell to her knees. Andromeda cursed and quickly slithered toward her. She leaned down to check if Quinn was still alive and her eyes widened in shock when she felt Quinn's skin. It was as hard as a diamond! Don't tell me she actually did it just now!

Quinn opened her eyes and spoke to Andromeda in a slurred but hard tone.

"Go and tell your lord that I never fail at anything,"

[Greater Hardening - S]

Quinn smiled victoriously, but the blood all over her nose and teeth just made her look stupid.

Pyra closed her eyes and finally released the deep breath that she didn't know she has been holding all this time. So that is the reason Quinn tried so hard? Quinn just didn't want the demon lord to see her as a failure. A very sensible motivation.

"It seems that girl is not as useless as I thought."

Pyra said this as she walked towards Quinn and made sure that the skill Quinn got was the right one. Once she confirmed it, she told Andromeda to call one of her familiars to carry Quinn to a room to rest. At least, now it would be easier for Quinn to use the sword. She wasn't there yet, but she had some hope.

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