Chapter 57: Matt's words

Since they only had less than 48 hours to train, they had to increase the intensity and focus on where they failed to improve.

For Isla, knowing that Matt was leaving her behind was a big worry that hung over her head, so throughout the training, she kept active and did her best.

After all, she was Matt's teammate at present, but Matt already outnumbered her by over 1,000 Power, which made her feel pressured. Add to that the issue of her believing she was a liability and the worry that Matt would find someone more useful and kick her off the team increased, so she didn't want to let her guard down.

She wanted to find a way to show Matt that she wasn't a burden, but her traumas and low status might not allow it.

Matt naturally noticed the concern in her but didn't mention anything to her. He simply trained hard during these hours with her, focusing on teaching her various things so that she would learn how to be an assassin.

If anything was to surprise Matt this time, it was that this girl's learning ability was relatively high. When she dedicates herself to learning, she can improve quickly, so those little more than 24 hours of training served her well.

At the end of the training, they both sat looking at the moon.

"You don't need to force yourself to improve if you're exhausted. I don't need to change my teammate." Matt said suddenly as he looked up at the sky.

He had always had difficulty making friends since he was a kid on earth. That's why it surprised many that Matt, a person of few friends, married Charlotte, the most popular girl at the time.

But effort will always get you results, even if they are minimal." Matt flashed a smile of tenderness once he remembered his days with Charlotte.

It was a smile Isla hadn't seen on him before, but one that she found genuinely charming.

"But, although she tried hard, she also showed me that living the happy moments in life was more important than getting over herself, so she used to have a lot of days off, making me sometimes wonder how it was possible that she could be so strong, yet so free." He said and ended with a long sigh of helplessness and sadness.

Isla was slightly surprised by the story he was telling her. It sounded like a story far in the past, so far away that it was impossible to reach it again.

It left her thoughtful and a little dazed, but she still smiled as she realized that he was simply trying to tell her that effort would help her reach the heights she wanted and longed for while telling her never to stop enjoying life.

'It seems Matt has been through a lot in his short life.' She thought with a smile and stood up.

"I'll do my best not to be left behind, and so maybe one day I can introduce you to my Lady; I'm sure you would get along well; she's a very nice Heiress, like Miss Alice." She said, smiling. Matt nodded at her.

"If so, then let's continue to make a good team." Matt replied, and after some more small talk, they both went to sleep.

Tomorrow, the Battle of the Halls would begin.