Swish―!

As Chang-Sun lowered [Tiamat’s Snaggletooth], its blade smoking from residual friction, he heard a gasp.

『Huh…!』

Song Yoo-Jun exclaimed in disbelief.

He had also learned the Three Basic Skills, to the extent that he could manifest the three derived Skills—the Tiger Form, Tiger Teeth, and Tiger Claw—in his sleep. Considering it had taken him a decade to get to that level, he was dumbstruck. In that moment, he realized just how much talent mattered in everything. He finally understood why Executive Director Oh paid so much attention to Chang-Sun, and realized…

‘Was this why he practically lived in the library…?’ Yoo-Jun thought as he recalled how Chang-Sun had immersed himself in books without going home for over a week.

‘I guess geniuses do train themselves in secret to make their talent flourish,’ Yoo-Jun thought, concluding that he had guessed incorrectly. He began to respect Chang-Sun, who was far younger than him.

『You’re so great! I respect you a lot.』

“…?” Chang-Sun was unsure why Yoo-Jun had suddenly begun acting differently. However, he paid it no heed; after all, Yoo-Jun’s guess was not entirely wrong. It was true that Chang-Sun’s understanding of the Three Basic Skills had deepened while searching for Heoju-related data in the Fierce Tiger Library for the Skill Unification, enabling him to use them with great proficiency.

[The Celestial ‘Calamity Tiger’ looks contentedly at you, one who has understood his teachings very well!]

Heoju seemed to have taken a liking to Chang-Sun as well.

‘He must have started to want me now,’ Chang-Sun thought,...