Path Of Laws

Seeing Richard so down, Nasia suddenly got up and sighed happily, patting him hard, “It’s alright, losing to Apeiron is normal. You’d have no chance against her even when she first returned. How about this, keep buttering me up and get me a few more offerings. I’ll teach you properly, and within the next year—”

“I’ll be able to beat her?” his eyes lit up.

“Impossible!” she immediately destroyed his dreams, adding on, “But you should be able to beat anyone below the epic realm.”

Richard’s brows furrowed, but she leant over until the nose of her mask was almost touching his own, “You’re already a legend at such a young age, and not the useless kind either. Isn’t that enough? Apeiron wasn’t this strong in her thirties, and she was famous for her combat ability even back then.”

“Hmm… Wait, how do you know so much?...